The Yoga Hour

Meditate for Good

How does meditation support our health, well-being, and spiritual growth? How can we create a meditation routine that is easy and rewarding? Join Yogacharya Ellen Grace O’Brian as she discusses, with guest host Dr. Laurel Trujillo, the powerful, life-changing benefits of meditation. Whether you are an experienced meditator or are interested in beginning a meditation practice, tune in and find out how meditation can transform your relationships and your health. Learn about the most important benefit—self- and God-realization. Why not do it now?

Nurturing Your Child’s Spirituality

How do we help our children recognize and grow into the rich spiritual life that is their birthright? Join Rev. Elena Kanti Fritchle and regular guest host Dr. Laurel Trujillo as they explore the importance of nurturing our children’s spirituality. 

Aging With Strength and Grace

How can yoga help us to age with strength and grace? Baxter Bell, M.D., coauthor of Yoga for Healthy Aging: A Guide to Lifelong Well-Being, joins regular guest host Dr. Laurel Trujillo for a conversation about the power of yoga to benefit both young and old alike. 

Creating Meaningful Connections That Support Our Well-Being

How can we create and nurture meaningful, mutually supportive, and conscious relationships? How can we communicate in a compassionate and genuine manner to broaden our humanity and transform our lives? Join Yoga Hour guest host Dr. Laurel Trujillo and Michael J. Gelb, author of The Art of Connection, as they discuss simple but profound practices that cultivate deeper relationships and allow us and those around us to flourish in a deeper, more creative way.

The Transforming Power of Deep Human Connection

How do our deepest relationships in life shape who we are? What is the nature and potential of our friendships? Stephen Cope, senior scholar in residence of the renowned Kripalu Center, psychotherapist, and author of many best-selling books, joins guest host Dr. Laurel Trujillo to discuss how the magic connections of special relationships are powerful keys to who we have become and who we will become. Tune in and discover how these deep connections have transforming power for our lives. 

Living the Dharmic Life: Living a Life That Is Worthy of You

What does it mean to live a dharmic life? How can we live by the soul’s radical inclination to fulfill its potential? This week, Yogacharya Ellen Grace O’Brian shares with guest host Dr. Laurel Trujillo how the teachings and practices of Kriya yoga support us in living our lives with purpose and meaning. Dharmic living is joyous learning by surrendered doing. There is no other way.

Discover Eternal Joy and Ultimate Freedom

How can we access joy that lasts, independent of our life circumstances? What is true freedom, and how can we attain it? Pantajali’s Yoga Sutras has long been recognized as a guide to help us discover the eternal joy and ultimate freedom that is the birthright of every human being. The Sutras teach us how to create and live the life we dream of, and assure us that we are destined to discover our pure being and experience lasting joy. Pandit Rajmani Tigunait, author of a new translation and commentary The Practice of the Yoga Sutra: Sadhana Pada, joins guest host Dr. Laurel Trujillo to discuss how to apply the living wisdom of the Yoga Sutra in our practice to achieve lasting fulfillment and ultimate freedom. Tune in and find out how!

Energize Your Practice

How can we experience rapid, authentic spiritual growth? How can we keep our practice steady and strong? Whether we are new to the spiritual path or are rededicating ourselves to a practice of many years duration, Kriya yoga offers practical spiritual principles, lifestyle guidelines, and meditation techniques that allow us to live a life that is of value to ourselves, to others around us, to the environment, and to the world. Join guest host Dr. Laurel Trujillo and Roy Eugene Davis, direct disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda, as they discuss how energizing and deepening your spiritual practice allows you to live the life you were meant to live.    

How to Live With Higher Purpose

What is our higher purpose? Why are we really here? Living with higher purpose means living in harmony with the universal aim of spiritual realization. When we live mindfully, with awareness of our essential nature and connection to all of life, we are living in the highest way. Yogacharya Ellen Grace O’Brian joins guest host Dr. Laurel Trujillo for a discussion of Self-realization, which is our higher purpose, and the practices that help us to live a life of harmony and peace every day. We are here to awaken, so tune in and find out more!

Kindle the Fire Within

How do we live a more spiritually conscious life? What practices can help us to kindle our inner fire? We all have a yearning to live in the highest way, yet we may have difficulty enacting a steady spiritual practice. Join guest host Dr. Laurel Trujillo and Gunilla Norris, author of Match: Bringing Heart and Will Into Alignment, as they explore how to live more authentically, embody our truth, and experience wholeness. Tune in and learn how to create a practice that will support your kindling the fire of yoga within.