Mahasoma Podcast
Episodes
Living as a steward of Vedic wisdom with Amy Landry
17 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens after you’ve learned a life-changing practice? After you’ve been inspired, read the books, attended the retreats? There’s a turning...
Let’s Not Start a Cult: Red Flags, Power, and Ethical Leadership with Sarah Steel
04 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we sit down with Sarah Steel, author and host of Let’s Talk About Sects, an award-winning independent podcast about which the New Y...
A fresh perspective on menopause with Ayurveda practitioner Erandati Benjamin from Inner Soma
25 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We are excited to share with you this conversation on an important subject for many women in our community – the rite of passage known in our modern...
The dharma and karma of teaching Vedic meditation in prisons with Joh Jarvis from The Light Inside
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Laura Poole speaks with her colleague and friend Joh Jarvis from The Light Inside - a not-for-profit foundation which takes meditation...
When your worst nightmare becomes a path to freedom with Yeojin Bae
14 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This content may be emotionally challenging and includes trauma, violence, and sexual abuse. If this doesn’t feel the right time for you to listen, ...
The process is the solution: embracing challenges with grace and ease with Kathleen O’Brien
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This time of year can be very full, fast paced, and involve a lot of doing, we thought it would be timely to share this short podcast episode from our...
Healing from the loss of a loved one to suicide through Elegy for an Elephant with Ryan Abramowitz
11 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast episode refers to suicide and its impact. Please seek professional help if you need support. A list of mental health and counselling reso...
Guru Purnima - honouring our spiritual teachers on this special full moon night with Blaine Watson
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Laura Poole is again joined by Vedic astrologer Blaine Watson to talk all about Guru Purnima – the full moon night that occurs once a year where we ...
Falling asleep while meditating with Laura Poole
29 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode comes from a group meditation Q&A where a student asked about falling asleep in meditation and why it keeps on happening. We explore ...
Yoni steaming – rituals for fertility and healing gynecological conditions with Chasca Summerville
09 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Something we’re passionate about in our community is women’s health, and in this episode Laura Poole is joined by Ayurveda practitioner and author...
How do I trust life with Kathleen O'Brien
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is a new offering on our podcast of shorter wisdom sessions shared from our teachers. Of things we have been exploring in group meditations, ment...
Can meditation cause you to avoid doing the ‘real work’? with Laura Poole
29 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is a new offering on our podcast of shorter wisdom sessions shared from our teachers, of things we have been exploring in group meditations, ment...
Bliss consciousness - the life story of Pandit Baskaran
12 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is a special episode for everyone who knows and loves Pandit Baskaran AKA Panditji. Panditji is a Vedic meditation teacher, pandit, and man of bl...
Deep surrender and the 3 types of karma with Kathleen O’Brien
11 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back podcast family!This week we’re sharing an empowering and vulnerable conversation between two of the Mahasoma team, Laura Poole and Kath...
Siddha Medicine for Enlightenment with Dr Janani
07 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode was recorded while we were in the south of India, in Tamil Nadu, staying at the Sri Narayani Holistic Centre for Ayurveda and Siddha Medi...
Becoming a loving disciple of water - hydrating yourself through friendship with Isabel Friend
08 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we chat with water researcher, activist and educator Isabel Friend. Isabel’s expertise is bringing modern scientific understanding t...
Who is telling your story? How we came to Vedic meditation with Laura, Sarah, Julia and Kathleen
21 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is a Mahasoma team effort as we come together to answer your questions. We get a lot of inquiry on social media, emails, and group medita...
The Yoga of Time: Navaratri and Goddess Worship with Prashanti de Jager
31 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is all about the Vedic celebration known as Navaratri – the nine nights of worshipping the goddess at the two new moon equinoxes of the...
Transcendence with Blaine Watson
13 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode our Mahasoma teacher Laura Poole and the delightful repeat guest on our podcast, our Vedic astrologer Blaine Watson, talk all things t...
Life, death, and everything in-between – exploring the physical, psychological and spiritual world of Permaculture with Ian Trew from Noosa Forest Retreat
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we chat with incredible permaculture teacher, psychologist, Ayurveda expert, and barefoot yogi Ian Trew, exploring the physical, psych...
Sustainable fashion – why we need to care about what we wear with Celeste Tesoriero from Sonzai Studios
28 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we chat with Celeste Tesorerio - a name well known in luxury fashion industry both within Australia and abroad. As Sustainability Mana...
