Spira Power Yoga's Podcast

EPISODE DESCRIPTION Dora is the owner of Spira Power Yoga; she teaches mindfulness, resilience, and burnout prevention classes and yoga teacher trainings.  Cam is a yoga student at Spira Yoga who is seeking a new journey at midlife. We sat down and recorded a few casual conversations about life, yoga, philosophy, and books. This recording is our first conversation. Enjoy! This episode is our second meeting where we tackle the midlife issue, meaning of life, you know, just light conversation :-) And pros and cons of technology.

Dora is the owner of Spira Power Yoga; she teaches mindfulness, resilience, and burnout prevention classes and yoga teacher trainings.  Cam is a yoga student at Spira Yoga who is seeking a new journey at midlife. We sat down and recorded a few casual conversations about life, yoga, philosophy, and books. This recording is our first conversation. Enjoy! Below you will the timeline:  -              Gratitude  1.35      Orientation to place in life  2.15      Involuntary nature of interest  2.55      What about this studio drew my attention  3.30      description of something "missing"   4.12      Autopoietic  6.30      the persistent draw of yoga practice  7.50      Hard to put a finger on it  8.27      difference between yoga and manipulative bodywork  10.15    sacred nature/all in one place at one time  10.15    Operation of imagination   11.55    Loving attention   12.39    Maya - illusion  15.15    Teacher   15.70    What is real (figure it out?)  16.45    Assertion: growth only happens under adversity  17.30    Love and grief   18.15    lila, dukkha  18.41    Figuring it out   18.45    Trickster   18.73    Deadly serious game (nobody gets out alive not even Jesus Christ)  20.15    Everyone is a teacher   20.22    Definition of adult: taking responsibility for one's actions in an honest manner (that's teaching  20.55    Useful pattern of behavior (not necessary to figure it out)  21.62    Joy of sharing motivates teaching   21.74    Not cling the o outcome   22.12    Attempt to manipulate blocks flow of information   22.71    Not feeding the beast limits a certain growth (maybe good future conversation  24.70    "Beast " of capitalist culture/ teaching as opposed to "following"  25.02    Teacher shows way (not one you "follow ") from the book Desikachar - The Heart of Yoga  25.62    Sticky nature of popularity   26.02    Quality of exchange with students after closing "robust" studio.  27.12    Fundamental motivation to act   28.02    Sense of wonder  29.72    Paradox of the world   30.92    The journey is the point   32.02    we mentioned author Jonathan Haidt , The Happiness Hypothesis, The Righteous Mind  32.02    Book mentioned; Fourth Turning  35.42    Relationship between the state of physiology and familiarity with the   36.07    Culture and nature (epigenetic brothers; error to separate)  37.47    Put a pin in nature/nurture dialog  39.16    What is truly necessary ("real need")  40.12    Living necessity/need for order  41.40    Attempt to come back to topic of Fourth Turning and the hopeful message that we are at the end of a speculum (a length of time roughly equal to the potential lifetime of a person or, equivalently, the complete renewal of a human population).  43.32    Proposition: we carry history in our bodies (attribute nose comment to Sadhguru)  43.32    What do we (mid-life and elder) need to let go of, and what are the essential elements of history that the youngsters are ignorant of? Need to "hold space for something greater."  44.47    timeline of yogic teaching  46.32    The nature of how we create love and foster relationship does not change; we (as a species) sometimes forget how; that's what changes.  46.47    Nature of verbal language  47.62    Fear of and clumsiness with emotion  50.82    Communicating is "the practice"  52.52    Perception of, "not being right" as a primary threat  53.32    Beauty of living yoga: allow self to tease back reality  54.42    Responsibility to create as little harm as possible

Spend 20 min with Dr. Larry Silber, a Chiropractor, and Functional Medicine doctor, as well as a Crossfit and Yoga enthusiast. Learn why Yoga is essential for folks who love endurance and power sports, and yes, it is beneficial for everybody. Yoga is still mostly considered a “sport for the ladies,” it is time to change this mainstream perception. Yoga is very beneficial for men, and no, you do not need to be able to touch your toes. Dr. Silber graduated from Life Chiropractic College in Marietta, Georgia with academic honors. He practiced for many years in both the Atlanta and the Seattle areas before continuing his education and focusing on Functional Medicine. Dr. Silber’s decision to add in a focus on nutritional healing as well as chiropractic care, came out of his desire to help his family. He has seen first-hand the damaging effects of stress, poor diet and lack of physical activity on several family members. In addition, he currently gets to see the impact of sleep, food and stress management on both his own athletic performance and the many athletes with whom he works. Dr. Silber believes that physical health is the platform for achieving one’s goals and spiritual and emotional expansion. Working with people living with all types of health concerns, including weight gain, fatigue, depression, female hormone and gut problems, Dr. Silber shows people how to build a strong foundation of well-being and re-claim their birthright of physical health. You can find Dr. Silber teaching yoga Monday nights at Spira. If you wish to get in touch with him, send us an email; info@spirapoweryoga.com

Spira Talk Radio, Episode #6 Spend 30 min. listening to Marti, a Spira Yogi, talking about her new venture in life, volunteering at the Doney Coe Pet Clinic in Seattle. Doney Coe Pet Clinic supports the unconditional love between humans and their pets by offering veterinary services and wellness care to the pets of qualifying low-income families experiencing homelessness in Seattle, Washington. Why? Because every animal matters, and that all pets deserve to live a happy, healthy life. If you are interested in working with Doney Coe Pet Clinic, send Spira an email; info@spirapoweryoga.com. We will get you in touch with the right person.

Spira is gearing up for our annual yoga retreat, Kandie has been our private chef for the past 4 years. Listen to us reminisce about the fantastic food and surrounding. Spira holds annual retreats at Huntly's lodge. Those of you who have been to the estate, you know; it is spacious and private. The estate is on a private 20 acres 8 spacious cabins with their own bathrooms. The cabins are far apart from each other. Classes are held outside by the pool. Food is served outside in the garden. Let's spend a little time together! Let's do it safely, let's make it fun! For more info: https://www.spirapoweryoga.com/yoga-retreat