Living Yoga with Darren Main

The Enneagram is a popular method of understanding personality types and how to more effectively communicate in business and personal relationships. In this episode, Enneagram expert and author Karl Hebenstreit talks about his new book and how the Enneagram can help you better understand your own personality and the personalities of the people in your life.   Resources Purchase Karl's Book    

  MindTravel,  a musical experience created by Murray Hidary, is both transporting and expansive and has moved audiences worldwide.  MindTravel , which started as a personal practice for Murray many years ago brings both music and visual art together to take people on a powerful journey. A journey that is at once provocative and reflective, healing and transcending. Learn More  

Defining yourself as a yoga teacher and sharing teachings through marketing can draw students to your practice.  Crystal Higgins supports teachers and studios to do just that. From a career in Corporate Marketing, Crystal took the leap to live her passion for yoga and integrate her marketing talents along the way.  Crystal challenges her clients to find their voice and market themselves by doing w...

Traditional Chinese medicine has earned the respect of many Western scientists and doctors, but it is often misunderstood.  In this episode, Acupuncturist, Timothy Asher talks about this ancient system of healing  and sheds light on its effectiveness in treating a number of common conditions.   Resources Timothy Asher's Website

How does a loving and supportive parent support their child when that child's gender doesn't fall in our conventional binary understanding of Gender?  Gabriel and Janna Barkin faced this question when their child's true gender started to assert itself early in life.   This amazing and inspiring couple model for all parents what it means to be loving and supportive and they give hope and encouragem...

Chef Rossi, (yes, she only has one name) -– has been a writer for many publications, such as The Daily News, The New York Post, Time Out New York and Mcsweeney's to name a few. She has been the food writer of the "Eat Me" column for Bust magazine since 1998, hosts her own hit radio show on WOMR and WFMR in Cape Cod called "Bite This," now in its twelfth season, has been featured on "The Food Netwo...

New York Times best selling author Karan Bajaj talks about his new novel,  The Yoga of Max's Discontent .  Karan takes the reader on a vivid journey to India to unlock many of the ancient mysteries hidden in plain sight. Resources Purchase  The Yoga of Max's Discontent Karan's website  

According to the Centers for Disease Control, about one in sixty-eight people fall somewhere on the autistic spectrum.  In this episode Lance King, author of  Never One of Them  talks about his diagnosis on the spectrum that came well into his adulthood.     Resources Lance on Facebook   Purchase Never One of Them   Purchase NeuroTribes by Steve Silberman  The Complete Guide to Aspergers Syndrome...

There are countless resources out there to help women navigate the new world of dating  now that online matching services are increasingly used to find potential partners.  Men, however, have precious few guides to help navigate 'right swipes' and profiles.  Author and psychologist Jeremi McManus seeks to change all that with his book Dating Success for Men . In this podcast Jeremi talks about pra...

People spend millions every year on self help books, classes and coaching only to find lasting contentment remains elusive.  Psychologist and author, Dr. Gail Brenner,  takes an approach to self help that is so radical that it just might work!  In her book The End of Self Help , Gail promotes the idea that we are not damaged, inadequate, limited selves who need help—the notion that nothing about y...

Yogi Aaron (formally Aaron Star) is the co-founder of the Blue Osa Yoga Center in Costa Rica and the former owner and founder of Hot Nude Yoga in New York City.   In his new book, Autobiography of a Naked Yogi , he details his unique approach to yoga and the colorful journey that led him to the tropical forests of the Osa Peninsula     Resources Purchase Autobiography of a Naked Yogi  Blue Osa Yog...

Speaker and author Byron Katie developed a method of self-inquiry often referred to as "The Work". The technique involves four simple questions followed by a 'turn around' process. This very simple technique has been transformational for thousands of people around the world. In this episode, Bryan Wagner discusses his own experience with 'The Work' as well as the healing that has occurred for many...

