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How Yoga Changed My Life shares honest conversations about grief, resilience, healing, and the practices that help us navigate life’s hardest seasons. Through personal stories, movement, meditation, breathwork, and interviews, you’ll discover tools to help you keep moving forward—even when life changes unexpectedly.
Hosted by Adrienne Smith, Mia Obaile, Nora Pair and Natalie Pasqualone, each episode explores resilience, family, personal growth, grief and the moments that change us forever.
New episodes every Monday.
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21. In Case of Emergency, Press Play: When Stress Becomes Your Unwanted Roommate
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Jul 22, 2026 |
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190. We Didn’t Plan For This: What Grief Sounds Like on Vacation
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Jul 20, 2026 |
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20. In Case of Emergency, Press Play: The Stories We Tell Ourselves
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Jul 17, 2026 |
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19. In Case of Emergency, Press Play: Peaceful Beach Meditation
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Jul 15, 2026 |
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People Be Peopling: Pink Hair, Walkie-Talkies & The Greatest Dad Long Con Game Ever
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Jul 13, 2026 |
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18. In Case of Emergency, Press Play: Quiet the Noise
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Jul 10, 2026 |
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17. In Case of Emergency, Press Play: Breathe Through Color
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Jul 08, 2026 |
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189. We Didn't Plan For This: Dad's Chili
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Jul 06, 2026 |
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16. In Case of Emergency, Press Play: Self-Compassion
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Jul 02, 2026 |
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15. In Case of Emergency, Press Play: Courage
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Jul 01, 2026 |
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188. We Didn't Plan For This: Wait...You Said No Chemo?!
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Jun 29, 2026 |
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14. In Case of Emergency, Press Play: Next Step
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Jun 26, 2026 |
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13. In Case of Emergency, Press Play: Enough
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Jun 25, 2026 |
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12. In Case of Emergency, Press Play: Grief Waves
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Jun 24, 2026 |
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187. We Didn’t Plan For This: Moving, Grieving & Growing Up
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Jun 22, 2026 |
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186. We Didn't Plan For This: First Father's Day Without Him
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Jun 21, 2026 |
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11. In Case Of Emergency, Press Play: Present Moment
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Jun 18, 2026 |
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10. In Case Of Emergency, Press Play: Focused Breathing
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Jun 17, 2026 |
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9. In Case Of Emergency, Press Play: Protect Your Energy
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Jun 16, 2026 |
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185. Widow or Grief Brain is Real: My Brain Left The Group Chat
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Jun 15, 2026 |
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8. In Case Of Emergency, Press Play: Moonlight
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Jun 12, 2026 |
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7. In Case Of Emergency, Press Play: Grounded
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Jun 11, 2026 |
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6. In Case Of Emergency, Press Play: Kindness
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Jun 10, 2026 |
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5. In Case Of Emergency, Press Play: Anxiety
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Jun 09, 2026 |
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184. My Husband Died Without a Will. Now What?
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Jun 08, 2026 |
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4. In Case Of Emergency, Press Play: Labels
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Jun 06, 2026 |
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3. In Case Of Emergency, Press Play: Busy
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Jun 05, 2026 |
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2. In Case Of Emergency, Press Play: Worry
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Jun 04, 2026 |
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1. In Case Of Emergency, Press Play: Bedtime
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Jun 03, 2026 |
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183. In Case Of Emergency, Press Play Trailer
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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182. Beyond The Clock: A Guided Meditation on Time
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Jun 01, 2026 |
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181. Three Years Later...What Actually Changed?
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May 25, 2026 |
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180. The Stages of Grief Happen Before Death
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May 18, 2026 |
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179. We Didn't Plan For This...We Have Notes.
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May 11, 2026 |
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178. What Healing Actually Feels Like (Not What You Think)
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May 04, 2026 |
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177. She Had Her Dream Job—Until She Didn’t
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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176. Your Friends Didn’t Plan For This Either
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Apr 26, 2026 |
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175. Three Months Later: What Actually Helps
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Apr 12, 2026 |
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174. If You Don’t Know What To Do, Breathe
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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173. When Your Body Stops Feeling Like Your Own
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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172. She Did Everything Right: Nora's Diagnosis
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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171. Learning to Live With What You Didn't Plan For.
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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170. We Didn't Plan For This: Trailer (A Special Series)
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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169. Sandbag Pranayama Practice with Liz Albanis
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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168. A Yogi from Down Under on Resiliency and Yoga Therapy
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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167. Hope Is the Ability to Take One More Step — Lunar New Year Guided Relaxation
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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166. I'm Down A Man: The Quiet Parts of Grief
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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165. Where in the World has Mia Been?
