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Peter's Podcast
by Peter Ferko
Conversations with yoga master Peter Ferko about real yoga, actual happiness, and deep living.
Episodes
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Bhakti, the Yoga of Awe
Today, we head to ISHTA meditation class and consider devotion and the sense of awe. You can just listen to the talk at the beginning, or then stay for the practice, if you like. I shortened the silent time in the meditation, so if you like a longer practice, pause the recording. Deepen your yoga...
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The Yoga of A.I.
Today's episode is really an essay. I've been thinking a lot about artificial intelligence, A.I., over the past years. Since I think of most things in terms of yoga, I have thought a lot about the way A.I. relates to us as yogis in terms of philosophy and practice. These are some of my thoughts…
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Working with Alternate Nostril Breath
Today we go to class to do a meditation practice where we maximize the benefits of alternate nostril breath: Nadi Shodhana. Namaste Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon. You can take class with Peter or study ISHTA Teacher Training at ishtayoga.com
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Compassion as a Part of Practice
What does it mean to be compassionate in a time of so much upset? Wendy Newton joins to hash out some philosophy and practice points. You can take classes with Peter and Wendy at ISHTA Yoga. Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon!
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Yoga…a Practice & a State of Being
In today's episode, Peter discusses yoga as a practice and a state of being. He talks about the value of knowing this as a practitioner, and also of sharing this context if you're a teacher. Peter teaches teacher training, workshops, and classes at ISHTA Yoga in New York. You can find out more at...
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You Are Here: Incarnation
Today is a new discussion of a project of mine from 2016, the novel I authored called "Incarnation." It's the tale of a group of people whose lives helped me explore a philosophical question: Does it matter what we choose? I revisited the project because it peeked out recently and I realized it...
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Share Your Gifts
We are in need of each other's gifts as we face life's challenges. Yoga provides a system for both resetting, so that we are able to function effectively; and a way to tap into the inspiration that lets us know what to do. In this episode, I talk about the importance of doing that thing that our...
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Ayurveda with Naomi Edwards
In this episode, Ayurvedic Practitioner Naomi Edwards of Hillabrant Holistics shares ayurvedic tools to help with stability through the current transitions in the geopolitics and in the seasonal change from vata to kapha. You can see the foot massage video Naomi mentions on Instagram here, or on...
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Happy Women's Day!
Happy International Women's Day every day!
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The State of the Union is Equanimity
Wendy and I keep an eye on current events through the lens of the Yoga Sutras. Using the Four Keys, sutra 1.33 and the Yamas and Niyamas from the second pada/chapter, we talk about the opportunity for practice vs. the inclination to judge others for their shortcomings and bad actions. Please...
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The Practice of Doing No Harm
Peter and Wendy touch on the practice of yama and niyama in light of this week's news revelations and the onslaught of challenges. Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon. You can take classes and training with Peter and Wendy at ISHTA Yoga. Namaste
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Celebrate New Years with a Pause
New Year’s Day is often considered a time for resolving, correcting, directing, redoubling. What if instead, it was a day of still point — a moment when the last year is over, and we can let go of those efforts, those judgements, those conceptions? And pause. And breathe. Peter talks with Wendy...
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Unconditional Love with Wendy Newton
In this episode, Wendy Newton and I talk about the value of unconditional love, including what it is, what it isn't and how to practice and experience it. Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon. Peter & Wendy will be workshopping these ideas at a daylong retreat in Sedona Arizona this…
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I'm Whole — I'm a Fragment: Why Yogis Meditate
Today's practice is a potent kriya yoga meditation that has come down through the lineage of Paramahansa Yogananda. At ISHTA Yoga we call it the diksha, or initiate practice that sets you on the way to experiencing why yogis meditate. Enjoy the intro talk, or settle in for a meditation practice —...
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Is Yoga a Union of Body, Mind, Spirit? with Wendy Newton
Some yogis say yoga isn't about yoking the body to anything. Wendy and I discuss, and explore why we think the body is an important part of yoga. Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon, linked here. You can take classes and training with Peter and Wendy online and in person at ISHTAyoga.com...
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Yoking Experience and Understanding with Wendy Newton
In today's episode, join us for our morning discussion of yoga. We discuss Shiva-Shakti, the conceptual underpinnings of Nature and its expression as our experience. Coming into resonance with either one or both is a way to grow in understanding and appreciation of this wondrous up-and-down life…
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Should a Yogi Be Concerned with Politics?
