Podcast Interview: J Brown Talks with Divya Kohli
September 2023
Divya Kohli returns to talk with J about the post-pandemic crossroads.
They discuss the halcyon days of wholly committed teachers,
inverting the pyramid of priorities, and countering a dystopian future
with the power of shared ritual and intention.
Listen to the full podcast here:
A Midlife Crisis of Yoga, with Divya Kohli, J Brown Yoga Talks
Long Form Interview: with J Brown
Interviewed on J Brown’s long running Yoga Podcast (1.5 hours).
Divya Kohli, author of Finding Peace in Difficult Times: grounding techniques for inner calm, talks with J about taking a stance and simple ways to pull us through. They discuss Divya’s time as a journalist, counter-narratives and bridging divides, navigating difficult conversations, surrender as a practice, insecurity vs uncertainty, grounding in the moment, insomnia, chasing cures and experiential awareness, self-soothing through touch and other practices, and how we can stay sane and steady in an increasingly fast, complex and stimulated world.
Listen to the full podcast here here:
Discernment, Surrender and Finding Peace, with Divya J Brown Podcast, June 2021
Podcast Interview: Yoga Evolved
Yoga teacher and event’s organiser Jamie Rylett talks to insightful people on all things yoga related, from business to philosophy, to wellness and spirituality.
In this episode, Jamie and I discuss:
The simple techniques you can start using today to combat a range of common issues, including tension and insomnia /// The process of writing a book /// Cultural Appropriation in yoga and how some of the recent discussions may not be helpful.
This is a wide ranging show full of useful practices and thought provoking conversations.
Listen to the full podcast and interview here:
Finding Peace in Difficult Times, Divya Kohli
Mindfulness Monthly: Divya Kohli + Kindred Spirit Magazine
In this 20 minute meditation, mindfulness teacher Divya Kohli guides you through a practice designed to evoke feelings of kindness, goodness and compassion to others and yourself. It’s a practice inspired by Metta (the Pali word for loving kindness) with Buddhist roots, but it is shared in a way that anyone can engage and benefit from it, whether you are new or experienced in meditation. You can also use this meditation to practice mindfulness, coming into the here and now and helping to calm the mind and heart. We hope you enjoy.
Listen + watch here: Mindfulness Monthly Episode 3: Metta
Head Talks Video – Part Three
Here is a practice for when we need to break the cycle of negative thought. This practice gives you instant positive energy like a burst of joy. She calls the practice “thank you” and it combines gratitude and mindfulness into one great practice.
Listen and watch the practice here: Thank You
This is the third in a series of videos shared for Head Talks, home to tips, talks and interviews to serve your mental health, visit: www.headtalks.com
Finding Peace in Difficult Times with Divya Kohli – Flow Artists Podcast
A one hour chat with Jo and Rane, the hosts of The Flow Artists Podcast.
Listen here: Episode 92, Divya Kohli on the Flow Artists Podcast
The Podcast Preview:
Divya Kohli is a yoga teacher, a former newspaper journalist with a Masters in English Literature from Cambridge University, and the author of the book “Finding Peace in Difficult Times: grounding techniques for inner calm”
For this episode, we spoke to Divya about strategies for maintaining peace of mind and helping your community during COVID-19. She also shared her journey to becoming a yoga teacher, including her training in Mysore, India, the commonalities of yoga and journalism and of course her wonderful book.
Head Talks Video – Part Two
We are all experiencing a great deal of stress at the moment, so yogi Divya Kohli shares a practice to help us steady ourselves so we can meet the stress, and deal with it. You will examine where in your body you are feeling the stress or anxiety, acknowledge it, then intervene and tell your body “it’s OK”. That will help us build our internal capacity to deal with hard times.
Listen and watch the practice here: It’s OK
This is the second in a series of videos shared for Head Talks, home to tips, talks and interviews to serve your mental health, visit: www.headtalks.com
Mindfulness Monthly October: Kindred Spirit Magazine + YouTube
Join Kindred Spirit Magazine and Divya Kohli on the first Monday of each month for our new mindfulness meditation series.
Every month we offer you a half hour guided meditation, for your benefit and use whenever you like.
Here is the October Guided Meditation: Dealing with Thoughts and Finding Calm
To listen to the Guided Meditation: Mindfulness Monthly with Divya Kohli: Episode 2
The Embodiment Podcast 299: Difference, spirit & yoga
Yoga facilitator Divya joins Mark Walsh to talk journalism, her yoga journey, cultural factors, what is yoga today, mindfulness, niching vs. generalisation, Indian vs. consumer mindset, trauma and difficulty, predicting the post-COVID yoga future, global vs. local, diversity issues, representation, belonging, and deep listening. This may be a challenging one for some of our listeners.
