Yoga Pose Podcast
Don't know your Asana from your elbow? Or think Karma is what happens when things don't go your way? In these fun and thought provoking episodes I share more of myself and make the theory of yoga and mediation feel accessible. I do all the reading of texts, and package the teachings up into fun and playful episodes. Expect story telling, insights from my own life and mediation practices which have all helped me loosen up!
Value hierarchy is a fancy way of listing what you like to do for fun. What do you enjoy, how much do you value that? And have you noticed how your value hierarchy has changed over time?
Show Notes:
For my blogs, retreats, teacher trainings and Yoga teacher mentoring, visit my website. Where you'll also find links to my Instagram, Facebook and Spotify.
"Courage starts with showing up and being seen."
I share a funny story about attempting to find a spirit animal, how mine isn't a cool one like a panther, or eagle, it is in fact a.... -You have to listen to find out and why it's relevant to being courageous.
Show Notes:
For my blogs, retreats, teacher trainings and Yoga teacher mentoring, visit my website. Where you'll also find links to my Instagram, Facebook and Spotify.
In this meditation you'll have the chance to calm the waters of your mind...
Show Notes:
For my blogs, retreats, teacher trainings and Yoga teacher mentoring, visit my website. Where you'll also find links to my Instagram, Facebook and Spotify.
Meditation is a cleansing practice for your mind. You'll learn more about this idea, in the guided meditation episode.
Show Notes:
For my blogs, retreats, teacher trainings and Yoga teacher mentoring, visit my website. Where you'll also find links to my Instagram, Facebook and Spotify.
Consciousness exists; Psychologists, philosophers and scientists all study it. But what actually is it, and how do we know when we’re being conscious/ present? I'm probably not going to answer all of those questions in this epsiode, but I've certainly made a good start!
Show Notes:
For my blogs, retreats, teacher trainings and Yoga teacher mentoring, visit my website. Where you'll also find links to my Instagram, Facebook and Spotify.
Daniel Bor’s book, The Ravenous Brain: How the New Science of Consciousness Explains Our Insatiable Search for Meaning draws on the field of cognitive neuroscience.
Funzing events https://uk.funzing.com/
Here's a super special meditation episode where you'll get the chance to observe the volume of thoughts. Have a pen and paper to hand for this one.
Show Notes:
To meditate with me or train to become a teacher visit my website and you'll also find links to my Instagram, Facebook and Spotify.
This episode is where I transform a personal crisis into something of value. The Mandarin character for ‘crisis’ has two meanings ‘danger’ and ‘opportunity.’ This crisis is in fact an opportunity for me to share stories from my life, let you witness some of the hurt and shame, and how I moved forward. Learning to be vulnerable is one of the greatest skills I’ve ever acquired, and has lead me to success. Maya Angelou describes success as ‘liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.’
Show Notes:
For my blogs, retreats, teacher trainings and Yoga teacher mentoring, visit my website. Where you'll also find links to my Instagram, Facebook and Spotify.
And come on... you have to get familiar with Brene Brown
The wait for Season 4 is nearly over. Between now and then, listen back to seasons 1-3!
DoYourOMThing.co.uk
What is enough? Don't seek to earn, be or have enough. Seek satisfaction.
A study was done by the University of London to measure happiness and material wealth, it found that seeing friends and relatives most days is worth the equivalent of a pay rise of over £60k. That’s something to reflect on when demands at work are high. No one ever empties their inbox or clears the To Do list, so when you finish you’re working day, take a moment to feel satisfied with what you’ve achieved.
I recommend you read 'Enough' by John Naish. And join my book group.
A great place to read and relax is on retreat, with me! Here's my schedule.
Check out my Blog
Lets be social on Facebook and Instagram
For lush Yoga playlists follow me on Spotify
I've been Podcasting for a year!! I want to thank everyone who listens; Almost 7000 of you and especially Leyton who edits these podcasts for me and Hannah Rose, who helped me find my voice
This guided meditation epsiode is about connecting to your core, your hara or.... it's called something else in Yoga. If you don't fall asleep, you'll hear what the centre of your body is called.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND HERE'S TO ANOTHER WONDERFUL YEAR OF PODCASTS.
