We're so proud of the graduates of our teacher trainer course! Well done Yoga Heart Mind crew! Many of you have been asking if we'll be doing the YTT again next year. We won't be, but we're very excited about this advanced studies programme. Check it out here and have a listen to this podcast episode to hear our vision for this programme.So much gratitude to the sponsors of this show:https://www.solemechanics.com.au?sca_ref=2745696.Gb110u1TEiYour discount code is: WATKINS6162 for 15% offPlease use the following link to get some fresh yoga clothes from ALOhttps://share.aloyoga.com/x/GVKwtNClick the link below for $30 off at Outerknown! They’re the first brand founded on a total commitment to sustainability. I think you’ll love them too!https://refer.outerknown.com/stuartwatkins https://blessitbee.com.au/r?id=af1ac8Promo code STUART for 10% offhttps://onegoldenthread.com/Promo code STUART11 for 11% offMuch love!Stu and JoSupport the show

Mother, mentor, poet, artist, volunteer, bestselling author and host of the Practice You Podcast, Elena Brower has taught yoga and meditation since 1999.After graduating Cornell University in 1992, she designed textiles and apparel for almost a decade shifting her focus to yoga, meditation, art and writing. Her first book, Art of Attention, has been translated into seven languages; her second, Practice You, is a bestseller. Elena's first collection of poetry, Softening Time, was released in May 2023.Her yoga classes and meditations are featured on Glo. Her virtual Engaged Mentorship is renowned for inviting analog creativity into online coursework, and her Perceptive Parenting audio course is a key resource for parents. She works to elevate bright futures for girls, women and children through her support for Girls on Fire Leaders, On The Inside and Free Food Kitchen. Her spoken word poetry can be heard on Above & Beyond's Flow State albums, and she's commencing Buddhist Chaplaincy training in 2024.So much gratitude to the sponsors of this show:ww.solemechanics.com.au Your discount code is: WATKINS6162 for 15% offClick the link below for $30 off at Outerknown! They’re the first brand founded on a total commitment to sustainability. I think you’ll love them too!https://refer.outerknown.com/stuartwatkins https://www.zephyrsupplements.comPromo code YOGAHEARTMIND for 10% offhttps://blessitbee.com.au/r?id=af1ac8Promo code STUART for 10% offhttps://onegoldenthread.com/Promo code STUART11 for 11% offMuch love!!Support the show

Tully is a committed father and husband who has a deep passion for supporting people to access their full creative potential in life, love and leadership.Known for his down-to-earth approach, Tully speaks about complex intimate issues with ease, clarity, and humour. He has a gift for helping people drop out of their busy overwhelmed heads and reconnect with the intuition of their gut and their heart. His unique ability to hold a deeply present and safe space allows him to facilitate powerful and meaningful transformation in both a 1-1 and group setting.Check out Tully’s latest course and get yourself a nice little discount with code STUWATKINShttps://www.tullyoconnor.com/liberatingloveAlso check out his free course, "4 Pillars of Thriving Relationships" Training: https://www.tullyoconnor.com/4pillarsSo much gratitude to the sponsors of this show:ww.solemechanics.com.au Your discount code is: WATKINS6162 for 15% offClick the link below for $30 off at Outerknown! They’re the first brand founded on a total commitment to sustainability. I think you’ll love them too!https://refer.outerknown.com/stuartwatkins https://www.zephyrsupplements.comPromo code YOGAHEARTMIND for 10% offhttps://blessitbee.com.au/r?id=af1ac8Promo code STUART for 10% offhttps://onegoldenthread.com/Promo code STUART11 for 11% offMuch love!Support the show

Benjy and Heather Wertheimer have been leading kirtan (sacred chanting) worldwide since 2001 as the duo Shantala. They are known for their special gift of bringing the audience into a vast and loving experience through their unique blend of exquisite voices with instruments of India and the West. Together they create music with beauty, passion, and reverence. Shantala has performed and recorded internationally with such sacred music luminaries as Krishna Das, Deva Premal & Miten, and Jai Uttal. Heather and Benjy have released six beautiful and well-loved albums of sacred chant music since 2003, including LIVE2love, Living Waters, Jaya, LIVE in love, Sri, and The Love Window.They have a new album that has just been release, titled FIVE. FIVE, Shantala’s fifth studio album of sacred world chants, began as a labor of hope and love during the peak of the pandemic. It is offered with the intention of contributing to a more peaceful and harmonious world.Please tune into this album and their other work via the following links:https://shantalamusic.com/SPOTIFYSo much gratitude to the sponsors of this show:ww.solemechanics.com.au Your discount code is: WATKINS6162 for 15% offhttps://www.zephyrsupplements.comPromo code YOGAHEARTMIND for 10% offhttps://blessitbee.com.au/r?id=af1ac8Promo code STUART for 10% offhttps://onegoldenthread.com/Promo code STUART11 for 11% offMuch love!Support the show

After sell out shows at Perth and Adelaide Fringe, the other boy from Bassendean Corey White returns for one night only in Fremantle. I'll be going. If you want to join us and the WA community click here for tickets. Corey White went from criminal lawyer to Australia's most controversial comedian. Since then he's appeared at Sydney Writers Festival, on Triple M, SBS and OnlyFans. He's mic dropped the soap on the SAS, police, "journalists", the legal profession and government approved comedians. An incisive and incorrigible non-binary thinker, this year he makes his eagerly awaited Melbourne International Comedy Festival debut with a swag of agenda fluid gags that are rigorously tested, hilarious, safe and effective for all. A raucous tale of moral courage, resilience and humour in the face of adversity. Follow Corey here:https://www.instagram.com/nateflogg/Much gratitude to the sponsors of this show:ww.solemechanics.com.au Your discount code is: WATKINS6162 for 15% offhttps://www.themilkcleanse.comPromo code STUARTWATKINS for 10% offhttps://blessitbee.com.au/r?id=af1ac8Promo code STUART for 10% offSupport the show

