Peter's Podcast

Today I speak with Kristin Leal about her new book, MetaAnatomy, Anatomy of a Yogi, Volume 2: Body Poetry , which includes illustrations by former podcast guest Amanda Shafran. Kristin and I dig into some of the topics covered in the book and have some fun catching up. Say NO to ads! Instead support Peter's Podcast on Patreon , so it can keep reaching your ears! And rate the podcast on your app to...

In this episode, I talk to Jean Koerner about her work mentoring teachers and more. Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon.com and please rate the podcast so others will find it more easily. Thank you!

My two cents on Karma and Fairness; a chat on the Gunas; and some gratitude! Happy New Year! Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon .

Come join me and Idgy Dean on New Years Day at ISHTA Yoga for a practice and Kirtan! In today's episode, I share a meditation class recorded live! Happy New Year to you all. Thank you for your support on Patreon .

Wendy and I share our thoughts on the holiday season. I hope you have a wonderful holiday full of actual happiness and deep living! I give my top rating to John Zorn's version of “ Christmas Time is Here ” as we close the show. It's gorgeous — check it out!

My friend Heather Principe has been described as a journey-woman of the old ways. She studied classical yoga and polarity therapy, which is based on yoga. She was chosen by Cree healer Don Cardinal to learn the tribe’s wisdom and the sweat lodge ceremony — a rare sharing with someone not born in the tribe. She is dedicated to teaching within the paradigm of the Four Directions and the Five Element...

In today's episode, I begin with a talk about getting what you want — and not getting what you want. It leads to a discussion of the Course in Miracles and how the same topics are addressed in yoga. In the final segment, I play some excerpts from our Psych Rock Kirtan album Shiva Shakti, which is available on BandCamp . It features me and Idgy Dean and you should go download it! Please support Pet...

Jane Stelboum is a yoga teacher and teacher trainer in the Washington, DC metro area, and a Certified Brain Longevity Specialist through the Alzheimer’s Research and Prevention Foundation’s Brain Longevity®Therapy Training. She founded Sarasvate (sar-as-vah-te´) in 2012 in honor of her mother Sarah, whom she lost to Alzheimer’s. The company’s mission is to prevent memory-related diseases like Alzh...

Wendy Newton gives us a preview of the new interpretation of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali that she coauthored with Alan Finger. She mentions the book launch at ISHTA Yoga . You can find out more about Wendy and the Tantra of the Yoga Sutras book at wendynewtonyoga.com Please rate the podcast (on your iPhone, it's just below this — click some stars!). Please support me on Patreon . It's how I fund...

In today's episode, I speak with a dear friend, Lâle Davidson. Lâle is an author of fiction and nonfiction, and a Distinguished Professor at SUNY Adirondack where she teaches fiction writing, public speaking and composition. Her stories have appeared in The North American Review, Eclectica, Big Lucks, and The Collagist, among others. Her story “The Opal Maker” was named top fifty of 2015 by Wiglea...

VOTE! In this episode, I begin with an essay on staying noble in one's actions in the face of evil as we face a barrage of political news. I make a few claims in the essay and have links here to support them: (1) on Fox https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/fake-news/ (2) on the Koch Brothers https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/author-jane-mayer-on-how-the-koch-brothers-have-changed-ameri...

In today’s episode, I get to catch up with Tania Van Pelt. I met Tania in yoga class many years ago, and we bonded around writing and the arts. Tania decided to take her creative future into her own hands by becoming a producer, beginning with a web project she called “ The Happiness Series .” I blogged a bit for the Happiness Series and have followed Tania’s work since. Now a writer, producer, an...

In today's episode, I speak with Lindsay Sanwald about our kirtan and her music. Lindsay is the one-woman psychedelic rock musician IDGY DEAN . She has an upcoming single with Run DMC's Darryl McDaniels. She and I created Psych Rock Kirtan, and we met for a chat to discuss our next live kirtan, October 18 at ISHTA Yoga and our recording, which we're mixing as we make this podcast. Please support P...

