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Mahasoma Podcast

Mahasoma

40 episodes

3 months ago

What happens after you’ve learned a life-changing practice? After you’ve been inspired, read the books, attended the retreats? There’s a turning point for many of us, a quiet and natural shift, where the teachings stop being something we ‘do’ and start becoming who we are. This is the path of stewardship. In this episode, Laura Poole and Amy Landry converse around moving from student to steward on the Vedic path: not just holding the knowledge for ourselves, but carrying it forward with integ...

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What happens after you’ve learned a life-changing practice? After you’ve been inspired, read the books, attended the retreats? There’s a turning point for many of us, a quiet and natural shift, where the teachings stop being something we ‘do’ and start becoming who we are. This is the path of stewardship. In this episode, Laura Poole and Amy Landry converse around moving from student to steward on the Vedic path: not just holding the knowledge for ourselves, but carrying it forward with integ...

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Religion & Spirituality,

Health & Fitness

Episodes (20/40)

Mahasoma Podcast

Living as a steward of Vedic wisdom with Amy Landry

What happens after you’ve learned a life-changing practice? After you’ve been inspired, read the books, attended the retreats? There’s a turning point for many of us, a quiet and natural shift, where the teachings stop being something we ‘do’ and start becoming who we are. This is the path of stewardship. In this episode, Laura Poole and Amy Landry converse around moving from student to steward on the Vedic path: not just holding the knowledge for ourselves, but carrying it forward with integ...

3 months ago

1 hour 11 minutes

Mahasoma Podcast

Let’s Not Start a Cult: Red Flags, Power, and Ethical Leadership with Sarah Steel

In this episode, we sit down with Sarah Steel, author and host of Let’s Talk About Sects, an award-winning independent podcast about which the New York Times said, "Come for the satisfying pun in the title, stay for the deeply researched chronicles of all kinds of cults." We discuss a topic that’s often misunderstood but deeply important, especially in the world of spirituality: the nature of cults. With cult documentaries becoming a regular feature on streaming services, and the word ‘cult’ ...

6 months ago

1 hour 10 minutes

Mahasoma Podcast

A fresh perspective on menopause with Ayurveda practitioner Erandati Benjamin from Inner Soma

We are excited to share with you this conversation on an important subject for many women in our community – the rite of passage known in our modern world as menopause.We are joined by Ayurveda practitioner and Vedic wisdom holder Erandati Benjamin from Inner Soma. Erandati has a diploma in Ayurveda from the Australasian Institute of Ayurvedic Studies (AIAS) and a Masters in Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine from Maharishi International University (MIU) in Iowa, USA.Her focus with patients is...

9 months ago

1 hour 12 minutes

Mahasoma Podcast

The dharma and karma of teaching Vedic meditation in prisons with Joh Jarvis from The Light Inside

In this episode Laura Poole speaks with her colleague and friend Joh Jarvis from The Light Inside - a not-for-profit foundation which takes meditation into prisons and jails across the United States. The Vedic perspective is that all change in life begins with a shift in consciousness. This is why meditation is the foundation for bringing us into right action. But those who really need meditation may not have access. This is why Joh and The Light Inside exist. What we talk about.Joh’s journey...

1 year ago

1 hour 52 minutes

Mahasoma Podcast

When your worst nightmare becomes a path to freedom with Yeojin Bae

This content may be emotionally challenging and includes trauma, violence, and sexual abuse. If this doesn’t feel the right time for you to listen, we recommend circling back when you’re ready. We are not providing any professional advice, only sharing a personal story and perspective. Please seek professional help if you need support – we shared some services that you can access via our show notes.For Melbourne based designer Yeojin Bae, fashion has always been her creative expression for wo...

1 year ago

2 hours 46 minutes

Mahasoma Podcast

The process is the solution: embracing challenges with grace and ease with Kathleen O’Brien

This time of year can be very full, fast paced, and involve a lot of doing, we thought it would be timely to share this short podcast episode from our teacher Kathleen O'Brien. Our hope is that it softens the busyness this time of year can bring. In this episode you'll be reminded that life is a constant process of unfolding. We need reminding because when everything is rolling along smoothly it can be easy to see the big picture. But when life gets challenging or we’ve been ignoring change, ...

