The Alpha Female Podcast

Devinder Kaur is the owner & director of PranaShanti Yoga Centre in Ottawa, Ontario. Attend a Kundalini class with Devinder, and you’ll experience why students have studied and practiced with her for well over 15 years. Her strong interpersonal approach to teaching helps people reach their individual goals and empower themselves through yoga.  While talented and practiced, Devinder is also a 500 Hour Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga Teacher in the Hatha and Kundalini Yoga traditions. She is a Hatha Yoga Teacher Trainer and is a KRI Kundalini Yoga Lead Trainer. With over 25 years of experience as a self-employed business owner and business / IT consultant, she is a much-requested presenter on television programs, at local and national Yoga and Women’s conferences, and travels extensively as a guest trainer for Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training programs.

Her studio in Ottawa – Pranashanti and her personal website

In this episode, I talk about the other eight limbs of yoga and more specifically utilizing Themes in yoga classes.

If you’re a student, hopefully, this will enhance your practice and if you’re a new yoga teacher I highly recommend picking up the book Theme Weaver to enhance your teaching skills.

Emily Fletcher is the founder of Ziva Meditation and the leading expert in meditation for extraordinary performance. Her book, Stress Less, Accomplish More, debuted at #7 out of all books on Amazon.

The New York Times, Good Morning America, The Today Show, Vogue, and ABC News have all featured Emily’s work. She’s been named one of the top 100 women in wellness to watch, has taught more than 20,000 students around the world and has spoken on meditation for performance at Apple, Google, Harvard Business School, and Barclays Bank. Ziva graduates include Oscar, Grammy, Tony & Emmy award winners, NBA players, Navy SEALs, Fortune 500 CEOs, and busy parents.

The Ziva Technique is a powerful trifecta of mindfulness, meditation and manifesting designed to unlock your full potential. Its benefits include decreased stress, deeper sleep, improved immune function, and extraordinary performance.

In this episode, I talk about the eight limbs of yoga and more specifically Niyamas and Yamas. While reading the Inner Tradition of Yoga for my Yoga Teacher Training I was introduced to these concepts and then we would discuss them further in our training. I thought I’d share them on the podcast for those that haven’t heard about them yet. Enjoy!

Aleysha Derksen is a hands-on yoga teacher who loves to lead a strong and intentional flow. She is a full-time teacher, with firm roots in the Ottawa yoga community and a connection to her students. Aleysha’s classes are fun, dynamic and progressive, weaving the physical practice with spiritual teachings and inspiration centered around a focus or theme. Aleysha loves to teach inversion workshops, host international retreats and connect with the global community of yogis. She is the co-founder of Yoga Adventure Retreats and the In Alignment School of Yoga which hosts a yearly 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training program in beautiful Bali!

You can find her over at aleyshaderksen.com and learn about the 200-hour In Alignment Yoga Teacher Training.

In this episode, I talk about my brand new Autoimmune Thriving Program. It’s open for enrolment and the cart closes August 21st!

If you are newly diagnosed with an autoimmune disease I’d love for you to see if it’s a fit for you.

If you don’t have an autoimmune disease but know someone who does would you forward this episode to them to have a listen?

Alex Ure is a yoga and meditation teacher in Ottawa, Canada. With over 500 hours of training, she is passionate about teaching in ways that bridge gaps between ancient wisdom and modern-day. In 2018, she completed her 200-hour meditation teacher training in Sedona at Mclean Meditation Institute. She focuses on teaching meditation tools that can be used in your everyday life.

Instagram: @_alexure

Dr. Joe Vomvas is a Chiropractor, Acupuncture provider and Strength and Conditioning specialist located in Toronto, Ontario. Dr. Vomvas also has pursued Continuing Education opportunities in Active Release Techniques, Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinical Acupuncture, a Certified Functional Capacity Evaluator through Metriks Education and he is also a Certified Kinesio Tape Provider. A lifetime athlete and strength trainer, Dr. Vomvas is also Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association.

You can find him over at modushealthandperformance.com.

Meet Dr. Rachel, she’s a board-certified Naturopath. She was my Naturopath after my MS diagnosis and has been instrumental in my healing journey.

She studied at the National College of Natural Medicine in Portland, Oregon and the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine in Toronto, Ontario. She is licensed through the College of Naturopaths of Ontario, and am a professional member of the Canadian and Ontario Associations of Naturopathic Doctors, as well as the Endocrinology Association of Naturopathic Physicians.

You can find her at rachelcorradetti.com.

Chantale Michaud is the Registered Holistic Nutritionist behind Eat Heal Love. She was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2001 and has been health-conscious and relapse-free since 2007!

On her website, she writes “These days, I don’t feel as though I’m simply living with the illness — I’m thriving.”

Her goal is to help others achieve optimal wellness and give guidance to those who are passionate about discovering their own path to vibrant health! You can find her at eatheallove.com.