Deepen Your Yoga Practice

In this episode, Lauren Leduc shares the exciting launch of True Love Yoga’s 300-hour Advanced Yoga Teacher Training program, beginning January 1, 2026. With honesty and heart, Lauren reflects on her journey to this moment, explains the purpose of a 300-hour program, and outlines who it’s for. She also offers details on the curriculum, hybrid learning model, mentorship, community building, and how this training empowers yoga teachers to grow in depth, confidence, leadership, and legacy. If you’re a 200-hour certified yoga teacher ready to rise, this episode is your invitation to say yes.

The 300-hour YTT is for 200-hour certified teachers ready to evolve

It offers depth, confidence, mentorship, and community

The curriculum is full, rich, and integrated—going beyond technique into philosophy, energetics, leadership, and business

Students receive 1:1 mentoring and create a final project to cement their growth

Training includes monthly self-paced content, live Sunday sessions (in-person + Zoom), and community office hours

The training is capped at 12 participants for intimacy and potency

Applications open September 15, 2025

Early bird pricing available until November 11, 2025

Payment plans and accessibility options are available

Apply for the 300-Hour YTT

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In this heartfelt anniversary episode of Deepen Your Yoga Practice, Lauren Leduc reflects on the 10-year journey of True Love Yoga. From humble beginnings with donation-based pop-up classes to establishing a vibrant studio and training community, Lauren shares the story behind the studio’s evolution, the challenges overcome, and the values that have remained steady through it all—accessibility, inclusivity, and deep reverence for yoga. She also announces the launch of the 300-hour Advanced Yoga Teacher Training program and invites listeners to celebrate and share their memories.

True Love Yoga began with pop-up donation-based classes at the Nelson-Atkins Museum.

The studio was built using donated and upcycled materials with strong community involvement.

The name transitioned from Karma Tribe Yoga to True Love Yoga to honor cultural sensitivity.

COVID reshaped how TLY operates, introducing hybrid offerings and online teacher training.

The first 200-hour YTT launched in 2018; now, the 300-hour YTT launches in 2025.

The community is the heart of TLY, growing more rooted and mature with time.

The studio remains committed to accessibility, inclusivity, and reverence for yoga’s roots.

Lauren expresses deep gratitude to students, teachers, family, and long-time supporters

In this motivating seasonal reset episode of Deepen Your Yoga Practice, Lauren Leduc invites you to recommit to your yoga practice as the energy of fall returns. With the back-to-school rhythm in the air, Lauren shares personal reflections, yogic philosophy, and practical tips to help you get back on the mat with presence—not perfection. Whether you’ve taken a break or just need fresh inspiration, this is your reminder that yoga will always welcome you home.

Fall offers the perfect moment to reset and recommit to personal practices

Recommitment doesn’t mean perfection—it means presence

We often fall out of practice due to life disruptions, shame, or burnout

Small steps like 5-minute practices or a favorite teacher’s class can reignite the spark

Create a sacred space at home or explore something new like a workshop or playlist

Yogic concepts like tapas, abhiyasa, and vairagya support steady, intentional recommitment

You can set goals or intentions to guide your return

There’s no shame in stepping back on the mat—only open arms

True Love Yoga is celebrating 10 years with fall specials and events to support your return

One small step is all it takes

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In this episode of Deepen Your Yoga Practice, Lauren Leduc explores the powerful world of inversions—from gentle legs-up-the-wall to ambitious handstands. Whether you’re brand new or experienced, Lauren shares how to build strength, regulate fear, and shift your energetic perspective by turning your body upside down.

She breaks down:

•What qualifies as an inversion (hint: it’s not just handstand!)

•Common fears and how to overcome them with playfulness and progressive strength

•Physical, mental, emotional, and energetic benefits of going upside down

•Beginner-friendly poses and key alignment tips

•The yogic philosophy of non-attachment, surrender, and perspective

Lauren also touches on contraindications and the importance of proper support and instruction. Discover how inversions can be empowering, playful, and a profound tool for transformation—no matter where you are on your yoga journey.

✨ Stay connected, stay playful, and keep exploring.

In this episode of Deepen Your Yoga Practice, Lauren Leduc invites yoga teachers—new and seasoned alike—into a heartful exploration of what it means to find your voice as a teacher. Drawing from her own journey, she discusses the ways our teaching voice is shaped by experience, introspection, and dharma.

Lauren explores common challenges like imposter syndrome, perfectionism, and feedback overload—and offers powerful tools like self-study (svadhyaya), energetic attunement, and mentorship to support your evolution. She also shares how her 300-hour Advanced YTT launching in 2026 is designed to help you refine your voice and rise into your role as an embodied guide.

Whether you’re fresh out of a 200-hour training or feeling called to evolve your teaching style, this episode offers insight, inspiration, and support for your path.

Journal prompts from the episode:

•What makes you unique as a teacher?

•What styles or themes light you up to teach?

•Where do you still feel unsure or limited—and how might you grow?

✨ Learn more about the upcoming 300-hour training and get the free guide “10 Signs You’re Ready to Level Up” at trueloveyogakc.com

Are chakras literal spinning wheels of energy in the body—or powerful metaphors for our physical, emotional, and spiritual selves? In this episode, Lauren explores the chakra system through a yogic, scientific, and personal lens. She covers:

The origins and meaning of the chakra system

The seven main chakras and their symbolic attributes

Differences between viewing chakras as energetic maps vs psychological metaphors

Scientific perspectives on chakras and their correlation with the nervous and endocrine systems

Ways to work with the chakra system through yoga, self-inquiry, and meditation

How Lauren uses the chakra framework in her book Embody Your Inner Goddess and her upcoming 300-hour YTT at True Love Yoga

Whether you're chakra-curious or already love working with energy systems, this episode offers grounding context and empowering insights.

