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From redefining “good” and “bad” habits to learning how empathy shapes teaching, Lesley and Brad recap their conversation with yoga teacher Anthony Benenati—founder of City Yoga, California's first Anusara studio, and now leads That's Not Yoga®. With over three decades of experience, Anthony has built a philosophy of meeting students where they are. Together they explore how ego, anger, and even curiosity can open the door to practice, and why the stories we carry and the language we use hold the power to shape growth. This episode invites you to pause, reflect, and ask: is this serving me?If you have any questions about this episode or want to get some of the resources we mentioned, head over to LesleyLogan.co/podcast https://lesleylogan.co/podcast/. If you have any comments or questions about the Be It pod shoot us a message at beit@lesleylogan.co mailto:beit@lesleylogan.co. And as always, if you're enjoying the show please share it with someone who you think would enjoy it as well. It is your continued support that will help us continue to help others. Thank you so much! Never miss another show by subscribing at LesleyLogan.co/subscribe https://lesleylogan.co/podcast/#follow-subscribe-free.In this episode you will learn about:How Anthony's teaching shaped his philosophy of fitting yoga to the students.Brad's early yoga mishaps and how they reframed his view of the practice.Feeling like an "outsider" in Pilates and how sharing built deeper connections.Why empathy is the real skill teachers need in guiding students.Why desire, knowledge, and action are the non-negotiables for growth.Episode References/Links:UK Mullet Tour - https://opc.me/ukP.O.T. 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If the answer is yes, fuck what people think. If it's a yes, and tomorrow it's a yes, and then the next week it's a yes, and then next month it's a no, then you make a change. Lesley Logan 0:22  Welcome to the Be It Till You See It podcast where we talk about taking messy action, knowing that perfect is boring. I'm Lesley Logan, Pilates instructor and fitness business coach. I've trained thousands of people around the world and the number one thing I see stopping people from achieving anything is self-doubt. My friends, action brings clarity and it's the antidote to fear. Each week, my guest will bring bold, executable, intrinsic and targeted steps that you can use to put yourself first and Be It Till You See It. It's a practice, not a perfect. Let's get started.Lesley Logan 1:05  Welcome back to the Be It Till You See It interview recap where my co-host in life, Brad, and I are going to dig into the authentic convo I had with Anthony Benenati in our last episode. If you haven't yet listened to that one, you've missed out. Brad Crowell 1:16  You definitely missed out. Lesley Logan 1:18  I don't like to go around saying you made mistakes, but you did.Brad Crowell 1:20  You did. Lesley Logan 1:24  You don't suck or anything, but, all right, before I get into that, today is August 28th 2025 and it is National Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day. And on this day, of course, it's gonna say Rainbow Bridge twice. So the death of a beloved pet, whether it's the family dog, a furry kitty, or something a little more obscure, is a sad occasion. Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day on August 28th is the day that we remember the pets that are no longer with us. Whilst the pain of losing a pet, you can't laugh while we're talking about dead dogs, babe, but we are laughing because Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day is a day we remember our pets. We got that from remembrance, you know, like we got it, okay, anyways. Whilst the pain of losing a pet somewhat heals over time, they're never forgotten, and today is their day. The day was founded by author Deborah Barnes as a way for people to share their memories of the pets that they have lost, whether it's a dog, a hamster or a snake, or, you know, anything in between. Oh, maybe this is the day that we maybe actually like say it. Brad Crowell 2:32  That's what I was thinking. Lesley Logan 2:34  Okay, well, do you want to say it?Brad Crowell 2:36  Yeah, I do. Also, I think it's great that it's in the month of August. Lesley Logan 2:40  I know it's like we knew. Brad Crowell 2:42  If you didn't know, Lesley and I have only one dog now, and it's been a couple of months that we lost August as well. And when I say as well, what I mean is last year, we lost Gaia towards the end of the year, and then about six months later, we also lost August, and that was really, really challenging, and not something that we talk about very often.Lesley Logan 3:08  I know well, because there's a difference, and I think that's what was important about this day. And like, if you needed this day, it's like, there's something it was something easier. I mean, it felt really hard at the time when we had to, like, make a day to say goodbye to Gaia, you know, like we, we knew for years the day was coming, and we could see it was time. And we had a different situation with August, where it was just like, oh. Brad Crowell 3:33  It was unexpected. It was sudden. Lesley Logan 3:35  This is happening to this is happening today, and that's, that, like, that's just not enough time for your brain to like, not that we miss him differently, but we, I do, like, it's just a different grief. It felt like a different grief. Brad Crowell 3:48  It felt like a different grief. I felt like with Gaia, I had a lot more opportunity to say goodbye ahead of time, you know. And then when when it was gone, it was fond memories. With August, it felt like shock and sadness.Lesley Logan 4:11  Yeah, yeah. I mean, with and with her, like, I felt like, okay, she's gonna be better. Because, like, she was just having a hard time being alive. And he was so young, so that just felt like it was it was hard, it was awful. We didn't talk about it, because there's when you when you share, that someone passes away, or a pet passes away, there's an outpouring of love because of this world we live in. Like, you can say what you want about the negative sides of social media. But the positive sides are like, insane. It's like, it's like the people from your life 10 years ago, and because people have had pets like, they feel it. When you lose a pet and you see someone like you feel that loss with them. Because you know what it feels like and like, in no way were we capable of handling any I'm sorry, like I couldn't and, like, even now we're getting teary eyed. So anyways, we have one amazing dog, and we, if you know this about OPC, well, all of our companies do a little donation to a charity. It's built into all of our products and our profit margins and OPC, this year, I chose a dog charity down because they get like, 500 animals, like, a week, and like, they're trying really hard to be a no kill shelter, and I, and we can't I, like, literally, look at dogs Brad, like, look at this one. Like, we're gonna, like, we're gonna take this on. And as much as, like, oh, that fills this hole. Then I'm, like, it doesn't fill the hole. So, like, anyways, National Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day to for from our hearts to all of yours who've lost a pet, it's so hard. So anyways, okay, so in other news. Brad Crowell 5:51  In other news.Lesley Logan 5:52  We are back from our tour, as you heard last time, but we are literally leaving in like four days to go to the U.K., and we opened up ala carte workshops, which means that if you can't take a whole day off with us, it's quite possible there is a spot left in a workshop. So we just took the day passes and allowed people to buy a workshop. So there might be one or two workshops that you can snag your spot. And so go to opc.me/uk because we're going to be in Essex and Leeds, and I don't know when we'll be back teaching in the U.K., but I know we're gonna be there now, and it's gonna be so much fun. There's some great workshops. There's some business ones, there's some Pilates ones. They're for people who like us and love us and just wanna learn with us who are really, absolutely amazing. So thank you to our hosts from The Movement Base and Chapel Allerton Pilates. Then we come back and like, two weeks later, we leave for Chicagoland. We're going to be at a Balanced Body's POT and I'm teaching the Joe's gyms there. Brad is going to have, like, Brad just now was helping me with the booth, and that's it's in Burr Ridge, but they call it Chicagoland, and I like that. And from Chicagoland, we're going to go to Cambodia. And you know what? We've had people last minute join us, like we said, you could join like, two weeks before. So, crowsnestretreats.com, if you are feeling ambitious and wanting to get the heck out of town because there's a lot going on and maybe you just want to take a break. So, crowsnestretreats.com. And then what? Brad Crowell 7:16  Well, we're actually working on lighting up a workshop and some classes in Singapore right now. Lesley Logan 7:21  I know. Brad Crowell 7:22  Which would be awesome. We'll see. You know, I would say at this point, if it hasn't come together, then we have a problem. If you're listening to this now, but right now we're working on it when we're recording this. So we're gonna say, yeah, it happened. It definitely happened. We got a workshop coming in Singapore.Lesley Logan 7:39  It's going to happen because, hello. I mean, it's not very often Singapore that I have a layover during daylight hours. Brad Crowell 7:44  That's right. Lesley Logan 7:44  And so we're gonna make there's people who want it.Brad Crowell 7:46  It's gonna be awesome, yeah. But anyway, we've been looking at different venues right now, and we're lining it all up. So yeah. And then after we get back from Singapore, we actually are home for about a month, which is quite nice to to chill out. We some family coming into town, and then we go on our winter tour for OPC, where we're driving another 8000 miles this year. Last year, we did 8200 over the winter. This year is going to be less miles more stops. Oh, yeah. Lesley Logan 8:20  Okay. Brad Crowell 8:21  Less miles, more steps, but it's gonna be awesome. We are stoked. Lesley Logan 8:24  You know what's really funny, guys? Okay, so the team, like, I see the map, I see where we're going, I give some inputs on some places. I'm like, yeah, I'll do that, whatever. But then they don't actually always tell me, like, all the events we're doing. So like, this week, all the private events that, because, like, studios that host us can also, like, hire us for an event, just for their team, right? So there's a public class and a public workshop, and then sometimes there's a private workshop. And apparently there's a lot more than workshops that I thought on the summer tour. So I am interested to see this winter tour. I expect lots of gifts and lots of hugs, but we'll announce the winter tour in October. So if you are in Cambodia with us, you'll hear it all announced. Brad Crowell 9:03  Yes, you will. Lesley Logan 9:04  Okay before we get into Anthony's incredible episode. What is the question of the week?Brad Crowell 9:10  Yes, great. So I don't actually know how to say this, netamenashe, yeah, netamenashe. there you go, on Instagram, she asked, Hey Lesley, do you do any Zoom sessions sometimes? Lesley Logan 9:27  Sometimes I do. Brad Crowell 9:28  Sometimes.Lesley Logan 9:29  That's true. Yeah. Who gets them? It's gonna sound like I'm an asshole, but the people who get Zoom sessions with me are people who are in my mentorship program, to be completely honest. I don't have a lot of hours in a week that I can teach because of we run OPC, you run Profitable Pilates, you know, and we do have the mentorship program, so the limited times that I have are for those in that program. And then sometimes OPC members get access to that calendar. But basically, as you can hear, no one publicly gets access to those things. So as much as I love to teach the world on Zoom, that the way I can do that is through OPC actually, because we have a monthly live class, and I can look, we can hang out afterwards, and I can look at your form. I can answer your questions. You don't even have to come to the live class when I look at your form, you can submit videos, and I can give you feedback. So if you're wanting me to give you feedback on some exercises, be an OPC member. If you're a teacher, you can go through eLevate we only have a few spots there, where OPC, it's obviously as many people. Brad Crowell 10:28  Open to the world. Lesley Logan 10:28  Open to the world and. Lesley Logan 10:29  But yeah, I mean, with eLevate, if you, if you're actually looking for a specific feedback on your practice and you want to really grow, Neta, you should be considering eLevate. It's for teachers. It's a nine-month program. It's like, consider it like going and getting a master's degree somewhere. It's very in depth, in in in what it covers. It's going to run through everything that Lesley learned from Jay Grimes, who studied with Joe. So you're going to be covering 500 exercises. It's going to be amazing. During that time, your your personal practice will significantly grow, and you'll also have, Lesley will be, you know, watching your practice during those nine months, too. So that's like, the best way to make that happen. Just reach out, or go to lesleylogan.co/elevate and or you can book a call. I'm super happy to hop on a call and just say, what's up, you know.Lesley Logan 11:21  I mean, I it's like a it's a great problem to have. And I actually used to teach this long I've been teaching online. I used to teach on Skype, and I used to teach people all over on Skype. Brad Crowell 11:30  2015, '16, '17 Skype.Lesley Logan 11:33  Yeah, Skype, oh, my God. Or sometimes Facebook, sometimes Facebook Messenger, because Skype wasn't working, or whatever, like, it was so, but I was, like, anything that has a video I can teach on it. And, you know, but, yeah, I think, like, we do have some great opportunities to work together in person between the tours and Cambodia, and then the online stuff is, you know, you I all love. Brad Crowell 11:56  That's another great one. You could come with us to Cambodia, Neta, where you'll be doing five classes with Lesley during the retreat. And obviously, you know, it's, it's not a large group. So you can come there and be in person. Lesley Logan 12:10  Yeah. So you guys send in your questions. You can, like, you'll literally hear honest feedback and answers. And we love answering them. Like, I just, I want, I want, I want I want questions about your wedding, I don't know. Like, give me some good ones. Go to beitpod.com/questions to submit them, or text us at 310-905-5534, it doesn't yet mean Be It Pod, but we're getting to.Brad Crowell 12:34  No it's not gonna mean Be It Pod anytime soon. So I love that your wishful thinking here it's, you know, low on the list.Lesley Logan 12:41  Being it till I see