Peace, Planks + Prana is a podcast dedicated to the yoga experience as a student, teacher, or anyone curious about exploring a practice that connects your body, breath, and mind.

Hosts Milissa Payne Bradley (Bay Area, CA) and Sharon Niryce Murriguez (Sicily, Italy) are passionate about practicing, teaching, living, sharing, and talking about yoga and its intersection with culture.

Join us for a quick, 10-minute countdown that offers inspiration and guidance.

Explore techniques, tools, and insights to help you reconnect with your authentic self while teaching yoga.

Bonus! Many of these tips are valuable life skills that extend beyond the yoga classroom.

Tune in to Episode #8, our more extensive conversation about finding your voice as a teacher, where we share our personal journeys in navigating challenges like:

• Nerves
• Imposter syndrome
• Comparison traps
• The desire for approval
• Chronic people-pleasing
• And other relatable, humbling experiences.

In the meantime, may your peace be long, may your planks be strong, and may your prana root you in each present moment.

Peace, Planks + Prana is a podcast dedicated to the yoga experience as a student, teacher, or anyone curious about exploring a practice that connects your body, breath, and mind. Hosts Milissa Payne Bradley (Bay Area, CA) and Sharon Niryce Murriguez (Sicily, Italy) are passionate about practicing, teaching, living, sharing, and talking about yoga and its intersection with culture. Finding and maintaining your voice as a teacher is an ongoing journey. Whether you're just starting or have years of experience, staying true to yourself while adapting to new challenges is key to becoming an effective and inspiring yoga teacher. Whether you're feeling nervous as a new teacher or striving to be the best version of yourself as an experienced one, this episode is for you. Episode #8: "Finding Your Voice as a Teacher"

• Explores the challenges and pressures new teachers face when trying to meet idealized teaching standards seen online or modeled by their favorite instructors.
• Offers strategies to help new teachers feel more comfortable and confident while leading yoga sessions with their students.

• Provides advice on how experienced teachers can enhance their authentic teaching style and be their most effective selves.

Listen in and let Milissa and Sharon know what you think. In the meantime, may your peace be long, may your planks be strong, and may your prana root you in each present moment.

Peace, Planks + Prana is a podcast dedicated to the yoga experience as a student, teacher, or anyone curious about exploring a practice that connects your body, breath, and mind. Hosts Milissa Payne Bradley (Bay Area, CA) and Sharon Niryce Murriguez (Sicily, Italy) are passionate about practicing, teaching, living, sharing, and talking about yoga and its intersection with culture. Top 10 Tips - Teaching Yoga With Music: • Quick countdown series in 10 minutes or less that can inspire and guide. • Simple and accessible suggestions for new yoga teachers to feel at east integrating music into their classes. • Tips for yoga teachers already teaching with music to help make the playlist process a little smoother and to offer opportunities to reflect how to use music in the most empowering and elevating way possible. Listen to or watch the full Episode #6 for an in-depth discussion on the whys and hows of Teaching and Practicing Yoga With Music. In the meantime, may your peace be long, may your planks be strong, and may your prana root you in each present moment.

Peace, Planks + Prana is a podcast dedicated to the yoga experience as a student, teacher, or anyone curious about exploring a practice that connects your body, breath, and mind. Hosts Milissa Payne Bradley (Bay Area, CA) and Sharon Niryce Murriguez (Sicily, Italy) are passionate about practicing, teaching, living, sharing, and talking about yoga and its intersection with culture. Episode #6: "Teaching and Practicing Yoga With Music" • Examines how different types of music can influence the mood, energy, and effectiveness of a yoga session. • Highlights how teachers can use music to convey their personal style and create a unique atmosphere that resonates with their students. • Provides actionable advice on selecting appropriate tracks, creating playlists, and timing music transitions to complement various aspects of a yoga practice. Listen in and let Milissa and Sharon know what you think. In the meantime, may your peace be long, may your planks be strong, and may your prana root you in each present moment.

Peace, Planks + Prana is a podcast dedicated to the yoga experience as a student, teacher, or anyone curious about exploring a practice that connects your body, breath, and mind.