Rosie Pose x
Show Notes:
Hannah Rose is my friend and voice coach. Click here for details and be sure to check out her blog page.
Let's connect in person, join me on retreat!
Check out my blog, articles to inspire your Yoga practice on and off the mat.
If you're a Yoga teacher and interested in 1:1 mentoring sessions, click here for more information.
Connect online via Facebook and Instagram
Free playlist when you follow me on Spotify
I’m going to show you how everyone from Ancient Greeks to Psychologists have been working on ways to tame the mind. So if you find your mind is a little unruly, you have millennia of company! I’ll be sharing thoughts and teachings that have helped me in testing times as well as the genesis of this Yoga Pose Podcast.
Show Notes:
You're invited to join me on a Yoga and Meditation Retreat.
Check out my blog here.
We should connect on Facebook & Instagram
Follow me on Spotify for access to my playlists.
One of my favourite books of all time 'The Buddha Geoff and Me.'
I attended a talk by Jules Evans.
It was a Funzing event.
When you’re stressed or overwhelmed, it’s hard to feel the feet and the hands, our senses shrink back, a numbing experience, so this is a really powerful meditation to add to your practice.
A super lush trippy meditation. A shorter description so you have more time to experience the meditation.
Enjoy and PLEASE leave a review!
Rosie Pose x
There's space if you'd like to join me on retreat. Don't be shy.
Check out my blog, loads of great articles to inspire your practice.
Let's be social on Facebook & Instagram
You can follow me on Spotify to access some of my playlists.
A Handful of Salt is a reference to a wonderful little story about how to understand the challenges and pains of life. I’ve found it particularly helpful in recent months. I talk about charging your practice with intention, it’s not enough to practice Yoga and Meditation, (or anything else you do as an act of self care) you really have to mean it!
Show Notes:
Let's hang out, join me on a retreat
Here's my awesome blog, you can receive these articles direct to your inbox when you subscribe.
You can connect with me on Facebook & Instagram
And finally... Here's my Spotify profile where you can access playlists.
Feeling emosh, or 'emotional' as anyone like myself who's over 30 years old should be saying is natural. It's part of the human condition.
Clear 10 minutes in your schedule for this lovely guided meditation but please note: There’s no need to meditate however if you find yourself unflustered by all that life throws at you. Because when you meditate you change your relationship with your feelings in such a way that (eventually) you feel upset as when an unpleasant situation arises.
Show Notes:
Let's do this in person! Join me on a retreat. Yes, there's space so check out my schedule here.
Here's a fun little blog called 'don't hate, meditate.'
You can connect with me on Facebook & Instagram
And finally, to access my beautiful playlists on Spotify, just follow me.
'Can I be me?' This was something Whitney Houston often asked her team. In the Bhagavad Gita we learn that ‘Yoga is a journey of the self, through the self, to the self.’ In this episode I weave Whitney, ancient teachings and Carl Jung’s psychology to explain the blocks I had to putting my Self out there online, how to keep a sense of self and learn to delight (Prema) in your Self.
Show Notes:
Retreat Schedule here. Join me! I'm not big time, there's always space!
You should check out this blog post.
You can connect with me on Facebook & Instagram
...And finally, follow me on Spotify for access to beautiful playlists!
Get comfortable in this meditation, because it's is all about cultivating compassion or 'Kripalu.'
You'll be given specific instructions on how to develop your compassion in this meditation, as well as in life outside of your practice.
Show Notes
Why not join me on a weekend Yoga retreat
Here's my blog with wonderful little articles to inspire your practice.
Connect with me on Instagram & Facebook
Follow me on Spotify for access to my Yoga Playlists.
What's it all for? What are we working towards and to what end? I'm feeling all reflective after challenging few weeks, and watching some documenaries. I've been looking back on previous careers and now regret some of the sacrifices I made... I was so focused on targets or promotions that years went by without looking up.
Super cliche but life is short, and regular check ins of 'what's it all for? Why am I doing this?' is really healthy.
At the end of this epsiode I'll ask you a few questions to help get you in the mood for reflection and living a life of pleasure and purpose.
