From The Heart, a podcast about Yoga, Mindfulness, Healing and Wellbeing

In our last episode of the season, we talk to Nina Zolotow about ageing and the representation of the older generation in Yoga. Nina opened by reading the Epilogue to her book “Yoga for Times of Change: Practices and Meditations for Moving Through Stress, Anxiety, Grief, and Life's Transitions” and we discussed why change is so challenging for us humans.    Nina Zolotow, RYT500, MFA, is Editor in Chief of the Yoga for Healthy Aging blog as well as a contributing writer and author of Yoga for Times of Change: Practices and Meditations for Moving Through Stress, Anxiety, Grief, and Life's Transitions, which will be published on June 14, 2022 by Shambhala Publications. She is a long-time yoga writer as well as a long-time yoga practitioner and a certified yoga teacher. Her special areas of expertise are yoga for emotional well-being (including yoga for stress, insomnia, depression, and anxiety) and yoga for healthy aging. She completed the three-year teacher training program at The Yoga Room in Berkeley, California, has studied yoga therapy with Shari Ser and Bonnie Maeda, and is especially influenced by the teachings of Donald Moyer. She has studied extensively with Rodney Yee, and is inspired by the teachings of Patricia Walden on yoga for emotional healing. She has taught workshops and series classes on yoga for emotional well-being, yoga for stress, yoga for better sleep, home practice, cultivating equanimity, and yoga for healthy aging. Nina is also the co-author with Baxter Bell of Yoga for Healthy Aging: A Guide to Lifelong Well-Being and co-author with Rodney Yee of Yoga: The Poetry of the Body and Moving Toward Balance. Connect with Nina Zolotow here: www.yogafortimesofchange.com/ www.facebook.com/Yoga-for-Healthy-Aging-650000161730992 www.instagram.com/ninazolotow/   Buy her book here: https://www.waterstones.com/book/yoga-for-times-of-change/nina-zolotow/9781611809282 https://www.bookdepository.com/Yoga-for-Times-of-Change/9781611809282 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Yoga-Times-Change-Meditations-Transitions-ebook/dp/B09J213W1J/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3U75WKG0SLIX5&keywords=yoga+for+times+of+change&qid=1652112683&sprefix=yoga+for+times+of+chang%2Caps%2C187&sr=8-1   For purchasing from the US please visit: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/691171/yoga-for-times-of-change-by-nina-zolotow/   *** From The Heart is a podcast about Yoga, Mindfulness, healing and wellbeing from Dawn Lister and Daniel Groom, founders of Anahata Yoga Centre, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, UK. Conversations in this light hearted, kind and honest podcast series brings together people who have found ways to practise self-care in their lives, by sharing their knowledge, experiences and insights. Anahata is a heart centred and nurturing Wellbeing Studio in Leigh on Sea, Essex. Specialising in Yoga, Pilates, Yoga Therapy and mindful meditation. They offer expert tuition in small groups run by qualified and specialist professionals, who are experts in their field. Many of their teachers offer skills which support members of the public affected by long term health conditions, which may affect them physically, mentally and or emotionally. Catch up on previous episodes via the Anahata website at www.anahatayogacentre.com/podcast

In this episode we talk to Aneta Idczak, an experienced Yoga, Mindfulness and Embodiment Teacher about how yoga teachers need to become aware of the levels of trauma people in their classes may be experiencing and to understand ways to hold a class that does not retraumatise the students and the power of a therapeutic yoga practise a tool for healing and support. We discussed "what is safety", we looked at what consent means within a class structure and the importance of staying curious and open both as a teacher and a student.  We also spoke about the importance of working through our own trauma and wellbeing - "If your practice has become your teaching you are out of balance." Aneta also spoke about being Polish and how wonderful the Polish people have been opening their arms to the Ukrainian refugees - a true sign of compassion.  Aneta, Daniel and Dawn were deeply moved by the importance of community as a healing tool and model for our world going forward.  Gone are the days of the GURU's and the commercialisation of yoga, a new world is emerging post covid. In a world that feels volatile and unstable community and kindness, a deeper understanding of the need for trauma sensitive work within our communities that include people who do not practise yoga, therapists, body workers, and others who can support creates a world that is open to the possibility of change and greater love and wisdom.  We loved our chat with Aneta and felt we had so much more to talk about.  Aneta Idczak is an experienced Yoga, Mindfulness and Embodiment Teacher, Yoga Teacher Trainer and Yoga Business Mentor, as well as Somatic Coach, BSE and Focusing Practitioner and Bodyworker; She is a Founder of Golden Mandala Yoga-Soma Institute providing accredited Trauma-informed Yoga and Embodied Resilience Teacher Training and Mentoring (TREY), and various CPDs on Somatics and Trauma-informed Yoga.  Aneta works with needs-led integrative approach drawing on three decades of studying various psychological, therapeutic and body-focused modalities, and her approach is further influenced by over two decades of working in Social Care and in community with Trauma, Mental Health, Addiction, DV and child protection issues, and training and supervising front line workers.  You can find information about Aneta's training and mentoring programmes including 80-Hr Trauma-informed Yoga and Embodied Resilience Teacher Training and Mentoring at www.anetai.co.uk. You are also invited to join Aneta's community FB group called Trauma-Informed Yoga and Embodied Resilience for Social Impact - for weekly live trainings and interviews, resources and support.   *** From The Heart is a podcast about Yoga, Mindfulness, healing and wellbeing from Dawn Lister and Daniel Groom, founders of Anahata Yoga Centre, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, UK. Conversations in this light hearted, kind and honest podcast series brings together people who have found ways to practise self-care in their lives, by sharing their knowledge, experiences and insights. Anahata is a heart centred and nurturing Wellbeing Studio in Leigh on Sea, Essex. Specialising in Yoga, Pilates, Yoga Therapy and mindful meditation. They offer expert tuition in small groups run by qualified and specialist professionals, who are experts in their field. Many of their teachers offer skills which support members of the public affected by long term health conditions, which may affect them physically, mentally and or emotionally. Catch up on previous episodes via the Anahata website at www.anahatayogacentre.com/podcast

In this enlightening, powerful and engaging episode we talk to Kate Codrington about Menopause. For Kate, menopause is an empowering transition. A time when women can come into their power, a time when we stop damping down our truth, living life for others. A time when our life story and history comes home to roost. Kate speaks to the menopause as a political issue, women being treated for centuries with disdain, misogyny and dominance.   Kate Codrington (she/her) is a 'Chief Validation Officer' - or also known as a menstrual and menopause mentor, speaker, facilitator, artist, writer and has been a therapist for 30 years. She is also the author of Second Spring: the self-care guide to menopause (published by HarperCollins) - a revolutionary piece of work to help women and menopausal people navigate the menopause.    A pioneering spirit, Kate was the first to graduate as a Menstruality Medicine Circle facilitator, is the host of Life - An Inside Job podcast, creates multi-level art textile projects and seasonal Yoga Nidra inspired by the land where she lives in Hertfordshire. When she's not doing these things you'll find her playing in her compost heaps!   Please note, adult language is used throughout this episode.   Join Kate's monthly Yoga Nidra sessions here: https://www.katecodrington.co.uk/yoga-nidra   Connect with Kate Codrington:- www.katecodrington.co.uk/category/podcast/ www.facebook.com/KateCodringtonWellBeing www.instagram.com/kate_codrington/ www.amazon.co.uk/Second-Spring-Kate-Codrington/dp/000846975X   ***   From The Heart is a podcast about Yoga, Mindfulness, healing and wellbeing from Dawn Lister and Daniel Groom, founders of Anahata Yoga Centre, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, UK. Conversations in this light hearted, kind and honest podcast series brings together people who have found ways to practise self-care in their lives, by sharing their knowledge, experiences and insights. Anahata is a heart centred and nurturing Wellbeing Studio in Leigh on Sea, Essex. Specialising in Yoga, Pilates, Yoga Therapy and mindful meditation. They offer expert tuition in small groups run by qualified and specialist professionals, who are experts in their field. Many of their teachers offer skills which support members of the public affected by long term health conditions, which may affect them physically, mentally and or emotionally. Catch up on previous episodes via the Anahata website at www.anahatayogacentre.com/podcast

An insightful honest and thoughtful conversation looking at how three yoga studios have been impacted by the pandemic.  Where do we go from here? What is the purpose and place for studios as we move forward in fragile times?   Listen in as Dawn, Daniel, Jessica and Lucia share their thoughts on what comes next.    Please get in touch and let us know what you see as listeners - what is a yoga studio for you? Has your use of yoga spaces changed? Is it for the better or worse?   Are you a yoga teacher or studio owner? Tell us how you are riding the change and how you see the future of studios post pandemic.    Email us at podcastfromtheheart@gmail.com   About Lucia Cockcroft Yoga at the Mill co-founder Lucia is an experienced yoga and mindfulness teacher. Lucia has extensive experience teaching mindfulness on retreats, on a 1:1 basis and live streamed via zoom. Her formal training is with Bangor university (postgraduate) and Mindfulness for Schools. Lucia has a particular interest in the therapeutic application of mindfulness for relaxation and stress relief, and in yoga as a mindfulness practice. She has taught mindful movement for 15 years and practiced for 25. Having studied with Jon Kabat-Zinn, Christina Feldman and John Peacock her more recent teachers have included Charlotte Watts (somatic mindful movement), Rupert Marques and Ed Halliwell. www.yogaatthemill.co.uk www.linkedin.com/in/lucia-cockcroft-mindfulness-teacher   About Jessica Livingstone Jessica is a Senior Yoga & Meditation Teacher & Founder of Wellbeing Yoga (Yoga & Meditation Studio Brentwood Essex 2013-2021) Business owner, teacher and mother of two, Jessica is a highly experienced, Senior Yoga Teacher (13 years teaching, 1000+ CPD hours, 20 years practising) of many forms of Yoga, including Vinyasa, Hatha, Slow Flow, Power, Shadow Style & more. Jessica founded and ran the first of its kind Yoga & Meditation Business from 2013-2021 in Brentwood (Essex). After losing the business venue due to the pandemic Jessica chose to let go of her teachers and focus on hosting her own classes and progress the mentoring side to her business. Additionally, Jessica has 10 years experience and training as a Meditation teacher from multi-disciplines inc. Mindfulness as well as in-depth Yoga Nidra Meditation training and pranayama (breath-work) training. She has also trained in trauma, somatics and yoga for anxiety and depression. www.wellbeingyoga.co.uk www.instagram.com/wellbeingyogaessex   ***   From The Heart is a podcast about Yoga, Mindfulness, healing and wellbeing from Dawn Lister and Daniel Groom, founders of Anahata Yoga Centre, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, UK. Conversations in this light hearted, kind and honest podcast series brings together people who have found ways to practise self-care in their lives, by sharing their knowledge, experiences and insights. Anahata is a heart centred and nurturing Wellbeing Studio in Leigh on Sea, Essex. Specialising in Yoga, Pilates, Yoga Therapy and mindful meditation. They offer expert tuition in small groups run by qualified and specialist professionals, who are experts in their field. Many of their teachers offer skills which support members of the public affected by long term health conditions, which may affect them physically, mentally and or emotionally. Catch up on previous episodes via the Anahata website at www.anahatayogacentre.com/podcast

In this episode we talk to Susanna Barkataki about Cultural Appropriation in Modern Yoga. This is a subject that has arisen regularly in conversation with our guests and Susanna is well placed to talk about this subject. She believes we can all work together to embrace yoga to create a fully inclusive and diverse yoga community. Not just a teacher, Susanna is an inclusivity promoter and a yoga culture advocate. She offers us a beautiful mantra 10 minutes into the episode too.   Susanna Barkataki is an Indian yoga practitioner in the Shankaracharya tradition and author of #1 New Release and International Bestseller in Yoga in November 2020 with her book, 'Embrace Yoga's Roots: Courageous Ways to Deepen Your Yoga Practice'.   Susanna supports practitioners to lead with equity, diversity, and yogic values while growing thriving practices and businesses with confidence. She is the founder of Ignite Institute for Yogic Leadership and Social Change and runs 200/500 Yoga Teacher Training programs.    Susanna is on a mission to offer equity based educational training to help yoga practitioners cultivate a yogic mindset to become yoga leaders and preserve the deep authentic yoga tradition for future generations while activating positive social change now. She is an E-RYT 500, Certified Yoga Therapist with International Association of Yoga Therapists (C-IAYT). With an Honors degree in Philosophy from UC Berkeley and a Master's in Education from Cambridge College, Barkataki is a diversity, accessibility, inclusivity, and equity (DAIE) yoga unity educator who created the ground-breaking Honor {Don't Appropriate} Yoga Summit with over 10,000 participants. Learn more and take her complimentary masterclass to embrace yoga's roots without appropriation: www.namastemasterclass.com   Connect with Susanna Barkataki Instagram @susannabarkataki embraceyogasrootsbook.com susannabarkataki.com/eyr-workbook susannabarkataki.com ignitebewell.com   *** From The Heart is a podcast about Yoga, Mindfulness, healing and wellbeing from Dawn Lister and Daniel Groom, founders of Anahata Yoga Centre, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, UK. Conversations in this light hearted, kind and honest podcast series brings together people who have found ways to practise self-care in their lives, by sharing their knowledge, experiences and insights. Anahata is a heart centred and nurturing Wellbeing Studio in Leigh on Sea, Essex. Specialising in Yoga, Pilates, Yoga Therapy and mindful meditation. They offer expert tuition in small groups run by qualified and specialist professionals, who are experts in their field. Many of their teachers offer skills which support members of the public affected by long term health conditions, which may affect them physically, mentally and or emotionally. Catch up on previous episodes via the Anahata website at www.anahatayogacentre.com/podcast