Today's episode answers the question, "In our contentious times, should a yogi be somehow above it all?" I received a comment that my discussion of politics in social media was disappointing. I respond with some thoughts based on the Bhagavad Gita, the Ramayana, and my own contemplation of the...
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Tuning Your Instrument Using the Chakras
A discussion and meditation using the elemental model Tantra Yoga uses to describe experience. Explaining experience as an interaction of earth, water, fire, air, and space allows us to adjust our energy quickly — we can see the elements at work in life, rather than having to analyze everything…
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Tips Yoga offers for Peace in Political Chaos
In today's episode, Wendy Newton and I talk about the playbook the administration is using to promote falsehoods. We then discuss the ways we can both stay concerned and stay healthy. Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon.com. It's easy to send me a small token if you find these offerings...
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Joy in Every Experience w/Wendy Newton
Wendy Newton and I discuss a description of the "play of life" that yoga describes. By cultivating the right attitude, through practice, we can have a deep appreciation for whatever happens, whether your mind wants to call it happy or painful. We base our discussion on a quote from Tantra...
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Light for the Solstice: A Meditation
A talk and meditation practice to help bring radiance into your own life and that of others. Join Peter live or online at ISHTA Yoga. Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon. Thank you to those of you who do already! Namaste
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Shiva/Shakti: The Tantra of What Is
Today we talk about real yoga, actual happiness, and deep living! I share a meditation practice that distinguishes the Nature/Goddess force and Consciousness to provide a perspective on life that helps us live in balance while life has its ups and downs. Enjoy the talk alone, or join in for the...
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Chakras as the Stepping Stones to Meditation
Come by ISHTA Yoga with me today for a talk about the chakras, plus a meditation using the "chakra bhedana," kriya practice. If you have a chance this Memorial Day week, join me, Wendy Newton, and Mona Anand in the Hamptons on Long Island for a retreat that looks at how to deepen your practice.…
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Bringing Wisdom and Purpose into Your Life
Today's episode takes us to ISHTA meditation class for a talk about how Tantra offers us not just an escape, but a way to bring our wisdom into life to help both ourselves and the world. Listen to the talk, or stay on for the meditation practice, too. Please come to our retreat! Calling on Your...
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Calling on Your Practice Now
In today's episode, Wendy Newton, Mona Anand, and I discuss why we're hosting a retreat in the Hamptons May 27-30. We talk about the value of sangha — intentional spiritual community, the power of satsang — speaking about our highest truths, and the importance of fun and wonder when we're facing...
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Training as a Yogi
Mona Anand, a co-owner of ISHTA Yoga, and I took teacher training together, but we both intended it to help us learn more about yoga. We both think of teacher training as training to be a yogi — to understand more deeply what it means to have and draw on this powerful practice. In today's…
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Chaotic? 3-Part Cycles
Thoughts about our chaotic time, and how the philosophical symbol of the "granthis," or knots can help us move from fear and anger toward clarity and perspective. I mention the ISHTA Meditation Training that will be led by Alan Finger, Sarah Finger, and myself March 25-28. I mention a book on...
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What Do Physics, Yoga, and Byron Katie Have in Common?
Today's episode is a meditation that begins with a talk about an aspect of sattva, the balanced action that is difficult to grasp in a world of constant motion. I share some ideas from quantum physics and from author Byron Katie to serve as analogs to what are doing we when we're not so wrapped…
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Heart Essence: A Meditation
In today's episode, we go to ISHTA Yoga for meditation class. The meditation is based around three mudras and taps into what Tantra yoga calls dahar akasha, or the cave of the heart wherein Universal Consciousness abides as our whole Self. You can take class in person or online with Peter at…
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Brian McLaren on Wisdom and Courage
In this episode, I talk with Brian McLaren, an old friend and well-respected spiritual voice about his new book, Life After Doom: Wisdom and Courage for a World Falling Apart. I was so moved by his book that I asked Brian to discuss it for listeners of Peter's Podcast. The book doesn't focus on...
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Four Keys in the Florida Keys
In this episode, Wendy and I talk about the Four Keys and the Yamas/Niyamas, two oft-quoted and oft-misunderstood parts of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, which Wendy worked on with Alan Finger to create a Tantric interpretation. These will be the topics of our retreat to Key Largo this February....
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Happy Thanksgiving & Indigenous Peoples' Day
Best wishes to you and your family. Some thoughts on Indigenous Peoples' Day and Thanksgiving. I'm grateful for the chance to talk with you about real yoga, actual happiness, and deep living. Wendy and I are planning a retreat in the Florida Keys in February. Keep posted for more details. Please...
