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What's intelligent edge yoga about?

Yoga and ayurveda conversations for smart, compassionate practice with Kathryn Anne Flynn. Featuring wisdom + resources for curious yoga teachers and students to cultivate kind minds and smart hearts.

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intelligent edge yoga episodes:

05.30.2021
Accessible Yin Yoga with Nyk Danu
Is Yin Yoga accessible? It can be! Nyk Danu, yin yoga trainer and yoga therapist, joins Kathryn to chat about responsive, inclusive approaches to the quiet practice. The intelligent edge yoga podcast was produced by Kathryn Anne Flynn; author of Teach...
04.04.2021
Cultural Awareness and Respect in Yoga with Emmy Chahal
How to engage with yoga with respect and awareness for its cultural context is the foundation of this discussion with Emmy Chahal. Emmy Chahal is a trauma informed yoga teacher, bodyworker/energy healer and workshop facilitator teaching at the crossroads of...
09.13.2020
Regulating Yoga and the Yoga Alliance
A panel of yogis discusses the regulating (or lack thereof) of yoga, and the role of the Yoga Alliance. A conversation with Daniel Clement, Brea Johnson, and Mona Warner. The intelligent edge yoga podcast was produced by Kathryn Anne Flynn;...
07.12.2020
Racism and Sensing Space with Mitzi Melaine Wilson
A conversation sensing into the practice of accountability and repair with Mitzi Melaine Wilson. We discuss racism, wisdom on the resourcing power of yoga, as well as exclusive spaces in yoga. We also arrive at the exclusionary space of...
05.10.2020
Let's Not Call It Sound Healing with Megan Marie Gates
Megan Marie Gates is a queer sound practitioner, movement teacher and creative artist who uses crystal bowls, vocal toning, and other instrumentation to create sound meditations and experiences. We discuss the "sound" field and Megan helps us navigate some of...
05.03.2020
The Beginning of Ayurveda Foundations
Half of the first Ayurveda Foundations lecture, including an introduction to the medic to the gods - Dhanvantari - and his origin story. The intelligent edge yoga podcast was produced by Kathryn Anne Flynn; author of Teach Kind, Clear Yoga:...
04.19.2020
Animal Tales from Yoga, Buddhism, and the Blogosphere
A few animal tales and what we learn from them - keeping it light! An introduction to the Panchatantra - moral tales from ancient India - and Jataka tales, their evolution into stories about the Buddha. A hilarious story about...
04.17.2020
Settle into Sleep - A Guided Meditation for Falling Asleep
A sleep-specific approach to yoga nidra - guided meditation - sweetly designed to help you settle. Whether you are napping, supported on your yoga mat with props, or falling asleep in bed, the binaural beats of the background music gently...
03.20.2020
Practice During The Crisis
A specific response to the coronavirus crisis and practice during this time. A little talk on moving your work online and other suggestions for this time, as well as shaping a personal practice for this season/situation, coping with anxiety in...
03.01.2020
The Four Noble Truths of Love with Susan Piver
Susan Piver is a New York Times bestselling author of nine books on meditation, Buddhism and our relationships with ourselves and others. She joins me to discuss her latest book, The Four Noble Truths of Love.
02.02.2020
Yoga Nidra 30 Minutes
The evening yoga nidra from the autumn retreat - 30 minutes of guided meditation for you. Choose a comfortable position; the closing music is absent for this episode so your closing is gentle. The intelligent edge yoga podcast was produced...
01.19.2020
Women on Retreat Part 2
The second dharma talk from the autumn silent retreat, which continues along the theme of women specifically on retreat, including a humorous telling of Siddhartha's last night before enlightenment. We discuss the mindfulness meditation technique of mental noting and then...
01.05.2020
Women on Retreat
The opening dharma talk from this autumn's Supportive Silent Retreat, which happened to be attended by all women.
12.22.2019
Chronic Pain, Restorative Yoga and Death Care with Erin Bidlake
Erin Bidlake found relief from the symptoms of lyme disease through yoga, and now shares her passion for not just coping, but thriving, when you live with chronic pain. A death care community educator and death doula, Erin and I...
10.06.2019
Biopsychosocial Model of Pain and Spine Health with Geoff Outerbridge
For ten years, Geoff Outerbridge has been the Clinical Director for World Spine Care, a non-profit organization devoted to bringing spinal health and reducing pain in underserved global communities. We discuss the complexities of pain, causes of pain and injury,...
09.16.2019
Ecodharma with David Loy
Ecodharma - Buddhist teachings for the ecological crisis is a book by David Loy on his vision for modern Buddhists to tread the ecosattva path. We discuss practice in the age of the climate crisis, and he shares wisdom from...
09.01.2019
Some Politics of Stress
Isn't yoga stress reduction? Some people say no, but stress reduction is one of the primary reasons people start a yoga program. This episode explores some of the reasons we're stressed, stressed differently, and how they relate to a spiritual...
