There is so much to say about this episode! You will want to have a pen nearby, as the quotable quotes are nonstop. Gary Kraftsow is one of the master teachers of our time, and he’s here to talk about yoga, chakras, and becoming your own guru! His wealth of knowledge is beyond compare, and this conversation will show you what a vast array of yoga topics and techniques that are available to us on our own personal journeys. I hope you are inspired to learn more, and definitely look into a training with Gary. He makes these elevated topics personal and relevant. 

Here are some of the key moments to listen for:

6:20 Gary’s whole life inner journey through all the traditions

8:35 “The journey is about the path up the mountain.”

10:30 Vedic chanting

12:30 Chanting activates our own wisdom; Using mantra as deep transformation

16:15 Connecting to lineage (Do you need to be given a mantra by your teacher?)

18:00 Let’s talk chakras!!

21:00 A practical image of the chakra system

30:00 What happened when Gary came out of a coma?

34:00 Jess gets an answer to her big Yoga Sutras question

39:00 Learn about Gary’s teacher training

47:00 What is the difference between wisdom and knowledge?

52:00 A story about a yogi demon, and what happens at the moment of your death

About Gary Kraftsow

Founder and Director of the American Viniyoga Institute.

Gary Kraftsow has been an innovator in the transmission of yoga for health, healing, and personal transformation for over 40 years. He began his study of yoga in India with T.K.V. Deśikācar in 1974 and received a Viniyoga Special Diploma from Viniyoga International in Paris, France in 1988.

Gary graduated with a BA, Magna Cum Laude, from Colgate University in 1976 and received his Masters Degree in Psychology and Religion from the University of California at Santa Barbara in 1983.  Around that time, he opened Maui School of Yoga Therapy.  In 1999, he founded the American Viniyoga Institute, LLC.  Since then, he has become a renowned speaker and teacher of the Viniyoga methodology at many conferences and schools nationally and internationally.

Read more about Gary: https://viniyoga.com/about/gary-kraftsow/

Learn more and connect with Gary Kraftsow: 

https://viniyoga.com/about/gary-kraftsow/

Teacher and Yoga Therapist training:

https://viniyoga.com/train/viniyoga-foundations-program/

https://viniyoga.com/train/

https://www.facebook.com/AmericanViniyogaInstitute

https://www.instagram.com/americanviniyogainstitute/

https://www.youtube.com/c/GaryKraftsowViniyoga

More about Jess:

Website jessgoulding.com

Resources:

Chakra Savvy: Reset Your Life Game Plan

⁠Chakra Savvy Quickie Quiz⁠ ⁠⁠

⁠Chakra Check-In Self Assessment⁠ ⁠

Chakra Savvy Cheat Sheet ⁠

Embodiment Online Course. Harness the energy of chakra one, and set a new foundation built on connection, gratitude, and trust in the world. Use coupon code PODCAST!

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