In this inspiring and eye opening episode we speak to Gail Parker, Ph.D., C-IAYT, E-RYT 500. Gail is an author, psychologist and a yoga therapist educator located in Palm Springs, California, USA.   We talk about pronouns and creating our own narrative, managing stress and traumas, becoming conscious about unconscious perspectives and writing her books, Restorative Yoga for Ethnic and Race-Based Stress and Trauma (2020) and Transforming Ethnic and Race-Based Traumatic Stress with Yoga (2021).    She is the president of the Black Yoga Teachers Alliance (BYTA) Board of Directors. Dr. Parker is a faculty member in the Kripalu School of Integrative Yoga Therapy teaching in the Mental Health Module of the curriculum.    Her broad expertise in behavioral health and wellness includes forty years as a practicing psychologist. Dr. Parker is a lifelong practitioner of yoga and is well known for her pioneering efforts to blend psychology, yoga, and meditation as effective self-care strategies that can enhance emotional balance, and contribute to the overall health and wellbeing of practitioners. She teaches yoga therapists, yoga teachers, and behavioral health professionals how to utilize Restorative Yoga to support stress reduction and recovery from ethnic and race-based traumatic stress.   Dr. Parker has appeared as a psychologist expert on local and nationally syndicated talk shows, including numerous appearances on the Oprah Show.    She was a faculty member in the Beaumont School of Yoga Therapy in the department of Integrative Medicine at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak Michigan, for six years where she taught mind/body strategies for reducing stress and healing emotional trauma to aspiring yoga therapists. She was also a faculty member in the groundbreaking Co-Curricular Yoga Therapy Program at Wayne State University School of Medicine for two years, teaching Yoga Therapy to first and second year medical students as part of their academic curriculum. She was an adjunct faculty member in the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, teaching “Effective Managerial Coaching and Counseling” to executives for ten years, where she was also an Executive Coach customizing and conducting leadership development programs through the Department of Executive Education.    In 2006, Dr. Parker appeared in the inaugural edition and three subsequent editions of Who's Who in Black Detroit, a Real Times Media publication celebrating African American achievements. In 2011 she was honored by the Michigan Chronicle as a Woman of Excellence and is featured in volume one of Vital Signs, a Real Times Media tribute to African American achievements in the health care industry.   Connect with Gail Parker here: www.drgailparker.com www.instagram.com/drgailparker   Further reading as referenced in this episode: https://eu.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2022/02/20/black-women-need-wellness-revolution-here-my-thoughts-and-tips/6705256001/   *** From The Heart is a podcast about Yoga, Mindfulness, healing and wellbeing from Dawn Lister and Daniel Groom, founders of Anahata Yoga Centre, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, UK. Conversations in this light hearted, kind and honest podcast series brings together people who have found ways to practise self-care in their lives, by sharing their knowledge, experiences and insights. Anahata is a heart centred and nurturing Wellbeing Studio in Leigh on Sea, Essex. Specialising in Yoga, Pilates, Yoga Therapy and mindful meditation. They offer expert tuition in small groups run by qualified and specialist professionals, who are experts in their field. Many of their teachers offer skills which support members of the public affected by long term health conditions, which may affect them physically, mentally and or emotionally. Catch up on previous episodes via the Anahata website at www.anahatayogacentre.com/podcast

In this episode we talk to Tanja Mickwitz, a yoga teacher, author of Theming skills for yoga teachers and a soul guide mentor.   We talk about Tanja's journey of Yoga, her book "Theming Skills for Yoga Teachers" and the Theming Lotus she developed to help illustrate the theming model.   Tanja is a soul guide and mentor, storyteller and priestess, yoga teacher trainer and JourneyDance facilitator. She has nearly two decades worth of experience teaching and holding space for transformative practices. Known for her authentic voice, loving presence and speaking from the heart, Tanja holds a sacred container for welcoming ourselves into wholeness. In her capacity as a mentor she weaves astrological wisdom and shadow work with intuitive guidance to offer a deep and rich container for soul growth and alignment.   Tanja's yoga classes serve as an inspiration and support for life, with asana as the playground and metaphor. Tanja creates a nurturing space for exploration of the internal landscape and inner growth whilst challenging the physical edge with a safely led dynamic practice. Tanja is also an engaging storyteller using the wisdom of stories and symbolism to come into deeper understanding of ourselves and the universe.   Tanja is the first Rasa Yoga Teacher Trainer in Europe and continues to be guided and inspired by Sianna Sherman in her studies and teaching. Tanja has also studied with Para Yoga founder Yogarupa Rod Stryker since 2005 and is initiated into the SriVidya lineage by Pandit Rajmani Tigunait of the Himalayan Institute. Currently you can find Tanja teaching for her online community The Sadhana Collective in addition to guest workshops and trainings, as well as open classes at London studios East of Eden and Triyoga. She is also available for personal guidance and mentoring sessions. Tanja's first book ‘Theming Skills for Yoga Teachers' is is available as part of the Yoga Teaching Guides series for Singing Dragon. Tanja is registered E-RYT 500 with Yoga Alliance US and a Senior Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance UK.   Connect with Tanya here: www.tanjamickwitz.com FaceBook: Tanja Mickwitz Yoga Instagram: tanjamickwitz Twitter: @YoginiTanja Further recommendation: "Prayers of Honoring" by Pixie Lighthorse *** From The Heart is a podcast about Yoga, Mindfulness, healing and wellbeing from Dawn Lister and Daniel Groom, founders of Anahata Yoga Centre, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, UK. Conversations in this light hearted, kind and honest podcast series brings together people who have found ways to practise self-care in their lives, by sharing their knowledge, experiences and insights. Anahata is a heart centred and nurturing Wellbeing Studio in Leigh on Sea, Essex. Specialising in Yoga, Pilates, Yoga Therapy and mindful meditation. They offer expert tuition in small groups run by qualified and specialist professionals, who are experts in their field. Many of their teachers offer skills which support members of the public affected by long term health conditions, which may affect them physically, mentally and or emotionally. Catch up on previous episodes via the Anahata website at www.anahatayogacentre.com/podcast

In this inspiring new episode we speak to Reggie Hubbard, a Yoga Activist, teacher and citizen of the world. In this honest and relevant conversation, we talk about yoga, social activism, accessibility and being "part of the community" as a way to create connection, change and build bridges.   We also discussed grief, the importance of holding space and making time to grieve within the community and how Reggie realised at the passing of a man he called brother the need to be in community to grieve. He has gone on to offer this space as service to others.  In addition to his yoga teaching practice, Reggie has held many senior strategic and logistical roles across a variety of fields, ranging from global marketing, digital and community organizing, government relations, international education to Presidential campaigning.  Reggie's life work sits at the intersection of bringing more peace and balance to activists, guiding the wellness community toward being more engaged, concerned citizens and enhancing the well-being of all walks of life.  Achieving this balance is how we catalyze transformative change in our society, which we are desperately in need of at this moment. Reggie is a certified yoga and meditation teacher and the founder/chief serving officer of Active Peace Yoga. His yoga and meditation practice have served as a sanctuary of peace and perspective while navigating the stresses of being a black man in the world and serving in pressure-filled jobs at the height of politics. He began practicing yoga under extreme emotional distress at work and now freely shares his peace and practice to all walks of life. Through Active Peace Yoga, he offers asana and meditation classes to help others nurture peace of mind, creativity, equanimity in spirit and physical health - helping people nurture well-being as foundational, rather than an afterthought.  Reggie has taught Members of Congress, Congressional Staff, leading progressive organizations and individuals from all walks of life - simple tools for managing stress and bringing peace to mind, body and spirit.   Connect with Reggie at @oreggieglobal and @activepeaceyoga and find out more at www.activepeaceyoga.com.    *** From The Heart is a podcast about Yoga, Mindfulness, healing and wellbeing from Dawn Lister and Daniel Groom, founders of Anahata Yoga Centre, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, UK. Conversations in this light hearted, kind and honest podcast series brings together people who have found ways to practise self-care in their lives, by sharing their knowledge, experiences and insights. Anahata is a heart centred and nurturing Wellbeing Studio in Leigh on Sea, Essex. Specialising in Yoga, Pilates, Yoga Therapy and mindful meditation. They offer expert tuition in small groups run by qualified and specialist professionals, who are experts in their field. Many of their teachers offer skills which support members of the public affected by long term health conditions, which may affect them physically, mentally and or emotionally. Catch up on previous episodes via the Anahata website at www.anahatayogacentre.com/podcast

In this episode we talk to Jacoby Ballard (he/they), a social justice educator and yoga teacher from Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, who leads workshops and trainings around the country on diversity, equity, and inclusion.   We talk to Jacoby about his new book,  A Queer Dharma: Yoga and Meditations for Liberation: Buddhist-Informed Meditations, Yoga Sequences, and Tools for Liberation - and his journey to how this book came about.   As a yoga teacher with 20 years of experience, he leads workshops, retreats, teacher trainings, teaches at conferences, and runs the Resonance mentorship program for certified yoga teachers to find their niche and calling. In 2008, Jacoby co-founded Third Root Community Health Center in Brooklyn, to work at the nexus of healing and social justice. Since 2006, Jacoby has taught Queer and Trans Yoga, a space for queer folks to unfurl and cultivate resilience and received Yoga Journal's Game Changer Award in 2014 and Good Karma Award in 2016.   Jacoby has taught in schools, hospitals, non profit and business offices, a maximum security prison, a recovery center, a cancer center, LGBT centers, gyms, a veteran's center, and yoga studios. He lives with his partner, child, and innumerable plant friends on unceded Goshute, Ute, Paiute, and Shoshone land, now known as Salt Lake City, Utah.   Connect with Jacoby here: jacobyballard.net IG: @jacobyballard FB: Jacoby Ballard   Buy his book here: https://uk.bookshop.org/books/a-queer-dharma-buddhist-informed-meditations-yoga-sequences-and-tools-for-liberation/9781623176518   *** From The Heart is a podcast about Yoga, Mindfulness, healing and wellbeing from Dawn Lister and Daniel Groom, founders of Anahata Yoga Centre, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, UK. Conversations in this light hearted, kind and honest podcast series brings together people who have found ways to practise self-care in their lives, by sharing their knowledge, experiences and insights. Anahata is a heart centred and nurturing Wellbeing Studio in Leigh on Sea, Essex. Specialising in Yoga, Pilates, Yoga Therapy and mindful meditation. They offer expert tuition in small groups run by qualified and specialist professionals, who are experts in their field. Many of their teachers offer skills which support members of the public affected by long term health conditions, which may affect them physically, mentally and or emotionally. Catch up on previous episodes via the Anahata website at www.anahatayogacentre.com/podcast

In our first episode of Season 3 we talk to Anna Ashby, a senior teacher and trainer in the UK. Anna specialises in Restorative Yoga where diving deep into embodied experience with a focus on nervous system health enables a profound shift of perception and state that supports well-being and integration.   Restorative practice is mostly passive and breath oriented where the body is supported on bolsters and blankets and held for longer periods of time than in an active class. The interiority and stillness embodied by this type of yoga practice shifts the nervous system out of ‘fight or flight' into a deeply felt relaxation response.   In this episode we talk about her new book, Restorative Yoga: Power Presence Practice for Teachers and Trainees which elucidates and celebrates this powerful style of practice so important in maintaining balance and the state of equilibrium. It serves as an in depth guide for those interested in going deeper into Restorative Yoga.   About Anna Ashby Anna has been studying and practicing yoga for over 30 years and teaching for over 20. She holds the highest level of certification with Yoga Alliance E-RYT-500. She also holds a B.A. (hons) in Modern Dance which she gained from Mills College in California in 1991. Anna's teaching style has evolved from her study of dance, in-depth training within styles of modern postural yoga focussing on alignment and precision, and immersion in a wide variety of yoga practices and teachings while living for 12 years in a yoga ashram in upstate New York in the 1990's. Anna weaves together flowing and artful movement, healthy alignment and stillness - all of which express the essence of yoga as awareness. She curates a purposeful sequence at a slow and measured pace which enables a process that can result in deep connection and joyful presence.   Connect with Anna here: www.annaashby.com Follow on Instagram at @ashby_anna   Listen now at www.anahatayogacentre.com/podcast or find From The Heart on Apple and Spotify. We have a brilliant series lined up - don't forget to subscribe!   *** From The Heart is a podcast about Yoga, Mindfulness, healing and wellbeing from Dawn Lister and Daniel Groom, founders of Anahata Yoga Centre, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, UK. Conversations in this light hearted, kind and honest podcast series brings together people who have found ways to practise self-care in their lives, by sharing their knowledge, experiences and insights. Anahata is a heart centred and nurturing Wellbeing Studio in Leigh on Sea, Essex. Specialising in Yoga, Pilates, Yoga Therapy and mindful meditation. They offer expert tuition in small groups run by qualified and specialist professionals, who are experts in their field. Many of their teachers offer skills which support members of the public affected by long term health conditions, which may affect them physically, mentally and or emotionally. Catch up on previous episodes via the Anahata website at www.anahatayogacentre.com/podcast

In our final episode of Season 2, we talk to Dr Ashish Paul about Ayurveda and yoga and how we can boost our immunity and wellbeing using Ayurveda and yoga. We also speak about fertility which is Ashish's specialism.   Dr Ashish Paul helps couple's on their journey of parenthood by supporting their fertility using ancient Ayurvedic Medicine and Western Herbal Medicine. She utilises meditation, yoga and her NLP/hypnosis skills to achieve the desired outcome for her patients. These therapies work with the natural rhythm of the body, treating the roots of a problem . She aims to bring awareness to the holistic benefits of Ayurveda and the western herbal medicine. She passionately speaks about protecting women's health before and after having children. Educating people about preventative methods available to them which may reduce the risk of diseases and help them to live an optimally healthy life.  Dr Ashish Paul is a qualified Ayurvedic Physician (BAMS- Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery) and a Medical Herbalist (MSc Herbal Medicine). Ashish has been practicing Ayurveda for over 25years and Herbal Medicine for 17years.  Connect with Dr Ashish Paul here...   ashishveda.uk https://www.instagram.com/ashishvedafertility/ https://www.facebook.com/TheHerbalFertilityExpert/ ashish@ashishveda.uk    *** From The Heart is a podcast about Yoga, Mindfulness, healing and wellbeing from Dawn Lister and Daniel Groom, founders of Anahata Yoga Centre, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, UK. Conversations in this light hearted, kind and honest podcast series brings together people who have found ways to practise self-care in their lives, by sharing their knowledge, experiences and insights. Anahata is a heart centred and nurturing Wellbeing Studio in Leigh on Sea, Essex. Specialising in Yoga, Pilates, Yoga Therapy and mindful meditation. They offer expert tuition in small groups run by qualified and specialist professionals, who are experts in their field. Many of their teachers offer skills which support members of the public affected by long term health conditions, which may affect them physically, mentally and or emotionally. Catch up on previous episodes via the Anahata website at www.anahatayogacentre.com/podcast

In this exciting episode, we talk about the new Living Well with Kindness Online Event, taking place on Saturday 5th of March 2022, brought to you by your hosts, Dawn Lister and Daniel Groom, and the founder of MindfulnessUK, Karen Atkinson.   This new and unique event brings together a wide range of experienced mindfulness and yoga therapy teachers and inspiring speakers, providing a number of insightful and supportive talks, practices, expert panel discussions and Q&A sessions throughout the day.   There has never been a time that necessitated kindness on a deeper internal and external level, in all areas of life. Kindness to ourselves, to those around us who perhaps share different views and values, and to the whole world.   We want to bring more kindness on a deeper level, in all areas of life, and this event is an opportunity to enhance our overall wellbeing in our body, heart and mind, enabling us all to flourish.   Join Dawn, Daniel and Karen in this short episode, where you can find out more about the event. For more information and to book tickets (starting from just £10) please visit the Anahata Yoga Centre website.   www.anahatayogacentre.com/living-well-with-kindness-2022/   *** From The Heart is a podcast about Yoga, Mindfulness, healing and wellbeing from Dawn Lister and Daniel Groom, founders of Anahata Yoga Centre, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, UK. Conversations in this light hearted, kind and honest podcast series brings together people who have found ways to practise self-care in their lives, by sharing their knowledge, experiences and insights. Anahata is a heart centred and nurturing Wellbeing Studio in Leigh on Sea, Essex. Specialising in Yoga, Pilates, Yoga Therapy and mindful meditation. They offer expert tuition in small groups run by qualified and specialist professionals, who are experts in their field. Many of their teachers offer skills which support members of the public affected by long term health conditions, which may affect them physically, mentally and or emotionally.   Catch up on previous episodes via the Anahata website at www.anahatayogacentre.com/podcast   Follow From The Heart on Instagram at @from_the_heart_podcast.

