Living In Alignment

ABOUT INDU: Indu Arora is a Yoga and Ayurveda teacher, mentor, and author, based in the USA. She considers herself a student for a lifetime. Indu has been sharing about Yoga philosophy, Yoga Therapy, and Ayurveda for the last two decades. Her unique gift is making Yoga and Ayurveda a practice, which is equally useful for a beginner as for a sincere seeker who has made Yoga a lifelong journey. She...

Shantala Sriramaiah, founder of Veda Studies, continues a family tradition of devotional chanting that began in her native Bangalore, India, where her mother Saroja, a chanting teacher, taught a large community for over thirty years. She is a senior student of her guru, Sri M.S. Sreenivasan of the Challakere Brothers. Through Veda Studies, she has built a vibrant international community of practit...

Mother, mentor, poet, artist, volunteer, bestselling author, and host of the acclaimed Practice You Podcast, Elena Brower is a celebrated international yoga and meditation teacher on Glo, guiding transformative practices since 1999. Her debut book, Art of Attention, has been translated into 7 languages.  Her bestselling journals Practice You and Being You, her collection of poetry entitled  Soften...

With over 20 years of immersion in Vedic sciences, Kristin Marshall, offers a path steeped in tradition, authenticity, and transformative wisdom. Based in Australia, her journey into Jyotiṣa became a turning point—illuminating the deeper rhythms of karma, dharma, and time. Founder of Dharma School, she has taught yoga not just as a physical practice, but as a sacred path of inner alchemy—leading t...

Harshvardhan Jhaveri is a yoga researcher from Kaivalyadhama Yoga Institute, India. He has co-founded the Yoga Education Collective with Eddie Stern and Robert Moses and is dedicated to preserving and teaching classical yoga practices and philosophies in an increasingly modernized world. His mission is to live and enhance the awakening of the spiritual message of yoga. Harsh is a Member of the Ad-...

Emma Balnaves is an internationally respected teacher of the traditional forms and philosophies of Hatha Yoga. She has been teaching yoga since 1995. Emma was introduced to yoga in her early teens when she became intrigued by the mystery of the practices and the feelings they evoked inside her. After studying visual communication, majoring in photography at university, and working in the creative...

Drdha Vrata Gorrick learned classical arts for several years in South India from renowned iconography Masters and has established himself as one of the leading experts and teachers of Vedic iconography. He has traveled the world exhibiting his works and conducting classes with the aim to introduce and promote the ancient art form. Drdha’s works are in various private collections around the globe a...

Dr. Raj Balkaran is a scholar of Sanskrit narrative texts and author of “The Stories Behind the Poses”. He is a Tutor at the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies and Founder of the online Indian Wisdom School where he integrates scholarship, storytelling and spirituality to apply ancient Indian wisdom teachings to modern life. Beyond research, speaking and teaching, he runs a thriving one-on-one life g...

Regarded as a teacher of teachers, Heather Elton has practiced yoga since 1986. She has facilitated countless international retreats and yoga teacher trainings and currently takes groups on spiritual tours of the Himalaya throughout Bhutan, Nepal, and India.  Over many decades, Heather’s physical practice has primarily been in Iyengar and Ashtanga yoga. She offers 1 on 1 mentoring and private clas...

Mira Manek is an author and the founder of the chai spice brand Chai by Mira ; She is a speaker and Ayurveda and wellness expert.  Her 3 books are Saffron Soul , Prajna: Ayurvedic Rituals for Happiness , and, her latest release is The Book of Chai: History Stories and Recipes . IN THIS EPISODE: — Be taken inside some of Mira's personal inspiration, cultural heritage, and journey that has influence...

Anja Brierley Lange is the author of  Teaching Yoga for the Menstrual Cycle - an Āyurvedic Approach , and an experienced yoga teacher,  Āyurvedic practitioner, and teacher trainer. Teaching since 2005 she has specialised in yoga and Āyurveda relating to female anatomy and physiology.  Originally from Denmark, Anja moved to London and now lives on the Sussex coast where she enjoys being by or in th...

Indu Arora is a Yoga and Ayurveda teacher, mentor, and author, based out of the USA. She considers herself a student for a lifetime. Indu has been sharing about Yoga philosophy, Yoga Therapy, and Ayurveda for the last two decades. Her unique gift is making Yoga and Ayurveda a practice, which is equally useful for a beginner as for a sincere seeker who has made Yoga a lifelong journey. She is inspi...

