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#48 Yoga Therapy for PTSD, eating disorders, and finding joy in presence with former U.S. Intelligence officer Jeffrey Sargent

5/31/2017

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Jeffrey Sargent is a former US Army Major and current Yoga therapist/teacher with 20 years of military service, including multiple combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan.  

After retiring from the Army in 2009 Jeff worked as a government contractor for five years training military personnel preparing to deploy to Iraq and Afghanistan.

During this time Jeff discovered yoga and immediately recognized the potential physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual benefits.  It has had tremendous impact on his life including helping him with his own battles with military service related PTSD and a 30 year struggle with eating disorders. Jeff is finishing up a Master of Science degree in Yoga Therapy and is passionate about softening hearts and uplifting lives.


To learn more about Jeff and how yoga has helped heal his emotional wounds of war, check this out:http://www.aarp.org/health/healthy-living/info-2017/yoga-life-saving-videos.html.
Email: breathe@jeffreysargent.com Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/jeffreysargentyoga/

Walk talk: 
  • Moral aspect of going to War
  • How Yoga Therapy can change your life if you suffer from any form of PTSD 
  • The bond created in the military  
  • How Yoga Therapy helped Jeffrey with PTSD
  • How Yoga Therapy helped Jeffrey with his own battle with eating disorders 
  • What it's like to be with others 24/7 in the military 
  • How these practices can help YOU 
  • How Yoga Therapy works on the physical level and mental level 
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#47 - My life after hate, how an ex-white supremacist changed his mind and heart with Arno Michaelis

5/24/2017

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I met Arno after the most recent election. When the world and the country were totally shocked. As a response the amazing Kim Stetz introduced me and a few of our teachers at our yoga studio to Arno's work- and had him speak to us about his past. 

Arno is an ex-white supremacist. For years he walked around with hate (and fear) in his heart. He was the founding member of one of the largest racist skinhead organizations on the earth. 

Now, he leads an organization called Serve2Unite (their mission is to spread peace through the school system via compassion and creativity) wrote an amazing book called "My Life After Hate" and is an embodiment of love. 


Arno changed his whole life around. And his mission in life took a complete shift. (listen to episode and hear for yourself). 

How can someone who had brought about such hate turn his reality fully around? 

What can we learn from him? 

And ultimately, how can his unique view give us a lens into how we ourselves can plant seeds of kindness and love (amidst the very real) hatred that still exists in the world? 

Walk talk: 
  • Arno’s childhood and the emotional violence in his household that planted the seed for bullying and hate
  • How bullying created a sense of power in himself 
  • The seductive power of hate 
  • Antisocial Behavior and getting in fights growing up was a way to cope with his pain 
  • Adrenaline and the part it played in the white supremacist hate groups he was a part of 
  • The psychology of the racist skinhead movement (and why they feel totally justified) 
  • The narrative that White Supremacists perpetuate and the “warrior for the people” lens 
  • Fear and Ignorance being the main themes of White Supremacist hate groups ​
  • The rave scene being a refuge for Arno
  • Meditation and how it changed everything and gave the option of self forgiveness and moving forward
  • Why self-forgiveness (but not forgetting) your past is so important if we're going to be truly helpful to others 

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#46 - A relaxation practice for good sleep, peace, and instant serenity

5/17/2017

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Yoga Nidra is my secret to living a life of calm. Not all the time, let's be real, but it's truly changed my everything. I use my body a lot. And it gets tired because of that. But we all get tired, and need deep states of relaxation. Luckily, this practice provides that. I feel it's got magical powers. But I'll let you decide if you feel that for yourself after you try it! 

You can use it for:
  • Supports deep sleep and is an antidote to insomnia 
  • Helps promote serenity in the middle of the day if you feel stressed 
  • Brings you back to a baseline of feeling grounded 
  • Promotes creativity and visualization in the mind 
  • Anti stress practice

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#45 - Being authentically you, Living in truth, Beyond Religion, Social Meditation, The Shambhala tradition, Seeing the future, Coincidences, Money and Spirituality with Shastri Nick Kranz

5/10/2017

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Shastri Nick Kranz is a new kindred spirit of mine and friend. Speaking with him on the podcast was a total joy and honor!

Nick is super awesome. After 20 years of deep training in the practice of meditation, Nick has a profound belief in everyone’s potential to explore and benefit from the practice, and is devoted to guiding people along the path with friendliness and skill. Nick speaks in front of hundreds at universities, hospitals, businesses, and online. His humor and relaxation inspire people to come into the present moment and enjoy. (You'll see how this manifests on the podcast!)

Nick was appointed Shastri by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche in 2013. He has developed an approach to cultural transformation in the practice of Social Meditation, and worked with Youth Leadership development in the Shambhala community for the last decade. He is interested in collaborative right livelihood, and relationships as path. 


On this episode:​
  • Nick's spiritual path (and the visions of the future he had) 
  • Why we don't need more "religious people" and "buddhists" we simply need more open hearted people who wanna take care of the world 
  • What social Meditation is- and why it's the answer to healthy mindful relationships and world peace (almost) :)
  • Why dropping concepts is the only way to actually allow spirituality in - and embodying the teachings
  • Creating a culture of Trust (and how to do that) 
  • Felt sensations being a doorway into intimacy and congruency in relationships 
  • Why being you- is such a gift to the world and how to do that

What's one take away from today, friend? Would love to hear! 
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#44 - Chemda the queen of podcasting on questioning everything, Relationships as mirrors, Cancer being a teacher, Why fear never goes away in putting yourself out there and what to do about

5/3/2017

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Chemda is one of my new favorite humans. Hands down. This woman blows me away. Her heart is massive, her mind is brilliant, she's super funny, and her voice is angelic and mystical! 

She hosts the What’s My Name show, a themed talk show.  She also co-hosts as ‘The Girl’ of Keith and The Girl (KATG), a daily, award-winning comedy talk show with comedian Keith Malley. Chemda’s first published book is What Do We Do Now. 

Chemda was a writer and singer for Conjure One which recently re-released an album on Vinyl. It's incredible. Check it out! 


On this episode:​
  • Chemda's new religion of questioning everything and staying open 
  • Her recent experience of having cancer, what that taught her, and how much LOVE poured into her life as a result  
  • Why she STILL feels unworthy in certain ways in her self expression (very human), and puts herself out there anyway (and how we can all do that!) 
  • How marriage is an amazing mirror to show us who we are 
  • Her relationship with her husband
  • Why being the Savior in relationships gets old 
  • Why community is so important 

What's one take away from today, friend? Would love to hear! 
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