08.04.2019
Harry Potter Yoga Part 2
Harry Potter yoga philosophy continues! Finishing up pedagogy (teaching methods) with Lupin, the answers of Albus Dumbledore, the karma of Sirius Black, and finally visiting texts that elicit strong emotional responses. "Da da da da da da da da..." (textual...
07.14.2019
Harry Potter Yoga
What do the magic of Harry Potter and yoga have in common? We discuss commonalities between the books and the way they portray magic, as well as the first half of a conversation about pedagogy (teaching methods) and Hogwarts. The...
06.30.2019
Feedback: Giving, Receiving and Integrating Compassionately
Receiving feedback is not a moral failing, and offering it helps hold community leaders accountable. It's a critical component of responsible spiritual leadership, and so I thought I'd chat about my biggest takeaways from receiving feedback and some insight from...
06.16.2019
Making Yoga Work
The podcast returns to ask what's next! Making yoga work (and how to know what you're doing isn't working), as well as making yoga podcasting work. The intelligent edge yoga podcast was produced by Kathryn Anne Flynn; author of Teach Kind,...
03.11.2019
Leslie Kaminoff: Success Arises From Being Effective
Leslie Kaminoff is one of the most recognized and respected names in American yoga, but he owes it all to Canada... We talk about his beginnings as a teacher, the Yoga Alliance standards creation and review, as well as some...
03.03.2019
Moving Yoga Online with Elise Joan
Elise Joan is a bright, bold presence - she puts herself out there - and has done yoga DVDs, television, and has a thriving online yoga business. We talk about putting yoga online, and her initial start in acting and...
02.24.2019
Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy with Michael Lee
Michael Lee of Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy had a good thing going, but still decided to change course and pursue yoga, and ultimately yoga therapy. We talk about his 30+ year career and his takeaways as a long-term practitioner and...
02.17.2019
Yoga + Meditation for Athletes with Sid McNairy
Do you practice meditation to benefit your sports, or do you practice yoga and meditation because some sports aren’t so great for your head? Sid McNairy teaches both, and he shares his takeaways from a lifetime in sports, an early...
02.10.2019
Yoga Business School with Ava Taylor of YAMA Talent
t can be an uncomfortable topic, unless you’re speaking with someone as ebullient as Ava Taylor. The founder and chief catalyst of YAMA Talent, Ava is optimistic and pragmatic about the business of yoga, and she shares her story, what...
02.04.2019
Alex Crow of Yoga Physics
The sharp, funny Alex Crow has an impressive gallery of fancy yoga postures, but she travels teaching programs entitled "Deconstruct to Reconstruct", encouraging teachers to offer a more holistic approach to yoga. She talks about her evolution, including how "having...
01.27.2019
Future You is So Much Happier! Karma, Habits + Yoga Philosophy
Looking to change some habits? Pretty much anyone who practices yoga is invested in improving their discernment, discipline, and cultivating healthy ways of living. Following up from last episode on willpower, we talk about the psychology of habits, the yoga...
01.13.2019
The Universe Doesn't Have Your Back (But It's OK)
Yoga philosophy does not characterize the universe as a glorious place designed to fulfill all your wishes if you ask it nicely. That doesn't mean goal setting is bad - quite the contrary - but this is a cheeky exploration...
12.09.2018
Disagreeing Yogically
Disagreeing with people can be uncomfortable, but it's a part of life and one that often helps further understandings of other people's experiences and opinions. Culturally, we're getting worse at disagreeing with each other, and the popular perception of yogis...
12.02.2018
Ayurveda's Nourishing Practices with Mona Warner
Mona Warner is a yoga teacher and an Ayurvedic practitioner, and she's one of my favourite people on the planet. We talk about different designations in Ayurveda, how you can work with practitioners, approaches to diet and wellness, and Ayurveda's...
10.29.2018
Prenatal Yoga with Nicky Poole
Fear and difficult emotions are often part of the pregnancy experience, and many women turn to yoga - or continue their yoga - through their pregnancy to help with the anxiety of navigating pregnancy and labour. Nicky Poole is an...
10.22.2018
Yoganand Michael Carroll - a must listen for yoga history + philosophy!
Maybe one of the most experienced yogis to ever grace this podcast in past or future, Yoganand Michael Carroll is a treasure trove of amazing stories and yoga philosophy. A must listen for anyone interested in the history of yoga...
10.14.2018
Yoga Voice
Why are you talking like that? An exploration into what makes a voice, what is "yoga voice", and why we may do it. The intelligent edge yoga podcast was produced by Kathryn Anne Flynn; author of Teach Kind, Clear Yoga: A...
09.30.2018
Open the Door at the Body: Susi Hately on Yoga Therapy
