Enthusiastic and infectiously overflowing with  joyful passion for her work,  Dr. Anuradha Choudry has Ph.D in Sanskrit , Vedic Psychology, Faculty at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences in IIT Kharagpur India, where she teaches Sanskrit, Indian Psychology. She is currently coordinating a course on History of Science and Technology in Ancient India. Fluent in Sanskrit, other Indian languages and several European languages, she has an unparalleled depth of understanding about the Pranic effects of spoken Sanskrit.

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In this beautiful interview, Dr. Graham Schweig shares an understanding of prana and pranayama from the Bhagavad Gita and the Yoga Sutras, from Jnana yoga (the yoga of knowledge) to pranayama as a Bhakti Yoga practice.

Dr. Schweig dropped out of school to study the Shastras, then got a Ph.D. in Comparative Religion, Harvard University, ThM in Religion, Harvard University MTS in Religion, Harvard University, authored books on the Gita, Bhagavata Purana, found a heart-centered yoga practice Author of Bhagavad Gītā: The Beloved Lord's Secret Love Song, (HarperCollins which has sold over 50,000 copies). 

This interview will blow your mind and fill your heart. Dr. Schweig’s humor and sparkle will leave you asking for more.

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Yes, prana exists, but what factors determine our access, assimilation, and retention of it? In this fascinating interview, Dr. John Douillard, creator of LifeSpa, former NBA nutritionist, author of several bestselling Ayurveda books, and teacher of several online yoga courses including Yoga Journal’s courses Ayurveda 101 & 201, and repeat guest on the Dr. Oz Show shares with clarity, patience, and depth.

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Dr. Kavitha Chinnaiyan, Tantrika, Vedantin, Author and cardiac oncologist,  has the ability to make practical and tangible the most esoteric experiences that are coded in mythology and philosophy. A Tantrika and Vedantin and cardiac oncologist, the understanding she offers around pranayama is distinct and exciting. In this conversation we speak about the practices around pranayama that are usually only taught in a guru-disciple relationship, after years of trust and eligibility. Her conversation shows us what is possible with the practice.

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A yoga philosopher, Ayurveda Pundit, Surgeon, Vedantin, Sanskrit expert, and Psychologist,  Dr. Manjunath Gururaj is also well-versed in the ancient science of astrology and astronomy.  He is an expert on the Hatha Yoga Pradipika as a text on yoga and ayurveda. If you want to get really deep into prāṇāyāma in a practical yet scriptural way, this is the talk for you.

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Deepak Chopra calls Dr. Shamini Jain “a visionary scientist and collaboration catalyst, with the energy and heart of a healer.” Founder and Director of the Consciousness and Healing Initiative, TedX Speaker, Author of Healing Ourselves Biofield Science and the Future of Health, Dr. Shamini Jain is humble and a living example of integration and compassion in action. This conversation is crisp, fun, illuminating and will make you very very very excited for the future….

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What happens when you put science and pranayama together? What has scientific study and research found about the effects of various pranayama techniques? What is yet to be discovered? In this fascinating conversation with the world's premier yoga science researcher and neurobiologist Dr. Shirley Telles, we explore evidence-based research on pranayama and what this means for us.

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Dr. Sundar Balasubramanian is a Cell Biology researcher and founder of PranaScience Institute. A pioneer in the area of yoga biology research combining Pranayama and salivary stimulation, he discovered Yogic breathing promotes salivary secretion, and it contains factors that are important for our healthy living. 

You will find this conversation absolutely fascinating as language, molecular biology, and his brilliant mind bring into our discovery the epic changes that regular pranayama sadhana (practice) can facilitate.

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Jivana’s special gift is making yoga accessible for all. He has specialized in teaching yoga to people with disabilities with an emphasis on community building and social engagement. Out of this work, the nonprofit Accessible Yoga Association was created to support education, training, and advocacy with the mission of shifting the public perception of yoga. In this conversation, we explore the very human challenges, adaptations, considerations, and compassion in both practicing and teaching both breathwork and pranayama. 

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Growing up with asthma, Melissa  Shah found respite in the ancient practice of Pranayama under the loving care of her mother herself a yoga teacher. It soon became her mission to share these practices that changed her life. Melissa utilizes her background in public health to integrate yoga into schools. She is also Program Director at Wellemental, an app-based company that strives to create inclusive spaces for kids to breathe through BIPOC-centered practices.

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Michelle Johnson is an author, yoga teacher, social justice activist, intuitive healer and Dismantling Racism trainer. Author of Skill in Action: Radicalizing Your Yoga Practice to Create a Just World and Finding Refuge Heart Work for Healing Collective Grief published by Shambhala Publications, shared about prana, breath and racial trauma.  This is a necessary conversation with so much to contemplate….

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Mirabelle D'Cunha "Sivajyoti" is in an intimate relationship with yoga as a breath-ing experience and has been on the path of living yoga for 19 years, studying with swamis (monks) and teachers from the Sivananda Saraswati lineage and at Mumbai University. Mirabelle has taught at yoga ashrams and studios in India, the USA, Canada, Bahamas, Bermuda, and the Cayman Islands and is a guest teacher on yoga teacher training on pranayama, bhakti yoga, and the deeper nuances of yoga as a living practice. She has been a speaker and panelist and teacher for Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Programs.

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A near-death traumatic accident took Molly Birkholm off Wall Street and into a journey of healing through yoga. Not being able to access the physical aspects of yoga practice, Molly found healing through pranayama and yoga Nidra. These practices awakened her to her purpose and she co-founded Warriors at Ease, an organization that has trained more than 2000 teachers who work at more than 65 military bases and VAs, serving hundreds of thousands of soldiers and veterans in all 50 states and more than ten foreign militaries. 

