After Yoga

Bodhi Sunrise is a Barcelona-based yoga teacher known for teaching on the pier as the sun rises: six mornings a week, for the past seven years, no matter the weather, and come what may. With a love for sharing yoga, a pillar of his teaching is that “people should feel comfortable, at home, and safe to come and arrive however they are.” 

Bodhi shares with humor and warmth, which mirrors his yoga-teaching style. When asked what makes a good yoga class, his answer was simply, “did we laugh?” Because laughter, he says, opens us up to a state of yoga. In this episode, we talk about building community by showing up, why he never cancels a class (even if only one person attends), the true role of a yoga teacher, and why you should let your shame be seen. This conversation with Bodhi is funny, honest, very human, and it will remind you to enjoy your practice as well as your life.

Note: this episode includes brief discussion of suicide and loss (timestamps 50:52-52:53). Please listen with care for yourself.

Bodhi’s Website & Offerings

Bodhi’s Instagram

Bodhi’s Book “Butterfly Man”

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Time Stamps:
00:00 intro
07:06 group savasana
11:39 sunrise yoga experience
14:35 unpredictable conditions
20:41 first yoga, then croissants
26:29 yoga as an anchor
31:32 anything can happen
39:22 yoga origin story
47:18 the job of a teacher
54:40 remembering to practice joy
56:27 letting your shame be seen
59:56 rapid fire & billboard questions

A flop era is a temporary period of personal setbacks, low motivation, declining popularity, or general failure. Don’t let a flop era turn you away from what you truly love. This is for you if you’ve been asking, am I special? Can I really figure this out? The answer is yes, when you live from your true genius. And especially when you learn to trust life.
I have 2 pieces of homework to help you get through your flop era and come out stronger.
You in your trying, you in your failing, are infinitely more wise than a you that never started, and a you that never continued.
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00:00 intro
06:00 animation
07:00 changing the podcast name
10:30 trust changed my life
12:00 friendship you wouldn’t believe
14:00 what to remember in flop era
17:45 my flop era
19:45 are you special?
23:40 10 years old
27:40 tell a new story
29:30 stop picking the wound of the flop 
31:00 yoga, music & creativity bring heaven to earth
32:00 homework!

Jordan B is a yoga educator and content creator, known for her “big sister advice” and her gift for translating yoga philosophy into practical wisdom you can actually use. In this episode, we talk about creativity in yoga, discipline vs. devotion, what makes yoga an art form, why Jordan calls yoga “body poetry”, and how to integrate yoga philosophy into your life and practice. This conversation feels as warm and personal as Jordan’s advice, full of gems for yoga students and yoga teachers. This episode is for you if you love yoga and are looking for ways to carry it beyond the mat and into your life.

Jordan’s Website

Jordan’s Instagram: @jordanbyoga

Jordan’s Youtube: @jordanbyoga

Jordan’s TikTok: @jordan.yoga

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Time Stamps:
00:00 intro
05:56 finding yoga
11:36 deciding to change directions
16:45 what is yoga to you?
20:21 rituals
24:12 dedication vs devotion
26:20 yoga as “body poetry”
28:52 trusting
36:53 big sister advice
51:37 rapid fire questions
52:21 billboard question

I fell in love with yoga because of a teacher at a dirty studio down the street, because of the ones who taught me to float and fly, and because of the teachers who called me by name before I was sure I belonged.
After interviewing over 100 yoga teachers—from living legends like Sri Dharma Mittra and David Swenson to daily studio instructors—I realized the real magic isn't in theory or instant gratification. It’s in the stories, the trust, and the willingness to keep figuring it out when there is no clear path.
In Part 1 of this mini-series, we’re cutting through the noise and diving deep into three core lessons on Abundance & Trust:
It’s in the living, not the theory 

The relentless energy to figure things out (and why having "no Plan A" might be your greatest creative power).

How to move with trust, drop the fear, and recognize when you already have enough.

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Time stamps:
00:00 intro
03:50 Trevor, Kino, Arundhati, Carling & future of the series
05:36 what is this podcast?
06:00 this 100 yoga teachers series
11:00 creative support
12:30 from self-imposed chaos to systems
14:45 airplane game 
17:00 lesson one: it’s in the stories, not in the instant gratification
18:20 David Swenson fired from teaching yoga
21:20 David Swenson’s scrap of paper
24:20 lesson 2: the energy to continuously figure things out
28:25 no plan A, let alone B
31:38 lesson 3: trust and have no fear, mysteriously it works out
34:10 Sri Dharma Mittra on money arriving for his mission
37:50 hermit crab theory of change
39:28 Sri Dharma Mittra on not having students in his yoga class
41:20 scholarship for listeners idea
42:30 enough
44:00 writing prompt

Jada, known online as @flowgogirl, is a yoga and movement teacher as well as a content creator. Her love of movement is a contagious energy, and her passion for yoga and dance is clear in everything she shares. She inspires her students and audience to honor the gift of life through movement and to remember how lucky we are to be able to move our bodies. In this conversation, she talks about where her creativity comes from, how she trusts her body to guide her, her morning routine, and her experience of moving through grief.

Jada’s Instagram @flowgogirl - https://www.instagram.com/flowgogirl

The Sol Space

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Time Stamps: 
00:00 intro
02:03 sponsors
05:56 cultivating an energy of freedom
08:07 on confidence
09:15 what made you start?
10:54 first hot yoga class
13:28 finding motivation to move
14:28 music and movement
16:25 how do you create your flows?
18:00 how do you prepare to teach?
19:01 morning routine
21:13 childhood dreams
23:43 loss and grief
26:49 feeling untethered
28:43 quitting a job for a dream
31:08 social media
33:28 finding inspiration
35:34 creating & connecting online
38:47 what keeps you coming back to yoga?
39:49 teacher training in India
43:02 creativity & trusting ideas
46:22 trusting yourself
48:53 what makes a good leader?
53:16 rapid fire questions
54:17 billboard question
55:44 favorite emoji?