The Yoga Hour

Speaking Truth: The Healing Power of Poetry

Poetry speaks truth, and speaking truth heals. Whether we write poetry for ourselves or to share with others, the process of creating poetry allows us to examine and express our own unique life. We can see who we are more clearly and bring meaning to all of our experiences: our joy, our sorrow, our fears, and our hopes. John Fox, author of Poetic Medicine: The Healing Art of Poem-Making, joins Yogacharya Ellen Grace O’Brian for an exploration of poetry writing as a way to heal body, mind, and spirit.  Tune in and explore the power, beauty, and healing potential of poetry.

Quicken Your Spiritual Awakening!

Is it possible to quicken our spiritual awakening? What practices can help us to progress along our spiritual path? Ever since human beings began to use mental abilities thousands of years ago, their innate urge to be spiritually awake impelled them to want to know their relationship with the Infinite. Join Yogacharya Ellen Grace O’Brian and her guru Roy Eugene Davis, a direct disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda and internationally known spiritual teacher and author, as they discuss practices and actions that will support us in becoming spiritually awake more quickly. Tune in and find out how!

The Power of the Word: Gifts of Writing and Contemplation

One of the ways to stay spiritually centered is to contemplate inspirational writing that connects us to what is true, what is most important, and uplifting. Throughout the ages, poetry and other forms of literature have offered insight, solace, and a challenge to live a spiritually conscious life. Join writers and poets Yogacharya Ellen Grace O’Brian and Parthenia Hicks as they discuss how the study of spiritual writing helps us to connect to our highest goals and aspirations. Tune in and find out how!

Contemplative Life and Compassionate Service

In this time of upheaval and change in the world, how do the lives and writings of the mystics offer us a way for healing and unity? Join Yogacharya Ellen Grace O’Brian and author and spiritual teacher Mirabai Starr as they share poetry, insights, and experiences that connect the contemplative life with a life of compassionate engagement. Learn what the mystics can teach us about being the light of love in the world.    

Glimpse the Face of the Beloved

How can we move from the everyday world to the timeless experience of divine union? Mystical poetry can build a bridge from ordinary life to the eternal presence of love at the heart of the universe, from our inner life to the realization of a life beyond our own. Regular guest host Dr. Laurel Trujillo is joined by Yogacharya Ellen Grace O’Brian, founder and host of the Yoga Hour, and author of a new book of poetry, The Moon Reminded Me, for a conversation about poetry, healing, and mysticism. Experience how poetry can open a portal that allows us to glimpse the face of the Beloved for which our hearts yearn. 

Create a Life of Purpose

We all have a deep, soul calling to live a life that has meaning and purpose. How do we discern that call and respond to it? How can we overcome fears and obstacles to realizing our purpose in life? Join Yogacharya Ellen Grace O’Brian in a conversation with her special guest Rod Stryker, a longtime teacher of yoga philosophy and the author of The Four Desires: Creating a Life of Purpose, Happiness, Prosperity, and Freedom.  Find out how, by connecting with our dharma, we can live by the power of the soul, in alignment with the power of the universe. 

Yoga’s Path to Living With Higher Purpose

What does it mean to live in the highest way? How can the practices of yoga help us to live in harmony with our own self as well as others? Join Yogacharya O’Brian and her special guest Edwin Bryant, author of The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: A New Edition, Translation and Commentary as they discuss how insights and practices from the Yoga Sutras can help us live our higher purpose. It is not difficult to live a spiritually conscious, fulfilled life in today’s complex world. Tune in and find out how!
 

A New Year and a New You

As we begin a new year, how can we bring our lives into harmony with our higher true self? What does yoga have to teach about living a balanced life and reaching our full potential? Authors and Vedic educators Dr. David Frawley (Pandit Vamadeva Shastri) and Yogini Shambhavi join regular guest host Dr. Laurel Trujillo to discuss how Vedic wisdom can guide us in regaining optimal health, pursuing spiritual awakening, and living a life of balance and fulfillment. The conversation will draw from the book The Art and Science of Vedic Counseling, which was coauthored by Dr. Frawley and Dr. Suhas Kshirsagar. Tune in for practical tips to get the new year off to a great start!

Let the Goddesses Be Your Guide

As women’s and men’s roles are changing in our society and in our world, what can the Hindu goddesses teach us? How do they model divine qualities and support us in understanding our own dharma? The Hindu goddesses are representations of feminine psychology and spirituality, and can show us how to understand spiritual law and live with divine purpose. Join Yogacharya Ellen Grace O’Brian and her special guest Dr. Rita Sherma, director of the Center for Dharma Studies at the Graduate Theological Union and coeditor of Woman and Goddess in Hinduism: Reinterpretations and Re-envisionings, as they discuss how the mythology of the Hindu goddesses can help us revitalize our own role in the world. 

Craft Your Glorious Life

How do we find our true purpose—our path in the world that allows us to bring forth all our strengths? How do we discover and pursue the calling of our innermost self? Stephen Cope, author of The Great Work of Your Life, joins regular guest host Dr. Laurel Trujillo to discuss how we find our svadharma, that true calling of our soul longing for expression. By drawing encouragement from the stories of others who have realized their life’s purpose, this conversation is sure to inspire you on your journey.