In this episode, we ride the highs and lows of the path of yoga and tantra. We explore how the tools we cultivate in our practice can help us find ourselves and cultivate a reference point for inner stability during difficult times.Join us as we welcome the renowned yogi, Rod Stryker, who shares his profound journey in yoga, beginning from his early days of discovery, leading to his evolution as a revered teacher ..read more

Leanne and Kelly talk about Scarcity, Abundance and Empowerment as Resilience right in the heart of the season of generosity and giving. They both share a little bit of the stories that led them to formation and continuing foundation of Vira Bhava Yoga’s approach, and grapple with the complexities of scarcity and how everyone can forge a path to abundance. This conversation dives into the depths of some personal experiences, and helps clarify the purpose of VBY as a path and process to empower ourselves by understanding where we are disempowered ..read more

Kelly is joined by her friend and longtime Vira Bhava Yogi, Swathy Madhukar to talk about Bhakti Yoga and the practices of Devotion in the days leading up to Navratri 2023. This episode is super charged with Shakta Tantric philosophy and embodied devotion, and they share some details about the 10 day Sadhana they will be sharing with you with Vira Bhava Yoga. When Swathy and Kelly get together and talk about the Goddess, the conversation almost always turns to the power of India and pilgrimage, and this episode is no exception. If you want to join the upcoming 10 day practice of devotion for N ..read more

In this episode, we get real, real quick by debunking the myth that resilience feels the same as a happy ending. Instead, we explore resilience as a Yogic Practice that is life affirming, even if it affirms the pain and difficulty of life. Resilience invites us to join with what IS and allows IT to be just that in real time. Like Tantra, the practice of the Yoga of Resilience dares to remove the dichotomous labels of good or bad, or right or wrong, and gives space for the truth of the moment to be one of coexistence of all of the opposites. Resilience is the shakti of our rebound, and though i ..read more

In this the first episode of Season 3, we wade into the waters of Tantra and dare to wonder about the power of our quiet yearnings. We spend some time in the dreamy waters of our imagination, and talk about the generative power of giving ourselves space to stretch and shape our unspoken desires ..read more

In this, the last episode of Season 2, we get edgy. We poke around at the obsession with Self Improvement and how it collapses our world into self importance causing us to forget the bigger picture of relationship, time, and culture. This episode gets pokey, challenging us to consider how our practices of Yoga & resilience impact our community, the society, and our planet. This final episode of the season reframes Yoga to be the thing that we serve, rather than the thing that serves us. I hope this episode has something to offer, and will inspire your continued practice until we return for ..read more

In this episode, we explore the process of evolution as one of resonance. We share the possibility that to really affect lasting change in life, we must be willing to experience the BIG PAIN OF CHANGE, or else we become stagnant in a low level but persistent discomfort. We talk about resilience as an experience of self knowledge, and invite you all to explore what truly resonates with YOU and dare to do the work to align with and in that resonance. This episode is on FIRE with Shakti and challenges you to step into the crossroads of YOUR choices awake and alive to your own potential. This Epis ..read more

Season 2 | Episode 7 In this episode I dig into the reality that resilience is a journey, not a destination. On the path of resilience, we are called to be the heroes in our own story, a story which is always changing, evolving, and shifting beneath our feet. We explore the path of the Hero as one of forgetting and remembering, and unpack the possibility that real resilience comes from recognizing and reclaiming our POWER. In this episode, we imagine we are the heroes of our own story of Resilience turning our complications and complexities into explorations bringing us to the crossroads of po ..read more

Season 2 | Episode 6 In this episode, we open the treasure box of Yoga and Tantra. We begin by exploring the map of a Yoga practice, and how the journey of Yoga and Resilience is a long game, rather than one of short term gains. We talk about how our Yoga practice works over time, and as an added bonus, we work with the myth of the Tantric goddess Kali to understand the power of our relationship with time. This one is short but super juicy, with lots of hidden gems about the practice and lifestyle of Tantra. I hope it serves! Enjoy. This podcast was recorded live on March 24th, 2022. ----- To ..read more

Season 2 | Episode 5 In this episode we are tipping the scales on resilience to explore what Resilience is NOT. We will talk about the uncomfortable truth that resilience does not fix, soothe, or solve your problems, but is instead an experience of feeling, accepting, opening, and allowing that is supported and resourced by the tools of Yoga and Tantra. We poke into the idea of control as a coping strategy, and unfold the awareness that our modern strategies of analyzing and psychologizing might be contributing to our difficulties in experiencing a resilient life. This episode introduces the p ..read more