2 years ago

21 minutes

Mahasoma Podcast

Healing from the loss of a loved one to suicide through Elegy for an Elephant with Ryan Abramowitz

This podcast episode refers to suicide and its impact. Please seek professional help if you need support. A list of mental health and counselling resources can be found in the show notes.In this episode Laura Poole joined by Melbourne-based artist and storyteller, and fellow Vedic meditator, Ryan Abramowitz to talk about an important subject that can be shrouded in shame and stigma – suicide. Ryan is the author and artist of ‘Elegy for an Elephant’, a picture book he has been working on these...

2 years ago

1 hour 5 minutes

Mahasoma Podcast

Guru Purnima - honouring our spiritual teachers on this special full moon night with Blaine Watson

Laura Poole is again joined by Vedic astrologer Blaine Watson to talk all about Guru Purnima – the full moon night that occurs once a year where we honour the guru and all teachers in our lives. We go a beautiful journey exploring what a guru is (and is not), the relationship of guru to transcendence and love, stories from Blaine’s time with his guru, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, and other great gurus and saints. We finish with how we can observe the Vedic celebration of Guru Purnima and gain the a...

2 years ago

1 hour

Mahasoma Podcast

Falling asleep while meditating with Laura Poole

This episode comes from a group meditation Q&A where a student asked about falling asleep in meditation and why it keeps on happening. We explore why meditation is a practice of two-fold revealing and the importance of allowing cosmic intelligence to take the drivers seat in life. If you’ve ever fallen asleep while meditating, we hope this gives you a new perspective to see everything is just as it should be.We hope you enjoy!What we talk about:Why meditation is a practice of two-fold rev...

2 years ago

26 minutes

Mahasoma Podcast

Yoni steaming – rituals for fertility and healing gynecological conditions with Chasca Summerville

Something we’re passionate about in our community is women’s health, and in this episode Laura Poole is joined by Ayurveda practitioner and author Chasca Summerville who some of you may know from Instagram as Alchemy of Ayurveda.Chasca’s real speciality is Ayurveda for women sharing holistic ways to rejuvenate and wisdom to empower women to be their own healers. In this episode we explore all of this, with a focus on one ritual – yoni steaming - which changed Chasca’s life and healed her from...

2 years ago

1 hour 3 minutes

Mahasoma Podcast

How do I trust life with Kathleen O'Brien

This is a new offering on our podcast of shorter wisdom sessions shared from our teachers. Of things we have been exploring in group meditations, mentoring sessions, and in our personal lives. This episode came from a question at group meditation: ‘How do I trust life? How can I surrender and have faith when things just don’t see to be going ‘my way’ or as I had hoped they would go?’ Kathleen explores a different take on trust, shifting our perspective from a life based in faith, trust, ...

2 years ago

17 minutes

Mahasoma Podcast

Can meditation cause you to avoid doing the ‘real work’? with Laura Poole

This is a new offering on our podcast of shorter wisdom sessions shared from our teachers, of things we have been exploring in group meditations, mentoring sessions, and in our personal lives.This episode is about the idea that meditation can cause you to avoid doing the ‘real work’ - the harder, emotional, deeper work of change. Laura Poole shares a perspective that helps us understand what’s really going on when people use meditation to spiritually by-pass what’s needed, and how we ca...

2 years ago

29 minutes

Mahasoma Podcast

Bliss consciousness - the life story of Pandit Baskaran

This is a special episode for everyone who knows and loves Pandit Baskaran AKA Panditji. Panditji is a Vedic meditation teacher, pandit, and man of bliss consciousness. You may have had the great blessing of being on retreat with him in India, experiencing the bliss and joy of being in his presence.This episode is devoted to sharing Panditji’s life story and wisdom. We hope you enjoy and get sore cheeks from smiling as much as we did.What we talk about in this episode.Panditji’s life storyTra...

