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I am so incredibly lucky to know a legit Guru! Forget getting a sandwich named after me (Horney Hero at Path Cafe) this is one of my greatest NYC accomplishments. Paula Tursi is so knowledgeable when it comes to yoga that she can tell you the good, the bad, the old, the new and everything in-between. Yoga has evolved, or devolved (depending on how you look at it), and it takes a true historian and practitioner to walk us through that path so we can figure out what works for us! Paula will kindly answer the following on FiRE5: 1. What is Yoga and what is it not? 2. Is it a god based practice? 3. Do I have to meditate to do yoga? 4. How can it actually help me? 5. Is flexibility necessary to practice yoga? Bonus: I lift weights so I don't do yoga, Right? Paula and I first started teaching together over 10 years ago and still learn from each other to this day. As you know we are big on the best way to cue exercises and how to create total body tension and one of my main influences has been Paula. Her expertise doesn't stop there. She has 2 Masters degrees (Psychology from Columbia and Education from Hunter) along with practicing Psychotherapy and Hypnosis. Also - she is a kind and caring human being which shows in every corner of her studio - Reflections Center for Conscious Living & Yoga1:54 : Paula Tursi, the yoga Guru, introduces herself6:05 : The recent continued education retreat Paula came off of and how it influenced her9:36 : What is Yoga, and what is it not?11:57 : The 8 limbs13:28 : Whether or not Yoga is a god based practice18:17 : Paula gives an example of how the amygdala works20:43 : Do you have to meditate to do yoga?21:30 : Breathings job throughout yoga practice23:20 : Explanations and demonstrations of common breaths and what their purposes are32:18 : How can yoga actually help you?37:10 : Why flexibility is not necessary to practice yoga38:34 : Steve shares his knowledge of the bandhas40:24 : Why Paula cares of the bandhas41:40 : Why those who lift weights should also do yoga47:00 : Pauls closing remarks and where to find her49:14 : Paula ends the conversation with a demonstration of third eye breathing WTF is Yoga? : Chatting with a Guru with Paula Tursi Paula Tursi, Steve Horney