Being Yoga with Michael Daly

Send a text In this episode I speak with Adrian Stephens of Balanced View about how to have a more happy, peaceful and free life by accessing the power of awareness.  We talk about meeting a common teacher, Candace O'Denver, in India in 2005 and share our experience of something magical 'waking up' inside us at this time. Adrian talks about some of the simple principles and tools yo...

Send a text This weeks guest is Adrienne White and it might just save your life!  Did you know that heart attacks in women are on the rise?  Would you know the early warning signs for yourself?  Would you be able to help a friend?  In this episode Adrienne shares her own compelling story of having a heart attack in a restaurant in Canada at a much younger age than expected.  She survived because s...

Send a text Can spirituality and financial abundance live side by side?  How can you manifest wealth and live a deeply purposeful life?  In this episode, I speak with Adrian Nathaniel about the yoga of wealth.  Adrian is a financial advisor and deeply committed yogi.  He has spent many years in India living in Ashrams before deciding to integrate all he has learnt into a programme of financial and...

Send a text Your much loved guest Lorin Roche is back to talk about all things meditation, Tantra and creativity.  Lorin is a meditation teacher with over 40 years experience.  He is a rebel in the field and brings a freshness and joy to the practice of living inside your own mind.     In this podcast we also talk about creativity and how to unlock the inner voice.  We discuss NLP and how it can b...

Send a text After a whirlwind of a year, Michael pauses to reflect on the pain, struggles and challenges of 2020.  I talk about how all of the world events can help us better understand the basic human condition that is at the root of everything we are experiencing.  I discuss some of the trends of the year including conspiracy theories, politics and Covid.  Out of pain comes great possibilities a...

Send a text In this episode I speak with Christine Barnes, a naturopath, wellness professional and long term yoga practitioner.  We dive into some important topics for modern yoga practitioners.  What is the best diet for you versus what some tradition might say or what the latest You Tube influencer wants to sell you.  Diet is an individualised journey that should be based on intuition, testing a...

Send a text In this second episode about NLP and Yoga we discuss how to develop real compassion by learning how to respect everyone's model of the world.  We discuss the NLP Communication Model and how all your results in life are determined through your behaviours which are in turn driven by your physiology and internal state.  Change your physiology and tweak your internal maps and you will...

Send a text NLP or Neuro Linguistic Programming is a set of tools and practices that has the power to change your life, business, relationships and health.   In this episode, Michael and Vanessa talk about how NLP has impacted their life and just why they consider NLP to be a modern form of yoga.    We discuss some of the founding principles of NLP and just why these are like installing an upgrade...

Send a text In this episode I speak with Dan Alder about the ancient yoga text known as the Yoga Sutras.  We talk about the nature of the human condition and why this really hasn’t changed in the 2000 years since this book was written.  We talk about the deeper human thirst to find peace and calm and just how to do this in a busy modern world.  We also take a slightly deeper dive into some of the...

Send a text This episode could save your health and maybe your life!  Mold exposure is a lot more than just a few black marks in the bathroom.  Many people may be suffering from mold toxicity and not know it.  Extreme mold exposure can kill.   However, for most people it's more of the low grade chronic exposure to water damaged buildings and moldy foods that causes major health problems.  You...

Send a text Discover why most of the meditation instructions we are taught don't work for modern Western minds.  Lorin Roche has been teaching meditation for 40 years with a unique perspective on this path.  His way of Instinctive Meditation lets  you decide what feels right for you and allows you to follow your own inner guidance. Lorin Roche had an interesting start into meditation in the 6...

Send a text Kids are our future and helping them grow up to be strong, resilient and kind is an incredible gift.  Stacey Louise has devoted a good portion of her adult life to teaching kids and teens the practices of yoga and mindfulness.  She is a Kids Yoga Teacher Trainer and leads courses across Australia. In this episode we also chat about Stacey's work as a Calm Fairy going into hospital...

