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The Heart of Yoga

Mark Whitwell and friends present heartfelt conversations from the heart of yoga. “Indeed a soft message for a hard time. Please listen to Mark Whitwell. God is in this moment. God is as close as your own breath. So be here now! Mark will show you an easy way.” — Ram Dass on Mark’s book ‘The Promise’ In the spirit of yogaś citta-vṛtti-nirodhaḥ, we offer this podcast as a tool to direct attention towards relationship, intimacy with our experience, and the sublime beauty of our human situation. Ever since he met his yoga teachers TKV Desikachar and his father Tirumalai Krishnamacharya in Madras / Chennai in 1973, Mark has been sharing the tools of intimacy with body and breath through asana, pranayama and meditation, the practical method of response to grace in our life. The influence of J and UG Krishnamurti has clarified Yoga for all time as a practice of participation in the given reality, not a struggle towards a future result. "If you can breathe, you can do Yoga!" Join us for an experience of union / Yoga (not just more knowledge about it), resolution of spiritual confusions, insight from decades of teaching experience, stories from the diverse sangha of practitioners, practical relationship discussion, and the application of Yoga to every aspect of our everyday life. To find out more about teachings, retreats, online yoga classes, and our in-depth online yoga courses for both beginner and advanced practitioners, please visit www.heartofyoga.org.
86 episodes

Episodes

From the Archives: Mark Teaching in Saanen, Switzerland

01:43:595/21/2025

The Source and the Seen: Reclaiming Intimacy, Yoga, and the Power of the Feminine

00:47:435/14/2025

The Yogic Arts Series: Yantra & the Tantric Arts with Melissa Forbes

01:00:119/13/2024

The Lifesaving Power of Yoga with Raúl Petraglia

01:08:218/28/2024

From The Archives: Are You Born In The Wrong Body?

00:56:238/15/2024

Demystifying Tantra - A Conversation with Domagoj Orlić - Part 2

00:33:388/7/2024

Demystifying Tantra - A Conversation with Domagoj Orlić - Part 1

00:37:087/31/2024

Discovering Wholeness and Beauty Amidst Suffering

00:51:577/24/2024

“Christians need Yoga“ The story of a Christian Yogi with Paul Hoffman

01:10:417/19/2024

Already Free: The Life of Yogini Acharya Akia Merritt

00:42:367/10/2024