Curious Ones By Yandara

This week we have the inspiring Yogrishi Vishvketu on the podcast speaking about how the yogic path can help us live in alignment in all aspects of life and how to make the most aligned decisions. He and our host, Yael Ginzburg, also spoke about how to maintain a consistent practice, the purpose of the Guru- disciple relationship and more. Yogrishi Vishvketu is a Yoga teacher trainer who has studi...

Ed Ankowiak, resident therapist at Yandara, has been studying and practicing Traditional Medical therapies, especially from Asia, for 25 years. His areas of specialization include Acupuncture/Moxabustion, Manual Therapies, the interface between Martial Arts and Medicine. This week Ed and our host Yael Ginzburg spoke about learning from the physical, more obvious, about the more subtle layers of ex...

Living in the western world brings us many challenges. The Ego is tempting and the cultural norms lead us on a path that cherishes material wealth and outward appearances. Ultimately this way of being leads many people to suffering. This week the wonderful Jacqueline Michelle and Govind Das spoke with our host Yael Ginzburg about a different path. The path of Yoga. The path of living with the divi...

Sridhar Silberfein, entrepreneur and event producer, is the founder of Bhakti Fest- a world renowned festival for spirituality that has hosted world class teachers, artists, and thought leaders, including Ram Dass, Deepak Chopra, Krishna Das, Radhanath Swami, and many more. He has studied Hatha Yoga, philosophy, and kirtan with Swami Satchidananda and others. In this conversation with our host Yae...

This week our host Yael Ginzburg speaks with Lopon Tashi, a Buddhist monk from Bhutan, who is the director of the Enlightenment Stupa and community center project in Baja, MX. Tashi completed nine years of studies of Tibetan Buddhist philosophy at the Shechen Monastery in Nepal where he recieved his Lopon degree and lived for 17 years. In this episode you will learn- To find freedom through discip...

Nina Jaeger first came to Yandara at the age of 48 to participate in the 200 hour ytt. It is here on the beach that she realized that her calling was to bring yoga to the 50+ community. In this episode Nina and our host Yael Ginzburg speak about the beauty of practicing yoga later in life. They also spoke about giving over our wishes and trusting that the right things will show up, the way we are...

In the third episode with Christopher Perkins, co-founder and lead teacher of the Yandara Yoga Institute, he and our host Yael Ginzburg unpack a topic that is an important pillar of the yogic philosophy and our way of finding clarity in order to live in peace- the Kleshas. The Kleshas are the different causes of suffering in the human experience. By becoming aware of these obstructions we are able...

This episode, with the sweet Chelsea Winters, is a gentle reminder to follow our hearts. After completing her yoga teacher training at Yandara, Chelsea, who was working as a real estate agent in Colorado, realized the way she was living was unsustainable. In a brave move, she decided to choose the scary, more aligned path for her, and open a yoga studio. Chelsea and our host Yael Ginzburg speak ab...

In Hindu philosophy it is said that the Universe was created by Shiva, unmanifested consciousness and Shakti, manifested consciousness. In our reality we can find many, if not all aspects of life follow this same balance. This week our host Yael Ginzburg speaks with Solana Prema and Rama Torres about the masculine and feminine aspects that we each have within us and especially within the structure...

This week on the podcast we are going deeper into the energetic world. Our wonderful guest, Allison Eaton, who is an international teacher of yoga, Reiki and meditation, training teachers for many years, speaks with our host Yael Ginzburg, about the more subtle aspects of consciousness and life. They speak about channeling, Reiki, accessing the Akashic records, how to develop energetic abilities,...

Each word that we use has a specific frequency. When we become aware of that we are able to be more intentional with the words that we use. To listen in order to express ourselves in alignment. Whether it is in a conversation, or while choosing names, there is much importance to choosing words with a high frequency. All this and more in this weeks episode with the wonderful Sarasvati Young. Sarasv...

This week Yael Ginzburg sits down with Saul David Raye, a constant figure of wisdom and devotion in the yoga world. Saul shares his unique perspective on combining art and yoga. They also spoke about the role of art in the healing process, polarities of consciousness (head and heart), creating new value standards, dealing with conflict and more. Saul David Raye is a teacher, healer, musician &...

