Untapped Power: Insights and Wisdom for Collective Transformation in the Yoga Community

In this episode I sit down with Janet Farnsworth, a body empowerment coach and shame buster who helps women become best friends with their bodies.   After thirty years supporting hundreds of women heal body trauma- including sexual assault, addiction, disability prejudice, and eating disorders, Janet found her soul purpose helping women not just connect to their bodies, but also how to to celebrate their bodies as their most powerful asset.  

Together we explore: 

• How to expand your business through the practice of yoga
• Continuous practice of being present to the self
• How the body shows up what we need
• Having authenticity as a teacher
• The undoing of our definition of success
• The “myth” behind success and fame
• The practice of noticing how it feels to have abundance in your body
• The undoing of thought
• Dealing with continuous change
• The role of visualization in our lives
• The role discipline plays and how it can be an illusion 
• Greatest lesson you learn is by doing
• The power that resides in rest
• Making space for the perfect you
• Untapped Collective Power of Presence

Janet is the founder and CEO of the movement-therapy practice The practice of Now:  Let love Move you.  She is also a two-time bestselling author of “Love Your Body: The guide to Stop making your body a battleground” and “Your Body is Your Superpower: How to Live a Life of Confidence, Clarity and Joy.”  You can connect with Janet @ https://janetfarnsworth.com/ or through instagram and facebook @janet.farnsworth.

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In this episode I break down how to cultivate  personal practices that are meaningful and long lasting and why I believe that most important component of a consistent personal practice is allowing it to be uniquely your own with clear direction from the heart.   

Breaking down:

- What it means to have a personal practice and why it is so important
- What do you require for yourself?
- Finding your own unique way in
- Creating a solid foundation
- Benefits of continued refinement
- Asking yourself does this serve or empower me?
- Power in showing up for yourself continuously

We will be taking a short break as this episodes wraps up Season 1 , I look forward to being back with you in September.   If you have any questions or know of an amazing guest for the show reach out to me at www.amandastrojny.com

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In this episode I sit down with Meghan Leighton a yoga instructor, retreat co-leader, meditation coach, and founder of Awake Minds: Yoga & Conscious Living in Newburyport, MA.  Meghan trained under the Live Love Teach yoga philosophy and along side a mediation teacher from Swami Satchidananda's lineage for eight years.   

Together we explore:

• Meghan’s personal journey into yoga starting with meditation 
• Learning the connection between energy, movement and consciousness
• Meghan’s desire for finding a guru
• Clarity and discernment between ego and intuition 
• Uncovering external validation 
• Personal evolution as an example for others
• Diligence and de-conditioning of the mind
• The different ways to approach meditation
• Breaking down concentration, meditation and mindfulness
• Finding confidence and comfort in the voice
• Sharing in collaboration and acceptance through co-facilitating retreats
• Training of the mind
• Ways to overcome resistance to meditation
• Untapped power in meditation

Meghan’s mission for Awake minds is to support people, schools, and communities with tools that support resilience, regulation skills, and compassionate connections with others and nature - through the tools of yoga and meditation.  You can connect with Meghan @megleighton.awakeminds or www.awake-minds.com

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In this episode I break down how to set clear boundaries with yourself and with others and why setting boundaries is the ultimate act of self love

Breaking down:

- Boundaries as an act of self love
- How to establish clear boundaries
- Why boundaries are so important
- Why boundaries are more about you vs them
- The importance of having clear values
- Discovering what is preventing you from having clear boundaries
- Feeling into the discomfort of setting boundaries
- The practice of strengthen your boundaries 

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In this episode I sit down with Lauren LePage a Physical Therapist and a newly certified 200 Hour yoga teacher.  After using yoga as a cornerstone of her own health and wellness journey for many years, Lauren embarked on her yoga teacher certification to learn how she could utilize her passion for yoga to provide more holistic care to her patients. 

