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What is yoga and how does it support our dharmic path? These are some of the questions that Emma Balnaves from Shadow Yoga set out to answer in the process of bringing her first ever film, AgniYogana to the screen. Maria and Chara talked with Emma about the journey and meaning of the film and its impact on her life, her yoga and her understanding of who we are... and who we can be!Highlights from the episode include...The key requirements for practicing Hatha Yoga according to the Shiva SamhitaShould we teach yoga in a secular way?How to teach and access the universal aspects of yoga without losing the essence.The roles that yoga and Ayurveda play in a balanced lifeClassical practices of Hatha yoga that you don’t typically see in yoga classesThe significance of AgniThe four times a day to do sadhanaThe importance of the seasons to yogaCleansing practices in yoga and ayurvedaResources and Mentions: Shadow YogaAgniyogana: Lower the head and invoke the fire filmOn SBSAgniyogana Study GuideFilm Press KitPashupatinath TempleSadhanaDr Robert SvobodaSeasonal Mandala for WomenWhat is yoga and how does it support our dharmic path? These are some of the questions that Emma Balnaves from Shadow Yoga set out to answer in the process of bringing her first ever film, AgniYogana to the screen. Maria and Chara talked with Emma about the journey and meaning of the film and its impact on her life, her yoga and her understanding of who she is… and can be!Highlights from the episode include...The key requirements for practicing Hatha Yoga according to the Shiva SamhitaShould we teach yoga in a secular way?How to teach and access the universal aspects of yoga without losing the essence.The roles that yoga and Ayurveda play in a balanced lifeClassical practices of Hatha yoga that you don’t typically see in yoga classesThe significance of AgniThe four times a day to do sadhanaThe importance of the seasons to yogaCleansing practices in yoga and ayurvedaResources and Mentions: Shadow YogaAgniyogana: Lower the head and invoke the fire filmOn SBSAgniyogana Study GuideFilm Press KitPashupatinath TempleSadhanaDr Robert SvobodaSeasonal Mandala for WomenWhat is yoga and how does it support our dharmic path? These are some of the questions that Emma Balnaves from Shadow Yoga set out to answer in the process of bringing her first ever film, AgniYogana to the screen. Maria and Chara talked with Emma about the journey and meaning of the film and its impact on her life, her yoga and her understanding of who she is… and can be!Highlights from the episode include...The key requirements for practicing Hatha Yoga according to the Shiva SamhitaShould we teach yoga in a secular way?How to teach and access the universal aspects of yoga without losing the essence.The roles that yoga and Ayurveda play in a balanced lifeClassical practices of Hatha yoga that you don’t typically see in yoga classesThe significance of AgniThe four times a day to do sadhanaThe importance of the seasons to yogaCleansing practices in yoga and ayurvedaResources and Mentions: Shadow YogaAgniyogana: Lower the head and invoke the fire filmOn SBSAgniyogana Study GuideFilm Press KitPashupatinath TempleSadhanaDr Robert SvobodaSeasonal Mandala for WomenElements of Yoga: Ayurveda for Yoga Teachers & Students w/Chara Caruthers