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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164. I Don't Know What Comes Next, But This Is Where I Am Today
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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163. Shed the Snake, Learning to Wrangle the Horse
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Jan 05, 2026 |
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162. What This Year’s Guests Taught Us
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Dec 29, 2025 |
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161. Grounded From The Inside
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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160. Know What Feels Good: A Conversation with Deb Flashenberg on Pregnancy, Pelvic Health & Trusting Your Body
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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159. People be Peopling 4: The “I Can Totally Do This—Oh Wait No I Can’t” Episode
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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158. The Way You Carry Yourself Carries Your Energy
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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157. BONUS EPISODE: A Special Thanksgiving Gratitude Meditation
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Nov 27, 2025 |
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156. Accidental Entrepreneur: Calming the B*tch in Your Brain & Moving Better with Lara Heimann
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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155. Ditch Your All or Nothing Thinking: Top 10 Tips to Survive the Next 6 Weeks!
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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154. People Be Peopling 3: From Performance to Presence
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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153. Listening to the Whispers of Your Heart with Pam Yula
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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152. What Do I Need Right Now?
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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151. People be Peopling: 2 "How Long Will It Take Me To..."
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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150. How Forgetting to Set My Alarm Was My Wake-Up Call
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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146. The Space Between Breaths: Where Stillness Begins
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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148. Type A Meets Savasana
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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147. People be Peopling 1: Tales from Teachers
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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146. Embracing Change Through Yoga Nidra
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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145. No Challenge - on or off your mat - lasts forever.
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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144. Yoga Nidra: Embracing New Seasons & Habits
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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143. SPECIAL BONUS MEDITATION - Reboot & Rebound
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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142. Rooted in Change: New Season, New Practices
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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141. Meet-Cute Yoga & Pilates: Strength, Stretch, and Surprising Connections
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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140. Student–Teacher Episode (with Laughs, Groans & Awkward Moments)
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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139. Heart Breath Reset Meditation with Rubina Chadha
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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138. Returning Home Meditation
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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137. Your Body Remembers How to Come Home
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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The Yoga Starter Pack: 10 Yoga Truths No One Told Me
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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135. The Energy You Choose
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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From Courtroom to Calm: Erin Gámez on Yoga, Justice, and Holding Space
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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131. Author Scott Herman on Trauma to Transformation Through Yoga
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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133. A Reading from Author Scott Herman
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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132. Start Where You Are: Breathe, Believe & Begin Again
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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130. Yoga Nidra for Navigating Difficult Times
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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129. You Can't Skip The Second Act
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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128. Beat Procrastination & Make Time for You Meditation
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May 26, 2025 |
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127. A Yoga Nepo-Baby's Journey; The Purpose is the Practice
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May 19, 2025 |
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126. Breathe, Laugh Repeat: Mom Life on the Mat
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May 12, 2025 |
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125. Slow Down Meditation with Jorge
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May 05, 2025 |
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124. Natalie's Peace Meditation
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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123. The Flexible Engineer
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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Life, Teaching, and Studio Update!
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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Dirga Pranayama
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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120. Do Less, Enjoy More with Anthony
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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119. Hot Springs Meditation
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Mar 16, 2025 |
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Meditate with Shelby
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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Creating Good Foundations
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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116. Start your Morning with Gratitude Meditation
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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115. The lesson that prepares you for the next lesson; Brandon's Story
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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Growth Mindset Meditation
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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113. Season 3 Campbell's Story
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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FINAL EPISODE
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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111. Release, Relax & Restore Meditation with Natalie
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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110. Connection & Community Meditation
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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Teaching in Community in Los Angeles
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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108. Deep Gratitude Meditation
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Dec 30, 2024 |
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107. Willingness to Start Again
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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106. Perspectives from Newly Graduated 300 Hour Yoga Teachers10
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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105. Release the Curse of Busy Meditation
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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104. Special Announcement!
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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103. Body Scan with Art Fiedler
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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102. Gifts of Your Sense and Body Meditation
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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101. Establish Your Own Yoga Style
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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100. Calming Pranayama
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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99. Bringing Yoga to the Dying
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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98. Asana with Collette
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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97. Meditation on Reprogramming Limiting Beliefs
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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96. Teachings from a Decade of Austin Yoga
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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95. Self-Care Meditation
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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94. A Pastor's Yoga Self Care Plan
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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93. Effort & Ease Meditation
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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92. Power Yoga According to the Founder
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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91. Circular Yoga Nidra
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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90. Author Tim Keim + Trust Your Gut
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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89. A Mindfulness Walking Meditation
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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88. When Yoga and Pilates have a baby...
