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Finding Harmony Podcast Episodes

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...
May 20, 2025

Living Your Yoga: Integrating Breath, Shiatsu and Energy Healing

In this powerful episode of the Finding Harmony Podcast, Harmony Slater sits down with Ramona Rouhdoust, a healer, teacher, and founder of Let’s Yoga Shiatsu. Ramona shares her incredible journey from her early life in Iran t...
May 13, 2025

Only Dead Fish Go with the Flow: A Guide to Authentic Living

In this episode of the Finding Harmony Podcast, Harmony Slater and Russell Case are joined by David Swenson, one of the most respected and beloved Ashtanga Yoga teachers in the world. With over four decades of practice and te...
Guest: David Swenson
May 6, 2025

Look Again: The Practice That Changes Everything

In this deeply resonant episode of the Finding Harmony Podcast, hosts Harmony Slater and Russell Case are joined once again by two of the most beloved teachers in the world of yoga and Buddhist philosophy—Richard Freeman and Mary Taylor. Together, they explore the eternal question: What does it mea…
April 29, 2025

Carrying Ashtanga Yoga Forward: Navigating Grief, Legacy, and Lineage

When a beloved teacher passes, what remains? In this poignant conversation, Harmony and Russell sit down with fellow Canadian Ashtanga teachers David Robson and Jelena Vesic to explore how a community carries the torch of tra...
April 22, 2025

When Yoga Gets Scientific: The Real Effects on Stress and Aging

Harmony Slater reconnects with longtime friend and fellow teacher Paul Dallaghan to explore his journey from Ireland to India, from business school to biology, and from asana to advanced Pranayama. Paul shares the inner curre...
April 15, 2025

How to use Pranayama to Balance Hormones and Regulate Your Nervous System

Harmony sits down with Siobhan Fitzgerald, a dedicated yoga teacher and breathwork practitioner whose work explores the ancient wisdom of Pranayama and its profound relevance to modern life—especially for women in midlife. Si...
April 8, 2025

The Wild Woman’s Path to Yoga and Vitality

This week, Harmony and Russell sit down with the dynamic and deeply grounded Amy Kokoszka—a Polish-Canadian Ashtanga Yoga teacher living in Ireland—whose journey weaves through Sivananda, Hatha, and eventually, Ashtanga yoga....
Guest: Amy Kokoszka
April 1, 2025

Are You in a Cult? Recognizing the Subtle Signs of Manipulation

Harmony Slater and Russell Case sit down with Tonya Ridings, a trauma therapist and Kundalini yoga teacher, to explore the often-overlooked dynamics of high-control groups, cult-like communities, and spiritual bypassing. Tony...
Guest: Tonya Ridings
March 25, 2025

From Music to Mindset Mastery: A Unique Journey of Transformation

Today, Harmony sits down with Shimrit Nativ , a transformational coach, mentor, and founder of Master Your Path Academy . Shimrit’s journey is one of bold transformation—leaving behind a thriving career in music to step into ...
Guest: Shimrit Nativ
March 18, 2025

How to use Tarot to Ignite your Creativity and Manifest your Dreams

In this illuminating episode, hosts Harmony Slater welcome acclaimed author, tarot reader, and creativity coach, Lisa Kessler. Lisa shares her unique journey of blending intuitive tarot readings with creative writing, reveali...
Guest: Lisa Kessler
March 11, 2025

Breaking Free from Extremes: The Journey from Discipline to Balance

In this powerful episode of Finding Harmony Podcast , we welcome back Kate Winter, a registered psychodynamic counselor, yoga teacher, and former police detective, to explore the deep patterns that shape our behavior—and how ...
Guest: Kate Winter
March 4, 2025

How to Break Free from Limiting Beliefs and Step into Your Power

“You can’t build a new life while telling yourself the same old story.” If you’ve ever felt stuck, undervalued, or afraid to take up space, this episode is for you. Harmony sits down with Dr. Julie Artis, career coach, sociol...
Guest: Julie Artis
Feb. 25, 2025

Following Your Aliveness: The Path to Energy Healing and Spiritual Business

What if the key to success wasn’t about grinding harder but about aligning with what truly lights you up? In this Finding Harmony Podcast solo episode, host Harmony Slater gets raw and real about the unconventional path that ...
Feb. 18, 2025

Embracing Feminine Energy in Ashtanga Yoga Practice

What if the yoga practice you love isn’t actually working for you? For years, women have molded themselves to fit the rigid structure of Ashtanga yoga—waking up at the crack of dawn, practicing through exhaustion, sidelining ...