Best Chandra Br Podcasts (2024)

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NYMM 16: The Dark One's Linege: Featuring Devayani, Yayatyi, and Krishna 1:09:49

2h ago1:09:49

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Satish decides that before continuing forward, we should venture back to explore the origin of the enigmatic lord Krishna. Drew Kellum Johnson joins us to discover the origin of the Yadavas. Starting off with two besties who have a falling out after wearing each other's clothes, followed by a king cursed with old age unless he can convince one of h…

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NYMM 15: The Fire Born Woman Burning Every Man's Loins. Featuring Draupadi, Kunti, and the Pandavas. 1:08:54

2M ago1:08:54

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Today we were happy to have two guests with us! Mystery author Mindy Mejia and our other good friend, clay artist and yoga teacher Jenna Jo Bodling! Satish really wanted an extra lady at the podcast table to introduce everyone to Draupadi, the dark skinned beauty that every king, prince, warrior and teenage boy wants for themselves - How will the p…

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NYMM 14: Demons, Demons, Demons. Featuring Bheem, Hidimba, Ghatotkacha and Baka. 1:18:47

2M ago1:18:47

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Today we welcome our dear friend Andy Blissenbach and tell him all about Bheem's killing, mating, and fathering of demons- It's a wild ride! Satish comes in making parallels between Andy and Bheema - He is particularly happy to introduce him to the powerhouse Pandava, Azure and Andy set each other off on the literal naming of characters in the epic…

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NYMM 13: The Roof, the Walls, the Floor- It's all on fire! Featuring the House of Lac. 1:01:15

3M ago1:01:15

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Today we welcome our new friend Lindsay Shimizu and tell her the infamous story of the house of lac - the story that creates the first great divide between the Kauravas and the Pandavas. References to game of thrones, modern politics, and other geekdoms galore as we laugh through an otherwise pretty horrific murder plot. 😬 Azure and Lindsay wonder …

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Loving Kindness Meditation 30:09

3M ago30:09

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Words and their meanings have a wonderful way of painting an experience felt in the body, energy and mind. Certain words can spark a positive neurological effect empowering, motivating and even healing us. They tell a unique story within. This story we will tell is one of Loving Kindness. Using Buddhist slogans to be tender as the body, energy and …

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Meditation Smiling 23:05

3M ago23:05

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Compassion begins with the capacity to hold our own life wrapped in the arm of our loving heart. Our ability to self care is supported through the attention of our hurt and pain, the kinder words we speak to ourselves on a daily basis and how we physically get our needs met. When we care for ourselves in a tender way, compassion will naturally awak…

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Ashtanga vs Kriya Yoga 20:29

3M ago20:29

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The purpose of both Ashtanga and Kriya Yoga is to manage the unmanageability of being human, the obstructions, afflictions and the struggle of desire and karmic action we all go through. Either practice subdues the body and mind to attain the state beyond it, which is said to be serene, peaceful, joyous and always free! Ashtanga is the earliest att…

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NYMM 12: A Couple Queer Origins. Featuring Chandra, Budh and Urvasi. 51:28

3M ago51:28

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Today we are excited to welcome our old friend Kari Kusek to the show. Kari and Azure are taken on a surprise trip back to some of the earliest Mahabharata stories that precede where we started on episode 1. We explore 3 (of the many) examples of queerness in Hindu Mythology. Also featuring the moon, some tree spirits, and suddenly having boobs. Wh…

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Meditation - Surya & Chandra Bhedana to abide in the Heart 30:24

4M ago30:24

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This practice invites you to abide in the heart. Using Kapalabhati & Antara Kumbhaka Pranayama that clears and purifies the energy channels to prepare for Surya and Chandra Bhedana, Sun and Moon piercing. Isolating our attention on the right and left nostril channels (Pingala & Ida Nadis) to connect to their unique qualities, then draw them togethe…

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8 Limbs - Samadhi - Total Absorption 20:55

