The Yoga Hour

Kay Lindahl, the author of The Sacred Art of Listening, joins Dr. Laurel Trujillo to discuss how practicing deep listening to ourselves, to our Source, and to each other can be the key to healthy relationships and spiritual transformation.

How do we prosper without losing our soul? Yogacharya O'Brian joins Dr. Laurel Trujillo to discuss how spirituality and earthly success can complement each other, leading to the realization of the higher self. We can then each become jewels of abundance. 

A grateful heart is a magnet that draws to us what is harmonious and good. Join Yogacharya O’Brian and her guest May McCarthy, author of The Gratitude Formula, as they discuss how the practice of gratitude can support us in achieving success in all aspects of our life.

How do the ancient sciences of yoga and Ayurveda intersect? Join cohost Dr. Laurel Trujillo and her guest Mas Vidal, author and yoga and Ayurvedic teacher, as they discuss how these traditions can be integrated into our lives for balanced living and spiritual evolution.

Join Dr. Laurel Trujillo and her special guest Linda Graham, MFT, as they discuss tools and techniques that cultivate our essential skill of resilience, allowing us to bounce back from difficulties and even disaster in our lives.

How can we experience more balance in our busy lives? How can we live the life we desire? Join Dr. Laurel Trujillo and her guest Yvonne Talley, author of Breaking up with Busy, as they discuss tools and techniques to manage our busy lives in a more balanced way.

Increasing our embodied awareness builds our responsiveness and resiliency. Susan Bauer, author of The Embodied Teen, joins Dr. Laurel Trujillo for a conversation about how we can each enliven our sense of self and establish lifelong habits for well-being.   

Join Yogacharya O’Brian and Rev. Neusom Holmes from Unity of the Triangle in Raleigh, North Carolina, as they explore how the practices of meditation and prayer complement one another and meet at the summit of divine presence.

How are the messy moments of being a parent grounds for spiritual awakening? Join cohost Dr. Laurel Trujillo and her special guest Anne Cushman, author of The Mama Sutra, as they discuss how the joys and sorrows of parenthood are not separate from the spiritual path, but are the path itself. 

How can the practice of mindfulness help us to meet the challenges of our changing lives and world? Mark Coleman, author of From Suffering to Peace, joins Dr. Laurel Trujillo to discuss how deepening our ability to be mindfully present increases our resilience, clarity, and peace.

How can those who live with chronic pain find a pathway to health and well-being? Special guest Sarah Ann Shockley, author of The Pain Companion, discusses how pain sufferers can live with more ease and grace and, ultimately, relieve and release the pain.

Yoga helps us discern what we truly want and need at any given time in our life. Join hosts Dr. Laurel Trujillo and Yogacharya O’Brian as they discuss how we can create an atmosphere within and around us that encourages us to be awake, listen to our soul guidance, and prosper. 

How can the chakras help us experience and express the oneness that is the goal of yoga? Nischala Joy Devi, author of The Namaste Effect, joins Dr. Laurel Trujillo to discuss the role of the chakras in opening our hearts to universal love and compassion.

Yoga decreases stress, which improves our health, increases our energy, and makes us more resilient. Laurie Hyland Robertson, editor of Yoga Therapy Today, joins Dr. Laurel Trujillo to discuss yoga’s proven power to reduce stress, decrease anxiety, and improve well-being.

Live a prosperous life of purpose and fulfillment. Join Dr. Laurel Trujillo and Rev. Charles Taylor, senior minister of the Universal Truth Center in Miami Gardens, Florida, as they discuss how everything we need to live a truly fulfilled life is already in our possession. 

Social media opens new opportunities to serve others. Nipun Mehta, founder and chief inspiration officer of ServiceSpace, joins Laurel Trujillo to discuss how we can each perform small acts with great love to create positive ripples in the world. 

Yoga keeps us healthy, promotes resilience, and increases the body’s natural healing ability. Yoga therapist and teacher Amy Wheeler, Ph. D., joins Dr. Laurel Trujillo to discuss how yoga practices balance the body and help us to heal from the inside out.

Yogacharya O’Brian reflects on the remarkable life of Roy Eugene Davis, her teacher for 40 years. We dedicate this program to Roy's memory with deep appreciation for his more than six decades of teaching Kriya yoga.

How do we live our lives from our deepest spiritual insight? Craig Bullock (Isha Das), founder and spiritual director of the Assisi Institute, joins Dr. Laurel Trujillo to discuss how meditation, prayer, and forgiveness are the keys to abundant living.

Spiritual teacher and author Roy Eugene Davis, one of the last living direct disciples of Paramahansa Yogananda, has been sharing the teachings of Kriya yoga for more than 65 years. Tune in as he shares stories and teachings of this great sage.

Spiritual teacher and author Roy Eugene Davis, one of the last living direct disciples of Paramahansa Yogananda, has been sharing the teachings of Kriya yoga for more than 65 years. Tune in as he shares stories and teachings of this great sage.

A spiritual friend, soul companion, counselor, guru, or spiritual director is an essential component of the spiritual path. Join Yogacharya O’Brian and Rev. Seifu Anil Singh-Molares, the executive director of Spiritual Directors International, as they talk about the role of the spiritual friend and its increasing relevance today.

Join Yogacharya O’Brian and Dr. Suhas Kshirsagar and Dr. Manisha Kshirsagar on Valentine’s Day for a look at what Ayurveda and yoga tell us about the vital connection between self-care and loving relationships.

We can all relate to pain—it’s the main reason people go to a doctor. Yoga offers us some simple and time-tested ways to help. Join Yogacharya O’Brian and Swami Sivashankariananda, director of the San Francisco Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, as they explore how we can teach the body a new response.

As “drops in the river of time,” can we find happiness and fulfillment in the midst of constant change? Listen as Rabbi Rami Shapiro, author of The Tao of Solomon, and Yogacharya O’Brian talk about what can’t be put into words! This discussion is sure to be enjoyable, challenging, and insightful.