Show Notes:
There is time to book a space on one of my wonderful weekend Yoga and Medtiation Retreats.
Sandi Toksvig A National Trevor Show
Sergei Poulnin dances to 'Take Me To Church.'
'Pranayama' has many meanings, it's most simple to think of it as breath awareness. In this epsiode I'll guide you through a relaxing pranayama practice. Enjoy!
Show Notes:
Here are the details for my wonderful voice coach and dear friend, Hannah Rose.
Open level weekend retreats.
Click here to read my awesome blog articles. You'll really like them.
I'm fairly social on Instagram & Facebook
Follow me on Spotify for beautiful Yoga playlists.
How do you cope under pressure? Your ability to meet a challenge directly affects your likelihood for success.
In this episode I'll explain how it's possible to thrive in stressful situations, like a human amphipod. It's also a chance to understand how stress is not always a negative.
Show notes:
You're invited to join me for a retreat! It's open level, suitable for all Yogis.
Here's my awesome blog, you should read the articles, I think you'd really like them.
The first rays of sun start to brighten the day, cast some light on the darkness.
In this meditation you'll learn how the sun is a metaphor for meditation, and the darkness of the sky, is like the quality of the mind.
Show Notes:
You're invited to my open level weekend retreats.
Here's my blog, inspiring articles sent out each month.
Connect with me on Instagram & Facebook
Follow me on Spotify
'Affirmations are like whipped cream on garbage, you can make it sweet, but it's still garbage.'
I've never found affirmations that helpful, I can't link emotion to the words so they don't change how I feel. What I find most helpful is to ask questions that move me forward. When you ask yourself a question, your brain goes off and looks for the answer and it's a game changer.
#FlapjackMoment
Show Notes:
Thanks to Ana Forrest for the lovely little quote at the start of this epsiode.
Open level weekend retreats.
Here's my blog to inspire your Yoga Practice
You can connect with me and share you're #FlapjackMoment on Instagram and Facebook
Follow me on Spotify for beautiful Yoga playlists.
In this meditation you'll experience shaping the rough diamond of your mind, into a beautiful, clear jewel.
Show Notes
You're invited to join me for an open level weekend retreat. 'Open level' means it's suitable for everyone.
Here's my awesome blog, you should read the articles, I think you'd really like them.
Visit my blog for inspiring little articles.
You can connect with me online, I like to frequent Instagram and Facebook
I share beautiful playlists on Spotify, you can access them when you follow me.
For the first episode of Season 3 I talk about one of my most popular blogs where I was saying offers don't work for Yoga. I got so many responses I wanted to talk a little more about it.
Offers don't work for teachers OR students. I seek to inspire students to form life long healthy habits, but not before pointing out what a hypocrite I am, because when I started teaching classes I ran an offer.
This episode shows the importance of evolution and changing your mind.
Show Notes:
Here's the blog post that got everyone talking.
Check out my open level weekend retreat schedule for 2019 here. Join us!
Would you like to receive mentoring sessions with me? Visit my Yoga Pose website.
Here's the back catalogue of my blogs
Be social and connect with me on Instagram & Facebook
Follow me on Spotify (and find out my real name)
A story and a meditation, what more could you want from an episode!?
Show Notes
Connect on Instagram and Facebook
Check out my retreat schedule here and enjoy my teachings in person.
For all of my podcasts in one place visit my Yoga Pose website.
And for a chance to receive mentoring sessions from me, click here!
The final main epsiode of season 2! Dr Bruce Lipton and his book 'Biology of Belief' was my inspiration for this epsiode, I saw him recently in London and after a day of lectures, he left us with a call to action; to understand how our thoughts and mindset create our reality
All that's left for me to do, is to give a heart felt thanks to you for listening, sharing and reviewing Season Two of the Yoga Pose Podcast.
Show Notes:
Biology of Belief is the book I was talking about, by Dr Bruce Lipton.
Here's my retreat schedule, ok so I have a Podcast, but I'll still have a place for you to join me.
Here's my awesome blog, you should read the articles, I think you'd really like them.
You can connect with me on Instagram & Facebook and check out my teaching and retreat schedule here.
