In this episode, I sit down with Chris Parkison, founder of the DC Yoga podcast. Chris and I met through the DC Yoga podcast and since then haven't stopped talking about the yoga industry and community, our time as yoga teachers and yoga teacher trainers, and how to deepen the practice of yogic techniques of transformation. In this episode we get deep in talking about the Vedic concept of the koshas, or layers of the bodily experience and expression. We also cover:
1. Chris's archival work on the DC yoga industry
2. His long-planned trip to India and how going to the "source" impacted his practice and teaching
3. The importance of mysticism and how, without it in your body, you're unhappy and incomplete
4. How much of a teacher's own practice reflects what they share in a teacher training and/or their classes
5. Oranges.
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Also! This episode included some Sanskrit. We've translated most of the words used here:
1. Kriya: action
2. Koshas: the layers of the body
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Books and media referenced:
1. The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma, Bessel van Der Kolk
2. Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art, James Nestor
3. The Wisdom of Yoga: A Seeker's Guide to Extraordinary Living, Stephen Cope
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Episode credits:
Original music by Kim's band Governess
Produced by Alyssa Yeroshefsky and Kim Weeks
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