Hosts Milissa Payne Bradley (Bay Area, CA) and Sharon Niryce Murriguez (Sicily, Italy) are passionate about practicing, teaching, living, sharing, and talking about yoga and its intersection with culture.

Top 10 Tips - What Places Do Phones, Photos, and Videos Have in a Yoga Class:

• Quick countdown series in 10 minutes or less that can inspire and guide.

• Ideas for creating and promoting a yoga studio as a private, safe, and spiritual space.

• Suggestions for when and when not to use smartphones in the yoga studio, best practices for recording images and videos, and guidance for ethical image sharing on social media.

Listen to or watch the full Episode #4 for an in-depth discussion on how to navigate our relationship with phones, photos, and videos in yoga classes. In the meantime, may your peace be long, may your planks be strong, and may your prana root you in each present moment.

Peace, Planks + Prana is a podcast dedicated to the yoga experience as a student, teacher, or anyone curious about exploring a practice that connects your body, breath, and mind. Hosts Milissa Payne Bradley (Bay Area, CA) and Sharon Niryce Murriguez (Sicily, Italy) are passionate about practicing, teaching, living, sharing, and talking about yoga and its intersection with culture. Episode #4: "What Places Do Phones, Photos, and Videos Have in a Yoga Class"

• Discusses the Impact of Bringing Your Phone into the Yoga Practice Space

• Outlines how to honor sacred spaces and the ways we can respect the privacy of others

• Offers suggestions on how to negotiate taking and publishing photos and videos in the yoga studio

Listen in and let Milissa and Sharon know what you think. In the meantime, may your peace be long, may your planks be strong, and may your prana root you in each present moment.

Peace, Planks + Prana is a podcast dedicated to the yoga experience as a student, teacher, or anyone curious about exploring a practice that connects your body, breath, and mind.

Hosts Milissa Payne Bradley (Bay Area, CA) and Sharon Niryce Murriguez (Sicily, Italy) are passionate about practicing, teaching, living, sharing, and talking about yoga and its intersection with culture.

Top 10 Tips - Integrating Pranayama and Meditation in Vinyasa Classes:

• Quick countdown series in 10 minutes or less that can inspire and guide.

• Simple and accessible suggestions for teachers and yoga practitioners to incorporate Pranayama and Meditation in Vinyasa classes.

• Whether you are new to these techniques or looking to deepen your existing routine, check out our recommendations for finding moments of pause.

Listen to or watch the full Episode #2 for an in-depth discussion on the whys and hows of Integrating Pranayama and Meditation in Vinyasa Classes. In the meantime, may your peace be long, may your planks be strong, and may your prana root you in each present moment.

Peace, Planks + Prana is a podcast dedicated to the yoga experience as a student, teacher, or anyone curious about exploring a practice that connects your body, breath, and mind.

Hosts Milissa Payne Bradley (Bay Area, CA) and Sharon Niryce Murriguez (Sicily, Italy) are passionate about practicing, teaching, living, sharing, and talking about yoga and its intersection with culture.

Episode #2: "Integrating Pranayama and Meditation in Vinyasa Classes"

• Discusses the Benefits of Pranayama and Meditation

• Shares different methods of Pranayama and Meditation and how you can include them in your asana practice and daily life

• Offers suggestions for where to introduce Pranayama, Meditation, and Mindfulness Techniques in a Vinyasa-style class

Listen in and let Milissa and Sharon know what you think. In the meantime, may your peace be long, may your planks be strong, and may your prana root you in each present moment.

Peace, Planks + Prana is a podcast dedicated to the yoga experience as a student, teacher, or anyone curious about exploring a practice that connects your body, breath, and mind.

Hosts, Milissa Payne Bradley (Bay Area, CA) and Sharon Niryce Murriguez (Sicily, Italy), are passionate about practicing, teaching, living, sharing, and talking about yoga and its intersection with culture.

Episode #1: "Welcome to Peace, Planks + Prana"

• welcomes you to the podcast

• lets you know what you can expect to get out of episodes

• introduces your hosts - Milissa Payne Bradley and Sharon Niryce Murriguez

May your peace be long, may your planks be strong, and may your prana root you in each present moment.