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DT 089: Exist Gently with Joseph Armstrong

Dharma Talk with Henry Winslow

Release Date: 12/05/2019

DT 108: Be Receptive to Grace with Sri Dharma Mittra show art DT 108: Be Receptive to Grace with Sri Dharma Mittra

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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Dharma Talk with Henry Winslow

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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Dharma Talk with Henry Winslow

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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Dharma Talk with Henry Winslow

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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Dharma Talk with Henry Winslow

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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Dharma Talk with Henry Winslow

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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Dharma Talk with Henry Winslow

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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Dharma Talk with Henry Winslow

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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Dharma Talk with Henry Winslow

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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Dharma Talk with Henry Winslow

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.

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Joseph Armstrong (@josepharmstrongyoga) is a Level 2 Authorized Ashtanga yoga teacher and practitioner, who runs the morning Mysore program at Miami Life Center and offer courses on OmStars.com. He credits the spiritual inquiry of yoga paired with recovery philosophy for pulling him out of a life of generational trauma, IV drug use, and despair. Joseph is an animal lover, sci-fi junkie, and newlywed.

 

In this episode, you’ll hear from Joseph on:

  • [19.15] Listening to his inner voice and letting intuition guide his life choices. After a long period of drug use and addiction, Joseph credits yoga with giving him the ability to make better decisions that have a positive impact on his health and relationships. 

 

  • [23.14] Joseph talks candidly about his family’s history of addiction and how his experience of neglect and abandonment led to his own struggle with drugs. He reveals how his difficult childhood contributed to his self-destructive behavior and made him uncertain how to relate to others.

  

  • [34.37] His introduction to Ashtanga and its role in his recovery. The rigorous and structured practice of Ashtanga provided Joseph with a disciplined daily routine and a sense of stability that had been previously missing from his life.     

 

  • [43.11] His desire to exist gently. Joseph sees yoga as a mirror that allows him to develop a deeper sense of self-awareness, authenticity and acceptance. He believes that being kinder, more forgiving and gentler to ourselves can help us to become more thoughtful and compassionate to others.

 

  • [46.50] The pleasure he derives from the company of animals and his opposition to animal cruelty and exploitation. Joseph is a passionate advocate for animal rights, vegetarianism and veganism and he urges us to treat animals as sentient beings whose lives have value and meaning beyond their function as commodities for food and clothing.

 

 Announcements: 

  • Visit henryyoga.com to learn how to level up your yoga practice in just 40 days. 
  • Follow @henryyoga.app on Instagram 
  • Check out Rainbo to view their collection of medicinal mushrooms that can elevate your body, mind and spirit. Use code “HENRYWINS” at checkout to claim 15% off your purchase. 
  • Veronica Lombo and I are going on a tour through Europe beginning in January. You can check out all the details at https://henrywins.com/events/

 

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