it. Brad Crowell 12:43  Lower on the priority list. Lesley Logan 12:47  All right, all right. Brad Crowell 12:49  Love you. Lesley Logan 12:49  Love you too.Brad Crowell 12:51  Stick around. We'll be right back. We're gonna dig into one of my really dear friends who I've now known for more than a decade, and he he's just inspirational in multiple ways, being a yogi, but also, you know, he's a philosopher too. So cannot wait to dig into this convbo that you have with Anthony Benenati. You're really going to enjoy. If you haven't already gone back and listened to that, you should, but yeah, looking forward to it. Stick around we'll be right back. Brad Crowell 13:19  Right. Let's talk about Mr. Anthony Benenati. A professional yoga teacher with over 32 years of experience. Before stepping into yoga, Anthony served in the Air Force and worked in a comp as a competitive power lifter. I don't know if he worked at it, but he was a competitive power lifter, which left him with shoulder and knee injuries. In fact, you know, he he told me when he was younger, he couldn't even touch his toes, you know, and today he's like, you know, obviously been doing yoga for three decades. He founded City Yoga, which was California's first on a Sora studio, and he now leads, That's Not Yoga. That's his website, thatsnotyoga.com. He he's actually also done a lot of business stuff, and like because he sold studios and then he taught for other people, and he's done workshops and holds retreats, all sorts of stuff. Anthony's philosophy is to fit yoga to the student, making sure the practice leads to transformation and healing, not to suffering. And he teaches students to listen to their bodies every day, meeting themselves where they're at, with their openness and compassion, and yeah I think that is a really great summary of, you know, who he is. But I would also say he rides a motorcycle, he drinks beer, he curses. He's fucking cool and hip, and that's one of the things that that I connected with him the most about is because I had this preconception of what's a yogi. Lesley Logan 14:45  I mean, your first class was, like a per tip, like a bit like, like the typical yoga instructor, like this little, soft spoken older lady.Brad Crowell 14:52  No, no, no, no, no. I had my well, so that, so that was the first teacher that I actually learned from, and she was super sweet and nice. But yes, the class was literally for, like, elderly people. And I was like, teach me the foundations. And I liked the class because she let her students ask questions during class. And I was like, I don't understand this pose. How does it work? And it effectively was like. Lesley Logan 15:14  In case you haven't noticed, Brad, you guys, Brad literally interrupts all classes to ask questions. Like, like, all classes, he has questions. He comes on the retreat, and he'll just pop into a class, and then he's got a question. It's like, we actually talked about that yesterday, and you missed class. But okay.Brad Crowell 15:29  So, but my very first class was hilarious, because I'm like, you know, my nickname in yoga class was shark boy, or Mr. Bendy, and I, I've just been I'm a hyper mobile body, so naturally flexible. And I get to my first yoga class ever was a Groupon that I bought, and I showed up for class, and I'm in the middle of, like, 30 or 40 people, and I don't have a clue what I'm doing. I'm watching this guy up in the front, you know, do all the things. And I was like, okay, we're sticking our arm over there. We're shooting, our leg over this way. We're twisting and blah, blah, blah. And at the end of the class, he came up to me, he's like, wow, man, you have a great practice. And I was like, this is my very first class. And it was like, what? And I was like, yeah. And then I left the studio, and I walked out to my motorcycle, and I could not get onto it. Lesley Logan 16:16  You did way too much. Brad Crowell 16:17  Because I hurt myself so bad that I literally had to sit there for like an hour just for my back to not be screaming at me. And I was like, well, yoga is not for me. And I just was like, I'm done. And then I never, you know, like, I never went back, and I, but I, but I had that Groupon right? And so anyway, somehow I ended up using it. And I bought another package somewhere with Anthony, because the studio was convenient and but I only want. Lesley Logan 16:46  Your first class wasn't with Anthony. Brad Crowell 16:47  No, no, my first class was not with Anthony. But like, a year or two later, I was like, I'm gonna give this another try. And I did buy, like, a 10 pack at Anthony's studio, and I use, like, and he didn't have an expiration on it, right? So, and I, but I only use, like, two classes. And then I didn't know yoga for like, years. And then there was a point where I was like, I need to go. I need to go back to class. And I, I called the studio. Had, he had sold it and, you know, so I, I went. I was like, hey, I had this package with the old studio, you know, you know. And I wasn't even taking with Anthony. I had been taking with that lady, that older lady, lady, but I still had packages. It just so happened to be Anthony's studio. I didn't know that, yeah. So when I went back, Anthony was the teacher, and that's how I first met him. And I was like, who the hell is this guy? He's awesome. This is rad and that and then I was like, hooked. I was in. This is probably like, 2014. So I've been dabbling in yoga for like, maybe three years, but not really.Lesley Logan 17:46  I love how two or three times in two years is dabbling.Brad Crowell 17:50  Yeah. Well, with the with the older with the with the older lady, whose name I don't remember, and I feel bad about that. I probably went, you know, I bought a few 10 packs, you know, I went a few times.Lesley Logan 18:00  Okay, it wasn't clear that there's a multiple 10 pack. Brad Crowell 18:02  Yeah. Sorry, sorry I went a few times, like, I had enough foundation (inaudible). Lesley Logan 18:05  Every time I've heard this story it has always had, like, one 10 pack, and it's like, you get a couple of times it's not dabbling.Brad Crowell 18:12  Oh, I went, I went, yeah, I went enough to, like, decide that yoga wasn't gonna hurt me if I knew what I was doing. But, you know, I didn't actually, like, it didn't turn it into a habit or a practice. I just went a few times, and then, you know, it wasn't until, you know, a year later that I went back to redeem the rest of my package that, studio had sold. I didn't even know it. And I was like, well, they're gonna honor it. I already have classes. I'll just go there. And then I happened to pop into a class that was Anthony's, but, wow, that was a long story that has nothing to do with anything. Lesley Logan 18:45  Speaking of Anthony. Brad Crowell 18:45  Yeah, let's shift on, like from your convo, which was deep. Lesley Logan 18:50  It was deep. I knew it would be, I know it'd be so good, but I think for all the teachers, no matter what you teach, this is a really great thing. Anthony says he believes that the most effective teacher is someone who understands how people get to the practice. Brad Crowell 19:03  Well, you just found out. Lesley Logan 19:05  Yeah, well, but like, right, right, but like, I think this goes to, you know, we coach a lot of Pilates instructors, and they're like, I want to work with an advanced person. All they want to do is lose weight, and it's like, right? And we don't want you to lie to people, but you have to understand what gets people to the practice, so that you can have empathy for them being a beginner, because they should be allowed to be a beginner, and we can't, we don't want them to feel shame for what they think they want in their life, because that's a compilation of years of stories and influence good or bad to, and in the conversation we talked about, there's no such thing as good or bad, but like to to someone. And so how can you really have a lived experience, so that you can in whatever it is you're teaching, so that you can come from a really great place, an honest place, and and be human, you know, like, I think a lot of instructors put themselves upon pedestals, cult leaders and and forget that like you are also in practice when you teach something, that's a practice, right? And so he also said empathy is such an important factor to be a great teacher, you have to put yourself in their shoes. And this is something like, look, of course, I have days where I get tired and I'm like, why don't they just fucking relax and stop trying to be perfect, like I don't understand, like, I'm fucking just, just relax, just be in practice. But also, I know what that is like. I know why they can't do it. I know that they have years of like, being for whatever, like somebody told them that it had maybe the perfection is because it kept the house safe. You know, there's so many different reasons why people seek perfection. They want certainty. They want control, you know.Brad Crowell 20:47  Yeah, I mean, it could be a response from uncertainty in another area of their life, where they feel like this is where I can have certainty, because I know exactly how it's supposed to be, you know. And then, and then it becomes this thing. Lesley Logan 21:00  Yeah, but when I when I like, so when I catch myself, because sometimes, like, I'm like, and it's like, oh, wait, hold on a second. We've like, I've been here. So what, what was I going through? And what actually got me to, like, let go of that and get back in that empathy, because it actually is what helps guide people on the path to being more themselves, to connecting to themselves, to having a personal practice. So it was just like.Brad Crowell 21:25  Yeah. Anthony was talking about his ego was the thing that brought him to the practice. Because he was like. Lesley Logan 21:31  Which would just be the irony of yoga. Brad Crowell 21:33  Yeah. And I'll tell you, it was actually anger that brought me to the practice and. Lesley Logan 21:39  I do went to yoga with you because I thought you're cute. I mean I was going to yoga already, and I was like, Ookay, I'll go to that class with him, because he's cute.Brad Crowell 21:48  bBut, but I was angry that I couldn't do it, and that was also ego. But like, I was angry. I was angry outside. I was angry at my ex, right? And I was angry that I couldn't figure it out. And I was angry that my I was just angry. And then when I when I knew was that, after I had beat the shit out of myself in a yoga class, I felt better. Like, ironically, you know, and like, if you know, talk about controlling, like I wanted every single answer to every every possible understanding of the movement, you know, and then, and then there was stuff that I was like, couldn't do. And it generally like, ironically, I was flexible, but I wasn't flexible enough in my own mind. And I definitely wasn't strong. And, you know, I think that anger, like, pushed me through the strength training barriers of where I was, like, I need to be able to hold this pose for whatever, 10 seconds, I don't know, like, whatever it was like. And it was like, I mean, I'm glad I didn't hurt myself, to be honest, you know, during it. But it was, you know, it took me a solid six months to enjoy the practice, you know, because I was just frustrated at everything.Lesley Logan 23:04  Yeah, I think, like, had you come to it for a different way, you might, like, it would might have been a different thing, but maybe you didn't, wouldn't have practiced that hard. Like, I think, I think that's what the point is. Like, what if we allowed our journey to whatever it is just be that, I think a lot of people want to change the past. They want, they want it to be a different way that they got into something. I remember, like, how I got into Pilates. I thought it was BS, and I remember not telling anyone that story for years, like I was so embarrassed that I actually thought that that Pilates was a gimmick, you know, I really was. I was like, oh. And then also on top of that, because when I became a Pilates instructor, people, most of the teachers were dancers. So here I was one of the few in my world, not in the world, but in my world, L.A., that was a non-dancer, and I thought it was bullshit, you know, like I was just like, I'm just gonna just, I'm just gonna bend back, I'm in the back, and no one's gonna know. But then I realized, like, actually, like, how I got to Pilates is probably how a lot of people think about Pilates. And what if I actually just, like, lean into the empathy of that, and it might actually allow more people to come to the practice, because then they don't feel stupid or silly or weird for thinking it's, it's, you know, not gonna work, you know? And it found, the more I talked about how I wasn't a dancer, the more teachers were like, I'm not one either. And then made them feel good. And so, like, what if we all just own the story that we have? It might actually make us all have more community and connection to different people.Brad Crowell 24:33  Yeah. I mean, it makes you relatable, you know, makes makes as a teacher, it makes you relatable when you're willing to, you know, share the things that it's I think, you know, there's always over-sharing can be wrong. But like, I think it's hard to know what will be received well. And so I feel like that there's fear there, and that's why you know, you're like, man, I shouldn't share that. But then, like, when you know if and when you do, it's like, oh, you know, like, well, I'm not alone in this, and other people are probably also not sharing, and now they feel permission to, you know, commiserate or connect, or, you know, makes them feel better about themselves, too. So, yeah. Lesley Logan 25:12  Yeah. Love it. Okay, what did you love? Brad Crowell 25:13  Yeah, so I loved this idea of good and bad. You know, he said yoga doesn't actually see things as good and bad. It's not like you have a good practice or a bad practice, or you're a good yogi or a bad yogi, you know. He said that yoga kind of sees things more in the does it work, or is it not working? You know? And he was talking about the specifically, like, when, when we were talking about this, it was more talking about habits. You know, it's like, the habit is there, whether it's a quote, unquote, good habit or a bad habit. You know, we're taking that and setting that aside instead. It's a, you know, how is this habit serving me? Is it, is it working for me, or is it not working for me, right? And specifically you were like, maybe you get frustrated that you sit there and scroll on Instagram all day long, but maybe you can see that as a good thing, because you actually need a moment to to just like, not think, right?Lesley Logan 26:12  Yeah, yeah. We also mean, we talked about, like, some people would say it's bad to drink, but like, if it if, if that drink made you that drink made you relax and connect with your family. Like, is it bad and and I think, like, is it wrong? So I've heard that this before, and a couple different