Svadyaya: Self Study

Sailing With Phoenix, Ishvara Pranidhana, & Introducing Night Blooming Jasmine 🤍

We did it Joe! This is the last episode in the Yoga Ethics For Modern Living Series. A journey that began under a democrat and ended in the desert of our collective souls, lolz. Jk, things are looking up! In this episode: A tribute to Oliver & Phoenix and their saltwater pilgrimage <3 - leaving corporate America and following your dharma in real life. Ishvara Pranidhana – the practice of devotion and surrender to the divine also... Upanishads, wind turbines, Euro black outs, and does anyone know how to change a stereo fuse in a Fiat 500? From May 2025. Support me on Patreon <3 [http://patreon.com/thisbodypodcast] This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sofiacaramella.substack.com/subscribe [https://sofiacaramella.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Svadyaya: Self Study

Yoga Ethics returns with Svadyaya, the yogic principle of self study - a tool for radical self-awareness, and a spiritual survival skill for 2025 and beyond. Explore what it is to just look at yourself: your patterns, ego, addiction, motivations. Facing our true selves voluntarily is preferable to the inevitable alternative of having life force it upon you. And it will. Join the Patreon [http://patreon.com/thisbodypodcast] Also: – the wild prospect of a 100% film tariff and the possible death of global storytelling! – the ego’s grip on pleasure and power! – the brilliance of unsung creatives like Shere Hite and Allee Willis! - the extra $1 for so-called organic mushrooms?! Originally aired in May of 2025. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sofiacaramella.substack.com/subscribe [https://sofiacaramella.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

FIRE WALK WITH ME - TAPAS

Originally released in April 2025, in this episode I walk through the flames of transformation, both metaphorical and literal. With the help of surrealist cinema in the form of David Lynch’s Fire Walk With Me, we put one foot in front of the other, confront our deepest darkest, without running in terror. It’s through discipline and focus that we become the magician, the alchemist of our own lives. Explore the Niyama of Tapas, and join Patreon for bonus content xxx [http://patreon.com/thisbodypodcast] This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sofiacaramella.substack.com/subscribe [https://sofiacaramella.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

The Mind Is It's Own Place - Santosha

Today we're diving into Santosha—contentment—the second Niyama from Patanjali's Yoga Sutras. This episode explores what it means to find peace by accepting what is… even in a culture that constantly pushes for more. *some episodes recorded back to back around this same time, not pertaining to the Yamas and Niyamas, but referenced therein, can be found at Patreon.com/thisbodypodcast [http://patreon.com/thisbodypodcast]. For example, Fire Night, when the Eaton Fire burnt down my neighborhood, and Survivor’s Guilt, about the aftermath. Join for free for a week, and see if you like xx This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sofiacaramella.substack.com/subscribe [https://sofiacaramella.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Everything is GROSS! Time to Take Out the Trash! Yoga Ethics For Modern Living Continues with Saucha!

We’re taking out the trash on this episode, as we take a freestyle look at the first Niyama, Saucha, aka Purity. Of mind, of body, of environment.. Lets gooooooo! Mentioned in the episode: Patanjali Yoga Sutra 2.40 [https://youtu.be/NE6I0ykbHb8?si=mAUVWThMCprjEqmG] Originally released March 2025 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sofiacaramella.substack.com/subscribe [https://sofiacaramella.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]