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One of our most honored teachers and an overall amazing human being, founder of Lightyear Leadership, Former Lululemon Director of Possibility, Susanne Conrad joins us on this episode of BYOBlanket! It’s a great listen as Susanne weaves a wonderful conversation with us on “getting there now”. You’ll ponder on where is your “there”? Why will it serve you to create and return to not later, but right now?

Susanne the author of Get There Now, out in all major bookstores and on audio! Take it from us: it’s a such a good read! It’s touching, moving, instructive, and funny. Join in this free book club on the Lightyear Hub and here’s a link to purchase Susanne’s book.

Follow @susanne_conrad @gettherenowbook and @lightyearleadership on Instagram to stay connected to Susanne!

Happy holiday season, blanket ninjas! This episode with our teacher, hero, and friend Nancy is all about using your words to create a life and an experience that aligns with what it is you want to see, hear, and believe. No big deal. Just kidding–it’s a huge deal!

Language and words are arguably THE most powerful tools we have as humans. There is so much to be said on this topic, so in our 30 minutes, we get right to the point: say what you want to see. We talk about the power of Om / Aum as well as English uses of language in creating experiences.

11/26/21 marks the beginning of Nancy’s yoga studio’s 4 week program called Create Your Holidays, which will teach us participants how to be in full creation this season. FYI if you miss the start date, that is totally cool! You can hop in late and still get a ton out of the content. It’s only $50 for the program content (you pay for your access to Yoga classes as you normally would — check out the new student special month if you’re new!). Click here to register for the program — you can do it in person in Houston or Denver, or do it from anywhere in the world with BIG@Home.

Follow @nancy.perry_ and @bigpoweryoga on Instagram here!

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WOW! We are in awe that Manorama chose to come on the show this week. Manorama (pronounced, by the way, muh-NOR-muh in an American accent) is a world-renowned Sanskrit teacher from New York City and founder of the Luminous Soul Method. She is coming to BIG Power Yoga in Houston, TX this weekend to lead a weekend-long workshop called The Warrior Within Through the Bhagavad Gita. We HIGHLY RECOMMEND registering for and joining this workshop if you live in Houston, as it is a rare treat that we get Manorama in the flesh sharing her wisdom.

And wisdom she does share! On this episode, we talk about the importance and beauty of Sanskrit, the benefits of the tradition of Yoga, and touch a little bit on the Gita. You will be left in a great mood and excited for the spiritual journey into inquiry, love, and life after listening to this episode.

If you cannot make the training this weekend, fear not: Manorama hosts many distance-learning courses, all found on her website here.

Follow @manorama9 on Instagram here!

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What a blessing that we have our great teacher, Sarah Montross, on the show again. This short and sweet episode expounds on the why of studying Yoga–that Yoga is a practical study on fulfilling the “why” of life and that it is for anyone that will open themselves up to the teachings.

Plus, Sarah invites you to check out the upcoming opportunity to study Yoga deeply via the BIG Upgrade Module 1 – The Yoga Sutras, Sanskrit, the Bhagavad Gita, and Bhakti Yoga. If not that, then check out The Power of Yoga 8-Week Yoga study community challenge.

Follow @sarah_montross_yoga on Instagram here!

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Thank you for your patience in our releasing of Season 4 — as you all know, it’s been a wild ride in 2020 and 2021. We’re kicking off this season with our good friend and highly-sought-after teacher Mallory Littell to talk about Karma Yoga and it’s principles in Choice-Based Action.

Listen up for 30 minutes of discovery and important life lessons that you can take with you for the rest of your day (and dare we say, life).

Follow @mallory.littell on Instagram here!

Please continue to support our show and these conversations by becoming a Patron of BYOBlanket – for as low as $1/mo. You’ll get cool swag sent to you, too!

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Teacher, author, consultant, speaker, and leader Danielle Fanfair is on the show with an engaging and entertaining conversation about connection, learning, and wisdom through the scope of the Enneagram. The Enneagram of Personality is a model developed over centuries that can teach us more about who we are, how we act, and how to move away from conflict and into harmony with one another. Danielle speaks so eloquently and warmly about her passion–you will LOVE her if you don’t know her yet!

