Living Yoga with Darren Main
by Darren Main
Want to roll up your mat and find yoga and mindfulness in your day-to-day life? Living Yoga is a podcast that features interviews with leading voices in mindfulness, holistic health and spiritual activism. It’s hosted by author and yoga teacher Darren Main and features guests who are experts on topics like mindfulness, meditation, stress management, nutrition, exercise physiology and much more! If you want to learn how to live your best life, then subscribe now! Thanks again for listening and enjoy the show!
Episodes
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Riding the Wave: Yoga, Perimenopause, and Midlife Wisdom with Janet Stone
Yoga isn’t just for handstands and highlight reels. In this episode, Darren Main sits down with legendary teacher Janet Stone for a candid, grounded conversation about perimenopause and how yoga can support this powerful life transition. Janet shares her lived experience of the “zone of chaos”…
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Dispelling the Binary in Yoga
Darren sits down with longtime friend and author Lucid Dawn to explore how binaries limit us far beyond gender and why yoga’s aim of union invites a more fluid, honest way of being. They unpack manufactured divides, the “dark side” of spiritual bypassing, and how practice helps us hold grief…
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Practice Beyond the Postures
In this Living Yoga episode, Darren talks with Vahid Coskun, a Washington, DC–based teacher and author of Practice Beyond the Postures. He shares his path from collegiate athlete to hot-yoga instructor and how observing students revealed common mental patterns on the mat—blame, guilt,...
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Awakening in the Dark: How Crisis Becomes a Teacher
Adam Spillman was a whitewater kayaker whose life blew up at 30 with a stage IIIC testicular cancer diagnosis and over 200 tumors. After brutal chemo, surgery, and a disciplined daily practice of breathwork, meditation, and yoga, Adam is now five years cancer-free. He talks with Darren about the...
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Active Peace: Yoga, Activism, and Finding Grace in Chaos with Reggie Hubbard
Yoga teacher, political strategist, and activist Reggie Hubbard shares his journey from using yoga to survive a toxic job to teaching “active peace” in the middle of political and personal storms. We talk about transforming pain into service, building inclusive yoga spaces, navigating the world’s...
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When Will This Be Over? Endurance, Presence, and the Practice of Yoga
In this episode, Darren Main welcomes long-time friend and seasoned yoga teacher Jason Bowman for a deep and honest conversation about navigating difficult times through the lens of yoga and Buddhism. They explore the question so many of us find ourselves asking: When will this be over? From...
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Beyond Group Think: A Yogic Path to Authenticity and Connection
Darren Main speaks with holistic coach Toby Gant about the challenges of navigating a polarized world with mindfulness and compassion. Together, they explore how yoga and spiritual practice can help us break free from group think, develop a strong inner compass, and find common ground—even in the...
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Turning Pain Into Power: A Temple of Her Own with Kori Hahn
In this heartfelt and inspiring episode of Living Yoga, Darren Main reconnects with author and surfer-yogi Kori Hahn to talk about her latest book, A Temple of Her Own. With unflinching honesty and deep wisdom, Kori shares how a painful breakup, delivered via email, became the unlikely beginning…
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Is a Yoga Teacher Training Right for You?
In this episode, Darren Main and Pete Guinosso dive into the world of yoga teacher trainings. They break down the various types of trainings and share tips on finding the perfect fit for you. Discover how these trainings can spark personal growth and transformation, highlighting Pete Guinosso’s...
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The Yoga of Compassion
In this episode of Living Yoga, Darren Main chats with Zach Beach, a Bay Area yoga teacher and author, about the deeper aspects of yoga beyond the physical poses. They delve into the practice of love and compassion, exploring how yoga can help us connect with our true nature. Zach shares insights...
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Sleep Wellness with Ayurveda
Join Darren Main and Marisa Toriggino as they explore how Ayurveda can enhance sleep quality by aligning with natural cycles. Learn about the impact of doshas on sleep and discover practical tips for a better night's rest, including meal timing and limiting screen time. Marisa shares a calming...
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The Dark Side of Gurus with Matthew Remski
Darren Main delves into the dark side of the yoga world with special guest Matthew Remski, author of "Surviving Modern Yoga" and co-host of the Conspirituality Podcast. They candidly discuss the abuses perpetrated by K. Pattabhi Jois and other prominent gurus, exposing the hidden dangers within...
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Transgender Yoga with Leslie Howard
Join Darren as he sits down with Leslie Howard, a renowned yoga teacher with a focus on the pelvic floor, in this enlightening episode. Leslie discusses the unique needs of transgender individuals, including those undergoing hormone replacement therapy and gender confirmation surgery. Delving…
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Mindful Solutions: Tackling Depression From Within
Almost all of us struggle with depression or know someone who does. In this episode, renowned mental health advocate and author of So-Called Normal, Mark Henick, shares his personal journey through depression and suicidal thinking and provides insightful tips and practical advice for those...