Susi Hately is a yoga therapist and teacher trainer in Calgary, Alberta, who is a pioneer in offering trainings online in yoga and yoga therapy through her program, Functional Synergy. We talk early online yoga work, the evolution and content...
09.23.2018
Yoga Conversations Past and Present with Carol Horton, PhD
A conversation about yoga conversations with Carol Horton, PhD, including the early days of the yoga blogging community, how the change in tone in the yoga community has prompted some changes in her work, and staying focused on being of...
09.18.2018
Yoga Teachers' Mental Health: Yoga's Not So Dirty Secret with Kim McNeil
Let's talk about mental health and yoga teachers, since so many people who turn to yoga are seekers or individuals looking for greater wellness. Kim McNeil from Calgary, Alberta and I open the conversation - imperfectly, compassionately, and honestly. The...
09.09.2018
Healing Plants with Amber Westfall of The Wild Garden
Interested in plant medicine? This conversation with Amber Westfall of The Wild Garden offers practical advice for integrating plant medicine into your life, and reveals the potency of what we can find in our local environment. The intelligent edge yoga...
07.16.2018
Cannabis Yoga: What It Might Be and What We Must Consider
The difference between CBD and THC, what marijuana does to the brain, how we receive it from an Ayurvedic perspective, and what you may want to think about before you host a marijuana and yoga event. The intelligent edge...
07.09.2018
Facilitating Yoga Classes: Teaching Q&A - Including Snoring Students!
Trains of thought on being in the teacher's seat. Inspired by my recent conversations with yoga teacher trainees, we talk about a few questions around facilitating yoga classes - including whether to gently awake sleeping students in Savasana. The intelligent...
06.24.2018
Open Source Yoga: Brea Johnson from Heart and Bones Yoga
Heart and Bones is the result of Brea Johnson's heart work and a long relationship with yoga and inquiry, particularly into anatomy and movement as it applies to teaching asana. She joins me to wander through a bit of her...
06.18.2018
A Yogi Mama's Guide to Yoga, Ayurveda and Your Child: Jenn Hardy-Berthiaume Talks Parenting with Ayurveda
A yogi mama with a diversity of experience in the yoga-Ayurveda world, Jennifer Hardy-Berthiaume (Jenny Bee), recently published her first book on using Ayurveda to parent with greater ease and for greater health and harmony in the household.
06.03.2018
Pooping Well for a Kinder World: Yoga and Ayurveda for Healthy Bowel Movements
This week I talk about what it means to have healthy bowel movements by modern healthcare's definition, as well as Ayurveda. We learn all about what's reasonable to expect, some interesting facts about feces, the anatomy of defecation, and some...
05.28.2018
Supporting Your Timeline of Transformation: Part 2 of Ayurveda with Balaram Chandra Das
Part 2 of a conversation with the poetic Ayurvedic practitioner Balaram Chandra das, where we dig into some of the challenges of being a responsible teacher, models of education and how they work (or don't) in yoga and Ayurveda, as...
05.13.2018
Cultivating Something New or Reforming Something Old: Part 1/2 with Balaram Chandra Das
Meet Balarama Chandra das, one of my teachers from Ayurveda school, who is a fascinating person wonderfully capable of expanding on philosophical and Ayurvedic concepts with poetic commentary.
05.06.2018
Sun Salutations Refresh: Their Origin, Their Utility and Limitations, and What We Can Do With this Exercise to Diversify It
Exploring Sun Salutations and their mythology, we talk about how when we know something well, it brings certain good qualities and other challenges. I offer some thoughts on evolving our approach to Sun Salutations, including different approaches to cues, sequencing,...
04.29.2018
Recognizing the Infinite with Hali Schwartz: Living Your Yoga Philosophy, Supportive Spaces, and the One Without a Second
Raised in Montreal by the original yogi-mama seeker, Hali Schwartz lives and teaches in Toronto, Canada and visits India annually. Devoted to living and sharing yoga through philosophy, chant and mantra, Hali is a dedicated practitioner who helps yogis add...
04.16.2018
Sequencing Q&A: Where to Sequence Core Strength and Pranayama within Asana Classes, and Integrating New Methods
A Q&A on sequencing recorded from the Toronto Yoga Conference! I share quite a bit about my thoughts on abdominal strengthening (core) exercises in yoga classes, as well as when and how to teach pranayama in asana classes. The episode...
04.08.2018
Western Insight Meditation with Dawn Mauricio
Western Insight Meditation and yoga teacher Dawn Mauricio brings her light, introspective approach to sincere meditation. We chat about personal practice and teaching, cultural appropriation in spiritual communities and spiritual bypassing.
03.26.2018
Reducing Fear in Your Teaching: Sequencing and Hands-On Emhancements
Hands-on assists are a source of fear for a number of teachers who want to do the right thing for their students. I invited my friend dallas delahunt to come back and have a conversation with me about teaching hands-on.