The BodyTalk System is a non-invasive healthcare system which supports the body allowing its many parts and systems to communicate more fully and work harmoniously. In this interview Greg Wieting talks about his own healing journey and the amazing results he has witnessed in his clients. Resources Greg's Website Find a Body Talk Therapist 

On July 21, 2015   Grace Cathedral hosted a panel discussion moderated by Darren Main.  Speakers included renown spiritual leaders Pujya Swamiji, Bishop Marc Andrus and Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati.   If you enjoy this free recording please consider making a donation the  Grace Cathedral Community Preschool    About the Speakers Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswati  (often called Pujya Swamiji ), is one...

Once the illusions about using drugs and alcohol have been smashed, one faces the more subtle aspects of recovery and leading a recovered life. Addiction can be a teflon process sometimes slipping from one behavior to another: food, consumerism, sex, love, affection, internet activity and so on. In this episode author Kyczy Hawk her new book “ Life in Bite-Sized Morsels ” which addresses recovery...

In this episode, we explore how gay men have emerged from a history of victimization to become teachers for humanity. Raymond Rigoglioso, author of Gay Men and The New Way Forward , and founder of the Gay Men of Wisdom project, will discuss how gay men serve and heal humanity, reinvent manhood, and free and enrich the human spirit.  Raymond L. Rigoglioso is the founder of Gay Men of Wisdom  and is...

Mystic David Hoffmeister is known for his practical application of the non-dual teachings needed for seekers to experience the unified mind; his clarity about the function of forgiveness in spiritual awakening and his radical use of mindful movie watching in the release of judgement. David is an inspiring living demonstration of the teachings of "A Course in Miracles," a non-dual pathway of Awaken...

Letting Go Again  is one birth mother’s courageous and compassionate account of giving up her baby daughter for adoption, and their troubled relationship once they are reunited almost two decades later.   While many of us have witnessed the emotional “adoption reunions” on daytime TV, we rarely see what happens when the cameras stop rolling. In this compelling true story, author Kimberly Smythe re...

The applicability of the message within Buddhist Boot Camp to everyday life, regardless of spiritual or religious affiliation, or none at all. The invitation is for each of us to live in abundance through gratitude and kindness (toward ourselves and others). By understanding the way our mind works, we can learn to accept everything in the world as it is (and everyone), without needing to change a...

Recorded Live at Grace Cathedral • May 12, 2015 For more than twenty years American born Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati has lived in the lap of the Himalayas  on the banks of the Ganges River.  Since her arrival in India she has worked tirelessly to promote women’s rights, environmental awareness and an end to poverty.  At her gurus’s ashram she has hosted countless dignitaries including the Dalai Lam...

On April 25, 2015 the Gorkha earthquake rocked the country of Nepal killing more than 7,000 people and leaving many other injured, homeless and in desperate need of food, water, medicine and shelter.  While the quake itself registered at 7.8 magnitude and was felt as far away as china and India, the relief effort has been equally large with people the world over donating and getting involved.   In...

For thosands of years, Buddhist monks and yogis have found refuge in the jagged peaks of the Himilayas, but few modern seekers make that pilgrimage.  New York based yoga teacher  True (Blake Jung) is an exception to that rule. In this podcast True recounts his adventures hiking to Mount Everest's infamous Base Camp where he practiced yoga and mediation and experineced a profound spiriutal awakenin...

For more than twenty years, American born Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati has lived on the banks of the Ganges River in the  Parmarth Niketan Ashram .  In this interview she talks about the unique journey that lead her from Stanford graduate to one of India's great spiritual teachers.    Sadhvi's unique style and passion have had a direct and measurable impact on environmental issues, women's rights an...

Gary was introduced to Eastern philosophy in college when he discovered the writings of Alan Watts which led to studies in Zen and Zen poetry. Gary is a Registered Yoga Teacher with the Yoga Alliance (RYT 200) and has a Certificate of Yoga Philosophy from the California Institute of Integral Studies. He has studied yoga at Esalen Institute, Parmarth Niketan Ashram and Satchidananda Ashram. Gary is...

While the world may be full of violence, war and hostility, Rita Glassman believes that music can be a powerful tool to help all of us see beyond superficial differences to reveal a world of peace.   In this moving podcast Rita reflects of growing up as the daughter of holocaust survivors, her work as a cantor in the Jewish tradition and her travels to Israel where she witnessed first hand people ...