Yajña - Vedic technology for upgrading your DNA and changing the future with Blaine Watson
04 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode we have the enlightening Vedic astrologer Blaine Watson back for another juicy session sharing his deep wisdom and experience of the Vedi...
Egyptian wisdom traditions, the science of imagery and the art of love with Delta Venus
20 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we speak with the divine Paige Hasaballah, otherwise known as Delta Venus. Delta is a visual communicator and intuitive conduit whose ...
Sacred birth - from trauma to freedom with Caroline Blanco
18 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we hear from Caroline Blanco - Mother, Vedic Meditation teacher, creative consultant & mentor. She lives and works on Bundjalung ...
Making change the Vedic way with Sarah O'Brien
03 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Mahasoma teachers Laura Poole and Sarah O’Brien come together to talk about Sarah’s journey into Vedic meditation. Sarah’s comes...
The secrets of Jyotish with Vedic astrologer Blaine Watson
20 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode our Mahasoma teacher Laura Poole speaks with our Vedic Astrologer, Blaine Watson. Vedic Astrology, or ‘Jyotiṣa’ as it is called ...
Ayurveda postpartum doula care for nourishing newborn mothers with Dani and Sol from Soma Shakti
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are joined by our dear friends, Daniela Prema and Sole De Riccio from Soma Shakti, to talk about postpartum care and how to apply t...
Meditation + sex + hormonal health: secrets for creating happy, loving and long lasting intimate relationships with John Gray
03 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Up next on the Mahasoma Podcast we have author, speaker and relationship coach John Gray. He is the author of the most well-known and trusted relation...
Composting capitalism and reclaiming ourselves as empowered ecological creatures of place with Meg Ulman from Artist as Family
09 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today we have a brilliant, thought-provoking, challenging and just all round awesome episode for you all! Vedic meditation teacher Laura Poole is in c...
The misconceptions of modern yoga and how to practice for greater health and vitality with Simon Borg-Olivier
25 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, Vedic meditation teacher Laura Poole is in discussion with Simon Borg-Olivier on 'The Misconceptions of Modern Yoga'. Simon is...
Letting the heart speak - healing through Craniosacral with Etienne Peirsman
24 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Vedic meditation teacher Laura Poole is in conversation with Craniosacral master therapist Etienne Peirsman, sharing with our communit...
Down to earth spirituality and the alchemy of parenthood with Nicole Azzopardi
26 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Vedic meditation teacher Laura Poole is in conversation with Nicole Azzopardi - a journalist, writer, cook, gardener and devoted pare...
Pain, suffering and awakening with Laura Poole and Dylan Smith
09 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is a little more personal, recorded in 2018 with our dear friend and Ayurveda practitioner Dylan Smith from Vital Veda. Dylan wanted to c...
Radical empathy in action with Sophie Weldon
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this heart-opening episode, Vedic meditation teacher Laura Poole is in conversation with entrepreneur, kindness advocate and woman of the heart, So...
Part 2 – Ayurveda for pregnancy, birth and postpartum care with Dylan Smith and Laura Poole
08 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Part 2 of our Ayurveda for conception, pregnancy, birth and postpartum care series. In this episode, Vedic meditation teacher Laura Poole s...
Part 1 – Ayurveda for Menstruation, Pre-Conception and Conscious Conception with Dylan Smith and Laura Poole
08 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Part 1 of our Ayurveda for conception, pregnancy, birth and postpartum care series. In this episode, Vedic meditation teacher Laura Poole s...
Coming back to our nature through Ayurveda, Yoga and Vedic farming practices with Myra Lewin
01 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Vedic meditation teacher Laura Poole speaks with Myra Lewin from Hale Pule on coming back to our nature through Ayurveda, Yoga and Ved...
Part 2 - Rebel of the Heart with Alice Miller
18 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In Part 2 of this episode, recorded on the banks of the Ganga River in Shivanandi, Northern India, Vedic meditation teacher Laura Poole continues her ...
Part 1 - Creating Community from India to Israel with Alice Miller
18 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In our inaugural 2-part podcast episode, Vedic meditation teacher and founder of Mahasoma, Laura Poole, is in discussion with Alice Miller – mother,...
Welcome to The Mahasoma Podcast
17 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our podcast! In this intro episode, we share with you the vision for our podcast, what it's all about, who we are at Mahasoma and what...