Yoga for real life

By Emily Rex

Real life practices, tips, and interviews for yoga practitioners living in the real world.... more

· Health & Fitness

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How many episodes does Yoga for real life have?

The podcast currently has 78 episodes available.

Yoga for real life episodes:

November 21, 202238. Ron and Emily: Working with stagnancy in practice
In this duo episode, Ron and Emily share reflections on the last few episodes and talk about working with stagnancy in practice. Highlights include:
Ron and Emily's takeaways from the past four episodes

Using a daily sadhana (spiritual practice) to adapt practice to your body and mind's needs

Adapting your practice to work with injuries

Strategies to reinvigorate your practice when you feel stagnant

Links, etc.:
Subscribe to yoga with emily rex's newsletter: http://eepurl.com/icOan9
Yoga with emily rex website: https://sites.google.com/view/emilyrexyoga/home
Email Emily and Ron with questions and feedback: [email protected]
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52min
November 14, 202237. Blake Tedder: coming home to embodiment and working through trauma
In this episode, Emily talks with Blake Tedder, social worker and yoga practitioner and teacher, about his journey into yoga, working with trauma, and embodiment practices. Highlights include:
How Blake found yoga and kirtan chanting in a gym

Blake's experiences working with trauma held in the body

Ways to connect with consciousness through yoga and everyday experiences

Blake's studies and friendship with Angela Farmer and Victor Van Kooten

Understanding yoga's structures in order to release attachment to them
To learn more about Blake, visit his website: http://blaketedder.com/
Blake's podcast with Angela Farmer and Victor Van Kooten: http://blaketedder.com/avpodcast/

If you like what you find here, be sure to check out Emily's yoga offerings: https://sites.google.com/view/emilyrexyoga/home
Click here to sign up for Emily's newsletter: http://eepurl.com/icOan9
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1h 12min
November 07, 202236. Amanda Phillips: Yoga nidra and yoga for bigger bodies
Ron and Emily have a fresh conversation with Amanda Phillips, yoga teacher in Greensboro, NC, about yoga nidra and yoga for bigger bodies. Highlights include:
How Amanda found yoga as a way of improving her health during grad school.

Amanda's journey from struggling with staying still to teaching and practicing yoga nidra.

Amanda's creative process in developing variations of yoga poses to be more accessible to students practicing in bigger bodies.
You can learn more about Amanda on Instagram: @every.body_yoga

If you like what you find here, be sure to rate and subscribe to this podcast and check out Emily's offerings:

Yoga with emily rex: in-person and recorded yoga classes: https://sites.google.com/view/emilyrexyoga

Click here to join my email list: http://eepurl.com/icOan9

Click here to email Emily and Ron with questions or suggestions: [email protected]
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1h 8min
October 31, 202235. Nichol Walters: Creating community in yoga spaces
Nichol Walters, founder of the Ahava Yoga Collective, is back on the podcast this week for a raw conversation about creating community in yoga spaces right now. Here are some highlights from the episode:
How we’re working to create community right now

The unique challenges of running a non-profit yoga studio and bringing yoga to underserved populations

Teaching yoga in a way that aligns with our values as yoga practitioners

Learn more about Nichol and the Ahava Yoga Collective here: https://ahava-collective.com/

If you like what you find here, be sure to rate and subscribe to this podcast and check out Emily's offerings:
Yoga with emily rex: in-person and recorded yoga classes: https://sites.google.com/view/emilyrexyoga
Click here to join my email list: http://eepurl.com/icOan9
Click here to email Emily and Ron with questions or suggestions: [email protected]
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1h 7min
October 27, 2022 34. YRL on the mat: Standing balancing practice
This beginner-friendly practices incorporates standing balancing postures to steady the mind and body.