It's difficult to be 'mindful' when the mind is full! In this lovely meditation we play with the idea that the mind is full of fireflies (our thoughts), how they litter the night sky (a metaphor for your mind) and how we can gently bring these scattered thoughts into a single point of focus.
Show Notes:
Here's my retreat schedule, ok so I have a Podcast, but I'll still have a place for you to join me.
Here's my awesome blog, you should read the articles, I think you'd really like them.
You can join my email list when you subscribe on my website. I'm a Yogi so I only send a few, heartfelt emails full of offerings like music and inspiration.
The 50th epiosde of the Yoga Pose Podcast! I'm celebrating by talking about faliure, some of my mistakes and mishaps, because they've lead to the greatest growth.
I flit from Sutras to music festivals, to explain what holds us back in life.
And I share how I lucky I feel because I've messed up often, they always make for great stories, and... I'm now in a position to mentor Yoga Teachers. Share everything I've learned to help you grow your Yoga Biz.
Show Notes
The book I mention is The Art Of Not Falling Apart.
Here's my retreat schedule, ok so I have a Podcast, but I'll still have a place for you to join me.
Here's my awesome blog, you should read the articles, I think you'd really like them.
Why meditate?
People always tell me they'd like to medtiate. In this epsiode I encourage you to stop wishing to start or maintain a practice, instead; think about why you want to meditate, what you feel is lacking (like feeling able to manage change) or too abundant (like stress!) and have that as your focus, your reason why.
Once you're clear on why, you're ready to receive this guided meditation episode.
Show Notes:
Here's my retreat schedule, ok so I have a Podcast, but I'll still have a place for you to join me.
Here's my awesome blog, you should read the articles, I think you'd really like them.
In this meditation we practice 'pratyhara' which is about withdrawing the senses, freeing ourselves from worldly distractions.
It's a powerful little practice.
Show notes:
You're invited to practice guided meditations with me in person, on a retreat.
This lovely episode was recorded OM Retreat! I'm joined by Graham, a dear friend, former colleague and Yoga student who just attended a weekend retreat with me.
We have fun reminiscing about my 'previous life' where I was very serious and my early, slightly depressing days of teaching where classes were pretty quiet, Graham's been there through it all!
Graham describes himself as a bit of a reluctant yogi, who booked the retreat with very little expectations (so it was easy for me to exceed them!) and about his key take aways from the weekend, how he can put what he learned into his day to day life, so the value of these retreats extend way into the week ahead.
Check out my 2019 Retreat Schedule.
Connect with me on Instagram & Facebook and you can join the Do Your OM Thing Book Group where we arrange meet ups or simply discuss inspiring books.
I talk about my love of plants and what great gurus they make (basically anything I like I call my 'guru!')
Plants balance phases of expansion and growth with contraction. The ancient yogis knew the benefits of living in alignment of the seasons. Winter is a time of hibernation, a chance to review and reflect growth made this year, and sow seeds for the spring.
Show Notes:
Yoga Pose Podcast listeners get priority booking for my 2019 retreats.
This is a really sweet epsiode! I invite you to meditate either seated or lying down and maybe even surrender to a nap after.
Show Notes:
Connect with me on Instagram and Facebook
If you've like to practice yoga and meditation with me in person, my 2019 retreat shedule is online and Yoga Pose Podcast listeners get priority over bookings.
Please think about your karma and take a few minutes to leave a review and recommend this podcast. I'd really appreciate it.
The book I mentioned is called 'Why We Sleep' written by Matthew Walker.
It's my birthday week so this is a special epsiode where the tables are turned; a previous guest JJ interviews me! I talk about the highs and lows of teacher trainings, marketing and mentoring teachers.
We share some of our favourite awful yoga teacher cues, my plans for the future and the absolute privaledge to be part of such a wonderful yoga community.
Show Notes:
Connect with me on Instagram and Facebook
If you're a teacher and would benefit from metoring, you can email me.
As you've heard; I'm hoot! You can join me for one of my retreats in 2019.
Please think about your karma, and take a few minutes to leave me a review and share this podcast.
JJ aka Jonathan Jones is Movement and Photography on Instagram and teaches Pilates and Yoga in Hove, his schedule is here.
