5/30/13 - The Practice of Satya: Realizing the Power of Thoughts, Words and Deeds That Are Anchored in Truth
Judith Hanson Lasater
Encore from 10/11/12  

Judith Hanson Lasater, Yoga teacher and author of many books on yoga and co-author of What We Say Matters: Practicing Nonviolent Communication, brings a wealth of insight and practical guidance to this conversation with Rev. O’Brian about the power of satya, or truthfulness. Truthfulness is practiced on many levels, from understanding our viewpoints as relative truth to developing the willingness to live in harmony with universal Truth.

Judith Hanson Lasater has taught yoga since 1971 and holds a doctorate in East-West psychology. She is president of the California Yoga Teachers Association and serves on the advisory board of Yoga Journal. Judith teaches yoga classes and trains yoga teachers in kinesiology, yoga therapeutics, and the Yoga Sutra in the San Francisco Bay Area. She also gives workshops throughout the United States, and has taught in several countries around the world. Judith is the author of several books on yoga, including Yoga for Pregnancy, A Year of Living Your Yoga, and YogaBody. She is also co-author of What We Say Matters: Practicing Nonviolent Communication. 

6/06/13 - Rasayana: Elixirs of Rejuvenation for Women’s Wellness 
Acharya Pratichi Mathur

Acharya Pratichi Mathur, Founder and Director of Vedika Global, joins Yogacharya O’Brian for an inspiring exploration of the timeless wisdom, lifestyle practices and spiritual contemplations that are particularly supportive of women’s wellness. Ayurveda offers a comprehensive system for a woman’s well-being through all the seasons and stages of life. Additionally, it offers women Rasayanas, which are special rejuvenating elixirs. By partaking certain divinely-charged Rasayanas, women of all ages can reclaim balance, beauty, and sexual power.

Acharya Pratichi Mathur is the Founder and Acharya of Vedika Global, dedicated to teaching, living and sharing the spiritually energized science of Ayurveda. Pratichi is the inheritor and documenter of wisdom from a long lineage of Sadhus and scholars devoted to serving humanity through the Vedic Vidyas, significantly Vedanta, Yoga and Ayurveda. Pratichi also serves as Director on the Board of Tathaastu So Be It magazine and also on the Board of Directors of California Association of Ayurvedic Medicine

6/13/13 - Awakening Shakti: How to Discover, Participate In and Benefit From Divine Feminine Energy and Power 
Sally Kempton

Sally Kempton, teacher of meditation and spiritual philosophy and author of the new book Awakening Shakti: The Transformative Power of the Goddesses of Yoga joins Yogacharya O’Brian for an exploration of our relationship to the divine feminine, including some very practical insights and guidance for activating the currents of Shakti in every aspect of our lives.

Sally Kempton is the author of the popular Yoga Journal column “Wisdom.” Known for her gift of making yogic wisdom relevant to daily life and leading students into deep states of meditation, she teaches workshops and retreats internationally. She has spent over 40 years practicing, studying, and teaching meditation and spiritual philosophy, including many years as a swami (monk) in one of the orders of India’s Saraswati tradition. Sally Kempton is the author of Meditation for the Love of It.