Go for your life‪.‬ Karo

Episode 96: Blowing the whistle with Thysia Huisman

WARNING! This episode talks about sexual abuse, rape and victim blaming, please be aware before listening to the episode.

Thysia was only 18 years old when she became the victim of sexual abuse at the very early start of her modelling career, she recently wrote a book about the whole experience called: CLOSE UP (only available in Dutch) Thysia is a student and friend of mine who i highly respect and adore, it was a truly special exercise to sit with her one on one here in Amsterdam and speak about all she has been through and how she became the whistle blower which sparked a lot more women to come forward.

Thysia is just a powerhouse of a woman. She is a writer, mother, producer, creative and a spokesperson for women who have delat or are dealing with sexual abuse, specifically in the entertainment industry.

So have a listen and share!

Check a short interview with Thysia here

Find Thysia on instagram @thysia.huisman

Episode 95: Come as you are, creating global community with Salons for Life

The second episode in our EMPOWERED WOMEN SERIES!

In this episode i speak with the founders of SALONS FOR LIFE: Nirupa, Sybil and Kate. A magical trio who created a true special project, i am honored to be part of.

WHAT IS SALONS FOR LIFE?
The founding vison came from creating a shared authority space where adults could free themselves in thinking and embodying and sharing as creative beings. Focused on a shared desire to LEARN. Which was a common desire of the founders but they soon learned this desire was something many people felt across the globe, this collective striving and yearning united the community and attracts the life learners through their different salons and salon facilitators.

So we speak about the founding principals of the Salons and where they came from. We also speak about:




How the Salons came about and how much they have grownZoom Fatique online versus in personWhat does community really mean? And how they created a local to global community with their salonsIntrovert versus extravert and the different ways of expression oneselfTo COME AS YOU ARE and they take time to reflect on their ethos and finding principles

Sybil - the second co-founder of the Salons for Life cohort - and i first met at a Thanksgiving Yoga Retreat at Ananda Ashram in Upstate New York. A fellow yoga practitioner (Nirupa, Sybil and Kate all met each other @urbansadhujerseycity circa 2017) After attending her first salon with trustbs , i expressed in all my well known enthusiasm, how much love i have for the work they do, coupled with my own dedication to helping people create healthy and happy lives made, as match was made in heaven!

And so here i am..... my upcoming salon, “SLO-MO: Way to Go – Slow Living in a Fast World,” is very much steeped in the spirit of making New Year’s resolutions that last beyond just a month or year, but a lifetime living mindful, easeful, and joyful living.

Join Salons for Life as we kick off our 7th year of salons!
Saturday, January 27th, 2024, 10:30am-12pm ET / 4:30-6pm CET on Zoom.
SIGN UP HERE


SHOWNOTES:

https://www.trustbs.com/

https://www.salonsforlife.com/

https://www.urbansadhuyoga.com/

Episode 94: Finding your PURPOSE with Yogini Goddess Vanessa Van Noy

"THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EXERCISE AND YOGA IS PURPOSE"- Vanessa Van Noy

Vanessa is back! For the third time in a row, this time we are speaking about FINDING YOUR PURPOSE, yoga, being a woman in this yoga world dealing with sexual predators, yoga teaching, specifically teacher training programs, how much s****y programs there are out there, space fillers, a yoga teacher mill just pumping out teachers, we speak about all this and the responsibilty Vanessa feels teaching teachers herself in her Advanced Yoga Teacher Training. And we dive back in time to our own experiences of teacher training and our yoga careers, two decades for Vanessa, one decade for me.

Vanessa is such a legend! She has been teaching in the NY metro area for over 23 years. She has worked with pro and collegiate athletes, people with physical limitations, and everyone in between. She specializes in creating practices that are fluid, functional and fun. She encourages humor & compassion, perseverance & perception , love & laughter. Vanessa is also the founder of “Headstands for Hunger “a annual yoga-based community event that feeds hungry people and homeless pets in Monmouth County NJ. Because TAKING YOGA OFF THE MAT IS WHERE IT IS AT!