What we put our attention to will grow, so how do we choose what that is? This week on the podcast, Yael Ginzburg speaks with Bolo Prather about reclaiming our attention and the energy of concentration. Bolo is a yoga philosopher, storyteller and musician. He is an integral part of the Yandara community and has been with us since pretty early on. Although he has spend many years dedicated to his y...

This week we have Amber Young one of our lead teacher at Yandara and owner of La Dicha yoga studio in Baja California, Mexico. Amber grew up in a very spiritual household full of music and prayer. Although she took her time to explore, she ultimately found her way back to yoga with her own unique approach and opened a yoga studio. Amber and our host, Yael Ginzburg, spoke about the process of becom...

We all have things that we want to call into our lives, but do we really create the space that is needed to allow them to truly come? This week Yael Ginzburg speaks with Dennis Teston about how to do just that. Releasing habitual patterns from the deep unconscious, grounding in order to grow and getting outside of our comfort zones are some of the practices they speak about that are needed in orde...

This week Yael Ginzburg speaks with Ossi Raveh about the journey to being authentically and unapologetically ourselves. This includes finding our passions, understanding the difference between what is meant for us and what isn’t, trusting the timing of life and more. Ossi is a beautiful yoga teacher and founder of the Brooklyn Yoga Project based in Brooklyn, NY. In her younger years she was a danc...

For the second conversation with Christopher Perkins, co-founder of Yandara Yoga Institute and long time teacher, I suggested we speak about Yandara as a business. When I suggested this topic I had an idea of where I thought it would go but what I love is that Christopher took the conversation to a much deeper, more meaningful place. We spoke about creating a conscious, intentional, inspired busin...

This week Yael Ginzburg speaks with Pheonix Ries about honoring where we are, no matter where that is. They also speak about self regulating for children and adults, the inclusivity of yoga, how not to compare our paths to others and slowing down to connect. This episode is really for those who are curious about a different approach to yoga and for those who think yoga is not for them. Phoenix Rie...

This week we have our very own Yandara teacher of 8 years Anne Dinsmore. Anne’s curiosity and commitment to the spiritual path has lead her to study psychology, consciousness and healing in depth, which she shares during our 200 hour teacher trainings. Anne and our host Yael Ginzburg spoke about how we can improve the relationships we have, understanding projection, removing fear barriers that sto...

Stress is part of our life, its unavoidable, but there are ways in which we can learn how to respond differently to the stressors that come up. This week Kathryn Remati speaks with Yael Ginzburg about the different techniques and practices we can use in order to be more peaceful and minimize the effects of this stress. They also speak about strengthening self love, the power our words have and mor...

This week on the podcast we have our resident Astrologer Shiva Das. Das spoke with our host Yael Ginzburg about his real world approach to Astrology, which is about how through the lens of astrology we can understand to cooperate and flow with the natural rhythm of life. They spoke about balancing polarities, the source of happiness, our 12 senses, releasing resistance and much more. Shiva Das is...

This week, Yael Ginzburg speaks with Bella Silberfein about moving through the changes of life with grace. Collectively, we experienced so much change in the last two years. In our personal lives, and in the way many businesses existed. Today we spoke about how Bella and Bhakti fest navigated these changes, dissolving the limits we put on ourselves, releasing self doubt, creating community, how to...

This week we had a beautiful conversation about connection and trust. Nina Rao, who is a beautiful Kirtan musician, had a very interesting path. She was first introduced to chanting in south India by her chanter-musician grandfather at the age of 9 years old. Nina and her family moved abroad and actually her early work life began in the banking world in NY and then organizing and leading photograp...

How do you make important decisions? Which part of you makes them?  This week, Yael Ginzburg speaks with Craig Perkins, about the importance of shifting our awareness to sensing the wisdom we hold in the body. They speak about how to make important decisions that are good for us in the long run, what makes a great yoga teacher, how to develop a relationship with ourself, the importance of hav...

This week Sarah Scarborough, the Tea Huntress, shares the art and ritual of tea. Through seasonal rituals, clean teas, botanical formulations, retreats and tea ceremonies, Sarah reveals the beauty of tea as plant spirit medicine. Sarah and our host, Yael Ginzburg, speak about why time spent not doing anything is productive, aligning with the energies we want to embody, intuition, how to cultivate...