There are benefits to both Western Allopathic and Indian Yogic understandings of the body and its systems. However, it is extremely important to understand the core differences in the approach of each perspective to the body. During May's Yoga Well Discussion Hour, Chase Bossart explains what is different about each approach, why this matters to how they are applied, and most importantly, why understanding the Yogic perspective matters.

This discussion took place as part of our free Yoga Well Discussion series, which takes place the last Tuesday of every month starting at 11:30amPT/2:30pmET. Sign up for our email list for details on topics and how you can join these discussions live. www.yogawell.com

Viniyoga is know for being breath centered yoga. Learn the yoga philosophy behind and walk-through the step-by-step teaching of ujjāyī , a fundamental breathing technique & core part of teaching yoga. Chase explores how we develop the consistent and subtle quality of breath and attention in this tool as a bridge to how we shift our focus to presence and prana in everyday life. Find more short practices with our weekly class, 15 Minute Breathing and Meditation. Join the live practice for free on Thursdays at 9:30am PT / 12pm ET. Or enroll in the class for the weekly practice, a monthly course planning and experience discussion with the instructor, as well as access to a year of recordings in our Student Portal. Learn more at https://www.yogawell.com/15-minute-breathing-and-meditation/

Explore the intersections and differences of applied yoga philosophy in yoga therapy with theoretical approaches in traditional Western therapy. Join Chase Bossart, Yoga Well Institute's Executive Director, and Briana Soladay, Yoga Therapist and licensed marriage and family therapist, for a discussion about how therapies compare in overlapping areas, parallel theories, therapeutic boundaries, scope of practice, and more. In this conversation, Chase and Briana refer to Dr. Gurjeet Birdee, Associate Professor at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Director of the Osher Center for Integrative Health. You can listen to his Podcast with Chase from March 2024 as they discuss Yoga Therapy & Integrative Health. You can find Briana and her practice in California at www.truenature.us.com. Interested in more yoga philosophy and foundational yoga models? Explore Yoga Well's offerings at https://www.yogawell.com/our-offerings/

This breath centered yoga practice and meditation for stress and anxiety will explore your relationship with gravity. The breath tools in this practice include: exhale technique, pause after exhale, and krama on exhale.

Join Briana Soladay, Yoga Therapist and licensed marriage and family therapist practicing out of California. Find Briana at www.truenature.us.com. Find more short practices with our weekly class, 15 Minute Breathing and Meditation. Join the live practice for free on Thursdays at 9:30am PT / 12pm ET. Or enroll in the class for the weekly practice, a monthly course planning and experience discussion with the instructor, as well as access to a year of recordings in our Student Portal.

Learn more at https://www.yogawell.com/15-minute-breathing-and-meditation/

Recorded as part of the Yoga Well Live Lecture Series with Chase Bossart on April 28th, 2026, this discussion explores what Yoga has to say when we find ourselves overwhelmed by outside influence to the point that our inner and personal lives are affected. Our Live Lecture Series takes place on the last Tuesday of every month, starting at 11:30amPT/2:30pmET.

All are welcome to join, and if you'd like to attend, sign up for our email list for reminders and save this Zoom link to your calendar. https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83462203532?pwd=5a0J0gsh0eCwgDgFtTxPxyQwaJZuXt.1#success

From the perspective of the Viniyoga tradition, lots of different things can be yoga. As we look to movement, mindfulness, or meditation, yoga philosophy can guide us to not only what yoga is but also the why. Yoga is an experience that can be spoken about in terms of the organizational tools, the preparation, the arising experience, and the results. Join Chase in this brief discussion of how classical definitions can help us piece together: what is yoga?

Exploring the definition from The Bhagavad Gītā Chapter 2 śloka 48's definition of yoga as equanimity, he weaves in perspectives from The Haṭhayogapradīpika and Yogasūtra. Want more yoga philosophy? Chase Bossart will begin his 5th cycle of teaching the Yogasūtras from Chapter 1 starting April 23rd 2026, a journey that takes 6 years from start to finish. You can learn more about this offering at https://courses.yogawell.com/patanjalis-yogasutra

Our Viniyoga podcast is a space for engaging yoga philosophy for modern life, though the nature of podcasting is one-sided. We speak and you listen. Your voice and experience is an important piece of these discussions. Join the conversation in how engaged community enriches the mindfulness of personal practice. Yoga functions as an exploration of our being and a genuine expression of self.

Let's explore the magic of human connection that happens in community and the healing happens in relationship. Jeannie Turner, Yoga Therapist, and Yoga Well's Executive Director, Chase Bossart discuss the importance of personal connection through examples of Yoga Well's weekly classes and Yoga Therapist trainings. Chase closes with a chant from a section of the Taittrīya-upaniṣat that we frequently chant in classes together as it illustrates the sanctity of relationship.

Find Jeannie at https://www.theyogapath.me/ and the Viniyoga community at https://viniyoga-therapist-community.mn.co/ Chase Bossart will begin his 5th cycle of teaching the Yogasūtras from Chapter 1 starting April 23rd 2026, a journey that takes 6 years from start to finish. You can learn more about this offering here: https://courses.yogawell.com/patanjalis-yogasutra

Join in this breath centered yoga and meditation practice to savor the warmth of a good friendship. This āsana-free practice focuses on breath development, including retention, and the mantra oṁ mitrāya namah. Find more short practices with our weekly class, 15 Minute Breathing and Meditation. Join the live practice for free on Thursdays at 9:30am PT / 12pm ET. Or enroll in the class for the weekly practice, a monthly course planning and experience discussion with the instructor, as well as access to a year of recordings in our Student Portal. Learn more at https://www.yogawell.com/15-minute-breathing-and-meditation/

Recorded as part of the Yoga Well Live Lecture Series with Chase Bossart on March 31st, 2026, The Deceptively Simple Yogasūtras is a thorough look at one of Yoga's most primary and foundational texts, Patanjali's Yogasūtra. Specifically, why repeated in-depth study is a cornerstone of Viniyoga practice.

Chase Bossart will begin his 5th cycle of teaching the Yogasūtras from Chapter 1 starting April 23rd, a journey that takes 6 years from start to finish.

You can learn more about this offering here: https://courses.yogawell.com/patanjalis-yogasutra

Also, we re-recorded Jeannie's episode and it is much better and is ready for Meg to pull a clip, sorry I didn't mark one, More recordings coming up!

Chase Bossart, Yoga Well's Executive Director and long-time student of Mr. Deśikachar in the Viniyoga lineage, provides yoga philosophy for modern life in the ancient text of the Yogasūtra as a user's guide. This episode is a continuation of Episode #92 from March 3rd, 2026: Contextualizing What is Yoga?, where Chase provided Patañjali's definition of yoga as applicable at every level of practice. Here, explore Yogasūtra I.3 word-by-word, including nuanced translations with a deep understanding of Saṁskṛta and broader philosophical connections. Want to dive further into the Yogasūtra? Chase begins walking through Chapter One this April 2026. Join the weekly discussion group with class recordings at https://courses.yogawell.com/patanjalis-yogasutra