things, obviously, like, there are things that cannot be great for you, but you, the difference is, like, is it serving you? Is it serving you? And it's okay for something to serve you and not serve somebody else. Brad Crowell 26:43  Or what is coming from it that could be serving you, right? Like, it might not be the thing that is serving you like, like the alcohol itself might not be beneficial, but the quality time that you spent with family when consuming the alcohol that is worth doing, right, you know? So, there's, I still, I still love the idea that like everything in moderation, including moderation, you know.Lesley Logan 27:08  Well, I think the point is, because I think about Brene Brown, she's gone in my head a couple times in this conversation, guilt versus shame is her thing, right? Like, I think some people shame themselves. I had a drink last night, versus, like, I spent time with my family and I had a drink, and I love spending time with my family. I don't love I had the drink, but when I had the drink, it let me forget about the work that I had so I could spend time with my family. So I do need to figure out a way to get to forget about work so I can spend time my family. But we don't have to have shame around the drink, because, you know, and I think that's where it's like, we have to be kinder to ourselves. I think people just walk around. I mean, it's on the internet, right? People just shame people all the time. That's bad. That's wrong. You did that wrong. Like, no one is going way to go, like, you know, when's the last time you told a stranger (inaudible). Brad Crowell 28:00  We definitely celebrated with OPC. I was gonna, I was gonna circle this right back around to your Pilates practice or your yoga practice, because when I first got into yoga, that was how I treated myself. I'm not good enough. I'm doing it wrong. I'm not doing it well. It's, it's not good, like I'm not a good yogi. And I was judging myself, but I was angry. I was angry at myself. I was angry at the world, you know, and like, you know, but I knew that, like physically, my body, like you ever felt like, you ever felt like so frustrated you just have to go run? You ever felt like that, where like running is somehow going to like be the thing, I and, like, that was that was like, you know, because you get that endorphins release and all that stuff, and that was what I was looking for without really understanding it, I just knew that I felt better after class, you know, and because I was also more relaxed and, like, my mind wasn't like, freaking out all the time, you know, at that point. But it still took time for me to like, took years for me to stop judging my own practice and like the idea that.Lesley Logan 29:14  But I think going back to like, there's a difference between saying something is bad and to lead to I'm bad, and asking yourself, and if we could just catch ourselves now, because this is why I love this conversation. Is it serving me? If the answer is yes, fuck what people think. If it's a yes, and tomorrow it's a yes, and then the next week, it's a yes, and then next month, it's a no. Then you make a change, but. Brad Crowell 29:44  Sure, you can make a choice. Lesley Logan 29:45  But I think some people are using judgment on good or bad, on things that are serving them, and then they're fucking stuck, like if you had not gone to yoga because I'm bad. It makes me feel like, you know, so I'm not, like, yoga would become the thing that's wrong. And then, like, you know what I mean? So like, is it serving me? It's serving me to go because I'm angry, and I can be angry, and it's serving me, and then all of a sudden, the anger at yoga no longer served you, and you let it go. So I think, like, there's a couple different ways to see this. Brad Crowell 30:20  Or the anger at me is no longer serving me. Lesley Logan 30:22  Yeah, so you had to let it go. So I think, what if we could all stop? If you and this is something we can catch ourselves doing here at this household, you and me together, but also, like our coworkers, your friends, like, if you go, oh, I know it's bad that I do this, hit, pull, that rubber band. Is it serving me, that I do this, right? Is it serving me that I do this? And if you can honestly say yes, then let the fucking guilt go, because it's not helping you. Brad Crowell 30:48  You said pull that rubber band? Lesley Logan 30:50  You know, you have a rubber band on your wrist. Brad Crowell 30:52  Yeah, yeah. Snap it. Lesley Logan 30:53  Snap it. Brad Crowell 30:54  Like, hit the reset button. Yeah, you know. And, and it's, you know, that he took it a little bit differently in the conversation, because he's, you know, he was talking about all things serve a purpose, even if we look at it and say that's bad, you know? Because, you know, he said we wouldn't know love without hate, joy without pain. Lesley Logan 31:18  I can think of a few people that I could still think the world's a better place if they weren't in it. I'm just gonna say, we all know, but like, I get the point.Brad Crowell 31:27  Perspective, right? It allows us to actually understand what we have in our world that is amazing, you know, because we can also see, oh, damn, I definitely that is not amazing over there. You know? You know that that's not giving that's not that is not working. That would not work for me, right? I mean, yeah, that wouldn't work for me. So, you know, it's a, he said, it's a balance, you know, and it's and each scenario you find yourself in, you can find that balance between, you know, is it working for me or not working for me? Or is it the good and the bad? You know, how can it be working for you? Lesley Logan 32:04  I mean, you know, I love it because, like BJ Fogg always said, there's no such thing as bad habit. Every habit you have is serving some function. Now, there might be habits you don't like or are no longer serving you, but they're a habit. But there, you cannot say there's a bad habit, because it is providing something in your brain that's kicking off a dopamine otherwise your brain wouldn't seek doing it.Brad Crowell 32:24  Right. Yeah, yeah. I always thought about that too with, like, food, you know, there's something, even if it's like, quote, unquote, bad habit of, like, eating all the time, or, like, maybe you have, like, a consistent, like, I eat late, or whatever, and you know that it's like, not physically helping you. There's still something in your head that's like, I need that thing, whatever that thing is, you know, I need that glass of orange juice, you know, I need the sugar, you know. Lesley Logan 32:49  Well, because it could be, it brings re lief, right? It's distraction, it might calm you down. There's so many different things that our habits do. So if there's something that you feel no longer serves a purpose in your life, right, you have to explore that and not judge that. I'm going to do a whole series on habits, actually, so we can continue this conversation on this like it's now an eight episode series I'm going to do about habits. Brad Crowell 33:19  Really? Lesley Logan 33:19  Oh, Brad has no idea. Brad Crowell 33:20  What? Tell me more. Lesley Logan 33:22  Yeah, oh, my God, I'm doing a whole episode, a whole series on my. Brad Crowell 33:25  On where? Lesley Logan 33:26  On the pod. I'm just taking over and not interviewing people for a few weeks. And I'm gonna tell you how to fucking do a habit. And we're also talking about unraveling habits that no longer serve you. Brad Crowell 33:35  All right, you heard it here first, y'all, surprise. Lesley Logan 33:37  So the thing the homework from this episode is just start taking notice of things, you know, the habits you have, the routines you have that no longer serve you. And we can bring that to the series, which will come out, I think it's going to come out either in December or January, so.Brad Crowell 33:55  Cool. All right, that's really fun. We'll stick around. We'll be right back. We're going to dig into those Be It Action Items that you covered with Anthony, which were also fantastic. So yeah, stick around we'll be right back. Brad Crowell 34:07  Welcome back. Let's dig into those Be It Action Items that you had.Lesley Logan 34:13  You guys, I am notorious, like, I'm notorious, like, yeah, I'm ready. And then I just looked down, and he's like, just wants me to look at the camera when he says welcome back. So I'm sorry, everyone here we are. Welcome back. Brad Crowell 34:24  Welcome back. Lesley Logan 34:24  Say it with him. What bold, ex, you're not gonna say it with me? What bold, executable, intrinsic or targetedBrad Crowell 34:31  Action items can we take away from your convo with Anthony Benenati?Lesley Logan 34:35  Just so you know, I always fade out, even when you sing Happy Birthday, because I can't. I don't like how I sound. Okay. I'm going first, babe, here we go. I'm taking away because I there's just too many things I loved. So he said, he states that it's important that we actually we focus on three things when you want to do things that you want to do. So first of all, to do anything you want to do, you have to actually have the desire to do it. If you don't have the desire to do it, you won't put the effort forward. Has anyone ever said like, oh, I'm gonna I'm gonna learn Spanish, and then you don't learn Spanish. So you have to have the desire to do it. This is, we're gonna talk about this in the Habit Series. I love it. Knowledge. You have to learn to do it. He actually said just doing something without knowing how to do it can cause you harm. This is very true. You have to actually learn how to do it. I'm actually trying to learn how to do tarot, because I like want to, we have a Ttarot episode coming out, and I like, want to understand how to like, do it better. And I want a tarot is a personal relationship with yourself. It's asking yourself questions. And I want to have, I don't want to do it wrong. I want to have a really good understanding of it before I start journaling and pulling cards. And really like doing it for real. And then third is action. Then you simply have to do it. But beyond doing it just once, you must commit to doing over and over and over again to create meaningful change. And I love this so much. We have to be okay with being beginners, are we okay for having, like, being on a journey of learning, and then you just keep doing it. And it's really amazing how when you do that, it's like there's deeper levels of everything that we do, and it's just so good. I am loving, I love this, love, I love this triad. Okay, Brad.Brad Crowell 36:12  Yeah, I think that that idea of desire, knowledge and action is so obvious, but we often will skip one of the steps. Lesley Logan 36:24  Sometimes people skip desire. Brad Crowell 36:26  That's what I'm saying. Lesley Logan 36:27  It's terrible, like, that's a bad one. Brad Crowell 36:28  I'm doing it because I have to, or I'm doing it for somebody else, but really, you don't fucking want to, and so it actually sets you up to fail from the gate, right? Because what's gonna happen, you're gonna you're gonna do it, and it's gonna build frustration or resentment, you know, or like you mentioned with step two, if you skip knowledge, you could hurt yourself. And then, you know, there's step three, which is actually being consistent with it. You can have the desire to learn. You could even learn how to do it. But then if you don't do it.Lesley Logan 37:03  Right, right, because you, because some people won't do things because they're they're too new at it, you know. Okay, your Be It Action Items, your takeaways.Brad Crowell 37:11  Okay, so he was talking about being careful with language, and you mentioned this too, right? How your body actually learns, your body responds to the way that you think and the things that you say impact, you know, like, what you think is what you're going to say, and what you think your body is also going to do. Lesley Logan 37:32  Your body's not going to go rogue on you.Brad Crowell 37:34  Right. So, for example, you were talking about, you know, oh, I'm never, I never lose weight, or I'm never gonna get stronger or, you know, or I was thinking about just this, just the other day, I had somebody come, you know, we had somebody come to our place, and we were just taking photos, and the person said, oh, no, no, no, no, no, that's my bad side. And then shifted to the other side of the photo so they could get it. And I was like, that's like, I mean, of course, we've all heard that and like, it sounds like so Hollywood, but it's also, you know, like, that's a shame.Lesley Logan 38:13  Well, also, because you it just you have confirmation bias. You actually always see the thing that you're saying is bad, but your body listens. If you say you have a weak arm, your body's not gonna go let me show you how strong I am. No, it's just not gonna happen, and you'll treat it that way. So I really, I really think language, being careful with it, is something we could all pay attention to.Brad Crowell 38:34  Yeah and then the other side of it, too is let's say you have the desire and the action, the knowledge, I mean, and you're putting it into action, the way that you put it into action today might be different than the way you put it into action yesterday, right? And I think I had, especially with my yoga practice, never fully embraced this idea, ever. So for 10 years, I was like, I can always go further than I did the day before. That's just the way I always looked at it. It wasn't until I started lifting weights that I truly looked at it like, I just can't today, whatever, whatever, like, like, if last week I did 150 pounds, I just feel like, wimpy today, I'm not going to be able to do it and I and I could actually hurt myself.Lesley Logan 39:28  Yeah, that's why my trainer has me on a deload week because it's important for your central nervous system to, like, think things are a little easier. Can't always be building, building, building. You have to calm it down, yeah, so it's, it's so true, like our the way we approach things has to be different if we're listening to our body. Brad Crowell 39:47  Yeah and, you know, so yeah, listening to your body, being careful with your language, being willing to, being willing to, not, you know, whatever, reach the goal or hit the to be the epitome of the pose or, you know, in our in my case, it was often handstand, you know, when it was yoga, or for lifters, it's like, I gotta hit my max. Last max was, you know, this, so I gotta hit, I gotta at least hit that and then more, right, like, being willing to be like, okay, maybe right now it's okay if it's different, you know.Lesley Logan 40:24  Yeah, it's interesting how, like, some of those things, just you'd learn with age, but also.Brad Crowell 40:27  I think with age and also, like death. I never felt like I was gonna hurt myself in yoga. I never felt like I could crush my skull. Like, if you're benching and you have too much weight, your body could slip and fail, and you could have 150 pounds crashing on your body like, that was, that was the moment where I was like, oh, okay. Lesley Logan 40:47  So there it is, Anthony. We should have just probably go how to teach Brad he could have died, get a fucking broken his neck. Oh, my God. Okay, now we know. Well, I.Brad Crowell 40:59  But also that's translated, you know, like, I it took me an opportunity to learn, and then, you know, now, when I'm going back into my yoga practice, it's, doesn't have to be like, to the nth degree every single time.Lesley Logan 41:12  Yeah, I just show up. Like, that's where I'm at. I'm like, I'm really enjoying just showing up. So glad I get to do that. I'm like, I'm here today.Brad Crowell 41:20  I also feel a lot stronger, too, and less flexible. And I acknowledge that. Lesley Logan 41:25  You're no longer a shark boy. Brad Crowell 41:26  No. I mean, I don't think so. I'm still flexible, but I'm not like I was like before. Lesley Logan 41:31  You have mobility. Brad Crowell 41:32  Yeah, but I could put my foot behind my neck not in front of my head.Lesley Logan 41:35  I know, but you have but we need strength as we get older, it's really fucking hard to put it on. Anyways, I just this whole episode has so many gems I really enjoyed, like, reliving it. I think it's one that's worth going back to. And I think it's got, it's got a takeaway you might listen to differently each time you hear it. So, listen to it again. And I'm Lesley Logan. Brad Crowell 41:57  And I'm Brad Crowell. Lesley Logan 41:58  Thanks for listening. I want to hear reviews. I want to hear takeaways. I want your fucking questions. Send it in to beitpod.com/questions, also your wins. I want your wins. I want a lot. Okay, I want a lot. Brad Crowell 42:09  Yeah. We want it all. Lesley Logan 42:10  Yes, I can't I'm not gonna sing a song for you. Until next time, Be It Till You See It. Brad Crowell 42:14  Bye for now. Lesley Logan 42:16  That's all I got for this episode of the Be It Till You See It Podcast. One thing that would help both myself and future listeners is for you to rate the show and leave a review and follow or subscribe for free wherever you listen to your podcast. Also, make sure to introduce yourself over at the Be It Pod on Instagram. 