DT 079: Dangerous With Love with Dimitri Mugianis
Dharma Talk with Henry Winslow
Release Date: 10/03/2019
Dharma Talk with Henry Winslow
For the series finale, we are joined by Sri Dharma Mittra. The legendary yoga teacher first encountered yoga as a teenager before meeting his guru in 1964 and beginning his training in earnest. Sri Dharma founded one of the early independent schools of yoga in New York City in 1975 and has taught many tens of thousands the world over in the years since.
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Jules Mitchell MS, CMT, RYT is a Las Vegas-based yoga teacher, educator, and massage therapist. She blends the tradition of yoga with her extensive study in biomechanics to help teachers develop their craft and empower them with education. She regularly contributes to yoga teacher training programs and leads workshops worldwide, balancing the somatic aspects of yoga with the most current exercise science.
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Pedro Luna and Bryan Holub are two yoga instructors and dads who took the internet by storm in the past four years creating globally recognized, funny, and relatable yoga/spiritual memes on Instagram. Pedro is the real-life human behind the @yogimemes account, and Bryan runs @namaste_af. Together they are the hosts of The Yogi Show, a podcast about yoga, mindfulness, and gratitude with a touch of humor.
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Leslie Kaminoff, co-author of the bestselling book “Yoga Anatomy” and creator of YogaAnatomy.net, is a yoga educator and internationally recognized specialist with over four decades’ experience in the fields of yoga, breath anatomy and bodywork. His approach to teaching combines intellectual rigor, spontaneity and humor, and is always evolving.
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Elena Brower is a mother, artist, author, speaker, Double Diamond leader with doTERRA, and a teacher of yoga and meditation since 1999. Her first book, Art of Attention, has now been translated into six languages, and her second book, Practice You: A Journal, is now a bestseller from Sounds True. She's contributed to Yoga Journal, Yoga International, Huffington Post, MindBodyGreen and more. Her work spans multiple genres and aims to bring us closer to ourselves.
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Amanbir Singh is a licensed acupuncturist, yoga therapist, astrologer and Kundalini Yoga teacher. He has been teaching in New York and internationally for the last 15 years and participated in training nearly 1,000 teachers on how to teach Kundalini Yoga around the world. Amanbir leads unique cleanse programs combining Kundalini Yoga sets for detoxification with Traditional Chinese Medicine to give each participant a personally tailored diet.
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Janet Stone is a global yoga warrior, servant to the breath, and student of this heart journey. Janet’s studentship began at 17 under the meditation teachings of Prem Rawat. In 1996, she traveled to India, the birthplace of her grandfather, and became dedicated to the path of yoga. Janet blends the alchemy of her own practice with decades of study. She aspires not to teach but to allow the practice to emanate from her, letting awareness blend with movement and breath.
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Derrick “DJ” Townsel is a former NFL athlete and currently an Orlando-based yoga teacher, health coach, and personal trainer. By sharing his journey and practice openly and enthusiastically, he inspires countless individuals worldwide, especially men and people of color, to take up a yoga practice for its physical, mental, and spiritual benefits.
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Ajeet Kaur is a world music artist weaving inspiration from traditional Irish folk to mystical and meditative soundscapes. She and her band have assembled from Spain, Ireland, and the United States to offer a musical experience which transcends boundaries and takes listeners on a journey through melody and sonic texture.
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Laruga Glaser is a Level 2 Authorized Teacher from KPJAYI of Mysore, India with over 20 years of personal experience practicing Ashtanga yoga. Fascinated by the mind-body connection and spiritual philosophy from a young age, Laruga is dedicated to cultivating transparency to this tradition and the deeply rich lineage from which the practice originates.
info_outlineDimitri Mugianis (@dimitrimugianis on Instagram) is a drug policy activist, Bwiti spiritual healer, poet, and musician. At the depths of his own heroin and cocaine addiction, Dimitri discovered Ibogaine, a plant sacrament from Central Africa that allowed him to break his habit without withdrawal symptoms. Now he provides a safe and dogma-free container for others, in which to experience psychedelic medicine emphasizing self-love and acceptance. Dimitri is currently N'ganga-in-residence at the New York Harm Reduction Educators (NYHRE), a service-based community working with addicted, homeless, formerly incarcerated, and HIV-positive people in East Harlem and The Bronx.
In this episode, you’ll hear from Dimitri on:
- [10.35] His 20-year addiction to heroin and cocaine. Dimitri talks frankly about his feelings of desperation and his decision to travel abroad to cure his habit using ibogaine, a psychoactive substance derived from the roots of an African plant.
- [16.10] Dimitri’s personal experience of taking ibogaine and his mission to make it available in the United States. His role in the film I’m Dangerous With Love which documents his work administering ibogaine, a Schedule 1 substance, and records his initiation into the Bwiti religion in Gabon.
- [31.47] The principles of radical love and acceptance and their potential to transform lives and communities. The process of healing as a shared experience where both the healer and the healed are active participants.
- [47.53] The New York Harm Reduction Educators’ (NYHRE’s) non-judgmental and non-prescriptive approach to working with people who use drugs. Dimitri’s work as a holistic health counselor at NYHRE and his incorporation of dancing, drumming and ritual elements into his weekly ‘We Are The Medicine’ meetings.
- [1.04.24] Psychedelic Disintegration; the title of Dimitri’s weekly discussion group where he provides a space to further the conversation on the role of psychedelic medicines. As a drug policy and harm reduction activist, Dimitri expresses his desire to change attitudes and disintegrate structures that are no longer useful.
Announcements:
- Reconnect to your divine Self this December. Join me and Veronica Lombo on an immersive retreat in Bali: henrywins.com/bali
- Join me for my final New York workshops: henrywins.com/events
Links from this episode:
- I’m Dangerous With Love - The film depicting Dimitri’s journey into the world of shamanic ritual.
- New York Harm Reduction Educators
- Looking for your next book to read? Check out the list of every book recommended on Dharma Talk
Get in touch with Dimitri:
- Follow @dimitrimugianis on Instagram
- Visit Dimitri’s website - www.dimitrimugianis.com
Support the Podcast:
- If you find this podcast valuable you can support it directly by visiting: henrywins.com/donate
Credits:
- Music by Momentology (@momentologymusic)
- Production and audio engineering by Ease of Mind