#21 Yoga Ceremony with Ana Forrest & Jose Calarco

Ana Forrest co-teaches and creates all of her workshops and events with her partner, Medicine Man Jose Calarco.

Ana Forrest has been changing people’s lives for nearly 40 years.  An internationally recognized pioneer in yoga and emotional healing, Ana created Forrest Yoga while working through her own healing from her life’s trauma and experience.  With thousands of licensed practitioners around the world, Forrest Yoga is renowned as an intensely physical, internally focused practice that emphasises how to carry a transformative experience off the mat and into daily life. 
She continues to teach throughout the year around the world.  Her book, Fierce Medicine: Breakthrough Practices to Heal the Body and Ignite the Spirit, was released May 2011.

Jose Calarco has had a long and wide-ranging association in the arts in Australia and around the World for the last twenty five years, in this time he has covered almost the entire spectrum of experience, from producer and administrator of large-scale events, to innovative artistic direction in the fields of dance, film, theatre, yoga and music. Jose’s strong management credentials have seen Descendance Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Dance Theatre grow into one of Australia’s leading international Cultural Exports. José’s ability to multi-task in marketing, box office, administration, sales, computers, performing musician, recording, writing and artistic direction was the foundation on which Descendance was built; the success of the company came with minimal financial Government support. Descendance has now realized its dreams and potential performing at the World’s premier festivals and events. Jose’s was at the forefront of the world music and dance evolution in the eighties and nineties in Australia as a producer, promoter and performer.

In this conversation Ana Forrest, Jose Calarco and Stuart discussed the power of ceremony, the importance of not obeying the 'monkey mind' or as Jose calls it, the 'motherfucker' and ways to break through the resistance that prevents so many people from leaping into their fullest potential.

Tune into their work at:
https://www.forrestyoga.com

View the YouTube version of this podcast at:
https://youtu.be/LGrn_EFOZWQ

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