In this episode we speak to Tristan Katz (they/them), a digital strategist and equity-inclusion facilitator for yoga & wellness professional. They have been featured in Yoga Journal as one of 15 game changers in the Yoga Industry and offers justice-focused marketing individual and group mentorship programs, along with workshops and trainings centered around queer identity and transgender awareness with an anti-oppression and intersectional lens. In this episode we talk about pronouns and their work surrounding yoga, equity, diversity, and inclusivity. We speak about Tristan's Justice Focused Marketing Mentorship, a 6 month group programme. Everything we say, post and share can have a direct impact on our direct or indirect audiences. This programme is designed to disentangle ourselves from the mixed messages from dominant culture and norms that our society upholds and learning to trust our innate gifts—our skill-sets, our lived experiences, and our intuition and our professional growth. The programme will help others show up in a way to truly serve their communities and to lean in to creating work that nourishes those they serve and are aligned with.   Tristan Katz is writer, educator, and digital strategist, Tristan offers justice-focused marketing individual and group mentorship programs for yoga and wellness professionals, along with workshops and trainings centered around queer identity and transgender awareness with an anti-oppression and intersectional lens. Through their podcast, articles, digital resources, and workshops, Tristan supports those who seek to grow their work while staying aligned with the practices of yoga, equity, diversity, and inclusivity.   Connect with Tristan Katz here... tristan@katz-creative.com  IG   @tristankatzcreative  www.katz-creative.com   *** From The Heart is a podcast about Yoga, Mindfulness, healing and wellbeing from Dawn Lister and Daniel Groom, founders of Anahata Yoga Centre, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, UK. Conversations in this light hearted, kind and honest podcast series brings together people who have found ways to practise self-care in their lives, by sharing their knowledge, experiences and insights. Anahata is a heart centred and nurturing Wellbeing Studio in Leigh on Sea, Essex. Specialising in Yoga, Pilates, Yoga Therapy and mindful meditation. They offer expert tuition in small groups run by qualified and specialist professionals, who are experts in their field. Many of their teachers offer skills which support members of the public affected by long term health conditions, which may affect them physically, mentally and or emotionally. Catch up on previous episodes via the Anahata website at www.anahatayogacentre.com/podcast Follow From The Heart on Instagram at @from_the_heart_podcast.

In this episode we speak to Joo Teoh, teacher of hatha vinyasa yoga, qigong and meditation about the true essence of yoga, how he makes his practise accessible and respectful.  Joo speaks eloquently about the community aspect of a class, and how by offering a class that empowers people to work at a pace that suits them, recognising how our pace changes due to life circumstances and events.   His first book “Qigong in Yoga Teaching and Practice” was published by Singing Dragon in 2021 a book Dawn and Daniel found as rich as the conversation we are delighted to share with you.  Joo started teaching in 2007 in China's first dedicated yoga studio, Yoga Yard Beijing. In the UK, he has taught at The Life Centre, Yoga On The Lane, and Triyoga. Joo's main teachers are Cameron Tukapua, Max Strom, Matthew Raymond Cohen, Mimi Kuo-Deemer, Robyn Wexler and Judith Hanson Lasater. His classes emphasise breath, alignment, intention and he integrates movements and postures from the yogic tradition with energetic qigong practices, which aim to strengthen the body and calm the mind.  Joo is also a Five Element acupuncturist, practising the tradition as taught by the late Prof JR Worsley. Joo was trained at the London Institute of Five Element Acupuncture (LIFEA) by Master Five Element acupuncturist, fertility expert and author Gerad Kite.  Connect with Joo Teoh on Instagram at @joojooyoga Buy his book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1787756521/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_imm_B0JA691ED7KYKQKK2CEA Joo runs private retreats at his home in Normandy, France (@normandy_retreat_house on Instagram). *** From The Heart is a podcast about Yoga, Mindfulness, healing and wellbeing from Dawn Lister and Daniel Groom, founders of Anahata Yoga Centre, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, UK. Conversations in this light hearted, kind and honest podcast series brings together people who have found ways to practise self-care in their lives, by sharing their knowledge, experiences and insights. Anahata is a heart centred and nurturing Wellbeing Studio in Leigh on Sea, Essex. Specialising in Yoga, Pilates, Yoga Therapy and mindful meditation. They offer expert tuition in small groups run by qualified and specialist professionals, who are experts in their field. Many of their teachers offer skills which support members of the public affected by long term health conditions, which may affect them physically, mentally and or emotionally. Catch up on previous episodes via the Anahata website at www.anahatayogacentre.com/podcast Follow From The Heart on Instagram at @from_the_heart_podcast.

In this episode we talk to Tom Granger, a multi-award winning author and world-renowned breathwork teacher.    We talk about the foundations of his techniques, why he started to explore mindfulness and breath work as well as his book Draw Breath.   Head over to Tom's YouTube channel to learn more about the breath and its relation to our stress responses.   Connect with Tom Granger... Sign up for courses with Tom – www.drawbreath.com Try the breathing music – www.ariabreath.com Buy the award-winning book here – https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1787830330 Check out Tom's YouTube –  https://www.youtube.com/c/DrawBreathwithTom Tom Granger has spent the last 5 years consulting and training with the leading minds in breathing research and education through his YouTube channel "Draw Breath" and has a best-selling interactive book under the same name. Tom is on a mission to create accessible and engaging resources that demystify ancient and life-changing breathing techniques and help make learning joyful, experiential, and evidence-based. *** From The Heart is a podcast about Yoga, Mindfulness, healing and wellbeing from Dawn Lister and Daniel Groom, founders of Anahata Yoga Centre, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, UK. Conversations in this light hearted, kind and honest podcast series brings together people who have found ways to practise self-care in their lives, by sharing their knowledge, experiences and insights. Anahata is a heart centred and nurturing Wellbeing Studio in Leigh on Sea, Essex. Specialising in Yoga, Pilates, Yoga Therapy and mindful meditation. They offer expert tuition in small groups run by qualified and specialist professionals, who are experts in their field. Many of their teachers offer skills which support members of the public affected by long term health conditions, which may affect them physically, mentally and or emotionally. Catch up on previous episodes via the Anahata website at www.anahatayogacentre.com/podcast Follow From The Heart on Instagram at @from_the_heart_podcast.

In this episode with Fiona Agombar we talk about yoga therapy for fatigue conditions, including CFS/ME, burnout, stress and long-Covid, which Fiona specialises in. Fiona Agombar is an author, Rest Activist and yoga therapist in the Krishnamacharya Tradition. She originally trained with the Yoga for Health Foundation in 2001 then qualified as a KHYF teacher in 2011 and is accredited as an advanced teacher with the British Wheel of Yoga (BWY). She has studied under Bill Feeney, Gill Lloyd, Sarah Ryan, TKV Desikachar and also the Zen teacher Adyashanti. Fiona was a Trustee of Action for ME (major UK charity) for eight years. She was one of the key speakers for Global Yoga Therapy Day in August 2020 on exhaustion, overwhelm and burnout and a speaker at the Wellness After Covid Symposium in May 2021 and in March 2021 she contributed to the advisory meeting for the British Council of Yoga Therapy on guidelines for teaching those with long-Covid.  She runs a successful introductory course for teachers on Burnout, CFS and Long-Covid with Sarah Ryan through Yoga Teachers Forum. She also runs weekly classes online for those with fatigue and has referrals for long-Covid from a major teaching hospital in the UK. Fiona will be teaching the Long Covid module with Nadyne McKie for the Minded Institute's Yoga Therapy training in 2022. Fiona and Nadyne have also been commissioned to write a book on Long Covid for Singing Dragon books and are part of a steering committee being set up by Westminster University to investigate the benefits of Yoga for Long Covid. Fiona is the author of the book and DVD Beat Fatigue with Yoga (Cherry Red Books) and Yoga Therapy for Stress, Burnout and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (Singing Dragon). Fiona has Lyme disease which she manages with yoga. She is passionate about campaigning to change attitudes to those with fatigue conditions and describes herself as a Feminine Rest Activist. Connect with Fiona as follows:   Facebook group: Gentle Yoga for Fatigue with Fiona: https://www.facebook.com/groups/560314231255748 She run classes for fatigue twice a week on Zoom payable by donation. Follow Fiona on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/184334606994243  Visit her website and enjoy free downloads here: www.fionaagombar.co.uk Find Fiona on instagram and YouTube as well. Enjoy 20% off her book by using the code Energy20 on the Singing Dragon website. Further reading recommendation following this episode:  Lost Connections by Johann Hari  www.waterstones.com/book/lost-connections/johann-hari/9781408878729 *** From The Heart is a podcast about Yoga, Mindfulness, healing and wellbeing from Dawn Lister and Daniel Groom, founders of Anahata Yoga Centre, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, UK. Conversations in this light hearted, kind and honest podcast series brings together people who have found ways to practise self-care in their lives, by sharing their knowledge, experiences and insights. Anahata is a heart centred and nurturing Wellbeing Studio in Leigh on Sea, Essex. Specialising in Yoga, Pilates, Yoga Therapy and mindful meditation. They offer expert tuition in small groups run by qualified and specialist professionals, who are experts in their field. Many of their teachers offer skills which support members of the public affected by long term health conditions, which may affect them physically, mentally and or emotionally. Catch up on previous episodes via the Anahata website at www.anahatayogacentre.com/podcast Follow From The Heart on Instagram at @from_the_heart_podcast.

In this episode we talk to Tanya Desfontaines, a teacher, supervisor & practitioner of craniosacral biodynamics - a gentle way of working 
with the body using light touch that engages natural rebalancing & healing processes.   We speak about trauma, mindfulness and yoga, the importance of supervision for therapists, cranial work and compassion practices in the prison service, hospices, and society.   About Tanya Desfontaines BSc (Hons) MCSP SRP RCST BCST... Tanya began her career as an NHS physiotherapist at the Royal London Hospital, exploring many traditions and modalities of holistic health before retraining as a Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist in 2007. Life events including relocation to Devon, the birth of children, recovery from illness and bereavement, and shamanic studies have all played a part in her journey of personal healing and spiritual growth. She is a now an accredited supervisor and international teacher of BCST, most recently holding a foundation training as senior tutor and course co-ordinator at the Karuna Institute, Devon. She lives with her family in Dartington, South Devon, where she also maintains a lively private practice. www.fifthworldcranial.co.uk   *** From The Heart is a podcast about Yoga, Mindfulness, healing and wellbeing from Dawn Lister and Daniel Groom, founders of Anahata Yoga Centre, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, UK. Conversations in this light hearted, kind and honest podcast series brings together people who have found ways to practise self-care in their lives, by sharing their knowledge, experiences and insights. Anahata is a heart centred and nurturing Wellbeing Studio in Leigh on Sea, Essex. Specialising in Yoga, Pilates, Yoga Therapy and mindful meditation. They offer expert tuition in small groups run by qualified and specialist professionals, who are experts in their field. Many of their teachers offer skills which support members of the public affected by long term health conditions, which may affect them physically, mentally and or emotionally. Catch up on previous episodes via the Anahata website at www.anahatayogacentre.com/podcast Follow From The Heart on Instagram at @from_the_heart_podcast.

In this episode we speak to Jivana Heyman (he/him), author of Accessible Yoga: Poses & Practices for Every Body and Yoga Revolution: Building a Practice of Courage & Compassion. Jivana Heyman, C-IAYT, E-RYT500, is the founder and director of the Accessible Yoga Association, an international non-profit organisation dedicated to increasing access to the yoga teachings.    Within the episode we talk about Jivana's new book, Yoga Revolution, which is a clarion call to action for yoga practitioners and change makers alike, offering courageous reflections and compassionate guidance for the inner and outer work of moving towards justice. Visit www.yogarevolutionbook.com where you can find some free practices for people who have purchased the book.    Connect with Jivana Heyman at @jivanaheyman, @accessibleyoga and @accessibleyogatraining and at www.jivanaheyman.com.   Listen to his podcasts too, called Accessible Yoga and Yoga Revolution.   Links to Jivana's training courses: https://www.accessibleyogatraining.com/yoga-revolution https://www.accessibleyogatraining.com/training    Further recommendation following this podcast: The Transgender Issue by Shon Faye (@shon.faye)   *** From The Heart is a podcast about Yoga, Mindfulness, healing and wellbeing from Dawn Lister and Daniel Groom, founders of Anahata Yoga Centre, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, UK. Conversations in this light hearted, kind and honest podcast series brings together people who have found ways to practise self-care in their lives, by sharing their knowledge, experiences and insights. Anahata is a heart centred and nurturing Wellbeing Studio in Leigh on Sea, Essex. Specialising in Yoga, Pilates, Yoga Therapy and mindful meditation. They offer expert tuition in small groups run by qualified and specialist professionals, who are experts in their field. Many of their teachers offer skills which support members of the public affected by long term health conditions, which may affect them physically, mentally and or emotionally. Catch up on previous episodes via the Anahata website at www.anahatayogacentre.com/podcast Follow From The Heart on Instagram at @from_the_heart_podcast.

In this episode we speak to Gabi Parkham (she/her) about the work she is doing to raise awareness of LGBTQIA+ people and how they can be supported in Yoga and Pregnancy Yoga classes.   We also discussed the recent LGBTQIA+ 6 month yoga mentoring program she developed, which our co-host Daniel Groom was part of.   During these conversations we also talked about White Supremacy and Cultural Appropriation of Yoga, as well as the fantastic new film "Everyone's Talking About Jamie".   Gabi Parkham has been practicing yoga since childhood and teaching for over 7 years. She is passionate about finding equity and justice through yoga and making yoga accessible to as many people as possible. Gabi has trained in many different styles of yoga but particularly loves bringing intuitive movement, pain science, and deep rest into her classes. Since coming out as bisexual aged 18, Gabi has been an active LGBTQIA+ equity educator and consultant; leading LGBT+ trainings in schools, youth movements, for perinatal professionals, and for civil servants.   Trigger warning: contains adult language, sexual reference and references to systems of abuse.   Connect with Gabi at: In terms of links you can find me at www.gabimarkhamyoga.com www.instagram.com/gabimarkhamyoga www.facebook.com/gabimarkhamyoga   *** From The Heart is a podcast about Yoga, Mindfulness, healing and wellbeing from Dawn Lister and Daniel Groom, founders of Anahata Yoga Centre, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, UK. Conversations in this light hearted, kind and honest podcast series brings together people who have found ways to practise self-care in their lives, by sharing their knowledge, experiences and insights. Anahata is a heart centred and nurturing Wellbeing Studio in Leigh on Sea, Essex. Specialising in Yoga, Pilates, Yoga Therapy and mindful meditation. They offer expert tuition in small groups run by qualified and specialist professionals, who are experts in their field. Many of their teachers offer skills which support members of the public affected by long term health conditions, which may affect them physically, mentally and or emotionally. Catch up on previous episodes via the Anahata website at www.anahatayogacentre.com/podcast Follow From The Heart on Instagram at @from_the_heart_podcast.

