In this episode, Mike & Jenny speak with kirtan artist Adam Bauer about the origins of his spiritual practices, which led him to a life of renunciation at an early age.
The conversation provides a primer on using mantra as a spiritual practice and some of the challenges that can arise when turning inwards.
Read MoreIf you don't know already, we love Bhakti Fest. Mike attended his first Bhakti Fest last year, and Jenny back in 2014. Known as “The Spiritual Woodstock of The New Millennium,” Bhakti Fest is a music and yoga festival dedicated to spiritual empowerment in Joshua Tree.
Read MoreNew episode available discussing the vegan lifestyle with subject matter expert Michelle May, Founder of Seva Foods and Benji's Canine Cuisine. Learn about factory farming and how most of the Earth's resources goes towards feeding animals to feed humans. Then, we dive into the health benefits of consuming more of a whole foods plant based diet.
Read MoreThis episode begins with an update on the podcast and a new series of class offerings and progresses to anecdotes about the different forms of yoga being taught in the West and the pros and cons of teacher trainings. Mike also discusses common criticisms of modern yoga that he has heard over the years and offers a few rebuttals.
Read MoreOn a recent trip to Belize, Jenny and Mike had a chance to sit down with MC Yogi and his wife Amanda to pick their brains on MC Yogi's music and a range of yoga-related topics.
Read MoreHayden Gerson is an entrepreneur, solar energy evangelist, motorcycle racer, and yogi, among other things. In this episode, Mike and Jenny talk with Hayden about how to work through fear and step into a more rewarding and passionate life.
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In the midst of a dire economic crisis, the citizens of Venezuela are enduring rampant shortages of food and basic goods. Because Venezuela imports a majority of these staple goods from other countries, hyperinflation has set in as its currency, the bolivar, has collapsed.
Read MoreIn this episode, Mike and Jenny discuss their experience going through couple’s therapy to protect and support their relationship.
Read MoreIn this episode, Mike talks about how yoga has worked in his life through a process known as svadhyaya, or self-study. Mike shares several stories of how the seeds of yoga actually took root and branched out into other aspects of his life.
Read MoreWould it surprise you to hear that some desires need to be fulfilled? No....really, they do. And, it can be super helpful to frequently ask yourself this one simple question, "What do I want?"
Read MoreIn this episode, we discuss how Ashton's exposure to martial arts and yoga at an early age eventually led him to pursue the path of renunciation as a monk.
Read MoreJenny and I had a chance to speak with Donna about the start of her musical career at a very young age; how she grounded herself touring with one of the biggest pop music icons of all time; and her transitional to singing sacred mantras and lyrics of spiritual aspiration.
Read MoreOn our recent trip to Bhaktifest, Jenny and I had a chance to sit down with Jeffrey Armstrong, a former monk and vedic astrologer.
Read MoreHave you considered turning to yoga to overcome a traumatic experience?
Read MoreBefore heading out for Bhakti Fest, we had a chance to sit down with the Founder, Sridhar Steven Silberfein. Sridhar has a wealth of yoga and life experience that stretches back to the late sixties and spans all the great teachers that brought yoga to the west. He is a contemporary and friend of Ram Das and student of Satchidananda.
Read MoreIn this episode, Mike and Jenny discuss Mike's recent vipassana experience and his shocking discovery of underlying hidden emotions held within the body. How it affected him before, during, and after the experience. We also discuss the book, "Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender."
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