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Empowering Yoga in Turbulent Times: A Conversation with Amy Ippoliti
In this insightful episode, we delve into the art of teaching yoga during challenging and stressful times. Join the conversation between Darren Main and Amy Ippoliti, the author of The Art and Business of Teaching Yoga: The Yoga Professional's Guide to a Fulfilling Career. Amy Ippoliti…
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Parenting Tips, Hacks & Yoga Wisdom with Sarah Ezrin
Join Darren Main in this insightful episode of 'Living Yoga' as he chats with Sarah Ezrin, author of 'The Yoga of Parenting.' Dive deep into the transformative world of yoga and how it offers valuable parenting tips, advice, and hacks. Learn how the ancient practices can be the key to stress...
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Can Abortion Be Safe Without Roe V. Wade?
Now that The Supreme Court has overturned Roe V. Wade and states are criminalizing abortion and passing more restrictive abortion laws, millions of women have fewer choices and are left to navigate healthcare decisions without the support of a trusted doctor or clinics. • How can women in states...
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Rituals of the Soul with Kori Hahn
Kori Hahn is the author of Rituals of the Soul and founder of a community gathering place called the Santosha Society, which is dedicated to travel, surfing, and the soulful. Learn More about Kori Hahn: https://santoshasociety.com/ Purchase: Rituals of the Soul: Using the 8 Ancient Principles of...
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Accessible Yoga with Jivana Heyman
Yoga is wonderful, but for students practicing with various limitations as and unique challenges or who use a wheelchair, it’s hard to know where to start or how to practice. In this conversation, Jivana Heyman, a certified yoga teacher and author, will offer tips on how to adapt the practice to...
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A Queer Dharma with Jacoby Ballard
A conversation with activist, yoga teachers and author of A Queer Dharma, Jacoby Ballard. RESOURCES Jacoby's Website Purchase: A Queer Dharma FREE VIDEO COURSE Mindfulness for Busy Minds
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A Conversation with Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswatiji
In this conversation author, spiritual teachers and humanitarian Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati discusses her personal journey, women's rights, COVID-19 in India and her new book, Hollywood to the Himalayas. Learn more about Sadhvi and her work at https://www.sadhviji.org/ Purchase Hollywood to the...
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Conscious Eating with Chef Amber
Amber Caudle is a renowned chef and author. We are going to chat about ways to take your healthy diet to the next level even if you often feel to busy to cook. Chef Amber's Website
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Yogi Entrepreneur: Inspiring Passion in Your Students
Use these simple tips to create more passionate yoga students.
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Will & Mysteria with Christa Reynolds
Long time San Francisco Bay Area yoga teacher Christa Reynolds please release of her new book, Will and Mysteria. Learn More
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Women and Yoga
For thirty years, Marisa Toriggino has been offering yoga to women in every phase of life. In this conversation she talks about yoga, women and empowerment. Marisa's Website
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Energy Speaks with Lee Harris
Bestselling author Lee Harris talks about his new book, Energy Speaks: Messages from Spirit on Living, Loving, and Awakening . Visit Lee's Website
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Inclusive Christianity with Brandan Robertson
Often, modern Christianity can feel exclusive and judgmental. Pastor and author Brandan Robertson has a very different approach forged in his own experience as a gay Christian. His mission is to promote a more inclusive Christianity that welcomes everyone. This approach to Christianity had made…
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Exploring Masculinity with Sam Pond
What does it mean to be truly masculine—to move through the world with confidence and strength. In this episode, Sam Pond, a leading men's coach, explores what it means to embrace true masculinity an how straight men can more confidently connect with women. About Sam Pond Sam is a coach for men,...
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Yoga and the Jewish Tradition
Yoga can be a great complement to one's faith. In this interview, author, psychologist and yoga teacher Mariana Caplan, reflects on how yoga intersects with her Jewish beliefs and traditions.
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Gay Men Finding Intimacy with Finn Deerhart
In spite of greater political equality in recent decades, many gay men still struggle to find deep connections with other gay men. Finn Deerhart began his career as a conservative Christian minister only to realize that he was living in denial. Ultimately, he let go of his body shame and started…
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Yoga and Islam
About 3.5 million Americans and nearly 2 billion people worldwide identify as Muslim. How can Muslims benefit from yoga? Is yoga a complement to or in conflict with Islam? What can the broader yoga community do to make the yoga space more welcoming to Muslims? In this podcast, Sameera Qureshi—a...
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Holistic Fitness with Zach Taylor
Getting and staying in shape can be hard. In this episode, personal trainer, Zach Taylor talks abound a more holistic approach to resistance training that can complement practices like yoga. Contact Zach Zach on Instagram Zach at Fitness SF
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A conversation with Mariko Hirakawa
A conversation with, yoga teacher, author and Ayurvedic practitioner Mariko Hirakawa. In this episode Mariko talks about her inspiring journey and her new book, The Yoga of Personal Development: Enlightened Lessons on Peak Performance, Leadership and Living A Life of No Regrets RESOURCES Mariko's...
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The Wall of Song
Wall of Song is a collaborative singing video work that invites people from all different backgrounds, beliefs, political affiliations, orientations and countries of origins—no matter their ability to carry a tune—to record themselves singing along to Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah. In this time of...
