Healthy Happy Yoga

Let’s remain kind to ourselves and all beings. Let’s stay connected. In this unprecedented time, leaning into each other and our practice will happen in the virtual space. 

In this slow, gentle asana and pranayama flow, we begin in supported fish. You can lie back with your shoulder blades and head supported by a blanket, blocks, couch cushion, or simply lie on your back with knees up. Please don’t worry about perfection in your practice, and only do what feels right for your body. As you listen, connect with your inner teacher and deepen into the present moment. Access sense memories of gratitude, contentment, and joy, to strengthen your neural connections to those emotions. Nothing here is medical advice. Find other ways to stay connected at healthyhappyyoga.com

If you breathe, you belong here.

My core values are empathy, integrity, equity and respect.

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This Meditation for Total Relaxation was given by my beloved teacher Hari Kaur in her wonderful book “A Woman’s Book of Meditation” You certainly don’t need to identify as a woman to gain the rejuvenating benefits! Please grab your blanket, get cozy, and join me for this practice visualizing and relating to the elements. Yoga Nidra’s traditional intention isn’t just about rest. Ultimately, it prepares us to completely surrender and merge with higher consciousness. Please join our community at Healthyhappyyoga.com

If you breathe, you belong here.

My core values are empathy, integrity, equity and respect.

Your 5 star review helps other people find this podcast!

Has too much stress and sitting tied your back in knots? Try this gentle 13 minute video to awaken your deep core and hip flexor muscles:

Free Video: Quick & Gentle Yoga for Your Core & Lower Back https://healthy-happy-yoga.ck.page/022f9cb24b

Join Healthy Happy Yoga to learn simple tools to build resilience to anxiety, breath by breath. healthyhappyyoga.com

Do you feel resistance around getting sick? Do you judge yourself and others when pain, illness or dis-ease arises? What about caring for yourself? Do you allow yourself to be cared for? Living in a body is a precious opportunity to learn, feel and connect. If we strive to develop empathy, one way is by tolerating (or even welcoming) the temporary state of discomfort without resistance. Practice simple breathing and Tonglen meditation to awaken empathy and allow yourself to receive care. 

Of COURSE none of this is medical advice! Getting appropriate professional care is part of wholistic self-care. 

Find more self-care at healthyhappyyoga.com 

If you breathe, you belong here. 

My core values are empathy, integrity, equity and respect. 

Your 5 star review helps other people find this podcast!

Has too much stress and sitting tied your back in knots? Try this gentle 13 minute video to awaken your deep core and hip flexor muscles: 

Free Video: Quick & Gentle Yoga for Your Core & Lower Back https://healthy-happy-yoga.ck.page/022f9cb24b

Join Healthy Happy Yoga to learn simple tools to build resilience to anxiety, breath by breath. healthyhappyyoga.com

This simple practice of using your fingers to tap gently around your body can have profound effects on your nervous system. Decide for yourself whether tapping (Emotional Freedom Technique) helps you find a deeper connection with your body, or some relief from tension. If you notice you’re yawning, that’s a really good sign! The experience of pain doesn’t mean you’re broken. At the same time, we don’t want to add any additional suffering to what’s already present. Welcome all aspects of your body unconditionally into the wholeness of yourself. I love hearing from you.  

If you breathe, you belong here. 

Join me in exploring the intersection of yoga and meditation with everyday life. I’m offering you the tools that help me get through the day. 

My core values are empathy, integrity, equity and respect. 

Your 5 star review helps other people find this podcast! 

Has too much stress and sitting tied your back in knots? Try this gentle 13 minute video to awaken your deep core and hip flexor muscles: 

Free Video: Quick & Gentle Yoga for Your Core & Lower Back https://healthy-happy-yoga.ck.page/022f9cb24b

Join Healthy Happy Yoga to learn simple tools to build resilience to anxiety, breath by breath. healthyhappyyoga.com

Here’s a breath practice I’ve used to help me stay open and present when family of origin stuff hits the fan. 

Beth Spindler calls repetitive gratitude practices “tools for becoming better at life.” She says “The greatest gift that we can give to both ourselves and others is one of omission, the omission of resentment... and gratitude is a mighty ally against feelings of resentment.” 

My recipe for remembering what’s really important: Gratitude and generosity in equal measure, a dose of unconditional positive regard, simmering on low expectations for perfection. This one’s for you, Lolo!!! Here’s the book I quoted from: https://www.amazon.com/Yoga-Therapy-Fear-Beth-Spindler/dp/1848193742 

If you breathe, you belong here. 

Join me in exploring the intersection of yoga and meditation with everyday life. I’m offering you the tools that help me get through the day. 

My core values are empathy, integrity, equity and respect. 

Your 5 star review helps other people find this podcast! 

Has too much stress and sitting tied your back in knots? Try this gentle 13 minute video to awaken your deep core and hip flexor muscles: 

Free Video: Quick & Gentle Yoga for Your Core & Lower Back https://healthy-happy-yoga.ck.page/022f9cb24b

Join Healthy Happy Yoga to learn simple tools to build resilience to anxiety, breath by breath. healthyhappyyoga.com 

Experience Receptivity, Gratitude and Self Compassion. Giving thanks is a gift. We need to gracefully receive in order to keep the channel of generosity open, and show up as we are meant to in this world. A welcoming, receptive attitude of gratitude allows those who give to us to feel generous. Practice a balanced breath, a gratitude meditation and finally envelop yourself in compassion. This session was recorded live, and I had tech issues editing it. I would be grateful for your patience. 