In this episode we speak to Kirstie Richardson, Alexander Technique and Movement Practitioner and a Dance Artist.   Kirstie explained how the Alexander Technique supported her through her career as a professional dancer and how she has evolved the practice to support others who are suffering with trauma as well as long term conditions and illnesses. We even got to try a short practice of the Technique itself.    In this episode we also discussed queer representation at The Met Gala and in boxing - so as ever a combination of professionalism and life side by side.    Kirstie trained at the East Anglia School of Alexander Technique in Chelmsford and sites her training and development with the following professionals:   Helen Poynor - Walk of life programme Based in Devon Anna Halprin - died this year, based in California.    Connect with Kirstie at www.kirstierichardson.com.   *** From The Heart is a podcast about Yoga, Mindfulness, healing and wellbeing from Dawn Lister and Daniel Groom, founders of Anahata Yoga Centre, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, UK. Conversations in this light hearted, kind and honest podcast series brings together people who have found ways to practise self-care in their lives, by sharing their knowledge, experiences and insights. Anahata is a heart centred and nurturing Wellbeing Studio in Leigh on Sea, Essex. Specialising in Yoga, Pilates, Yoga Therapy and mindful meditation. They offer expert tuition in small groups run by qualified and specialist professionals, who are experts in their field. Many of their teachers offer skills which support members of the public affected by long term health conditions, which may affect them physically, mentally and or emotionally. Catch up on previous episodes via the Anahata website at www.anahatayogacentre.com/podcast Follow Anahata Yoga Centre on Instagram and Facebook at @anahatayogacentre

In this episode we hold conversation with Evan Soroka, founder of Soroka Yoga Therapy in Aspen and the author of Yoga Therapy for Diabetes.   We discussed Diabetes, the differences between Type 1 and 2, and how Yoga and Yoga Therapy can be supportive practices to help individuals manage the wide range of symptoms and effects of being diagnosed and managing their health. Evan shared with us her very personal journey and we also talked about queer festivals and her love for swimming and fly fishing.   Evan Soroka, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500, is the founder of Soroka Yoga Therapy in Aspen, CO, and the author of Yoga Therapy for Diabetes. Diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in her teens and chronic musculoskeletal issues throughout her life, Evan practices and teaches yoga as a health-providing tool. She is a contributor to Yoga Journal, Yoga International, and Yoga Therapy Today Magazines. You can learn more about Evan at www.sorokayogatherapy.com. Instagram: @evan_soroka   Recommendation from Evan: Her book, Yoga Therapy for Diabetes Rise Above T1D program - 6-week virtual yoga therapy program for type 1 diabetes Private yoga therapy for pre-diabetes, gestational diabetes, type 1 and type 2 diabetes, and other chronic illnesses.    Follow From the Heart on Instagram at @from_the_heart_podcast and catch up on Series 1 on www.anahatayogacentre.com/podcast. *** From The Heart is a podcast about Yoga, Mindfulness, healing and wellbeing from Dawn Lister and Daniel Groom, founders of Anahata Yoga Centre, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, UK. Conversations in this light hearted, kind and honest podcast series brings together people who have found ways to practise self-care in their lives, by sharing their knowledge, experiences and insights. Anahata is a heart centred and nurturing Wellbeing Studio in Leigh on Sea, Essex. Specialising in Yoga, Pilates, Yoga Therapy and mindful meditation. They offer expert tuition in small groups run by qualified and specialist professionals, who are experts in their field. Many of their teachers offer skills which support members of the public affected by long term health conditions, which may affect them physically, mentally and or emotionally. Catch up on previous episodes via the Anahata website at www.anahatayogacentre.com/podcast Follow Anahata Yoga Centre on Instagram and Facebook at @anahatayogacentre

In this episode, we speak to Andy Wistreich about Buddhism and the wider topics surrounding the tradition and it's philosophy.    A kind and heart-centred conversation that includes the beautiful gift of a relaxing Meditation from Andy.   We discuss how the Buddhist tradition is a philosophy versus a religion.  The concept of suffering as a catalyst for change, how we perceive and experience reality,  human connection, kindness and compassion.  As well as issues surrounding climate change and accepting our responsibility as a global community.   We are incredibly grateful to Andy for joining us for this episode and we hope you find a level of calm and comfort from it.   "My religion is kindness" - Dalai Lama   "If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion." - Dalai Lama   Explore more of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition via the Dalai Lama... https://www.dalailama.com/videos   Follow From the Heart on Instagram at @from_the_heart_podcast and catch up on Series 1 on www.anahatayogacentre.com/podcast. ***   From The Heart is a podcast about Yoga, Mindfulness, healing and wellbeing from Dawn Lister and Daniel Groom, founders of Anahata Yoga Centre, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, UK. Conversations in this light hearted, kind and honest podcast series brings together people who have found ways to practise self-care in their lives, by sharing their knowledge, experiences and insights. Anahata is a heart centred and nurturing Wellbeing Studio in Leigh on Sea, Essex. Specialising in Yoga, Pilates, Yoga Therapy and mindful meditation. They offer expert tuition in small groups run by qualified and specialist professionals, who are experts in their field. Many of their teachers offer skills which support members of the public affected by long term health conditions, which may affect them physically, mentally and or emotionally. Catch up on previous episodes via the Anahata website at www.anahatayogacentre.com/podcast Follow Anahata Yoga Centre on Instagram and Facebook at @anahatayogacentre  

Welcome Back to Season 2 Episode 1 of From The Heart with Dawn Lister and Daniel Groom.  In this episode we speak to Tracee Stanley, author of Radiant Rest and discuss the practice of Yoga and Yoga Nidra. We discuss how these practices give us an opportunity for self inquiry and how by being aware of the inner teacher we have opportunities to support ourselves and our communities.    Trigger Warning - we discuss systems of Abuse in Yoga in this podcast episode.   Tracee Stanley, founder of Empowered Life Circle shares teachings that are inspired by more than 20 years of study in the traditions of the Himalayan Masters and Sri Vidya Tantra. The focus of her teaching honours life as a ritual and she is devoted to yoga nidra, meditation, self-inquiry, nature as a teacher, and ancestor reverence. She is the creatrix of the Empowered Life Self-Inquiry Oracle Deck and host of Radiant Rest Podcast which celebrates the practices, teachers, and traditions that prioritize the rituals of rest, sacred dreaming, and self-care.   Tracee's book Radiant Rest - Yoga Nidra for Deep Relaxation and Awakened Clarity published by Shambhala Publishing is now available where books are sold. Learn more at radiantrest.com, and traceeyoga.com.   Connect with Tracee here: www.instagram.com/tracee_stanley www.empoweredlifecircle.com   Follow From the Heart on Instagram at @from_the_heart_podcast and catch up on Series 1 on www.anahatayogacentre.com/podcast.   ***   From The Heart is a podcast about Yoga, Mindfulness, healing and wellbeing from Dawn Lister and Daniel Groom, founders of Anahata Yoga Centre, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, UK. Conversations in this light hearted, kind and honest podcast series brings together people who have found ways to practise self-care in their lives, by sharing their knowledge, experiences and insights. Anahata is a heart centred and nurturing Wellbeing Studio in Leigh on Sea, Essex. Specialising in Yoga, Pilates, Yoga Therapy and mindful meditation. They offer expert tuition in small groups run by qualified and specialist professionals, who are experts in their field. Many of their teachers offer skills which support members of the public affected by long term health conditions, which may affect them physically, mentally and or emotionally.   Catch up on previous episodes via the Anahata website at www.anahatayogacentre.com/podcast Follow From The Heart on Instagram at @from_the_heart_podcast Follow Anahata Yoga Centre on Instagram and Facebook at @anahatayogacentre

  In our last episode of the series, we talk to Lisa Horwell about how she found yoga to help her in her recovery. Yoga Therapy, Sound Healing and Gongs are a huge part of her offering and we discuss about how these practises can be used in healing and addiction recovery.   The pandemic has been a time of significant change and many people have found themselves turning to their addictions for support through this time. If someone is in need of help with their addictive behaviour, Lisa offers yoga therapy for addiction and sound healing, She works in addiction/recovery rehabs every week and offers 1-1 sessions via zoom.   About Lisa Horwell...   Lisa refers to herself as a Grateful Yogi, a Sober Witch and a Gong Goddess. Her yoga journey started in 1995 when she was in the grips of PTSD. Her first class allowed her to experience deep healing, realising she needed regular practise in her life. She studied the BWY teaching diploma, then the Pregnancy module with Wendy Teasdill. She has been teaching community group classes/ pregnancy/ post natal / children's yoga in schools and furthered her studies at Yogacampus, as a qualified C-IAYT yoga therapist. Lisa teaches ‘yoga therapy for addictions ‘ to trainee yoga therapists and with Nikki Meyer is becoming a Y12SR leader in ‘yoga for addictions'.    Lisa is also a sound healer, after studying with gong master Don Conreaux and offers both yoga therapy and sound healing on a 1-1 basis or in small groups. She also works in addiction/recovery rehabs every week and offers 1-1 sessions via zoom. Lisa owns a yoga retreat in Brittany, France called Grateful Retreat and hosts sacred ceremonies and rituals in alignment with the goddess!   Contact Lisa Horwell on email at Gratefulyogi@me.com https://www.facebook.com/gratefulyogigongwitch   Recommendations: In this episode we mention and recommend podcasts from Russell Brand, DJ Fat Tony, Joan Halifax and Rod Stryker.   Listen to our From The Heart podcast on all major podcast directories or catch up on series one directly via our website:   www.anahatayogacentre.com/podcast-season-1/   Follow From The Heart on Instagram at @from_the_heart_podcast   ******* From The Heart is a podcast about Yoga, Mindfulness, healing and wellbeing from Dawn Lister and Daniel Groom, founders of Anahata Yoga Centre, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, UK. Conversations in this light hearted, kind and honest podcast series brings together people who have found ways to practise self-care in their lives, by sharing their knowledge, experiences and insights. Anahata is a heart centred and nurturing Wellbeing Studio in Leigh on Sea, Essex. Specialising in Yoga, Pilates, Yoga Therapy and mindful meditation. They offer expert tuition in small groups run by qualified and specialist professionals, who are experts in their field. Many of their teachers offer skills which support members of the public affected by long term health conditions, which may affect them physically, mentally and or emotionally. Catch up on previous episodes via the Anahata website at www.anahatayogacentre.com/podcast-season-1 Follow From The Heart on Instagram at @from_the_heart_podcast. Follow Anahata Yoga Centre on Instagram and Facebook at @anahatayogacentre.

Chloe Jane Prince is a Food Freedom Coach, helping people heal from disordered eating, low body confidence and so much more. Chloe herself struggled with anorexia, disordered eating and body dysmorphia after suffering sexual abuse aged 11.    In this episode we talk about intuitive eating, the obsession surrounding diet culture and BMI as well as Chloe's personal journey, experiences and her approach to her recovery.   After years of struggling through inpatient stays, dietetic support and endless counselling, Chloe began to wonder whether recovery was actually possible. Until she found coaching, yoga and meditation and with it a new approach to recovery, one where you are taught to come back to your body and yourself and has never looked back.   She then went on to certify as a Nutritionist, Life Coach specialising in Disordered Eating and Eating Disorder Recovery Coach so that she could help others heal too. And that is exactly what she now does within her coaching and online courses. Instead of 'fixing the food' she works to help people re-learn how to feel, to listen to their body, eat intuitively and heal trauma so they can live a life they love.    She believes that diet culture and fat phobia are so engrained in the world we live in, and it has led us to be increasingly disconnected from ourselves and our bodies. What we eat, what we do and how we move is so often influenced by the shoulds and shame of diet culture and fat phobia rather than listening to the wisdom that exists within our bodies.   If you want to lean in to doing the inner work to help you heal from disordered eating, then Chloe has a four-week online Food Freedom Breakthrough Programme to help you learn to come back to your body, heal your limiting beliefs, find your identity and be your own medicine: https://chloejaneprince.com/food-freedom-breakthrough-programme/   Chloe also has a free private Facebook group she serves called The Food Freedom Tribe: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thefoodfreedomtribe   You can also find Chloe on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/chloejaneprince/   Further reading recommendation: Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stewart.   *******   From The Heart is a podcast about Yoga, Mindfulness, healing and wellbeing from Dawn Lister and Daniel Groom, founders of Anahata Yoga Centre, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, UK. Conversations in this light hearted, kind and honest podcast series brings together people who have found ways to practise self-care in their lives, by sharing their knowledge, experiences and insights. Anahata is a heart centred and nurturing Wellbeing Studio in Leigh on Sea, Essex. Specialising in Yoga, Pilates, Yoga Therapy and mindful meditation. They offer expert tuition in small groups run by qualified and specialist professionals, who are experts in their field. Many of their teachers offer skills which support members of the public affected by long term health conditions, which may affect them physically, mentally and or emotionally. Catch up on previous episodes via the Anahata website at www.anahatayogacentre.com/podcast-season-1 Follow From The Heart on Instagram at @from_the_heart_podcast. Follow Anahata Yoga Centre on Instagram and Facebook at @anahatayogacentre.

In this episode we speak to James Chapman, a Yoga Therapist and Yoga Teacher with 17 years experience. He has a special interest in mental health and addiction, is a Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) England Instructor Member and has worked with some of the leading charities and rehab clinics in this field. James has a long association with Triyoga where he teaches yoga for mental health.   James is also an anti-racism activist and is on the faculty of Yogacampus where he teaches a module on race, ethnicity and yoga. James has also delivered this training on behalf of other leading yoga training providers and companies.   For upcoming Mental Health First Aid courses: https://allaboutthemind.com/upcoming-courses/ https://www.yogacampus.com/teachers/james-chapman   Connect with James and All About The Mind: https://www.instagram.com/JChapmanYoga/ https://www.instagram.com/all_about_the_mind/ https://www.facebook.com/allaboutthemind   Follow @triyogauk, @yogacampus and @thelifecentre.   From The Heart is a podcast about Yoga, Mindfulness, healing and wellbeing from Dawn Lister and Daniel Groom, founders of Anahata Yoga Centre, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, UK. Conversations in this light hearted, kind and honest podcast series brings together people who have found ways to practise self-care in their lives, by sharing their knowledge, experiences and insights. Anahata is a heart centred and nurturing Wellbeing Studio in Leigh on Sea, Essex. Specialising in Yoga, Pilates, Yoga Therapy and mindful meditation. They offer expert tuition in small groups run by qualified and specialist professionals, who are experts in their field. Many of their teachers offer skills which support members of the public affected by long term health conditions, which may affect them physically, mentally and or emotionally. Catch up on previous episodes via the Anahata website at www.anahatayogacentre.com/podcast-season-1 Follow From The Heart on Instagram at @from_the_heart_podcast. Follow Anahata Yoga Centre on Instagram and Facebook at @anahatayogacentre.

