Peter's Podcast

In this episode, I indulge my love of music to share a mixed-genre playlist. The full songs are available at the links below or wherever you get music. The podcast episode includes my critiques/comme…

In this episode, I speak with Katrina Repka. Katrina is an ISHTA Yogiraj (master) who has led classes, workshops, retreats, and teacher trainings in her home in London and beyond. She is the co-autho…

We head to meditation class for the eponymous ISHTA practice: ISHTA Diksha. This practice, based on a kriya from Paramahansa Yogananda and refined by Alan Finger moves you efficiently into and out of…

In this episode (which is also available on video at YouTube), Stephen Mark and I discuss tantra and several other topics in preparation for my workshop this weekend. You can attend the workshop in p…

In this episode, I talk to Wendy Newton about "sacred listening," a phrase she's using to describe how to learn more about how we relate to self and other. Check out Wendy's deep understanding of the…

In this episode, we go to meditation class. By the way, you can join my classes at ISHTA Yoga in person or online. I got a couple requests for a recording of this Sat Yam meditation from people who w…

In this episode, Wendy Newton and I show up on video to discuss happiness, "santosha" and practice. We tackle the difference between wanting something and getting it, about accepting reality versus s…

Wendy Newton and I discuss the Kleshas, or "obstacles" that challenge our practice, but make our life what it is!

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In this episode, ISHTA teacher, actor, and software engineer Stephen Mark and I discuss "sankalpa," or intention, that aligns with your purpose. We touch on a lot of topics around the nature of goals…

Wendy and I discuss a quote from one of our early teachers, Mark Whitwell. It's about the relationship between our actual experience and all our thoughts about it. We also share thoughts about findin…

In this episode, we go to class at ISHTA Yoga for a New Year's meditation. Enjoy the talk at the beginning and stay for the granthi meditation practice.

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In this episode, Stephen Mark and I discuss antar karana, or learning to sense inwardly. We recorded this just before I headed to Australia and Bali to teach, as the season in New York covers the las…

Wendy Newton and I compare thoughts on meditation, including mindfulness practice and yoga meditation. We touch on neuroscience, religion, samadhi, and more!

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It's a new media world (again) and Peter's Podcast is going video! Episodes will still appear here as podcasts, but if you want to see what Wendy Newton and I look like when we're talking, you have t…

Today I talk about mantra with delightful yogi/actor/tech pro Stephen Mark. We talk about how mantras work, how to use them, and how they fit into a yoga practice.

During the episode, I mention an eco…

Yoga asks us to trust its philosophy enough to practice. Then practice provides its own understanding. Join meditation class at ISHTA for this podcast episode.

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I talk with Wendy Newton about the Yoga Sutras guidance for maintaining equilibrium in all our relationships. Whether it's your personal challenges or jealousy, or your anger with the Supreme Court, …

Today we head to meditation class. There I share some guidance on staying calm through the kinds of upheavals we're facing in the news these days. 

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Today, I talk about the granthis — the cycles of nature that keep us moving through life. Recognizing them is the first step to being able to gracefully move through life.

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In this episode, Wendy Newton describes the training she's teaching on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali starting May 3. It's for teachers and interested students and yogis. Details are at ishtayoga.com W…