Inquire Within Podcast

As yoga expands to more and more corners of Western society, many Christians are finding that a strong yoga practice can greatly complement one's faith.  Robert Karle is a Catholic in prepration to become a Jesuit Priest who also shares a passion for yoga.  In this podcast we discuss the ways in which these two paths complement oneanother and where there is conflict and how all of that takes root in Robert's own spiritual practice as a Jesuit Yogi. Email Robert

Author and Yoga Teacher:  Kyczy Hawk is the author of “Yoga and the Twelve Step Path”  - and has been teaching yoga to people in various stages of recovery for five years.  She has developed a yoga teacher certification program called S.O.A.R (TM) to assist others in pursuing this specialty area.  In addition to her regular classes she leads Y12SR (Yoga of 12 Step Recovery) meetings in the So. SF Bay Area. She volunteers in the local jail bringing these classes to the women at Elmwood and occasionally continues to work with the Art of Yoga in San Mateo and has worked with Niroga in San Jose.  Purchase Yoga and the Twelve Step Path by Kyczy Hawk Resources Kyczy's Website Kyczy on Facebook  Kyczy's Twitter Feed

Jeffrey Small is the author of the best-selling thriller, The Breath of God, which won the Nautilus Book Award Gold Medal for Best Fiction. He is also a popular blogger on Huffington Post, and an acclaimed speaker on religious and spirituality topics. Jeffrey graduated summa cum laude from Yale University, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He then graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School where he was elected to the Board of Student Advisors and taught speech, legal writing, and research. Jeffrey next earned a Masters in the Study of Religions from Oxford University in England where he was a member of Oriel College. Jeffrey is active in the Episcopal Church, currently serving as a member of the Board of Trustees at General Theological Seminary in New York, but he has also studied Yoga in India, practiced Buddhist meditation in Bhutan, explored the ancient temples in Egypt, and journeyed throughout the Holy Land. When not pursing his passion for theological discourse, Jeffrey is the CEO and foun

  Creating Time is a heart-centered-yet-practical guide that offers a new paradigm of time and the tools to implement it. Marney Makridakis has devoted her career to helping people live fuller and more meaningful lives by connecting with their own creativity. In this podcast, Marney talks about her unique approach to time which combines art and philosophy, science and story, to help us connect deeply with the power of our creative selves.  http://artellaland.com/ http://www.artellaland.com/time.html  

Rev. Maggie Oman Shannon, M.A., is an interfaith minister, spiritual director, workshop and retreat facilitator, and author of five books, including Prayers for Healing and A String and a Prayer: How to Make and Use Prayer Beads. In 2000, Maggie Oman Shannon founded The New Story, a coaching and consulting business focused on helping people create deeper meaning in their lives. Shannon currently has the honor of serving as Spiritual Director of Unity Spiritual Center of San Francisco. She lives in San Francisco with her husband and seven-year-old daughter. Website URL: www.maggieomanshannon.com www.vivaeditions.com Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/authormaggieomanshannon?fref=ts Crafting Calm: Projects and Practices for Creativity and Contemplation, Published by Viva Editions, 2013 Prayers for Healing : A String and a Prayer: How to Make and Use Prayer Beads.

Jen Blackstock is  a Certified BioDynamic CranioSacral Therapist, Healer, Spiritual and Life Coach and Intuitive.  In this podcast, she talks about her journey in becoming a healer generally and craniosacral therapy specifacially. Resources www.jenblackstock.com    www.upledger.com  Suggested Reading The Heart of Listening: A Visionary Approach to Craniosacral Work

In this podcast, renown teacher Jason Bowman explores the balance between aligment focused yoga such as Iyengar and vinyasa or flow based yoga such as The Primary Series of Ashtanga Yoga.  On this surfce, these very different approaches to hatha yoga seem very different, but Jason explains how the two paths are really very complementary and similar. ResourcesJason's Website  Jason on Facebook Watch Jason's Video

Darren Main interviews Author and yoga teacher Mark Stephens about his book "Teaching Yoga".  Mark Stephens is based in Santa Cruz.   More info can be found on his website Resources Mark's Website Mark's Books: Teaching Yoga: Essential Foundations and Techniques  Yoga Sequencing: Designing Transformative Yoga Classes 

What is floatation?Floatation therapy is the act of floating on your back in 10 inches of a warm saltwater solution, in a lightproof and almost soundproof tank . Free from external stimulation and gravity, your body and mind quickly reach a state of relaxation and meditation. Many people float to relieve pain, to catch up on rest, to meditate, or to find creative inspiration. http://www.zazensf.com/

Swami Kriyananda, born J. Donald Walters (born May 19, 1926), is a direct disciple of the yogi Paramahansa Yogananda and had many hours of personal contact with him during the last four years of Yogananda\s life (1948 – 1952).[1] During this time Kriyananda became a minister for Self-Realization Fellowship, founded by Yogananda. Yogananda also asked him to teach Kriya Yoga, which Yogananda called the highest technique of Self-Realization.[citation needed] Swami Kriyananda was elected as Vice President of Self-Realization Fellowship in 1960. Kriyananda is the founder of Ananda, a worldwide movement of spiritual intentional communities based on Yogananda\s World Brotherhood Colonies idea. Ananda has meditation centers and study groups throughout the world based on the teachings of Yogananda.[2] Kriyananda is also the author of more than 80 books and the composer of over 400 songs. 