In this episode we hold conversation with Julia Davis where we discussed menstruation and why it's so important it is discussed more within the yoga community and within our practice. We talk about how Yoga can be a truly transformative tool to support menstrual cycles and what might need to change in the Yoga world to enhance greater support and understanding.   We also discussed the need for community in the Yoga Teaching World and her passion for bringing yoga teachers together to learn, share and support each other much more.   About Julia Davis   Founder of Yoga Teachers Forum and her area of specialisation as a yoga teacher is supporting the journey from first bleed (menarche) through fertility, menstrual issues, perimenopause & beyond.  She also runs a local studio Finchley Yoga   Connect with Julia Davis, Yoga Teachers Forum & Finchley Yoga @yogateachersforum   https://www.facebook.com/groups/yogateachersforum   *** From The Heart is a podcast about Yoga, Mindfulness, healing and wellbeing from Dawn Lister and Daniel Groom, founders of Anahata Yoga Centre, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, UK. Conversations in this light hearted, kind and honest podcast series brings together people who have found ways to practise self-care in their lives, by sharing their knowledge, experiences and insights. Anahata is a heart centred and nurturing Wellbeing Studio in Leigh on Sea, Essex. Specialising in Yoga, Pilates, Yoga Therapy and mindful meditation. They offer expert tuition in small groups run by qualified and specialist professionals, who are experts in their field. Many of their teachers offer skills which support members of the public affected by long term health conditions, which may affect them physically, mentally and or emotionally. Catch up on previous episodes via the Anahata website at www.anahatayogacentre.com/podcast-season-1 Follow From The Heart on Instagram at @from_the_heart_podcast. Follow Anahata Yoga Centre on Instagram and Facebook at @anahatayogacentre.

In this From The Heart episode, we speak to Jess Glenny, a movement teacher, facilitator, therapist, and writer. In our conversation with Jess we talk about hypermobility, what it is and how we can support ourselves or our hypermobile students. Jess has written an amazing book on this subject, Hypermobility on the Yoga Mat: A Guide to Hypermobility-Aware Teaching and Practice. Jess believes moving body practices are ways of putting all of ourselves into motion. Through moving and witnessing, we create opportunities for what our body knows (but our mind may not yet be conscious of) to surface into awareness. By being present with ourselves in this fluid way, we are able to become gradually more aligned with our experience in each moment, and so live with increasing spontaneity, fullness and meaning. These practices are an invitation into the unexplored spaces of ourselves, a practical tool for living, a mystical path. We are delighted to offer a discount off Jess's books, enter the code  FROMTHEHEART20 on the Singing Dragon website (www.singingdragon.com). This is valid on all products on the Singing Dragon website (www.singingdragon.com) and has no expiry date... https://uk.singingdragon.com/search?type=&options%5Bprefix%5D=last&options%5Bunavailable_products%5D=show&q=jess+glenny Learn more about Jess and her inspiring journey at www.embodyyogadance.co.uk/about-jess Further links: Website: www.embodyyogadance.co.uk Facebook: www.facebook.com/embodyyogadance Instagram: @embodyyogadance Bookshop: www.bookshop.org/embody *** From The Heart is a podcast about Yoga, Mindfulness, healing and wellbeing from Dawn Lister and Daniel Groom, founders of Anahata Yoga Centre, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, UK. Conversations in this light hearted, kind and honest podcast series brings together people who have found ways to practise self-care in their lives, by sharing their knowledge, experiences and insights. Anahata is a heart centred and nurturing Wellbeing Studio in Leigh on Sea, Essex. Specialising in Yoga, Pilates, Yoga Therapy and mindful meditation. They offer expert tuition in small groups run by qualified and specialist professionals, who are experts in their field. Many of their teachers offer skills which support members of the public affected by long term health conditions, which may affect them physically, mentally and or emotionally. www.anahatayogacentre.com Follow From The Heart on Instagram at @from_the_heart_podcast. Follow Anahata Yoga Centre on Instagram and Facebook at @anahatayogacentre.  

Part two of our podcast with the inspiring Jude Mills. In this insightful episode Jude talks to us about yoga, spirituality, and religion.   We continue our rich conversation with Jude about how we as Yoga teachers and practitioners can adapt practises to support those living with cancer, as well as the families and loved ones who are supporting them.     We delve deep into what it means to have a spiritual practise, talk about religion and personal faith.  And so much more.    We are delighted to offer a discount off Jude's book "Adapting Yoga for People Living with Cancer.", enter the code FROMTHEHEART20 on the Singing Dragon website (www.singingdragon.com).  This promotion has no expiry date and is valid across the whole of Singing Dragon's website: https://uk.singingdragon.com/products/adapting-yoga-for-people-living-with-cancer?_pos=4&_sid=42de4c076&_ss=r   Jude is an interfaith minister and spiritual counsellor,  NHS hospital chaplain, Yoga and meditation teacher and practitioner, and Master's student in Public Theology.    She specialises in yoga for people living with cancer and trains yoga teachers and therapists to offer this work. Her book 'Adapting Yoga for People Living with Cancer' has just been published by Singing Dragon. She has also just launched her own podcast called 'Fkd Up By Faith' in which she has conversations with people who've been f****d up by their faith and found hope, healing, reconciliation and forgiveness, in or out of their faith tradition.  Dawn has the honour to be one of Jude's first guests -  Our conversation with Jude was so far reaching we had to have her back, so stay tuned for a second podcast with Jude coming soon!   Connect with Judith Mills MA, PGCert Yoga Alliance Professionals Senior Teacher & Certified Trainer   myhealingspace.org.uk instagram.com/healingspacecourse judemills.com instagram.com/ceibhfhion https://judemills.com/podcast Instagram.com/fkdupbyfaith https://anchor.fm/fkdupbyfaith   Listen to Jude's podcast, "Fkd Up By Faith", where she holds conversations with special guests, exploring how they've found hope, healing, reconciliation and forgiveness in or out of their faith tradition. In her recent episode 4, she speaks to our co-founder Dawn Lister who shares her fascinating - and sometimes difficult -  story of childhood and adolescence in a Jehovah's Witness family, about the process of leaving the church, and her long path to healing, wholeness, and forgiveness...   https://podcasts.apple.com/at/podcast/episode-4-with-dawn-lister/id1566789802?i=1000523616778&l=en   *** From The Heart is a podcast about Yoga, Mindfulness, healing and wellbeing from Dawn Lister and Daniel Groom, founders of Anahata Yoga Centre, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, UK. Conversations in this light hearted, kind and honest podcast series brings together people who have found ways to practise self-care in their lives, by sharing their knowledge, experiences and insights. Anahata is a heart centred and nurturing Wellbeing Studio in Leigh on Sea, Essex. Specialising in Yoga, Pilates, Yoga Therapy and mindful meditation. They offer expert tuition in small groups run by qualified and specialist professionals, who are experts in their field. Many of their teachers offer skills which support members of the public affected by long term health conditions, which may affect them physically, mentally and or emotionally. www.anahatayogacentre.com Follow From The Heart on Instagram at @from_the_heart_podcast. Follow Anahata Yoga Centre on Instagram and Facebook at @anahatayogacentre.

In this insightful episode Jude talks to us about how yoga can be adapted for those living with cancer, yoga therapy and her new book Adapting Yoga for People Living with Cancer.   In her book, Jude explains how to adapt physical poses and breathing exercises for people with cancer. Offering guidance on meditation and relaxation techniques as well as providing an essential overview of living with cancer, treatments and side effects, the book emphasises the importance of physical space and demonstrates the personal and professional skills required to hold a place of safety for those who experience life-threatening illnesses. It covers key topics such as scope of practice, boundaries and appropriate language and is an essential guide for yoga teachers looking to hold cancer-inclusive classes.   We are delighted to offer a discount off Jude's book, enter the code FROMTHEHEART20 on the Singing Dragon website (www.singingdragon.com).  This promotion has no expiry date and is valid across the whole of Singing Dragon's website: https://uk.singingdragon.com/products/adapting-yoga-for-people-living-with-cancer?_pos=4&_sid=42de4c076&_ss=r   Jude is an interfaith minister and spiritual counsellor,  NHS hospital chaplain, Yoga and meditation teacher and practitioner, and Master's student in Public Theology.    She specialises in yoga for people living with cancer and trains yoga teachers and therapists to offer this work. Her book 'Adapting Yoga for People Living with Cancer' has just been published by Singing Dragon. She has also just launched her own podcast called 'Fkd Up By Faith' in which she has conversations with people who've been f****d up by their faith and found hope, healing, reconciliation and forgiveness, in or out of their faith tradition.  Dawn has the honour to be one of Jude's first guests -  Our conversation with Jude was so far reaching we had to have her back, so stay tuned for a second podcast with Jude coming soon!   Connect with Jude Mills MA, PGCert Yoga Alliance Professionals Senior Teacher & Certified Trainer   myhealingspace.org.uk instagram.com/healingspacecourse judemills.com instagram.com/ceibhfhion https://judemills.com/podcast Instagram.com/fkdupbyfaith https://anchor.fm/fkdupbyfaith   *** From The Heart is a podcast about Yoga, Mindfulness, healing and wellbeing from Dawn Lister and Daniel Groom, founders of Anahata Yoga Centre, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, UK. Conversations in this light hearted, kind and honest podcast series brings together people who have found ways to practise self-care in their lives, by sharing their knowledge, experiences and insights. Anahata is a heart centred and nurturing Wellbeing Studio in Leigh on Sea, Essex. Specialising in Yoga, Pilates, Yoga Therapy and mindful meditation. They offer expert tuition in small groups run by qualified and specialist professionals, who are experts in their field. Many of their teachers offer skills which support members of the public affected by long term health conditions, which may affect them physically, mentally and or emotionally. www.anahatayogacentre.com Follow From The Heart on Instagram at @from_the_heart_podcast. Follow Anahata Yoga Centre on Instagram and Facebook at @anahatayogacentre.  

In this podcast episode we talk to Yoga Teacher, Anatomy and Physiology Teacher and Author, Andrew McGonigle about the place for anatomy and physiology within yoga.  Drawing on a background in medicine Andrew incorporates his indepth knowledge, training and experience in anatomy and medicine as well as in Yoga, to create anatomy and physiology based Yoga teacher training courses. Historically, anatomy isn't always covered in much depth when training to become a Yoga teacher and Andrew brings a fresh and diverse attitude to the world of Yoga teaching training and we were delighted to hold conversation with him.   Andrew McGonigle has been studying anatomy for over twenty years, originally training to become a doctor and then moving away from the Clinical practice of medicine to become a yoga teacher, massage therapist and anatomy and physiology teacher. He combines all of his skills and experience to teach anatomy and physiology on Yoga Teacher Training courses internationally and runs his own online Anatomy and Physiology Applied to Yoga courses. His new book Supporting Yoga Students with Common Injuries and Conditions: A Handbook for Yoga Teachers and Trainees was recently published. He lives in Los Angeles with his husband.   We are delighted to offer a discount off Andrew's new book, enter the code FROMTHEHEART20 on the Singing Dragon website (www.singingdragon.com). This promotion has no expiry date and is valid across the whole of Singing Dragon's website: https://uk.singingdragon.com/products/supporting-yoga-students-with-common-injuries-and-conditions?_pos=2&_sid=e8be7b2ad&_ss=r   Connect with Andrew: https://onlinecourse.doctor-yogi.com www.doctor-yogi.com Instagram: @doctoryogi  Facebook: @doctoryogiandrew info@doctor-yogi.com   *** From The Heart is a podcast about Yoga, Mindfulness, healing and wellbeing from Dawn Lister and Daniel Groom, founders of Anahata Yoga Centre, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, UK. Conversations in this light hearted, kind and honest podcast series brings together people who have found ways to practise self-care in their lives, by sharing their knowledge, experiences and insights. Anahata is a heart centred and nurturing Wellbeing Studio in Leigh on Sea, Essex. Specialising in Yoga, Pilates, Yoga Therapy and mindful meditation. They offer expert tuition in small groups run by qualified and specialist professionals, who are experts in their field. Many of their teachers offer skills which support members of the public affected by long term health conditions, which may affect them physically, mentally and or emotionally. www.anahatayogacentre.com Follow From The Heart on Instagram at @from_the_heart_podcast. Follow Anahata Yoga Centre on Instagram and Facebook at @anahatayogacentre.

In conversation with Karen Atkinson, Senior Partner and Co-Founder of MindfulnessUK, we explore the relationship between mindfulness and compassion and the value of self-inquiry.   Karen is also an author, a trustee of the British Association of Mindfulness-based Approaches (BAMBA), a teacher and trainer of mindfulness and compassion skills and practices, a member of the British Wheel of Yoga and a Bangor trained supervisor of mindfulness teachers. Throughout Karen's career mindfulness and compassion have underpinned her work, ranging from nursing to yoga teacher, complementary practitioner, therapist, teacher, and teacher trainer.     Karen has been teaching mindful movement and meditation for over 30 years, and recently published ‘Compassionate Mindful Inquiry in Therapeutic Practice'.  It is fair to say that she takes the greatest pride in having used her unique position to develop the Integrated Mindfulness and Compassion Qualification, a ground-breaking qualification and the first of its kind in the market.     As a highly respected, extremely experienced, and well-trained mindfulness teacher with a warm, intuitive, friendly, and professional manner, Karen's mission is to bring this enhanced enjoyment of life to as many people as possible.   Connect with Karen and MindfulnessUK on social media:   https://www.facebook.com/regulatedtrainingandCPD https://www.instagram.com/mindfulnessuk/   Link to Karen's book:   https://uk.singingdragon.com/products/compassionate-mindful-inquiry-in-therapeutic-practice?_pos=1&_sid=681f925fa&_ss=r   We are delighted to offer a discount code for you: FROMTHEHEART20, valid on all products on the Singing Dragon website (www.singingdragon.com). This discount has no expiry date. Karen's book is also available via other retailers.   Further recommendations following this podcast episode:   https://chrisgermer.com/publications/ https://iweighcommunity.com https://www.instagram.com/i_weigh   *** From The Heart is a podcast about Yoga, Mindfulness, healing and wellbeing from Dawn Lister and Daniel Groom, founders of Anahata Yoga Centre, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, UK. Conversations in this light hearted, kind and honest podcast series brings together people who have found ways to practise self-care in their lives, by sharing their knowledge, experiences and insights. Anahata is a heart centred and nurturing Wellbeing Studio in Leigh on Sea, Essex. Specialising in Yoga, Pilates, Yoga Therapy and mindful meditation. They offer expert tuition in small groups run by qualified and specialist professionals, who are experts in their field. Many of their teachers offer skills which support members of the public affected by long term health conditions, which may affect them physically, mentally and or emotionally. www.anahatayogacentre.com Follow From The Heart on Instagram at @from_the_heart_podcast. Follow Anahata Yoga Centre on Instagram and Facebook at @anahatayogacentre.