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Anthony Benenati, founder of City Yoga and That's Not Yoga®, shares his personal evolution from his earliest experiences with yoga to developing a practice that meets each individual where they are. In this conversation, he explores breaking limiting ideas about yoga, uncovering its deeper meaning, and building genuine human connection through mindful movement. He also reflects on how curiosity, learning, and purposeful steps can lead to lasting change. This is a conversation about healing, empowerment, and finding a practice that truly serves you. If you have any questions about this episode or want to get some of the resources we mentioned, head over to LesleyLogan.co/podcast https://lesleylogan.co/podcast/. If you have any comments or questions about the Be It pod shoot us a message at beit@lesleylogan.co mailto:beit@lesleylogan.co. And as always, if you're enjoying the show please share it with someone who you think would enjoy it as well. It is your continued support that will help us continue to help others. Thank you so much! Never miss another show by subscribing at LesleyLogan.co/subscribe https://lesleylogan.co/podcast/#follow-subscribe-free.In this episode you will learn about:Anthony's journey into yoga and the pivotal moments that shaped his path.Breaking common stereotypes and misconceptions about yoga.Understanding the true purpose of yoga beyond the poses.How yoga fosters authentic community and connection.The power of desire, knowledge, and action in creating transformation.Episode References/Links:Anthony Benenati's Website - https://thatsnotyoga.comAnthony Benenati's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thatsnotyoga Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything by BJ Fogg - https://a.co/d/3edLCLcGuest Bio:Anthony Benenati is the founder of City Yoga, The first Anusara yoga studio in California and That's Not Yoga® , a culmination of three decades of study and practice in the Hatha Yoga tradition. Anthony's philosophy is simple; fit the yoga to the student, not the student to the yoga. He believes that it isn't about the style of yoga you practice, rather, the effectiveness of that style for your body. Yoga practice should help you transform, not cause more suffering. Anthony draws from a deep knowledge of the different classical styles of modern yoga and other modalities to construct a path of healing and transformation for their student. Anthony has trained in Kundalini, Ashtanga, Iyengar, Anusara and Viniyoga. He specializes in Yoga Therapeutics and tailors the practice so your body uses its natural movements to heal itself from pain and suffering. He has taught globally and has trained thousands of students. If you enjoyed this episode, make sure and give us a five star rating and leave us a review on iTunes, Podcast Addict, Podchaser or Castbox. https://lovethepodcast.com/BITYSIDEALS! DEALS! DEALS! 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If yoga is about anything, it's about setting meaningful boundaries.Lesley Logan 0:12  Welcome to the Be It Till You See It podcast where we talk about taking messy action, knowing that perfect is boring. I'm Lesley Logan, Pilates instructor and fitness business coach. I've trained thousands of people around the world and the number one thing I see stopping people from achieving anything is self-doubt. My friends, action brings clarity and it's the antidote to fear. Each week, my guest will bring bold, executable, intrinsic and targeted steps that you can use to put yourself first and Be It Till You See It. It's a practice, not a perfect. Let's get started.Lesley Logan 0:51  All right, Be It babe. I am so stoked for you to hear today's interview. Our guest today is actually a dear friend of Brad and mine, and he is a person we have quoted on the podcast before, and he's someone we said, we have to get him on the pod. And guess what? We did it. And also, I can't believe this is the first time he's on the pod. I feel like he'll be a regular conversation, because it's just really fun to hear him share his perspective, and he is an amazing yoga teacher. And this is as much of a yoga podcast as it's not a yoga podcast episode, because we talk a lot about what really is yoga, and what does it mean to have a yoga practice, and what is it trying to teach us? And if you think you know what yoga is I'm gonna challenge you to listen, because I think it's really easy for us to have been fed something that it's not and then not realize, like, the amazing benefits that it has. And so I'm not gonna say anymore, because this episode is just one of my favorite it's gonna go hands down and one I'll quote in the future. And I knew that when I brought him on, I just knew that we would have an amazing conversation, and this is hopefully going to entertain, educate and inspire you. So here is Anthony Benenati. Lesley Logan 2:09  All right, Be It babe, I'm really excited. This person is actually a dear friend, like I know I've said that about some guests, but usually they're a dear friend of like, a couple moments. This person I've known for like, 10 years, and Brad has known him much longer, he's been a regular in our lives. Anthony Benenati, you are one of the best yoga teachers I know, but also so much more than that. Can you tell everyone who you are and what you rock at? Anthony Benenati 2:33  Well, first of all, thank you for having me on. What an honor. Who am I? Anthony Benenati, you said my name. I am, believe it or not, a yoga teacher, a professional yoga teacher. I've been doing this for 32 years now, which, when I tell people that I teach yoga, they they have immediate this vision of what that might be. Lesley Logan 2:56  Yes, you should be in white. Anthony Benenati 2:59  I should be in white or. Lesley Logan 3:02  With a glow. Anthony Benenati 3:04  It's not very serious or, right? Everybody has their assumptions of what yoga is, which, my job is to help educate and instruct on what the practice truly is versus what it has become. The practice that sort of everybody knows now, versus really, what it truly is and what its goal is.Lesley Logan 3:29  Yeah, I feel like we could also, like, talk about that for hours, because I had someone send me a reel of a guy on a Reformer with a, like, stationary bike in his hands and feet. And it was a joke. It was like an April Fool's joke. And he was like, okay, guys like, this class, we get cardio and core and like, he's holding the bike, he's it's obviously a joke. But like someone sent it to me, and I'm like, the fact that this is so hilarious that people who've never done Pilates before are sending this to me, tells me that what people think Pilates is has strayed far from what Pilates is. So I feel like I can understand that. And I find myself constantly educating people a little bit like, well, that yes, those are Pilates exercises and so, but it's not the inherent reality of it is. And so I feel like I understand that plight, that that journey you're on, in a little bit. Anthony Benenati 4:18  You and I have had this conversation many times before, because you're so close to the source of it, and and that's what I love about what you do, what you teach, and where I am, and what I teach, is that there's a lineage, and you're very close to the source, and the closer you are to the source, the more authentic the teaching, the further down the line you get disconnected from that core source. Then everything starts to get watered down and miscommunicated. Lots of stuff gets forgotten. Lesley Logan 4:55  Yeah, well, it's like the game of telephone, like, I mean, like when you play that game in school, like, you, the further it goes down the line. Anthony Benenati 5:03  The more warped it gets. Lesley Logan 5:04  Yes, yes. And it's funny, but also, like, that is the reality. Can we take a step back? Because, like, a yoga instructor of 32 years, that is a long time. And I think, like, there's not many of you. I mean, there's many of you, probably in India places, but like, there's not many of people who've had that many decades and and have studied the way that you have like, did you grow up like doing yoga? Did you want to be a yoga teacher?Anthony Benenati 5:32  No, this story is, is pretty remarkable. No, I did not grow up with yoga. In fact, I didn't really understand what yoga was until I was literally introduced to it after I moved here to L.A. So I've been in L.A. since 1991 before that, I was in the military. I was in the Air Force. And when I was in the Air Force, I was a competitive power lifter, and I played sports all my life. So my body was pretty wrecked in my 20s. I had a shoulder surgery and a knee surgery already, and I remember I was waiting tables, and I had met this girl, and I was taken by the way she sort of carried herself. She was she walked very upright, almost Royal. And I thought, you know, it's L.A., everyone's moving to LA to become an actress. And I thought, okay, this girl, right, she's like telling her family, I don't want your money, I'm moving to L.A. and I'm going to be an actress. So I asked her, and she laughed in my face, and she lifted up the back of her shirt, and she showed me a 13-inch scar on her spine. And she told me that when she was young, she had this incredible S curve in her back, and she was in a full body cast from her neck all the way down through her torso. And I said, oh, my God, that that sounds painful. And I said how do you move? You can't, I haven't seen you bend. She goes, I can't. The only thing I can bend is my hips. I can turn my hips, but I cannot bend my back. I said, well, what do you do for relief? And she said, I do yoga. And I was like, Well, explain what's that and how does that help you? And she said, I'd love to explain it, but I don't think I can. Why don't you just come to a class? So I did, and you know, me then, I was really big. I had all this muscle mass, right? And I went to my first class, and I could not finish, could not finish the class. It kicked my butt. And I was so, my ego got, got triggered. And one of the things that's important for me as a teacher now when I teach my students is that there is, yoga doesn't see things in good and bad. Yoga see thing, sees things in does it work or not? And at the time, ego served me, because it made me go back, and it made me go back and it made me go back. At the time, the reasons because I think I was going to get it, and that's fine for whatever, for whatever reason someone enters into the practice is fine, you're there. That's the important part. We can work on the why and the why always evolves as you get along through the practice. But for me, I tell people, ego brought me to yoga and it it kept me there.Lesley Logan 8:34  Yeah, I think, isn't it interesting, like, because I'll have I work with teachers, and they're like, oh, I don't want to work with people who want to lose weight. And I'm like, I, you don't have to promise them anything you can't do. But if, if that brought them into the space, I would much rather you a non like someone who's not going to manipulate or use them or lie to them to be the safe landing for them to find a movement practice that can help them love the body that they have, you know? So I'm not here to be I won't take you if you want to lose weight. I'll just say, here's the science of weight loss, here's how I can fit in and and here's how I don't, you know, but this is what we can do together and like building that trust. And if that's what brought them in, and that's what got them to keep coming at the beginning, but then they stay coming because of how it makes them feel, and then they become a person who doesn't worry about that, because they actually care more about how they feel than how that what the scale says. Like, to me, that's kind of like that same thing. Like, I think too often people are wanting to turn away that negative energy, that negative energy in air quotes, because that's not what something is. But really it's like, you can't just, you don't, we don't get to decide how people come to us. Anthony Benenati 9:48  Right. Lesley Logan 9:49  All we can do is like, kind of be a space for them to evolve and learn the what, what, what they wanted, what they're here, what we can teach them. Anthony Benenati 9:57  Yeah, I'm glad that you said that. I'm glad that you said that to create the space, because that's exactly what it is, isn't it? It's like we want to create a safe space for them to explore them, and not come in with this bunch of judgment that I'm putting on to them so that they feel uncomfortable. I want them to feel as comfortable as they can. Starting anything new is difficult. We all know that. Let's not make it harder. Lesley Logan 10:22  Yeah, yeah. I also like that you said there's like, there's not bad or