Learning to Do Your OM Thing in Yoga and life is what it's all about! It's a way of empowering students. A good teacher will act as your guide and give you space to make sense of postures in your body.
I talk about my journey to becoming a teacher, and the responsibility I have to teach my OM Thing. I make a call to action for other teachers to stand up, stop copying other people, find their own words and have the confidence to show their personality.
Show Notes:
Visit my website to learn more about my offerings.
Join Me OM Retreat!
Dharana is a Sanksrit word for 'concentration.'
In a world where we're constantly stimulated, we can shop, eat, access entertainment at any time of the day and night, it's rare to really concentrate... So give the gift of your presence in this simple meditation.
Connect: Website Instagram Facebook
Retreat: How lush would a weekend of yoga and meditation feel? Join me! 2019 Retreat Schedule here.
Dharana is a Sanksrit word for 'concentration.'
In a world where we're constantly stimulated, we can shop, eat, access entertainment at any time of the day and night, it's rare to really concentrate... So give the gift of your presence in this simple meditation.
'Hatred will never cease by hatred. Hatred will only cease by love.' Words from Maha Gosananda, a Buddhist monk who worked in the refugee camps in Cambodia.
In this episode I pick up on his teachings, talk about my time living in Cambodia and learning to make peace.
Show Notes:
Connect: Website Instagram Facebook
Retreat: I'd love to get to know you, like you're getting to know me, so I'm now taking bookings for 2019 retreats.
This meditation episode is inspired by Lesson 243 in A course in Miracles:
Today I will judge nothing which occurs.
Now ‘today’ is a big ask, so I’ll modify it, and we’ll say, for one minute, I’ll judge nothing which occurs.
Show Notes:
Read: Gabrielle Bernsteine ‘The Judgement Detox’
Connect: Website Instagram Facebook
Retreat: Spend a weekend with me lushing out on food, yoga and mediation.
We’re all so judgemental. You’ve made a judgement to subscribe and listen to this Podcast (and I’m grateful, thanks!)
In this fun little episode I talk about how bi weekly judgement detoxes have helped me, because as Gabrielle Bernsteine says in her book ‘The Judgement Detox’ “Judgement is the number one reason we feel sad, blocked and alone.”
Show notes:
Read: Gabrielle Bernsteine ‘The Judgement Detox
Support: Roger’s Wildlife Rescue
Connect: Instagram and Facebook
Retreat: Deepen your practice and join me for a retreat. Waiting list now open!
I start this being all shy and sharing some lovely feedback I got from a Yoga Pose. Thank you for the feedback, do keep posting it up!
I then go on to open up about a recent episode where I freaked out on a photoshoot. Even had to be reminded to breath. Me. Breathe! I give that cue to people every day, but in that moment of panic I forgot.
I’ve been trying to get over a psychological block, and maybe pushing a little too hard. So this meditation episode is about not rushing the self improvement process. It will come.
Show notes:
The story of the boy and the master, was mentioned in ‘The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari’ Robin Sharma
‘Tantra: The Supreme Understanding’ Osho
All of my offerings are on DoYourOMThing.co.uk.
You can join my lovely online Book Group on Facebook
I make some bold claims here... I reckon we all believe in God or a god, something higher than outselves.
Like you hear something shocking, exciting, or eat something delicious, you'll have probably said uttered the words oh my god! And it might just be a turn of phrase... But in darker moments, where you're scared I suspect you'll have prayed/ asked for help. I talk about a recent stressful experience as well as the Biology of Belief; the power to create a healthy and joyous life is in our hands, it happens at a cellular level.
Show notes
Read: Bruce Lipton ‘The Biology of Belief’
Watch: ‘On Yoga: Architecture of Peace’ Movie
Practice: Golden Thread Meditation
Retreat: Deepen your practice and spend a weekend with me!
Recorded with the sounds of nature this episode is such a treat! I talk about how I try to live an enchanted life. We’ve all felt disenchanted with a job, a relationship, or really just turning on the news will have you feeling disenchanted after a few minutes… So how about now we learn to feel ‘enchanted?’ Which is all about feeling connected, seeing the magic and mystery in every day life. Enchantment is about feeling fully present in the world.