Ellen Lee has been exploring Yoga for some 45 years and has been teaching for the last 28 years. Ellen trained with The Yoga For Health Foundation in general and remedial Yoga. The Foundations' ethos was "Yoga for all". Ellen has been The Chair of The Independent Yoga Network for several years now, an organisation that she is very passionate about, and we were delighted to be in conversation with her to discuss how the pandemic has created change for the yoga world and how the Independent Yoga Network are continuously looking at ways to help the industry come away from incorrect or stereotypical offerings, bringing a more positive change to how the practise is portrayed and taught.    It's been a challenging time for yoga teachers and students during the pandemic, having to practise online.   We discuss how Yoga metaphorically unravels knots, allowing us to create space for new energy and growth.  Holding energy from unresolved trauma, both physical and emotional gets in the way of living our life to the fullest.  Ellen discusses how yoga isn't just a physical practise, it's not about being fit or lean, rather it holds space for everyone of all abilities to nurture themselves from inside out, to connect with themselves from an emotional place and to practise a form of self care that is unparalleled.    Ellen is passionate about the future of yoga teaching around the world and is interested to see what emerges from this year's pandemic and what changes may arise from the time we have had to pause and reflect.  We are thrilled to have discussed the ethos behind the Independent Yoga Network and her relationship with her yoga practise. This episode provides reassurance, emotion and a perspective that will provide comfort to anyone, regardless of where they are on their yoga journey.   *** From The Heart is a podcast about Yoga, Mindfulness, healing and wellbeing from Dawn Lister and Daniel Groom, founders of Anahata Yoga Centre, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, UK. Conversations in this light hearted, kind and honest podcast series brings together people who have found ways to practise self-care in their lives, by sharing their knowledge, experiences and insights. Anahata is a heart centred and nurturing Wellbeing Studio in Leigh on Sea, Essex. Specialising in Yoga, Pilates, Yoga Therapy and mindful meditation. They offer expert tuition in small groups run by qualified and specialist professionals, who are experts in their field. Many of their teachers offer skills which support members of the public affected by long term health conditions, which may affect them physically, mentally and or emotionally. www.anahatayogacentre.com Follow Anahata Yoga Centre on Instagram and Facebook at @anahatayogacentre.  

In conversation with Suzanne Alderson, in this bonus podcast episode we discuss how Suzanne's traumatic ordeal with her suicidal daughter led her to launching a community, now a registered charity, called Parenting Mental Health.    When her 14 year old daughter became suicidal in 2015, following a period of sustained bullying, Suzanne found herself in a desperate place, facing an uncertain future with little support and even less understanding. While her daughter was immediately wrapped in professional care, Suzanne found that there was no support available to help her or her husband make sense of the situation and give their child the best kind of care.   One night on suicide watch, she decided if she ever got through this time, she would ensure no other family had to go through this alone. In 2016, as her daughter improved, she set up a Facebook group to try and help other families facing their child's mental illness.   The community, called Parenting Mental Health, is now a registered charity with a mission to end generational mental illness and help 1m parents by 2025. It currently supports over 25,000 parents from around the world who have a child with poor mental health. The charity offers a range of interventions such as Listening Circles and In Person Meet ups, training, Q&As with experts, social events and peer mentorship and community support and aims to support parents through their experience so they can support their child through theirs.     Partnering not Parenting is the approach that Suzanne conceived when her daughter became ill to deal with the challenging situations they faced as a family. Ignoring standard parenting wisdom, she took an alternative view of what was required to ensure her daughter stayed alive and then recovered. Going against the ‘common sense', her approach successfully saw her and her daughter through a debilitating 3 years. This approach has helped many of the parents in the community to adjust their own behaviour by using the 3 step approach of Step Down, Stand Beside, and Travel Together, and connect with their child through very difficult circumstances.   While mental health services often look for the part parents play in the creation of the illness, Suzanne recognises the essential role parents play in supporting, shielding, and strengthening a child as they progress towards recovery, and she offers a range of training and mentoring to help educate and empower families to come through this time in the best shape they can.  Her first book, Never Let Go - How to Parent Your Child through Mental illness - was published in 2020 by Vermilion, an imprint of Penguin RandomHouse, and she is currently writing her second.   In 2018, Suzanne was recognised as one of Facebook's 115 most meaningful global community leaders and awarded a Fellowship to the inaugural Facebook Community Leadership Program. In 2020, Facebook recognised Parenting Mental Health as one of 16 of the most meaningful communities in the world.    Suzanne is a regular speaker on mental health, her lived experiences and parenting through adversity, as well as digital community building and how community can impact on health outcomes. Suzanne is qualified in Mental Health First Aid and was awarded the title Digital Mother of the year in 2020.    Connect with Suzanne Alderson and Parenting Mental Health here: www.parentingmentalhealth.com www.suzannealderson.com  www.facebook.com/parentingmentalhealth www.facebook.com/groups/teenagedepressionandanxiety www.instagram.com/parentingmentalhealth www.instagram.com/suzannealderson www.twitter.com/parentingMH www.twitter.com/suzannealderson   *** From The Heart is a podcast about Yoga, Mindfulness, healing and wellbeing from Dawn Lister and Daniel Groom, founders of Anahata Yoga Centre, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, UK. Conversations in this light hearted, kind and honest podcast series brings together people who have found ways to practise self-care in their lives, by sharing their knowledge, experiences and insights. Anahata is a heart centred and nurturing Wellbeing Studio in Leigh on Sea, Essex. Specialising in Yoga, Pilates, Yoga Therapy and mindful meditation. They offer expert tuition in small groups run by qualified and specialist professionals, who are experts in their field. Many of their teachers offer skills which support members of the public affected by long term health conditions, which may affect them physically, mentally and or emotionally. www.anahatayogacentre.com Follow Anahata Yoga Centre on Instagram and Facebook at @anahatayogacentre.  

In this episode, in conversation with Beth Spindler, Yoga Therapist, Teacher and Writer, we discuss Beth's incredible work treating trauma and fear through yoga and the Vagus nerve.   World recognised Yoga Therapist, Beth Spindler began teaching yoga in 1976 and has been utilising yoga as a healing modality since then.  Holding the highest certification in the field she is a fountain of knowledge and wisdom. Her book, Yoga Therapy for Fear, Treating Anxiety, Depression and Rage with the Vagus nerve along with other techniques is recognised in the Yoga therapy community as an important text for those studying in the field. She is a frequently featured writer and presenter for Yoga International and leads retreats worldwide.   She has practiced yoga since childhood in the Sivananda tradition and had the honour of living with her teacher in Eknath Easwaran's community in the early 80s, she then studied with Senior Iyengar teachers for many years.  It was here that her love of yoga therapy began. Later she discovered the joy of fluid movement in Anusara, Ashtanga, and Prana Flow as well as Kundalini Yoga. Her background in yoga therapy also involved training in Phoenix Rising and Viniyoga of Desikachar lineage. She lived and practiced yoga therapy at the Himalayan Institute where her studies were in Sri Vidya Tantra,   She has trained hundreds of teachers, practiced yoga therapy in hospitals, universities, ashrams, retreat centers, clinics and schools. She currently lives in Springfield, Missouri.   About Beth Spindler C-IAYT, ERYT500 Yoga Therapist, Teacher, Writer Author of Yoga Therapy for Fear, Treating Anxiety, Depression and Rage with the Vagus Nerve and Other Techniques www.TeachtoInspire.com Instagram: beth.spindler https://www.facebook.com/Beth-Spindler-Yoga-Therapy-189154434442388/?fref=ts https://www.linkedin.com/in/beth-spindler-eryt-c-iayt-a2ab1014?trk=hp-identity-name https://twitter.com/SpindlerBeth   We are delighted to are a discount code for you: FROMTHEHEART20, valid on all products on the Singing Dragon website (www.singingdragon.com). This discount has no expiry date.   ***   From The Heart is a podcast about Yoga, Mindfulness, healing and wellbeing from Dawn Lister and Daniel Groom, founders of Anahata Yoga Centre, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, UK. Conversations in this light hearted, kind and honest podcast series brings together people who have found ways to practise self-care in their lives, by sharing their knowledge, experiences and insights. Anahata is a heart centred and nurturing Wellbeing Studio in Leigh on Sea, Essex. Specialising in Yoga, Pilates, Yoga Therapy and mindful meditation. They offer expert tuition in small groups run by qualified and specialist professionals, who are experts in their field. Many of their teachers offer skills which support members of the public affected by long term health conditions, which may affect them physically, mentally and or emotionally. www.anahatayogacentre.com Follow Anahata Yoga Centre on Instagram and Facebook at @anahatayogacentre.

In this very special yet poignant bonus episode, in conversation with Jane Wake, one of Dawn's early influences in the wellbeing world, we discuss the topical events surrounding women in the fitness and wellness industries, body image and perceptions surrounding women within fitness.  We discuss why female fitness and wellness professionals should receive greater respect for the important work they do, ask why yoga studios are being treated differently to gyms, what it has been like to adapt during the pandemic and how we have used our skillset to support our community, all the while being jeered at by Boris Johnson and his fellow parliamentarians.  Our conversation includes the dialogue arising around women's safety, in light of the murder of Sarah Everard, our right to protest and the importance of being heard, personally and as a community. We hope this episode encourages more awareness and stimulates the conversations needed for real change to occur.    Top fitness professional Jane Wake is one of the most highly qualified, inspirational and respected talents in the fitness arena. Voted No.1 fitness expert by The Independent in 2003, she is now the most recognised fitness expert in the UK, appearing regularly on TV programmes such as the Lorraine Show, ITV1 as a Presenter and Expert Guest.  Jane has been running her own Health & Fitness consultancy, Body A-Wake, since 1993. With a background in sports science, Pilates, pre/postnatal exercise and personal training spanning over 30 years, there isn't much Jane doesn't know about when it comes to fitness. She has created numerous innovative exercise brands, including her own programmes Pilates Flow and most recently the Powerful Pregnancy which is currently available for free on her Youtube Channel.   Jane wholeheartedly believes moving, whether it be to move the muscles in your face that make you smile or the ones in your bottom that power you to run and walk - is an aid to boost our health and happiness.  We were delighted to be able to discuss these important topics with her.   Connect with Jane on Instagram and Facebook at JanewakeUK.  www.janewake.com/  YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChEZunureMoacAKowwJeVjQ Class timetable https://www.janewake.com/timetable   Further recommendations:    The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Body-Keeps-the-Score-Audiobook/0141992646?source_code=M2M30DFT1BkSH10161400FW&ipRedirectOverride=true&gclid=CjwKCAjwgOGCBhAlEiwA7FUXknQM-OXPe7x9Wv9Hg5GFvdlxAzzZv0tGjRbA5XeW1y_Q0ZJfV3CcdxoCSwcQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds   Carl's Camp Fit (LGBTQ+ Inclusive)  https://instagram.com/campfitwithcarl?igshid=e5rorwpjztbb  The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/315/315815/the-thursday-murder-club/9780241988268.html   *** From The Heart is a podcast about Yoga, Mindfulness, healing and wellbeing from Dawn Lister and Daniel Groom, founders of Anahata Yoga Centre, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, UK. Conversations in this light hearted, kind and honest podcast series brings together people who have found ways to practise self-care in their lives, by sharing their knowledge, experiences and insights. Anahata is a heart centred and nurturing Wellbeing Studio in Leigh on Sea, Essex. Specialising in Yoga, Pilates, Yoga Therapy and mindful meditation. They offer expert tuition in small groups run by qualified and specialist professionals, who are experts in their field. Many of their teachers offer skills which support members of the public affected by long term health conditions, which may affect them physically, mentally and or emotionally. www.anahatayogacentre.com Follow Anahata Yoga Centre on Instagram and Facebook at @anahatayogacentre.

In this episode we speak to Louise Hunt, a lover of wild food, sustainability and nature.   Foraging for wild food has increased in popularity over recent years, perhaps as a result of the rising awareness of eating local, fresh and organic ingredients. Foraging generally refers to searching, identifying and collecting food resources in the wild, including herbs, plants, fruit, nuts and mushrooms. It's all about cooking, preserving and eating healthy and nutritious food while understanding how to maintain the balance of our natural environment.   Louise began foraging for wild food a little over two years ago, foraging helped her to find peace and a connection to the outdoors. Louise has always loved the outdoors, and began growing her own vegetables in Spring 2020. Foraging has solidified her love of being around plants and nature.   Louise is currently a caseworker for young people at risk of exploitation in Southend-on-Sea, prior to that she was a 999 operator for the Metropolitan Police and a youth worker for many years. She is now embracing a career transition during the current pandemic and is exploring taking her career in a new direction with self-care at the forefront, whilst using foraging as a way to relax and find balance in what can sometimes be a chaotic world.    Book recommendations from Louise: The foragers Calendar - John Wright  Entangled Life - Merlin Sheldrake River Cottage Handbook - Mushrooms - John Wright  Wild Colour - Jenny Dean    Websites:  https://foragers-association.org/  https://www.wildfooduk.com/   Follow Louise Hunt on Instagram at @wildfoodessex    Other foragers to follow... @foragedbyfern @eduliswildfood @rogerphillips_redglasses   *** From The Heart is a podcast about Yoga, Mindfulness, healing and wellbeing from Dawn Lister and Daniel Groom, founders of Anahata Yoga Centre, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, UK. Conversations in this light hearted, kind and honest podcast series brings together people who have found ways to practise self-care in their lives, by sharing their knowledge, experiences and insights. Anahata is a heart centred and nurturing Wellbeing Studio in Leigh on Sea, Essex. Specialising in Yoga, Pilates, Yoga Therapy and mindful meditation. They offer expert tuition in small groups run by qualified and specialist professionals, who are experts in their field. Many of their teachers offer skills which support members of the public affected by long term health conditions, which may affect them physically, mentally and or emotionally. www.anahatayogacentre.com Follow Anahata Yoga Centre on Instagram and Facebook at @anahatayogacentre.

