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First ‘dropping out’ of New Zealand society and travelling to India in his teens, this was the beginning of a lifelong love affair that took him into the orbits of many of the great masters of our time, known and unknown, culminating in discovering the Yoga of Krishnamacharya and the wisdom of him and his son, along with their two good friends, J. And UG Krishnamurti. Mark Whitwell has dedicated his life to sharing the useful insights of these extraordinary, ordinary people.]]></itunes:summary>
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First ‘dropping out’ of New Zealand society and travelling to India in his teens, this was the beginning of a lifelong love affair that took him into the orbits of many of the great masters of our time, known and unknown, culminating in discovering the Yoga of Krishnamacharya and the wisdom of him and his son, along with their two good friends, J. And UG Krishnamurti. Mark Whitwell has dedicated his life to sharing the useful insights of these extraordinary, ordinary people.]]></googleplay:description>
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First ‘dropping out’ of New Zealand society and travelling to India in his teens, this was the beginning of a lifelong love affair that took him into the orbits of many of the great masters of our time, known and unknown, culminating in discovering the Yoga of Krishnamacharya and the wisdom of him and his son, along with their two good friends, J. And UG Krishnamurti. Mark Whitwell has dedicated his life to sharing the useful insights of these extraordinary, ordinary people.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[What is Heart of Yoga]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[[Mark Whitwell](https://twitter.com/markwhitwell) has taught yoga for over three decades across the globe, and is the founder of the Heart of Yoga foundation, and the Heart of Yoga Peace Project. [Mark Whitwell](https://www.instagram.com/markwhitwell/?hl=en) is interested in developing an authentic yoga practice for the individual, based on the teachings of T. Krishnamacharya (1888-1989) and his son TKV Desikachar (1938-2016), with whom he enjoyed a relationship for more than twenty years. [Mark Whitwell ](https://www.facebook.com/yogaofheart/)is the author of four books: ‘Yoga of Heart,’ ‘The Promise,’ ‘The Hridayasutra,’ and, ‘God and Sex: now we get both.’ He also edited and contributed to his TKV Desikachar’s classic yoga text, ‘The Heart of Yoga.’ [Mark Whitwell](https://yogaeastwest.com/100-hour-teacher-training-mark-whitwell/) is a father of three and a grandfather. He now resides between New Zealand and Fiji and continues to write, teach, and speak.]]></description>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[[Mark Whitwell](https://twitter.com/markwhitwell) has taught yoga for over three decades across the globe, and is the founder of the Heart of Yoga foundation, and the Heart of Yoga Peace Project. [Mark Whitwell](https://www.instagram.com/markwhitwell/?hl=en) is interested in developing an authentic yoga practice for the individual, based on the teachings of T. Krishnamacharya (1888-1989) and his son TKV Desikachar (1938-2016), with whom he enjoyed a relationship for more than twenty years. [Mark Whitwell ](https://www.facebook.com/yogaofheart/)is the author of four books: ‘Yoga of Heart,’ ‘The Promise,’ ‘The Hridayasutra,’ and, ‘God and Sex: now we get both.’ He also edited and contributed to his TKV Desikachar’s classic yoga text, ‘The Heart of Yoga.’ [Mark Whitwell](https://yogaeastwest.com/100-hour-teacher-training-mark-whitwell/) is a father of three and a grandfather. He now resides between New Zealand and Fiji and continues to write, teach, and speak.]]></itunes:summary>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2021 11:52:00 +0100</pubDate>
                