4M ago20:55

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Samadhi is the eighth and final step on the path of practicing Yoga, as defined by Patanjali’sYoga Sutras. It is the ultimate stage in the voyage of attaining the state of Yoga. In sanskrit, sam meaning “together” or “completely,” or “toward” and dhe, meaning “put.” Direct translations vary, ranging in absorption, total integration, bliss, liberati…

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Dhyana - Meditation 28:17

4M ago28:17

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In this mediation practice we will be seated in Virasana, so please use a brick or prop to sit with Sthira/Stablitiy and Sukham/Comfort. We will be preforming Bhramari Pranayama, Kapalabhati Kriya, Bahya Kumbhaka, Maha Mudra and Bandha which will evolve into point to point breathing with HUM SA Kriya. The preamble will give you more meaning and pur…

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8 Limbs - Dhyana - Meditation 16:06

4M ago16:06

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Dhyana, meditation is the 7th limb of the 8 Limb Path of the Yoga Sutras. Meditation is a tool, to use the mind to go beyond the mind. It is the clarity of mind to abide in the timelessness of now, present in the here and now. An uninterrupted flow of consciousness toward that object. The goal of practice according to the Yoga Sutras is 1.2 Citta V…

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NYMM 11: ‘Why are Teenagers Warring with my Kingdom?’ Featuring the Pandavas and Drupada. 52:39

4M ago52:39

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Aaron Bodling joins us to hear the story of Drupada as he is attacked by the Kuru clan. Drupada is a good king who has ruled by the wisdom he has gained from his guru, so he has no idea why a bunch of teenagers are leading an army against him. Aaron and Azure love the flashback and different version of Drupada's daughter/son Shikhandi. Satish is th…

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8 Limbs - Dharana - Focused Attention 19:19

4M ago19:19

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Dharana is the sixth of the Eight Limbs of Yoga as described by Patanjali in the Yoga Sutras. It refers to the concentration of the mind where it becomes one-pointed, a fixed attention on an object. It is a holding or binding your attention to the object with the intention of reducing the rajasic movement that feeds, agitating the senses and mind o…

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Meditation - Pratiloma, Prana Dharna and Heart abiding 32:14

4M ago32:14

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To read more and to practice with Zephyr Wildman, click here. To support Zephyr Yoga Podcast, donate here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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8 Limbs - Pratyahara - Withidrawing from the Senses 21:46

4M ago21:46

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The fifth limb of Patanjali’s eightfold path of yoga, is Pratyahara. Pratyahara is an important bridge between the external focus of the previous limbs of yoga, such as asana (postures) and pranayama(breath exercises) to the more advanced practices of dharana(concentration) and dhyana (meditation). Pratyahara literally means withdrawing from the se…

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NYMM 10: My Arrows are Bigger than Your Arrows. Featuring Arjuna and Karna. 1:27:06

4M ago1:27:06

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We welcome Shanan Custer to tell her the story of the exhibition. Drona wants to show off all he has taught his students, to bring unity to the Kuru clan and dazzle everyone with Arjuna's unparalleled skill. It doesn't go well. ☹️ Shannan expects the grudge match between Bheem and Duryhodana to be what ruins everything. Azure has specific questions…

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8 Limbs - Pranayama - Breathing Techniques 32:08

5M ago32:08

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We are working our way through the 8 limbs of Yoga. These are suggested steps to practice Yoga to attain the state of Yoga, according to Patanjali who wrote the Yoga Sutras. The first limb is the Yamas, 5 ethical guidelines to have more intimate relationships with the world around you and others. The second limb is the Niyamas, 5 observances to hav…

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8 Limbs - Asana - Posture 17:04

5M ago17:04

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Asana is the third limb to the eight limb path of Yoga according to the Yoga Sutras. Asana is associated with ascetic austerities that are practiced to result in the state of mind being stilled and awakened. In Yoga Sutra 2.46 it states, to practice Asana you just need two things, Sthira – Steadiness and Sukham – Comfort. Patanjali’s purpose of asa…

