May 9, 2012

This week's topic: Honoring Our Mothers

Interviews:
Daniel Overberger, yoga instructor and musician
Zach Behrens, Editor-in-Chief of KCET Blogs
Lindsay William-Ross, Editor-in-Chief of LAist
Felicia Tomasko, yoga instructor and Editor-in-Chief of LA Yoga Magazine

Featured Music:
Jai Ma, Sean Johnson and The Wild Lotus Band
Mother Love, Joey Lugassy
The Ma Chant (Tribute to The Mother), C.C. White
Key to Kashmir, Daniel Overberger (Live in studio)

May 2, 2012

This week's topic: Spring Cleaning

Interviews:
Donna Gates, nutritional consultant and author of "The Body Ecology Diet"
Beth Shaw, founder of YogaFit
Rebecca Harrell Tickell, producer and co-director of "The Big Fix"

Featured Music:
Breathe, I,Star
Jai Te Gung, Gurunam Singh
Teyata (Shaman's Dream Remix), Deva Premal
Closing, Wah!

April 25, 2012

This week's topic: Sensory Stimulation

Interviews:
Kristin Luna Ray, musician
Adam Schomer, writer and producer of "The Highest Pass"
Anand Mehrotra, founder of Sattva Yoga
Ashley Turner, yoga instructor

Featured Music:
Sita Ram, Kristin Luna Ray
Mehsoos (Feel), Vishal Vaid
Guru Call, Michael R. Mollura feat. Momo Loudiyi
Aham Prema (Mac Quayle mix), Donna de Lory

April 18, 2012

This week's topic: Return Engagements

Interviews:
DJ Drez, musician
Skye Kelly, director of Awareness Festival
John Raatz, founder of Global Alliance for Transformational Entertainment

Featured music:
Ganesh's Theme, DJ Drez
Be the Light, Aykanna
Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo, Guru Dass
Guru Mantra, DJ Drez feat. Marti Nikko
Bountiful, Blissful, Beautiful, Harnam

April 11, 2012

This week's topic: Honoring Mother Earth

In-studio Guest:
Just me, myself, and I

Interviews:
Michael H. Cohen, musician
Christopher Key Chapple, Professor of Indic and Comparative Theology at Loyola Marymount University
Greg Roden, co-creator of "Food Forward"

Featured music:
Sai Isha Sharanam (Dance of Ganesh), Michael H. Cohen
Shakti Gayatri, Michael H. Cohen
Shree Ma - Universal Mother, Mirabai Ceiba
Earth Prayer, Snatam Kaur

April 4, 2012

This week's topic: Leaping Across Cyberspace

In-studio Guest:
Hanuman... in spirit!

Interviews:
Tara Taylor Donlan, coordinator of Hanuman Jayanti at Vedanta Society Hollywood
Meredith LeBlanc, yoga instructor and co-founder of Twitter Yoga Book Club
Whitney Lauritsen, journalist at EcoVeganGal.com

Featured music:
Hanumana, Wade Imre Morissette
Bajarang-Bali, Geoffrey Gordon
Jaya Hanuman, Girish
Good Ole Chalisa, Krishna Das

March 28, 2012

This week's topic: Empowered Women

In-studio Guest:
Flying solo today!

Interviews:
Tara Stiles, yoga instructor and founder of Strala Yoga
Kasey Luber, co-founder of BigHappyDay.com
Darshana Thacker, ayurvedic chef at VaPiKa Spirit

Featured music:
Ganesha, Kristin Luna Ray
Hare Krishna Govinda, Ragani
Jaap Man Sat Nam, Sat Kartar
Jaganath, Prema Mayi

March 21, 2012

This week's topic: Spring Has Sprung!

In-studio Guest:
A few sound equipment changes to keep me on my toes

Interviews:
Felicia Wong, marketing coordinator at Yoga Blend
David Newman, musician
Travis Eliot, yoga instructor and creator of "The Ultimate Yogi"

Featured music:
Shree Saraswati, Swaha
Om Namah Shivaya, Devadas
We Are What We Are/Sri Ram, David Newman
Bless the Good (Sat Guru Prasad), Sat Darshan Singh & Sirgun Kaur

March 14, 2012

This week's topic: Good Karma

In-studio Guest:
The sound gremlins kept the volume on the low side, so crank it up a bit!

