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Finding Harmony Podcast Episodes

Nov. 4, 2025

Small Moves, Big Relief: A Practical Guide To Returning To Yoga

Harmony and Russell sit down with long-time friend and teacher Krista Shirley to explore what it truly means to feel at home in your body. Krista recounts a devastating shoulder surgery complication that severed her suprascap...
Oct. 28, 2025

Where Science Meets Soul: Psychedelics, Healing, and Integration

Harmony and Russell talk with researcher and author Matt Zemon about psychedelics as catalysts for change, not cures. They explore what current studies suggest about anxiety, PTSD, repetitive thinking, and addiction, then gro...
Oct. 21, 2025

From Hot Rooms to Healing: Leaving Harmful Lineages and Finding Real Practice

What happens when devotion slips into blind obedience? Harmony opens this episode with a frank reflection on power, consent, and autonomy in yoga. She then welcomes Tamara Cole, a yoga teacher and former boat captain whose jo...
Oct. 14, 2025

Creating Inclusive Spaces: How Queer Yoga Club Is Changing the Practice

Harmony and Russell talk with teacher and studio co-leader Joseph Armstrong about recovery, identity, the discipline that actually changes lives, and building inclusive community through the Queer Yoga Club at Miami Life Cent...
Oct. 7, 2025

The Next Asana: Practicing Ashtanga Yoga with Multiple Sclerosis

In this inspiring episode of the Finding Harmony Podcast , hosts Harmony Slater and Russell Case sit down with David Knee, author of The Next Asana . David shares his deeply personal journey of living with multiple sclerosis,...
Sept. 30, 2025

Nourish to Practice: Yoga, Recovery, and Listening to Your Body

This conversation traces what happens when yoga is not just a class but a way of living. Harmony speaks with nutritionist and longtime Ashtanga practitioner Karolina Zakrzewska about two decades in India, managing Purple Vall...
Sept. 23, 2025

The 80/20 Of Success: Energy First, Strategy Second

What happens when you stop forcing and start broadcasting who you are? In this energizing conversation, Harmony and her business coach, Bunny Young, explore radical ownership, boundaries, imperfect action, and why most of us ...
Sept. 16, 2025

Quantum Healing in Action: What the Science of Energy Reveals

What does it really mean to live in alignment? In this radiant conversation, Harmony and Russell welcome Shalane Carter, an energetic healer and embodiment guide, to explore the power of living in tune with your body’s freque...
Sept. 9, 2025

How to Finally Step Into the Strongest Version of Yourself

In this solo episode of the Finding Harmony Podcast , Harmony Slater opens the door on coaching—what it is, why it matters, and how it can change the way you live, work, and relate to yourself. Drawing from her own journey as...
Sept. 2, 2025

From Intuition to Energy Healing: Exploring the Psychic Path

What does it mean to be psychic—and how do we learn to trust our intuition without feeling overwhelmed? In this episode of the Finding Harmony Podcast , Harmony Slater sits down with Lisa Campion, a master psychic, medium, an...
Aug. 26, 2025

Quitting, Evolving, or Adapting: What It Really Means to Stay With Yoga

What happens when the center of your practice—the teacher, the lineage, the external validation—suddenly disappears? In this deeply engaging conversation, hosts Harmony Slater and Russell Case sit down with Meghan Marshall, l...
Aug. 19, 2025

Parampara, Paper, and Power: The Politics of Ashtanga Certification After Sharath

In this deeply reflective solo episode, host Harmony Slater addresses a heated debate currently circling the global Ashtanga yoga community: certifications and their legitimacy. Drawing from her own decades of practice and pe...
Aug. 12, 2025

Yoga Beyond Performance: Identity, Access, And Ashtanga

This conversation explores the lived experience of practicing and teaching Ashtanga as a visible minority, and what it takes to evolve a lineage without losing its heart. We examine how unspoken norms, lack of clear standards...
Aug. 5, 2025

Three Simple Rituals That Transform Stress into Calm

This week’s episode is a special replay of a 2021 conversation between Harmony Slater and Kelsey Murphy, originally aired on the Whiskey & Work podcast. At the height of pandemic-era stress and life juggling, Harmony joined K...
July 29, 2025

Rewriting the Story: From Trauma to Truth

Have you ever felt like your story wasn’t really yours? In today’s powerful conversation, Harmony speaks with transformational coach and Akashic Records teacher Bhavya Gaur about the process of reclaiming your story—and your ...
July 22, 2025

Spiritual Science: How Mantras Work Like Code for the Soul

What happens when you chant a mantra 900,000 times in solitude? Dr. Vigneshwar Bhat knows. This week on the Finding Harmony Podcast , Harmony sits down with one of her beloved teachers to explore the deep wisdom of the Vedas,...
July 15, 2025

What If Nothing Is Wrong With You? Understanding Threat, Ease, and the Nervous System

What if your biggest problem… isn’t actually a problem at all? In this enlightening conversation, Harmony and Russell welcome back longtime friend, acupuncturist, and author Dr. Jagdeep Johal. Together, they explore how unres...
July 8, 2025

Why You’re More Intuitive Than You Think (and How to Tap In)

In this multidimensional episode, Harmony Slater sits down with long-time friend and deeply intuitive healer, Angelika Anagnostou. From clearing the evil eye in childhood to becoming a certified Ashtanga yoga teacher and prac...
July 1, 2025

How Somatic Awareness Can Alter Your Approach to Ashtanga Yoga

What does it take to hold space for both structure and sensitivity in modern yoga practice? In this warm and wide-ranging episode, Harmony and Russell talk with Leo Castro and Samira Eidi, co-founders of Coletivo Mysore, a th...
June 24, 2025

How Your Enneagram Type Affects Your Bank Account: A New Approach to Abundance

What happens when a Benedictine monk becomes a money manager? In this rich and engaging conversation, Harmony talks with Doug Lynam about his extraordinary journey from the Marine Corps to monastic life, and ultimately into t...
Guest: Douglas Lynam
June 17, 2025

Yoga, Suffering, and the Search for Meaning in a Changing World

Harmony and Russell sit down with Paul Bramadat — professor, anthropologist, and longtime yoga practitioner — to explore the spiritual, cultural, and deeply human dimensions of modern yoga. Paul, who began his yoga journey in...
June 10, 2025

From Hyperfocus to Chaos: Real Talk About Neurodivergence

In this episode of the Finding Harmony Podcast , Harmony Slater and Russell Case sit down with Raquel Devillé, a skilled therapist specializing in neurodiversity. They explore the complexities of living with ADHD, autism, and...
June 3, 2025

Moving Beyond Grief: The Spiritual Practice of Letting Go

Join Harmony Slater for a deeply transformative conversation with author and mentor Sara Avant Stover. In this heartfelt episode, they explore Sara’s powerful book, Handbook for the Heartbroken: A Woman’s Path from Devastatio...
May 27, 2025

Energetic Shifts That Change Your Relationship With Money

Your relationship with money runs deeper than spreadsheets or strategy—it’s stored in your body. In this insightful and energizing episode, Harmony Slater shares an excerpt from a powerful conversation with business coach Dan...