The Yoga Hour

How does music heal the wounds of our hearts? Listening to music can touch us at a deep level and reveal the peace within us. Join award-winning composer Gary Malkin and regular guest host Dr. Laurel Trujillo to discover what music might bring to your contemplative practice. Tune in and learn how the power of sound can heal your heart’s weariness from the stresses of our world.
 

How do we bring the inner peace we find in meditation into the wider world? What actions can we take that make a difference? Join Philip Hellmich, director of peace at the Shift Network, and regular guest host Dr. Laurel Trujillo, as they discuss the balance between cultivating our inner life and activating a path of service in the world. Tune in and be inspired to act for peace in your everyday life.
 

What are the truly essential aspects of living? How do we recognize and invest in them? How can we expand our self-definition to include both being and doing? Join Toinette Lippe, author of Caught in the Act: Reflections on Being, Knowing, and Doing, and regular guest host Dr. Laurel Trujillo as they discuss the search for an authentic life. Tune in for a discussion of the humility and courage that allows us to live fully and not get “caught in the act”!

How can the wisdom of the Vedas help us bring greater consciousness, creativity, and happiness to our lives today? Yoga, Ayurveda, and Jyotish (Vedic astrology) are all sciences that arise from the Vedas. Vedic counseling brings together these approaches to help us live a life of health, happiness, and spiritual growth. Dr. Suhas Kshirsagar, Ayurvedic physician, author of The Hot Belly Diet, and coauthor of The Art and Science of Vedic Counseling, joins regular guest host Dr. Laurel Trujillo for a conversation about discovering the universal truths within the Vedas. Tune in to find out how the wisdom of the Vedas can support us in our modern world.

How much impact does our environment have on our spiritual practice? Do you find it difficult to let go of the things that clutter your space, impede your efficiency, and bog down your joy? Find out how easy it can be to clear a space in your life for more peace, more love, and joy. Start by joining Yogacharya O’Brian and Andrew Mellen, organizational expert, public speaker, and No. 1 best-selling author of Unstuff Your Life! as they explore these questions and shine a light on a simple way to get and stay organized.  

How can we enliven the transformational power within us to energize our life and help us progress on our spiritual path? Shakti, the energy of the Mother Goddess, is the force that manifests the universe and drives our spiritual awakening. Yogini Shambhavi, codirector of the American Institute of Vedic Sudies and author of two books on the Mother Goddess, joins Yogacharya Ellen Grace O’Brian for a conversation about awakening the universal Shakti power within us. Tune in to kindle the grace of the Goddess within your own heart.

How do we find our way through life's challenges to discover our inner strength and deep resilience? What allows us to touch the heart of what really matters? Mark Nepo, New York Times best-selling author and poet, brings his healing story, insight, and presence to the Yoga Hour in a profound conversation with Yogacharya O'Brian about the way under the way—how to enter our experience in a way that is transformative.

How is humankind’s consciousness evolving toward global integration and interconnectedness? What evidence is there at the mystic heart of the world’s spiritual traditions that beneath the illusion of separateness humanity is one family? How can the practice of yoga in it’s broadest sense help us move toward the unifying power of love? Join regular guest host Dr. Laurel Trujillo and Robert Atkinson, author of The Story of Our Time: From Duality to Interconnectedness to Oneness, as they discuss the story of the spiritual evolution of humankind, and the unity that is our ultimate destination. Tune in to hear more about humanity’s shift in consciousness that is already underway.
 

How can we experience optimal health? How can we be proactive about our health in a way that is in harmony with the rhythms of nature? Why are the teachings of yoga and Ayurveda called “sister sciences”? Join Yogacharya Ellen Grace O’Brian and Acharya Shunya as they discuss how the lifestyle practices of Ayurveda—the knowledge of life—and the practices of Kriya Yoga work together to manifest a state of health and well-being that is vibrant with ease, energy, and flow. Find out how you can feel like a billion dollars!

The times we live in require us to develop a literacy of the heart—a deeper quality of listening, discerning, and connecting heart to heart and soul to soul. Literature itself, both poetry and prose, plays a timeless role in awakening our hearts to deeper truths we may otherwise miss. Khaled Hosseini, physician and author of the best-selling novels The Kite Runner, A Thousand Splendid Suns, and The Mountains Echoed, joins Yogacharya Ellen Grace O’Brian for a conversation about how reading, writing, and listening can bring forth profound questions, surprising graces, and the palpable presence of radical hope.