Episode #100: Inner Guidance with Amara Samata

Nothing is held back in this very special episode of Going Pro! Sitting beside Michael and Byron in the studio is healer, mystic, coach, and spiritual guide Amara Samata discussing her journey through an awakening and how it brought her to the work she does today.  Beginning with her life’s story, Amara shares the many ways she was always seeking and looking for more from this life experience from a young age. Walking the audience through her work as an actress and the transition that brought her into yoga and eventually into Buddhism and Tibetan Tantra studies.  She opens up on the years that led to her spiritual awakening, which she discusses in depth, even the nitty gritty details of what she describes as a “teeth orgasm!” Amara spends time defining awakening and the various paths that could lead one to have this experience. She reflects on her various teachers and learnings and what one experiences along the way. In the final third of the episode, Amara goes into her life’s work today, a method she’s developed called Inner Guidance, which accelerates the process of self work and supports others on their journey of spiritual growth. A method Byron has not only trained in but used as inspiration for his Empowerment Yoga, he and Amara discuss the profound impact it has had among those who have experienced it firsthand.  This episode is filled with juicy stories and is certainly not one to miss!  Amara’s Website: https://www.amarasamata.com 00:00 Introduction 05:45 About Amara 09:10 Life in Decades 11:32 Leaving Acting 13:09 Transition into Yoga 17:37 Breaking Down to Breakthrough 20:14 Receiving her name 22:42 Journey to Tibetan Tantra 30:45 Freeing Ego 31:41 The Awakening 34:29 Energy work 36:20 Teeth Orgasm  39:20 Quantum Download 43:08 Is there only one awakening? 47:30 The Birth of Inner Guidance  54:10 Byron’s experience post Inner Guidance 56:26 Healthy and Unhealthy 58:28 What is Amara’s Identity? 1:03:00 Thriving for All 1:06:05 Taking Responsibility for YOU 1:08:12 Work with Amara  About Going Pro Yoga: At Going Pro Yoga, we help yoga teachers become even better by teaching them new skills and giving them the tools they need to make their yoga classes safe, fun, and special for everyone. **Right now you can try Going Pro Yoga FREE for 7-days and sample: All Tools Needed to Master Cueing, Sequencing, and Alignment Video Library of over 75 fully Sequenced Classes, Sequence Chunks, and Flows FIRST EVER Yoga Cueing System with Over 160 poses and Hundreds of Variations Wisdom Talks from over 20,000 Hours of Teaching Experience Anatomy and Injury Prevention as it relates to Yoga. To Learn More, Visit Going Pro Yoga, and ⁠⁠⁠Start your 7-Day Free Trial⁠⁠⁠! For more information about in-person trainings in Bali, ⁠⁠https://www.elementsofpoweryoga.com/advancedtrainings⁠⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/goingproyoga/message