Podcasts by The Yoga Syndicate

Asceticism- the relation between spiritual pursuit vs. householder life. from 2021-04-19T00:22:06

Are you a devotee or a "sit down and believe what you watch on TV"? In this funfilled episode we cross the plains of remaining plain and getting on a plane to journey towards a better understanding...

Bhakti for new advancers from 2021-04-13T08:48:16

A short conversation on the historical and rhetorical concept of Love and compassion.

Vrittis from 2021-01-21T09:42:46

Fluctuations and the dissolving of them to best yield a presence in the present that you and others can find pleasant is what we are aiming for. Vrittis are the fluctuations themselves derived from...

THE KOSHAS from 2020-12-07T01:57:01

Like an onion we are comprised of different layers. The sheath or incasing of our body and thoughts needs to be identified and worked through in order to attain and experience bliss. Doing vs const...

What is real? from 2020-11-30T02:48:50

Is life experiential or experimental. In fact is it real to begin or end with? This chat brings on the realisation that it is difficult to grasp the grasping of any real clue in reading the map ...

Happiness from 2020-11-29T00:35:35

What a concept and even more what a realisation when any darn thing at all can bring you into a state of happiness. In this episode we try to clean out the good of happiness and see what lays behin...

Dharma from 2020-11-27T08:00:04

This episode of the Yoga Syndicate became a long conversation about Dharma: a complex concept within Indian culture. We touched upon finding your true north and keeping it real, but not as real as ...

Who am I? from 2020-11-24T15:25:26

Asking the question that has no answer is quite redundant to say the least. An entertaining back and forth on the importance or lack there of, asking let alone actually, knowing... who you are. The...

Expectations from 2020-11-23T08:32:32

How could we possibly expect to not have any expectations? Ellen and I dabble on the subject and wind down many a road in this ever so baffling concept of what is too little - too much in the expec...

What is a Guru? from 2020-11-21T10:44:09

In this discussion we both entertain and seek out a plethora of understanding and definition in what in fact is a Guru. You will be surprised to discover that this Guru, both in you and in others w...

Karma from 2020-11-20T05:17:50

You are what you everything. And everything dictates what and who you are. Karma is not an easy thing to grasp or manage. Maybe after this episode, you will be enlightened with a little more unders...

Viveka - Discriminating what is BS and what is not from 2020-11-17T09:56:52

How to discriminate? Not easily done, but essential in detecting, projecting and experiencing the auspices and advantages this mind can provide. Without good distinguishing in life we render all th...

LOVE - What it is. from 2020-11-17T02:03:49

Love what it is and love in retrospect. Loving love or at least trying to understand if it is necessary in the first or second place at all. In this episode we bounce back and forth with a ball of ...

Communication from 2020-10-07T09:05:31

Communicating is necessary in one form or another, even if that means not opening your mouth or ears. In this episode, we shed a light on communication from an array of verbal, technological, demog...

Asteya from 2020-09-16T02:08:04

Asteya is the third Yama - restraint and means non-stealing. Basically in accord to not stealing the precious gift of life, time, energy from yourself and others. By grasping and understanding Aste...

Satya from 2020-09-15T11:02:01

Satya, the second yama - restraint represents and means TRUTH. Living life and avoiding tendencies to use this truth in an abusive way. It does not refer to truth in the literal true vs. false cate...

Ahimsa from 2020-09-15T01:39:54

Ahimsa: Ahimsa is the ultimate vow superseding all other concerns in yoga. although it is defined in negative terms as “non- violence”, its application has to be the positive affirmation that all l...

What is Suffering? from 2020-09-13T13:52:37

Suffering: where does suffering come from? As the Buddha saw it, from the neurotic emotions of craving, stupidity, jealousy, aggression and pride -and even deeper, from a cherishing and protecting ...

What is yoga? from 2020-09-13T04:45:49