If you like what you find here, be sure to rate and subscribe to this podcast and check out Emily's offerings:
Yoga with emily rex: in-person and recorded yoga classes: https://sites.google.com/view/emilyrexyoga
Click here to join my email list: http://eepurl.com/icOan9
Click here to email Emily and Ron with questions or suggestions: [email protected]
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7min
October 24, 202233. Sara Flanders and Natalie Piet: Exploring consciousness in yoga
Emily's yoga teachers, Sara Flanders and Natalie Piet, join Ron and Emily to explore the topic of consciousness in yoga. In Sara and Natalie’s offerings, they exquisitely weave together yoga philosophy, asana (postures), meditation, and other spiritual practices in ways that are accessible for “householders,” those who travel the spiritual path but also have wordly responsibilities. Some highlights of our discussion include:
An exploration of how to describe consciousness in yoga

How asana can help us learn about our own consciousness

Challenges that can arise when we embark on spiritual practices

How to cultivate our sadhana (spiritual practices)

How to find Sara and Natalie's offerings through their website:
Sara Flanders: https://www.fullradiance.com/
Natalie Piet: https://www.earthskymoon.com/

If you like what you find here, be sure to rate and subscribe to this podcast and check out Emily's offerings:
Yoga with emily rex: in-person and recorded yoga classes: https://sites.google.com/view/emilyrexyoga
Click here to join my email list: http://eepurl.com/icOan9
Click here to email Emily and Ron with questions or suggestions: [email protected]
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1h
October 17, 202232. Carey Sims: Intertwining yoga philosophy, religion, and adaptive yoga
In this episode Ron and Emily talk with Carey Sims, yoga teacher in Charlotte, North Carolina, about yoga philosophy, religion, and adaptive yoga. Carey shares how he weaves together these fields of practice and study into his work. Some highlights include:
How we can bring yoga ethics into our practice on and off the mat

A discussion of the religious aspects of modern yoga

Carey's approach to teaching adaptive yoga
For more information about Carey and his offerings (including a really thought provoking blog!), check out his website: https://www.careysims.com/

If you like what you find here, be sure to rate and subscribe to this podcast and check out Emily's offerings:
Yoga with emily rex: in-person and recorded yoga classes: https://sites.google.com/view/emilyrexyoga
Click here to join my email list: http://eepurl.com/icOan9
Click here to email Emily and Ron with questions or suggestions: [email protected]
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1h 7min
October 10, 202231. Ron and Emily: What exactly is alignment in yoga?
In this duo episode, Ron and Emily discuss the changing views on alignment in yoga. We discuss:
David Swenson's Ashtanga Yoga: The Practice Manual

The benefits and potential pitfalls of focusing on physical alignment in one's practice

How views about alignment in yoga have changed and evolved over the last two decades
We hope you enjoy!

If you like what you find here, be sure to rate and subscribe to this podcast and check out Emily's offerings:
Yoga with emily rex: in-person and recorded yoga classes: https://sites.google.com/view/emilyrexyoga
Click here to join my email list: http://eepurl.com/icOan9
Click here to email Emily and Ron with questions or suggestions: [email protected]
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40min
October 06, 2022 30. YRL on the mat: Seated practice for spine health
Refresh your back with this beginner-friendly seated practice. Enjoy!

If you like what you find here, be sure to rate and subscribe to this podcast and check out Emily's offerings:
Yoga with emily rex: in-person and recorded yoga classes: https://sites.google.com/view/emilyrexyoga
Click here to join my email list: http://eepurl.com/icOan9
Click here to email Emily and Ron with questions or suggestions: [email protected]
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8min
October 03, 202229. Ron and Emily: Should you practice in person, online, or both?
In this week’s episode, Ron and I discuss the array of benefits of in-person and online classes. Some highlights:
How online teaching can make yoga more accessible logistically, geographically, and financially

How in-person classes help cultivate community

The benefits of finding the right balance of the two formats

If you like what you find here, be sure to rate and subscribe to this podcast and check out Emily's offerings:
Yoga with emily rex: in-person and recorded yoga classes: https://sites.google.com/view/emilyrexyoga
Click here to join my email list: http://eepurl.com/icOan9
Click here to email Emily and Ron with questions or suggestions: [email protected]
...more
35min

FAQs about Yoga for real life:

How many episodes does Yoga for real life have?

The podcast currently has 78 episodes available.