Send a text In this episode you will learn about trauma, how common it is and how yoga practices and specific styles of trauma sensitive yoga classes can be highly useful in helping people develop stronger coping tools for trauma and also regulate their nervous system away from its regular triggering of the stress and fear mode.   Shirley Hicks is a Somatic Psychotherapist as well as a yoga teache...

Send a text Your gut health not only determines how well you digest foods, it's also responsible for your emotions, energy levels and overall state of mind.  It's that important!  In this weeks episode you will be going back to school to learn all about how and why your gut health matters and precisely what you can do to make it better. My guest is Marcus Freudenmann from Truly Heal.  Ma...

Send a text Tantra yoga is possibly the most relevant and incredible path of yoga for modern times.  Tantra is about how you can live 'fully' with passion and incredible energy in all the circumstances of your life.  It's about getting into, not away from, what's going on in your relationships, feelings and worldly experiences.  In Tantra Yoga you use your body, your breath, yo...

Send a text Many yoga teachers honestly feel they are doing this for the love not the money but is it possible to actually make a great living teaching yoga?  Ryan Rockwell from Grow Yoga Biz is living proof that teachers can create great abundance when they find their unique voice and create their niche offering. This is part two of a podcast series where we explore the business principles that c...

Send a text Lisa Petersen is a somatic movement specialist and yoga teacher who teaches through a rich understanding of embodiment, experiential anatomy and development movement positions.  She helps students move out of pain and tension toward relaxed ease in their bodies. In this episode we discuss the principle of early life Developmental Movement Patterns - why we all have them and how it can...

Send a text Simon Borg Olivier is one of Australia's and the world's leading experts on yoga and movement.  He is a physiotherapist and a practitioner of yoga, meditation and breathwork for over 40 years.  He is the founder of Yoga Synergy and runs retreats, training courses and workshops regularly across the world. In this episode we discuss Simon's deeper understandings of how yog...

Send a text In this episode you will discover the inner secret to the practice of meditation that is rarely taught but when learnt will change everything. Michael shares his experiences of being introduced to the deeper nature of the mind many years ago by his teacher and how this gave him a fresh and new love affair, not only with meditation but with life.  Most students become frustrated with me...

Send a text In this episode, Michael Daly and Vanessa Rudge, the two founding teachers of Being Yoga sit down to chat about the principle of Vinyasa Yoga, which they say not only helped them live a better life but also probably saved their relationship! The beauty of yoga is that what we do on the mat actually helps us live a better life off the mat.   Vinyasa yoga is the art of flowing, not only...

Send a text Sacred Earth are Australia's most successful bhakti yoga, devotional music act, touring the world, leading mantra and yoga retreats and being played on every yoga studio playlist imaginable!  Hear about their love and passion for the path of yoga and how this devotion to living life from a bigger perspective inspired them to express their unique gifts through music. From humble be...

Send a text Prepare to be inspired as you hear from a young man who is fearlessly living his truth and sharing his message about the power of the breath with schools across the world.  In this episode we talk about how Bodhi and his partner Kat have been relentlessly sharing their message about good breathing in schools across the country.   We talk about the challenges Bodhi has faced with teache...

Send a text Ryan Rockwell as founder of Grow Yoga Biz helps yoga teachers build their business by finding their unique audience and passion.  He coaches yoga teachers to find out 'why' they are really in this industry and what their unique offering is to clients.  He then helps them build a niche and premium offer for that audience.  He says that there are enough yoga teacher training pr...

Send a text My guest is one of Sydney's most successful yoga studio owners, formerly Body Mind Life and now 'In Yoga'.  We talk about how Nicole built her yoga business with passion, belief and a sprinkle of good fortune.  We discuss the development of yoga in Australia over the past 20 years, the changes in the industry and the current challenges with issues such as consent, touch...

Send a text Breath expert Tess Graham shares some life changing and fascinating information about how to use your breath for optimal health.  We discuss how most people are breathing poorly and how this is affecting their energy, sleep and also their yoga practice.  Tess Graham is a physiotherapist who established Australia's first dedicated breathing clinic 27 years ago.  She is the director...