This podcast episode is all about a huge thing that can be a drain on joy: FORGIVENESS. 

We start by looking at what forgiveness is. (It seems obvious, but let's unpick it anyway.) 

Then we'll look at some ideas and concepts from yoga philosophy that can help understand how to forgive. The road to forgiving someone can be long and bumpy, but it's not never ending. So let's start down that road...


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Navigating your way through the different styles of yoga can be a bit of a minefield, so, in this episode we break down what Ashtanga yoga is, the benefits of Ashtanga yoga and some bits and bobs to bear in mind.

Enjoy!

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In this episode, we're breaking down some ways to deepen and advance your yoga practice, to help you stay inspired and motivated in your practice, and to ensure that your yoga is benefiting all areas of your life as much as possible 

There are many ways that you can deepen and advance your yoga practice, today we'll be looking at: 

• Regularity of practice
• Deepening the physical aspect of your practice, but not succumbing o just going full beans into working really hard but finding motivation and challenge in the poses
• Increasing focus during your practice
• Learning more about all of yoga 

All these areas are relevant whether you're new to yoga or you've been practicing for years! 

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Rest is often something that we think of, as something to do when everything else is done, or when everything else is under control. But, when we leave rest to do, when everything else is ticked off.... well, we never get to it.

We've created this podcast episode to give you tips, tricks and techniques to bring more rest in to your life, whether that's micro, midi, or maxi rest. 

So first of all, what is rest? Often rest is thought of as a long bath, or watching a series on the TV, or being horizontal on the couch, or going on holiday, and let me tell you, there is NOTHING wrong with these things, at all. But we can widen how we look at rest, which is good because it gives us more potential to bring more rest into our lives. Let's think of rest as not working and not worrying.

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Yoga Teacher Training - can be a life-changing transformative experience, but it's also a big commitment of your time, and your finances. Plus, you might think that you can't enroll on a yoga teacher training because... [insert your relevant reservation here]. 

With that in mind, we thought it was time to talk about yoga teacher training; what is is, why you would embark on a training, and how's best to go about it. Here's what we cover!

The what: What is yoga teacher training. What does a good course look like, what does a good course involve, what's the deal with accreditation and all that jazz

They why: Aside from 'becoming a yoga teacher' - why would someone enroll on a teacher training? What's to be gained from it? 

The how: How do you go about choosing the right course for you, how do you apply, how do you actually undertake the training

And then lastly, we look a little bit at Yoga Hero's training, just in case it happens to the be the perfect option for you.

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Self love is very subjective and very open to interpretation, and it might well feel very, very far away.

But this episode is practical, immediately implementable to work to feel better about yourself and towards yourself. 

We look at a definition of self love which is from positive psychology:

"Self-love is valuing yourself as a human being who is worthy of love and respect."

So why work towards self-love? Actually, self-love often feels selfish, like it's just for you, you're taking time to work on yourself for yourself... and of course that is true, but it's not the full story. When you're in a good place, and you might know this from experience, when you feel good about yourself, you're easier to be around, and you also inspire others to do the same... So don’t hang about, get listening for you *and* your loved ones. 

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The thing about thoughts:
💭 What are thoughts?
💭 Where are they? 
💭 What impact do they have on you day-to-day?
💭 How do they affect your physical and mental health?

If i said a thought is something that you can hear inside your own head, would you agree? 

The word for thought in Sanskrit is Vritti. The thing is that 'vritti' also translates as vortex, or whirlpool. The yogis were so insightful to see that thoughts go round and round and round, and not only that, but they pull us down with them. In to a vortex. Or that there's a whirlpool of thoughts that gain so much energy that they become, in inverted commas 'true'. Like: 'my memory is terrible', 'I'm a rubbish driver', 'I suck at maths.'

In this episode we explore, what a thought is, how biology isn't exactly working in our favour, and how we can take small, practical, implementable steps to overcome thoughts and thought patterns that don't serve us. 

