Talking Yoga

This week,  we talk to the wonderful Fizz Yasin, yoga teacher, mental health advocate, British Heart Foundation Ambassador, podcaster and founder of Happy Heart Health. 

Check out Fizz's podcast, Happy Heart Health: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/find-your-fizz/id1531940707

You can find more from Fizz:
Yoga Alliance Professionals profile: https://www.yogaallianceprofessionals.org/united-kingdom/maidenhead/yoga-teacher/faiza-fizz-yasin
Website: https://www.happyheartflow.co.uk/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/happyheartflow/:

Yoga Alliance Professionals:
Website: https://www.yogaallianceprofessionals.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yogaallianceprofessionals
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yogaallianceprofessionals/

Soundtrack: https://myoho.bandcamp.com/music

Rebecca Coales is a yoga teacher, Kumbhaka enthusiast and former record-holding freediver! In this episode of Talking Yoga, we talk to Rebecca about her career as an athlete and how yoga helped her performance, dealing with anxiety and the power of the breath.

Register for Rebecca's Kumbhaka festival here: https://sport-restore-yoga.teachable.com/p/kumbhaka-festival-2020

You can find more from Rebecca:
Yoga Alliance Professionals profile: https://www.yogaallianceprofessionals.org/united-kingdom/bristol/yoga-teacher/rebecca-coales
Website: https://www.sportrestoreyoga.co.uk/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sportrestyoga

Yoga Alliance Professionals:
Website: https://www.yogaallianceprofessionals.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yogaallianceprofessionals
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yogaallianceprofessionals/

Soundtrack: https://myoho.bandcamp.com/music

We're back for Season 3 of Talking Yoga, and to kick things off, we chat to the virtuoso concert pianist, composer and founder of Piano-Yoga®, GéNIA.  Among her many accolades, GéNIA's compositions have enjoyed placement on the BBC series Killing Eve and ITV's Cold Feet. Her latest solo piano album, Babylon is available now. 

We talk about managing success and performance anxiety, yoga for musicians and yoga as a tool for wellbeing.

You can find more from GéNIA here:
Yoga Alliance Professionals profile: https://www.yogaallianceprofessionals.org/london/yoga-teacher/evgenia-chudinovich
GéNIA website: https://www.piano-yoga.com/
Instagram: @geniapianistcomposer
Facebook: @geniapianistcomposer
Please listen to GéNIA's composition "Babylon": https://open.spotify.com/track/7jGt0nSCD9b3EmxdkWTZPz?si=84lqCTSbQ8mCRQCi30fnGA

Yoga Alliance Professionals:
Website: https://www.yogaallianceprofessionals.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yogaallianceprofessionals
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yogaallianceprofessionals/

Soundtrack: https://myoho.bandcamp.com/music

After several months spent in lockdown, yoga studios across the UK are reopening their doors for in-person classes. We speak to the founder and director of Whitespace Yoga and Wellbeing Studio, Deborah Berryman, about the return to indoor classes.

You can find more from Deborah here:
Yoga Alliance Professionals profile: https://www.yogaallianceprofessionals.org/united-kingdom/milton-keynes/teacher-trainer/whitespace-yoga-training 
Website: https://whitespacestudio.co.uk/
Whitespace Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhitespaceYogaStudio/

Yoga Alliance Professionals:
Website: https://www.yogaallianceprofessionals.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yogaallianceprofessionals
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yogaallianceprofessionals/

Soundtrack: https://myoho.bandcamp.com/music

In this episode, Yoga Alliance Professionals speaks to the incredible Eleonora Ramsby Herrera, a Senior Yoga Teacher, Teacher Trainer and specialist in delivering trauma-sensitive and trauma-adapted yoga. As if this wasn't enough, she also holds a BA (Hons) first class degree in Contemporary Dance from London Contemporary Dance School and a Masters in Effective Learning and Teaching from the Institute of Education, University College of London (distinction). She is truly a wonder. 

In this conversation, we focus on raising awareness for mental health issues surrounding yoga teaching, tools an strategies yoga teachers can use to manage their own self care, and Eleonora's work on training teachers on mental health topics.

Please be aware that we do discuss topics that some listeners may find triggering, such as anxiety and depression. If you do not feel comfortable with these topics please do miss this episode out. 

Find More From Eleonora Ramsby Herrera here:
Yoga Alliance Professionals' profile: https://www.yogaallianceprofessionals.org/yoga-teacher/eleonora-ramsby-herrera
Website: https://www.eleonora.london/
Studio website: https://www.lisbonyogainstitute.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yogawithellieramsby
Eleonora's blog on strategies for yoga teachers: https://yogobe.com/en/blog/self-care-strategies-yoga-teacher-eleonora-ramsby-herrera

Yoga Alliance Professionals:
Website: https://www.yogaallianceprofessionals.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yogaallianceprofessionals
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yogaallianceprofessionals/

In another lockdown episode, I speak to Paula Ahlberg about whether yoga teacher training courses should be held online during the pandemic. A teacher trainer and senior yoga teacher with over 20 years of experience working in the yoga and fitness industry, Paula was the ideal guest for an in-depth and thoughtful discussion about the current shift to online yoga.