"You are special. Regardless of your abilities, appearance, culture, gender, race or the assumptions society has placed on you. Because all children deserve to experience peace, joy and fulfilment of their potential and purpose."   In this episode we speak to Jyoti Jo Manuel founder of Special Yoga, a global organisation that was founded in 2003. It was established to provide and develop sustainable and accessible yoga based programmes for children with special and additional needs within education, therapeutic settings and within the family. Jyoti Jo Manuel has been a serious practitioner of yoga since 1974. She started teaching in 1989. She is a leading teacher trainer and practitioner of therapeutic yoga for children with special needs.    Her heartfelt mission is to implement and share sustainable therapeutic yoga programmes and trainings, allowing children all over the world to receive the significant benefits of yoga practice, so that each child is given the opportunity to thrive and reach their fullest potential. The underpinning of all that Special Yoga offers is a heart based understanding that ‘your state matters' as the Adult around the child. She has worked within education for the National Health Service in the UK, most recently with a pilot programme for children with additional needs who were at risk of exclusion from school. Special Yoga also worked with ADAPT in Mumbai on a research study on the value of therapeutic yoga for adolescents with cerebral palsy. ***   From The Heart is a podcast about Yoga, Mindfulness, healing and wellbeing from Dawn Lister and Daniel Groom, founders of Anahata Yoga Centre, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, UK.  Conversations in this light hearted, kind and honest podcast series brings together people who have found ways to practise self-care in their lives, by sharing their knowledge, experiences and insights.  Anahata is a heart centred and nurturing Wellbeing Studio in Leigh on Sea, Essex. Specialising in Yoga, Pilates, Yoga Therapy and mindful meditation. They offer expert tuition in small groups run by qualified and specialist professionals, who are experts in their field. Many of their teachers offer skills which support members of the public affected by long term health conditions, which may affect them physically, mentally and or emotionally.  www.anahatayogacentre.com  Follow Anahata Yoga Centre on Instagram and Facebook at @anahatayogacentre.

In this episode we speak to Zahra Khan, a medical degree student and an keen advocate of Women's Health, discrimination and social acceptance. Social acceptance can be defined as tolerating the differences and diversity in others because most people attempt to look and act like others do in order to fit in.   Zahra is passionate about understanding the way women's health is delivered in a society shaped by gender, race, culture, sexuality, religion, class, disability and citizenship status. People are often pigeon holed into 'neat' categories, which are based on old patriarchal systems designed to create dominance and control over CIS and Trans women. This system of oppressive hierarchy erases the multifaceted individuality of each individual, their emotional, physical, psychological, sexual and spiritual needs. Ultimately making the world a smaller and less interesting place for us all. In our conversation we discuss discrimination in healthcare based on gender and race and how our society is changing to accommodate better inclusivity and awareness. We also discuss the difference between 'women' and 'female' from a biological perspective and from a socially constructed viewpoint, aka the choice of how we identify ourselves and explore the research and dialogue which is needed to rectify the imbalance, perception and assumption that continues to surround us. From The Heart is a podcast about Yoga, Mindfulness, healing and wellbeing from Dawn Lister and Daniel Groom, founders of Anahata Yoga Centre, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, UK.  Conversations in this light hearted, kind and honest podcast series brings together people who have found ways to practise self-care in their lives, by sharing their knowledge, experiences and insights.  Anahata is a heart centred and nurturing Wellbeing Studio in Leigh on Sea, Essex. Specialising in Yoga, Pilates, Yoga Therapy and mindful meditation. They offer expert tuition in small groups run by qualified and specialist professionals, who are experts in their field. Many of their teachers offer skills which support members of the public affected by long term health conditions, which may affect them physically, mentally and or emotionally.  www.anahatayogacentre.com  Follow Anahata Yoga Centre on Instagram and Facebook at @anahatayogacentre.

Join us in conversation with Diana Herve, a Registered Nutritional Therapist (BSc(Hons), DTLLS, Dip.NCFED, Cert.EFT, mBANT), where we discuss eating to support your health, eating disorders, EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) and Diana's passion for taking advantage of what's on your doorstep. Diana qualified as a Registered Nutritional Therapist 19 years ago, a career path she took after being a professional cook & caterer, for 22 years, and in that time she set up and ran a cookery school from home, whilst her 3 children were very young. She found it manic and incredibly stressful, trying to juggle a family and working long hours. And just like she sees in so many of my clients nowadays, the chronic stress eventually undermined her own health.   She ate herself back to wellness, following the recommendations of a very forward-thinking doctor and became fascinated by how practicing functional medicine and nutritional rehabilitation was so effective in rebalancing the body's various Systems, to bring about good health and wellbeing.   Diana now runs a private nutritional therapy practice (Diana Hervé Nutrition), addressing various health issues (gut/digestive, weight management, hormone imbalance/autoimmune, cholesterol, Eating Disorders/emotional eating). She holds a Diploma – Practitioner in Eating Disorders from the National Centre for Eating Disorders, (Accr. British Psychological Soc.), and a Diploma in Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT). She works with people of all ages to help them overcome their emotional issues with food, body image and weight.   During her career, Diana has been a lecturer in nutrition, health, psychology of health & health research in further education, (qualifying as a teacher in 2008), lecturing at SEEVIC & University of West London, where she is currently an Assessor in Clinical Nutrition. Diana also spent 3 years coaching/mentoring on an NHS programme for obesity and pre-diabetes.   She finds it a privilege to share her knowledge and experience with her clients, whatever their health concerns, to help them to achieve their health goals. She always tries to practice what she preaches. A very brisk walk along the beach every morning sets her up for the day and makes her feel very positive. She loves yoga for relaxation and meditation too. Diana has always swum in the sea and this year has joined lots of other crazy but brilliant people, wild water swimming through the winter! Studies show it boosts the immune system and is great for mental health. As you can imagine, she loves food, cooking and cooking for family and friends, and believes the kindest thing we can do for ourselves, and others, is nourish ourselves well!   Diana Herve www.dianahervenutrition.co.uk T: 01702 472454 T: 07979471779 E: Diana.herve@icloud.com BSc(Hons), DTLLS, Dip.NCFED, Dip.EFTi Professional memberships:  BANT, CNHC, AAMET   ***  From The Heart is a podcast about Yoga, Mindfulness, healing and wellbeing from Dawn Lister and Daniel Groom, founders of Anahata Yoga Centre, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, UK.  Conversations in this light hearted, kind and honest podcast series brings together people who have found ways to practise self-care in their lives, by sharing their knowledge, experiences and insights.  Anahata is a heart centred and nurturing Wellbeing Studio in Leigh on Sea, Essex. Specialising in Yoga, Pilates, Yoga Therapy and mindful meditation. They offer expert tuition in small groups run by qualified and specialist professionals, who are experts in their field. Many of their teachers offer skills which support members of the public affected by long term health conditions, which may affect them physically, mentally and or emotionally.  www.anahatayogacentre.com  Follow Anahata Yoga Centre on Instagram and Facebook at @anahatayogacentre.

In this episode Dawn Lister and Daniel Groom are joined by special guest Uma Dinsmore Tuli to discuss Yoga Nidra for community support, social justice and planetary healing. It's a great listen and designed to inspire us all. Uma was first introduced to yoga at the age of four by her mother and began meditating at nine on a pilgrimage with her maternal grandmother. Yoga and meditation have been part of her daily life ever since. As a naturally curious and enquiring yogini, she has engaged passionately and critically with a variety of quite different schools of yoga, most especially Satyananda Yoga and Iyengar Yoga. After completing the Yoga Biomedical Trust Diploma in Yoga Therapy in 1999, Uma has continued to find the fully integrated approach of yoga therapy to be the most practical route to the healing power of yoga. She further trained in Structural Yoga Therapy and Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy with Mukunda Stiles, and works as a yoga therapist with special expertise in women's health. Uma has a PhD in Communications and is a recognised teacher of the British Wheel of Yoga. She has been a training tutor in Yoga Therapy since 2001 and also teaches British Wheel of Yoga In-service training days. As a mother of three, she has been both personally and professionally engaged with the development of pregnancy yoga, yoga for birth and postnatal recovery, and family yoga, and has been training teachers in this field since 2002, when she first tutored for the Birthlight Trust. Since then she has delighted in creating her own courses to promote excellence of teaching in this field, including Well Woman Yoga and a uniquely responsive Integrated Mother and Baby yoga teacher training. With the intention of widening access to pregnancy and postnatal yoga, she founded Sitaram Yoga with her husband in 1998, and it continues to offer pregnancy and postantal yoga classes in London, including at King's College and St Thomas's hopsitals. The heart of Uma's daily personal and therapeutic practice is yoga nidra, which she believes to be the most powerfully transformative of all yoga techniques. She first encountered the technique at the Satyananda Yoga Centre in 1995, and has been exploring all aspects of it with fascination ever since. She has studied a variety of different approaches to the practice both in India and the UK, with nationally renowned exponents including Swami Muktidharma (Satyananda Acharya, New Zealand), Mukunda Stiles, and Richard Miller. She has refined a range of particularly feminine therapeutic applications of yoga nidra, including its use for the promotion of fertility, positive birthing, postnatal recovery and conscious menstrual health a source of spiritual empowerment. She has taught yoga nidra to hundreds of people, in every conceivable environment, from nursery schools, hospitals and airports, to giant geodesic domes filled with yogis sheltering from wild storms at yoga festivals and gatherings. She has been sharing the technique with teachers from all lineages on Yoga Therapy training courses and retreats since 1999. Uma leads retreats and courses worldwide, sharing the approach to yoga therapy set out in her CDs, DVDs and books: Mother's Breath, Teach Yourself Yoga for Pregnancy and Birth, and Feel Confident: Yoga for Living. Her latest book Yoni Shakti is about the evolution of feminine spiritual authority through yoga and tantra. Uma is currently refining Womb Yoga through a series of international workshops and retreats. https://yonishakti.co/  https://www.yoganidranetwork.org/   https://www.instagram.com/umadinsmoretuli/   ***   From The Heart is a podcast about Yoga, Mindfulness, healing and wellbeing from Dawn Lister and Daniel Groom, founders of Anahata Yoga Centre, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, UK. Conversations in this light hearted, kind and honest podcast series brings together people who have found ways to practise self-care in their lives, by sharing their knowledge, experiences and insights. Anahata is a heart centred and nurturing Wellbeing Studio in Leigh on Sea, Essex. Specialising in Yoga, Pilates, Yoga Therapy and mindful meditation. They offer expert tuition in small groups run by qualified and specialist professionals, who are experts in their field. Many of their teachers offer skills which support members of the public affected by long term health conditions, which may affect them physically, mentally and or emotionally. www.anahatayogacentre.com. Follow Anahata Yoga Centre on on Facebook and Instagram at @anahatayogacentre.  

In conversation with Lisa Kaley-Isley, Dawn Lister and Daniel Groom talk about Yoga Therapy, what it is and how it's changing the landscape of Yoga and its integration into worldwide health care systems.  Lisa talks about how and why Mantra is a huge part of her practice as well as the Himalayan Institute lineage she is connected to.    If you'd like to connect with Lisa, you can do so as follows:   Friday integrated yoga class with asana, pranayama, philosophy, relaxation, and meditation 9:00 – 10:30 GMT.  Register online to get the Zoom and payment links.  https://www.lifetreeyoga.co.uk/yoga-classes   Watch the recorded versions of her live classes by visiting https://www.lifetreeyoga.co.uk/resources/onlineclasses.   For Yoga Therapy online, Mentorship and Supervision for Yoga teachers and yoga therapists visit www.lifetreeyoga.co.uk/yoga-therapy   Follow Lisa's chanting page on Facebook at www.facebook.com/groups/MMMchanting    Follow Lisa on Instagram at @lckaley_isley   ***   From The Heart is a podcast about Yoga, Mindfulness, healing and wellbeing from Dawn Lister and Daniel Groom, founders of Anahata Yoga Centre, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, UK. Conversations in this light hearted, kind and honest podcast series brings together people who have found ways to practise self-care in their lives, by sharing their knowledge, experiences and insights. Anahata is a heart centred and nurturing Wellbeing Studio in Leigh on Sea, Essex. Specialising in Yoga, Pilates, Yoga Therapy and mindful meditation. They offer expert tuition in small groups run by qualified and specialist professionals, who are experts in their field. Many of their teachers offer skills which support members of the public affected by long term health conditions, which may affect them physically, mentally and or emotionally. www.anahatayogacentre.com. Follow Anahata Yoga Centre on on Facebook and Instagram at @anahatayogacentre.

We are delighted to hold conversation with Simon Low, Vikki Stevenson and Ruth McNeil to talk about the Yoga Garden Party, a yoga festival that raises funds for The Hope Foundation (www.thehopefoundation.org.uk) which supports street-connected children and vulnerable communities in Kolkata, India. The event has been running for 10 years and has now raised in excess of £100,000 for the charity. In June last year, due to the devastating effects of both the Covid-19 pandemic and a super-cyclone which hit Kolkata in May, the event went virtual with classes running online via Zoom. Simon, Ruth and Vikki were due to be taking their second yoga trip to Kolkata this January, raising further much needed funds for HOPE. Due to the ongoing pandemic this trip has had to be postponed, but they have decided instead to again bring some of the UK's best loved yoga teachers directly to your homes as part of Yoga for HOPE offering yoga classes throughout January.  The full schedule and booking can be found here: https://www.thehopefoundation.org.uk/product-category/virtual-yoga-garden-party/   Follow The Hope Foundation on Instagram at @the_hope_foundation_uk.    Follow the Yoga Garden Party on social here: www.facebook.com/yogagardenparty www.instagram.com/yoga_garden_party About Simon Low Simon began his yoga journey with Dr Larry Payne in Los Angeles in 1988 and has since continuously drawn wisdom from many approaches and teachers in the fields of yoga, chi kung, Chinese medicine, physical therapy, psychology, and eastern and western philosophy. Since the years as founding Director of Yoga at Triyoga Simon has been focused on teacher training with The Yoga Academy, along with his international retreats and workshops. If Simon was pressed to use a label for the yoga he shares it would be Yin & Yang Yoga……..an approach cultivating balance in mind, body, practice and life. His latest project is an online yoga platform www.homeyoga.lifewhere you can find classes taught by Simon as well as Vikki and Ruth. Simon has an old dvd: Yin & Yang Yoga with Simon Low (available on Amazon) & a Yin Yoga App for iPhone (iPhone only). www.simonlow.com About Vikki Stevenson Vikki has been practising yoga and meditation for over twenty years and teaching for over a decade. She offers classes and 1:1s in Essex and online as well as retreats worldwide. She has a strong interest in the therapeutic aspects of yoga.  www.yogawithvikki.co.uk  About Ruth McNeil Ruth is a long-time yoga practitioner and an experienced yoga and Pilates teacher with over ten years of teaching experience. She teaches weekly vinyasa flow, yin yoga and Pilates classes in Surrey and London and yoga retreats worldwide. www.rmyoga.co.uk   ***   From The Heart is a podcast about Yoga, Mindfulness, healing and wellbeing from Dawn Lister and Daniel Groom, founders of Anahata Yoga Centre, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, UK. Conversations in this light hearted, kind and honest podcast series brings together people who have found ways to practise self-care in their lives, by sharing their knowledge, experiences and insights. Anahata is a heart centred and nurturing Wellbeing Studio in Leigh on Sea, Essex. Specialising in Yoga, Pilates, Yoga Therapy and mindful meditation. They offer expert tuition in small groups run by qualified and specialist professionals, who are experts in their field. Many of their teachers offer skills which support members of the public affected by long term health conditions, which may affect them physically, mentally and or emotionally. www.anahatayogacentre.com. Follow Anahata Yoga Centre on on Facebook and Instagram at @anahatayogacentre.