An incredibly important topic, and potentially, absolutely life-changing. 

And if you ever feel like: 

🤯 Your brain is going at 100mph

🤯 You’re exhausted by your own mind?

🤯 You just wish there was an off-switch for your thoughts?

You'll probably love this free lesson, taken directly from my course 8 weeks to nervous system resilience. 

You’ll learn about your inner tug of war (aka a simple explanation of the prefrontal cortex and the amygdala), and how to use simple techniques to calm this inner battle now, and forever. (Pinky promise).

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What is yoga?

Is yoga working towards a handstand, or towards splits?

Is yoga holding hands, chanting with eyes closed while incense burns?

Is yoga for bendy people? 

Let's find out!

🌟 Yoga as a practice, and Yoga as a state

Traditionally, yoga is defined in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali as:

'Yoga is the neutralisation of the fluctuations of the mind.'

Yoga is both:

🙏 The practise of training the mind

🙏 The state where thoughts no longer pull us around

🌟 Why this still matters today

The questions ancient yogis asked are the same ones we ask now:

💭Why can’t I just be happy?

💭Why do bad things happen?

💭Why don’t I feel fulfilled, even when things look good on paper?

Yoga philosophy helps us answer these questions. Far from being outdated, the teachings from the scriptures offer a framework for understanding the human mind - and how to work with it (rather than against it. 👀)

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If this episode resonated with you, you'll love the free workshop: Yoga: Beyond the Asana. We explore:

•What yoga really means

•The philosophical roots of the practice

•How yoga applies to modern life

•And how to live yoga without ever unrolling a mat

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Often, in a yoga class, your yoga teacher will say 'now engage the Ujjayi breath if you have that in your practise'. 

But, if you don't know Ujjayi, or you were never quite sure how to do it, or you've forgotten how to do it, then this doesn't help too much. 

This episode has been created to guide you through the what, the why and the how of the Ujjayi breath. 

What Is Ujjayi Breath?

Ujjayi is short for Ujjayi Pranayama.

• Prana means vital life force.
• Ayama means expansion.
• Pranayama refers to breathing practices that expand and regulate that vital energy.

And Ujjayi means victorious.

But, victorious over what? In yoga philosophy, victory refers to mastery over the fluctuations of the mind. Not suppressing thoughts - but creating space between them, and Ujjayi is one way we begin training that space.

Enjoy!

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🫁 Go deeper

Ujjayi teaches you to work with your breath. But breath regulation isn’t just about control - it’s about listening.

With that in mind, I’ve created a free guided practice called: Nervous System Regulation – A Practice of Listening designed to help you notice subtle shifts in your body, soften effort, and build real resilience. You can explore the practice here on Insight Timer. 

💛 Explore more

If you’re interested in how breath supports stress resilience, you might also enjoy:

• How (and Why) to Activate Your Parasympathetic Rebound, listen here
• How Stressed Are You? (And What to Do About It), listen here 
• Yoga Nidra for Deep Sleep, listen here

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Sleep. 

We all know we need it, but it gets more and more elusive. 

Setting up a business? Sleep less: achieve more. 

Got kids? Lack of sleep is the status quo!

Working hard? Stay up late, it's part of the deal. 

How long we're able to sleep for is often dictated by life. But the quality of sleep, that's something we can work on together! This yoga nidra for deep sleep has been created to help you sleep deeply and completely. 

Yoga Nidra helps you sleep because...

Yoga Nidra is a guided nervous system practice which can guide you from sympathetic activation (fight or flight) to parasympathetic activation (rest and digest). 

Research shows that guided relaxation practices:

• Reduce cortisol (known as the stress hormone)
• Improve heart rate variability (HRV)
• Increase parasympathetic tone
• Improve subjective sleep quality

So, grab cushions and blankets and anything else that will help you feel comfortable, feel free to set a timer for afterwards so that you can fully relax into the practice, and enjoy.

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