The Flow Artists Podcast by Garden of Yoga

Today’s episode is a recorded conversation between myself, Jo Stewart, and Paul Daniele of Mindful Body and Spirit. Paulie is a multifaceted teacher, who facilitates a wide range of classes! Boxing, Qi gong, Yoga, Pilates and meditation. All of these are in the toolbox of physical and mental disciplines that Paulie loves to share with the world. In this conversation, we learn about Paulie’s Italia...

This week we travel back to New Plymouth, New Zealand and catch up with Alex Rodger who runs The Yoga Space hot yoga studio. Alex has led an adventurous life, and he tells us how his journey has taken him travelling around the world from the north of England by air and sea. We learn how he found yoga and meditation, and how he felt drawn to creating a community right in the heart of New Plymouth,...

This week’s guest is Elizabeth Bell. We recorded this conversation during Yogafest Yoga Retreat at Lord Somers camp over Melbourne Cup weekend. Elizabeth is a person with a fun and unique perspective of the world, and she actively works to empower herself and the people around her, through both her art and her yoga. In this conversation we talk about some of the seminal yoga teachers Elizabeth has...

This episode was recorded in my hometown of New Plymouth with duo Ram and Bhavani Davies who together run the Sivananda Yoga center. Before we jump into the conversation however, here is a little a background about New Plymouth. New Plymouth is a small town on the West Coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is the capital of Taranaki province, colloquially known as "The Naki". It also happen...

This episode we have a conversation with the delightful Andrew Keast. Andrew is a man we’ve known for a very short amount of time, but he is already a good friend to the Flow Artists Team. He is open, curious and powerfully introspective. In this conversation we talk about jnana yoga - the yoga of wisdom or knowledge, and how it’s skillful use raises issues of identity, self esteem and finding you...

This week we are shifting slightly from the yogic realm, and speaking with the multi-talented Helly Hoops! Helly is one of Jo's personal hula hooping heros, not just for her technical prowess, but also her thoughtful online presence and her ability bring a sense of narrative and social commentary into her performances and videos - which is no small feat when you are spinning a plastic circle. We l...

I have a distaste for the word “authenticity”, as I feel as it is often thrown about in a way that is its opposite, but with Michelle it is an appropriate choice. She is comfortable in her own skin, and she inhabits a powerful presence. I would describe Michelle as a teacher’s teacher. Not just because she facilitates yoga teacher trainings and mentors other teachers, but because over her 10+ year...

In this episode we catch up with Karina Smith. Karina is a teacher of Yoga (especially Yin Yoga), and meditation, and an educator and mentor to Yoga Teacher Trainees at Australian Yoga Academy (including myself). In this podcast we learn about Karina’s path to yoga, from growing up in country Victoria to escaping to the big city. She discusses how her background in dance has affected her approach...

Welcome back for the second and final part of our chat with Eugenie Knox. We find out what happened at the grand opening of Dance of Life Studio on Smith Street in Fitzroy and the sad ending to the chapter of Rainbow the Clown. Eugenie tells us about how she learned of Amma, and became a lifelong devotee. We also will hear about Yogafest Retreat, and why you should come along! She also talks brief...

This is the first part of a two part discussion with Eugenie Knox. Eugenie was born in Melbourne in 1942 and has always been a dynamic figure, using dance and movement from a very young age. She began Dance of Life dance and yoga studio in the late 70s, and has been teaching for longer than I’ve been alive! She has written multiple books on yoga and her own memoirs. Eugenie is a dedicated devotee...

For our first episode, we decided to start out with a chat between Jo and myself. The premise being that I am starting out as a new yoga teacher, and Jo offering advice, given her many years of experience in this profession. We discuss issues that might affect new teachers, such as the following: Legal Requirements. How might I get work? How many classes should I teach? Should I quit my day job? H...

Rerecorded for 2020! Jo and Rane introduce themselves and describe what the podcast is about. Are you a Flow artist? Music is used with permission by Ghostsoul - buy his music at https://ghostsoul.bandcamp.com/