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 tur...
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Mahasoma Podcast
A place where wellbeing, spirituality and social change unite. In this podcast we share stories and Vedic wisdom from people who are seeking, finding and living a new normal. From conscious...
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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...
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 ou...
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...
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...
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 episod...
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 counse...
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 w...
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 ex...
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...
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 meditat...
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 meditat...
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...
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...
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 S...
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 underst...
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 g...
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 equinoxe...
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 al...
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 physi...