In this episode, Chef Cynthia Louise talks about food. Plant-based food that makes you Feel GOOD. She won't talk diet. She won't talk macronutrients. She talks about real food. Just like nature intended. "And if it doesn't have flavor it can F-off!"   Chef Cynthia comes with a side of personality and a large dose of passion. She's also:   - the bestselling author of 7 recipe books (including 3 books with biochemist Dr Libby Weaver) - star of 2 cooking shows on Gaia TV and FMTV - partner of a global restaurant chain with serial entrepreneur Roger Hamilton - served hundreds of people on stage and at retreats with Heal Thy Self - created her own range of gut-healing food products, colon cleanse loaf and online cooking classes. She's an exciting and charismatic public speaker who has toured Australia and SE Asia for the past decade.  Thousands of people live healthy, pain free, abundant lives and swear by her meals. Now she's put this book together so you can join the revolution... ----more---- Get her FREE eBook... Let's EAT “Real Plant-Based Recipes” ebook is a gift for you. A healthy collection of dishes that serve your body temple, keep your gut health on track and your taste buds satisfied. Each recipe uses simple real ingredients and step by step are put together to bring so much ease to your home kitchen along with an incredible amount of flavour, health and joy. https://chefcynthialouise.com/lepb2/step/lets-eat-plant-based-usd-2/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=anahata&utm_campaign=lepb   Website: www.chefcynthialouise.com/ FB: @ChefCynthiaLouise Instagram: @chefcynthialouise1 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCwPgyrlNoSrloYTTYSHGMQ Twitter: @ChefCynthiaL   Pinterest: ChefCynthiaLouise   *** From The Heart is a podcast about Yoga, Mindfulness, healing and wellbeing from Dawn Lister and Daniel Groom, founders of Anahata Yoga Centre, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, UK. Conversations in this light hearted, kind and honest podcast series brings together people who have found ways to practise self-care in their lives, by sharing their knowledge, experiences and insights. Anahata is a heart centred and nurturing Wellbeing Studio in Leigh on Sea, Essex. Specialising in Yoga, Pilates, Yoga Therapy and mindful meditation. They offer expert tuition in small groups run by qualified and specialist professionals, who are experts in their field. Many of their teachers offer skills which support members of the public affected by long term health conditions, which may affect them physically, mentally and or emotionally. www.anahatayogacentre.com. Follow Anahata Yoga Centre on on Facebook and Instagram at @anahatayogacentre    

In this podcast episode, we discuss body image, the negative impacts of body shaming ourselves, obsession with 'perfection', how we look and what we need to do to combat these feelings. Dr Nicole Schnackenberg brings clarity to this ongoing conversation within society and what we need to be focusing on and do to love ourselves again.   Dr Nicole Schnackenberg is a child, community and educational psychologist; yoga teacher and yoga therapist. Nicole divides her time between working as an educational psychologist in Southend-on-Sea, Essex and her position as a trustee of the Body Dysmorphic Disorder Foundation. She is also a director of the Yoga in Healthcare Alliance and a trustee of the Give Back Yoga Foundation UK.    Nicole has authored books on food and body image struggles: 'False Bodies, True Selves: Moving Beyond Appearance-Focused Identity Struggles and Returning to the True Self' and 'Bodies Arising: Fall in Love with your Body and Remember your Divine Essence'. She co-authored 'The Parent's Guide to Body Dysmorphic Disorder' and co-edited, 'Reflections on Body Dysmorphic Disorder: Stories of Courage, Determination and Hope'. Nicole is currently co-editing 'The Practical Handbook of Eating Difficulties' which will be available through Pavillion Press in Autumn 2021.    Here are a few book recommendations relevant to our discussion:   Be As You Are: The Teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi,  The Body Keeps the Score - Bessel Van der Kolk,  The Body Remembers - Babette Rothschild,  The Drama of Being a Child - Alice Miller,  The Feeling of What Happens - Anthony Damasio,  The Hero with a Thousand Faces - Joseph Campbell,  Affect Regulation and the Repair of the Self – Allan Schore,  The Polyvagal Theory – Stephen Porges.  Follow Dr Nicole Schnackenberg on Facebook at @falsebodiestrueselves and visit www.nicoleschnackenberg.com. *** ----more---- From The Heart is a podcast about Yoga, Mindfulness, healing and wellbeing from Dawn Lister and Daniel Groom, founders of Anahata Yoga Centre, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, UK.  Conversations in this light hearted, kind and honest podcast series brings together people who have found ways to practise self-care in their lives, by sharing their knowledge, experiences and insights.  Anahata is a heart centred and nurturing Wellbeing Studio in Leigh on Sea, Essex. Specialising in Yoga, Pilates, Yoga Therapy and mindful meditation. They offer expert tuition in small groups run by qualified and specialist professionals, who are experts in their field. Many of their teachers offer skills which support members of the public affected by long term health conditions, which may affect them physically, mentally and or emotionally.  www.anahatayogacentre.com  Follow Anahata Yoga Centre on on Facebook and Instagram at @anahatayogacentre

In this podcast episode, in conversation with Jo Kemp, we discuss what Ashtanga Yoga is, the influence of her teacher Hamish Hendry at Ashtanga Yoga London and the recent abuse revelations in the Ashtanga world and how Jo has put foundations in place to support and heal her community. Jo is pregnant with her first child in this episode and talks about how she has leaned into her community for support and her amazing self care plan!   Jo is the co-owner of the new yoga shala Ashtanga Yoga Essex in Hockley. Ashtanga Yoga Essex is on a beautiful plot of land, surrounded by oak trees. The shala was hand built by her partner Mikey and father Mike as well as student volunteers. The build was mostly funded by students, friends and family of AYE. Jo has been a yoga practitioner for over 15 years after finding yoga in India when she was just 16 years old. Jo believes her daily ashtanga yoga practice has been a valuable tool in living a healthy, peaceful and balanced life, opening more doors than anything else. Because of this she has much passion and enthusiasm for sharing this practice and growing like minded communities.    Connect with Jo Kemp of Ashtanga Yoga Essex by emailing Hello@ashtangayogaessex.co.uk, visiting ashtangayogaessex.co.uk or by following her on Instagram at @ashtangayogaessex or @jojoyoga.   ***  From The Heart is a podcast about Yoga, Mindfulness, healing and wellbeing from Dawn Lister and Daniel Groom, founders of Anahata Yoga Centre, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, UK.  Conversations in this light hearted, kind and honest podcast series brings together people who have found ways to practise self-care in their lives, by sharing their knowledge, experiences and insights.  Anahata is a heart centred and nurturing Wellbeing Studio in Leigh on Sea, Essex. Specialising in Yoga, Pilates, Yoga Therapy and mindful meditation. They offer expert tuition in small groups run by qualified and specialist professionals, who are experts in their field. Many of their teachers offer skills which support members of the public affected by long term health conditions, which may affect them physically, mentally and or emotionally.  www.anahatayogacentre.com  Follow Anahata Yoga Centre on Instagram Follow Anahata Yoga Centre on Facebook

Physically, spiritually and emotionally. We are all made up of energy, vibrations. Using sound vibration we can unblock stuck energy, build energy, improve energetic flow, health, mood. Similarly, sound therapy can be grounding, helping to process and release mental and physical trauma. Sound can heal and balance us. Voice is the essence of us.    Join us in conversation with Maria Nayler, world renowned singer/songwriter, voice coach and sound therapist to discuss sound therapy and how you can heal, support and balance your own personal vibration.    Maria Nayler seamlessly blends her vast toolkit of sound medicine, drawn from decades of working with the voice as a tool for healing, sound therapy and her time spent studying in the rainforests of Peru with medicine men and women who use sound as a proven tool for healing. Additionally, Maria studied at the British Academy of Sound Therapy at Chichester University, qualifying for her Higher Practitioners Diploma.    Maria recommends the following for reading and further research:   Aubrey Marcus Podcast  How to use Sound To Heal with Dr Kulreet Chaudhary MD and Vylanna Marcus    Sound Alchemy  Egyptian Roots of modern sound healing with Ani Williams    Dr Bruce Lipton on Sound Therapy    Books: Supernatural and America Before by Graham Hancock The key to Earth's Lost Civilisation by Graham Hancock  What is Sound Healing? by Lyz Cooper  Your Body Your Voice: The Key to Natural Singing and Speaking by Theodore Dimon EdD   Follow Maria Nayler on Facebook Follow Maria Nayler on Instagram   ***  From The Heart is a podcast about Yoga, Mindfulness, healing and wellbeing from Dawn Lister and Daniel Groom, founders of Anahata Yoga Centre, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, UK.  Conversations in this light hearted, kind and honest podcast series brings together people who have found ways to practise self-care in their lives, by sharing their knowledge, experiences and insights.  Anahata is a heart centred and nurturing Wellbeing Studio in Leigh on Sea, Essex. Specialising in Yoga, Pilates, Yoga Therapy and mindful meditation. They offer expert tuition in small groups run by qualified and specialist professionals, who are experts in their field. Many of their teachers offer skills which support members of the public affected by long term health conditions, which may affect them physically, mentally and or emotionally.  www.anahatayogacentre.com  Follow Anahata Yoga Centre on Instagram Follow Anahata Yoga Centre on Facebook

Forest bathing is the practice of spending time in the forest for better health, happiness and a sense of calm. It literally means to bathe in the atmosphere of the forest, immersing your senses in your surroundings. Discovery, curiosity, awareness, openness, awe and joy. It's a slow sensory walk through the forest using mindfulness, meditation, breathing and walking exercises.   Join us in conversation with Ruth Mortimer, a Forest Bathing Practitioner, to discuss the practice as a way to reconnect with nature and to calm those feelings of stress.  Research has proven that spending time around trees can reduce blood pressure, lower stress, boost energy and boost the immune system. Forest bathing is relaxing, connecting, stimulating, refreshing, immersing and awakening to our natural roots - we are all connected to nature!   Ruth Mortimer works as a Forest Bathing guide in Essex, and has been working with organizations such as Essex Wildlife Trust, the National Trust, Essex County Council, Mind and the NHS. Her own personal journey of healing from a critical illness lead her to this work, and has been very much informed by the people she met along the way whilst working on her own recovery and understanding.    Email: forestcloudsnaturetherapy@gmail.com Facebook: @forestcloudsnaturetherapy Instagram: @forestcloudsnaturetherapy Twitter: @forestcloudsnaturetherapy   ***  From The Heart is a podcast about Yoga, Mindfulness, healing and wellbeing from Dawn Lister and Daniel Groom, founders of Anahata Yoga Centre, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, UK.  Conversations in this light hearted, kind and honest podcast series brings together people who have found ways to practise self-care in their lives, by sharing their knowledge, experiences and insights.  Anahata is a heart centred and nurturing Wellbeing Studio in Leigh on Sea, Essex. Specialising in Yoga, Pilates, Yoga Therapy and mindful meditation. They offer expert tuition in small groups run by qualified and specialist professionals, who are experts in their field. Many of their teachers offer skills which support members of the public affected by long term health conditions, which may affect them physically, mentally and or emotionally.  www.anahatayogacentre.com  Follow Anahata Yoga Centre on Instagram Follow Anahata Yoga Centre on Facebook

We have all experienced grief in our life, the loss of a loved one, a pet, a job, a relationship.  And then there is collective grief, the grief we are feeling right now around how our whole world is changing due the unique circumstances we are living in with Covid-19 and how that affects us as a community, a society.   Join us in conversation with Dipti Solanki, a grief coach, to discuss why the grieving process is important, how we can support ourselves and each other as we walk through the challenges that grief presents.   Dipti Solanki is a rare breed: she isn't afraid to sit with her own or other people's discomfort. As a homeopath, life and grief coach, she walks alongside women who are no longer willing to live lives of resentment, tense relationships, deep sorrow, frustrated ambition and hollow friendships. Instead, Dipti guides them through a deep healing process that clears out the stagnant grief that keeps them stuck, and shows them the amazing potential that each day holds.   Dipti was devastated by grief early in her own life. Like many people, she thought she was “fine” until persistent depression and severe anxiety took over. The process that Dipti takes her clients through mirrors what she experienced, which is why she's so committed to spreading the message that positive change and healing ARE possible. When Dipti learned that her unresolved grief was keeping her from meaningful relationships, living her truth and feeling true happiness, she dedicated her life to helping women clear out the sludge of old emotional wounds and live life beyond their wildest imaginings. Her clients have never looked back, and neither has she.  Dipti Solanki is a qualified Grief & Life Coach, registered Homeopath and lectures at the College of Integrated Nutrition and Homeopathy.' She recommends The Mighty, a fabulous newsletter and ‘When The Body Says No' by Dr Gabor Maté and  Molecules of Emotion by by Candace Pert (Author), Deepak Chopra (Foreword). www.diptisolanki.com  FB @diptisolankihomeopathy  IG @diptigriefcoachhomeopath ***  From The Heart is a podcast about Yoga, Mindfulness, healing and wellbeing from Dawn Lister and Daniel Groom, founders of Anahata Yoga Centre, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, UK.  Conversations in this light hearted, kind and honest podcast series brings together people who have found ways to practise self-care in their lives, by sharing their knowledge, experiences and insights.  Anahata is a heart centred and nurturing Wellbeing Studio in Leigh on Sea, Essex. Specialising in Yoga, Pilates, Yoga Therapy and mindful meditation. They offer expert tuition in small groups run by qualified and specialist professionals, who are experts in their field. Many of their teachers offer skills which support members of the public affected by long term health conditions, which may affect them physically, mentally and or emotionally.  www.anahatayogacentre.com  Follow Anahata Yoga Centre on Instagram Follow Anahata Yoga Centre on Facebook

Welcome to From The Heart, a podcast about Yoga, Mindfulness, healing and wellbeing from Dawn Lister and Daniel Groom, founders of Anahata Yoga Centre, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, UK.  In our first episode, 'What Is From The Heart?' Dawn and Daniel share their personal practices and their importance for their daily wellbeing and mindsets, their favourite quotes and why they are launching From The Heart podcast.  Self care sits at the heart of true wellbeing. What does it take to make you stop, listen and begin to self care?  Listen in and hear how Dawn and Daniel learned to take seriously the art of self care.  Conversations in this light hearted, kind and honest podcast series brings together people who have found ways to practise self-care in their lives, by sharing their knowledge, experiences and insights.  ***  Anahata is a heart centred and nurturing Wellbeing Studio in Leigh on Sea, Essex. Specialising in Yoga, Pilates, Yoga Therapy and mindful meditation. They offer expert tuition in small groups run by qualified and specialist professionals, who are experts in their field. Many of their teachers offer skills which support members of the public affected by long term health conditions, which may affect them physically, mentally and or emotionally.  www.anahatayogacentre.com  Follow Anahata Yoga Centre on Instagram Follow Anahata Yoga Centre on Facebook