Yoga Big Sisters Podcast

By Yoga Big Sisters

First-of-its-kind yoga podcast in South Africa to help you learn and unlearn what you know about yoga. Get ready to dive deeper, beyond the physical practice and question the yoga industry.

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How many episodes does Yoga Big Sisters Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 49 episodes available.

Yoga Big Sisters Podcast episodes:

February 29, 2024 BS2.4 -Be Calm with Box Breath
Pranayama- or breath retention- is an amazing yogic practice to bring into your daily life.
This simple, easy to remember breathwork will take just 6 minutes to calm your mind
and body.
Connect with us:
@yogabigsisterspodcast
@zaakiyahbhikha
@sheena.teaches.yoga
[email protected]
Chat with us:

Got a problem, secret, question or life challenge you can’t figure out? We use yogic philosophy to become yoga agony aunts and give advice. DM us on Instagram to have your issue resolved.
Submit to be a podcast guest by sending us a DM on Instagram
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7min
February 08, 2024BS2.3 Affirmations To Become Magnetic
Want to reprogram your mind? Practice self talk by using these affirmations to transform your internal reality and become your most magnetic self in the 3D.
Connect with us:
@yogabigsisterspodcast

@zaakiyahbhikha

@sheena.teaches.yoga

[email protected]
Chat with us:
Got a problem, secret, question or life challenge you can’t figure out? We use yogic philosophy to become yoga agony aunts and give advice. DM us on Instagram to have your issue resolved.

Submit to be a podcast guest by sending us a DM on Instagram
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6min
February 02, 2024BS2.2 - Five Minute Meditation for Focus
Need to focus? Got 5 minutes? Then sit down in your most comfortable seat because Sheena has your back.
Connect with us:
@yogabigsisterspodcast

@zaakiyahbhikha

@sheena.teaches.yoga
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6min
January 19, 2024BSS1E1 How to set intentions for 2024
Let Zaakiyah guide you on how to set your 2024 intentions, so that you can create your dream life.
Connect with us:
@yogabigsisterspodcast

@zaakiyahbhikha

@sheena.teaches.yoga

[email protected]
Chat with us:
Got a problem, secret, question or life challenge you can’t figure out? We use yogic philosophy to become yoga agony aunts and give advice. DM us on Instagram to have your issue resolved.

Submit to be a podcast guest by sending us a DM on Instagram
Resources: Click to download the Free 7 Day Mindful Shift Guidelines
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25min
November 10, 2023S2 Ep 6 Liberating Yourself Through Trauma-Sensitive Yoga
Zaakiyah shares an introduction to Trauma-Sensitive Yoga and how to liberate self. This includes advice for both yoga students and yoga teachers, how collective trauma vs individual trauma affects us and being aware of triggers.
Themes and Timestamps:
Catch up (00:30)

Collective Trauma (04:53)

Body Keeps the Score Inner child (07:30)

Transforming Self and the study of the Soul (08:30)

Tips for Teaching Trauma-Sensitive Yoga (10:30)

Resourcing is more than Self Care (13:30)

Timelines for Healing (21:30)

Resilience (24:30)

Being Aware of Your Students Triggers (27:30)

De-stigmatization of Trauma (29:30)

Tips/ Reminders (32:14)
Additional Resources
A glimpse into our Libra New Moon Ceremony with Episode 5 Guest Bianca Koyabe

The Body Keeps The Score by Bessel van der Kolk
Connect with us:
@yogabigsisterspodcast

@zaakiyahbhikha

@sheena.teaches.yoga
Chat with us:
Got a problem, secret, question, or life challenge you can’t figure out? We use yogic philosophy to become yoga agony aunts and give advice. DM us on Instagram to have your issue resolved.

Submit to be a podcast guest by sending us a DM on Instagram
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38min
November 03, 2023S2 5 Bianca Koyabe on Women’s Reproductive Health
Imagine planning your whole life around your period… Bianca Koyabe, a wellness coach and content creator specialising in cycle synching, does exactly that. She speaks to Sheena and Zaakiyah about the phases of our cycles, what cycle synching and how to do it.
This conversation also goes into what we wish we’d known about periods when we were younger and how society is built so that women find their cycles more difficult than they need to. Bianca shares holistic knowledge to ease that and recommends apps .
Themes and Timestamps:
Hi and introducing Bianca (00:33)

Our first Period experiences (11:00)

The phases of the Menstrual Cycle (16:10)

How to start Cycle Synching (30:00)

Redefining your Relationship with Your Period (33:00)

Should you really skip that Yoga Pose during Your period? (44:00)

Yoga Philosophy, Religious Stigma and Your Period (45:45)

PMS vs PMDD, what's the difference? (52:47)
Additional Resources:
Bianca’s Instagram and TikTok

Flo App

Femble App
Connect with us:
@yogabigsisterspodcast

@zaakiyahbhikha

@sheena.teaches.yoga
Chat with us:
Got a problem, secret, question, or life challenge you can’t figure out? We use yogic philosophy to become yoga agony aunts and give advice. DM us on Instagram to have your issue resolved.

