Being Yoga with Michael Daly

Send a text We turn the tables and you hear about your hosts life and passion for yoga, the challenges of modern life and stress, self love, building a successful business and how to create a great relationship.  This is a re-post from the Struggles to Success Podcast and while I'm on holidays, I thought it could be nice to give you an insight into my own journey and why I'm so motivated...

Send a text In this episode we discuss the principles of healing through wholeness.  We talk about the power of creating intermittent stressors on your body, through fasting, cold exposure, breathwork and psychedlics, so that you can re-build your internal systems to be stronger and live longer. We talk about his practice of Mitochondrial Yoga and how you can use a combination of these ancient pra...

Send a text Gwyn Williams is a movement based therapist and the founder of Zen Thai Shiatsu.  For over 20 years he has built a world wide reputation as a leader in the field of healing and yoga.  He has a training and education business called Zen Thai which is a fusion of Zen Shiatsu, Thai Massage and Osteopathy. In this episode we talk about the bridge between body work and yoga - touch.  We dis...

Send a text In this episode, my partner Vanessa Rudge and I sit down for a fireside chat where we discuss how to make great choices in yoga and in life.  Vanessa talks about her own experiences in yoga when dealing with struggle, pain and injury.  We talk about the Being Yoga model of playing the edge and the three choices when meeting any threshold - exit, hold and deepen. Vanessa says that it wa...

Send a text Find out how to use mindfulness, psychology and yoga to re-train your mind and body to be okay with emotional discomfort, free yourself from anxiety and live a happy, fulfilled life.   In this episode of the Being Yoga Podcast, I chat with Davina Donovan about her work as a clinical psychologist, yoga and meditation teacher and how all these worlds come together.   We discuss the moder...

Send a text Do you ever experience pain in your hips, lower back and around the joints when you do yoga?  If so, you're going to love this episode.  I speak with Nichole Hamilton from Synergy Physio about why people are experiencing so much pain in their pelvis from a practice of yoga that is supposed to be making you feel great.   Most importantly we talk about what you can do in your yoga p...

Send a text Join Michael Daly as he takes you on a journey back in time to discover the roots of this incredible path of yoga.  Find answers to the questions, when, why and how did yoga begin.  What might have caused people living thousands of years ago to dive into meditation, movement and rituals.   Michael explores the bigger questions - is yoga part of a bigger universal picture.  Is the very...

Send a text Julie Smerdon is an international yoga teacher, writer and storyteller who has studied and taught yoga in the US and Australia for over 20 years.  She is the founder of Shri Yoga, one of Brisbane's most popular yoga yoga centres.    In this Podcast we talk about the power of community and how yoga studios can support their students to come together, connect and feel bonded by a co...

Send a text In this episode I speak with Andrew Roberts about the challenges and possibilities for yoga teachers to build their businesses during challenging circumstances.   Andrew is a business coach, mentor and entrepeneur who has built a number of million dollar businesses from the ground up.  He is currently the CEO of Farm Owners Academy, a business education programme aimed at helping farm...

Send a text In this episode with physiotherapist Shelly Fruend, we learn about how to practice yoga safely and how Somatic Therapy can be integrated into regular Vinyasa Flow Yoga classes to add a new dimension of strengthening and flexibility.  We also discuss breathing practices and techniques and why gentle slow breathing is preferred when it comes to long term sustainable yoga practice.   In h...

Send a text In this episode I chat with Stephen Graham about meditation, managing the modern mind and the challenges of living mindfully in stressful times.  Stephen discusses his life in a Buddhist monastery and what drove him to re-enter the outside world.  He shares the challenges and joys that he encountered when coming back to worldly responsibilities.   Stephen has a broad knowledge of medit...

Send a text Clinical psychologist Todd Zemek joins me to discuss managing stress, overcoming fears and finding your feet during Covid isolation.  We discuss the power of meditation and yoga to handle adversity.  A fascinating discussion of the cycle of evolution we all move through during crisis and how many people have quickly jumped to a more selfless and supportive world view.   Todd is a clini...