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Peter's PodcastFour Keys in the Florida KeysIn 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. More info about the retreat is at peterferko.com/retreat/ You can get more info by writing me at peterspodcast108@gmail.com.Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon! Thank you!Namaste.
2024-12-1627 minPeter's PodcastYoga as a Life Toolbox w/Katrina RepkaIn this episode, I speak with Katrina Repka. Katrina is an ISHTA Yogiraj (master) who has led classes, workshops, retreats, and teacher trainings in her home in London and beyond. She is the co-author with Alan Finger of Breathing Space: Twelve Lessons for the Modern Woman and Chakra Yoga: Balancing Energy for Physical, Spiritual, and Mental Well-being.You can take class with Katrina online at ISHTAYoga.com.Wendy Newton and I are hosting 4 day-long retreats this Spring and Summer. Join us for Fresh Air Fridays, the first friday of May-August at Ascend Center in Cold Spring, New...
2023-04-2454 min
Awakening with Dr. JennieThe Genius of Yoga with Yogiraj Peter FerkoJoin me as we delve into learning about yogic meditation with Yogiraj Peter Ferko. Peter has been studying meditation since the 1980s and coauthored the book, "The Genius of Yoga" with Alan Finger. This is not only one of the few books dedicated to yogic based meditation, it is a book that discusses meditation beyond mindfulness. We discuss the purpose of yoga for meditation, why there is a disconnect between yoga and meditation and how you can begin to individualize your practices rather than believe yoga or meditation is not for you. It is an episode worth listening to if...
2020-09-2853 min
Peter's PodcastReal Yoga on the Other Side of the World w/Tamara GrahamIn this episode, I catch up with fellow ISHTA Yogiraj Tamara Graham in Perth, Australia. A yoga lover since her teens, Tamara Graham started teaching Yoga in New York at her friends' request. Soon after, she completed one of the first ISHTA Yoga Teacher Training programs, when it was Be Yoga. She had a complete a-ha experience with Al realizing that he was her teacher.
She returned to Perth Australia, as a single mother of 3, and started teaching there. From her first classes in an empty church hall, she’s grown Tamara Yoga to a thriving community of th...
2019-08-2856 min
Peter's PodcastPeter's Podcast Live w/Mona AnandIn today’s episode, we go live to ISHTA Yoga where I interview my colleague and friend, Mona Anand. Mona is a fellow Yogiraj in the ISHTA lineage and the co-owner of ISHTA Yoga. She is a Senior trainer with me in ISHTA teacher trainings.
Mona devotes a significant portion of her time to yoga nidra and restorative yoga. She is the co-Founder of Mona Anand’s ISHTA Yoga Nidra, a 9-step system of Yoga Nidra that she developed with Alan Finger. She also developed a restorative yoga training with Gina Menza that incorporates visualization, pranayama, kriya and...
2018-02-221h 02
Peter's PodcastWendy's Yoga Story w/Wendy Newton and Jenny BloomToday on the podcast, I speak with Wendy Newton, my wife and a yoga master. Listeners have commented how much you like our breakfast table chats. I hope you like this one, too. I learned some fun new things about Wendy myself in this one as she shared her story of coming to yoga as a teenager! We mention Wendy's teachers Alan Finger and Heather Principe.
Then, I catch up with Jenny Bloom, and we talk about the #metoo moment in light of yoga insights. I hope you enjoy it.
I’m very excited to an...
2017-12-121h 09
Peter's PodcastCulture, Science, and Yoga Happiness w/Rina DeshpandeToday's episode begins with a monolog about deities in mantra. In it, I mention a Polish theatre production. The director's name is Jarosław Fret and the production that involved using ancient components of a mass was The Triptych
Then Rina Deshpande (bio below) joins me to talk first about the Indian cultural aspects of yoga; and then, about scientific research on yoga. Rina talks about growing up Indian in America. We muse about the pros and cons of the way yoga is reaching people today severed from its cultural heritage, and Rina talks about her recent a...
2017-12-0348 min
Peter's PodcastDeep Living w/Wendy NewtonToday’s guest is Wendy Newton. She is a yogiraj, or master of ISHTA yoga and a practitioner of Polarity Therapy, a yoga-based wellness system developed by Randolph Stone. She’s also my wife!
Today we invite you into our morning breakfast conversation, which is always about yoga and life. We broach the topic of deep living, which is one of the areas I want to explore via this podcast. We talk about living the way — like the Tao — of yoga, the challenges of dealing with political realities, and how deep living comes from deep study and consiste...
2017-06-3044 min
Peter's PodcastLike Happiness, but More Permanent w/Jenny BloomThis is our inaugural episode, where we introduce the broader scope of yoga and meditation. I am joined by yogini Jenny Bloom, a student of mine who is now a teacher. We discuss santosha, a yoga concept that defines happiness as contentment with what is. Jenny notes that my line about happiness could make a good tattoo, so we're going to make that a Patreon reward!
We go deeply into how you can be okay with what is while being deeply engaged with life. We also talk about where happiness comes from, and the temporary nature of...
2017-06-2035 min