Episode 26 - Alma Duran - Embodying our Culture Through Yoga
Episode 26 - Alma Duran - Embodying our Culture Through Yoga
How does who we are and where we come from live in our bodies and in our yoga? What does the story of how and where we move tell us about who we can be? Maria and Chara speak with cultural anthropologist and yoga and meditation instructor Alma Duran to explore the landscape of the intersection of yoga and cultures and how they uniquely inform the way we carry our past, present and future in the moment and in life.
Episode highlights:
“I didn’t come to yoga because there was something wrong with me. I came to yoga because I saw happy people.”
“We carry the story of our culture in our bodies.”
“My yoga training and my mindfulness training have helped me enormously to deal with uncertainty and know that it is okay”
"The price that I have had to pay was to disintegrate my previous lives. I had to shed my skin as a snake does when it grows……It has been a process of simplifying, deeply simplifying my external life and of letting go of a lot."
Resources & Mentions
Viniyoga: https://viniyoga.com/
Gary Kraftsow “We practice yoga because it prepares us for death.”
Maty Ezraty: https://matyezraty.com/
Fred L Miller; http://fredlmiller.com/Meet_Fred.html
Sivananda yoga: https://sivananda.org/
Larry Payne: Yoga Rx on J Brown’s Podcast: https://www.jbrownyoga.com/yoga-talks-podcast/2018/9/larry-payne
On Yoga International: https://yogainternational.com/profile/larry-payne
Desikachar: The Heart of Yoga https://www.google.com.au/books/edition/The_Heart_of_Yoga/vV0oDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&printsec=frontcover
Dave Charlton and Ranju Roy: our interview https://www.blissbodyandsoul.com/podcast/
“Ishvara pranidhana: faith that the universe is supporting you”
Emma Balnaves: our conversation https://www.blissbodyandsoul.com/podcast/
Round about now, if you’re like anyone (or everyone) you’re thinking about the promises you’ll make to yourself and the many ways you’ll change your habits and behaviours in 2023.