Ryan Rowlands and Jaime Duff are the founders of of @holistika_au and @brotherhoodawakeningJoin these two beautiful men, myself and the incredible community. To book your ticket please click here.Much gratitude to the sponsors of this show:ww.solemechanics.com.au Your discount code is: WATKINS6162 for 15% offhttps://www.themilkcleanse.comPromo code STUARTWATKINS for 10% offhttps://blessitbee.com.au/r?id=af1ac8Promo code STUART for 10% offMuch love!Support the show

Eric Schwarz is a Yoga Teacher and a life coach. His teaching style is engaging, empowering and creative, embracing the full potential of body, mind and spirit. Eric was voted best yoga instructor in Washington, DC in 2016 and his students across the globe are a testimony of this honour.Eric is an E-RYT 500 and leads state of the art yoga teacher trainings.His personal journey and transcendent life teachings light up his classes, shining hope, unwavering faith and transformation. Eric’s teachings inspire students from all walks of life to offer their best to themselves and the world. His classes are fluid, breath-focused and purposely sequenced in the most rewarding way, helping students discover inner peace, serenity and joy.Eric incorporates embodied wisdom from his work as a life coach and his teachings serve as a backdrop for the real transformation that happens when a student learns to quiet the mind and open the heart.His classes range from peaceful, introspective flows to energetic mind and heart expanding power vinyasa.Eric’s passion for yoga as a spiritual practice is felt in each posture, guiding from a place of long life learning, faith and trust in the sacred mysteries of life.Eric’s kind and loving presence are well suited to leading students of all levels. He offers deep gratitude to his teachers Natasha Rizopoulos and Chanda Creasey.“In a culture that discourages introspection, it takes a certain sensitivity to practice yoga in the first place. It also takes courage to reconcile what it means to stay sensitive in this world without losing a sense of self. Through my practice, I’ve come to understand that learning goes well beyond the intellectual, and through trust and faith in this spiritual realm, I walk this Earth knowing there is always potential to learn and grow, no matter what arises.” – Eric SchwarzCheck out Eric's work here:https://www.nakedyogaaustralia.com.au/instructorhttp://www.ericschwarzyoga.com/home-pagehttps://www.instagram.com/nakedyogaaustralia/https://www.instagram.com/ericschwarzyoga/Much gratitude to the sponsors of this show:ww.solemechanics.com.au Your discount code is: WATKINS6162 for 15% offhttps://www.themilkcleanse.comPromo code STUARTWATKINS for 10% offhttps://blessitbee.com.au/r?id=af1ac8Promo code STUART for 10% offSupport the show

We're back!And we're inviting you on our upcoming online retreat.Here are the details:https://courses.yogaheartmind.com/courses/heart-of-the-middle-pathMuch love!Support the show

Harshada David Wagner is a master meditation instructor, author, artist, dad, and wisdom teacher with more than 25 years of teaching experience. Classically trained in the wisdom traditions of Yoga, Bhakti, Vedanta, and Tantra, his teachings come from his decades of working with people helping them learn to live more fulfilling, soul-centered, purpose driven lives. The Sanskrit name Harshada was given to him by Gurumayi Chidvilasananda in 1996,  meaning "the bringer of joy, laughter, and delight". He's known as a down-to-earth, lighthearted teacher who is able to help people get to the "deep stuff" fast. He offers a balance of grounded, approachable style of teaching with the most profound ancient wisdom and classical mystic practices. He is a dynamic speaker and storyteller and is considered one of the best meditation teachers of his generation. He is the author of the men's book Backbone (Penguin 2015), and On the Field of Dharma (about the Bhagavad Gita), and is currently working on a modern translation of and commentary on the 10 century Tantric text known as the Shiva Sutra. He is the proud father of two and lives with his family in Ojai, California when he is not traveling to offer retreats and seminars.Below are some links to Harshada's work:https://www.instagram.com/harshadawagner/  Spiritual Leadership TrainingPrivate Mentorship--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Much gratitude to the sponsors of this show:ww.solemechanics.com.au Your discount code is: WATKINS6162 for 15% offhttps://www.themilkcleanse.comPromo code STUARTWATKINS for 10% offhttps://blessitbee.com.au/r?id=af1ac8Promo code STUART for 10% offSupport the show

Daniel Simpson is a former foreign correspondent turned yogi who worked for such publications as Reuters and the New York Times.  He first encountered yoga on a trip to India in the 1990’s.   That experience left many unanswered questions so he went back to university, earning a master’s degree from SOAS in Traditions of Yoga and Meditation.  He has since taught courses at the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies on yoga history and philosophy, the Vedas and Upanishads and various yoga teacher trainings.He is the author of the book The Truth of Yoga.More info regarding Daniel’s book can be found on: https://www.truthofyoga.com/p/bookMore info on Daniel can be found on: https://www.danielsimpson.infoInfo on our upcoming yoga teacher training commencing Sept 22, 2022 can be found on: https://courses.jotastula.com/courses/yoga-heart-mind-teacher-trainingSupport the show