In another rare podcast recorded in-person, Sandy and Keith sit down for a very special episode where they share intimate stories of their beloved teachers Sharon Gannon and David Life, and discuss the precious guru/student relationship.

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Mantra:

guruḥ sarasvatī guruḥ laksmī gurur kālī durgā guruḥ sākṣāt parambrahma tasmai śrī gurave namaḥ ~ Feminised version of verse from the Guru Stotram

Interpretation by Sharon Gannon and David Life: “Our creation is that guru; the duration of our lives is that guru; our trials, illnesses and calamities is that guru. There is a guru nearby and a guru that is beyond the beyond. I humbly make my offering to the beautiful remover of ignorance; the enlightenment principle which is within me and surrounds me at all times.”

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Follow your co-hosts on instagram: Keith @bija_yoga Sandy @sandykingyoga

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Folks in Sydney can visit Keith's studio in Penrith, Bija Yoga. In Nipaluna/Hobart you can find Sandy at Folde Yoga - but also online at sandyking.com.au

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Join us in Thailand in October for our Thai Yoga Holiday! Visit sandyking.com.au/thai-yoga-holiday for all info.

Keith and Sandy are reunited in Sydney and sit down for their first ever in-person podcast recording. After a generous lunch at Suzy Spoon’s and Miss Sina, they discuss a musical yoga sūtra (this is kinda a follow up to EP 5). Listen as the two yoga friends deep-dive the meaning of AUM, different states of consciousness, moments where music has set them free and even string theory… And if you listen very carefully, you’ll hear Crowley the cat singing along in the background.

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Yoga Sūtras:

tasya vācakaḥ praṇavaḥ ~ 1.27 “God is Om”

tajjapas tadartha bhāvanam ~ 1.28 "chant Om and realise the meaning of Om"

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Follow your co-hosts on instagram: Keith @bija_yoga Sandy @sandykingyoga

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Folks in Sydney can visit Keith's studio in Penrith, Bija Yoga. In Nipaluna/Hobart you can find Sandy at Folde Yoga - but also online at sandyking.com.au

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Join us in Thailand in October for our Thai Yoga Holiday! Visit sandyking.com.au/thai-yoga-holiday for all info.

A heart-warming follow-up to our previous bonus episode. Here Keith interviews Rani and Sapna, two young women who have studied at Sandipani Muri aka Food For Life Vrindavan, and returned to work. Learn about the first-hand experience these girls have had at the school, and the incredible difference education makes in the life of women in India. Be sure to visit visit fflv.org to learn more.

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Mantra:

lokāh samastāh sukhino bhavantu ~ Shanti mantra

Translation from Sharon Gannon and David Life: “May all beings everywhere be happy and free and may our thoughts, words and actions contribute in some way to the happiness and freedom for all.”

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Follow your co-hosts on instagram: Keith @bija_yoga Sandipani Muri/FFLV @fflvindia and visit fflv.org to learn more Sandy @sandykingyoga

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Folks in Sydney can visit Keith's studio in Penrith, Bija Yoga. In Nipaluna/Hobart you can find Sandy at Folde Yoga - but also online at sandyking.com.au

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Join us in Thailand in October for our Thai Yoga Holiday! Visit sandyking.com.au/thai-yoga-holiday for all info.

A seemingly obvious teaching on avoiding future suffering leads to a powerful discussion about everything from: the power of now, the butterfly effect, how injuries might be our best (but most annoying) teachers, regret, hope, diamond cutting, planting karmic seeds of generosity, having compassion for our past selves and why Back to the Future is one of the greatest films of all time.

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Yoga Sūtra:

heyaṃ duḥkham anāgatam ~ 2.16

Interpretation by David Life: “Future suffering should be avoided.”

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Follow your co-hosts on instagram: Keith @bija_yoga Sandy @sandykingyoga

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Folks in Sydney can visit Keith's studio in Penrith, Bija Yoga. In Nipaluna/Hobart you can find Sandy at Folde Yoga - but also online at sandyking.com.au

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Join us in Thailand in October for our Thai Yoga Holiday! Visit sandyking.com.au/thai-yoga-holiday for all info.

