A Deeper Look at Meditation

In this episode of The Balanced Act Podcast, Dave Curran joins us to discuss the Baha’i Faith and how this relatively new belief system is a faith of unity and equality. As a warning to listeners, we do discuss topics of religious trauma in this episode. Links from Show: https://www.bahai.us/ https://bahaiteachings.org/

A brief chat about what to expect from The Balanced Act Podcast in 2022.

In this episode, The Balance Act Podcast has the great privilege of interviewing Azalia “Sally” Wood. Sally is a 200 E-RYT, 500 RYT, YACEP yoga practitioner and instructor. We discuss Sally’s journey to yoga and how it has impacted her life and others. To find more about yoga classes with Sally, please visit karmayogaetown.com

In this episode, The Balanced Act Podcast interviews yogi and artist, Pat Horvath. Our discussion dives in to the many paths or doors of yoga including Ashtanga, yin and more. Pat shares her experiences in yoga and Taoism and how each has and continues to shape her practice and classes. Find Pat on YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCahjeaUzjABuT5MKEcpLcCQ In Person Classes: karmayogaetown.com Instagram: painting_yogi

In this episode, we discuss the importance of being present in day to day interactions and with ourselves. The last part of this episode includes a guided meditation. Be sure to subscribe to The Balanced Act Podcast so that you are notified when new episodes release. You can also find the Podcast on Facebook.

Each Monday a brief guided meditation will be released. Join me each Monday or whenever you need a little time to return to the breath and body. This episode focuses on Metta, or Lovingkindness meditation.

Welcome back to the Balanced Act Podcast! This episode discusses the absent of podcasting over the past several months and explored the topic of extending space and Grace to ourselves and others.

In today’s episode, Jess Thomas of Ashtanga Yoga Kentucky, joins me as we take a deeper look into the vast topic of Yoga. We discuss everything from the physical practice of yoga, to breath as well as Jess’ work with The Trini Foundation and helping those in recovery. Join us! Jess Thomas is a dedicated yoga instructor and opened her Shala in 2020 in the midst of a global pandemic. She is passionate about building community via yoga and helping those in recovery. To find out more about Jess or to sign up for a virtual or in person class please visit: Www.Vagaro.com/ashtangayogaky To make a donation to the Trini Foundation please visit: http://www.Trinifoundation.org

In this episode, the Balanced Act Podcast welcomes its first guest, Dr. Erin Heisel. We discuss meditation, our personal experiences with it, who meditation is for, along with much more. Please excuse some audio issues (echo at times). Dr. Heisel and I mention several meditation resources and those are linked here: https://nalandainstitute.org/ https://americanyogaacademy.com/ https://www.tenpercent.com/ To reach Dr. Heisel, please visit her website: http://erinheisel.com/contact

In this episode, we explore the benefits of both mindfulness and Lovingkindness meditation. We discuss how this ties in to equanimity and our connection to self and all beings.