Episode #121 Peace In and Through the Body
This Thanksgiving, listen in and immerse yourself in a conversation that delves into the heart of unity, healing, and the timeless wisdom of yoga.
In this episode, we cover the following:
- Living in a traumatized world: How do we navigate to this fact and the importance of lasting solutions in dealing with these challenges?
- The importance of yoga education for relief and healing
- Whole body breathing
- Addressing separation and fear
- Empowering individuals locally in a global context
- Challenging hierarchies, embracing unity of opposites and non-dualism
- The transformative power of yoga practices in shifting the energy within a group
- Intimacy with body, breath, and relationship
- Importance of yoga as a practice to promote receiving and harmony between genders in daily life.
- Mark’s vision of a global yoga community
Helpful Links:
- Heart of Yoga Mexico Teacher UnTraining (December 1st to 10th, 2023) - Main teacher Mark Whitwell teaches the yoga he received since 1973 from T. Krishnamacharya and his son TKV Desikachar, with the influence of J. Krishnamurti and UG Krishnamurti.
- Heart of Yoga Peace Project - an ongoing vision to bring Yoga to conflict zones worldwide
- Yoga of Heart: The Healing Power of Intimate Connection by Mark Whitwell
- Episode #40: Profound Meetings
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“This Thanksgiving, listen in and immerse yourself in a conversation that delves into the heart of unity, healing, and the timeless wisdom of yoga.”
Frequently asked
Who is Mark Whitwell?
Mark Whitwell is a yoga teacher who has taught the yoga he received from T. Krishnamacharya and his son TKV Desikachar since 1973. He is the author of Yoga of Heart and founder of Heart of Yoga.
What is the Heart of Yoga Peace Project?
It's Mark Whitwell's ongoing vision to bring yoga practice into conflict zones worldwide, using breath and embodiment as tools for healing in traumatized communities.
How does this episode connect yoga to healing collective trauma?
Mark Whitwell frames yoga education, whole body breathing and challenging rigid hierarchies as ways to address separation and fear and to restore a felt sense of unity in a traumatized world.
References
- Listen: Peace In and Through the Body— The Rose Woman Podcast
- Mark Whitwell— Mark Whitwell
- Heart of Yoga Peace Project— Heart of Yoga
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