Interviews:
Rose Gresch, studio manager of Black Dog Yoga
Keary Ann Bixby, owner of Yoga Vista
(and a missed connection with Cheb I Sabbah who couldn't call in)

Featured music:
Too Much 21st Century (Remixed by Cheb I Sabbah: The Delhi Dhol Mix), Bauhaus
Ranjaabi New Mix, Karsh Kale & Midival Punditz
Ya Nari Revolution, Amina Annabi
Omri Coulu Leek, Natacha Atlas
Maha Maya, Jai Uttal

March 7, 2012

This week's topic: Partying Yogi-Style

In-studio Guest:
Partying solo today!

Interviews:
Rukmini Dasi, Krishna devotee and CEO of Yogi Girl Yogi Guy
Jessie Rubin, event coordinator and founder of Downward Dining
GuruGanesha Singh, musician

Featured music:
Aja Uttama (Duke Mushroom's 'House of Saints' remix), Dave Stringer and Karnamrita Dasi
Braj Mahamantra, The Kirtaniyas
Kundalini Surjhee, GuruGanesha Singh
All Night Long, Adam Stern

February 29, 2012

This week's topic: It's an All-Tadasana Lovefest!

In-studio Guest:
Tommy Rosen, co-founder of Tadasana Festival

Interviews:
Derek Beres, journalist, DJ, yoga instructor, and creative director of Tadasana Festival

Featured music:
Bolo Bolo, Go-Ray & Duke feat. MC Yogi
Copper Moon, Tom Freund
Women of Hope, Morley
Bittersweet, Vishal Vaid
Aaye Bhairav Bolonath, Cheb I Sabbah
May All Beings, Earthrise Sound System
Golden Age, DJ Drez
Pranayamystic, Shaman’s Dream

February 22, 2012

This week's topic: Feats of Endurance

In-studio Guest:
It started out with someone passed out on the floor...

Interviews:
Vanessa Giorgio, yoga+spin instructor and owner of Lotus Kitty Yoga and Power Cycling
Chris Shrewsbury, executive director of Alpha Running
Allyn Cioban, yoga instructor and producer of Yogathon ~ Self, Sevaa & Community

Featured music:
Shiva Dub, Andres Salcedo & Pookie Jamerson
Agni Drishti, Yehoshua Brill feat. Dave Stringer
Jai Ma Love, Wah!
Steadfast, Shubha Mudgal feat. Ursula Rucker and Business Class Refugees

February 15, 2012

This week's topic: Inspiring Change

In-studio Guest:
An uncooperative phone connection

Interviews:
Adam Stern, musician and yoga instructor
Jon Fitzgerald, founder of CineCause
(with apologies to John Raatz of Global Alliance for Transformational Entertainment for the canceled interview due to a bad phone connection)

Featured music:
Big Enough, Ena Vie
Listen, Avasa & Matty Love
Brighter in the Darkness, Adam Stern
Thinking of You, David Newman (audio from YouTube video)

February 8, 2012

This week's topic: Love Is In the Air!

In-studio Guest:
Dian Oved, yoga instructor

Interviews:
Gunnar Hissam, co-creator of 'Om Yoga Vol. 1' at Om Records
Elise Lorimer, yoga instructor and co-creator of 'Om Yoga Vol. 1'
J Boogie, musician
Marques Wyatt, musician
Scott Lewicki, yoga instructor
Conor Gaffney, co-director of 'May I Be Frank'
Frank Ferrante, actor in 'May I Be Frank'

Featured music:
Govinda, SRI Kirtan
Golden Nectar, J Boogie's Dubtronic Science
Shri Ram Jai Ram, Govindas and Radha
Mahadeva, Swaha

February 1, 2012

This week's topic: Youth Yoga, Fitness, and Nutrition

In-studio Guest:
No one this week, but it could be YOU next week... contact me!

Interviews:
Abby Wills, co-founder of Shanti Generation
Karen Jashinsky, founder of O2 MAX Fitness
Birke Baehr at TEDxRedmond (audio from YouTube video)
Anita Avalos, holistic health and nutrition coach

Featured music:
Aad Sach, Aykanna
Bolo Bolo, Punnu Wasu
Lakshmi, Mantra Mom
Shri Ram Stars, Jai Uttal