Keen on Yoga Podcast

BERNIE CLARK – YOGA RELATED INJURIES ( www.yinyoga.com | @bernieclark7528 In this episode, Bernie Clark discusses knee issues in Ashtanga yoga. He explains the anatomy of the knee joint and the role of ligaments in preventing excessive movement. Bernie shares his personal experience with knee injuries and the different approaches to healing, including surgery and non-surgical methods. (more below)...

#155 Adam & Theresa – Keens Xmas Chat ( www.keenonyoga.com | @keen_on_yoga ) In this episode, Adam and Theresa discuss their background stories, their journey with Ashtanga practice and teaching, and their experiences before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. They also talk about starting an online presence and the Keen on Yoga Podcast. Theresa shares her experience working in corporate events and...

Ellen Johannesen – Buddhism & Ashtanga Yoga (   www.ashtanganepal.com | www.onyoga.no | @ashtanganepal ) Ellen Johannessen shares her journey from studying dance to discovering Ashtanga yoga and eventually delving into Buddhist philosophy. She explains the differences between yoga and Buddhism, emphasising the importance of compassion and wisdom in both traditions. Ellen discusses the integration...

In this episode, Adam discusses his journey from studying philosophy to finding solace in Ashtanga Yoga. He shares his disappointment with the philosophy department and the lack of wisdom and inspiration he found in his professors. Adam explains how Ashtanga Yoga helped him deal with negative emotions and how the practice stimulates the spine to release stored emotions. He emphasizes the importanc...

Reema Datta ( www.reemadatta.com | @reemayoga ) In this conversation, Reema Datta shares her journey of discovering yoga and becoming a teacher. She discusses her background growing up in a family immersed in yoga and Ayurveda. Rima also talks about her experience with Larry Schultz and the perception of yoga appropriation. She emphasises the need for a holistic approach to yoga, including integra...

In this solo episode, Adam talks about the challenges facing yoga teachers and how he manages them.  Support Us Subscribe, like, comment and share with your friends Buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/infoRf Become a Patron:   https://keenonyoga.com/membership/   Connect With Keen On Yoga Instagram Keen on Yoga: https://www.instagram.com/keen_on_yoga/ Instagram Adam Keen: https://www.ins...

#149 John Tattva & Marta Magdalena - Ashtanga Yoga, Love & Community ( Ashtanga Nilayam Singapore | @ashtanganilayam.sg ) Yin and yang | Yoga community in Singapore | Finding Ashtanga Yoga | Pranayama & Chanting | Manifesting | A Gateway to Self-realisation | What's in the sequences? | Sharing the joy of connecting to your own breath | Not following blindly | Managing knee issues | Yoga as a lifes...

Christopher Wallis – Near Enemies of The Truth ( www.hareesh.org | @hareeshwallis | YouTube ) Speaking in near absolute truths | Digesting v rather than letting emotions go | Don't take it personally | I am my own guru | When the mental filters fall away | Communion with reality | Being with what is | Is yoga stilling the fluctuations of the mind? | Finding your dharma? | Following the golden thre...

Lotta Sebzda - The Mindset of Practice |   @lottasbzdayoga Ashtanga as a 57-year-old grandmother (not what you'd think) | The importance of listening to the body | Early injury | Balancing yoga practice with family | Finding your limit | Finding joy in simple moments | Practice moments when feeling down | Inspiration from social media | Struggling with jumpbacks | Being mindful of social media | T...

Christopher "Hareesh" Wallis – Non-dual Classical Tantra or The Teacher Drinks Bourbon? ( www.hareesh.org | @hareeshwallis | YouTube ) First yoga for householders | True Holistic Experience | Digesting the remnants to incomplete experiences from the past | Scholar & practitioner | Eastern spirituality upbringing Siddha yoga | Powerful experience during meditation | Exploring psychedelics | Classic...

Adam completed the advanced A series with Sharath in Mysore in 2012, the same year he was authorised, and yet he believes that the practice is meant to be individualised for each student.  F Support Us  Buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/infoRf Become a Patron:   https://keenonyoga.com/membership/   Exclusive content, yoga & lifestyle tips, live Zoom meet-ups & more.   €10 per month, ca...

Kranti (Renato Libanati) - Love of Ashtanga ( Krantivira.com |@ kranti.yoga.movement) Certified Ashtanga Teacher since 2012 | India 1991 – Osho | Meditation at age 14 | Finding Ashtanga | Mysore in 2005 | Richard Freeman, Maty Ezraty | Changes in Mysore | Managing injuries | Keeping motivated | Guilt in practice | Teaching in Japan v Europe | The future | Teaching relationship (more info below) **...

 Zoë Slatoff -   The Practice of Sanskrit   ( www.ashtangayogasanskrit.com | @yogasankrit ) Introduction to yoga | One month of led Intermediate with Pattabhi Jois in NY | Qutting school for Mysore at 21 years old | Falling in love with Sanskrit | Interest in he texts | Integrated study with practice | Giving up neuroscience | Inspiration | Sanskrit for yoga students book | Sanskrit classes online...