Vanessa is a true believer in the power of the practice .Yoga has changed her life in so many ways. Yoga has made her a happier , more confident and more content human being. Vanessa's mat has been her safe place for a long time, a place where she can feel strong, hopeful and connected. Her wish is to share all these gifts with her community, and to help all beings live their lives happy, healthy and free. She is also the co founder of PURPOSE yoga studio in New Jersey.


SHOW NOTES:

INSTA: @vanessa_vannoy @purpose.nj

https://vanessavannoy.com/

https://purposenj.com/

Episode 93 On War and Peace brokers with Austin from Urban Sadhu Yoga

Austin is back! And this time we explore the heavy topic of war and our responsibility as a yoga teacher to bring this topic into our classes and communities. YOGA IS POLITICS! And this needs to be addressed more. Austin explains his point of view through ancient yogi texts and the way he works with and within his community bringing his views and method of yoga in Jersey City. This truly is a MUST LISTEN!

I invited Austin to speak about this topic specifically bcause I feel it’s so crazy to be in the business of “peace” as a yoga teacher and be confronted with this war and feel helpless and powerless. I also feel it’s our job as yoga teachers to talk about this, to bring politics into class, to have this conversation, we speak about all this and about spiritual bypassing too.... another important topic!
Please listen, share and leave a review!


SHOW NOTES:

Austin's earlier episode in January 2021

Urban Sadhu Yoga Explorations of the Month

Urban Sadhu Yoga 300 Hour Teacher Training (Omega Institute July 28 – August 25 2024, Rhinebeck NY)

Video about the 300 hour Urban Sadhu Yoga Teacher Training

Virtual Yoga and Video Archive

Devdutt Pattanaik’s https://devdutt.com

Jaya, An Illustrated Retelling of the Mahabharata

The Mythology Toolkit (Omega Institute Weekend Workshop August 16- 18 2024)

Episode 92: Boss ladies on married life and other relations with BFF Lisa

So can highly independent women/people live happily ever after? How do we feel about marriage? How is marriage viewed by others, specifically the marriage of others……
All this I discuss with my BFF, my wife, love of my life Lisa Dickmann and we go all out, deep and personal……

This episode is released on Tuesday the 21st of November, which is my own first wedding anniversary.

Dedicated to my dear husband who loves me so unconditionally and without him this podcast wouldn’t be possible. I love you Miguel!

Episode 91: Happy World Vegan Day with raw vegan veteran Kate Magic


HAPPY WORLD VEGAN DAY!!!!!

We could not think of a better person to share this special day with then the magical and wonderful Kate Magic, a true vegan veteran! Regarded as one of the true pioneers of the raw vegan lifestyle, she has been a raw vegan for over thirty years, and raised her three sons into adulthood on a primarily raw vegan diet. BOOM! What a legend….

She also is the author of seven raw recipe and holistic lifestyle books and with her company RAW LIVING she has created over twenty unique products.
She believes raw foods and superfoods to be vital tools to unlocking our inner potential and empowering ourselves as individuals to create the shift that is now immediately upon us.

A vegan powerhouse…… obviously!

Plus Kate is also a DJ for on sohoradiolondon.com a yoga student and teacher for many years! We share the same teacher…. Another legend…. Stewart Gilchrist!

In this episode we discuss:

Turning vegan in the eighties
Raw veganism and writing the very first raw vegan cookbook in the UK in the early nineties
How to protect your mental state and mental airwaves by being pretty strict about how to use social media
creating space for people to step into the MAGIC 🌟
working with universal energy and having patience for the process


INSTA:
@katemagic

https://katemagic.com/

https://www.rawliving.co.uk/


Here’s a link to Kate’s villa in Bali:
https://www.rawliving.co.uk/products/bali-magic-villa

SHOW NOTES:

https://sohoradiolondon.com/profile/kate-magic/


The Farmacy London https://farmacylondon.com/

Stewart Gilchrist https://www.eastlondonschoolofyoga.com/about/

Shanti Allen https://alchemyacademybali.com/

Dolores Cannon (QHHT) https://www.dolorescannon.com/