Swami Kriyananda (J. Donald Walters) is one of the foremost spiritual teachers of Yoga principles in the world today. In 1948 at the age of twenty-two, he became a disciple of the Indian yoga master, Paramhansa Yogananda. He is one of a few remaining direct disciples of Yogananda teaching today. At Yogananda’s request, Swami Kriyananda has devoted his life to lecturing and writing, helping others to experience the joy and living presence of God within. He has taught on four continents in seven languages over the course of nearly 60 years. His television program, audio and video recordings of his talks andmusic, and his many books in 28 languages have touched the lives of millions of people. Swami Kriyananda has taken the ancient teachings of Raja Yoga and made them intensely practical and immediately useful for people in every walk of life, on a daily basis. His books and teachings cover nearly every field of human endeavor, including spiritualizing business life, leadership, education, the arts, community li

Shahla Ettefagh has committed her life to assisting underprivileged children in India. she gave up her careers in USA and permanently relocated to India in 2002 to create Mother Miracle's Programs in slums of Rishikesh free of charge.Shahla Ettefagh has a master's degree in Architecture and a bachelor's degree in Sociology and Psychology with an emphasis in child development. In 1984, she started a successful commercial interior art design firm, as well as an adult community art school, in San  Francisco, California, USA. During repeated visits to India since 1995, Shahla was heartbroken after witnessing the desperation of Indian children in slum areas. Her life was not the same thereafter, and she became inspired to help children in India. In 2002, Shahla decided to give up her career and planned to permanently relocate to India. www.mothermiracle.org Email - shahla@mothermiracle.org

Stacie-Saraswati Dooreck is a Certified Gentle Integral Yoga Instructor, Certified Sivananda Hatha Yoga Instructor Since 1995, and  a Certified Kundalini teacher.  Stacie used chair yoga while healing from an illness and continues to share with others the benefits of chair yoga. In 2011 she was featured on CBS Ch. 4 News Healthwatch teaching "Yoga for Seniors".  She created and leads SunLight Chair Yoga Teacher Trainings in the US and Bahamas ashrams and yoga studios, and teaches weekly Chair Yoga bay area Senior and Alzheimer homes and for companies.Resourceshttp://www.sunlightyoga.com/

John L. Martin has served as Airport Director of SFO since 1995. Prior to becoming Director, he served as the Airport’s Deputy Director for Business and Finance and has worked for the Airport Commission since 1981. He received a Masters Degree from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Lawrence University. During his tenure as Airport Director, Mr. Martin oversaw one of the largest public works projects in the country at the time – the $2.4 billion SFO Master Plan, which included the construction of the now iconic International Terminal, a BART station linking the Airport to the Bay Area and a light-rail system connecting all terminals. Recent SFO accomplishments include the completion of Terminal 2, the first and only LEED Gold terminal in the United States, being designated by the San Francisco Business Times as the healthiest places to work among large companies in the San Francisco Bay Area and being named one of the best airports in North America by

In this podcast Shayla Mihaly discussed her system to detox and cleanse without annoying shakes, powders, hunger or side effects.  Her system is affordable and will not interupt your daily life/routine.  To sign up for the cleanse go here:  http://CleanseEasy.com/summaryEnter the code "ilovedarren" and enjoy your cleanse for 1/2 price!To watch the free educational videos on cleansing, go here: http://CleanseEasy.comYou sign up, and receive a free video right away, and then another video every 2-3 days, for a total of 4 videos.For you podcast fans, the code is "darren12" and they will save $100 on the cleanse! Other resourse: www.abundanthealthsf.com

Listen to an inspiring interview on how yoga teacher Janessa Wells survived sexual assault through yoga and ultimately found her own voice through forgiveness.  Her traumatic experience and journey of healing has shaped her teaching and the sharing of yoga with her students. Email: j@janessawells.com Website: janessawells.com Organizations: SF Women Against Rape  353 18th St. #7, San Francisco, CA 94110 www.sfwar.org Impact Bay Area www.impactbayarea.com

History has demonstrated over and over again that humanity finds ways to utterly miss the punch line in God’s cosmic joke.  But every now and then an author comes along who finds humor in the divine and in doing so unveils profound truths that are easily hidden under layers of fundamentalism.  In this podcast, Tosha Silver reflects on her new book Outrageous Openness: Letting the Divine Take the Lead.     Resources  Tosha Silver’s website Purchase Outrageous Openness: Letting the Divine Take the Lead  

Most people think of the ancient practice of yoga as a purely physical one, but anyone who has maintained a deep practice for any length of time knows that the practice is even more intense on the psychological and emotional level.  In this podcast psychologist Marc Rappaport, MFT talks about the experience of becoming a yoga teacher and the profound yet intense psychological and emotional cleansing that so often occurs as a result of such rigorous training.   About Marc Marc is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in San Francisco, CA and has been licensed since 2007.  Having worked for the past 11 years in the Community Mental Health system, Marc has seen a diverse population of clients, from children and adolescents, to families and groups, as well as individuals.  This has been a dedication of Marc’s:  helping people to find their strengths and build on them, assisting them in managing their feelings and thoughts, guiding them to resolve crisis and challenges, steering them around pitfalls, and witn

Since the 1960's incidents of eating disorders have more than doubled as people the world over struggle with weight, diet and body image.    In this interview, Sue Louiseau shares her struggles with food addiction that trace back more than sixty years to her early childhood.    At her heaviest, Sue weighted over 300 pounds and suffered many health consequences as a result.    While she still struggles with food, she is currently at a much more manageable 175 pounds Resources Email Sue Overeaters Anonymous

Since adopting my son, I have had many people approach me with questions.  How did you do it?  Was it hard to do?  Did anyone care that you were single, gay or HIV+? Why did you choose a local adoption over a foreign adoption?  Family Builders is the agency that I worked with to fulfill my longtime dream of becoming a father. In this podcast I interview Jill Jacobs, Executive Director of Family Builders about the process of adopting children who are stuck in the foster care system. In the interview Jill talks about the process of adopting a child and shares some shocking statics about just how many children are in need of a loving home right here in the United States.     Resources Family Builders websiteDocumentary: Daddy & Pappa