“Music brings frequency and unity.  We can all be doing our individual practices and have different belief systems and religions, but once music comes in, everybody is equal.””

– Sophie Sôfrēē

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• September 25 – October 4, 2020

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In this episode, Sophie Sôfrēē shares

• Creativity and her passion to help people tap into their creativity – through ecstatic dance, sharing their voice, creating art and leading retreats
• Her journey from the tech hub of Silicon Valley to the spiritual and wellness hub of Bali and how Yoga helped her to awaken to an appreciation of spirituality, self-care and caring for others,
• Kundalini Yoga: the resonance of the music and mantra, the practice, the depth of meditation & why Kundalini Yoga is the perfect compliment to other spiritual and physical practices
• The Energy body – Chakra and Kriya– and how focusing on clearing and strengthening the aura and energy fields around us through Kundalini Yoga can help us live more grateful, gracious and expansive lives
• The global rise of Ecstatic dance – a healing modality of dance and music that unites and connects us as individuals and communities, bringing us back into circle tribal culture, and her role as one of Bali’s Yoga Barn resident DJ’s
• Retreat Culture & Leadership – Her journey from wellness retreats to executive coaching and the empowerment world, and how we can respond and create positive culture, where we live from our purpose and create positive impact on the planet
• Wakamaia – Her co-creation project with Rob Weber / Raio – an inspiring platform to share music, art and events, including their upcoming ecstatic dance facilitator training
• Self-Care – Waking up each day and thinking, “What do I want to bring into this day?”
• Her Forbes feature and why she felt it was important to use this platform to share on the superpowers of the menstrual cycle

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About Sophie Sôfrēē:

Sophie Sofree is the co-founder and creative director of Wakamaia, where she curates a celebration of music, art, retreats and indigenous artisans. She is also an event producer for the growing startup Abroad, for which she creates transformative experiences for executive leaders in Bhtuan, Bali, New Zealand and Peru. This year Sophie has been featured in Forbes magazine, where she highlights her journey of  bridging the gap between her experience in the tech space in San Francisco in Silicon Valley, to integrating spirituality and ancient wisdom cultures to help inspire and support others to connect with themselves to find their true purpose with the work they are doing in the world. BBC has also recently filmed Sophie as part of a feature on alternative wellness modalities, focusing on ecstatic dance and the benefits of the creative process. Originally from Singapore, and now residing and thriving in Ubud, Bali, you can find Sophie Sofree DJ’ing for ecstatic dances, teaching Kundalini Yoga, Mandala meditation classes or designing retreats and simply empowering others to tap into their creativity and reverence for life itself.  

Connect with Sophie: Offerings, Collaborations & Feature

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  • Instagram @sophiesofree
  • Music, Arts & Events – www.Wakamaia.love 
  • Medicine Music – Sophie & Raio’s singles on Bandcamp – Cuñaq
  • Ecstatic Dance Mixes – Sophie Sofree’s Soundcloud
• • BBC feature – « Just let the power of music move you »
  • Forbes feature : «Why This Entrepreneur Left Silicon Valley To Bring Ancient Wisdom To Executive Leaders”

• Show notes:

  • The Yoga Barn – Bali
  • Chakra Ma – Rebecca Pflaum – Kundalini Yoga
  • Snatam Kaur – Kundalini music
  • Abroad.io – Holistic Leadership Development
  • Contentment Foundation
  • From the Heart of the World: The Elder Brothers’ Warning – Kogi Message to Humanity – “Must-See” Documentary: 
  • Inner Refuge Retreats
  • BaliSpirit Festival – Ubud, Bali, March 29-April 5, 2020
  • Guacamayo – Song by Danit

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“One of the biggest myths of Yoga that I hope that any practitioner gets dispelled as soon as possible: Yoga is not about creating a perfect state. It’s cultivating the capacity to be with all states and respond without attachment”

– Tanya Kaps

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In this episode, Tanya shares about: 

• Yoga as a support system to assist people in spiritual growth and awakening
• Finding freedom and the underlying questions that drive the path ending suffering and obtaining happiness, independent of conditions
• The happiness question and how the modern paradigm of happiness based on success and money lead her to the yogic path
• Vedanta philosophy, finding a guru, and the natural progression of Yogic practice from gross to subtle
• Teaching at the world-famous Yoga Barn in Bali and how she manages huge studio classes
• Gifts and myths of Yoga and the Breathing practices
• Transpersonal psychology, coaching, and Ken Wilber’s states and stages of consciousness to understand spiritual progress
• The Yoga of Relationships – Intimacy, shadow work and motherhood as the greatest spiritual practice
• Online Sadhana – inspired offerings for her international student base including regular Yoga practice,  spiritual talks and contemplation practices – satsangs, and also a platform to learn and train, with posture clinics, techniques and the spiritual teachings.

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About Tanya Kaps

Canadian- born and Bali based Tanya Kaps is the founder of One Yoga School and AthomewithTanya.com. 

Tanya is a Transpersonal Psychology Coach, resident teacher at Bali’s legendary Yoga Barn and a solo mother. She has been studying the spiritual system of Yoga and teaching internationally for 2 decades.

Tanya’s wisdom, humility and compassion opens hearts and minds as she shines an inspiring light on the universality of the human journey and the power of yoga to guide us home.

Tanya has been sitting with her teacher Swami Vagishananda, for the past decade and has been initiated into teaching Vedanta which are traditional teachings of Non-Duality and Oneness.

Tanya has created an extensive online learning platform Athomewithtanya.com with over 250 hours of classes, training material, detailed posture library with alignment, puja, chants, meditation, pranayama and satsang and talks to unfold Yoga’s main spiritual texts.