In this slightly goth episode, we explore a famous verse from the Upaniṣads regarding the nectar of immortality. What is the symbolism behind śavāsana and why do some people find it so difficult? Who are you if you are not your body? And how do we take off the armour of personality?

We learn more about Keith’s history, and he shares a touching story about the end of his mother’s life.

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Mantra:

oṃ asato mā sadgamaya tamaso mā jyotirgamaya mṛtyor mā'mṛtaṃ gamaya ~ Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad

Interpretation by Sharon Gannon and David Life: “Lead me from the unreal to the real, from darkness to light, from death to immortality.”

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Follow your co-hosts on instagram: Keith @bija_yoga Sandy @sandykingyoga

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Folks in Sydney can visit Keith's studio in Penrith, Bija Yoga. In Nipaluna/Hobart you can find Sandy at Folde Yoga - but also online at sandyking.com.au

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Join us in Thailand in October for our Thai Yoga Holiday! Visit sandyking.com.au/thai-yoga-holiday for all info.

An incredibly touching bonus episode where Keith interviews Bharat and Anshu, two of the staff working at Sandipani Muri aka Food For Life Vrindavan. Learn about the incredible work that happens at this school, where young girls are saved from under-age arranged marriages, and given an education regardless of their caste. A truly inspiring listen. Be sure to visit visit fflv.org to learn more.

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Mantra:

sarve bhavantu sukhinaḥ sarve santu nirāmayāḥ sarve bhadrāṇi paśyantu mā kaścidduḥ khabhāgbhavet ~ Shanti mantra from Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad

Translation: “May all be happy may all be free from sickness may all see and experience what is good and beautiful in life may no one suffer”

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Follow your co-hosts on instagram: Keith @bija_yoga Sandipani Muri/FFLV @fflvindia and visit fflv.org to learn more Sandy @sandykingyoga

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Folks in Sydney can visit Keith's studio in Penrith, Bija Yoga. In Nipaluna/Hobart you can find Sandy at Folde Yoga - but also online at sandyking.com.au

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Join us in Thailand in October for our Thai Yoga Holiday! Visit sandyking.com.au/thai-yoga-holiday for all info.

Sandy shares one of their favourite verses from the Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā on the topic of nadam - the yoga of sound. Keith shares from his experience as a life-long musician, and how it relates to yoga practice. There is mention of flow state, inner and outer listening, and how hearing happens with much more than just our ears...

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Mantra:

namaḥ śivāya gurave nāda-bindu-kalātmane nirañjana-padaṁ yāti nityaṁ tatra parāyaṇaḥ ~ Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā Chapter 4, Verse 1

Interpretation by Sharon Gannon and David Life: “Salutations to the nadam, which is the inner guide and inner life, the dispenser of happiness to all! It is the inner guru appearing as nada, bindu and kala. One who is devoted to the inner guru, the nada, the inner music, obtains the highest bliss.”

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Follow your co-hosts on instagram:

Keith @bija_yoga Sandy @sandykingyoga

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Folks in Sydney can visit Keith's studio in Penrith, Bija Yoga. In Nipaluna/Hobart you can find Sandy at Folde Yoga - but also online at sandyking.com.au

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Join us in Thailand in October for our Thai Yoga Holiday! Visit sandyking.com.au/thai-yoga-holiday for all info.

Our most controversial episode yet....

Keith prompts a compelling discussion that goes in an unexpected direction about what's missing in today's yoga. Featuring some hot takes and open conversation about difficult subject matters - and why yoga should be a radical practice for social change.

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"Yoga is the state where you are missing nothing" ~ Sharon Gannon (quoting Sri Brahmananda Saraswati)

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Follow your co-hosts on instagram: Keith @bija_yoga Sandy @sandykingyoga

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Folks in Sydney can visit Keith's studio in Penrith, Bija Yoga. In Nipaluna/Hobart you can find Sandy at Folde Yoga - but also online at sandyking.com.au

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Join us in Thailand in October for our Thai Yoga Holiday! Visit sandyking.com.au/thai-yoga-holiday for all info.