Together we explore:

• The process and criteria for selecting the right yoga teacher training program
• Teacher training expectations vs. reality
• The unexpected gifts of self reflection that came out of Yoga Teacher Training
• The importance of creating a sacred space for sharing
• Where people see the most resistance to yoga
• The application of Yoga teacher to Lauren’s career in physical therapy
• Challenges with entrepreneurship
• Vulnerability and putting yourself out there
• Removal of external validation
• How to still incorporate yoga teacher training without teaching in a studio
• Breaking down a one sized fits all model for teaching yoga
• Lauren’s shift in her personal practice after completing yoga teacher training
• Lauren shares common yoga injuries and prevention
• Benefits that come from slowing down the practice 
• Untapped Power of vulnerability

Lauren owns her own practice in Portsmouth, NH, Anchor Physical Therapy & Performance, where she enjoys helping the active seacoast NH community stay healthy so they can continue to perform the activities they love.  She can be found  @anchorptnh and  www.anchorptnh.com

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Reference to Episode # 5 with Ankati Day 

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In this episode I break down why I think we could all benefit from more daily collaboration and also ways to identify healthy and successful collaborations.

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Breaking down:

- Benefits of collaboration
- Why competition and comparing never works
- Being Truly happy for the success of others
- How to identify a successful collaboration
- Questions to ask yourself prior to collaborating 
- Finding a balance between individual and collective
- Untapped Power in collective collaboration

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In this episode I sit down with Cynthia Garcia a RYT 500 teacher who has spent the last year training students in Bali to become yoga teachers themselves, as a Vinyasa Shatkaram and Pranayama instructor.   Cynthia is experienced in teaching all levels and has taught countless students in teacher training programs and retreats. 

In this Episode we break down:

• Cynthia’s journey through Yoga including a 500 hour training in India
• Fears that arise when beginning to teach
• The tools and skills to build confidence as a teacher
• Learning to cultivate a unique style of teaching
• Differences in Western and Eastern Yoga teachings
• Immense learning from training other teachers
• The beauty and benefits of travel
• What it means to be successful as a Yoga Teacher
• Re-defining financial Success
• How to gain acceptance in your choices 
• Finding support of others and the benefits in having a diverse community
• 200 Hour Teacher training challenges
• Challenges of entrepreneurship
• Learning to utilize time efficiently
• Untapped power in discovering our feminine.
• “We are more magical then we realize”

Cynthia believes in living life based on the authentic yogic philosophies and can be found at https://www.balipeaceandyoga.com/ and on instagram @Peace__and__yoga.  

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In this episode I break down the ways to overcome stagnation, patterning and story telling so you can find peace with personal accountability.

Breaking down:

- Starting exactly where you are
- Identifying areas in your life where you desire accountability
- Examining your Why behind accountability
- Identifying internal/ external accountability
- Eliminating praise and blame
- Temporary Fixes and why they don't last
- The power in stillness/ personal awareness

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In this episode I sit down with Dr. Melody Moore, a 500 RYT and Licensed Clinical Psychologist and founder of Embody Love Movement Foundation.  Through both private practice and social entrepreneurship, Melody is committed to creating conditions for everyone to reclaim self worth.  

In this episode we explore:

• Melody’s journey into blending Yoga and Psychology
• How the question of “what is wrong with me” resulted in a deeper inquiry
• Finding trust in yourself
• How parents, childhood and culture messaging is deeply ingrained
• Using yoga as a pathway to reconnecting with sensations
• What it means to have an authentic voice
• The importance of being committed to the practice of seeing yourself
• Reflection and awareness to social location when it comes to sharing information 
• Self Regulation and personal Awareness
• How raising the voice of others creates collective change
• The practice of seeing others through our communication
• The beautiful power that resides in the “AND”
• Learning to trust our own personal evolution and growth
• Trusting our own change 
• Owning the harm we may have caused through continued compassion for self
• Structure of Capitalism and the Yoga Practice
• Success of Yoga teachers through continued learning and collective support
• Collective Untapped Power to stop playing small and thinking there is not enough for all
• Bound Liberation

Melody can be found on instagram @drmelodymoore and by visiting her website www.drmelodymoore.com. 

Melody is on the faculty for Off the Mat, Into the World and is a founding member of the Yoga and Body Image Coalition.   

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Resources & References:
 
Reference to Episode # 6 with Minta Allred 
Nikki Myers & Yoga 12SR
The Body Keeps the Score 

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In this episode I break down why creating your own definition of success is the greatest gift you can offer yourself.

Breaking down:

- Importance of Creating your own definition of success
- Barriers associated with having a false definition of success
- Using your definition of success to move yourself forward
- Questions to ask yourself
- Applicable steps to put your definition of success into practice
- The untrue belief that worthiness is tied to success
- Eliminating the rules for success
- Creating community and accountability

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