Inspire Health Podcast

In a rare interview today's guest, Paulie Zink, the founder of "Yin Yoga" elaborates on the origins of his yoga style. He shares the influences that both nature and the animals have had on its development, how Yin yoga relates to healing and the 5-element theory of Chinese Medicine and how the embodiment of this experiential practice could well be the fountain of youth and health that we have all...

In this episode Josh Cohen, 20-year veteran in the practice and teaching of meditation, enlightens us to the benefits and nuances of meditation and mindfulness.  He shows us practical ways to integrate these skills into our daily life and explains how regular meditation can literally change our brains. He breaks down how this practice can build up our tolerance and capacity to deal with difficult...

Join Hali Schwartz, a seasoned yoga philosophy educator as we dive deep into questions such as: What is yoga? Why do we as humans experience roadblocks to understanding and knowing our true reality? And how can we use yogic teachings to help us with the stresses and challenges of our everyday lives? Hali has decades of wisdom and has been immersed in the world of yoga since she was 8 years old. If...

In this episode YuMee Chung, a former securities lawyer turned yoga and meditation instructor shares with us her thoughts on where yoga may be going in this new era of on-line teaching.   Listen in as we explore the changes that have taken place in the yoga community since COVID19, What happens when yoga goes virtual and learn how yoga may be the best strategy for your life at this most needed tim...

In today's episode, world-renowned yoga and meditation teacher, Rod Stryker, shares with us the vast experience and wisdom that he has accumulated over the past 40 years. Join us today as Rod helps us to better understand the value in suffering, the importance of connecting to breath and body sensation, and some sage advice on how we can use uncertainty and challenge as a catalyst for self discove...

In today's episode one of the most influential thinkers, writers, and teachers on the current American yoga scene shares with us his decades of wisdom. Join best selling author, Stephen Cope, as we break down what it means to live your true calling, the 4 pillars of Dharma, the 5 different paths to deepening your spirituality and so much more! Highlights: Discover the 3 ways to know if you are fol...

In today's episode Sarah Powers, co-founder of the Insight Yoga Institute and author of Insight Yoga, shares her decades of wisdom in interweaving yoga, Buddhism, Taoism, and Transpersonal psychology. Join us today as we gain a deeper appreciation for the subtleties of Chi and Prana, breakdown the 3 key benefits to mindfulness, and learn how we can begin the process of moving from uncertainty and...

In today's episode I break down the concept of health resilience. We explore why this is so essential in not only preventing illness and avoiding infections but absolutely necessary to live a full and joyous life. Join me today as we uncover the hidden causes of chronic disease, learn practical tools to reconnect with our body, and discover how we can build physical, mental and emotional resilienc...

Today's guest is a master sound healer, ceremonial musician and spiritual teacher. Join us in this episode as Darren Austin Hall helps us to understand the healing power of sound vibration and shares with us perspectives from the indigenous wisdom keepers as to how we can best direct our energies during this global crisis. Show Highlights: Understand how sound vibration can be used to heal your bo...

Whether we like it or not we as a global community are going through an unprecedented time. In order to keep one another safe we are in many ways putting our lives on pause. We are staying in doors, many of us are not working, our routines and our lives have been turned upside down. Yet is there a place within this pause where we can find value and meaning. In a world that never seems to have enou...

In this episode I break down the most relevant information around COVID-19 in question and answer format. Join me as we discuss your most pressing questions and discover a host of natural medicine strategies for strengthening your innate immune system. Highlights – Answers to these questions and more How infectious and how fatal is COVID-19? What are the 4 ways to manage Pandemics? What are the un...

Have you noticed that when you're in a state of joy you have a seemingly endless supply of energy? Your eagerness and excitement for life fills you up and your days seem easier and sweeter. Your taste buds are somehow satiated with this fuller version of life. What were once perceived as challenges, now seem much more manageable, even fun; like a puzzle that can be pieced together and understood....

In this episode, breathing and movement specialist, Betsy Polatin, explains how unprocessed trauma can habitually play out in our lives both physically and emotionally. She shows us a gateway to accessing and changing our habitual patterns and emphasizes self-awareness as a cornerstone to healing. Here are some highlights: What are the 3 key components to the "Actor's Secret"? Understand how we "u...

