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Finding Harmony Podcast Episodes

Dec. 25, 2022

Christmas with Kino Yoga

It’s a very special Christmas episode! On this festivus morning, in the dark, on your mat, as you do your lonely yoga practice before your children awake, please feast your ears and bask in the wondrous splendiferousness ene…
Dec. 18, 2022

Kia Miller: Radiant Body, Integrated Life

Kia Miller is someone who lives a radiant and integrated life! She brings the inside to the outside world and in her meditations she brings the outside into her room. Sometimes that’s as simple as opening a window, even on t…
Dec. 11, 2022

Compassion In Action with Elena Brower

Mama, Humanitarian, Artist, Poet, Bestselling Author, Entrepreneur, Teacher, and Mentor… Elena Brower has woven together a transcendental tapestry of conscious awareness through myriad diverse roles and interests, all of whi…
Dec. 4, 2022

Plant Based Himalaya with Babita Shrestha

Today, we are absolutely delighted to present to you an amazingly self made woman. Babita comes from one of those rare villages in modern life, so ubiquitous in the developing world with hard-baked Nepalese mud floors and ke…
Nov. 27, 2022

Tantra Flow with Jeanne Heileman

When Jeanne Heileman became a yoga teacher in 1996, there was no career for this field. She had the intention to teach once a week as a work supplement in the non-profit arts world to pay off her graduate school student debt…
Nov. 20, 2022

Gopi Kallayil: The Happy Human

Dear Happy Humans! It is with great pleasure that we introduce you today to an old friend, Gopi Kallayil! He’s an old friend of Russell’s. They met during his Silicon Valley yoga-missionary days during a very special dinner …
Nov. 6, 2022

Michelle El Khoury and YogaMazia

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, …
Oct. 30, 2022

Sexual Healing with Sophie Cleere

Today we’re speaking with Sophie Cleere. A vibrant woman who’s paving the way forward to for middle-aged women everywhere. She’s a body-positive coach and conscious sexuality educator. Sophie’s on a mission to end body-shame…
Oct. 23, 2022

Wellness Near & Far with Tarin Calmeyer

South African born, Tarin Calmeyer, is a Virtual Corporate Wellness Specialist. She’s the founder and chief wellness office of Los Angles-based company: Remote Team Wellness. We catch up with her living her dream life in Pue…
Oct. 16, 2022

Cycle Syncing with Briana Villegas

Do you want to experience the next level of freedom? Then learn to merge your analytical brain with your intuition in a systematic way through syncing your life with your menstrual cycle. Learn to predict your energy so you …
Oct. 9, 2022

Kerri Kelly: American Detox

The last time Russell saw Kerri Kelly they were getting robbed together on Chamundi Hill outside of Mysore, India. For Russ it was the best trip he ever had to India. Imagine an episode of West Wing where one of the communic…
Sept. 28, 2022

Marie Forleo is A time Genius… How About You?

We’re living in a world full of constant pressure and distractions with a zeitgeist that reinforces “more, more, more!” In this episode of Finding Harmony, I’m talking with author, entrepreneur, business coach and thought le…
Sept. 25, 2022

Kintsugi with Mae Yoshikawa

Kintsugi means “golden journey.” It’s the ancient Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by binding the pieces back together with lacquer mixed with powdered gold. As a philosophy, it treats the breakage and repair of some…
Sept. 18, 2022

Kayoko Mitsumatsu: Yoga Gives Back

Kayoko was born in Tokyo as the country was rebuilding after WWII. She moved many times with her family to different parts of Japan, as her father was transferred to various jobs within the banking industry. She grew up in a…
Sept. 11, 2022

Back to the Future with Krista Shirley

We are delighted to introduce you to our dear friend Krista Shirley. Currently residing in Orlando, Florida, Russell met her years ago, while recruiting teachers for the Jois Foundation. Harmony insists she knew her first ( …
Sept. 4, 2022

Kaitlyn rose: Somatic Alchemy & Healing Trauma

Kaitlyn Rose Holsapple believes that the body is our most sacred guide. Her work now is focused on helping others integrate their past pains so these hidden shadows no longer subconsciously drive the choices in life. As a So…
Aug. 28, 2022

Miranda Mitchell: Human Design

Miranda Mitchell is an Energetic Alignment Coach and Traditional and Quantum Human Design™ Specialist who helps thought leaders align energetically so that they step into creating more impact with sustainability and ease. Be…
Aug. 21, 2022

John & Julia Scott: Stand Fast Together in Love

If you thought you knew John and Julia Scott, you’re going to get a whole new look into their personalities here on our podcast today. You’ll hear about John Scott’s roots growing up in New Zealand and the similarities betwe…
Aug. 14, 2022

Sophia French: Sanātana Yoga

Born in India, growing up in Dubai, and then returning to India for college, our guest today might have a name that sounds like she’s from Europe, but she deeply connected in mind, body, and spirit to her native roots as a C…
Aug. 7, 2022

Un-Layering with Philippa Asher

Yoga is a journey of un-layering that we embark on again and again, each time we peel back another covering of our inner light the process of transformation takes place. It’s shedding the masks we wear to navigate our way in…
July 31, 2022

From Norway to Nepal with Ellen Johannesen

Our guest today is a lovely Elvish woman, who could’ve easily descended from a family of Wood Nymphs. Ellen Johannesen was born in Norway but has spent many years living abroad, mainly in India and Nepal. She was first intro…
July 24, 2022

Dominic Corigliano Part 2: The Trance State

PART 2 with Dominic Corigliano A "Trance State" is a state of semi-consciousness in which a person is not self-aware and is either altogether unresponsive to external stimuli. It is also a state of mind that we can enter int…
July 17, 2022

Dr. Rob: More Than Anatomy

Dreams of becoming a Professional Golfer crushed by debilitating back pain sent Rob Lamport on an epic search in Secret India for the esoteric teachings that could free him from his body pain. He lived in Mysore and practise…
July 10, 2022

Solidarity with Basia Lipska Larsen

Our guest today is a dear friend. She is so delightfully effervescent and youthful in her attitude that she could’ve been sprouted out into the world like an Athena parading out of Zeus’s skull! Basia Lipska Larsen is a pass…