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At The Heart of Yoga with Julie Smerdon
Julie Smerdon has spent more than two decades on the front lines of the yoga world, earning a reputation as a world-class educator and community builder. After years of working with some of the world's most inspiring teachers, creative thinkers, and heroic students, Julie brings these incredible humans to the table for an intimate look at their thoughts about life, about yoga, and about what lies at the heart of it all.
Episodes
32 episodes
Lizzie Lasater | The Art of Rest
I first met Lizzie Lasater when she came to Brisbane to do a Restorative Yoga Teacher Training back in 2015. She has carved out a place for herself as a renowned yoga teacher, writer, and advocate for mindful living. Lizzie, daughter of the leg...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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1:03:31
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Dr. Lauren Tober | Yoga Teachers on the Front Lines
There’s so much to say about Dr. Lauren! In addition to being a Clinical Psychologist, Life Coach, Author, and Yoga Teacher; she is the founder of The Yoga Psychology Institute, an organisation that offers programs that explore the intersection...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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1:09:52
Jivana Heyman | Accessibility, Community & Wholeness
This was my first time ‘meeting’ Jivana Heyman. He’s the founder and director of Accessible Yoga, an organisation dedicated to increasing access to yoga, and to supporting yoga teachers. I first heard Jivana on Daniel Simpson’s podcast “Ancient...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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58:35
Lydia Lassila | Balance and Flight
In this episode, we dive into the world of a guest whose life story elevates us all - Lydia Lassila, Australia’s aerial skiing champion whose feats have not only carved her name in snow but also in the halls of resilience and determination....
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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1:09:35
A Season to Practice What I Preach...
In this short, heartfelt episode titled I break my long silence on social media to share a deeply personal journey. Over the last three months, our lives have been consumed by Layne's ongoing health challenges. Up until last week, my days were ...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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12:26
Ross Rayburn | Turning Inward
From homegrown Texas boy, to working actor in Los Angeles, to travelling the world teaching yoga, to marrying one of the world's premier dancer/choreographers, to being featured on Peleton, Ross Rayburn has lived quite a life! Despite h...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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1:01:10
Laura Marjorie Miller | Understanding the Arc of a Life
Laura Marjorie Miller and I first crossed paths at an Anusara Workshop in Atlanta back in the early 2000’s. We became friends instantly. Laura is truly one of the most genuinely inquisitive, intelligent people I’ve ever met. From her work as th...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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1:26:50
James Matthew Brown | The Journey to Connection
James is a new friend and a mentor to me, and I’m really thrilled to bring you this conversation. He’s had a fascinating journey, from taking his first class to ‘impress’ someone, to unexpectedly finding a profound sense of connection and purpo...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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1:16:10
Pete Longworth | Making AI Work for YOU
I'm so happy to welcome Pete Longworth back to the show! Tune in to hear how yoga teachers, fitness professionals and other independent small business owners can learn to harness the power of AI to get their message out into the world creativel...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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43:20
Noah Maze | Crafting a Life
I honestly can't remember the first time I crossed paths with Noah Maze, but I do know that it was a very long time ago. Curious, open-minded, and with a dry wit that can take you by surprise, Noah has crafted his life with yoga woven through e...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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1:05:30
Elena Brower | Softening Time
I can’t even remember the first time I met Elena Brower, presumably it was at an Anusara event way back in the day. But over the years we’ve become fast friends, sharing our love of family, yoga, and service. She’s one of the most accomplished ...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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52:18
Maggie Gardener | Inclusivity, Brain Health & Putting a Tutu on the Badger
I first met Maggie Gardener when she came to try a class of mine before committing to my teacher training. I was immediately struck by her warmth, presence and intelligence. Maggie has gone on to open a studio of her own where the focus is on c...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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1:15:58
Jackson Lennan | Movement is Medicine
I first met Jackson when he was animal crawling across the floor at a gym where I was training, and I asked him what he was doing. That was 8 years ago and I’ve been working with him off and on ever since, most recently doing an online coaching...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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1:03:43
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Mazana Abraham | Courage, Creativity, and Healing Through Colour
Mazana Abraham is hands down the most inspiring “Zoomer” (Gen Z human) I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. Artist, life-lover, and sexual assault survivor; her story of how art, creativity, and courage saw her through the kind of dark time...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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1:04:51
Mark Breadner | Making The Invisible, Visible
Mark Breadner first encountered yoga as a 5-year-old in his rumpus room, where his mum taught some of the first classes in Australia. From there, to working with athletes like Ian Thorpe and Mick Fanning, to Ashrams in India, Mark has become on...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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1:05:51
Dr Lisa Miller | The Awakened Brain
Ohhh where to start…I first heard of Dr. Lisa Miller when a friend (thank you, Kate!) shared a podcast that Lisa was a guest on. Halfway through that podcast I went out and bought her book “The Awakened Brain, The New Science of Spirituality an...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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1:04:06
Claudia Perkins | Quietly Serving
I first met Claudia Perkins when she came to Brisbane to join one of the first yoga Immersions I taught in Australia.Since we first met, Claudia left a big job as an advisor to Julia Gillard, married her love Adam Bandt (head of th...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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1:13:48
Elana Robertson | The Space Between Being and Doing
Elana Robertson has had a remarkable journey that’s taken her from the insurance business to a week on Necker Island with Sir Richard Branson. In this episode, Elena shares her story, how yoga was instrumental in her most pivotal career m...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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1:21:35
Casey Conroy | Wellness without the Bullsh*t
I met Casey Conroy during my very first months living in Australia and was captivated by her bright spirit and intelligence. She was a bright-eyed university student at the time, and left Brisbane not long after we met, but I’ve followed her jo...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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1:11:44
Pete Longworth | Just Start!
I first met Pete Longworth through a mutual friend here in Brisbane, and was immediately captivated by his story of how yoga had enhanced his ability to do what he did through his camera - “see the beauty.” Since that day, we’ve had more advent...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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1:18:42
Chara Caruthers | It All Starts With a Question
Chara Caruthers is a newer friend, and one I’m so excited for you to hear from! A former engineer turned yoga teacher & therapist, Chara is also an Ayurvedic practitioner and teacher, mother of twins, and a fellow American ex-pat married to...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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1:14:11
Desiree Rumbaugh | You are Not Alone - The Importance of Investing in Community
Desiree and I first met back in the early 2000s when each of us was working our way through separate sets of life-altering circumstances. Her authenticity and determination to reclaim her joy during that time made a mark on me that I’ve never f...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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50:35
Scott Lewicki | The Playground of Science and Mysticism
My friend Scott Lewicki is not only a supremely gifted yoga teacher, he’s a rocket scientist who has worked in NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory for most of his career. In this conversation, we talk about how a self-described ‘nerdy kid’ came to...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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1:21:33
Terry Hansen | Playing the Game With Joy
Terry Hansen is a comedian, top-rated breakfast radio host, devoted husband and father, and an all-around top bloke. His passion for looking for what IS possible in any situation is an inspiration. Underneath his jovial exterior lies a huge hea...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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1:00:16