This bonus is an excerpt from my novel, Incarnation and a Cliff Notes -style cheat sheet below in the notes. The book follows a journalist, an actor, a writer, and a programmer whose dreams and desires play out together on the global stage, again and again. Each time, they find meaning as they spin on life's mysterious wheel of fortune. This is excerpt 8. I am also excerpting the Incarnation Cheat...

In today's episode, Natalie Roy of the C.R.E.A.T.E. Community joins me to talk about creativity, art, and yoga. Natalie is an actress, author and spiritual teacher. She's performed and taught all over the world on stage and screen. She’s also a 500-hour certified Yoga Teacher and a meditation teacher. Natalie brings together the practices and techniques of meditation, mindfulness and “learned opti...

In this episode, Wendy Newton and I discuss how practice informs teaching and life. You can catch Wendy Newton's new classes (and mine) at ISHTA Yoga and reach Wendy by contacting me at peterspodcast108@gmail.com Remember: Support Peter's Podcast on Patreon and keep us on the air! Find out more about Peter and the Podcast at peterferko.com

In this episode, I take you to meditation class where I touch on current news about men, women, and truth as a way into looking at our multi-perspective world. I include the meditation on Shiva consciousness, so you can join in! I mention a Kirtan I'm leading with IDGY DEAN on October 18. Here's the link for tickets . It's also a release party for our Kirtan EP recording, which we're mixing as I s...

This bonus is an excerpt from my novel, Incarnation and a Cliff Notes -style cheat sheet below in the notes. The book follows a journalist, an actor, a writer, and a programmer whose dreams and desires play out together on the global stage, again and again. Each time, they find meaning as they spin on life's mysterious wheel of fortune. This is excerpt 7. I am also excerpting the Incarnation Cheat...

In today’s episode, Wendy and I discuss self-study, or svadhyaya in Sanskrit. We look at it from the perspective of dealing with your own emotions in order to evolve — or to learn the lessons of your life that help you find real happiness. I mention a few goodies: Author Wayne Dyer , whose books have inspired millions Tommy Vietor’s interview with Jason Isbell on Pod Save America The C.R.E.A.T.E....

In today's episode, we head to ISHTA for a meditation class. The theme of the class is doing your practice, so I thought it would be a good encouragement for those of you who just listen to the podcast instead of practicing! Class includes a talk about the topic, a break where you can pause the recording and do some asana if it's convenient, then the guided meditation practice. There is an 18-minu...

In today's episode, I reflect on my writing and how you can use your creativity to find answers. I mention an author whose name I can't remember. He is Ainslie MacLeod and his book is The Instruction Please support me on Patreon ! You can find my books on Amazon Sign up for my mailing list at peterferko.com

In this episode, I report from our retreat "Yoga and the Art of Living Creatively" in Normandy France. I discuss the eight limbs of yoga from the perspective of our work on retreat. Enjoy! Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon . Keep our podcast commercial free!

In today's episode, I time travel back to June in Brooklyn to talk to Kristen Rae Stevens. Kristen Rae is a nationally certified Ayurvedic Practitioner. She lectures and teaches on various whole health subjects from the perspective of yoga, Ayurveda and somatic movement and contemplative practices and has maintained a private clientele for 15 years. In addition, she teaches Hatha Yoga from a Shado...

This episode, I present what I hope is a good hodge-podge of thoughts, ideas, and interviews. I interview Kati Vainionkulma, who runs the studio Sanmaya in Seinäjoki, Finland. I interview Lotta Norberg in Eskilstuna, Sweden. Join me, Wendy, and Aino at Magnesia Yoga Festival! Enjoy! Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon , so I can keep this podcast ad-free!

In this episode, from Helsinki, yogiraj Wendy Newton and I shed some practical light on the two padas of the yoga sutras that are about what comes from your yoga practice: magic, ease, and the ability to know when someone's about to contact you! Join our France retreat: Yoga and the Art of Living Creatively. August 14-19. Details here . We're teaching in Finland! You can find out about our classes...