Yoga Matters Podcast

073 Abhinivesha (5 Kleshas)

Thoughts? Questions? Feel free to get in touch - we'd love to hear from you :-) [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2442259/fan_mail/new] In this episode, we tackle abhinivesha — the deepest and most primal of the five kleshas — and it might well be the one that hits hardest. This is the klesha of clinging to life (or the existence of something), the white-knuckle grip we have on things staying exactly as they are. From the mild discomfort of ageing to the worry of something ending/dying before you were ready, abhinivesha is the hum beneath most of our anxieties. We explore why nobody is immune to it (the ancient texts are very clear on this), what it actually means to loosen the grip, and why facing this one — gently, with curiosity — might just be the most liberating thing you do all year. Buckle up, it's a big one. Emma and Andy try to keep their podcasts light-hearted and unedited, wherever possible, allowing for a more natural conversation style and an authentic representation of their characters. They aim to provide information and entertainment by mixing their knowledge, research and personal experiences with debate and (occasional) opposing view points.  :-) If you would like more information about Emma and Andy or Learn Live Give and what they are trying to achieve, please go to www.learnlivegive.co.uk for more information. Also, please feel free to get in touch with us if you have any questions or queries, thoughts or feedback on our podcasts. We'd love to hear from you.

072 Dvesha (5 Kleshas)

Thoughts? Questions? Feel free to get in touch - we'd love to hear from you :-) [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2442259/fan_mail/new] In this episode, we wade into the fourth of the five kleshas — dvesha - or aversion... From the emails you don't want to open to the people you silently avoid, you realise dvesha is everywhere once you start looking for it. We unpack what the yogic tradition actually says about this deep-rooted tendency to push away discomfort, why it's sneakier than its more famous sibling raga (attachment), and what a little self-awareness can do about it. No Sanskrit degree required — just an open mind and a sense of humour about your own avoidance habits. Emma and Andy try to keep their podcasts light-hearted and unedited, wherever possible, allowing for a more natural conversation style and an authentic representation of their characters. They aim to provide information and entertainment by mixing their knowledge, research and personal experiences with debate and (occasional) opposing view points.  :-) If you would like more information about Emma and Andy or Learn Live Give and what they are trying to achieve, please go to www.learnlivegive.co.uk for more information. Also, please feel free to get in touch with us if you have any questions or queries, thoughts or feedback on our podcasts. We'd love to hear from you.

071 Raga (5 Kleshas)

Thoughts? Questions? Feel free to get in touch - we'd love to hear from you :-) [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2442259/fan_mail/new] This is the third of our five-part series on the kleshas — the afflictions Patanjali identified in the Yoga Sutras as the root causes of human suffering. Today we're looking at Raga — often translated as 'attachment', but also craving or grasping. That magnetic pull toward the things that have given us pleasure... the belief that this person, this object, experience, or feeling... is what will finally make us whole or happy and therefore we try to keep a hold of it. Raga doesn't announce itself loudly. It quietly shapes our choices, our moods, our sense of self. And because it masquerades as preferences, relationships or happiness, it can be one of the trickier kleshas to spot. Emma and Andy try to keep their podcasts light-hearted and unedited, wherever possible, allowing for a more natural conversation style and an authentic representation of their characters. They aim to provide information and entertainment by mixing their knowledge, research and personal experiences with debate and (occasional) opposing view points.  :-) If you would like more information about Emma and Andy or Learn Live Give and what they are trying to achieve, please go to www.learnlivegive.co.uk for more information. Also, please feel free to get in touch with us if you have any questions or queries, thoughts or feedback on our podcasts. We'd love to hear from you.

070 Asmita (5 Kleshas)

Thoughts? Questions? Feel free to get in touch - we'd love to hear from you :-) [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2442259/fan_mail/new] In this week's podcast we discuss Asmita, the second of the five Kleshas. Often translated as ego, and arguably the subtlest troublemaker of the bunch, it's the deeply human habit of confusing who we truly are with the roles, labels and stories we've collected along the way — the job title, the personality type, the identity we defend a little too fiercely in an argument. The ancient yogis saw it clearly thousands of years ago, and as we'll discover, it's just as alive and kicking today, and how Asmita quietly runs the show — and what we can do about it. Emma and Andy try to keep their podcasts light-hearted and unedited, wherever possible, allowing for a more natural conversation style and an authentic representation of their characters. They aim to provide information and entertainment by mixing their knowledge, research and personal experiences with debate and (occasional) opposing view points.  :-) If you would like more information about Emma and Andy or Learn Live Give and what they are trying to achieve, please go to www.learnlivegive.co.uk for more information. Also, please feel free to get in touch with us if you have any questions or queries, thoughts or feedback on our podcasts. We'd love to hear from you.

069 Avidya (5 Kleshas)

Thoughts? Questions? Feel free to get in touch - we'd love to hear from you :-) [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2442259/fan_mail/new] This is the first of our five-part series on the kleshas — the afflictions that Patanjali identified in the Yoga Sutras as the root causes of human suffering. We're starting with avidya — often translated as ignorance, but more precisely: wrong knowing. Not simply an absence of information, but a fundamental misperception of reality itself… mistaking the impermanent for permanent, the painful for pleasant, the impure for pure. It's the root klesha — the first of the five afflictions, and the one from which all the others grow. Over the next four episodes, we'll explore how avidya gives rise to ego, attachment, aversion, and the fear of death. But today, we discuss the ‘fog’ that makes all the other kleshas possible.  Emma and Andy try to keep their podcasts light-hearted and unedited, wherever possible, allowing for a more natural conversation style and an authentic representation of their characters. They aim to provide information and entertainment by mixing their knowledge, research and personal experiences with debate and (occasional) opposing view points.  :-) If you would like more information about Emma and Andy or Learn Live Give and what they are trying to achieve, please go to www.learnlivegive.co.uk for more information. Also, please feel free to get in touch with us if you have any questions or queries, thoughts or feedback on our podcasts. We'd love to hear from you.