Show Notes:
This episode was totally inspired by Sharon Blackie’s book The Enchanted Life: Finding the Magic in Everyday Life. A master of her craft, Blackie weaves beautiful threads of folklore, psychology, history, philosophy, and much more into this remarkable work, reminding the reader of the magic inherent in all of our lives.
Join me in person for Workshops and Retreats. You're ready to Do Your OM Thing
I mentioned Knepp Safari https://www.kneppsafaris.co.uk
Please leave me a review, I read and respond to every review and it means the world to me!
A mini meditation episode that starts with a story I love to share in Workshops and Retreats. Sit back and enjoy a six minute break! Show Notes: Workshops in Hove: https://www.doyouromthing.co.uk/w-o-r-k-s-h-o-p-s Retreat Schedule: https://www.doyouromthing.co.uk/r-e-t-r-e-a-t-s I'd be really grateful if you'd leave me a review on iTunes.
This one is all about transformation, and it was inspired by a recent message I got from a student who has attended a retreat I ran this year, she messaged to say she felt transformed after just one weekend! I talk about my amazing Guru: My brother who helps me develop my practice, by trying to wind me up! -All Yogis need a wonderful soul who presses their buttons and helps them see how far they’ve com. Show notes Join me on a retreat: https://www.doyouromthing.co.uk/r-e-t-r-e-a-t-s Instagram and Facebook: DoYourOMThing The book I mention is: If Women Rose Rooted; The Journey to Authenticity and Belonging. Sharon Blackie
I'm joined by Delamay Devi who used to live in Brighton and is now an international Yoga Teacher, she follows the sun around the world! We talk about Prana Vinyasa Yoga which is a unique style created by Delamay’s teacher, Shiva Rea. We also talk about women stepping into their power, we’ve both been inspired by a book called Pussy: A Reclamation. When you open this book, you’re being handed the keys to a turned-on life—which simply means authentic, radiant, and open to pleasure and joy! Delamay and I both teach Yoga with this intention, we model life based on pleasure and purpose. We also discuss Yoga Teacher training, and the benefits of having a mentor. Listen all the way to the end to hear the discount Delamay offers you, Yoga Pose listeners on her upcoming Ibiza Retreat! Show Notes: Delamay Devi's Website: https://www.delamaydevi.com/ The book we talk about is: Pussy: A Reclamation by Regena Thomashauer
There's a belief that technology and wellbeing are the enemies of each other. That's not the case, we can use technology to improve our wellbeing and connection. You're using a device to listen to this Podcast, benefitting from the stories and content I share here, as an example. I guide you through a really sweet Metta Meditation, a meditation technique sceintifically proven to help develop emotional intelligence. Show Notes: Join me on a retreat! https://www.doyouromthing.co.uk/r-e-t-r-e-a-t-s Do Your OM Thing Yoga on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DoYourOMThing/ Do Your OM Thing Yoga on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/doyouromthing/ Please leave a review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/yoga-pose-podcast/id1368558708?mt=2 Tess and her Really Fly holidays: https://www.reallyflyexperiences.com/
In this episode I talk about how social Yoga retreats are; students arrive on their own and as well as stretching and relaxing, they form lasting friendships. So the benefits of a Yoga retreat can be felt long after the event! I also talk about how I use social media to improve connection and collaboration. I serve the world best when I use technology to communicate and share, and that's what I think about when I post on Instagram and Facebook, I use the story of Indra's Net of Jewels to make my point that we're in an infinate reflection process. Show Notes: Join me on a retreat! https://www.doyouromthing.co.uk/r-e-t-r-e-a-t-s Do Your OM Thing Yoga on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DoYourOMThing/ Do Your OM Thing Yoga on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/doyouromthing/ Please leave a review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/yoga-pose-podcast/id1368558708?mt=2 Tess and her Really Fly holidays: https://www.reallyflyexperiences.com/
I make these meditations short and simple to fit into the demands of modern life. Most of us don't have 30 minutes to meditate, but you certainly have 6 minutes. So lets go! DoYourOMThing.co.uk