good.Anthony Benenati 10:28  That's a radical, that's a radical idea for people. In the West, we are programmed this is good and this is bad. I can even hear, you probably hear this in your students' languages too. Oh, that's my bad side, or I have a bad leg, or I have a bad shoulder. And I'm careful with that, careful with the languaging. It's not bad. It may be injured, it may be weaker, it may be tighter, but that doesn't mean it's bad.Lesley Logan 10:55  Yeah. And I, well, I, there was a years ago, like years ago. I can remember where I was driving, but I can't remember the name of the podcast, I was in traffic on San Vicente trying to get to Wilson Boulevard, and I was listening this podcast, and they talked about how, like, we have to be mindful of how we talk about our body, because our body is listening. And they have done studies that, if you like, say, I gained weight, I'm someone who can't lose weight, like, I I'm fat. All this your bod, those people who say that they actually have seen that they produce fat cells, like, that's what they do, right? Versus like, they also, like, told people, like, oh, you had this knee surgery. And the person goes, oh, I had knee surgery, so my knee is better. They didn't have knee surgery. They literally didn't give it to them. They just pretended they put them under they had controls, don't worry there's other things, but. Anthony Benenati 11:42  The placebo effect. Lesley Logan 11:44  What you tell your body like really does matter and and I studied with BJ Fogg, who's the found who wrote Tiny Habits, and he's really the leading scientist on habits that everybody has been stealing from and, not stealing, it's the wrong word, they probably study with them, but at any rate, he said there's no such thing as a bad or good habit. Everything serves you. Every like the habits you don't like about yourself, if you don't like that you scroll on the internet. If you don't like that you binge-watch NetFlix that they'll all the habits we have serve us, they provide something because your brain actually doesn't want to be around anything that causes judgment or shame. So it, it's seeking, like, oh, like, maybe it's comfortable for you to it's soothing to just binge out and watch something you get you get to avoid the other thoughts you have, or with certainty, which we all are looking for and and so he said, If you so, you can't ever say I have a bad habit or I don't want to have good habits. They're just all habits. And then there might be habits you prefer and habits you'd like to get rid of. Anthony Benenati 12:42  Right. I think in the context of the yoga conversation, yoga would simply ask, do your habits serve you? And that's another way to say it, right, whether it's good or bad, is it serving you? Lesley Logan 12:54  Yes. Anthony Benenati 12:55  So maybe at the end of the night, you've had a really shitty night and you need a drink, and most people would go, oh, my God, you teach yoga. You don't drink, right? There's another stereotype. Lesley Logan 13:06  Yeah. Anthony Benenati 13:07  But does that drink serve you in that moment? Is it going to control you? Is it going to take over? No. May it take the edge off and allow you to process the things that you're going through? Sure. Are there other ways to process it? Yes. But not everybody can just be like, you know what, I'm super stressed, and I'm just going to sit and meditate. That's not that's not realistic. Lesley Logan 13:30  Yeah, yeah. Anthony Benenati 13:31  It's not realistic for somebody, you have to meet people where they are, yeah, yeah, and make the changes gradually. Lesley Logan 13:38  Well, I mean, do you have to meet yourself where you are? Anthony Benenati 13:41  Well, yes. True.Lesley Logan 13:44  That's a bigger, that's so huge. I just, you just mentioned something I thought it would be really good timing, like, since there is the stereotype of what yoga is, especially in the West, especially in big cities, oh, actually, even now, because the way things work in rural areas. It's just franchises so like so, what is yoga really?Anthony Benenati 14:08  Okay. How long is this podcast?Lesley Logan 14:11  We can have you back for another. We can split it up. Anthony Benenati 14:13  Part two. On its most basic level, yoga is a practice. It's been, well, the iteration that we know as yoga today has only been around a couple of 100 years prior to that, prior to the last 5000 years with yoga, yoga has been a ritual, a path, a practice to transcend the known or the physical, to transcend it to, instead of saying I am my body, yogis back then would say, I am not my body. And then they would use the practice to try and extricate themselves from their body. So, a free soul, you can think of it that way, the soul that inhabits me is limited by this physical boundary, and I'm going to use the yoga practice to liberate myself from this physical, literally, prison, is how they thought of it. But things evolved, and as things do over hundreds and thousands of years, consciousness changes, and societies evolve, and mindsets change, and even language changes. So yoga now has become a physical practice to help the body and the mind connect. So there's a saying that if you keep the body to cool the mind, most people, they start thinking a lot when they stop doing. And that's why a lot of people are just doing all the time, do, do, do, do, do, and there's no room for thinking. And then when they stop doing, all of these thoughts start coming up, and they don't know how to deal with them, so they just start doing again. Which is, I guess, a way of pushing things down so that you don't have to deal with it. Lesley Logan 16:05  Yeah, yeah. Anthony Benenati 16:06  Yoga gives us a invitation to try something else. Iit's a, it's an invitation to be like, how does my body work? And how does it work better? And not for the sake of the practice itself, but how is it going to help my life? Even if you do yoga every day, let's just say you do 30 minutes of yoga every day. There's 23 and a half other hours. What else are you going to do? Hopefully your yoga practice is serving that.Lesley Logan 16:37  Yeah, yeah. 30 minutes everyone is 2% of your day. If you want to do the math, it's 2% so if you can't give 2% of yourself to something that helps you become better, the other 98% like, I love that. I love the way that you described it. I think that it's really true. And I think it kind of like takes it away. Because I think people get caught up in the process of yoga, the poses, or the styles, and that's just all process which no one really, like, in the world of marketing guys, sells nothing. No one cares about the process. They care about the transformation, the the idea of like, you know, you said, like, breaking free of this limiting thing that would be like the thing, the promise. Let's go back. You, we kind of got, you got the ego kept you going to yoga. Why did you, like, did you know you wanted to be a teacher? Like, did you, I, because I had the same thing. I went to Pilates kicking and screaming, to be completely honest, and I thought it was a bullshit infomercial workout. And then I loved it, and then I kept going back, because I felt really good. And it wasn't till someone said I should be a teacher that I even thought about being a teacher. So how did you become a teacher? I mean, like, 32 years, take us back.Anthony Benenati 17:46  That's exactly, that's exactly, right, it was my teacher at the time that had told me. He told me after class. Now this was, you know, maybe a year, year and a half into starting with him. But he said, you know, because we've had multiple conversations, not just in the classroom but outside, we'd go and have tea or whatever. And he goes, have you ever thought about teaching yoga? And I said, absolutely not. I mean, why would I? Why would I do that? I barely know the practice. He says, I understand that, and I can get you more information, but I see something in you that I think will help other people. And I think what he saw, and after teaching a whole bunch of teacher trainees myself, the most effectual teacher is someone who understands how people get to the practice. And what I mean by that is if, for instance, if I grew up in the yoga tradition and my parents were teachers, and I had been doing yoga all my life, and I never really understood the struggle of a tight body, of not being able to do the poses, of not understanding the language, of having no connection to yoga, whatsoever. Then I couldn't offer that to anybody else coming into the practice, because I would, I, some of the teachers that I train who are super flexible, for instance, they never understand what it's like not to be so it's hard to have empathy for the student that is having a very difficult time doing the most basic movement. And I think empathy is such an important factor to be a great teacher, you have to be able to put yourself in their shoes. Lesley Logan 17:47  Yeah, yeah. Anthony Benenati 17:47  Or barefoot as it, in the yoga studio.Lesley Logan 17:47  Yeah, yeah. I agree. Like, I think, I think, you know, I used to be embarrassed by, like, how I thought so negatively about Pilates, and when I realized it was actually probably the way that made people trust to even try it out, like, I also thought it was bullshit. So, you know, I got it. And then the other thing, like, I do have one of those hypermobile bodies, but I fractured my tibial plateau right before I met and I remember, like, all this fear about, like, what that meant for my Pilates practice, what that meant for my weight training, my running, everything right? Was like, fear going on. And then I also realized in my own healing, how easy I was giving it to people with knee surgeries. Because I was just like, okay, like, don't move this in time thing and so I have an injury, I was like, oh, there's actually a lot of things they can do. There's like, so much like, and there's also so much they can't do, but like, you know, like, we don't have to, like, push them, but at the same token, like, we can challenge this body because it got injured for a reason. There was an imbalance, and that's why that happened.Anthony Benenati 18:11  Correct, correct. And we're here to address that imbalance, right? A lot of times, yoga is translated as union, which is a very simple, and it's not a direct translation. The root word of yoga is actually thousands of years old, and it's yuj, Y-U-J and it means to yoke. Now this is an old fashioned term. You know the yoke when they used to yoke the horse to the cart or the ox to the cart. Lesley Logan 21:02  I'm nodding, because I did do the Oregon Trail, and that is where I learned yoga. Anthony Benenati 21:06  Okay, there you go. So that's the image that I want people to have here, and it's very important, because what you have, so yoga, at that point, becomes an action. It's a verb. It's not just a noun. What is it? But what is it doing? It's joining. But what is it joining? It's joining two different things, right? The cart and the horse. Now, alone, these two things serve purposes, don't they? But if you connect them, then you can do incredible things that neither one of these things could do by themselves. So in the yoga practice, we say one and one never equals two. It always equals three, because there's you, there's the thing, and then there's the thing you guys are creating. So it's you and Brad as individuals, and it's your marriage, which is a living entity. And it has a life of its own. And if you don't feed and nourish that third thing, not only will it die, but then you're broken apart again.Lesley Logan 22:15  Yeah. Yeah. You should become a counselor as well.Anthony Benenati 22:18  What do you think after class is about? When people feel comfortable with you, they come after class and then they start telling you about deeper issues, right, things that not the body, but the why, the why that they're here. Why are they struggling? Why are they having a hard time? I was actually listening to one of your previous podcast this morning, as we were taking me and my wife were taking a walk, Ashley, around the lake here, and we were listening, and it was the client, or the person you had on that had stage four cancer. Lesley Logan 22:54  Oh, yeah. Anthony Benenati 22:55  And I remember you said something, and it was very astute. You said that. Well, you didn't know how many, and I looked it up, we have about 60,000 thoughts a day, and you said about 95% of them are negative, right? And it's true. It's like we have these same repetitive thoughts all throughout the day, and the majority of them, the vast majority of them, are negative or repeat from the day before and the day before and the day before. And at what point do you start addressing this and start changing the narrative? Yoga is the invitation to start learning that you can that there is an issue first and then the tools to change them. Lesley Logan 23:43  Yeah.Anthony Benenati 23:45  So I love yoga as a verb, as an action, not just a thing like we can name it, and you can't just name it and make it yo. You can't just put goats in the room and call it yoga. It's not. Lesley Logan 24:01  Yeah, I'm with you on that. I mean, like, because it's cute everyone and so don't at me. It is adorable, and if it gets people in, sure, but also, like, you're now paying attention to the goat, not you, which is like, another distraction that, you know, I think, like, I think, I think it's really easy, people want to distract themselves from all that's going on. Like, first of all, you've been a teacher since the 90s, so in L.A., which means use your studio was around during lots of things. Like, you know, I don't, I don't remember when, like, the riots were, if your studio is open, but then there was, like, 911 and. Anthony Benenati 24:46  The riots werre '92 so it was just after I got here, so I opened the studio in '99 so 911 happened for us, and that was a remarkable time. Obviously, the next, Gulf War happened, and lots of other things. And, you know, the studio became a community. It became a place for people to go, even if they just wanted to sit and be in the room, let alone practice. I remember the practice after 911 people just wanted to sit and gather and cry and talk and rage and not move. They didn't want to move their bodies. They just needed community. They felt so detached.Lesley Logan 25:24  Yeah. I mean, I wasn't any, I wasn't in a practice at the time, but I remember, because we were in California, so you're so removed, but you're not, you know? And so I can see how, like, your space can be that. And I think, like, it's so cool and also so big to have us to do a practice that can be so many things for people. It can be the community that they need, it could be the safe space that they share, and it can be a constant, like, it's there, no matter when things are good or when things are bad. And we don't have a lot of those things, right? Like, there's not there's not a lot of places or things you can do even when times are good and when times are bad, and I know you're gonna tell me good and bad, but like, you know, in the in the happier, joyful times versus, like, the sadder times.Anthony Benenati 26:09  Right, now we're in a really difficult time, and we've been here before. 