Number 2 - Nancy Zabaneh

Why are so many women drawn to yoga? And, as it's become commodified in the West, has it lost its soul? Kim Chakanetsa discusses the billion-dollar yoga business with two women who used the power of yoga to transform their own lives. Deepika Mehta turned to yoga after a climbing ... Show More

Yoga teacher, author, and body liberation advocate Jessamyn Stanley joins Jameela this week to discuss her journey into yoga, the relationship between community and body positivity, the way white supremacy is embedded in the traditional yoga community, Jessamyn's relationship wit ... Show More

Yoga instructor, mindset coach, and all-around game changer Britteny Floyd-Mayo joins Jameela this week to discuss how she is creating more space for people of color and diverse body shapes in the world of yoga, to share a few of her "ratchet affirmations," explain how she has he ... Show More

In this very exciting episode, I got to speak with the inspiring, elegant and graceful Amina Taha. She is someone I have truly looked up to on my yoga journey and I feel so lucky to have been able to attend her classes in person and get to meet her. She is as sweet in person as s ... Show More

Michelle El Khoury is not only a wellness entrepreneur with a PhD and over twenty years of healthcare experience, but she’s also a wife and mother to three beautiful daughters. Her journey took her from Trinidad to the U.S, where she climbed the corporate ladder in a successful c ... Show More

For the last year, BBC journalist and passionate yoga teacher Ishleen Kaur has been investigating allegations of sexual and emotional abuse at the heart of an organisation she once called home. Fellow practitioners share with her their stories of cruelty, rape and even the sexual ... Show More

This is a guided mediation.  Please do not listen to this mediation while driving or operating heavy machinery.    Julie Lusk, M.Ed., is president of Wholesome Resources. She focuses on opening, balancing, and strengthening the body/mind/spirit connection through Yoga, Meditation ... Show More

So is Yoga just a trend, for hippies, for women or for what? Melanie Swan joins us this week to set the record straight on this ancient practice: -The origins of Yoga -How much of Yoga is physical? -How often should we practice Yoga -Is it more for women than men or the opposite? 

Yoga is big business. Its worth $10bn a year in America alone. Does the growth in yoga's popularity, particularly in the West, mean that its spiritual content and religious roots are being neglected? Can yoga be practised aside from these roots? Are there even dangers in doing so ... Show More