Each episode features a 12-minute, focused discussion on a yoga topic, followed by a challenge to ourselves and our listeners, designed to strengthen and deepen our yoga practices.
Louise and Ellen talk about Standing Head to Knee Pose, some of the things that make it such a challenging pose, and what we can all try to build more stamina and control going into the pose...and coming out!
Louise and Ellen continue to talk about the mechanics of spine twisting postures and spine rotation generally.
Louise and Ellen dish out some straight talk about spine twists, why a stable pelvis is important, and how we can get there as practitioners. This week’s challenge is all about learning more about spine twists: why are they so good for us, and what else should we know about them? Follow us on Instagram at @drishtipress and join the challenge at #drishtipresstwist
If you’re gonna make cool stuff, there are gonna be flub-ups, and this week we recorded what turned out to be an un-useable episode. So Ellen’s here to recap the week, and say goodbye for the year. See you in 2020!
Louise and Ellen talk about the joys of getting your practice in before the sun has even risen, and commit to a week of crack-of-dawn, mood-enhancing, blood-pumping practice! Follow along at @drishtipress and use hashtag #drishtipressearlybird to join in!
Every yoga class begins with students placing their mats somewhere in the physical space of a yoga studio. In this episode, Ellen and Louise ponder their own set-up habits, patterns, and reasons, as well as those of the students they teach. This week, they’ll each leave their comfort zones and experiment with a brand new spot in the room. To follow along, join us on Instagram at @drishtipress. This week’s hashtag is #drishtipressyogisinspace.
Welcome to the first episode of Season 2 of The Drishti Dozen Podcast! Ellen just finished a mini-vinyasa training and is surprised to find herself smitten with a practice that used to kinda bore and annoy her. Louise asks her lots of good questions to help figure out what that’s all about, and we start a new weekly challenge, this time to learn more about vinyasa yoga. We’ll be posting on Instagram at @drishtipress.
Are your yoga practice and your life two separate things that support or get in the way of each other, or are they one and the same? Ellen and Louise take this question to town in this conversation, and as usual, they design a yoga challenge that we can all try together! Follow us on Instagram @drishtipress and join the challenge #drishtipresstwistycone
Louise and Ellen get specific and curious. What is the gluteus medius and why would a student who is a physical therapist be so thrilled that it was getting some special attention in an Inferno Hot Pilates class? How can we strengthen it? When do we use it in our 26/2 class? Listen to this week's episode and then learn more along with us this week on instagram! @drishtipress #drishtipressfindoutmore
Louise and Ellen talk about what it means to have a practice, and to have opinions about one's practice, especially as the hot yoga world moves away from the very structured 90-minute class format many of us "grew up" with. This week's challenge is to simply take whatever classes (Hot 90, hot 60, hot 26+, Inferno Hot Pilates, Buti, Yin) fit into our lives this week and then - so exciting - to write an emoji haiku about it all! 3 emoji about your experience during class, 3 emoji about your experience after class. We'll be posting on instagram @drishtipress and using the hashtag #drishtipressemojihaiku. Listen and join in!
What does it mean to go deeper with a posture or your practice, and why is summer an especially good time for depth of practice? Louise and Ellen break it down for a dozen minutes, and describe this week's challenge. Follow along at @drishtipress on Instagram and use #drishtipressgodeep to join in!
When you just can't make it to the studio, how about trying a home practice? Louise and Ellen (and Miles the parrot) talk about where their ideas for home practice come from and how they decide what to do. And guess what this week's challenge is? Follow along at @drishtipress on Instagram and use #drishtipresshomepractice to join in!
Louise and Ellen talk about what gets in the way of showing up for consistent practice and how planning and prioritizing can help you show up for the practices that make you feel so good. And yes, we issue another challenge for you to follow/join on Instagram.
Who knew two friends could get so excited talking about planks? Ellen and Louise discuss planking attitudes and techniques, and issue a planking challenge to themselves and listeners!
Louise and Ellen talk about the relationship between a good night’s sleep and a strong yoga/Pilates practice. Bedtime routines are the focus of this week’s challenge!
Louise and Ellen talk about the benefits of having a sense of urgency about getting into postures, and share a new challenge for this week.
In this episode, Louise and Ellen talk about the stories, positive and negative, that we tell about our yoga practice, and we kick off a new, positivity-boosting challenge.
Louise and Ellen introduce the podcast. Each 12-minute episode features 12 minutes of discussion on a yoga topic, followed by a challenge to ourselves and our listeners, designed to strengthen and deepen our yoga practice.
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