If you breathe, you belong here. 

Join me in exploring the intersection of yoga and meditation with everyday life. I’m offering you the tools that help me get through the day. 

My core values are empathy, integrity, equity and respect. 

Your 5 star review helps other people find this podcast! 

Has too much stress and sitting tied your back in knots? Try this gentle 13 minute video to awaken your deep core and hip flexor muscles: 

Free Video: Quick & Gentle Yoga for Your Core & Lower Back https://healthy-happy-yoga.ck.page/022f9cb24b 

Join Healthy Happy Yoga to learn simple tools to build resilience to anxiety, breath by breath. healthyhappyyoga.com

This episode has been so popular, we've created our own M-PAK podcast! 

Join us there: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mindfully-parenting-atypical-kids-podcast/id1530252372 

In this episode I’m speaking specifically to my peers who are also parenting differently wired kids. Our culture can be unforgiving, and their future unclear. When anxiety arises, how do you cope? Here, I’m sharing a process I’ve found beneficial for my peace of mind, while having tangible results day to day. There’s a grounding mindfulness meditation, a visualization, and writing prompts. I discuss my family’s process, and how we incorporate growth mindset and the biology of courage. This is a long one, and it gets very personal. Feel free to listen to a shorter version of this episode. You will only miss my many specific examples. 

If you’re interested, there’s a companion article on The Mighty by the same name.

Connect with other parents in the Facebook group: Mindfully Parenting Atypical Kids Community https://www.facebook.com/groups/3229904633801703/?ref=share Download the Mindful Meltdown Cheat Sheet & join my newsletter https://www.healthyhappyyoga.com/meltdown

If you breathe, you belong here.

My core values are empathy, integrity, equity and respect.

Your 5 star review helps other people find this podcast!

Has too much stress and sitting tied your back in knots? Try this gentle 13 minute video to awaken your deep core and hip flexor muscles:

Free Video: Quick & Gentle Yoga for Your Core & Lower Back https://healthy-happy-yoga.ck.page/022f9cb24b

Join Healthy Happy Yoga to learn simple tools to build resilience to anxiety, breath by breath. healthyhappyyoga.com

As a parent, I have a vested interest in childhood trauma. An incident at my son’s school triggers questions, and some helpful suggestions. Keeping in mind that yoga is really about union, not poses, how can you integrate more equity and perspective into your life? Here’s a resource: https://childmind.org/guide/helping-children-cope-traumatic-event/

We've created our own M-PAK podcast! 

Join us there: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mindfully-parenting-atypical-kids-podcast/id1530252372 

If you’re interested in learning more about growth mindset and my family’s process through many specific examples, there’s a companion article on The Mighty by the same name.

Connect with other parents in the Facebook group: Mindfully Parenting Atypical Kids Community https://www.facebook.com/groups/3229904633801703/?ref=share Download the Mindful Meltdown Cheat Sheet & join my newsletter https://www.healthyhappyyoga.com/meltdown

If you breathe, you belong here.

My core values are empathy, integrity, equity and respect.

Your 5 star review helps other people find this podcast!

Has too much stress and sitting tied your back in knots? Try this gentle 13 minute video to awaken your deep core and hip flexor muscles:

Free Video: Quick & Gentle Yoga for Your Core & Lower Back https://healthy-happy-yoga.ck.page/022f9cb24b

Join Healthy Happy Yoga to learn simple tools to build resilience to anxiety, breath by breath. healthyhappyyoga.com

This is self care that’s more than skin deep. Do you have the sense that you’ve got to hold it all together? That’s an overwhelming burden. What if, just for right now, you invite in one feeling? Would everything fall apart? Nonjudgemental awareness with inquiry can teach you the habit of embodying and caring for your feelings. You can give yourself the nurturing you need. RAIN is a process I learned from Tara Brach. This can be done in any relaxed position.  

If you breathe, you belong here. 

Join me in exploring the intersection of yoga and meditation with everyday life. I’m offering you the tools that help me get through the day. 

My core values are empathy, integrity, equity and respect. 

Your 5 star review helps other people find this podcast! 

Has too much stress and sitting tied your back in knots? Try this gentle 13 minute video to awaken your deep core and hip flexor muscles: 

Free Video: Quick & Gentle Yoga for Your Core & Lower Back https://healthy-happy-yoga.ck.page/022f9cb24b 

Join Healthy Happy Yoga to learn simple tools to build resilience to anxiety, breath by breath. healthyhappyyoga.com

Coming to you from the start of the Unwind and Unfold Yoga and Mindfulness Retreat, I’m sharing my go-to anxiety zapper, 4-7-8 breath. Here’s what I do when I’m feeling nervous and need to ground myself. Please let me know if this helps, or if it doesn’t. 

If you breathe, you belong here.

Join me in exploring the intersection of yoga and meditation with everyday life. I’m offering you the tools that help me get through the day.

My core values are empathy, integrity, equity and respect.

Your 5 star review helps other people find this podcast!

Has too much stress and sitting tied your back in knots? Try this gentle 13 minute video to awaken your deep core and hip flexor muscles:

Free Video: Quick & Gentle Yoga for Your Core & Lower Back https://healthy-happy-yoga.ck.page/022f9cb24b

Join Healthy Happy Yoga to learn simple tools to build resilience to anxiety, breath by breath. healthyhappyyoga.com