You can find more from Paula here:
Yoga Alliance Professionals Profile: https://www.yogaallianceprofessionals.org/united-kingdom/yoga-teacher/paula-ahlberg
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WellbeingWarehouse/
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thewellbeingwarehouse/ &
https://www.instagram.com/theeverywhereyogi/
Website: https://www.wellbeing-warehouse.com/

Yoga Alliance Professionals:
Website: https://www.yogaallianceprofessionals.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yogaallianceprofessionals
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yogaallianceprofessionals/

In this episode of Talking Yoga, Yoga Alliance Professionals speaks to Jane Piddington, Senior Yoga Teacher and owner of Ashtanga Yoga Glastonbury. 

Described as “one of the most down to earth and knowledgeable Ashtanga yoga teachers practising in the UK today”, Jane has dedicated herself to her practice and developing a yoga teacher. 

More recently, Jane’s more authentic, traditional style of teaching has had to adapt to an online platform. We discuss this shift to “virtual yoga” and what it may mean for teaching in the future. 

You can find more from Jane Piddington here:
Yoga Alliance Professionals Profile: https://www.yogaallianceprofessionals.org/united-kingdom/glastonbury/jane-piddington
Website: https://www.ashtangayogaglastonbury.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AshtangaYogaGlastonbury/

Yoga Alliance Professionals:
Website: https://www.yogaallianceprofessionals.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yogaallianceprofessionals
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yogaallianceprofessionals/

In this episode of Talking Yoga, Pip Taverner speaks on the value of mentorship for yoga teachers seeking to build a successful career.

Pip Taverner is an experienced yoga teacher, the creator of Groove Om Yoga and co-founder of tonic retreats. More recently, Pip has set up the mentorship programme Your Yoga Career, a course aimed at inspiring and motivating yoga teachers to achieve their goals.

You can find more from Pip here:
Yoga Alliance Professionals Profile: https://www.yogaallianceprofessionals.org/united-kingdom/bournemouth/yoga-teacher/pip-taverner
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Your-Yoga-Career-101636188115768/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/youryogacareer/
Pip's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pipyoga108/

Yoga Alliance Professionals:
Website: https://www.yogaallianceprofessionals.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yogaallianceprofessionals
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yogaallianceprofessionals/ 

Soundtrack: https://myoho.bandcamp.com/music

In light of the UK's government guidance to self-isolate in order to minimise the spread of the Coronavirus, a vast number of yoga teachers are adjusting their in-person classes to an online setting. To help best manage this transition, we sat down with Annie Clarke,  a London based yoga teacher, creator of the wellness blog Mind Body Bowl, and founder of “The Practice” - an online yoga studio.

Annie describes her experience of setting up "The Practice" in January of 2020. Throughout the conversation she shares useful tips for online teaching, outlines some of the challenges she faced and offers pertinent advice for other teachers starting out online in this challenging time.

You can find more from Annie Clarke here:
Yoga Alliance Professionals profile: https://www.yogaallianceprofessionals.org/london/yoga-teacher/annie-clarke
Website: https://annieclarke.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mind_body_bowl/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRO4WLyNCgBt2I3nYFfhEsg

Yoga Alliance Professionals:
Website: https://www.yogaallianceprofessionals.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yogaallianceprofessionals
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yogaallianceprofessionals/ 

In the final episode of the first season of Talking Yoga we speak to Nikki Slade. Nikki is a pioneer in the field of Kirtan, chanting and sound work in the UK. Using her own experiences, Nikki has dedicated herself to sharing the connective power of chanting with the wider public. Her inspiring approach has led to working with world-renowned corporations, such as Cisco and Saatchi, and supporting innovative male prison programmes and initiatives to support the recovery of addicts in the Priory hospital. 

Nikki describes the historic roots of chanting, the power of the voice and how it can be used to foster connection between a variety of communities. 

You can find more from Nikki Slade here:
Yoga Alliance Professionals profile: https://www.yogaallianceprofessionals.org/yoga-teacher/nikki-slade
Website: https://nikkislade.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nikkisladeuk

Yoga Alliance Professionals:
Website: https://www.yogaallianceprofessionals.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yogaallianceprofessionals
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yogaallianceprofessionals/


Nikki's book "The Healing Power of Chanting": https://nikkislade.com/shop/the-healingpowerofchanting-book/
Nikki is doing FB live kirtan classes for anyone wishing to try this.