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Post-Election Pod
I share some thoughts for those with feelings of having lost the election. I refer to the book Tantra: The Path of Ecstasy by Georg Feuerstein. More on the Stages of Grief at https://www.healthline.com/health/stages-of-grief Namaste.
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Yoga Nidra Meditation
Today's podcast is a yoga nidra practice, which is a meditation done lying down. Yoga nidra is very helpful at helping you relax or fall asleep. The meditation is about 20 minutes long and can be done on a yoga mat, on a couch or in bed. If you need to get up after the practice, you might want to...
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Gita Thoughts: Divine? Demonic?
In this episode, I chat a bit about how the Bhagavad Gita, which I consider a kind of human being instruction manual, gives guidance about the qualities of someone who is more "divine" vs. someone more "demonic." Since our political situation has become one where the opposite sides are so at…
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You are Perfect – Tantra and Dualism Meditation
Tantra Philosophy gave us a definition of reality that considers everything as a path to learning that we are just right as we are, that there is nothing better. Today's pod is a meditation class. Listen to the intro or join in the meditation practice! You can take class with Peter at ISHTA Yoga…
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Some favorite music of 2024
Barack Obama has his music list; I have mine. Here are 21 songs that have been in heavy rotation this past Spring and summer. Hope you find something to enjoy. If you'd like to listen to the full songs, you can find the playlists on Tidal and on Spotify. Namaste!
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How We Perceive and Engage in Life w/Wendy Newton
Join Wendy Newton for a preview of her course on the Yoga Sutras. Next up Vibhutti Pada. This fascinating part of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali describes what comes from your practice, or to use one translation: the gifts of yoga! Course details at ISHTA Yoga Please support Peter's Podcast on...
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Sound! with Lindsay Monal
I discuss yoga training, lineage, and sound healing and meditation with teacher Lindsay Monal. Lindsay Monal is an ISHTA Yoga Graduate, Reiki Master, and Sound Meditation Facilitator. She regularly offers classes and teacher trainings in North Jersey and New York City, and hosts international…
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Meditation: Keep it Simple!
Sometimes we get fancy with meditation techniques, but today we keep it simple with a practice of breath awareness. Give a listen, and then take the practice for a spin when you feel the need to shift gears, calm down, or get focused before doing something important. Please support Peter's…
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Shhhh! I'm doing something else!
A quick thought on pausing the news cycle for our own mental well-being...
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Why Mantras Work: a meditation
In today's episode, you can join Peter at ISHTA Yoga for an introductory talk about mantra, or stay tuned for the full meditation practice. You can join Peter in person or online at ISHTA Yoga. Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon! Namaste
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Overwhelmed? with Wendy Newton
In today's episode, Wendy Newton and I trade ideas for overcoming overwhelm! See this episode on video on YouTube/@peterspodcast. You can take classes, workshops and trainings with Peter and Wendy. See https://linktr.ee/peterferko for links to ISHTA Yoga and other events. Please support Peter's...
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Yoga Sutras with Wendy Newton
ISHTA Yogiraj Wendy Newton talks about her upcoming course and shares some insights on the Yoga Sutras. More info on the course at ISHTAYoga.com Namaste!
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Asana Tips: Sun Breath
I share a few tips on how to approach asana, and how to do a powerful, simple vinyasa: the Sun Breath. This episode of Peter's Podcast is also a video. Check it out on YouTube/@peterspodcast Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon. Thank you! Namaste
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May You Flower this Spring!
Today we head to meditation class for Shakti Chalani, a beautiful practice that traditionally uses the image of a snake to represent kundalini shakti — the movement from the earthbound to the transcendent perspective. Alan Finger taught us a form of this alternative, which uses a sprouting…
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Ups, Downs, Cycles: a Meditation
Join me in class for a meditation on the cycles of life.
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Brahma, Vishnu, Rudra, and Taylor Swift
We're off to class for a talk and a meditation on the granthis, with a nod to Tay Tay.
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Happy New Perspective! with Wendy Newton
Wendy and I share some insights from our New Year's special class on drishti and perspective. I mention a podcast episode and quote Dr. Mark Leary. The podcast is Finding Mastery 12/27/2023 . Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon. Thank you! You can take class and workshops with Peter. Find…
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Ayurveda and Yoga with Naomi Edwards
Peter talks Ayurveda, the Indian science of health, with Naomi Edwards. Naomi is a Holistic Health Practitioner who specializes in Ayurveda, Yoga and Plant Medicine. Her passion is to share the knowledge of these ancient practices and give people the education of preventative health in a joyful...
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