In this episode I chat to Camille, the owner of the Float Spa, an award-winning health and wellbeing centre in Hove. We talk about what it's like to float and... why Camille got into floating. -Spoiler alert; it's at our toughest moments that can lead to transformation. 'It's always darkest before the dawn' as they say. As well as Floats, the Float Spa has a wonderful Yoga timetable. I know, I used to practice there as a student and now I'm so proud to have been teaching there for over a year! thefloatspa.co.uk/
Yoga and Meditation practices are all about learning to release habitual patterns of tension. In this sweet little meditation you'll be lying down as I guide you through a tension release meditation exercise. Enjoy! DoYourOMThing.co.uk
Facing your fears! I feel it each time I hit record, but what motivates me is the opportunity to share my experiences and teach! In this episode I talk about how fear makes our lives smaller, if I listened to it, I’d never have recorded these podcasts, and I wouldn’t be connecting with all of these amazing listeners! My life would be smaller. I talk about habitual patterns of tension, how to start tracking them and I also suggest that we identify too strongly with fear… So I feel something before I record these episodes, but if something happened and I couldn’t record them anymore… I’d actually feel pretty disappointed… So perhaps the thing I feel is in fact a kind of excitement. _________________________________________________________________________ I mention domestic abuse in this episode, if that’s something you’ve experienced or would like support with, please call the National Domestic Violence Helpline 0808 2000 247 24.
Jem is my guest this week. Jem is…. A multi disciplinarian! Life Coach, Cancer Coach, Tantrika (facilities Tantra). Almost three years ago Jem was diagnosed with cancer, and is now happy and healthy. She took control of her treatment and her recovery, and puts everything she’s found effective, into her sessions with clients. Whether you have a cancer diagnosis or are experiencing stress and anxiety, fear, acidity and sleep deprivation are common themes. Jem gives us tips on small acts of self care, you can’t keep giving to people, from an empty place. Learn more about Jem, her private sessions, workshops and retreats on KarmonyCoaching.co.uk
A ‘pranayama’ breathing practice. Have a tissue to hand, you might need to blow your nose! Alternative nostril breathing is said to help balance the two hemispheres of the brain. Having a blocked up nose is like putting a kink in a hose, things can’t circulate! DoYourOMThing.co.uk @DoYourOMThing on Instagram
JJ joined me this week! He’s a Pilates teacher (yes yoga and Pilates teachers can be friends) JJ got into Pilates to help his bad back, and when he moved to Brighton decided to train as a teacher, and now he’s about to embark on a Yoga Teacher Training. Don’t get too caught up with the name of the movement method, a good practitioner will study different methods and pull them all together! We exchange wit and wisdom, talk about the importance of looking after your feet, how to encourage men to reap the benefits of Yoga and Pilates and… JJ’s passion of movement and photography and his September retreat which will combine all of that! 1:1, Workshops and Retreat details on: BalancedRootsPilates.com Instagram: MovementAndPhotography
More confidence? Yes please! Increasingly, I teach somatic awareness, which is the ability to sense yourself cultivates confidence. We’ve been conditioned to ignore the sensations in the body; You need the toilet in a meeting, but don’t want to interrupt and go to the loo, so you bypass those messages from your body… You go on to ignore the ache in your back, the desire to move so you come home from work and flop on the sofa, as you check out everyone else’s social media feed about how happy and active they are! So do you always follow teachers? Or do you interpret instructions and advice, and then translate what you’ve learned into your body? Through Yoga and Meditation you’re not learning to control yourself, you’re discovering what disrupts your ability to self organise. Self organise in Yoga of course, but also in your life off your mat! Feel your confidence grow!
Welcome to my current favourite meditation; a walking meditation!