2008 we were here the last time this particular President was in office. We were here. And we go through these cycles, and they're not unlike other cycles throughout the history of life, and we will have more. And it's not always positive, it's not always happy, it's not always on the incline. Sometimes it takes a dip. And you and I both know that that's really where you're tested. You're tested in the dips. You're never tested when things are great, and you're never going to change when things are comfortable either. Change only happens when you're uncomfortable.Lesley Logan 26:47  Yeah, it's really true. One of the my favorite things that you would bring up when we were in class is talking about, like, you know, you can't have love without hate, the equal opposite. And I was hoping you can, like, dive into that a little bit for us. Because I think, one, I actually think since these several moments of 2008 and 2016, and and now it's really easy for people to not see good and so it makes me go, like you guys, like you're seeing all the hate. Like, are you recognizing it's equal opposite. But I also, like, I think it's hard. I think people are always waiting for another shoe to drop, as opposed to, like, noticing when things are are also going well. But anyways, I wanted to know if you could, like, just share a little bit about that, because my listeners haven't heard that, and it was my favorite things. Like, Brad brought up your, like, Saturday morning classes today in a call with people, and he said, like, there'd be like, 50 people in this room, and you know, like you would often bring that up, and it was always around the same time that, like, something not great was going on. We all just felt it, whether it was in the city or the world. And like, you have to remind yourself of those things. Anthony Benenati 27:53  It ties into the whole good and bad thing, because it's a reframing of thought. Like, you have to really reframe this idea that even, even if it's something that you don't like, it's serving something. So it's a basic function of physics, like, things wouldn't exist if it didn't have an opposite, right? You wouldn't know joy if you didn't know pain, you wouldn't know laughter if you didn't know sadness, you wouldn't have anything to reference it to. So your capacity to love is directly related to your capacity to hate, to feeling these negative, quote, negative feelings versus these positive. They're there to balance each other out, and it's the idea is that it's your choice which one you want to feed. You remember Star Wars, right? Think about the force. The force is this, is this neutral thing, and it's how you choose to use it. They were all using the same force. But the lesson was, am I going to use this to help empower and further and engage, or am I going to use this for selfish and personal and destructive reasons? Same energy, how do you use it? So rather than wasting your time on whether something is good or bad or right and wrong, it really serves you to think, is this serving me? Because, like you said earlier, at some point in your life, it served you, whether it was to keep you safe when you were a child, for instance, maybe you were in a really bad home life, and you learned coping mechanisms. You learn, for instance, maybe how to shut it out, right, and how to go into your own cave, which is, which is very easy for me to do. If things get too much, I tend to remove myself and go back into this little cave. Well, you can't do that when you're in relationship. Yeah. Well, you certainly can't do that for very long, right? You need tools like, yes, I need to go take 10 or 30 minutes to myself, but I'll be back. It's that communication, to let that other person know I'm not leaving you. I'm not not communicating with you, but I do need to take care of myself. So it's changing, the languaging around this. So it helps me to think, for instance, this bad time that we're having right now, it's temporary. Now, temporary may mean years.Anthony Benenati 27:55  Yeah, I know I had a like, a thing, like, like, a little mantra card that's, everything, everything, everything is temporary. And I'm like, and temporary does not mean two seconds, two minutes, two weeks.Anthony Benenati 30:02  Exactly. There is no time limit on temporary, but it will end. Things always do. Things always change, but it was helpful to me to look at kind of life in that different way. I wasn't raised like that. I was raised as a Catholic, so it was always guilt and shame and right and wrong and very linear thinking, very black and white thinking, very dualistic, instead of this idea that maybe it's not so black and white, maybe there is the gray. And I think we're all learning that extremism on either end is not the path. So, far right or far left, we're not going to get anywhere because we're isolating. We have to find a way to start communicating again and finding common ground and stop making other the problem. Lesley Logan 31:41  Yeah, yeah. Anthony Benenati 31:43  That's my that's my I think that goes on and off the mat. Don't look at your body as a bad thing. Don't look at it as something that you need to conquer or change, or that somehow there's something wrong with you. How can I enhance myself? How can I make me who I am, and everything that I am that may not be somebody else, but very unique to me. How can I make myself even better, a better version of me, not, not somebody else. I don't have to be somebody else. I just have to be the best me I can be.Lesley Logan 32:18  Yeah. That makes me think of like, I interviewed a happiness strategist, and I was like, you know, I was like, this is interesting, because, like, like, can you be happy all the time? And she's like, well, of course not. She's like, like, she's like, she's like, but she said your ability to be happy is as directly related to how uncomfortable you can get, like, how comfortable withuncomfortable. You can get like, that's, can you like, what's your resilience? And she, you know, and I think, like, I think a lot of people have been outsourcing so long how they feel based on, like, what's going on out in the world, and not going back to like, how can I make myself the best version? Because we can affect the people around us more easily when you were talking about other it made me think you guys Google the Heineken commercial. It's quite long, but they literally took, like, people of opposite extremes and like, they took a guy who, like, voted against gay marriage, and then they took a lesbian and they put them in a room together, and they have to, like, build a desk, right? And like, and they, a table, or they build something. And the guy, like, this one guy is like, completely, I got this. I like, I can do these things, right? And she's like, and like, so they have to work together to build this thing. And like, each personal strengths have to do it, and then they have to sit down and have a beer. And at the end, the people who like when they interviewed them before they met the person they're building with, it would be like, I don't understand transgenders. I think they have to know rights, blah, blah, blah. And then they meet someone who's transgender, but they just built this desk together, and you watch this person go, well, let's have another drink and like, so it's really fascinating that, like, if we can actually stop, you know, being on the opposite sides, we can actually be together, and you get to know people, you're more likely to hear them and listen to them and realize we're kind of like what you think has been influenced by so much, by other people who are louder and you you actually love people who are around you more than you know, you know? And so I think that's what's so beautiful about a yoga class, or even Pilates classes, they can attract people from all sides of a spectrum and have a shared experience. And you know, because, and the more they get to know themselves, the more ideally, and this may be the idealist in me, like they think about caring for others, because they can, because once you've, once you've taken care of you, you actually have the capacity to actually care about other people.Anthony Benenati 34:45  Oxygen mask, baby. It's all about putting on your oxygen mask, right? You got to put yours on first. You can't help anybody else if you're passed out. But I like what you said there, too, because Yoga does want to meet people where they're at. I remember, I had this woman in class. She always sat up front and in the beginning of class, at that time, we would chant the sound of om in the beginning of class, just to settle the class and get things going. And she would never chant, and that's fine. You don't have to, right? It's again, everything's an invitation. But she did come up to me after class one day, and we had a conversation, and I asked her why, and she says, well, you know, I'm a devout Jew, and I feel like I'm sort of disrespecting my tradition if I'm doing something I don't understand. And I said, well, I'm so glad that you brought that up. First of all, yoga doesn't care what you believe. You can believe you know, Orange is God, and you can still practice. Yoga doesn't require a belief, it just requires a willingness. And I said, well, you're a devout Jew, so what are you comfortable saying? And she said, well, shalom. And I said, Well, what's in the middle of shalom? And she said om. And I said, exactly. So from that point on, we would chant om, and she would chant shalom, and she would just hold the om. It, for some reason, it gave her permission. It was totally fine with everybody else, and then she felt included. That was a wonderful story. Lesley Logan 36:19  I love that. I think also giving people permission, right? Like, I think that's what, you know, people can have permission to move their body, but also be in practice. Like, that's why it's called a yoga practice, and I think that's what it does so well, something that, like, I call it a Pilates practice, and there are a lot of people like me who call it practice, but there's also a lot of people who don't understand that, and they don't call it that, and they're like, I gotta get this. And it's like, no, what are you talking about, like, you're never gonna like, you don't get that. Like, it's your body. Your body's different every single day. Like, there are days like, at 6am I do Pilates, and at 8am I work out with you, and my body between those two hours is very different. And I'm like, whoa. I, what happened on my dog walk that this is no longer an option. I do, I do like that. Okay, I want to go into, because I think, like, you have had so many chapters in your yoga career, and what how you are, how you are teaching yoga now, is very different than what you did for the majority on your studio and things like that. Like we talk about some, be it till you see it moments and like, kind of like, what your what are you being till you see it, right now?Anthony Benenati 37:20  You're right. I did go through a lot when you when you have a studio for that long, you know, you go through a lot of changes, including me and my original partner, we split, and then there was that moment where you had to decide who's going to fight for this, who's going to get the studio, because we both wanted it, and that was that was all about desire. Do you really want this? And how bad do you want it? And then after that, there were other things that came up every time you're being tested. And you will be tested no matter how committed you think you are to whatever it is that you think you want, you're going to continue to be tested. And it just is a way to reaffirm, do I really want to be it? Do I really want to do this? For me now, you're right. It is different. My body is different. My practice is different, and not in a bad or a good way, just different. This is the different body than it was when it was in my late 20s. Being it now is, for me, is really being about being authentic, being authentic to the moment, being authentic to my students, but really being authentic to my own inner voice. And every time I get on the mat, the first thing I tell my students is, listen, listen to your body. It's going to tell you something different today than it did yesterday. If you come onto the mat with an agenda, most of the time, you're going to be disappointed, because you don't know that your body's ready to do those things that day, that particular day, maybe you need something completely different than you thought. We have to be open to that. And then the day I decided that my time of studio ownership was over, that was a tough one. That was a really hard day. But the moment I decided to make that shift, I felt so much more freedom. Yoga had changed, you know, it really had become corporate. At this point, it was being completely watered down. People were barely doing teacher trainings and leading yoga classes, and it just became too much of a struggle to do the business of yoga versus being the teacher. You know, when you own your own business, you never are not working. That's the thing. It's 24/7 right? You don't get to clock out and go home and forget about it. Lesley Logan 39:50  Yeah, there's a reason why I like, watch White Lotus. I'm like, because I'm not where I can't work and watch White Lotus like, this is me being awesome. That's how it serves me. Even if it, like, gives me a little stress and anxiety, I'm like, but I'm not working, so I get it, no, like, I mean, like, yeah, and then I I, I'm where I'm married to someone I work with. So it's never, it's never off. Yeah, but I, thank you for sharing that, because, I mean, like, I think a lot of people, there's an aspiration to start something or do something or own something. But as you said, you've evolved. Not only has yoga evolved, but you've evolved. Your body has changed. And I think sometimes we forget that as we evolve, we outgrow some roles, you know, and like, just like you outgrow clothes, like you outgrow, like you outgrow a role, and it's like owning a studio serves such a good purpose, like a good purpose at the time, like you had a partner and a family and, like all these things. And then it also got to a place where it's like all this is changing, and I have, too, you know, but that's so hard to like, because it's like a light switch. Anthony Benenati 40:58  Yeah. Well, you know, I had felt it, but not really paid attention to it. And you know how your body does, your body will jump in there and it'll call your attention. And I literally had my one and only panic attack at that moment. It was like, oh yeah, this is a sign you are not in a good place. This, this, this, it's time to get out. It's time this, this had run its course. And that was a hard decision to really give up