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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87. Bhramari Pranayama with Nasreen Allen
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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86. 5 Minute Rotation of Consciousness Meditation
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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85. Intentional Living + Prenatal Yoga
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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84. Turn Off Anxiety Meditation with David Procyshyn
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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83. Yoga Nidra Meditation
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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82. Founder of DoYogaWithMe + Sutra 1.14
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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81. Yoga + Music
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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80. A Daily Somatic Breath Practice
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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79. Your Perfect Day: A Journaling Exercise
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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78. Meet People Where They Are: Lando's Story
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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77. Guided Meditation to Release Your Hold on Suffering
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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76. Adrienne's Story
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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75. Centering Relaxation Practice with Susi Amendola
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May 30, 2024 |
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74. Meditation to Relieve Anxiety
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May 27, 2024 |
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73. Yoga Does the Heart Good + the Heart Chakra
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May 20, 2024 |
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72. Meditation with Kaisen
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May 16, 2024 |
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71. Elements & the Body Meditation
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May 13, 2024 |
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70. Parkour & Patañjali's The Eight Limbs
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May 06, 2024 |
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69. Guided Meditation for Addiction
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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68. Your Brain on Yoga + Sobriety
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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ANNOUNCEMENT: Join us for a Meditation Exploration!
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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67. How to Meditate - a Check List
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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66. Growth Through Yoga + Power Yoga
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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65. Guided Surya & Chandra Pranayama Practice
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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64. Make Your Breath Loud + Inner Divinity
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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63. A Noticing Meditation
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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62. Noticing Muscle + Sutra 1.2
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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61. A Music Meditation with Adan
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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60. A 5 Elements of Nature Meditation
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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59. Decorating Time + Offering Yoga without Asana
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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58. Guest Meditation with Meg Sween
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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57. Yoga Nidra - Creating Space
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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56. Creating Space + Yoga Sutra 1.30
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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54. One Year Anniversary of HYCML!
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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55. Observation & Change Guided Meditation
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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53. A Mindful Conversation with Dr. Sukh Kaur
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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52. *SPECIAL* Guest Led Meditation with Taylor
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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51. Inner Strength Meditation + Reflection Ideas
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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50. Sick & Tired of Being Sick & Tired + The 5 Koshas
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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49. Guided Meditation for Self Reflection
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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NEW SEASON! 48: Afro Yoga Queen + Yoga Sutra 2.1
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Dec 31, 2023 |
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47. 2024 Yoga Intentions
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Dec 25, 2023 |
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46. Gratitude and Body Positivity: Yoga Nidra Meditation for Inner Peace
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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45. How Yoga Changed Mia's Life
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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44. Meditation of Contrasts
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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43. Creating Soul Tribe + Clear Purpose
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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42. Looking Back to Look Forward
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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41. An Aside with Amanda
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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40. Yoga Nidra Meditation with Adrienne
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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39. Hot Tears and Pratyahara
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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38. Journaling with Mia
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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37. Maddie Fest Destiny + Yoga Sutra 1.14
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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36. Meditation to Overcome Imposter Syndrome
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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35. Imposter Syndrome + Yoga Sutra 2.14
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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34. Effort & Ease Meditation
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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33. Mobility + Sthira Sukha
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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32. Mediation on the 5 Senses
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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31. Hannah's Stroke-a-versary + Intuition
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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30. Tense and Release Meditation
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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29. A Chat with Chaneeka
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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28. A Journaling Practice; Retrain Your Brain
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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27. Foundation Before Flight + Ahimsa
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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26. Listening to Your Energy Practice
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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25. How to Be in Your Energy + The 3 Gunas
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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24. Chakra Rainbow Meditation
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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23. An Interview with Johnny Southside
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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22. Metta Meditation
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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21. #YogaChanged Friendship
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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20. Ahimsa Meditation
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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19. Self Love + Ahimsa
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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18. Self Exploration Journaling Practice
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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17. Something Great + Sutra 1.3
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May 29, 2023 |
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16. A Meditation for Grief
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May 22, 2023 |
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15. A New Yogi's Perspective + Yoga & Religion
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May 15, 2023 |
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14. What is a Personal Practice?
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May 08, 2023 |
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13. You Are Your Own Authority + Personal Practices
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May 01, 2023 |
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12. A Walking Meditation
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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11. The Practice Will Always Be There + Sutra 2.1
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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10. Creating Your Gratitude List
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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How Yoga Changed My Life a Podcast Trailer
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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9. Willing to Receive + Santosha
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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8. Creating Community + Meditation
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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7. Creating Cornbread + Community
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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6. Sampling Breath Work
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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5. Calm Your Nerves + Pranayama
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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4. Nidra with Adrienne
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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3. Re-writing Your Story + Sutra 1.3
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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2. Tapas a Journaling Exercise
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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1. The Best Time to Start is Now + Tapas
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Feb 06, 2023 |