• Connect with Tanya

  • Tanyakapps.com
  • Athomewithtanya.com
  • Instagram: @tanyakapsyoga

   

• Show notes:

  • Swami Vagishananda
  • Alef Trust  – Global Msc/PhD in Transpersonal Psychology
  • Pure Yoga, Hongkong
  • Ken Wilber – the Integral Approach
  • The Yoga Barn – Bali

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“Most of my life has been through synchronicity and serendipity and going way way off the beaten track and then finding the gems and magic”.

– Rob Weber

Raio, Rob Weber, is a Stanford graduate, celebrated producer, musician, DJ, eco-community steward, co-founder of the BaliSpirit Festival and father of 2.  He’s a played a key role in the evolution of the conscious scene on the island of Bali for over a decade, and in this episode shares his path of devotion to bringing conscious community together through music and movement.

In this episode, Raio shares about: 

• His mission to curate music experiences that bring a sense of sacred reverence for the Earth and collective prayer to a party context. 
• Integrating traditional ceremony and indigenous teachings into western communities in a sustainable way. 
• The importance of spiritual community and Tribalism as an expression of belonging to the earth and connection with community and the planet.
• Starting a soulful community in Bali
• The living, breathing, spiritual culture of the Balinese people as a space for artists, mystics and misfits to thrive and connect. “The artists of every generation are destined to discover Bali”.
• Co-founding the world renowned Bali Spirit Festival (as the first ever festival to have a world class Yoga, Dance and Music program) with holistic business boss Megan Pappenheim. Rob speaks to his role curating the festival’s music line-up and the portal of transformation it offers.
• Ecstatic dance as an alcohol-free space to express free movement, clear mental chatter, release stress and find bliss.
• Upcoming projects including an Ecstatic Dance Facilitators Training with partner Sophie Sofree.
• His upcoming album release of Medicine music for the dance floor. 

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About Rob Weber:

With a passion for movement and music since childhood, Raio has been on a path of expressive, embodied spirituality from a young age that has continued to deepen and re-imagining itself in endless possibilities of creative potential and purpose. 

From Burning Man to Bali Spirit Festival, Raio and his music have been featured at influential conscious festivals around the globe. A resident DJ for the legendary ecstatic dances at the Yoga Barn in Ubud, Raio is passionate about Music Medicine for the dance floor, conscious community and connecting to source.

After 2 successful EPs, and decades of performing, recording and producing, Rob is currently working on his first debut full-length album. He has recently launched a project – Wakamaia.love with his beloved Sophie Sofree,  which is a platform for their offerings.

Offerings:

Listen to Raio’s Music & learn about Upcoming Events

• Pachamantra Vol. 1 – Bancamp
• Wakamaia.love
• Spotify
• Ecstatic Dance Bandcamp 
• IG @r_a_i_o

Inspirations:

• Sophie Sofree 
• ShimShai
• Tina Malia
• Sasha Rose
• Porangui
• Uji Music
• Nicola Cruz
• El Buho
• Bex Tyrer
• Carlos Romero 

Show notes: 

• Bali Spirit Festival
• Bali Spirit
• Akasha
• Bali Life is An Offering Documentary
• We Speak Dance Netflix Documentary 
• Heartwood Institute
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“We’re so busy on this treadmill of seeking some mysterious idea of enlightenment, perfection or happiness that we forget to embrace what we already have – even if it might appear to be imperfect.” 

– Bex Tyrer

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“We have to get clear within our heart our deepest dharma – what our purpose is.

When we live our purpose, we care about ourselves, we care about those around us, we care about our planet…

and then that ripples out to the relationships we have with each other,

and we recognise our interconnection”.

– Simone Mackay

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In this Episode, Simone shares about:

• The 3 phases of the Yogi’s Journey
• Why she’s letting go of teaching 200 hour trainings after 10 years and over 500+ graduates
• The changing landscape of the Yoga World, and the irony of Yoga and social media
• Yoga Nidra– Yogic sleep as an effective and useful way to integrate healing –especially for trauma work, addictions, anxiety, depression, and stress in general
• Symbol of Aum as it relates to the brain states that we experience in Yoga Nidra, Medicine work and daily life – alpha, beta, theta, delta, gama.
• Vision quests, Rights of Passage & the value of exploring different cultural and experiential lenses and perspectives
• Bridging Yoga and Plant Medicine World
• Ceremony & Dieting with Plant Medicines like Ayahuasca, Wachuma – San Pedro – What are they? Why are they being used? Who are they of benefit to? What does it mean to feel “called?
• How the plant intelligences work: Hint: They give you what you need, not what you want…
• Re-defining self-practice and it’s important role in integrating transformation

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About Simone:

With over 2 decades of experience as a yoga practitioner and Yoga Alliance accredited teacher trainer, and supported by a Bachelor in Social Work, Canadian-raised and Switzerland-educated, Simone MacKay has dedicated her life to the path of self enquiry, care and conscious living while empowering others to do the same.

As the co-founder and director of the renowned School of Sacred Arts, which is Bali’s yoga mecca – the Yoga Barn’s original 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training, Simone has certified over 600 teachers, and inspired thousands of students to find their soul purpose through yoga teacher training, retreats and events across the globe. 

Simone  spends intensive periods working in ceremony with various plant medicines and yogic practices and deepens her connection with nature through Vision Quests inspired by Western psychology and Native American traditions.

Her new project Somah Journeys, grounded in shamanic, yogic and nature-based spirituality, brings together a wealth of study, various cultural lenses and wisdom traditions, ancient tools of Yoga, Yoga Nidra and Medicine Wheel teachings, in synergy with the plant teachers and shamanic practices to help guide people home, to their heart space and soul’s purpose.