Click here to listen: The Embodiment Podcast 299: with Divya Kohli
Head Talks Video
Yogi Divya Kohli has prepared a series of short in-the-moment-practices for us [Head Talks] to do when we feel stressed or overwhelmed, or when our thoughts start to overcome us. Each practice will give us a tool that’s easy to remember and simple to do.
The first one is called Three Breaths.
To listen and watch the 4 minute video click here: Three Breaths practice with Yogini D
Head Talks is home to tips, talks and interviews to serve your mental health, visit: www.headtalks.com
Planet Mindful: October 2020 Issue
Meditative Walking in Autumn – contribution to article
Mindfulness Monthly: Kindred Spirit Magazine + YouTube
Join Kindred Spirit Magazine and Divya Kohli on the first Monday of each month for our brand new mindfulness meditation series.
Every month we offer you a half hour guided meditation, for your benefit and use whenever you like.
Here is the first. You can listen direct here. Or the link below.
The next session will take place on 5 October, 2020 – we hope to see you then!
To listen to the Guided Meditation: Mindfulness Monthly with Divya Kohli: Episode 1
Watkins Book Club Episode 3: Emma Talks with Author Divya Kohli
Finding Peace in Difficult Times is published this month, offering grounding techniques which are particularly helpful to everyone experiencing fear, loneliness and overwhelm in response to crises. It provides practical, in-the-moment tools to promote resilience and self-compassion. Today we’re speaking to author Divya Kohli to really get to the heart of the book.
To listen to the Book Club chat: Watkins Book Club Episode 3 Emma and Divya
Health on the Shelf: Live Interview with Emma Forbes, Presenter of Wellbeing Radio
Interview as Author of Finding Peace in Difficult Times, and Yoga and Meditation Teacher for this radio station’s morning show, with former BBC TV presenter Emma Forbes.
To listen to the interivew, click here: Health on the Shelf: Emma Forbes talks to Divya Kohli
Finding Peace in these times: Live Interview with Kindred Spirit Magazine
I was interview for a live broadcast conversation with the Editor of Kindred Spirit Magazine. We talked about my book, Finding Peace in Difficult Times, and how we can apply these tools and strategies in the curren time. June, 2020
To hear and watch the interivew, click here: Live Interview: Divya Kohli and Kindred Spirit
Spring Yin Yoga Renewal
An article I wrote and choreographed, offering a Yin Yoga sequence for home practice, and with explanation of the link between yin philosphy and the seasons.
To read and see full article click Spring Yin Yoga with Divya
Courage and Curiosity
I am interviewed on this podcast:
“The Couragemakers Podcast is the weekly podcast for creative and multi-passionate women.
Creating a life you love takes a load of courage, but you don’t have to do it alone. Each week, we hear a different courage maker speak all things courage, creativity and dream-chasing and they share vulnerably and honestly about their journey so far.
Warning: this podcast contains courage, vulnerability and a desire to make the world a brighter place than how you found it.”
Episode 134: Following your Curiosity with Divya
Click here
Or listen on iTunes – click here
“The Couragemakers Podcast is the weekly podcast for creative and multi-passionate women.
Creating a life you love takes a load of courage, but you don’t have to do it alone. Each week, we hear a different courage maker speak all things courage, creativity and dream-chasing and they share vulnerably and honestly about their journey so far.
Warning: this podcast contains courage, vulnerability and a desire to make the world a brighter place than how you found it.”
Episode 134: Following your Curiosity with Divya
Click here
Or listen on iTunes – click here
Walking Towards Your True Self
How to turn walking into an act of mindfulness and for finding connection.
Feature article in Planet Mindful magazine
September 2019, written by Divya Kohli
How To Meditate When You’re Tired
Do you get sleepy when you try to meditate? Here’s why and what you can you do about it.
Feature article in Planet Mindful magazine
August 2019, written by Divya Kohli
Yoga and Creativity
Interview on Marginally: a podcast about writing, work and friendship
In this interview, we end up talking about: complacency versus acceptance, how to keep up with a passion without over exerting – or abandoning it, relationship between meditation and writing, and a bit about my journey from newspaper journalist to yoga teacher (also unscripted and totally unplanned for…)
Podcast Interview: Globalise Asian
Interview: Journey to becoming a Yoga Instructor
The existence of Yoga can be traced back to over 5,000 years ago. The early writings on yoga were transcribed on the palm leaves that were easily damaged, destroyed or lost. In spite the lack of written transcripts, Yoga has grown organically out of India and embedded itself into the world’s wellness regime. Our guest today is Divya Kohli, she is a Yogini, who gave up her Media career to pursue the world of Yoga. Let’s find out her journey of discovering Yoga and embracing it to become a Yoga instructor.
Mind Body Connection: how your mind affects your body and the latest scientific
discoveries that prove this.
Feature article in Balance, London lifestyle and wellbeing magazine.
July 2018.
Guiding Principles for a ‘Successful’ Yoga Practice
Contributed to feature article in Red magazine.
August 2017.