Danielle has such great expertise in this area and on top of this episode, offers a delicious amount of content via her website daniellefanfair.com! And we are pumped to let y’all know about an upcoming workshop she’s leading that is accessible from anywhere in the world! Thanks, Zoom! It begins in January 2021 and you can check out all the details here. Hosts Maria and Janan will be participating in this workshop…. please join us.

Follow @danielle_fanfair on Instagram, too!

By the way, if you want season 3 swag including coasters, stickers, and more, do something very easy (easier than most yoga poses, in our opinion): become an official #blanketninja. How?

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Founder of the I Like to Move It Movement, BIG Power Yoga instructor, and all around amazing leader/great friend, Nathan Herrington joins us on the show today!

We talk about how moving the body is a profound experience, and it doesn’t always have to be yoga-style movements. Nathan has an extensive background in leadership development AND physical movement training, so hearing him speak on this topic is inspiring; you’ll be motivated in some way after listening to go make a difference for yourself and others.

Follow @iliketomoveitmovement on Instagram and go DONATE! This movement-based program is a fundraising for two LGTBQ+ non-profits, Tony’s Place and Out for Education. Your participation through donating AND getting some body movement every day will make a big impact in this world–guaranteed!

And of course, be sure to follow Nathan on Insta, too: @nateherrington1

By the way, if you want season 3 swag including coasters, stickers, and more, do something very easy (easier than most yoga poses, in our opinion): become an official #blanketninja. How?

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We’ve got Dani Quattrone on the show today, yoga instructor and mom extraordinaire talking about all things “gratitude.” We have a very real discussion on the practice of being thankful and how that effects everything we humans do.

On this episode, Dani goes public with this big announcement: SHE PUBLISHED A CHILDREN’S BOOK! The book titled “In the Year 2020” is intended to teach children that they can practice gratitude no matter what–even in and especially in the challenging, dynamic year of 2020. Wow!

Her book is available to purchase NOW! www.intheyear2020book.com and follow her at @buddhabellymama

By the way, if you want season 3 swag including coasters, stickers, and more, do something very easy (easier than most yoga poses, in our opinion): become an official #blanketninja. How?

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Get your soul ready to be touched AND to laugh, for Nana Baffour, yoga teacher and school teacher makes her debut on the show, and it is spicy, hilarious wisdom! The subject of this episode: “Finding Yourself”

Nana teaches science at a public school during the pandemic and is a graduate of BIG Power Yoga’s 200-hr yoga teacher training: her experience of life, self-discovery, and deep inner questioning has made for a really rich and entertaining episode we know you will enjoy.

We can safely say this is the most cursing we’ve ever had on our show, so be warned that if you care about cursing, you’re going to… care a lot.

By the way, if you want season 3 swag including coasters, stickers, and more, do something very easy (easier than most yoga poses, in our opinion): become an official #blanketninja. How?

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You’ll support the show, get cool BYOBlanket swag, and access to patron-only episodes! Also, follow us IG at @byoblanket and be in the conversation with us. Happy listening!

Y’all, we’ve got BOTH Nancy and Jenny on the show today, wow! They are both returning guest ninjas and took an hour out of their day to response to questions that YOU provided, listeners! These women are incredible yoga teachers and leaders as they practice what they preach in their own lives and share with you how that’s working for them.

Very informative, very funny, very entertaining. Come spend time with Nancy and Jenny on this episode just for you!!

Follow them on Instagram here: @mrs.nancyperry and @jennywrenarrives

By the way, if you want season 3 swag including coasters, stickers, and more, do something very easy (easier than most yoga poses, in our opinion): become an official #blanketninja. How?

Go here: Patreon

You’ll support the show, get cool BYOBlanket swag, and access to patron-only episodes! Also, follow us IG at @byoblanket and be in the conversation with us. Happy listening!