What's intelligent edge yoga about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

intelligent edge yoga episodes:

Accessible Yin Yoga with Nyk Danu

Cultural Awareness and Respect in Yoga with Emmy Chahal

Regulating Yoga and the Yoga Alliance

Racism and Sensing Space with Mitzi Melaine Wilson

Let's Not Call It Sound Healing with Megan Marie Gates

The Beginning of Ayurveda Foundations

Animal Tales from Yoga, Buddhism, and the Blogosphere

Settle into Sleep - A Guided Meditation for Falling Asleep

Practice During The Crisis

The Four Noble Truths of Love with Susan Piver

Yoga Nidra 30 Minutes

Women on Retreat Part 2

Women on Retreat

Chronic Pain, Restorative Yoga and Death Care with Erin Bidlake

Biopsychosocial Model of Pain and Spine Health with Geoff Outerbridge

Ecodharma with David Loy

Some Politics of Stress

Harry Potter Yoga Part 2

Harry Potter Yoga

Feedback: Giving, Receiving and Integrating Compassionately

Making Yoga Work

Leslie Kaminoff: Success Arises From Being Effective

Moving Yoga Online with Elise Joan

Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy with Michael Lee

Yoga + Meditation for Athletes with Sid McNairy

Yoga Business School with Ava Taylor of YAMA Talent

Alex Crow of Yoga Physics

Future You is So Much Happier! Karma, Habits + Yoga Philosophy

The Universe Doesn't Have Your Back (But It's OK)

Disagreeing Yogically

Ayurveda's Nourishing Practices with Mona Warner

Prenatal Yoga with Nicky Poole

Yoganand Michael Carroll - a must listen for yoga history + philosophy!

Yoga Voice

Open the Door at the Body: Susi Hately on Yoga Therapy

Yoga Conversations Past and Present with Carol Horton, PhD

Yoga Teachers' Mental Health: Yoga's Not So Dirty Secret with Kim McNeil

Healing Plants with Amber Westfall of The Wild Garden

Cannabis Yoga: What It Might Be and What We Must Consider

Facilitating Yoga Classes: Teaching Q&A - Including Snoring Students!

Open Source Yoga: Brea Johnson from Heart and Bones Yoga

A Yogi Mama's Guide to Yoga, Ayurveda and Your Child: Jenn Hardy-Berthiaume Talks Parenting with Ayurveda

Pooping Well for a Kinder World: Yoga and Ayurveda for Healthy Bowel Movements

Supporting Your Timeline of Transformation: Part 2 of Ayurveda with Balaram Chandra Das

Cultivating Something New or Reforming Something Old: Part 1/2 with Balaram Chandra Das

Sun Salutations Refresh: Their Origin, Their Utility and Limitations, and What We Can Do With this Exercise to Diversify It

Recognizing the Infinite with Hali Schwartz: Living Your Yoga Philosophy, Supportive Spaces, and the One Without a Second

Sequencing Q&A: Where to Sequence Core Strength and Pranayama within Asana Classes, and Integrating New Methods

Western Insight Meditation with Dawn Mauricio

Reducing Fear in Your Teaching: Sequencing and Hands-On Emhancements