Are you starting to recognize and identify your stress responses, the different branches of your nervous system, and you’re ready to start taking action in moving your body from one state to another?

Tune in this week for a comprehensive list of suggestions for how to regulate your nervous system. Listen with curiosity and, by the end of this episode, you’ll have a list of tools and strategies that you can start experimenting with when your nervous system takes over because of insecurity or stress.

Get full show notes and more information here: https://erikabelanger.com/128

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If you are on a journey to feel your best for as long as possible, this episode is for you. I’m sitting down with Baxter Bell, a family doctor, medical acupuncturist, author, yoga teacher, and a licensed yoga therapist.

Baxter has deep insights into experiential anatomy, yoga technique, and yoga mythology, and he’s here to share how to use yoga as a life-changing tool for healthy aging. Learn the science behind why yoga is an amazing tool for healthy aging, and how you can start introducing yoga into your routine, no matter how old you are.

Get full show notes and more information here: https://erikabelanger.com/127

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Did you know you can request premium episodes? One of our members has requested a weight loss sequence, a sequence that will make you sweat! So I got you covered with this 30 min class.

This episode is part of our premium subscription, get access to it here, and become a premium podcast member. 

On the membership platform, you'll find:

1. Your premium podcast episodes ($5/month). Just like before, as a member, you can get a ton of exclusive audio and video content like this class for sensitive knees.

2. You can now also have access to almost 300 recorded full-length yoga classes in a Netflix-Style Membership ($25/month). 

3. You can sign up for any live-stream class I offer!

With our podcast premium membership, your contribution ripples to thousands of people every week, allowing me to offer accessible quality free content to a wide community of yogis. This podcast is a way I contribute to the community, and this membership is a way you can too. It allows you to share everything yoga offers with the world by supporting me in the creation and production of this podcast while I choose to keep it ad-free. 

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Are you craving to go deeper in your practice and your understanding of yoga philosophy? If so, today’s episode is for you because I’m sitting down with someone who lives at the intersection of yoga and philosophy: Rebecca Polack.

Rebecca has been a yoga teacher for over 20 years and also holds a Doctorate Degree in Philosophy and Religion, with a concentration in yoga studies. She's sharing what she’s learned through her philosophical and practical research on the power of getting creative as you work to understand what texts like the Yoga Sutras mean to you and your practice.

Get full show notes and more information here: https://erikabelanger.com/125

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Do you struggle to put yourself at the top of your list? To commit to and invest in your personal growth?

My guest today is Amber Hagberg, international yoga teacher and life and business coach, and she's sharing why it’s so important for us as yoga teachers to prioritize our own personal growth and development. We discuss helping our students thrive, stress management and reduction, and how yoga teachers can learn to stand out.

Get full show notes and more information here: https://erikabelanger.com/124

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Do you see yoga as social justice in itself? When you think of the meaning of yoga, does that directly invoke inclusivity and accessibility?

I sat down with Robin Lacambra from GOODBODYFEEL to explore how to bring inclusivity, accessibility, and community into your yogic practice. We’re discussing why community and collective healing is the bridge between the inner and outer world, the power of embodiment, and how to set and pursue collective goals that mutually benefit – and are supported by – others.

Get full show notes and more information here: https://erikabelanger.com/123

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Are you busy and would like really quick practices to calm anxiety, to raise your energy, or to calm yourself and relax? Breath practices are the way to go… and this premium video episode is for you. In 3 short separate videos, we’ll work on the 4-7-8 technique for anxiety, on the 8-Stroke Breath for Energy, and on the ratio of 1-2 for relaxation.

This episode is part of our premium subscription, get access to it here, and become a premium podcast member. 

On the membership platform, you'll find:

1. Your premium podcast episodes ($5/month). Just like before, as a member, you can get a ton of exclusive audio and video content like this class for sensitive knees.

2. You can now also have access to almost 300 recorded full-length yoga classes in a Netflix-Style Membership ($25/month). 

3. You can sign up for any live-stream class I offer!

With our podcast premium membership, your contribution ripples to thousands of people every week, allowing me to offer accessible quality free content to a wide community of yogis. This podcast is a way I contribute to the community, and this membership is a way you can too. It allows you to share everything yoga offers with the world by supporting me in the creation and production of this podcast while I choose to keep it ad-free. 

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Did you know that the nervous system is basically controlling everything that happens in your body?

Tune in this week to get a little nerdy about your nervous system. We’re discussing the science behind your nervous system, its structure, how it’s trying to help you, and how you can leverage your thoughts, allowing you to work with your nervous system to change your experience of stress and create a sense of true safety.

Get full show notes and more information here: https://erikabelanger.com/121

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Do you suffer from anxiety or depressive moods from time to time? Do you wish you had more tools to shift your energy while still meeting yourself where you are? Yoga can be a transformative resource for shifting your energy, and my guest today happens to be an expert on this topic.

In this episode, bestselling author, Amy Weintraub, shares the ways practicing yoga transformed the way she manages her mood swings and how yoga teachers can facilitate this healing for our students. We discuss Amy’s impressive career, how a daily practice can help you connect with what is true beneath the mood, and the power of allowing yourself to feel your feelings. If you’ve been looking for natural ways to address your low or anxious moods, yoga could be an option, and this episode will share why. 

Get full show notes and more information here: https://erikabelanger.com/120

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Are you a new yoga teacher? Maybe you got into teaching to help others because you loved yoga, but you’ve never really seen yourself as an entrepreneur… I know that was my case for a long time. If it's been your case too, today's episode is for you.

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👉🏻 Read my takeaways here.

• What does it mean to you to have a successful career in the yoga industry?
• What are some common beliefs you see in teachers that stop them from becoming successful and profitable?
• If you are contracting to a yoga studio, are you still an entrepreneur? How so?
• What are some essential business skills a yoga teacher needs to learn?
• How can we get better at talking about our offers?
• What mistakes do teachers do when they start becoming more business-minded?
• How do get clear on our offer?
• Once we have started and are becoming profitable. What is the next step to scale and level up?

A decade before she was the host of the Yoga Boss podcast, Jackie learned the hard way that being a talented yoga teacher wasn’t enough to build a lifelong profitable business. Using her 10 years of experience teaching, opening studios, and leading teacher trainings, Jackie now helps yoga teachers become profitable CEOs by offering them the most effective marketing, sales, and business foundation strategy in the industry. Through her Profitable Yoga Boss program, Jackie is changing the yoga industry by putting more money in the hands of the people whose feet actually touch the mat.

Her Website: www.jackiegmurphy.com

Instagram: instagram.com/jackieg.murphy

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