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NYMM 09: The Jungle Kid with Mad Skills. Featuring Drona and Ekalavya. 28:33

5M ago28:33

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For this episode we continue our adventure with Nick Mroczek by introducing him to Ekalavya, the forest kid with archery skills that inexplicably are better than Arjuna's. He claims Drona taught him, but what is the real truth? Nick is skeptical of Ekalavya's methods, and Azure is disgusted with Drona's actions to keep his promise to Arjuna. What d…

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Meditation - Breath of Life 21:01

5M ago21:01

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To read more and to practice with Zephyr Wildman, click here. To support Zephyr Yoga Podcast, donate here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Niyamas - Isvara Pranidhana - Surrender 16:33

5M ago16:33

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5th Niyama is Isvara Pranidhana complete surrender to the God head of your understanding. To have complete faith in the guiding and protective power of absolute reality behind all life and manifestation. Whatever is omnipresent, omniscient and omnipotent. Yoga is not a religion, however a ‘Spiritual’ practice. The teachings suggests we surrender ou…

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NYMM 08: The Man Named "Bucket." Featuring Drona and Arjuna. 1:04:26

5M ago1:04:26

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For this episode we welcome Nick Mroczek and introduce him to the pivotal character, Drona. We also meet Kripa and Kripi. ALL of whom were born without mothers! Bizarre right?!?! Nick 'enjoys' all the splurging. Azure loves the name 'Bucket.' What do you think of Drona so far? Let us know in the comments section of the episode page. https://spjayar…

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Niyamas - Sva Dhyaya - Self Study 26:20

5M ago26:20

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This practice we will focus on the 4th Niyama, Svadhyaya: Self-study, self- inquiry, it is to observe the self, understand it and self-reflect on it. It is the study by and of oneself, along side of the study of spiritual scripture and teachings. Reading, listening and reciting mantras. Through repetition we learn, deepening the knowledge and openi…

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Niyamas - Tapas - Yogic Austerity 15:30

6M ago15:30

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This practice is focusing on the 3rd Niyama; Tapas – Yogic Austerity. Tapas means heat of positive change. This is said to be the earliest term for the ‘austerity of Yoga’ and the endeavours of the practitioners. Tap means to burn or glow, it includes the element of fire (Agni) that is also said to be the essential element to create life, to heal, …

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Meditation - Intention Be With Me 23:10

6M ago23:10

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To read more and to practice with Zephyr Wildman, click here. To support Zephyr Yoga Podcast, donate here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Niyamas - Santosa - Contentment 4:55

6M ago4:55

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Last session we worked with Sauca which ‘cleans’ the physical, energetic and mental bodies in practice and shines a brighter clearer light to a deeper tranquil state of being. All of this is the pursuit to the state of Yoga. In this session we are working on the second Niyama, Santosa, which points you to have a more intimate and honest relationshi…

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NYMM 07: The Man With The Golden Chest. Featuring Karna and Parashuram. 1:21:47

6M ago1:21:47

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For this episode we welcome Mike Hallenbeck and tell him the origin story of Karna, one of the Mahabharata's leading characters. We first visit Karna in a previous incarnation and decide he was wearing a magical 'croissant' armor when fighting Nara and Narayana. We explore the caste system of the Mahabharat through Karna's inability to find a teach…

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Niyamas - Sauca - Cleanliness 16:07

6M ago16:07

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Niyamas are the basis for a healthy relationship with ourselves. In yoga, we place ourselves in a relationship to something, focusing our mind and body to the art of ‘purification’ through Yoga practice in order to produce a positive effect the pursuit of the state of Yoga. The Hatha Yoga Pradipika text warns the student, “Graha Niyama” to not take…

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Meditation - Stilling the Lake of the Mind 31:14

6M ago31:14

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To read more and to practice with Zephyr Wildman, click here. To support Zephyr Yoga Podcast, donate here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Yamas - Aparigraha - Non Possessiveness 36:56