Molly is down-to-earth, practical, and full of life. In this inspiring interview, she shares how pranayama can help heal from trauma AND more importantly specific ways in which to practice and teach pranayama for trauma

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Patrick McKeown is a foremost authority in the field of breathing. Author of The Oxygen Advantage, The Breathing Cure  and more, Patrick was educated at Trinity College Dublin, completing his clinical training in Russia with renowned physician Dr. Konstantin Buteyko.  Patrick has helped tens of thousands of people worldwide. His work focuses on breathing pattern disorders, sleep disordered breathing and anxiety. He has trained elite military Special Forces, SWAT, Olympic coaches and athletes. He is breathing advisor to the Extreme Performance Training XPT program - created by American big-wave surfer, Laird Hamilton - and has taught more than 700 breathing instructors across 45 countries. Patrciks entire journey and purpose stems from his personal experience and you can feel his  passion and integrity as he shares his wisdom

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When someone speaks from the intense purity of their entire being, the essence of truth appears in such detail and simplicity. It almost sounds like the most obvious “normal” thing ever. That is mastery. This is what you will feel as you listen to Rodolphe Milliat. A direct disciple of Mauna (silent) yogi  Sri Sri Sri Saccidânanda Yogi  of Madras, Rodolphe is Founder Srî Kailâsa Âshramam, Author of over 10 books and  Founder CEFYTO, Bretagne.

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Lineaged from Sri M. S. Sreenivasan of The Challakere Brothers Shantala Sriramaiah began her journey with Vedic chanting with her mother, herself a Vedic Chanting teacher. She is founder of VedaStudies Institute, through which has developed a unique system to accurately and completely transmit all the nuances of Vedic phonetics to help support students learn without error. In this deep and precise conversation, Shantala shares how Veda chanting is pranayama

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Her energy is divinely infectious, her speech encompasses her whole being, her expression pours out the wisdom of her whole lineage and of yoga. Her intellect as a scientist is sharp and no-nonsense. Her love embodies that of the Divine mother. I know you will feel all this and more as you immerse in this conversation with Sreedevi Bringi, lineage master teacher, Professor of Yoga Studies at Naropa University, scientist and author.

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The longest standing student of the legendary Shri T. Krishnamacharya, outside of Krishnamacharya's immediate family, Srivastava Ramaswami holds a wealth of wisdom around pranayama. He has been teaching for more than 25 years in India Kalakshetra (for 20 years, and recognized as an Institution of National Importance by the Govt. of India), Ramachandra Medical University, Yoga Brotherhood, etc. He has taught workshops and Teacher Training programs in the US at the Esalen Institute, Loyola Marymount University, YogaWorks, the Himalayan Institute, the Chicago Yoga Center, and many others. He is a certified teacher with the Yoga Alliance at the E-RYT-500 (500 hour) level, the highest certification level offered.

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Sudhir Tiwari was raised at Kaivalyadhama Yoga Institute, Lonavala, India amidst the rich traditional yogic heritage of Swami Madhavdasji Maharaj, Swami Kuvalyanandaji, and Swami Digambarji,  in a tradition kept alive by his father and a well known Pranayama master, Shri O. P. Tiwari. Sudhirji travels extensively around the world, teaching yoga in its undiluted form. You will enjoy the ease and practicality with which Sudhirji navigates the yoga texts on pranayama, practical knowledge, and science. The richness and depth of his immersion in yoga shines so brightly.

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To get the full experience of pranayama, honoring its roots by practicing it beyond the popular label of yogic breathwork becomes very important. In this conversation, Susanna Barkataki, Author of bestselling Embrace Yoga's Roots, founder of the path breaking "Honor (Don't Appropriate) Yoga Summit and teacher of yoga teachers shares how to respect the tradtions of prāṇāyāma  sadhana.

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Internationally-renowned yoga and meditation teacher  from the Sivananda lineage, Swami Saradananda is the Author of "Chakra Meditation", "The Essential Guide to Chakras" “The Power of Breath”, “Mudras for Modern Life”, “The Cleansing Power of Yoga” - and her latest book, which will be officially released in June, is entitled “Sitting Comfortably: preparing the mind and body for peaceful meditation”. She has mentored thousands of students in their pranayama sadhana and offers wonderful guidance to us as teachers and students of pranayama

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In this ease-full conversation, Tracee Stanley, best selling author of Radiant Rest shares how yoga nidra can be a portal into the experience of prana that is gentle, expansive and liberating.  The truth of her own experience with prana shines through with luminosity and simplicity.

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In this experiential session, Tripti Raikwar, Founder/Director of Trishti Healing Arts, takes us into an experiential experience of our own prāṇā. Married at a tender age of 16 into the Kali Clan, where kalka shakti chose to ride upon her in her early 20s. Her signature Emotional Spiritual Wellness Program *H.E.A.R.T*  helps enhance creativity, balance one’s emotions through chakra healing, sacred geometry art yoga, guided art meditations, intuitive primitive art experiences to dive into tantra, yantra, colours and more importantly heal deeply by tapping into ones own inner healer. Her soul rejoices in teaching experiential Sacred geometry, shakti awakening, Womb-healing, Yoni Shastra through healing arts. 

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World’s leading Linguadontist Dr. Yue Weng Cheu, dives in a simple and brilliant way into connections between oral myofascia, dental development, tongue position and the influence of them all on airway and breathing function.

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