In this solo episode, Adam shares his thoughts on physical assists in teaching yoga.  Once thought of as the only way to teach this method, things are gradually shifting. Support Us Subscribe, like, comment and share with your friends Donate: https://keenonyoga.com/donate/ Buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/infoRf Become a Patron:   https://keenonyoga.com/membership/   Exclusive content...

Nicki Doane ( www.nickidoane.com | @mayayogastudio ) Nicki lives in Maui and she recorded this episode from her studio sharing her story of yoga as well as the devastation caused by the fires in the last few days.  Links to donate and help the people of Maui are below. Maui Strong Fund Maui Rapid Response - the hub for verified donation links What's happening on Maui | Mind Blown from Yoga | Yoga...

Jahnavi Jethmalani - Authentic Yoga & The Modern Human @jahnavi.jethmalani Adam met Jahnavi at Purple Valley Yoga in Goa in April and they started a dialogue, this is a follow-up conversation to that original one.   Adam will be back at Purple Valley Goa teaching with Edwin Bryant in October 2024. How do we balance yoga transmission for modern life? | Yoga is suited to the context of the West | Wh...

Clayton Horton – Living the Yamas & Niyamas  ( www.greenpathyoga.org |  @shivaburns ) Asian philosophy | Hippy San Francisco | Hatha yoga | Baptiste yoga | Iyengar yoga | Brian Kest | Tantra, meditation | Teaching in Asia | Body types | Individualised teaching | Living the yamas and niyamas | Changes in teaching | Meditation | Diet | Pattabhi Jois | Current practices Clayton Horton is the Director...

Judith Hanson Lasater – Founder of Yoga Journal   ( www.judithhansonlasater.com | @Judithlasater ) Starting out in yoga in 1971| Passing the bucket of water | Teaching comes through us, not from us | The necessity of our own practice | BKS Iyengar | Yoga was a spiritual practice in the 70s | Confusing the asana with the yoga | Yoga as action then reflection | Yoga is what you do when you leave the...

Sarah Powers - Lit From Within ( www.sarahpowersinsightyoga.com | @ sarahpowersinsightyoga) Yin Yoga with Ashtanga background | Restorative yoga teacher | Adapting Ashtanga | Teaching at Maty & Chucks | Yoga, food & digestion | Yoga Works first days | Paul Grilley | What is Yin yoga? | Yin & meditation | Accessing chi | Pranic cultivation | Mind training | Viniyoga | What does energy feel like? |...

Stefanie Syman author of  The Subtle Body: The Story of Yoga in America The stages of evolution | In 1898 it was crazy and scandalous for whites | Theos Bernard | Vivekananda | Indra Devi makes it more normal | Staying away from metaphysics | Making yoga palatable for the West | Differences in UK | Yoga in the 60s | Psychedelics | The Beatles | Gurus & ashrams | 1970s | Therapeutic yoga | Marshmal...

 Bernie Clark - Does yoga cause hip replacements? ( yinyoga.com @bernieclark7528) No pain no gain? | Practice and all is not coming |  Your Body Your Yoga | Rubber hip | What is available for all? | Meniscus tears | Tensile resistance v compression Getting a few more degrees rotation | Cultural differences | What stops me? | Self-selecting | Nobody is average | What is fascia? | Mobility v stabili...

Adam shares his view on teaching postures that you can't do yourself. Adam Keen completed the Advanced A sequence of Ashtanga yoga in 2013 with Sharathji in Mysore (authorised level 2 in 2012). He has been a yoga practitioner since 1999, starting with hatha yoga while studying philosophy at university. He has taught internationally and spent over ten years running a Mysore program in his native Lo...

Danny Paradise Part 2 Teacher to the Stars & Creator of Music ( www.dannyparadise.com @ danny_paradise108 ) Travelling & Sharing yoga | Doorways opening to countries | Teaching Sting, Madonna & other celebrities | Freedom Fighters | Love Will Rescue You | Children of The Forest | A Song For a Revolution | Ashtanga is not just for kids (more about Danny below)  *************************************...

Danny Paradise Part 1: A Life of Yoga ( www.dannyparadise.com @ danny_paradise108 ) Early days in Hawaii | Cliff Barber | Discovering yoga in 1976 | Nancy Gilgoff & David Williams | Music career | No guru / Personal authority | Original Maui Crew | Learning v Perfecting | Good teachers don't do intense adjustments | There were no full vinyasas | Modify daily | No break between primary and intermed...

Manuel Ferreira & Yan Ong ( @ yanyoga | @manuel8ferreira ) Catching up after a long time | Assisting in Mysore | How is Mysore now? | A place to heal | Changes with age? | Communication | Projecting your ego | The new shala space | Teaching together | Sharath's teaching | Space to work on your practice | Differences in teaching | Catching ---------------------------------------------- This episode...