6M ago36:56

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Aparigraha is Sanskrit for non-clinging, not-coveting or desiring after outward possessions. It is the concept of non-possessiveness, non-greediness and non-attachment. The opposite is Parigraha, which means “the focus on material gain.” So Aparigraha in Sanskrit breaks downs as – A means “non or against”; pari, means “on all sides”; and graha, mea…

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NYMM 06: Murderous Cousins and Reptilian Ancestors. Featuring Bheem and Duryodhana 1:29:44

6M ago1:29:44

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For this episode we welcome childrens book author Peter Pearson and tell him of the Pandavas meeting the Kauravas, and the beginning of the deadly rivalry between Duryodhana and Bheema. We once again dive into the theories of celibacy and brain power, and question why the wives fight for who gets to join Pandu on the funeral pyre. Satish tells the …

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Yamas - Brahmacharya - Boundaries 20:02

6M ago20:02

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Brahmacharya literally means ‘walking’ or having ethical conduct like God. Brahma means one’s own Self, ultimate unchanging reality, absolute consciousness, Divinity. Whatever is the God of your understanding. Charya – means walking, engaging, proceeding, behaving, conducting, moving or going after. So it roughly means “to stay true to one’s Self o…

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Meditation - Cultivating Awareness to Open an Enquiry Within 27:29

7M ago27:29

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To read more and to practice with Zephyr Wildman, click here. To support Zephyr Yoga Podcast, donate here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Yamas - Satya - Truthfulness 15:29

7M ago15:29

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We are working with understanding more about Satya – Truthfulness, the second Yama. This is the ability to be truthful, honest and transparent in words, thoughts and actions. Satya is a self-restraint in taking responsibility and accountability of our humanity and determining what is motivating how and what we communicate. Sometimes what is motivat…

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NYMM 05: The Five Godly Babies and the Butter Born Boys. Featuring Pandu, Kunti, and Gandhari. 1:08:40

7M ago1:08:40

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For this episode we welcome writer Evan Kingston and tell him the origin of the Pandavas and the Kauravas. Satish tells the story of his favorite half-celibate, half-sex-crazy couple, Evan is not into buying Vayu's impressiveness because of his own biases against wind, and Azure is proud of Madri's divine threesome. Which god or goddess would you l…

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Yamas - Asteya - Non Stealing 16:53

7M ago16:53

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Yamas are the essential moral principles to practice Yoga. In our western world, we might call these restraints or rules. Asteya is Non-Stealing. It is the third ethical restraint. Steya means unlawfully taking things that you are not entitled to or that don’t belong to you. Asteya is abstaining from stealing. This refers to possessions, money, mat…

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Intention of Heart's Desire Meditation 46:56

7M ago46:56

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Yoga is skill in action with loving awareness that awakens our embodiment to an intention set in every practice. An Intention is an aspiration or energy that draws us to love, truth and creativity. What matters to you most? An intention whether it is a New Years intention or a daily intention you set as a commitment to your care in every gesture, g…

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NYMM 04: Always Blink When Sexing a Sage. Featuring Satyavati, Vyasa, and Ghandari. 1:10:07

7M ago1:10:07

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Kate Shuknecht joins us to hear the tragic fate of Vichitravirya, and how Satyavati and Bheeshma argue on how to continue the bloodline. They discover a solution in Satyavati's secret son. Kate is sympathetic to kings and their responsibilities, and Azure, Kate, and Satish wishes Vyasa could have done something to mask his odor before sexy-time. Sa…

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Yamas - Ahimsa - Non Violence 19:17

7M ago19:17

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This practice is inspired by the first Yama, Ahimsa, Non-Violence. Over the past few sessions we have focused on clearing the Malas to know, see and act in this world knowing the truth of who and what we are, that there is impermanence to all life and finally being responsible for what is motivating us (Kleshas) which causes suffering. To live is t…

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NYMM 03: The Most Stubborn Man in the Universe. Featuring Bheeshma and Amba. 1:11:11