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            <description><![CDATA[[Mark Whitwell](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=qX78aR4AAAAJ&hl=en) has spent a lifetime dedicated to sharing the wisdom tradition of Yoga that he discovered in India as a young man in the 1970s. He was shocked to discover that the breath-based "whole-body prayer" Yoga as spiritual practice learnt with his teachers T.K.V. Desikachar and T. Krishnamacharya was not represented in the US and European "yoga scene." Since then, [Mark Whitwell](https://anchor.fm/mark-whitwell/episodes/Mark-Whitwell-Talk-Yoga-of-Intimacy-ekm26) has dedicated his life to sharing the transformative teachings of Yoga as embodied practice with modern people around the world. [Mark Whitwell](https://sites.google.com/view/markwhitwell/headstand-sirsasana?authuser=2) was deeply influenced by his friendship with the sage UG Krishnamurti, who helped him ensure that the yoga he was sharing was participation in Life only, not seeking for a future result (and therefore a denial of the present). [Mark Whitwell](https://open.spotify.com/show/4FtGc1W3UHmHf9XarNIq5j) has offers trainings and workshops in Europe, India, China, Bali, Australia, Fiji, Japan, the US, SE Asia, New Zealand, Africa, the Middle East and Mexico. He is the author of four books, translated into many languages, and founder of the Heart of Yoga Foundation, a non-profit that offers scholarships and educational resources to those who would otherwise not have access to Yoga learning. Mark is renowned for being a "voice crying in the wilderness," staying true to the non-commercial heart of yoga whilst moving freely without reaction in the modern circus, unafraid to gently criticise aspects of modern Yoga that mislead or exploit the public. Mark Whitwell has a deep love for the wisdom realisation culture of India, and is forever grateful to his teachers for the treasure of Yoga they passed on. He has three children and four grandchildren, and lives with his partner Rosalind between Aotearoa New Zealand, Fiji and the US.]]></description>
            <googleplay:description><![CDATA[[Mark Whitwell](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=qX78aR4AAAAJ&hl=en) has spent a lifetime dedicated to sharing the wisdom tradition of Yoga that he discovered in India as a young man in the 1970s. He was shocked to discover that the breath-based "whole-body prayer" Yoga as spiritual practice learnt with his teachers T.K.V. Desikachar and T. Krishnamacharya was not represented in the US and European "yoga scene." Since then, [Mark Whitwell](https://anchor.fm/mark-whitwell/episodes/Mark-Whitwell-Talk-Yoga-of-Intimacy-ekm26) has dedicated his life to sharing the transformative teachings of Yoga as embodied practice with modern people around the world. [Mark Whitwell](https://sites.google.com/view/markwhitwell/headstand-sirsasana?authuser=2) was deeply influenced by his friendship with the sage UG Krishnamurti, who helped him ensure that the yoga he was sharing was participation in Life only, not seeking for a future result (and therefore a denial of the present). [Mark Whitwell](https://open.spotify.com/show/4FtGc1W3UHmHf9XarNIq5j) has offers trainings and workshops in Europe, India, China, Bali, Australia, Fiji, Japan, the US, SE Asia, New Zealand, Africa, the Middle East and Mexico. He is the author of four books, translated into many languages, and founder of the Heart of Yoga Foundation, a non-profit that offers scholarships and educational resources to those who would otherwise not have access to Yoga learning. Mark is renowned for being a "voice crying in the wilderness," staying true to the non-commercial heart of yoga whilst moving freely without reaction in the modern circus, unafraid to gently criticise aspects of modern Yoga that mislead or exploit the public. Mark Whitwell has a deep love for the wisdom realisation culture of India, and is forever grateful to his teachers for the treasure of Yoga they passed on. He has three children and four grandchildren, and lives with his partner Rosalind between Aotearoa New Zealand, Fiji and the US.]]></googleplay:description>
            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[[Mark Whitwell](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=qX78aR4AAAAJ&hl=en) has spent a lifetime dedicated to sharing the wisdom tradition of Yoga that he discovered in India as a young man in the 1970s. He was shocked to discover that the breath-based "whole-body prayer" Yoga as spiritual practice learnt with his teachers T.K.V. Desikachar and T. Krishnamacharya was not represented in the US and European "yoga scene." Since then, [Mark Whitwell](https://anchor.fm/mark-whitwell/episodes/Mark-Whitwell-Talk-Yoga-of-Intimacy-ekm26) has dedicated his life to sharing the transformative teachings of Yoga as embodied practice with modern people around the world. [Mark Whitwell](https://sites.google.com/view/markwhitwell/headstand-sirsasana?authuser=2) was deeply influenced by his friendship with the sage UG Krishnamurti, who helped him ensure that the yoga he was sharing was participation in Life only, not seeking for a future result (and therefore a denial of the present). [Mark Whitwell](https://open.spotify.com/show/4FtGc1W3UHmHf9XarNIq5j) has offers trainings and workshops in Europe, India, China, Bali, Australia, Fiji, Japan, the US, SE Asia, New Zealand, Africa, the Middle East and Mexico. He is the author of four books, translated into many languages, and founder of the Heart of Yoga Foundation, a non-profit that offers scholarships and educational resources to those who would otherwise not have access to Yoga learning. Mark is renowned for being a "voice crying in the wilderness," staying true to the non-commercial heart of yoga whilst moving freely without reaction in the modern circus, unafraid to gently criticise aspects of modern Yoga that mislead or exploit the public. Mark Whitwell has a deep love for the wisdom realisation culture of India, and is forever grateful to his teachers for the treasure of Yoga they passed on. He has three children and four grandchildren, and lives with his partner Rosalind between Aotearoa New Zealand, Fiji and the US.]]></itunes:summary>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2021 11:17:04 +0100</pubDate>
                
