I share some thoughts on a Martin Luther King Day conversation I had with a group of ISHTA Yoga teachers.Please join me for live-streamed class online at ISHTA. I teach both meditation and asana classes there. Support Peter's Podcast on Patreon.com and feel free to write me at peterspodcast108@gmail

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From Us vs. Them to Us and Them

In this episode, Wendy Newton — yogiraj, polarity therapist, and wife extraordinaire — talks with me about the nature of our holidays. We touch on a bunch of fun topics. Enjoy!Wendy is hosting the next ISHTA Yoga Happy Hour, Wednesday 5pm NYC time. It's an informal forum to put some thought to the end of this year and the start of the next. Join her!Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon, and rate the podcast so others hear about it.Namaste and happy holidays!

Happy Holidays w/Wendy Newton

Happy December Solstice, whether it's the winter in the northern hemisphere or the summer in the southern! In this episode, I take us deep into the Sa Ham (or So Hum) kriya that we use at ISHTA during the movements of asana or at any time during the waking day.Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon — and consider one of the levels of support that includes working with me one-on-one.Happy holidays of light!

Solstice So Hum

In this episode, I get you some video tips from Rachel Scott, yoga teacher, teacher trainer and instructional designer. Learn about using mics, lighting, and more.Rachel mentions the course hosting site thinkific, but also recommends teachable and kajabi as worth investigating.You can learn more about Rachel on social media @rachelscottyoga or at rachelyoga.com.Join me for a Thanksgiving masterclass and for more classes at ishtayoga.com.Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon.Namaste

On-line Teaching Tips w/Rachel Scott

Thoughts about the U.S. election the day after but before all votes are counted. On the Gita and the gunas: to life!Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon.Class with Peter is online at ISHTA Yoga.Namaste.

Election Morning

Discussion of the cycles of existence known as Brahma, Vishnu, Rudra.Join me for online classes at ISHTA Yoga.Please support Peter's Podcast and work on your practice with me on Patreon.Namaste.

Cycles: Beginning, Sustaining, Ending, Rebirth

Thoughts on current events and ancient truths.

Equanimity and Compassion

In this episode, we head to meditation class. I'm using the technique of Bija Mantra with the chakras and introducing the idea of chakras as the blueprint of our personal path in life. You can listen to the talk or do the meditation, too. (There's a 15-minute silent meditation after the technique.) Enjoy!There's more about the chakras in my new book, co-written with Alan Finger, called The Genius of Yoga. Check it out wherever you get books.Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon. It keeps this sharing possible! Namaste.

The Chakras—a Tantric approach + Meditation

In this episode, Wendy Newton and I discuss the special opportunity this moment in history offers us, despite its immense challenge and disruption. We're sitting by Moreau Lake at the edge of the Adirondacks.Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon as you would a drop-in yoga class. Thank you!

Endings and Beginnings w/Wendy Newton

Backyard musings on yoga and political action.Join me for class, streaming at Ishta yoga.Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon! It's like a pay-what-you-want yoga class with a high tech cash box.Namaste!

Be Here Now

In this episode, I talk with my teacher Alan Finger, founder of ISHTA Yoga about our new  book The Genius of Yoga: How Yogic Meditation Can Unlock Your Innate Brilliance. Al and I talk about why yoga meditation can take a practitioner beyond mindfulness, and how your meditation practice can help you address challenges as big as pandemics and race. You can now take classes online with Alan Finger (and me) at ISHTA Yoga.Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon.com!Namaste

The Genius of Yoga w/Alan Finger

Today I welcome an activist and yogi to share his perspective on current events. Reggie Hubbard is the Congressional liaison and Washington, D.C. strategist for the liberal progressive advocacy organization MoveOn. He has worked on gubernatorial and national campaigns, including Florida’s 2006 gubernatorial race and on Bernie Sanders 2016 primary campaign. He also served as senior advance staff for Joe Biden under the Obama administration. Reggie is a yoga teacher, and I got to meet him in our last ISHTA meditation training. I'm grateful that he took the time to meet with me and share his insights and recommendations in this challenging time.#blacklivesmatterFind Reggie on Instagram @oreggieglobalPlease support Peter's Podcast on Patreon.

Time to Do the Work w/Reggie Hubbard

#blacklivesmatterOn today's podcast, I share excerpts from the following:Left, Right, and Center podcast from KCRW (May 29 and June 5 episodes) with Josh Barro, Christine Emba, Rich Lowry, and Robert A. George. Martin Luther King, I have a dream speech 1963Course in Miracles, IntroductionTao Te Ching, chapters 1-3, by Lao Tzu (translation by Brian Browne Walker)James Baldwin, from The Price of the Ticket, 1979Creative Quest, by Questlove, p. 117Bhagavad Gita, II.54, translated by Swami SivanandaBhagavad Gita, Introduction, by Mahatma GandhiThe Late Show, Cory Booker, June 5,2020Tantra, the Path of Ecstacy, by Georg Feuerstein, p. 35"What Lightning Flash," by Paramahansa YoganandaPlease support Peter's Podcast on Patreon.com.Thank you, and namaste!

#Black Lives Matter

In this bonus episode, I take you to meditation class where I drop some thoughts on the importance of silence, intuition, and action. We do the ISHTA Inner Smile meditation, which you can join. There is a 10-minute period of silence in the recording, followed by a samyama and regrounding practice.Namaste.

A Meditation on the Warrior and Compassion

It feels like the end of the world, but it's not. In this episode, I try to share some yoga insights on two topics relevant to our current crises:The concept of detachment that is so prevalent in yoga literature, andTaking judgement away to experience the essence of namaste.My prayers and well-wishes go out to everyone in this challenging time.Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon.Namaste.

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Conversations with yoga master Peter Ferko about real yoga, actual happiness, and deep living.

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