ABOUT INDU:

Indu Arora is a Yoga and Ayurveda teacher, mentor, and author, based in the USA. She considers herself a student for a lifetime. Indu has been sharing about Yoga philosophy, Yoga Therapy, and Ayurveda for the last two decades. Her unique gift is making Yoga and Ayurveda a practice, which is equally useful for a beginner as for a sincere seeker who has made Yoga a lifelong journey. She is inspired by and taught under Kriya Yoga, Himalayan Yoga, Kashmir Shaivism, and Sivananda Yoga lineages. She has studied in a traditional Guru-shishya parampara setting.

Her teaching style is rooted in empowering and inspiring students to awaken the inner Guru. Her core philosophy is ‘Yoga is a Work-in and not a Work-out’.

She is the author of Mudra: The Sacred Secret (2015), Yoga: Ancient Heritage, Tomorrow’s Vision (2005, 2019), and SOMA: 100 Heritage Recipes for Self-Care (e-book, 2020; updated hard copy, 2022).

CONTACT: www.yogsadhna.com

UPCOMING AUSTRALIA EVENTS:

• Yoga Nidra Training and 2 workshops at OmSom: https://indu-arora.mykajabi.com/yoga-nidra-australia
  
• New Rest focused free event at OmSom https://omsom.yoga/workshops-and-events/a-night-of-rest
• Events at Yoga Lyfe (1 free satsang and 2 workshops): https://www.yogalyfe.com.au/ayurveda-with-indu

ABOUT YOUR HOST:

A beacon for those craving a connection to tradition and timeless wisdom, Amy has cemented herself as a global yoga teacher, ayurvedic practitioner, mentor, podcast host, speaker, and facilitator of the Study Yoga Summit.

Based in Australia and renowned for her sold-out international retreats, Amy has contributed extensively to Australian Yoga Journal, Om Yoga & Lifestyle magazine, YOGA Magazine (UK), and Nature & Health magazine (AU). She has presented at Wanderlust, Evolve Festival, Byron Spirit Fest, and Ekam Yoga Festival.

You can listen to her Living In Alignment podcast on all major platforms. A registered senior yoga teacher, Amy aims to amalgamate several Indian disciplines into daily life with the hope of inspiring her community to have a tangible relationship with living yoga–rather than seeing it as an isolated practice.

WEBSITE: ⁠ https://amyelandry.com/oceanofyoga/

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/amyelandry/

Shantala Sriramaiah, founder of Veda Studies, continues a family tradition of devotional chanting that began in her native Bangalore, India, where her mother Saroja, a chanting teacher, taught a large community for over thirty years. She is a senior student of her guru, Sri M.S. Sreenivasan of the Challakere Brothers.

Through Veda Studies, she has built a vibrant international community of practitioners, offering both foundational programs and a teacher training program in collaboration with INDICA, whom she has also published prayer books that support students in their study and practice.

Alongside her online courses, Shantala leads in-person chanting retreats in India and Europe, creating immersive spaces for practice and connection.

She now lives in Lugano, Switzerland, with her husband and two children.

IN THIS EPISODE:

– Rich insight into how to appropriately sequence (krama) mantras within your daily practice and also throughout seasonal occasions.

– Clarity on complex terms, such as shruti, stuti, shloka, sutra, mantra, and more.

– Important reflections of devotional singing, kirtanam, and bhajans

– The role of women in mantra traditions

– Convincing commentary on why proper, respectful, and articulate mantra recitation is so essential and transformative

– How to study with Shantala

CONNECT WITH SHANTALA:

Website: https://www.vedastudies.com/ (find the free training here)

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/veda_studies/ & https://www.instagram.com/shantala_sriramaiah/

ABOUT YOUR HOST:

A beacon for those craving a connection to tradition and timeless wisdom, Amy has cemented herself as a global yoga teacher, ayurvedic practitioner, mentor, podcast host, speaker, and facilitator of the Study Yoga Summit.

Based in Australia and renowned for her sold-out international retreats, Amy has contributed extensively to Australian Yoga Journal, Om Yoga & Lifestyle magazine, YOGA Magazine (UK), and Nature & Health magazine (AU). She has presented at Wanderlust, Evolve Festival, Byron Spirit Fest, and Ekam Yoga Festival.

You can listen to her Living In Alignment podcast on all major platforms. A registered senior yoga teacher, Amy aims to amalgamate several Indian disciplines into daily life with the hope of inspiring her community to have a tangible relationship with living yoga–rather than seeing it as an isolated practice.

WEBSITE: ⁠ https://amyelandry.com/

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/amyelandry/

Mother, mentor, poet, artist, volunteer, bestselling author, and host of the acclaimed Practice You Podcast, Elena Brower is a celebrated international yoga and meditation teacher on Glo, guiding transformative practices since 1999.

Her debut book, Art of Attention, has been translated into 7 languages.

Her bestselling journals Practice You and Being You, her collection of poetry entitled Softening Time, along with her courses, classes, and talks, explore stages of studentship, practice, life, and listening.

Her latest book, Hold Nothing, investigates what it means to let go of narratives and return to the spacious emptiness within.

IN THIS EPISODE:

– Elena's reflections on meditation, silence, and death

– A heartfelt reading from her latest book, Hold Nothing

– The vision behind Hold Nothing

– & many more tender contemplations

CONNECT WITH ELENA:

Website: https://elenabrower.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elenabrower/

Hold nothing: https://elenabrower.com/holdnothing/

ABOUT YOUR HOST:

A beacon for those craving a connection to tradition and timeless wisdom, Amy has cemented herself as a global yoga teacher, ayurvedic practitioner, mentor, podcast host, speaker, and facilitator of the Study Yoga Summit.

Based in Australia and renowned for her sold-out international retreats, Amy has contributed extensively to Australian Yoga Journal, Om Yoga & Lifestyle magazine, YOGA Magazine (UK), and Nature & Health magazine (AU). She has presented at Wanderlust, Evolve Festival, Byron Spirit Fest, and Ekam Yoga Festival.

You can listen to her Living In Alignment podcast on all major platforms. A registered senior yoga teacher, Amy aims to amalgamate several Indian disciplines into daily life with the hope of inspiring her community to have a tangible relationship with living yoga–rather than seeing it as an isolated practice.

WEBSITE: ⁠https://amyelandry.com/

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/amyelandry/