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            <title><![CDATA[Mark Whitwell Talk Yoga of Intimacy]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[[Mark Whitwell](https://twitter.com/markwhitwell) was born in 1949 in Auckland, Aotearoa/ New Zealand. In 1973, he traveled to India and began a life-long study of yoga with Tirumalai Krishnamacharya (1888-1989) and his son, T.K.V. Desikachar (1938–2016). [Mark Whitwell](https://www.facebook.com/yogaofheart/) simple mission is to give people the principles of practice that came through Tirumalai Krishnamacharya to make their Yoga authentic, powerful, and effective. [Mark Whitwell ](https://www.instagram.com/markwhitwell/?hl=en)is the founder of the Heart of Yoga foundation and the Heart of Yoga Peace Project, an organization dedicated to developing yoga communities in conflict zones around the world. [Mark Whitwell](https://yogaeastwest.com/100-hour-teacher-training-mark-whitwell/) lives between New Zealand and Fiji.]]></description>
            <googleplay:description><![CDATA[[Mark Whitwell](https://twitter.com/markwhitwell) was born in 1949 in Auckland, Aotearoa/ New Zealand. In 1973, he traveled to India and began a life-long study of yoga with Tirumalai Krishnamacharya (1888-1989) and his son, T.K.V. Desikachar (1938–2016). [Mark Whitwell](https://www.facebook.com/yogaofheart/) simple mission is to give people the principles of practice that came through Tirumalai Krishnamacharya to make their Yoga authentic, powerful, and effective. [Mark Whitwell ](https://www.instagram.com/markwhitwell/?hl=en)is the founder of the Heart of Yoga foundation and the Heart of Yoga Peace Project, an organization dedicated to developing yoga communities in conflict zones around the world. [Mark Whitwell](https://yogaeastwest.com/100-hour-teacher-training-mark-whitwell/) lives between New Zealand and Fiji.]]></googleplay:description>
            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[[Mark Whitwell](https://twitter.com/markwhitwell) was born in 1949 in Auckland, Aotearoa/ New Zealand. In 1973, he traveled to India and began a life-long study of yoga with Tirumalai Krishnamacharya (1888-1989) and his son, T.K.V. Desikachar (1938–2016). [Mark Whitwell](https://www.facebook.com/yogaofheart/) simple mission is to give people the principles of practice that came through Tirumalai Krishnamacharya to make their Yoga authentic, powerful, and effective. [Mark Whitwell ](https://www.instagram.com/markwhitwell/?hl=en)is the founder of the Heart of Yoga foundation and the Heart of Yoga Peace Project, an organization dedicated to developing yoga communities in conflict zones around the world. [Mark Whitwell](https://yogaeastwest.com/100-hour-teacher-training-mark-whitwell/) lives between New Zealand and Fiji.]]></itunes:summary>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2021 11:17:01 +0100</pubDate>
                
                <atom:updated>2021-02-22T11:17:01+01:00</atom:updated>
                
            
            
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            <description><![CDATA[In this episode, Mark sits down (over Zoom) with his dear long-time friend Ana Berry: musician, media presenter, actress, Yoga teacher and mother.<br />
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Ana describes growing up in Oklahoma and the saving influence of jazz and gospel, and the imprint of culture upon her mother as a beauty queen and TV personality.<br />
<br />
From Hollywood to New York, her search for Yoga that didn’t just exacerbate body self-hatred culminated in meeting Mark in a class in LA, followed by initiation into the ancient roots of Yoga with Mark at the Kumbh Mela in India.<br />
<br />
What does Yoga look like when taken out of these deep usual patterns of “I’m not good enough, I need to be skinnier / fitter / stronger / younger / smoother / more flexible / happier / better”?<br />
What is missing from the vast majority of Yoga...]]></description>
            <googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this episode, Mark sits down (over Zoom) with his dear long-time friend Ana Berry: musician, media presenter, actress, Yoga teacher and mother.<br />
<br />
Ana describes growing up in Oklahoma and the saving influence of jazz and gospel, and the imprint of culture upon her mother as a beauty queen and TV personality.<br />
<br />
From Hollywood to New York, her search for Yoga that didn’t just exacerbate body self-hatred culminated in meeting Mark in a class in LA, followed by initiation into the ancient roots of Yoga with Mark at the Kumbh Mela in India.<br />
<br />
What does Yoga look like when taken out of these deep usual patterns of “I’m not good enough, I need to be skinnier / fitter / stronger / younger / smoother / more flexible / happier / better”?<br />
What is missing from the vast majority of Yoga...]]></googleplay:description>
            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Mark sits down (over Zoom) with his dear long-time friend Ana Berry: musician, media presenter, actress, Yoga teacher and mother.

Ana describes growing up in Oklahoma and the saving influence of jazz and gospel, and the imprint of culture upon her mother as a beauty queen and TV personality.

From Hollywood to New York, her search for Yoga that didn’t just exacerbate body self-hatred culminated in meeting Mark in a class in LA, followed by initiation into the ancient roots of Yoga with Mark at the Kumbh Mela in India.

What does Yoga look like when taken out of these deep usual patterns of “I’m not good enough, I need to be skinnier / fitter / stronger / younger / smoother / more flexible / happier / better”?
What is missing from the vast majority of Yoga...]]></itunes:summary>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2021 08:21:16 +0100</pubDate>
                
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