Dr Lauren Tober is a Clinical Psychologist, Senior Yoga Teacher and author of Mental Health Aware Yoga: A Guide for Yoga Teachers, based in Mullumbimby, Australia. With a passion for health, healing, happiness and awakening, Lauren integrates the best of Western psychology with ancient yogic wisdom, both on and off the mat. Passionate about the life-changing benefits of yoga, Lauren is the founder...

Savira Gupta comes from a family of strong women rooted in the Arya Samaj Tradition; founded in April 1875 by Swami Dayanand Saraswati, who wanted to revive the Vedic way of life and the need to create a just society for all.  She spent her childhood in Malaysia, formative years in India, teenage years in France and adult years in the UK, Europe and the USA, and this has given Savira the foundatio...

Jivana Heyman , C-IAYT, E-RYT500, is the founder and director of Accessible Yoga, an organization dedicated to increasing access to the yoga teachings and supporting yoga teachers. He’s the author of  Accessible Yoga: Poses and Practices for Every Body ;  Yoga Revolution: Building a Practice of Courage & Compassion ; and  The Teacher's Guide to Accessible Yoga: Best Practices for Sharing Y...

WELCOME TO SEASON THREE! Tova Olsson is a scholar of religion, author and yoga teacher with over 20 years of experience in educating. She is appreciated for her deep knowledge, her ability to explain esoteric ideas and philosophical concepts in an accessible way, and for her skillful storytelling and humorous approach. As a scholar-practitioner, she strives to combine academic, critical understand...

Sophie Duncan is the founder of Aaoka Beauty, which was born from a desire to raise beauty consciousness through the lens of Ayurvedic wisdom. A mother of two young children, Sophie’s holistic work promotes a deep connection to nature, nourishment, and natural, luminous ageing.  She provides offerings that empower women to remember their innate radiance through all stages of life so they can take...

Born in Texas in 1953, Dr. Robert Svoboda is the first Westerner ever to graduate from a college of Ayurveda and be licensed to practice Ayurveda in India. After being ritually initiated into the Pokot tribe of northern Kenya as its first white member in June 1973 he moved to India, where he lived from during the 70’s and 80’s, receiving his Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery from the Univ...

Laura Poole is a Vedic meditation teacher and founder of Mahasoma – supporting Vedic meditators and teachers with feminine-led Vedic wisdom, embodiment practices, and community. Laura has trained intensively over the past 15 years with great masters in Australia and India. She currently resides in Noosa on her 3-acre homestead, growing a syntropic food-forest and biodynamic vegetable garden.  Laur...

Author of the best-selling book Ayurveda Cooking For Beginners and creator of numerous courses and trainings on Ayurveda, Laura Plumb promotes sacred, sumptuous living through the Vedic sciences of Ayurveda, Jyotish, Mantra, and Devi Sadhana. Laura is lead faculty for the Ayurvedic Integrated Nutrition 200-hour Professional Training and has studied with some of the great masters of our time, pract...

Maya Tiwari is an Ayurveda Matriarch, Peace Leader, Humanitarian, and a best-selling author of multiple books. She has been in the field for more than 35 years. Fondly called Mother Maya, or Maa, she established the first Ayurvedic school in North America in 1981 (the Wise Earth School of Ayurveda) and founded the Mother Om Mission, a charitable organization that works in the at-risk communities o...

Kate O’Donnell is an international speaker, Ayurvedic practitioner, long-time yoga practitioner, and the author of four books, including best-selling The Everyday Ayurveda Cookbook. She has been studying in US and India for 25 years. Her new book Everyday Ayurveda for Women's Health is available for pre-order now. Find her online at: https://ayurvedicliving.institute/ and https://www.instagram...

Kaya Mindlin is a trusted teacher guiding many of today’s yoga teachers and longtime practitioners. Mature seekers resonate with her authentic approach that synthesizes the mystical and practical. With over 20 years teaching experience and the blessing of her gurus as a steward of the vedic tradition, Kaya expertly weaves yogic practice, storytelling, sanskrit recitation, vedanta, shaktism, vedic...

Katie Rose is a yoga teacher, ayurveda guide and author with over 25 years of experience in the world of wellness alongside many thousands of teaching hours under her belt. She is a doula and teacher for the Australian Doula College. Katie was the manager of the prestigious TriYoga centre in London before moving to Sydney and opening Samadhi Yoga in 2004 followed by Jivamukti Yoga Sydney which at...

Mark Breadner is a luminary in the world of yoga and meditation education, boasting over five decades of devoted practice. Known as a teacher of teachers and Australia's longest-serving yoga educator, Mark is the creator of YogaCoach and a certified somatic psychotherapist. He has dedicated his career to empowering yoga teachers to become transformational leaders. Beyond training thousands of...