Mentioned in the episode:

Lauren’s book: Embody Your Inner Goddess: A Guided Journey to Radical Wholeness

True Love Yoga 300-Hour Advanced YTT (launching 2026): trueloveyogakc.com

Whether you’re working from home, at an office, driving all day, or glued to your laptop—this episode is for you. Lauren Leduc explores the physical, emotional, and energetic effects of prolonged sitting and tech use, and offers simple, effective yoga practices you can do right at your desk.

Learn stretches for the neck, shoulders, spine, and hips, as well as breathwork techniques to reduce stress and increase clarity. Lauren also shares practical tips on creating a more ergonomic workspace and discusses the yogic philosophy of movement, self-study (svadhyaya), non-harming (ahimsa), and letting go (aparigraha) in the context of modern sedentary lifestyles.

✨ You’ll Learn:

•How desk work affects posture, breath, and nervous system regulation

•Easy yoga stretches and breathwork to do during your workday

•The importance of movement breaks (even just 2 minutes!)

•Yogic ways to bring mindfulness and care into daily habits

•Why your body was made to move—and how to honor that daily

Perfect for:

Office workers, remote workers, drivers, students, and anyone who sits a lot. Share this with someone you love who could use more ease in their day!

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In this episode of Deepen Your Yoga Practice, Lauren explores one of yoga’s most profound yet practical teachings: the balance of Sthira (steadiness, effort) and Sukha (ease, sweetness). These Sanskrit concepts are introduced in Yoga Sutra 2.46, traditionally applied to meditation posture, but Lauren shows how they can inform every aspect of yoga—and life.

She walks listeners through:

•The meaning of Sthira and Sukha

•How to embody both in asana, using Warrior II and Sukhasana as examples

•The connection between breath, nervous system regulation, and balance

•Integrating effort and ease into your mindset, habits, and schedule

•The relationship between tapas (discipline) and santosha (contentment)

•Real-life ways to schedule both structure and soul into your day

You’ll also receive practical suggestions for your practice and a journaling prompt to help you bring more conscious balance into your week.

✨ Journal Prompt:

Where am I craving more steadiness?

Where can I allow more ease?

In this episode of Deepen Your Yoga Practice, host Lauren Leduc explores one of the most iconic, mystical, and often misunderstood parts of the yoga tradition: Om.

Whether you’ve chanted it hundreds of times or are new to the practice, this episode offers a clear and heartfelt look at the origin, meaning, symbolism, and science behind Om. Learn why we chant it, what each syllable represents, and how it supports your nervous system, deepens your intention, and reconnects you to the whole.

You’ll Learn:

•The origin of Om in Vedic texts and yogic philosophy

•The symbolic meanings of A–U–M and the fourth silent part

•Om as the sound form of the divine (Ishvara) and a tool for meditation

•Its physiological benefits like vagus nerve stimulation and nervous system regulation

•Why we chant Om at the beginning and end of yoga practice

•Ways to incorporate Om into your own life with respect and mindfulness

Try This:

•Join Lauren in a chant of Om with breath

•Meditate silently or aloud with Om as your mantra

•Reflect on the ripple effect of your energy and intention

Reflective Prompts:

•When do you feel most connected to everything?

•What does Om mean to you personally?

•What energy are you putting into the world?

Chapters:

00:00 – Introduction + Why Talk About Om

02:00 – Chanting Om Together

03:00 – What Om Is + Its Sacred Roots

06:00 – Om in the Vedas and Yoga Sutras

08:00 – Symbolism of A-U-M + Cosmic Meaning

10:00 – Why We Chant Om in Class

12:00 – Scientific + Energetic Benefits

14:30 – Philosophical Significance in Jnana + Bhakti Yoga

16:30 – Practicing Om Mindfully in 2025

18:30 – Journal Prompts + Closing Chant

In this episode of Deepen Your Yoga Practice, Lauren Leduc explores the question: “What is meditation?” Drawing from personal experience and classical yogic philosophy, she breaks down common misconceptions, explains the difference between Dharana and Dhyana, and offers accessible ways to integrate meditative awareness into daily life. Lauren emphasizes that meditation is not about stopping thoughts or sitting in silence for hours, but rather cultivating presence, self-compassion, and inner clarity. Whether you’re new to meditation or deepening your practice, this episode offers grounding insights, journaling prompts, and inspiration for everyday mindfulness.

Key Takeaways

•Meditation is sustained attention and awareness—not the absence of thought.

•Most of what we call “meditation” today is actually Dharana (concentration).

•Meditation can look like walking, breathing, or even truly listening.

•You don’t need to be spiritual, calm, or perfectly still to begin.

•It’s normal for the mind to wander—returning to focus is the practice.

•Yogic meditation is rooted in Patanjali’s 8-limbed path and supported by texts like the Bhagavad Gita.

•Meditation is a form of radical presence, self-love, and nervous system regulation.

•Modern life benefits from small, intentional moments of mindfulness.

•Incorporating short, focused rituals daily (e.g., breath awareness or mantra) can build a sustainable practice.

•Journaling, yoga, and teacher training can all support meditation exploration.

Sound Bites

•“Meditation is not about having no thoughts—it’s about observing them with compassion.”

•“Dharana is the effort. Dhyana is the fruit.”

•“It’s okay if your meditation doesn’t feel peaceful. That’s part of the process.”

•“Meditation is radical presence. It meets you where you are.”

Journal Prompts

1.What is one belief I’ve held about meditation that I can let go of?

2.How can I make space for even two minutes of presence each day?