Gina Caputo: Joy as your Base Line & Saving Lives through Creativity

Meditate & Conversate with Linsey Birusingh

If you need vibrance, joy and humor in your yoga practice, look no further than veteran yoga teacher, health coach and behavior change specialist Gina Caputo. Today she lets us in on her secret to keeping her sunny disposition, even in tough times, shares a good lesson she learned through friend Michael Franti, and talks passionately about creativity's ability to nourish the human spirit. Find her classes, satsang and more at ginacaputo.com

1:38 How to cultivate joy 5:03 The poopy diaper 7:45 Dance parties in dark moments and Michael Franti’s lesson 12:53 Creativity saves lives 18:42 Anapanasati meditation and Goenka 27:32 Influential mentors and ah-ha yoga moments, Shiva Rea and Max Strom and Pema Chodron 33:46 Keeping grounded through popularity and demand 37:42 Advice for yogis and yoga teachers 40:25 New endeavors, yoga potluck 43:15 Balancing self care and productivity 45:18 Health coaching and the science of behavior change 46:30 Strength training as cross training for yoga 46:59 Yoga asana may not be enough for everyone 48:46 Swinging heavy things for mental health