Living Yoga with Darren Main

"We live in a culture that tends to deny death and minimize grief. Yet, in reality, transitions need not be so difficult or scary. In fact, transitions can be welcomed with joy and even celebration when we realize what's really happening: We are "graduating" from one chapter of life and moving on to the next."  This according to The Rev.  Maria Dancing Heart Hoaglund author of The Last Adventure o...

The Death Row Support Project is an organization started by Bob in Rachael Gross that sets up pen pal relationships with death row inmates who need support.    In this interview, Rachael talks about what life is like for inmates and how you can support prisoners for whom most of society has written off as a lost cause. Sync with iPod Return to Directory Resources The Death Row Support Project Dead...

Derek Hitchcock studied Ecology at UC Berkeley and has worked on environmental projects around the world.  In the past few years he has returned to Northern California where he is working to restore one of the world’s most beautiful natural resources--the Yuba River. Beyond approaching the restoration of this river in a scientific way, Derek and colleagues at the South Yuba River Citizen’s League...

Mark Hollenstein is a massage therapist and life coach.  Jallen Rix is a doctor of education in sexology. Both know first hand the pain and suffering that Evangelical Christianity can cause queer people.  Together they offer workshops which offer a safe space in which gay men can heal their past and embrace their sexuality as an important and spiritual part of becoming a whole person. Sync With iP...

I hope you enjoy this reading from my book, Hearts & Minds: Talking to Christians about Homosexuality .  It is available from Amazon as well as most major book sellers.

I hope you enjoy this reading from my book, The Findhorn Book of Meditation .  It is available from Amazon as well as most major book sellers.

I hope you enjoy this reading from my book, Spiritual Journeys along the Yellow Brick Road .  It is available from Amazon as well as most major book sellers.

Miriam Zernis is a musician, yoga teacher, reki master and healer from Connecticut.  Her long awaited CD, Sita's Light was recently released.  In this podcast Miriam talk about the yoga of chanting, Bhakti devotional yoga and the journey that led her to Kirtan (yogic chanting). Sync with iPod Resources Miriam's Website Purchase Sita's Light

A book reading from my book, Yoga and the Path of the Urban Mystic . Buy From Amazon Sync with iPod

Although yoga was developed in ancient India and has been practiced largely by Hindus and Buddhists, it is not a religion in and of itself.  In fact it is a mystical path that can be practiced by people of any faith.  Many westerners have noted that the principles of yoga are very similar to the teachings of Jesus, and many Christians have come to discover that rather than replace their faith, pra...

Although yoga was developed in ancient India and has been practiced largely by Hindus and Buddhists, it is not a religion in and of itself.  In fact it is a mystical path that can be practiced by people of any faith.  Many westerners have noted that the principles of yoga are very similar to the teachings of Jesus, and many Christians have come to discover that rather than replace their faith, pra...

Perhaps one of the most misunderstood philosophies from the East is that of Tantra.  While Tantra is often equated with sex, it is much deeper and complete spiritual path.  In this Podcast, yogi and scholar Chris Tompkins explores the history and richness behind this ancient philosophy and explains why knowing more about it can greatly enhance one’s yoga practice.  Chris lectures at the University...

Sanskrit is the ancient language of India.  It is the root language of many modern languages such as Hindi and it is the language of yoga.   With ancient yoga texts such as the Bhagavad-Gita and the Yoga Sutras recorded in Sanskrit and even the names of the classic yoga poses were originally in this sacred dialect. In this Podcast, yogi and scholar Chris Tompkins explores the history and richness...

Jane Austin is a highly regarded prenatal yoga teacher in the San Francisco Bay Area.  She has trained as a midwife and is a founding member of the Bay Area Home Birth Collective.  She also offers a prenatal yoga teacher training program. In part two of this two part interview, Jane explores the practice of yoga as it relates to the birthing process and also talks about the benefits of yoga postpa...

Jane Austin is a highly regarded prenatal yoga teacher in the San Francisco Bay Area.  She has trained as a midwife and is a founding member of the Bay Area Home Birth Collective.  She also offers a prenatal yoga teacher training program. In part one of this two part interview, Jane talks about the benefits of prenatal yoga for mother and child alike. Sync with iPod Resources Jane’s Website Jane’s...

Les Levanthal is a popular San Francisco based yoga instructor who offers workshops for people in Twelve-Step Recovery programs.  In this interview Les talks about  his own struggles with addiction and how his yoga practice has enhanced both his recovery and his understanding of the Twelve-Steps. Sync with iPod Resources Les’s Website Find a Twelve-Step Group

Anodea Judith, Ph. D.  is the founder and director of Sacred Centers, and a groundbreaking thinker, writer, and spiritual teacher.  She holds Masters and Doctoral degrees in Psychology and Human Health, with lifelong studies of alternative medicine, yoga, mythology, history, sociology, systems theory, and mystic spirituality. She is considered the country's foremost experts on the combination of c...

Cardell and Alexander Smith are a father son team that lead retreats for gay men.  Although Cardell is straight, he has worked closely with his son Alexander to develop a program called Quantum Life Changes, which used the power of the mind to help men heal physically, mentally and emotionally. In this interview this father and son team share their story, which lead from an oppressive religious pa...

Dr. Kevin Barrows is the founding director of Mindfulness Programs at the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine in San Francisco.  He works to combine mindful meditation practices with conventional western therapies and is involved in an exciting study exploring meditation as a treatment for HIV. If  you or someone you know is HIV+ and would like to learn more about the study Dr. Barrows is conduc...

Anoop Kumar Bedula is a good friend of mine who lives in Rishikesh India.  With his family, he has worked with some of India’s poorest children to offer them an education, basic health care and healthy meals.      Recently my students at Yoga Tree in San Francisco helped me to raise over $2500 in a effort to support his efforts.  In this interview Anoop talks about how the school has grown from fi...

Robert Perry is the founder of The Circle of Atonement and a well-known teacher of A Course in Miracles. He is also the author of countless books on The Course.  In part three of this three-part interview, Robert explores the history of A Course in Miracles and some of the legal issues surrounding it. Sync with iPod Resources Circle of Atonement Website Articles The Earlier Versions and the Editin...

Robert Perry is the founder of The Circle of Atonement and a well-known teacher of A Course in Miracles. He is also the author of countless books on The Course.  In part two of this three-part interview, Robert explores differences and similarities between traditional Christianity and A Course in Miracles. Sync with iPod Resources Circle of Atonement Website Articles What if Jesus Really Did Write...

Robert Perry is the founder of The Circle of Atonement and a well-known teacher of A Course in Miracles. He is also the author of countless books on The Course.  In part one of this three-part interview, Robert explains what A Course in Miracles is and some of its basic tenets. Sync with iPod Resources Circle of Atonement Website What is A Course in Miracles (excerpt from Path of Light.) Suggested...

Donald Abrams, MD, is Professor of Clinical Medicine at the University of California San Francisco, Chief of Hematology/Oncology at San Francisco General Hospital and Director of Clinical Programs at the Osher Center. Dr. Abrams completed an associate fellowship in integrative medicine at the University of Arizona and has a long history evaluating complementary and alternative therapies. These inv...

Lance Centanni-Sachs an twenty-four year old American who spent several years in a Tibetan Buddhist monastery.  Like may westerners who are involved in Buddhist meditation and yoga, he felt drawn to travel to India.  What sets him apart is that he took vows and lived as a monk.  Now he is back in San Francisco.  In this podcast he shares his fascinating story about self-discovery and spiritual gro...