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Exploring Feng Shui with Mark Ainley
Mark Ainley is a Contemporary Feng Shui Consultant with a unique sensibility. In this episode Mark talks about the powerful impact one's surroundings can have on the body, mind and spirit. LEARN MORE Mark's Website
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All Our Waves are Water with Jaimal Yogis
Jaimal Yogis is an outdoorsman, award-winning writer, and frequent teacher. He is the author of Saltwater Buddha, a humorous coming-of-age memoir about running away to Hawaii at sixteen to surf, nearly becoming a Zen monk, and eventually winding up at Columbia Journalism School. In this interview...
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Audiobook: Inner Tranquility: A Guide to Seated Meditation
Enjoy a free sample of Darren Main's audiobook, Inner Tranquility: A Guide to Seated Meditation read by actor Jesse Dornan. Like the book? Download the whole things on Amazon or Audible
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Dropping the Struggle with Roger Housden
In our culture of “get more, have more, be more,” is there any place for “thanks, I’m good”? In this interview, Darren talks with Bestselling author and acclaimed teacher Roger Housden who says yes in this alternative to nonstop striving and self-criticism. Resources Roger's Website Purchase...
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The National Youth Orchestra of Iraq with Paul MacAlindin
Paul MacAlindin was called to help create a National Youth Orchestra in the world's toughest place for music, Iraq. Through his book, UPBEAT: the Story of the National Youth Orchestra of Iraq, he explains how a youth orchestra became the crucible for the young musicians' trauma and hunger for...
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Audiobook: Spiritual Journeys along the Yellow Brick Road Audiobook
The Wizard of Oz is one of the most beloved stories of all time and with very good reason. The images and symbolism in this story contain profound guidance and wisdom that speak to the heart to the human condition. By reflecting on Dorothy’s search for home, the Tin Man’s quest for love, the...
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Healing Trauma Triggers with Lisa Danylchuk
Donald Trump’s ‘Access Hollywood Tape’, numerous allegations against Bill Cosby and many other high profile news stories about sexual assault have been reported in recent years bringing up strong emotions in those who have experiences trauma of their own. In this discussion, autho Lisa Danylchuk...
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Audiobook: Yoga and the Path of the Urban Mystic Audiobook
A free sample of Yoga and the Path of the Urban Mystic by Darren Main. If you enjoy this sample please check out the full version at Amazon or Audible.
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Yoga Body and Mind Handbook with Jasmine Tarkeshi
Co-Founder of Laughing Lotus Yoga J talks about her amazing journey from New York to San Francisco to motherhood and her new book, Yoga Body and Mind Handbook Resources Laughing Lotus Website PURCHASE Yoga Body and Mind Handbook
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The Teacher Appears with Brian Leaf
Renown yoga teacher Brian Leaf is best known for his sharp wit and deep insights into the practical aspect of yoga. In this episode he talks about his latest book The Teacher Appears: 108 Prompts to Power Your Yoga Practice. Brian’s Website Purchase The Teacher Appears
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Living in Blue Sky Mind with Richard Diedrichs
Like clouds that can hide the blue sky, passing thoughts and emotions can obscure the deep serenity and stillness of the mind. In this episode Zen Priest, Richard Diedrichs, talks about mindfulness and meditation and his inspiring new book, Living in Blue Sky Mind. Resources Richard’s Website...
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Rebel Livin’ with Kimberly Roberts
Kimberly Roberts lives for adventure and had devoted her life to helping others walk through the fears that keep them stuck. By forming the Rebel Livin’ online community and coaching hundreds of people, she has become an expert boat rocker that will inspire you to leap first and ask questions...
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Breaking Rules with Jake Heilbrunn
At eighteen, Jake Heilbrunn entered college like millions of other high school graduates. But after developing a chronic skin condition and falling into depression, Jake realized staying in school didn’t align with his dreams. Listening to his inner voice and following his heart, he took a leap…
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Exploring Biocentrism with Bob Berman
For thousands of years mystics have espoused the notion that observing the physical universe changes it. Now quantum physics has begun to observe this effect in measurable and scientific ways as well.. In this episode, Bob Berman author of Biocentrism: How Life and Consciousness are the Keys to...
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You Are the One with Kute Blackson
Motivational speaker and author Kute Blackson is unique in his approach to empowerment. Unlike those who promise to simply help people “get” what they want, Kute’s life work instead reveals to people what they have to give, by liberating who they are most truly and deeply. The focus: Freedom. In...
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Master Your Mind, Master Your Life with Giovanni Dienstmann
Meditation can feel like an overwhelming practice, but with the right guidance, anyone can learn to master the mind. In this episode Giovanni Dienstmann talks about his own experiences learning to meditate and shares some tips for creating a regular and satisfying home practice. Resources...
About this show
Want to roll up your mat and find yoga and mindfulness in your day-to-day life?
Living Yoga is a podcast that features interviews with leading voices in mindfulness, holistic health and spiritual activism. It’s hosted by author and yoga teacher Darren Main and features guests who are experts on topics like mindfulness, meditation, stress management, nutrition, exercise physiology and much more!
If you want to learn how to live your best life, then subscribe now! Thanks again for listening and enjoy the show!
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