the thing that you worked so hard to create. But it was also learning that that was separate from who I was, that we were not inextricably connected, that we were these individual things, and we did create a third thing, but that third thing was dying, and it was time to change into something else.Lesley Logan 41:46  Yeah, yeah. What are you most excited about right now?Anthony Benenati 41:51  Oh my gosh, we are empty nesters. That's the most, 25 years of being a parent.Lesley Logan 41:59  I had someone I just interviewed. She's like, I'm a bird launcher. She's like, I've launched all my birds. They're all birds. They're all launched. Like, the positive of that.Anthony Benenati 42:10  It is so true. We are so excited about this next chapter for us, which is freedom in a lot of different ways, right? I mean, you're never not the parent, but they don't need you every day anymore. They need you when they need you and and happy to be there when they do. Like this morning, my youngest called from college, and she stayed on the phone for over an hour. And she just needed feedback. She needed to connect. She didn't necessarily need a ton of advice. She just, you could feel that she needed connection. For now, for me, it really is about this next chapter. Your lives are a bunch of chapters, and at being, you know, 50, I'll be 58 this year. It's a very I know, right? Yeah, I can't believe it myself, but this idea now that I can make choices solely for me or solely for us as a couple and not oh my god, what are we going to do with the kids, and is this child going to come? Or are they not going to come, or are we going to do this all together, that we can make these choices for ourselves, I'm really excited about that. That's the personal aspect of it. Professionally, professionally, things have changed, you know, ever since covid, everybody went online, and which is great. It's a great way to connect to everybody, but I still feel the need to be in the classroom, yeah, and we do those in persons, and we do those yoga retreats, and we do those monthly workshops, just so that people can have that feeling of connection and community again. Lesley Logan 43:52  Yeah, I think that's why we do our tours, too. Like, I love being online, because I can impact people without having to travel as much. And also, like, I need to see bodies in three dimensions.Anthony Benenati 44:03  Right. How do you make an adjustment with you can't see and touch? Lesley Logan 44:06  No, I'm literally going so if I was there, I would hold your arms still. Imagine I'm like, is your child around? Can they grab your arms and hold them? Hold their hold their arms. Okay. Now go.Anthony Benenati 44:18  That's so good. Lesley Logan 44:19  You know, but like, I think, I think that's why, like, I like the idea of, like, really reframing what's good or bad. Because, like, I think it could be so easy, like, back before the pandemic, like, oh, online is terrible. You can't have those things. But we, Brad and I used to, like, call you just be on the phone. Because I was like, I can't handle the traffic. I can't but I want you. So just, just be on just be on speakerphone, and we'll mute ourselves, and we'll be, you know, but like, when the pandemic happened, I was like, oh, I love this, because now I can have access to the people, I don't live in the same town as you, and I, Brad and I still get to have that practice with you, and I think, but also, yeah, we miss, like, actual hugs and actually seeing people, and you have to be more intentional. But I think that that, I think then we are more intentional, you know, so that is also cool.Anthony Benenati 45:08  Yeah, we really mourned the day you guys left.Lesley Logan 45:12  When we moved from L.A. to Las Vegas was during the pandemic, and we didn't actually have a mourning, because nothing was actually happening in person, the more like it was a year and a half later when things opened back up and we were not part of the opening back up that was like, so it was a delayed mourning, a delayed grief for us. Okay, obviously, we're gonna all catch up, guys. We're gonna take a brief break, find out how people can find you, follow you, do yoga with you. Anthony Benenati 45:39  Great. Lesley Logan 45:40  All right, Anthony, where do you hang out? Like, are you on the Instagram? Or is there just a simpler way? How can people do yoga with you or learn more about what you're doing? Where do you where can they go? Anthony Benenati 45:52  Well, they can go to my website, which is, thatsnotyoga.com and of course, there's a story behind that, because that's a pretty bold statement, which was intentional. One of the misconceptions about yoga is that anything goes, right, and that is so far from the truth. If yoga is about anything, it's about setting meaningful boundaries. So if you take a bunch of energy and you narrow it, you're going to increase the flow of that energy. Just think of water. Take a lake. Narrow the boundaries. It becomes a river. Narrow the boundaries even more, becomes a raging river. So most people think that if you limit their choices, then you're limiting their freedom. But I call it the Cheesecake Factory theory. Walk into a Cheesecake Factory and you sit down, and they literally throw you down a book. And they're like, okay, what do you want? And you can have anything. The book is like, an inch thick. And I just get overloaded because there's too many choices. I much prefer to go to a restaurant where they just print the menu that day and there's six things on it, and you can have this, this or this, and I'm like, great, I'll have that. The narrowing of your choices actually gives you more freedom, because you're constantly saying no to a bunch of things while you're saying yes to a limited amount of things, right? Like being in marriage, you're saying yes to Brad and no to everybody else. It's this process that continues throughout your entire day, right? What am I letting in? What am I consciously keeping away? I love that understanding.Lesley Logan 47:42  I love that. So you guys just so you know, because he didn't say it, but I'm gonna say it for him. Brad and I can do yoga online with this man. You do it three times a week. I try to show up twice a week when I'm there. And Brad, we're getting him on the 8 am wake up call. We're working on. Do you remember? Do you remember when he used to do it 6 am? I think we have to remind him that he used to do 6 am yoga. Anthony Benenati 48:03  Absolutely. Lesley Logan 48:03  When the bed was further away from the studio was the the thing. So you guys can do that. You can find that on, on, thatsnot yoga.com. You kind of just gave us a Be It Action Item. But I just want to see like, if there's any other bold, executable, intrinsic or targeted steps people can take to be it till they see it. Anthony Benenati 48:18  Okay. The the, the the triad, the triumvirate that we like to follow in the practice, is desire, knowledge, action. Those are my Be It moments. To break it down, you got to want to do something, then you have to learn how to do it, and then you do it, this whole idea of just do it, that's not going to work. Just doing something without knowing how to do it can cause you harm doing something and you don't have the real desire to do it, you're not going to put your best effort in. If you do those three things in that order, you can pretty much do whatever you want to do. You've got to want to do it. You got to learn how to do it, and then you simply have to do it, and you have to commit to doing it over and over and over again to create that meaningful change. Those are my action items. And the thing is, is, if you don't want to do it, don't do it. That's the thing. You're, exactly, more freedom. And that's whole, that's yoga's goal. Yoga just wants you to be more free. But that doesn't mean no boundaries. It means establishing meaningful boundaries, boundaries that are going to channel you in the direction you want to go. And guess what, people, you can always change your mind. You can always change your mind.Lesley Logan 49:48  I mean, that is like that needs to be on people's walls. Because I find like, you know, like, imagine if you never gave yourself permission to change your mind. You might, you might, the world might have lost a yoga teacher that day, because you would have had a panic attack and then a burnout, you know, like, you can change your mind on your schedule, you can change your mind on your goals. You can change your mind on lot of things, like, you know, and that is for the perfectionist, listening. That might be the hardest thing you learn.Anthony Benenati 50:14  I'm speaking to you, perfectionist.Lesley Logan 50:17  Yeah, oh my gosh, Anthony, obviously I could talk to you for hours. And clearly Brad is like itching to walk in this room, you guys, so we gotta let him in so you can say hi to his friend, but thank you for being here, and thank you for just sharing so much of your wisdom. I continue to learn from you. Always. I can't wait to learn more. Someday we're gonna do a joint Pilates, yoga. That is my dream. That is my vision. Maybe on the Summer Tour. Maybe you'll be our L.A. event. So see, you guys, let us know what your favorite takeaways were. Let Anthony know in thatsnotyoga. Let the Be It Pod know and share this with a friend who needs to hear it, because that's how everyone wins. You know, we all can take away something from this, and I'd love to hear what yours are, and you know what to do, until next time, Be It Till You See It. Lesley Logan 51:02  That's all I got for this episode of the Be It Till You See It Podcast. One thing that would help both myself and future listeners is for you to rate the show and leave a review and follow or subscribe for free wherever you listen to your podcast. Also, make sure to introduce yourself over at the Be It Pod on Instagram. I would love to know more about you. Share this episode with whoever you think needs to hear it. Help us and others Be It Till You See It. Have an awesome day. Be It Till You See It is a production of The Bloom Podcast Network. If you want to leave us a message or a question that we might read on another episode, you can text us at +1-310-905-5534 or send a DM on Instagram @BeItPod.Brad Crowell 51:41  It's written, filmed, and recorded by your host, Lesley Logan, and me, Brad Crowell.Lesley Logan 51:46  It is transcribed, produced and edited by the epic team at Disenyo.co.Brad Crowell 51:50  Our theme music is by Ali at Apex Production Music and our branding by designer and artist, Gianfranco Cioffi.Lesley Logan 51:58  Special thanks to Melissa Solomon for creating our visuals.Brad Crowell 52:01  Also to Angelina Herico for adding all of our content to our website. And finally to Meridith Root for keeping us all on point and on time.Lesley Logan 52:14  I'm interviewing Anthony. Anthony Benenati 52:15  Hi, Brad. Lesley Logan 52:16  Yeah, it's an interview right now. No, we're not done. You're just interrupting. We'll put this in the bloopers. He's come in twice, and I'm like, um. Anthony Benenati 52:24  What's up, buddy? Brad Crowell 52:26  I wanted to say hi. Lesley Logan 52:27  Yeah. Okay, alright, one second, let me get to those Be It Action Items. Okay. We'll talk.Transcribed by https://otter.aiSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/be-it-till-you-see-it/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this inspiring episode, we sit down with Andrew Singer, owner of Flying Tree Yoga in Medellín, Colombia, and a yoga teacher trainer specializing in alignment-based yoga flow. Andrew shares his transformative journey from teaching languages worldwide to spreading yoga's teachings across Latin America since 2014. He dives into how yoga, rooted in tantric philosophy and Anusara yoga, fosters joy, community, and a connection to the divine in everyone.Explore Andrew's insights on karma and bhakti yoga, and the challenge of staying present in daily life. He reflects on building a vibrant yoga community in Medellín, overcoming cultural resistance in a Catholic region, and how fatherhood has deepened his practice. Andrew also discusses the power of conscious language in teaching yoga and the unique openness of Colombian culture compared to secular yoga communities.“Yoga doesn't just nurture physical and mental well-being—it sparks peace, joy, and a celebration of life!” – Andrew SingerLearn about Flying Tree Yoga's offerings, including teacher training and online Spanish courses for yoga teachers, at flyingtreeyoga.com.About Andrew SingerAndrew is a passionate educator and owner of Flying Tree Yoga and Yoga Internships Colombia. With a background in teaching languages globally, he now empowers others through yoga, specializing in alignment-based flow. His passions include Thai bodywork, mindfulness meditation, classical yoga, tantra, Buddhist philosophy, and Spanish.Connect with Andrew & Flying Tree Yoga

In this episode of the Finding Harmony Podcast, we delve into the fascinating world of pranayama and breathwork with the esteemed yoga teacher and breathwork practitioner, Stephen Thomas. With over 25 years of experience teaching yoga across the globe, Stephen offers profound insights into the practice of pranayama and its impact on mental, physical, and spiritual well-being.   Key Topics Discussed:   Introduction to Pranayama and Breathwork Stephen's Journey with Pranayama Teaching Pranayama: Challenges and Rewards Impact of COVID on Breathwork Practices Pranayama vs. Modern Breathwork The Healing Power of Breath Pranayama and Nervous System Regulation Integration of Tradition and Modern Practices   About Stephen Thomas:   Stephen Thomas is a dedicated yoga teacher and breathwork practitioner with over 25 years of experience teaching yoga globally. Based in Bern, Switzerland, he runs a studio called Svarupa, where he offers classes in yoga, pranayama, and breathwork. Stephen's teachings draw from various traditions, including the Kovalayananda lineage, the Bihar school, and influences from the Himalayan and Tibetan traditions. He is known for his deep understanding of the subtle aspects of pranayama and his ability to guide students towards a balanced and harmonious life. Special Offer: Harmony offers a free breathwork practice for stress reduction. Learn how to reduce overwhelm and anxiety in under two minutes with her free download. Visit Harmony Slater's Website to access this valuable resource.   Connect with Harmony:   Instagram: @harmonyslaterofficial Website: harmonyslater.com   Join us for this enlightening conversation and discover how the practice of pranayama can transform your life, bringing more clarity, peace, and balance into your daily routine. Tune in now and breathe your way to a healthier, more harmonious life!   Feel free to adjust any details or add more information as needed! About Stephen Thomas:  Stephen [eng] is an experienced Yoga teacher and practitioner. He leads classes, Teacher Trainings, Workshops and Immersions. His teaching is rooted in the traditional Yoga practices. His philosophical background is influenced by studies in Yoga as well as Buddhism.    Stephen is long term student of  O.P. Tiwari of Kaivalyadham, India – a master in the science of Pranayama and Ayurveda. He combines that foundation with over 20 years of study and exploration in the fields of  Alignment based Asana. He has spent these decades refining an evolution of practice that has spanned many years in Ashtanga Vinyasa, Anusara and his love of Iyengar's approach. He teaches in a way that understands the value of transformation through effort and dedication without imposing Dogma.   Stephen teaches at his own studio, SVARUPA in Bern and as a senior teacher at AIRYOGA in Zurich. He is a father and dedicates his time to family life, writing, documenting and researching Yoga.  He also works one-on-one with many students and helps to mentor teachers in the community. Quotes: - “To know something is to have a relationship to it over a long period of time.” - “The practice itself will become the teacher.” - “There's so much gathered through shared karma and shared experience.”   Connect with Stephen Svarupa Website: https://svarupa.com/about-svarupa/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephen.svarupa/ Connect with Us (We love to hear from you!) Harmony Slater's Website: http://harmonyslater.com Finding Harmony Community  https://harmonyslater.com/harmony-slater-coaching ⁠Find Harmony on Instagram⁠ Follow the Finding Harmony Podcast on IG ⁠Two Minute Breathwork Session⁠ Yoga Gives Back Fundraiser