Submit to be a podcast guest by sending us a DM on Instagram

To join our 2024 Yoga Mentorship, email [email protected]
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1h
October 30, 2023S2 EP 4: From Boys 2 Men to Yoga
October is Mental Health Awareness Month, in this episode we introduce our guest Thomas Sheehy, as we join in a rich discussion around men’s mental health and yoga. This episode goes far beyond as we touch on Thomas research & practice and other tools to navigate around health and healing.
Themes and Timestamps:
Hi and introducing our Guest! (00:03)

Personal Journey with yoga (10:50)

Trigger warning (17:09)

Yoga Spaces ( 21:35)

Classic male stereo-types and yoga (25:44)

Safe Yoga spaces (30:00)

Why men should come to yoga ( 35:00)

Quality friendships (48:00)

Inner boy and layers (58:00)
About our Guest:
Thomas Sheehy the co-owner of The Shala - Cape Town Yoga School. He has studied, practiced and taught yoga, naturopathy and nutritional therapy since 2007.
In 2021, Thomas completed MSc Advanced Complementary Medicine (Research & Practice), writing his dissertation as a constructivist grounded theory of yoga instructors’ understanding of eating disorders.Thomas teaches group yoga classes and individual yoga therapy sessions.
Additional Resources:
Thomas Sheehy

The Shala Yoga School
Connect with us:
@yogabigsisterspodcast

@zaakiyahbhikha

@sheena.teaches.yoga
Chat with us:
Got a problem, secret, question, or life challenge you can’t figure out? We use yogic philosophy to become yoga agony aunts and give advice. DM us on Instagram to have your issue resolved.

Submit to be a podcast guest by sending us a DM on Instagram
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58min
October 23, 2023S2 3 Yoga for Your Stress, Anxiety and Burnout
Sheena got super into how Yoga could treat her burnout. Then Zaakiyah’s friend was told to try yoga by her doctor, because of burnout. And Sheena taught her until she recovered.
Now that Sheena has researched and written a thesis on Yoga as a Burnout treatment, Zaaki gets to pick her brain on the topic. We hope that you can find some useful insights, information and mindset shifts when it comes to treating and managing your stress, anxiety and burnout thanks to yoga’s ancient system of knowledge.
Themes and Timestamps:
Hi and introducing Yoga for Stress, Anxiety and Burnout (00:33)

Zaakiyah and Sheena’s first memories of anxiety (07:30)

Defining Burnout vs Stress vs Anxiety (12:25)

Yoga and the Nervous System (28:00)

Where Do I Start After a Burnout Diagnosis?(31:40)

How are Yoga Asana Classes for Burnout different? (35:10)

Yoga Philosophy, Intentions and Mindset Shifts for Burnout Management (46:10)

Non-yogic tools for Burnout Management (50:12)
Additional Resources and Studies sited:
Burnout’s origin story

Asana Anatomy of Work Special Report

Future Forum Winter Snapshot

Burnout Questionnaire

Personality types who are more susceptible

Study showing humming, signing and chatting stimulate the vagus nerve

Study showing that the breath patterns of Nadi Shodhana are alternating cooling and heating.

Study comparing CBT, MBMT and Yoga as Treatment for Burnout

Non-yoga tools: The Intentional Planner PDF’s from Sheena
Connect with us:
@yogabigsisterspodcast

@zaakiyahbhikha

@sheena.teaches.yoga
Chat with us:
Got a problem, secret, question, or life challenge you can’t figure out? We use yogic philosophy to become yoga agony aunts and give advice. DM us on Instagram to have your issue resolved.

Submit to be a podcast guest by sending us a DM on Instagram

To join our 2024 Yoga Mentorship, email [email protected]
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59min
October 13, 2023S2 2 Your Mind on Meditation with Caitlin Chick
This week Zaakiyah and Sheena are joined by Cait Chick, founder of Udaya Yoga and discuss…
Themes and Timestamps:
Hi and introducing Cait (00:30)

Cait’s yoga story (06:40)

Meditation and Your Mind (12:51)

How Long & Often Should We Meditate (16:45)

Benefits of Pranayama for the Nervous System (18:43)

Where Modern Science and Yoga Philosophy Meet (24:24)

Cait’s Biggest Tip for Mental Health (31:38)
Additional Resources:
@yogacait

Udaya Yoga

A Wandering Mind is an Unhappy Mind

The Science of Well-Being by Laurie de Santos

Original Study on Income vs Happiness Threshold

An updated study done in 2023 by PNAS
Connect with us:
@yogabigsisterspodcast

@zaakiyahbhikha

@sheena.teaches.yoga
Chat with us:
Got a problem, secret, question, or life challenge you can’t figure out? We use yogic philosophy to become yoga agony aunts and give advice. DM us on Instagram to have your issue resolved.

Submit to be a podcast guest by sending us a DM on Instagram
...more
40min
September 29, 2023S2 1. Community Segment- Body Image.
Introducing a familiar voice as our resident expert and sharing feedback from listeners like you!
Themes and Timestamps:
Hi and introducing our Resident Expert! (00:35)

Correction! Pisces planet is actually Neptune, not Pluto.

Mandy Wu on Body Image from therapeutic perspective and Theoretical Model of Inclusion (03:18)

Nolwazi Ntshona on her body image changes during lockdown (09:30)

Dominique Gaydon speaks on body image, societal expectations on womxn and her body image journey (12:30)

Courtney- Lee Williamson on how Yoga has changed her body image for the better (19:09)

Mandy Wu on (23:35) Studies on Yoga & Body Image, self-esteem, and teachers ethical responsibilities

Final reflections (27:47)
Additional Resources:
Mandy Wu, our Resident Expert @theyogacreative

Nolwazi Ntshona, @zestyzesh

Dominique Gaydon-Pitts, @dominiquegaydonpitts

Courtnee-Lee Williamson, @courtneyleewilliamson

Theoretical Model of Inclusion by Dr Bronfenbrenner
Connect with us:
@yogabigsisterspodcast

@zaakiyahbhikha

@sheena.teaches.yoga
Chat with us:
Got a problem, secret, question, or life challenge you can’t figure out? We use yogic philosophy to become yoga agony aunts and give advice. DM us on Instagram to have your issue resolved.

Submit to be a podcast guest by sending us a DM on Instagram
...more
31min

FAQs about Yoga Big Sisters Podcast:

How many episodes does Yoga Big Sisters Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 49 episodes available.