Meadowlark Yoga's podcast

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In this short chat & 10 min breathing practice we consider the ideas of putting support in place with the exhale and allowing ourselves to be carried on the inhale. This practice moves from simple effort to letting the breath "breathe us".

Screen burnout? Tired eyes? Tired mind? Achy shoulders/neck? Take this short practice with Nadine to relieve screen tension... you can invite your kids to do this one too!

Join Nadine for this 13 minute meditation to help you start your day and consider your motivation to practice. Have a great day!

Hear more about the first 2 limbs of Ashtanga Yoga from Nadine.

Hope you enjoy Nadine Watton's Gratitude meditation, nidra Nadi sodhana

Kat Aydin's "Pranayama Mama" Breathing and relaxation for pregnancy with music by Chris MacKinnon.

The Linga as a Symbol of CreationThe ancient Hindu scripture "Linga Purana" says that the foremost Linga is devoid of smell, color, taste, etc., and is spoken of as Prakriti, or Nature itself. In the post-Vedic period, the Linga became symbolical of the generative power of Lord Shiva. The Linga is like an egg and represents the Brahmanda (the cosmic egg). Linga signifies that the creation is affected by the union of Prakriti and Purusha, the male and the female powers of Nature. It also signifies Satya, Jnana, and Ananta—Truth, Knowledge, and Infinity. lyrics https://greenmesg.org/stotras/shiva/lingashtakam.php

Laura Bonini is a yoga teacher in Edinburgh and the Scottish Borders. "I also work as a nurse in Edinburgh. I have been a student at meadowlark yoga for around 4 years now. I practise ashtanga yoga in the mysore room. I feel very grateful for the practise and the people I have met at meadowlark yoga. It's a wonderful yoga community."Clare Fulton is a yoga teacher and Yoga Health Coach who specialises in helping people live vibrantly in their body and mind, using the wisdom of yoga and Ayurveda. You can find out more about clare at: www.clarecare.co.uk

Elaine is a relatively new yoga teacher and long term yoga student. "I live in Edinburgh and have done for almost 20 years - but as my accent might give away, I am originally from Northern Ireland. After years of juggling my practice (and then teaching) around a busy job, I recently took the plunge and am now opting for a quieter, simpler life - practicing and teaching yoga by the sea. I am usually to be found in the late Mysore room; though I love to practice Vinyasa/Gentle Vinyasa and Restorative classes too. I came relatively late to yoga. I only started practicing Ashtanga consistently in my late twenties and really delving into my practice in my mid thirties. I had never loved exercise; I'd tried many classes (some disastrously!) but was drawn to the variety, pace and meditative quality of yoga. I was always quite flexible; though learned the heard way that building strength and learning to tune into my body would be my greatest challenges and biggest gifts in safely progressing with my yoga journey."Clare Fulton is a yoga teacher and Yoga Health Coach who specialises in helping people live vibrantly in their body and mind, using the wisdom of yoga and Ayurveda. You can find out more about clare at: www.clarecare.co.uk

Sonja has been practising Ashtanga yoga at Meadowlark since 2016. During and after attending Sussex university, she studied a variety of martial arts for ten years before becoming sucked into an all consuming work vortex that she is now emerging from. She is an internationally respected documentary producer of multiple award winning feature documentaries screening world wide. She is dedicated to personal growth and creating opportunities for people in the industry. In 2019 she launched a new production company, Parcel of Rogues.Clare is a yoga health coach who specialises in helping people live vibrantly in their body and mind using the wisdom of Ayurveda. Clare will help you get your life and your routines automated to let you feel more like yourself. www.clarecare.couk

Devon moved from Canada to Scotland (for a year) in early 2005 and by wonderful coincidence she stumbled across Ashtanga yoga shortly after. She has consistently practiced Ashtanga for the past 15 years and has developed a daily practice (at home or shala) during this time. Devon is a mum to Zoe (7) and Jess (3) who are natural yoga and movement teachers. Her husband doesn't practice Ashtanga but cheers her on.Clare is a yoga health coach who specialises in helping people live vibrantly in their body and mind using the wisdom of Ayurveda. Clare will help you get your life and your routines automated to let you feel more like yourself. www.clarecare.couk

Catriona McLean was born in the Highlands, now living in Edinburgh, she is a mother, grandmother, musician, yogi who enjoys cycling, walking and gardening. Through all of this, back bends are still her biggest challenge.Clare is a yoga health coach who specialises in helping people live vibrantly in their body and mind using the wisdom of Ayurveda. Clare will help you get your life and your routines automated to let you feel more like yourself. www.clarecare.couk

Learn and enjoy Patañjali's Yoga Sutras in bite-sized singing sessions with Karen

Learn and enjoy Patañjali's Yoga Sutras in bite-sized singing sessions with Karen

A 10 minute meditation with lots of silence. Enjoy the gift of silence!

Nadine chants this chant all about the teacher student relationship.

Episode 2: Rethinking the 'traditional' power dynamics of yoga teaching and practiceAmy Hughes, Emma Isokivi, Karen Kirkness and Lorraine Close discuss a progressive approach to teaching and practising yoga in light of the revelations around problematic power dynamics in many yoga lineages. This discussion pertains in particular to our home shala Meadowlark and the changes we have already made and want to continue to develop moving forwards.

Amy Hughes, Karen Kirkness and Lorraine Close discuss Matthew Remski's book 'Practice and all is coming: Abuse, Cult Dynamics and healing in Yoga'. Amy will be hosting a discussion on the power dynamics in yoga that have enabled many historic abuses to take place and how we can move forwards as a yoga community to create safe spaces, facilitate healthy relationships between students and develop a peer to peer network of teachers that is heterarchical rather than hierarchical.**Trigger warning: there are descriptions of sexual abuse in this podcast.

Kate O'Donnell in conversation with Clare Fulton, they talk Ayurveda, Yoga, Food and Health.

Take some time to relax with this 40 minute yoga nidra with Nadine Watton

Susan Reynolds in Up State New York speaks to Jenn Usher in Edinburgh in April 2020

Chant the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 1.1 - 1.10

John Scott has been practicing Ashtanga yoga since 1987. He was introduced to the practice by early Ashtanga yoga pioneers Derek Ireland and Radha Warell at the legendary Skyros/Practice Place in Greece. John is greatly respected and loved by his students (of whom Amy Hughes is one).John's Teaching: John still practices and explores the techniques of the counted method of Ashtanga passed to him and is continually discovering new meanings to the gems of wisdom that Pattabhi Jois left for his students to pass on. He connects to yoga practitioners with refreshing insight into the practice on a physical, anatomical and spiritual levels and is constantly improvising new and unique ways to engage and inspire practitioners with ashtanga and the counted method.John Worldwide: In John's mission to pass on Pattabhi Jois' Counted Method he travels the World literally Counting – he learns to count in the national language of his host (usually his host is a graduate of John's teacher training) to bridge the cultural ‘gap' (“mind that gap because therein lies extra ordinary wisdom”) and thus he draws the community in to the shared language of yoga – Sanskrit. From John's world adventure, sharing Jois' teachings, an ever growing International Yoga Community is blossoming.