A Curious Yogi with Bobbi Paidel Bobbi Paidel

“The empowered person is a role model to all beings.”
This week's guest - is the trailblazing Vedic spiritual teacher Acharya Shunya. With brilliance, generosity and grace, Shunya shares her stories and the Vedic teachings in a totally approachable way. She leaves us with much to take away and apply in a practical yet profound way.
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A very special episode recorded live from my living room with some of my best friends and fellow yogis. Join us in the light hearted space of kirtan which is “the dimension of pure love.”
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In Oneness,
Bobbi

Namaste from India, Curious Yogis!
I’ll be back with new episodes and illuminating conversations every other week beginning April 12th.
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And if you're looking for Sadhana support right now, come practice with me!
Classes running Fridays and Tuesdays at bobbipaidel.com/yoga-schedule
See you soon, sweet friends, and stay curious. ❤️
in oneness,
Bobbi

Today I’m joined live in Sainj Valley, Himachal Pradesh, with a wonderful teacher, satsangee and great human being who I’m honoured to call my friend - Vijay Shyam. Check out season 1 episode 5 for the first conversation we had on the podcast, where Vijay shares his stories and insights and his meeting with Baba Vivekanand almost 40 years ago. 
As Vijay and I adventured for a few days in the Himalayas, we had a special meeting with this very same Baba before we recorded this episode. As we discuss what we’re experiencing and understanding in our own sadhana, highlighted by the teachings of our shared Guru, Babaji, and other enlightened beings, I’ve clipped in some of our talk with Babaji from his little room at the temple.
Here are some of the major points we circle on: 
➖08:55 Place everything at the feet of Guru 
➖16:52 The world will keep pushing your buttons 
➖18:01 How to be like the trees meditating 
➖22:09 Grief of death and knowing unborn 
➖34:30 We are the eternal Being, not beings
➖42:35 Babaji and Zero-ness - just empty your thoughts 
➖49:29 Burning karm and don’t interfere with nature
➖55:42 Guidance is important - hold somebody’s hand to walk this road 
➖61: 50 Surrender everything, even Sattwa or goodness
➖1:08:10 Making any being less than God is a kind of violence 
Connect with Vijay Shyam at www.nondual.dk  www.linktr.ee/vijayshyam108  
This delightful and deep conversation focuses on egolessness, surrender, death and living a truly illuminated life of oneness by knowing all as God, or Guru. This truly celebrates the highest knowledge, great company and another successful season of A Curious Yogi Podcast. 
So sit back, relax, and come to the Himalayas with Vijay and me. I look forward to seeing you next season. 
In oneness, 
Bobbi 
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“Nothing can teach us more about yoga than being in the presence of a yogi.”
Today’s guest is the founder and director of AyurYoga Eco-Ashram Krishna Chaitanya. Having lived and studied in ashrams, seeking the wisdom of Guru's for 12 years, he has been trying to understand what it means to be spiritual from a realistic standpoint and made it his mission to unlearn everything he learned over the years.
In this enlightening conversation, Krish shares his vision of living and studying yoga and spirituality. Here are some of the highlights:
➖08:45 The highest gift is spiritual knowledge
➖14:04 A space for yoga not in the extremes but rather focuses on freedom
➖19:00 How to experience life without feeling the world is a problem
➖24:51 How life traps us
➖35:40 Offending students with talk of spiritual hypocrisy
➖51:07 Personalizing our practice to our needs, not wants
➖1:01:15 What is selfless service really?
Find Krish HERE: www.ayuryoga-ashram.com
I really enjoyed celebrating my own yoga and teaching journey, which was expanded during my time at Ayuryoga Ashram back in 2020. I promise you’ll find something from this conversation for your practice (and your life).
in oneness,
Bobbi
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“Life as the unfoldment of bliss through the journey of self enquiry - this was the only thing that made sense to me.”
Today’s brilliant conversation is a peek into the lesser-known and profound Avadhoot Gita with a very special yogi, author, musician and teacher, Seegla Vistar Brecher. The Avadhoot Gita of Dattatraya: Song of the Unborn is a deep, meditative exploration of a 9th-century Advaita Vedanta text. Vistar offers her unique vision and interpretation of the Avadhoot and reveals the essence behind our collective, universal journey.
We touch on so much! But here are a few key moments:
➖13:50 Vistars Sadhana, how do you live the freedom you know exists?
➖18:38 Advadhoot describes all pairs of opposites of the human condition and transcends them
➖26:41 Reading Chapter 6 verse 3: The mind as blissful
➖36:24 The essence of the practice is when you know there is no separation between you and the world
➖46:26 The choice of the yogi is to walk through the portal
➖56:13 Reading Chapter 7 verse 9: The yogi is both free from yog and lack of yoga
➖1:02:31 Reading Chapter 7 verse 4: Where does the unease come from?
You can connect with Vistar at rahasyageet.com and find her music HERE
And I highly recommend grabbing your own copy of The Avadhoot Gita of Dattatraya: Song of the Unborn HERE
Vistar finishes the talk today by letting us know what is the greatest practice of a yogi - to watch. Ah, so refreshing, illuminating, inspiring and spacey - this is one of my favourite episodes yet.
In oneness,
Bobbi
Thanks for listening!
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