Joining us today is Frederic Lowen, son of the late Alexander Lowen who was the founder of Bioenergetic Therapy. In this episode Frederic breaks down the concept of 'energy', explains the necessity of recognizing body sensation for healing to occur and enlightens us with a unique way to heal the widespread mind-body split that has become an epidemic in today's society. Here are some highlights: Un...

Do you ever feel like your life is being hijacked by your emotions, or that you keep replaying the same patterns relationships and experiences in your life over and over again? Join me in this episode, as Ray Crist, founder of the Jaguar path shares with us how the integration of both yoga and shamanism can help us clear energy channels in the body and remove old trauma imprints or "sanskaras", as...

Time to let loose and shake your soul for total body and spirit fitness. At our core we are movement. Our bodies are literally in a perpetual state of motion at the most intrinsic cellular level. Through the fluid movement of dance and music we can facilitate our body to let go and inspire our spirit to move. Join Dan Leven, Founder and Director of LIFE Movement, as he shows us how we can dissolve...

Gil shares with us insights he has gained from working with the human body through his hands-on human dissections courses in the laboratory. For years he has encouraged thousands of fellow "somanauts" to appreciate, explore and embody the wonders of human form. Today Gil helps us to rehabilitate our relationship with fat, explain how tissues of the body can act like a 6th sense, and how the interc...

Join pain relief and wellness expert Jill Miller as we look at the roll of fascia, the diaphragm and the Vagus nerve in our physical, mental and emotional well-being.  Jill is an avatar in this industry with close to 30 years of corrective movement expertise that forges links between the worlds of yoga, massage, athletics and pain management. Here are some highlights: Is there a "perfect posture"...

Two-time Nobel Prize nominee, Ervin Laszlo Ph. D. helps us to better understand the spiritual experience.  He provides insights as to what it is, how we can create one, why it is so valuable and how it has the capacity to transform oneself and ultimately the world. For decades Dr. Laszlo has been a thought leader and visionary for how the human species can move towards a better future together. Th...

If you've ever wondered how to set the stage in your body for healing to occur on all levels, then you must listen to this episode. This episode features one of my all time favourite icons and mentors, quantum physicist, Dr. Amit Goswami PhD. You may remember him best from the movie "What The Bleep Do We Know". We dove deep into how quantum physics can be used to explain and support the healing pr...

In this episode Dr. Rozman explains how our heart rhythm patterns are the best reflection of our inner state. By learning how to create heart/brain coherance, you can shift in the moment into a state of balance and renewing feelings, such as appreciation, care, love and compassion. Learn how you can minimize your anxiety, fatigue and depression while improving your focus, sleep, and calmness. Here...

In this short episode I break down the key exercise that my wife and I do every New Year. In order to gain crystal clarity on the direction that you want your life to move in, you need to ask the right questions. Join me today as I share with you the 3 most important questions you need to ask yourself in order to live the life you've dreamed of.   This episode is actually recording is of a video t...

Join me on today's episode as we go through the second part of how to avoid the holiday pounds without having to avoid all the holiday "cheer". In this episode I share with you the best exercise strategies to supercharge your metabolism and light up your fat burning pathways.   Here are some highlights: Learn which exercise will cause you to increase inflammation, increase your chance of injury an...

'Tis the season to be surrounded by really fun and tasty treats! Yet,is it possible to enjoy all the holiday "Cheer" without putting on the extra holiday pounds? Join me on today's episode as I share with you the number #1 diet strategy that may just allow you to enjoy a myriad of yummy festive foods while maintaining your health and your waistline. Make sure to join me next week when I reveal the...

If you're suffering with asthma, allergies, sleep apnea snoring, or even anxiety, then stay tuned as we reveal a simple and effective solution that gets to the very heart of these illnesses. Join Steve Donald, a Buteyko breathing instructor, as he breaks down how this powerful breathing strategy can dramatically reverse a myriad of chronic illnesses and reset your body to heal. Here are some highl...