In this episode I talk about walks I went on with a friend who would get us lost (deliberately) and then insist I navigate our way back. Whilst tricky at the time, this ‘Guru’ helped me find a new path to follow. Whether you’re going for a walk or practicing Yoga, give yourself permission to explore and play! All intelligent animals play, and the more intelligent the animal, the more it plays, so now you’re motivated to get playful in your free time right? Walk forward, walk backwards, close your eyes, forget the step counter and just get lost in the sensation of moving. Workshops and Retreat Schedule all available DoYourOMThing.co.uk
Simple guided meditation, less instruction, more meditation! To join me in person for guided yoga and meditation workshops visit https://www.doyouromthing.co.uk/w-o-r-k-s-h-o-p-s
JJ joined me this week! He’s a Pilates teacher (yes yoga and Pilates teachers can be friends) JJ got into Pilates to help his bad back, and when he moved to Brighton decided to train as a teacher, and now he’s about to embark on a Yoga Teacher Training. Don’t get too caught up with the name of the movement method, a good practitioner will study different methods and pull them all together! We exchange wit and wisdom, talk about the importance of looking after your feet, how to encourage men to reap the benefits of Yoga and Pilates and… JJ’s passion of movement and photography and his September retreat which will combine all of that! 1:1, Workshops and Retreat details on: BalancedRootsPilates.com Instagram: MovementAndPhotography
If you're completly energised and inspired in all aspects of your life, don't bother with this meditation! But if you're like the rest of us, you could do with a little boost, so sit back, clear 10 minutes of your day to enjoy this guided meditation!
We all just want to be normal right? Too much flexibilty and we come into problems, and too little as well. It's all about normal 'ROM' -Range of Motion. In this epsiode we get into some anatomy, I stick up for the hamstrings that always get the blame for people's aches and pain! I also talk about the need to look for mental and emotional stability; a loose mind won't be able to focus and a really tight mind tends to have difficulty switching off. -So who wants to join me and just be normal?
In this short epsiode I share a sweet little story from a recent retreat and then take us into a meditation practice in which we explore how a mind trained through meditation can take you places! A good meditatation practice will help you feel energised and motivated.
What brings you to this moment? 'Start with Why' is an amazing book which I talk about in this episode, because it's all about what motivates us to do the work we do, or activities in our free time. 'Right' motivation is key, it's our driving force is what keeps us motivated.
Mini meditation episode
Trying too hard in yoga takes the fun out of it, and as yoga is a life long apprenticeship, we need to cultivate a sense of play. In this episode I talk about modern Gurus like Mark Manson (author of 'The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**k') and Brene Brown's work on Vulernability.
You're starting to interract with me on Facebook and Instagram! (Do Your OM Thing) and before we meditate I read out some of your questions! You'll need your imagination for this medtiation, time to relax and get creative.
In an era of alternative facts, are we creating our own? This week I talk about the Bhagavad Gita, The Matrix and learn an unexpected truth about myself whist recording, as ever in one take, so you'll hear my reaction!
An introduction to 'pranayama' or breathing meditations. It is said that 'to breathe well is to live well.' So find a comfortable place to sit back, take a long slow deep breath and enjoy this episode.
In this episode we get real about the how unsustainable this culture of rushing and multi tasking is. Levels of stress, burn out and fatigue are rising, we all feel busy, and often feel we don't have time for yoga and meditation. I refer to Laura Vanderkem's TED Talk, where she jokes that she could clean her blinds, (and if you gave her £100,000 she definately would) but as it is, they're not her priority, so she doesn't! What's your priority?
Take 10 minutes out of your day to practice meditation
Don't know your Asana from your elbow? Or think Karma is what happens when things don't go your way? In these fun and thought provoking episodes I share more of myself and make the theory of yoga and mediation feel accessible. I do all the reading of texts, and package the teachings up into fun and playful episodes. Expect story telling, insights from my own life and mediation practices which have all helped me loosen up!
Season 4 of the Yoga Pose Podcast starts next week!
Ah this is such a lovely little episode where we learn about being the sweetness in our community. It's a reference to a story by Arun Ghandi, Mahatma Ghandi's grandson, who knew a thing or two about living a sweet life of compassion.
Show Notes
Read: ‘The Gift of Anger’ Arun Ghandi
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Do you prioritise sleep? We'll spend money on personal trainers, nutritional advice, super foods and step counters, but have you spent time and money tracking and patterning your sleep? Do you have difficulty getting to sleep, or wake up still exhausted? In this awesome little epsiode I'm going to inspire you to give sleep the respect it deserves!
Show Notes
Read: Why We Sleep. Matthew Walker
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