The Yoga Well Podcast

The Yoga Well Podcast

Hosted by: Chase Bossart

Authentic conversation and teachings on Yoga, Meditation & Āyurveda from the Viniyoga Lineage of Mr. TKV Deśikachar. We explore the breadth & depth of these teachings from texts to practices to therapeutic...

All Episodes

Episodes

An Introduction to Bhagavad Gītā

How do we navigate extremely difficult situations? When aspects of ourselves that we don't like are driving our behavior, how do we find the correct motivation? How can we attain the peace of less attachment to an...
View Episode

Vedic Chanting - Asatomā

"In this experience-cast, we learn to chant a few short lines from the bṛhadāraṇyaka upaniṣad (I.3.28). The meaning of the chant is a request to be brought from untruth to truth, from darkness to light, and from...
View Episode

Student Journeys: Exploring Experience Design with Carrie Heeter

Carrie Heeter, PhD, RYS-200 is a meditation designer, research scientist, recently retired professor of Media and Information at Michigan State University, and author of An Inside Look at Meditation: Experiences for...
View Episode

Pure Flowing Stream - 10 min

This experience-cast uses the focus of brining water into the body, moving it around within, and returning it to the stream. The linking of breath and movement with connection to the water and the sound of Om, is in...
View Episode

Student Journeys: Exploring Yoga and Meditation with Celeste Greene

Celeste Greene is a yoga therapist who is devoted to living and sharing the path of yoga. Celeste has over 14 years of teaching experience and 12 years of devoted meditation practice in the lineage of Sri Aurobindo...
View Episode

Cleansing Stream with Whispered 'Ah'

In this experience-cast, whispering a long, slow 'ah' is the tool we use to extend our exhale and change our state. Then, having the sense we're sitting in front of a pure, flowing stream we use the water to cleanse...
View Episode

Student Journeys: Exploring Vedic Chant with Amaera BayLaurel

This episode traces the Yoga journey of Amaera BayLaurel. Chase and Amaera discuss how she discovered Yoga and transitioned from Yoga student to a Vedic Chant and Yoga practitioner. Connect with Amaera by visiting...
View Episode

4 minutes Demonstrating the Power of Preparation in Meditation

The required prerequisite in meditation is changing the quality of the mind, since the quality of the mind determines almost everything about our experience. This experience-cast provides a practical demonstration of...
View Episode

Yoga Therapy: The Journey of Marcel Allbritton

Chase and Marcel Allbritton  explore Marcel's yoga journey from his Ph.D. in Organizational Communication to his experiences at the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram and work as a Yoga Therapist. Along the way they trace...
View Episode

5 Minute Meditation for Stability

In this 5 minute experience-cast, we prepare our mind for meditation by extending the exhale with the anuloma ujjāyī technique (alternate nostril exhale). Then connect with a mountain. This practice can be useful for...
View Episode

An Introduction to Yogasūtra

In this episode, Chase offers an introduction to Yogasūtra.    If you're interested in learning more about Yogasūtra, we welcome you to download our free ebook:    Understanding Patañjali's Yogasūtra:...
View Episode

Student Journeys: On the Path of Yoga with Meghan Bratt

This episode traces the yoga journey of our Student Advisor, Meghan Bratt, including how she started in Yoga, moved to running teacher trainings and managing studios, then met Mr. Desikachar and  landed at the Yoga...
View Episode