2 years ago

53 minutes

Mahasoma Podcast

Deep surrender and the 3 types of karma with Kathleen O’Brien

Welcome back podcast family!This week we’re sharing an empowering and vulnerable conversation between two of the Mahasoma team, Laura Poole and Kathleen O’Brien. Kathleen has a story that is both unique to her journey but also relatable for so many of you out there. Kathleen openly shares with us her experiences with health and challenges living with chronic conditions like eczema and allergies. We explore what to do when nothing is working, being your own healer, and healthy ways to rel...

3 years ago

1 hour 8 minutes

Mahasoma Podcast

Siddha Medicine for Enlightenment with Dr Janani

This episode was recorded while we were in the south of India, in Tamil Nadu, staying at the Sri Narayani Holistic Centre for Ayurveda and Siddha Medicine. Our Vedic meditation teacher Laura Poole had the honour of speaking with the head doctor there – Dr Janani – all about Siddha Medicine for spiritual enlightenment and how you can experience this healing for yourself at the Sri Narayani Holistic Centre.The centre is one of the many projects of Sri Sakthi Amma, who is an avatar, an inc...

3 years ago

44 minutes

Mahasoma Podcast

Becoming a loving disciple of water - hydrating yourself through friendship with Isabel Friend

In this episode we chat with water researcher, activist and educator Isabel Friend. Isabel’s expertise is bringing modern scientific understanding together with ancient ancestral wisdom. Isabel shares a vision with practical strategies that helps people transform their relationship to water, increasing physical, mental, emotional, and environmental health for all beings. If you don’t yet have a deep reciprocal relationship with water, if your health or the state of our world is important to y...

3 years ago

1 hour 32 minutes

Mahasoma Podcast

Who is telling your story? How we came to Vedic meditation with Laura, Sarah, Julia and Kathleen

This episode is a Mahasoma team effort as we come together to answer your questions. We get a lot of inquiry on social media, emails, and group meditations, so we thought podcast episodes would be a great way to share more. We will be exploring your questions, sharing our real life experiences, and tapping into relevant themes/happenings we’re going through as a collective. In this episode we hope to give you some insight into who we are, how we came to meditation, and how the Vedic wisdom ca...

3 years ago

57 minutes

Mahasoma Podcast

The Yoga of Time: Navaratri and Goddess Worship with Prashanti de Jager

This episode is all about the Vedic celebration known as Navaratri – the nine nights of worshipping the goddess at the two new moon equinoxes of the year. We wanted to share with you some of the deeper meanings and understandings of this celebration, and how you can tap into this flow of time to create greater health and vitality for yourself, your family and your community.We asked the wonderful teacher Prashanti de Jager to share some of the wisdom he has gained over the last 32 years of en...

3 years ago

1 hour 6 minutes

Mahasoma Podcast

Transcendence with Blaine Watson

In this episode our Mahasoma teacher Laura Poole and the delightful repeat guest on our podcast, our Vedic astrologer Blaine Watson, talk all things transcendence. With both Laura and Blaine teaching Vedic meditation, a transcending meditation technique, we wanted to share the deeper understanding of transcendence, and help you recognise the profound nature of what you may already be experiencing every day. What we talk about in this episode.What transcendence actually isWhat are thought...

3 years ago

1 hour 41 minutes

Mahasoma Podcast

Life, death, and everything in-between – exploring the physical, psychological and spiritual world of Permaculture with Ian Trew from Noosa Forest Retreat

In this episode we chat with incredible permaculture teacher, psychologist, Ayurveda expert, and barefoot yogi Ian Trew, exploring the physical, psychological and spiritual world that is permaculture. Our Mahasoma teacher Laura Poole completed her permaculture PDC course with Ian at Noosa Forest Retreat and fell in love with the way he spoke about ecology and nature, weaving in psychology, the Vedic worldview, indigenous wisdom, and personal development. It was an inspiring and very intense f...

3 years ago

1 hour 38 minutes