The Sivana Podcast

How can we best access our intuition and find connectedness to spirit? Guest expert Deb Bowen shares her favorite the journaling prompts, meditation techniques, and intuition-honing games so we can strengthen our intuitive capacities. She teaches us how we can use our physical senses and the chakra system to expand our intuitive capacities. Listen as Deb provides dozens of insights and practical examples on how all of us can achieve mind/body/spirit balance.

Bestselling author and Western authority on the chakra system, Anodea Judith, shares her vast wisdom with us in today’s special episode. Learn how a top down approach to the chakra system can help you manifest your highest aspirations. Understand what makes the chakras spin. See how Anodea weaves Tantric philosophy into her current understanding of the chakra system.

Understand the ins-and-outs of Chinese Medicine with this week’s special guest, Brodie Welch, L.Ac. Discover the 5 different branches of Chinese Medicine and the mystical powers of each of our internal organs. Learn how to face your “Yang addiction” and practice the world’s simplest Qi Gong move. We cover key terms like, “Qi,” “Taoism” “Yin/Yang” and compare Chinese Medicine to Ayurveda.

How do we teach mindfulness to our children? Today’s expert, Susan Kaiser Greenland, shares with us practical ways we can bring mindfulness into our (often chaotic) family environment with young kids. Discover easy mindfulness games you can play with your children and a new way of learning the traditional “ABCs.” Understand the science of how mindfulness practices impact children’s brain development.

What is Kundalini Yoga and the Aquarian Age? How does Kundalini differ from a Hatha or Vinyasa-style practice? And can these styles of yoga compliment each other? In this conversation with Kundalini yoga teacher, Kia Miller, we explore everything you’ve been curious about in regards to Kundalini yoga, but been afraid to ask. How do we stay with the practice when Kriyas become challenging or unbearable? Why wear white? Where does Kundalini Yoga end and Sikhism begin?

Overcome your phobias, fears, and performance anxiety by using mindfulness to unlock your peak potential. Today’s guest, hypnotherapist John Hankey, gives us a unique perspective on how mindfulness can fuel your personal growth and success. He guides us through a simple two-minute meditation to get us “in a flow state,” whether at school or at the office.

Today we learn HOW to finally take charge of our own healing and let go of “the magic pill” solution mindset that permeates our modern culture. Learn why you might want to call into question the prescription and seemingly harmless over-the-counter drugs you may be taking. Kelly Brogan, M.D., a Manhattan-based holistic psychiatrist, shares her no nonsense, no excuses approach on how we can start truly listening to our symptoms in order to take charge of our own healing.

Everything you ever wanted to know about crystals, broken down! Today we speak to expert Samantha Fey about what crystals are, how to pick them out, and how to “work with them” in our yoga, meditative or spiritual practice. We cover how the crystals and the chakra system are interconnected, how to cleanse your stones once you bring them home and how to “charge” them up with the phases of the moon.

Should you integrate cannabis into your time on that mat? Are you already doing so and looking to go deeper? Whether you’re a massive skeptic or someone already using cannabis as part of your spiritual practice, do not miss this episode with the founder of Ganja Yoga, Dee Dussault. Together, we cover the basics: how to begin if you’ve never tried cannabis before, best practices on dosing, ingestion methods, and subsequent yoga and meditation techniques.

Learn from one of the few triple board-certified physicians in our country in today’s special episode! In this fascinating conversation with Dr. Zach Bush, we learn about the impact of chemical farming on human consciousness, what a “leaky gut” really is, and how we can eat in a way that decreases our risk of cancer and other chronic illnesses.

Are you considering yoga teacher training to deepen your yoga practice? Do you dream of making yoga your fulltime career? Or are you currently teaching and struggling? If any of the above describes you, this week’s episode is a must-listen. I sit down with Youtube yogini Lesley Fightmaster, who teaches to an audience of over 300K dedicated subscribers online.

Curious about the idea of past lives, Karma and soul contracts? In this episode, spiritual healer Lisa Barnett breaks down for us what the Akashic Records are, how we can access them, and why we might want to. She explains the difference between a physic, a channel and a medium, as well as answers common questions relevant for anyone wanting to learn more about the idea of past lives.

Learn easy-to-implement Ayurvedic best-practices that up-level your sense of well-being and balance on a daily basis. Clinical Ayurvedic Specialist, Melanie Phillips, speaks to us about how to set the ideal sankalpa (daily intention), how our psychology affects our physiology, and why we all need a tongue scraper (and where to get the best one!)

How can we age gracefully and consciously? How can we help our loved ones (parents and grandparents) do the same? In this episode, Carrie Hensley, Director of Yoga for YMEDICA, provides us with practical insights on how we can make yoga and meditation accessible to those 60 and older - even if they’ve never practiced yoga before. Learn how to best introduce yoga and meditation to older family members and friends. Discover the latest evidence-based approach to teaching an older population.

You might want to eat dandelions rather than spray them after listening to this podcast with world-renowned herbalist Brigitte Mars. You’ll also never think of grass in the same way again! Brigitte teaches us simple first aid remedies already living in your the kitchen, easy ways you can create your own edible backyard, and why bees are your best friend in restoring your yard (and healing yourself!).