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Finding Harmony Podcast Episodes

Jan. 16, 2024

Body Autonomy Is Punk: Breaking Free From Disordered Eating

This episode features Aimee Echo, a multifaceted Ashtanga yoga teacher, who specializes in body respect and yoga therapy. Aimee shares some of her personal stories from back in her punk rock days, on her way to becoming a we…
Jan. 9, 2024

Unlocking the Mental Benefits of Yoga: A Scientific Perspective

Join Harmony Slater & Russell Case as they discuss the depths of yoga's impact on mental health with distinguished guest, Jean Byrne. With her extensive background in both traditional yoga practices and modern scientific res…
Guest: Jean Byrne
Dec. 31, 2023

Balancing Life and Health: Practical Tips for Sustainable Change

Join Harmony Slater in this enlightening conversation with Layne Stowell, a health and nutrition coach, as they dive deep into the world of creating and maintaining healthy habits. This episode is packed with actionable tips…
Guest: Layne Stowell
Dec. 24, 2023

From Harmony, With Love: A Merry Romp Through 2023's Ups And Downs

Join Harmony and Russell as they take a light-hearted yet insightful stroll down memory lane, reflecting on the rollercoaster ride that was 2023. From humorous anecdotes to profound moments of gratitude and love, this specia…
Dec. 17, 2023

Transforming Adversity: A Powerful Journey Through Injury and Recovery

Russell and I are having an eye-opening chat today on the Finding Harmony Podcast, with Jen René . Jen's story is something else – she talked us through her journey of healing from a knee injury, and how it reshaped her yoga…
Dec. 10, 2023

How to create your desired reality - Manifest your DREAMS

With Special Guest, Julia Martin! In this episode, I’m diving headfirst into the topic of manifestation with my guest, Julia Martin — an expert in the field! We’re looking at how to develop a manifestation ritual and how it…
Dec. 3, 2023

Unlocking Abundance: Step out of lack and Find True Wealth with Sarah Walton

In this episode of the 'Finding Harmony' podcast, host Harmony Slater interviews abundance coach and dear friend, Sarah Walton. They're talking about ways to reframe our understanding of money and abundance, addressing the l…
Nov. 26, 2023

A Spiritual Practice For The Holidays

With Thanksgiving behind us and Christmas coming up around the corner, I wanted to share some helpful tips for how we can use spiritual practices to help us through the holidays. Did you know that research has shown that a s…
Nov. 19, 2023

Why Asana Isn’t Enough…

Many of us come to the practice feeling broken and struggle with an underlying sense that we’re just not enough. We seek validation by looking outside ourselves. We seek to do things right, to learn the “correct method” and …
Nov. 12, 2023

Ashtanga Dispatch with Peg Mulqueen

Today I’m speaking with the O.G of Ashtanga podcasting. The woman who started “Ashtanga Dispatch,” the first podcast dedicated to Ashtanga yoga teaching, ( long before most of us even knew what a podcast was, let alone had a…
Nov. 5, 2023

The Only Time Is Now… with Luke Jordan

“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, There is a field. I'll meet you there. When the soul lies down in that grass, The world is too full to talk about... Ideas, language, even the phrase each other doesn't make an…
Oct. 29, 2023

And Don’t Forget To Breathe… With Nick Heath The Breathing Diabetic

Did you know that how you breathe can help to regulate blood sugar levels, improve insulin sensitivity, and reduce the risk of complications from diabetes? But that’s only a fraction of what a conscious slow breathing practi…
Oct. 22, 2023

On Top of The Mountain with Elizabeth Kadetsky

Today we explore the epic yoga battle between the Iyengar school and the Ashtanga school, as we sit down with author, yoga practitioner, three-time Fullbright fellow to India, researcher, editor, and Professor of English and…
Oct. 15, 2023

Dancing In My Dreams with Dr. Ralph Craig III

When Tina Turner, often dubbed the “Queen of Rock ‘N’ Roll,” died at her home in Küsnacht, Switzerland, on May 24, 2023, what many did not know is that Ms. Turner had practiced Soka Gakkai International Nichiren Buddhism for…
Oct. 1, 2023

Love Your Body, Love Your Life with Anna Surrey

Today we’re diving deep into the secret feelings of guilt and shame we often carry -- but don’t dare to speak about or admit… not even to ourselves. We're sitting down with Anna Surrey , an Intuitive Eating & Positive Body I…
Sept. 17, 2023

Helena Rosenthal: Mystic, Mama, Musician

Helena first stepped onto the Ashtanga mat when she was 19 years old. Coming out of her rebellious teen years, filled with drug abusing and running away from home. She was instantly bewitched by the method and has been pract…
Sept. 10, 2023

Nourished Evolution with Lia Huber

If you've ever felt overwhelmed by having to come up with yet another idea for dinner… Feeling a lack of time and physically exhausted at the end of a long day; But, you still want to eat delicious, healthy food… This episod…
Sept. 3, 2023

Creating a Sustainable Spiritual Wellness Practice

If you've ever felt overwhelmed by a lack of time or physical fatigue, this episode is for you. We're going to discuss a few practical strategies to help you overcome some of these obstacles and create a sustainable spiritua…
Aug. 27, 2023

Finding A Stillpoint with Scott Johnson

The Buddha counsels a grieving mother unable to come to terms with her son’s death to visit her neighbors door-to-door, and to collect a mustard seed from each household untouched by death. By the evening, her empty hands an…
Aug. 20, 2023

Jana Wilson: Wise Little One

“What I have come to know in my personal life and the lives of all the people I've worked with is that every trauma, challenge, and wound comes bearing a gift and some wisdom our soul needs. Once I opened up to finding the w…
Aug. 13, 2023

Eternally Youthful with David Garrigues

You might know David Garrigues as a Certified Ashtanga yoga teacher, but today you’ll hear all about what spurred him into the Seattle punk scene, and how music pulled him out of a very difficult time in his life, where he w…
July 30, 2023

The Tao of Dreams with Kari Hohne

Meeting up with Kari Hohne in Lake Tahoe was a true joy! As we dive into a fun-filled conversation about how she left her glamorous position in the high-fashion industry to follow a deeper soul calling. She’s talking with us…
July 23, 2023

Awaken with Susan Klein-Holmen

Susan Klein-Holmen is a multi-passionate entrepreneur. The Founder and Creative Director STELLdesign, and Yoga Teacher and Mentor at her own school: Kosha Yoga Shala. She grew up in the prairies of the mid-west. Her Scandana…
July 16, 2023

A Stroke of Insight with Meghan Marshall

This conversation with Meghan had all of us laughing about something that's no laughing matter! Maybe it's Meghan's dry Canadian sense of humor, but Russell kept throwing her little balls of wonderful wit and she just kept c…