The Yoga Podclass

When was the last time you said something to yourself that you'd never say to someone you love?

This restorative class explores ahimsa, yoga's first ethical invitation, often translated as nonviolence. But this isn't about fists or actions. It's about that quiet voice that says "I should be further along" or "what's wrong with me."

Class starts at 5:20.

Kyle guides you through a slow, reclined practice focused on moving the spine in every direction. Banana pose, gentle twists, sphinx, seal, and child's pose. All floor-based, all held long enough to actually settle in. No props needed.

This class is an invitation to notice where you're carrying self-criticism in your body and your thoughts, and to practice, even just for a few minutes, putting it down. Softening without giving up.

Best for evening practice or anytime you need to slow down.

Led by Kyle | Restorative/Yin | All Levels

New to The Yoga Podclass? This is a screen-free, audio-only yoga podcast. Just press play, close your eyes, and follow along. Next week, Kyle and David explore ahimsa off the mat in conversation.

What if your body isn't the problem—but the narrator?

Kyle and David sit down with author, yoga teacher, and brilliant human Ellie Rocher to talk about body stories, narrative repair, and what your time on the mat is actually trying to tell you. Ellie shares how a catastrophic gymnastics injury taught her that trauma doesn't change, but the story you tell about it does. And that shift changes everything.

They explore the stories society hands us about our bodies, the ones we've been carrying without questioning, and how the yoga mat becomes a laboratory for talking back to the narratives that limit us. From paradoxical breathing to the power of practicing with a prosthetic leg, this conversation gets specific about what it means to listen to your body's whisper instead of overriding it.

You'll hear about master narratives and counter stories, why discomfort is an invitation worth exploring, and how bodies that have felt othered can be centered and celebrated. This isn't about self-improvement. It's about witnessing yourself. Revision, not perfection.

Follow this exhale back home to your body, back home to this moment where there is so much to notice.

You can practice with Ellie at Up Yoga in South Minneapolis, and you can find Ellie at ellieroscher.com and on Instagram @ellieroscher. Her latest book is Fair Game: Trans Athletes and the Future of Sport.

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Your body has been trying to tell you something. Are you listening?

Class begins at 4:40.

David guides you through a 33-minute vinyasa class that treats your practice as self-study, not self-improvement.

You'll move through sun salutations, warrior variations, hip openers, and twists with longer holds that ask: what story have you been telling about your body? Is it true? Is it kind? Is it even yours?

This class isn't about pushing through. It's about turning inward with curiosity instead of judgment. Your body is the narrator. Your practice is where you learn to listen.

No props required.

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Santosha is usually translated as contentment. It's usually misunderstood as feeling good.

This week, Kyle and David talk through what contentment actually looks like when life is hard — how grief and gratitude can exist in the same moment, why "I'll be content when..." is a trap, and what it means to bring your whole self to the mat when your whole self isn't doing great.

They get into the physical side too: the duality inside poses like Warrior II and revolved triangle, why softening into a twist gets you deeper than forcing it, and what half pigeon reveals about your relationship to discomfort.

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This week Kyle explores santosha, the yogic practice of contentment, not as settling or going quiet, but as the willingness to stop fighting the truth of where you are long enough to actually feel it.

Class starts at 6:20

The inspiration came from grief. After losing his dog Lucy, Kyle found himself cleaning the house, crying, and unexpectedly feeling genuine gratitude at the same time. He kept waiting for one feeling to cancel the other out. It never did. That's the teaching.

In class, you'll work with the tension between effort and ease, discomfort and stillness, holding on and letting go. Santosha doesn't ask you to feel one thing. It asks you to be honest about what's actually true right now.

What to expect: a moderately active slow flow with longer holds, crescent lunge, warrior two, extended side angle, camel, and a surrender series to close. All levels welcome. No screen required.

Next week, Kyle and David take this conversation off the mat.

Joy is easy to miss. Not because it isn't there, but because we're usually moving too fast to catch it. The good stuff tends to pass right by while we're focused on what's wrong, what's next, or what still needs fixing.

In this episode, Kyle and David explore what it actually means to find joy in the small things — on and off the mat. They talk about why it's easier to feel the hard moments than to let the good ones land, what it looks like to hold grief and gratitude at the same time, and why joy might already be showing up in your life even when it doesn't feel that way.

Plus: Kyle reflects on practicing without practicing, David shares what's been lighting up his teaching lately, and they read a poem that started it all, Joy Comes Back by Donna Ashworth.

This week's cue: Breathe in the basic. Simmer in the simple.

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What if joy isn't something you chase, but something you learn to notice?

Class begins at 4:40

David guides you through a vinyasa flow (no chaturangas) built around a simple but powerful shift in attention: finding joy in the small things. Through standing poses, warriors, and grounded floor work, you'll practice redirecting your focus from what's hard to what's working. The strength in your legs. The freedom in your breath. The gift of a body that can move.

Off the mat, the same practice applies. Joy isn't fireworks. It's the light through the trees, the first sip of coffee, the quiet moments you almost missed. The more you train the muscle of noticing, the more often it shows up.

Class closes with "Joy Comes Back" by Donna Ashworth, one of David's favorite poems, and the perfect landing for this practice.

No chaturangas. No props required.

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You probably have a morning routine. The question is whether it's one you chose or one you defaulted into.

In this episode, Kyle and David get honest about how they start their days, what their morning routines actually look like, and what those routines reveal about how they show up everywhere else, including on the mat. They explore the moment of arrival in practice, why presence doesn't always come at the beginning, and what it means to lead your day with intention rather than reaction.

Plus: Kyle opens up about losing his dog Lucy, and what grief is teaching him about redesigning his days with more care.

This week's cue: Before you reach for anything, take one breath.

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You already know how it goes — you wake up, reach for your phone, and the day is already running you.

Practice starts at 4:44.

This 25-minute morning flow is designed to interrupt that pattern. Kyle leads a dynamic, heat-building practice — heart openers, backbends, sun salutations, crescent lunge, warrior II — built around one simple idea: you get to choose how this day goes. But only if you decide that before the day decides for you.

No screen required. Just your mat, your breath, and 25 minutes before the world gets a vote.

~25 minutes | All levels | Led by Kyle

What if the thing standing between you and what you're reaching for isn't a lack of effort or talent, but a lack of foundation?

This week in our Off the Mat conversation, Kyle and David explore the pattern of expanding before the base is built. They talk about the pull toward big goals, flashy poses, and fast results—and what gets lost when we skip the groundwork.

In this conversation, they explore:

On the mat: How ego drives us into poses our bodies aren't ready for, why building foundation in the "boring" poses sets you up for the expansive ones, and the difference between finding your balance and creating it

Off the mat: What self-compassion actually looks like in practice, the inner work that has to come before you can show up for others, and why slowing down in a culture wired for instant gratification is one of the hardest things to do

Whether you're chasing a handstand, rebuilding after an injury, or figuring out what you actually want your life to look like, this conversation is about the relationship between stability and expansion—and why one can't exist without the other.

Build the base. Then build the dream.

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