Yoga Happiness Podcast by Burgundie

The hashtag yogaeverydamnday has been around since instagram started, I'm pretty sure. However, the mindful yoga practitioner will recognize that a 90 minute hard asana practice may not be the best thing for them. If that's the case, how can you possibly practice yoga every single day like instagram asks us to? And like the ancient yogis prescribe? Well, listen to the conversation Lauren and Burg have about just this topic.

The instagram posts of yoga poses may not be what they seem. Some teachers and people with a large social media following are sponsored by manufacturing companies to show off their yoga clothing in a way that, we think, goes against the principles of yoga and also add to the existing self-image issues plaguing women, and even men. Lauren and Burg talk about this and other rather frustrating topics on this episode of Yoga Rebels.

Yoga is not a catch-all form of exercise. It is not cardio, it is not the only thing you should be doing to have a healthy body. Much like broccoli isn't the only food you should eat, yoga isn't the only form of exercise you should practice. In this episode of Yoga Rebels, Lauren and Burg talk about this. Believe it or not, this has been a sore spot for some in the yoga world.

Lauren and Burg demonstrate Restorative Yoga and explain how it's different from Yin Yoga. Admittedly, this is a tough one for a podcast since we're showing, but maybe you'll enjoy the listening aspect.

Burg and Lauren, self-proclaim Yoga Rebels, demo yin yoga so you know what it is.

In this last of the Metta series and last YOGA Talks class for a while, we discuss and practice metta toward someone challenging. Don't let someone hold that kind of power over you if just the sound of their voice makes your heart shred. Automatically feeling negative thoughts just because of one person is not healthy for you and not really productive all around. So, let's practice metta toward this person. See if we can at least break that negative hold they have.

Thank you for Dawn for letting me know I forgot to post this! Metta means lovingkindness and can be a very powerful meditation technique. In this first of 4 we practice on ourselves and then a stranger.

New year's resolutions don't work, people, and you frequently end up hurting yourself. You're committing to a lifestyle change, not a 10 day slam. We talk about all of this in our New Year's episode of Yoga Rebels.

In this holiday edition of Yoga Rebels, Burg and Lauren talk about detoxes and diets and all the things associated with holidays that you really need to not do. Or, at the very least, use common sense.

We're practicing Metta again. This time we'll go from wishing happiness upon ourselves, to a neutral person, to a friend and then to a loved one. Listen to the experiences of the students who attended the class! Surprising!