8M ago1:11:11

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For this episode we welcome Aaron Fiskrataz and tell him the story of Bheeshma sticking to his vow, even if it means the end of the world. We hear how the powerless princess Amba is as relentless in taking matters into her own hands and is prepared to spend 2 lifetimes to get her revenge. Aaron is not surprised by Bheeshma's 'stick-to-itness.' and …

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NYMM 02: The King, His River Queens and the Son Who Gives It All Up. Featuring Shantanu, Ganga, and Satyavati. 1:07:25

8M ago1:07:25

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For this episode we welcome musician Rhiannon Fiskradatz and tell her the story of the tortured King Shantanu who only manages to catch a single break because of his devoted demigod son. Rhiannon needs moments of silence after Ganga seemingly murders her own children, and yells in defense of Bheeshma keeping his heritage. How surprised were you to …

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NYMM 00: Season 1 trailer 1:01

8M ago1:01

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Welcome to the first season of Not Your Mother's Mahabharata! Each episode you will hear Satish P. Jayaraj casually tell stories from the epic Indian work, The Mahabharata to his wife Azure Anderson and a special guest. You, dear listener, are treated to their entertainingly honest first reactions. The conversational approach allows variations of t…

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You Are the Money Miracle: The Unseen Riches of Aligning with Your Authentic Self 30:32

8M ago30:32

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Have you ever felt like a square peg in the round hole of traditional finance or new age money manifestation? I certainly have, and it set me on a quest for something deeper, something more. In ths episode I'm thrilled to share my personal odyssey with you, one where the conventional pathways to wealth creation are left behind, and the doors to a "…

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NYMM 01: The Old Man and the Young Fish Lady. Featuring Parasha, Satyavati, Vyasa and Ganesha 1:06:18

9M ago1:06:18

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In this first episode Satish and Azure welcome Mindy Mejia. While Satish tells the origin story of Vyasa, the author of the Mahabharata, Mindy and Azure can't help to draw connections to Seinfeld and Twilight. Satish recalls his grandfather telling him the story of how the epic was first written down by Ganesha, and Mindy is fascinated with how Vya…

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From Tumbles to Triumphs: Reshaping Our Entrepreneurial Journey Through Failure 16:49

9M ago16:49

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This episode was inspired by a conversation I had with a woman about to embark on her entrepreneurial voyage, her eyes shimmered with a blend of excitement and fear—a mirror to my own when I first stepped into the business arena. Together, we delve into the sometimes painful, yet invaluable lessons learned from failure. Nearly 25 years upon the ody…

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The Power of Genuine Communication: Embracing Your True Self to Unlock What's Meant for You 18:58

9M ago18:58

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Have you ever felt the magnetic pull of a conversation that just flows, unscripted and full of life? That's the essence of authentic communication, the very heart I explore in this episode. Showing up as your whole self, imperfections and all, can create connections and open doors that a perfectly polished facade never could. In this episode, we ta…

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Escaping the Mental Labyrinth Into Heartfelt Clarity 10:06

9M ago10:06

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Have you ever felt ensnared by your own thoughts, endlessly turning them over without any sign of progress? Break free from the mental maze and awaken your inner alchemist as we journey through the pivotal role of action in transcending overthinking. In the alchemy of thought through motion, we unveil the magic that lies dormant within you, ready t…

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An Odyssey of Feminine Power & Financial Sovereignty 1:25

9M ago1:25

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Magic of She is a podcast & newsletter for the revolutionary woman who yearns for a life, business, and financial reality dominated by the miraculous. Learn more, subscribe & apply for mentoring at magicofshe.com Hosted by Chandra Nicole -- A living embodiment of fascination; moonlighting as mother, poet, bon vivant. At once thought-provoking and d…

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Maitri Meditation 52:35

9M ago52:35

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“The simple act of kindness is by far more powerful than a thousand heads bowing in prayer” Mahatma Gandhi I was inspired to teach about Maitri as a reaction to current events and the layers of what humanity face all over the world. Maitri’s Bhavana is to cultivate, produce, develop the feeling is one of friendliness, benevolence, affection, kindne…

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