Jan 21 2025 60 mins
“You can only wake up someone who is asleep, not someone who is pretending to be asleep.” - Indu Arora
In this episode, host Jivana Heyman chats with his guest and good friend, Indu Arora, who shares her journey in yoga and the lessons she learned in her youth, which began a lifelong study of yoga.
Together, they emphasize the importance of ethics and explore profound themes like humility in teaching, the intersection of tradition and modernity, and the joy of living a balanced life through yoga.
The Question and Answer segment with Jivana and cohost, Deanna Michalopoulos featured a question submitted about how to provide a full authentic and profound experience into a 45 to 60 minute yoga class and shared a listener voicemail about developing yoga for functional aging.
Topics include:
- Impact of fires in Southern CA - Couch Yoga Fundraiser Class
- Ethics as a work in progress
- Reflections on queerness and spirituality
- Living yoga in daily life
- The evolving nature of the yoga teachings as we learn and grow in our practice
- Shorter vs. longer yoga classes and the importance of a regular and consistent practice
- Sharing yoga with the aging population and an introduction to the Accessible Yoga School training: Accessible Yoga for Older Adults
We Want to Hear from You!
What story, teaching, or practice inspires your yoga journey today? Submit your answer or any other questions you have for Jivana via Google Form: https://forms.gle/NtijeM82dSgU5jVD7 or leave a voice message here: https://www.speakpipe.com/AccessibleYoga
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Connect with Indu:
Indu Arora (she/her), Ayurveda and Yoga Therapist considers herself a student for lifetime. Her teachings are deeply rooted in the philosophy: 'Nothing has the greatest power to heal, but Self.’ Authored:
Mudra: The Sacred Secret (2015, also translated in German and French languages)
Yoga - Ancient Heritage, Tomorrow"s Vision (2019)
SOMA - 100 Heritage Recipes for Self-Care (2020) Hardcopy + eBook
www.yogsadhna.com | @induaroraofficial | www.facebook.com/InduAroraOfficial
Connect with Jivana:
Check out Jivana’s books, Accessible Yoga, Yoga Revolution, and The Teacher’s Guide to Accessible Yoga, and get more information about Accessible Yoga at accessibleyoga.org
www.jivanaheyman.com | @jivanaheyman | facebook.com/jivanaheyman
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Credit: Mikus (they/them), AYP Podcast Sound Engineer