Yoga Roots: A conversation with Annie Carpenter and Richard Rosen
In today’s episode, Glo Teacher Annie Carpenter welcomes Richard Rosen to The Glo Podcast. The pair dive into a discussion about their personal yoga journeys, exploring their influences and mentors, and how yoga has transformed their lives. Toward the end of the episode, Richard lightens the mood by sharing a poem that he wrote.
The Glo Podcast · Richard Rosen, Derik Mills, Luke Jacobs, Annie Carpenter, Carrie Rodriguez
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Show Notes
Join Glo Teacher Annie Carpenter as she interviews Richard Rosen, a revered teacher in the yoga community, for an enlightening chat about breath, practice, mentors, and finding your voice as a teacher.
Their heart-to-heart talk explores the essence of persistence in yoga and how commitment enriches both our practice and life’s purpose. Richard shares about his influences and mentors, and how he evolved his own yoga teaching voice. He and Annie talk about Pranayama and how it is often underestimated in an Asana practice, and they explore the concept of karma. Richard caps off the chat with a poem that is a lighthearted reminder of life’s unpredictable nature.
Join us for this conversation that is as informative as it is inspiring.
Key Moments
(01:33) Annie Carpenter and Richard Rosen intros
(11:05) teaching yoga
(14:12) pranayama
(20:03) teaching yoga philosophy
(22:09) the evolution of yoga practice
(28:13) life's phases
(34:40) exploring mortality … and a poem to lighten the mood
Links:
Annie's SmartFlow Yoga
The Nest Yoga Studio (Oakland)