KARUNA- Yoga with Compassion

About KARUNA- Yoga with Compassion

Welcome to KARUNA: Yoga with Compassion, your weekly dose of health and wellness. I’m Kiran Adibhatla, and I am thrilled to be your host. I’m the founder of Karuna Yoga with Compassion, a yoga studio and school right here in Pleasanton, CA. I am a regular practitioner and a student of Yoga and philosophy. Join me every Sunday, together we will explore diverse aspects of holistic health. I’m excited to share insights, stories, and practical tips to help you on your own wellness journey.

Publisher

kiranadibhatla77

Category

health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

24 Feb 2025

Latest episode

1 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

48 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   1 Sept 2026

   Extinguishing the spark Before the fire- The scirncenof Proactive leadership

   orporate culture celebrates heroic firefighters who pull all-nighters to rescue failing quarters. But what if true leadership mastery is quiet, preventative architecture? In this episode, we unpack Patanjali’s core risk-mitigation rule—Heyaṁ duḥkham anāgatam ("The suffering which has not yet come is avoidable")—and connect it directly to corporate governance, neuroscience, and executive well-being.

2. 

   25 Aug 2026

   The Illusion of the Snake — Why Real Leadership Demands Inner Mastery

   If you strip away your corporate title, your equity, and your calendar, who is actually left in the room? In this debut episode of new series, we bridge two worlds that are rarely spoken about together: executive corporate leadership and the 2,000-year-old psychological science of the Patanjali Yoga Sutras. We unpack why company culture flows like water—relentlessly top-down—and why standard off-the-shelf leadership seminars and mindfulness workshops fail the moment real workplace pressure hits. Using Adi Shankaracharya’s classic analogy of the Rope and the Snake, we break down Patanjali’s Five Kleshas (Avidya, Asmita, Raga, Dvesha, and Abhinivesha) to show how unexamined ego, title addiction, and existential fear at the top breed downstream anxiety, burnout, and suffering for entire teams. Discover why true mental resilience requires more than a 45-minute gym session, and learn how daily Svadhyaya (self-inquiry) and Pranayama (breath regulation) can transform the way you lead at work and live at home.

3. 

   23 Feb 2026

   THE GRAND FINALE: The Compassionate makings of a Real Yogi

   I had committed to doing a live radio show- 1 talk a week for the whole year starting last February, and this week it marks one year! There’s a lot I learnt and shared with listeners.. As we close this circle, the question remains: What is a Real Yogi? Is it the person who can hold a handstand for five minutes? Is it the scholar who can recite the Vedas in Sanskrit? Or is it something more invisible? Let’s explore together and to be honest there’s more yoga outside of the mat than on it, that needs to be done!

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YouTube views

51

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 38 / 100

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Quality

37

Social presence

0

YouTube

63

Engagement

32

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