In this week's episode, we are delving into the practice of looking for the good, for seeking the delightful, because it is good for your body, mind, and soul. "Looking for the Good" is a practice I learned in my Anusara Teacher Training back in NYC in 2003. Listen as I share a funny story that proved delightfully inspiring to my students (hint: it involves a pigeon and the Port Authority Bus Terminal). I also talk about how much I love "The Book of Delights," by author/poet Ross Gay. More about Jess: Website jessgoulding.com Resources: Chakra Savvy: Reset Your Life Game Plan ⁠Chakra Savvy Quickie Quiz⁠ ⁠⁠ ⁠Chakra Check-In Self Assessment⁠ ⁠ Chakra Savvy Cheat Sheet ⁠ Embodiment Online Course. Harness the energy of chakra one, and set a new foundation built on connection, gratitude, and trust in the world. Use coupon code PODCAST! More resources, links, and a form for thoughts and questions are at ⁠Jessgoulding.com/podcast.⁠ Connect with Jess:  Facebook⁠⁠, @jessgyoga, and the Jess G Yoga Facebook Group, ⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠, @jessgyoga   YouTube⁠⁠ @jessgoulding LinkedIn: Jessica (Jess) Goulding  @jessgyoga TAGS awareness,  mindfulness,   self study,   svadyaya,   self awareness,    chakras,    yoga,   yoga therapy, self improvement, transformation, spirituality, self help, yoga, meditation, philosophy, psychology, Ross Gay, Anusara yoga

Join Harmony Slater as she sits down with Stephen Thomas to discuss the profound changes in the yoga world over the past 25 years. From the early days of in-person classes to the rise of online platforms, discover how the practice and teaching of yoga have evolved. (Note: This thoughtful conversation continues next week, as Stephen and Harmony delve into a rich conversation about breathwork and pranayama.)   In this episode, we discuss: Changes in the Yoga Industry: Reflecting on the significant shifts in yoga teaching from the early 2000s to today. Impact of Online Yoga: How the pandemic and online platforms have transformed yoga practice and instruction. Teacher Training Boom: Exploring the rise and influence of yoga teacher training programs. The Role of Yoga Studios: The evolving importance of physical yoga studios as community hubs. Dedication and Consistency: The necessity of long-term dedication to truly understand and master yoga. Stephen's Journey: Insights into Stephen Thomas's personal yoga journey, including his experiences teaching in North America, Asia, and Europe.   About Stephen Thomas:  Stephen [eng] is an experienced Yoga teacher and practitioner. He leads classes, Teacher Trainings, Workshops and Immersions. His teaching is rooted in the traditional Yoga practices. His philosophical background is influenced by studies in Yoga as well as Buddhism.    Stephen is long term student of  O.P. Tiwari of Kaivalyadham, India – a master in the science of Pranayama and Ayurveda. He combines that foundation with over 20 years of study and exploration in the fields of  Alignment based Asana. He has spent these decades refining an evolution of practice that has spanned many years in Ashtanga Vinyasa, Anusara and his love of Iyengar's approach. He teaches in a way that understands the value of transformation through effort and dedication without imposing Dogma.   Stephen teaches at his own studio, SVARUPA in Bern and as a senior teacher at AIRYOGA in Zurich. He is a father and dedicates his time to family life, writing, documenting and researching Yoga.  He also works one-on-one with many students and helps to mentor teachers in the community. Quotes: - “To know something is to have a relationship to it over a long period of time.” - “The practice itself will become the teacher.” - “There's so much gathered through shared karma and shared experience.”   Connect with Stephen Svarupa Website: https://svarupa.com/about-svarupa/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephen.svarupa/ Connect with Us (We love to hear from you!) Harmony Slater's Website: http://harmonyslater.com Finding Harmony Community  https://harmonyslater.com/harmony-slater-coaching ⁠Find Harmony on Instagram⁠ Follow the Finding Harmony Podcast on IG ⁠Two Minute Breathwork Session⁠ Yoga Gives Back Fundraiser

Join Harmony Slater and Russell Case as they welcome Cindy Lusk, PhD, an experienced yoga teacher and meditation expert, to delve into the profound journey of yoga and meditation. This episode offers deep insights into the interplay of yoga disciplines, meditation practices, and personal growth. Cindy shares her unique experiences transitioning from Ashtanga to Anusara yoga, her profound meditative practices, and the life lessons learned along her spiritual journey. Discover how yoga and meditation can transform personal challenges into pathways for profound inner growth and spiritual awakening. Key Topics Covered: Cindy Lusk's transition from Ashtanga to Anusara yoga and the reasons behind it The influence of injuries on Cindy's yoga practice and philosophical outlook Insights into Tantric philosophy and its application in modern yoga practices Cindy's experiences and lessons learned from studying with renowned teachers like Richard Freeman The role of meditation in yoga and its transformative potential The process and inspiration behind Cindy Lusk's book, "Align and Refine: The Journey of Yoga and Meditation" Guest Bio: Cindy Lusk, PhD, is an acclaimed author and yoga teacher, known for her book "Align and Refine: The Journey of Yoga and Meditation." With a journey that began in 1985, Cindy has explored various dimensions of yoga, including Ashtanga and Anusara, and has taught numerous courses in yoga philosophy. She is also an authorized teacher of Neelakantha Meditation. Cindy's approach integrates deep academic understanding with practical experience, offering students a comprehensive path to spiritual and personal development. Connect with Cindy Lusk: Website Instagram Facebook Exciting Quotes from the Episode: "It's like refining a precious metal out of raw ore — that's what studying yoga philosophy is like." — Cindy Lusk "Meditation is this guide to lead us to where we're looking to go." — Cindy Lusk "I feel like if each of us can become conduits for this higher energy, this higher consciousness, it'll ripple out and have an impact in our own little ways." — Cindy Lusk "The yoga works on us as beings to refine our beings so that we find our way back to our hearts." — Cindy Lusk "You can't generate hostility when you're really connected to the heart because the other is you, and you are the other." — Harmony Slater Suggested Links for This Episode: Cindy Lusk's Book "Align and Refine" Neelakantha Meditation Official Yoga Gives Back Work with Harmony: Links and Resources: Explore Harmony Slater's upcoming retreat in Norway Explore Harmony Slater's upcoming retreat in Lisbon  Explore Harmony Slater's upcoming retreat in Turkey  Take a Yoga Give Back Workshop with Harmony Connect with Us (We love to hear from you!) Harmony Slater's Website: http://harmonyslater.com Finding Harmony Community  https://harmonyslater.com/harmony-slater-coaching ⁠Find Harmony on Instagram⁠ Follow the Finding Harmony Podcast on IG ⁠Two Minute Breathwork Session⁠

Cindy Lusk, author of Align and Refine: The Journey of Yoga and Meditation, talks with J about the continual refinement of intention and understanding. They discuss the renunciate path of Patanjali and householder purpose, Richard Freeman's influence, Patabhi Jois's adjustments, Anusara and the legacy of John Friend, Paul Muller-Ortega, certification and the role of asana through different life stages, grappling with questions of higher consciousness, Bhāvanā, and the iterative process of bringing out the best of who we are.   To subscribe and support the show… GET PREMIUM.   Check out J's other podcast… J. BROWN YOGA THOUGHTS.    

Anusara®Yoga Stunden zeichnet u.a. aus, dass das Herz-Thema, hier: "Gib dein Bestes und Dein Herz...." in die Asanapraxis eingewoben wird und dich, während du praktizierst, auf einer tiefen Ebene berühren möge. Intention dieser Stunde: Vertrauen in die Energie gewinnen, die dich lebt, sich innerlich hingeben, weich und offen werden UND viel FREUDE beim intensiven ÜBEN haben! Peak Pose: Wild Ting (camatkārāsana) - Intro ins Herz-Thema: 3,5 Minuten - Asana Praxis: 55 Minuten - Savasana: 5 Minuten  Am Ende von Savasana ertönt ein Glöckchen. Komm bitte eigenständig nach dem Glöckchen nochmal in einen aufrechten Sitz. Ich wünsche dir viel Freude mit der Klasse!    

Anusara Yoga bedeutet deinem persönlichen Weg des Herzens zu folgen. Begegne dir und deinem Körper ganz unverfangen, entdecke dich selbst und komme dir ein Stückchen näher. Erfahre deinen Herzensweg. Das Video dazu findest du auf unserem Yoga Vidya YouTube Kanal „Yoga Übungsvideos – Yoga Vidya“: https://youtu.be/97TvVP-B_lQ Schaue auf unserer Webseite vorbei:

Anusara Yoga bedeutet deinem persönlichen Weg des Herzens zu folgen. Begegne dir und deinem Körper ganz unverfangen, entdecke dich selbst und komme dir ein Stückchen näher. Erfahre deinen Herzensweg. Das Video dazu findest du auf unserem Yoga Vidya YouTube Kanal „Yoga Übungsvideos – Yoga Vidya“: https://youtu.be/97TvVP-B_lQ Schaue auf unserer Webseite vorbei:

In this episode of The Yoga Therapy Hour, host Amy engages in a captivating conversation with Barrie Risman, a long-time yoga teacher deeply rooted in the Iyengar and Anusara traditions. Barrie's expertise and insights have been recognized in esteemed publications such as Yoga Journal, Yoga International, and Elephant Journal. Together, they delve into the profound notion that our yoga practice extends beyond mere structural alignment, encompassing the intricate balance of our body, mind, and spirit through an elemental approach.Barrie introduces the idea that as we attain a harmonious equilibrium within ourselves, we gain clarity about our core values, our purpose in the world, and our true selves. With time, a remarkable shift occurs, propelling us to transcend our individual identity and realize our profound connection to the web of life, the cycles of nature, and the vast intelligence permeating the universe. Ultimately, we come to understand that we are not separate entities but an integral part of Mother Nature herself.Key Points Explored in the Podcast:·        Yoga as a Path to Natural Harmony: Barrie and Amy engage in a discussion on how the practice of yoga can bring us closer to the natural world, profoundly influencing our sense of self, wisdom, resilience, strength, and awe. By aligning ourselves with the elemental forces of nature, we deepen our connection to the world around us.·        Unveiling the Face of Supreme Consciousness: Barrie introduces the concept of Sakti, the embodiment of supreme consciousness. This powerful insight serves as a reminder of the profound spiritual nature of our existence, intertwining the physical and metaphysical realms.·        Sacred Moments in Nature: Communing with the natural world allows us to experience sacred moments that can be revisited during times of anxiety or despondency. Barrie emphasizes the significance of these moments as a source of solace and rejuvenation.·        The Power of Reflective Practices: Barrie highlights the transformative potential of reflective practices such as journaling and receptive listening. These practices enable us to delve deeper into ourselves, fostering self-awareness, and facilitating personal growth.·        Embracing Grief and Collective Suffering: The hosts explore how to navigate personal and collective grief amidst the current state of the world and humanity's suffering. Barrie offers a heartfelt breathing practice to help us embrace and move through our grief, allowing it to flow rather than remaining stagnant within us.·        The Work That Reconnects: Amy and Barrie discuss the profound work of Joanna Macy called "The Work That Reconnects." This framework offers a transformative path to engage with the interconnectedness of life, guiding individuals to find meaning, purpose, and empowerment in the face of the world's challenges.Join Amy and Barrie in this thought-provoking episode of The Yoga Therapy Hour as they unravel the intrinsic link between our yoga practice, the natural world, and our interconnectedness with all living beings. Discover how embracing this profound connection can lead to a profound shift in our perception and illuminate our path towards self-discovery, healing, and ultimately, oneness with the universe. If you would like to receive the free infographics and handouts that correspond to each episode on the Yoga Therapy Hour Podcast, please subscribe to our segmented email list. You will have the opportunity to determine the Infographic Topics that you would like to receive. When The Yoga Therapy Hour Podcast has a topic that corresponds to your choices, then you will receive an email for that week with the PDF's for download.Topics you can choose from include: Yoga Therapy & Mental HealthYoga Therapy & Physical HealthSocial Justice in yoga & Yoga TherapyYoga/Ayurveda ToolboxYoga & Indian PhilosophyGlobal & Trending Yoga Therapy TopicsClick the link below to subscribe. It takes 10 seconds total.https://amywheeler.com/subscribe Check out Amy's website Visit Amy's training section on her website to check out the courses belowYoga therapy training courses 865-certified-yoga-therapist-program www.optimalstateyoganidra.com Contact with Barrie Risman:E-mail: Barrie@barrierisman.com Website: www.barrierisman.com Facebook: @barrierisman @barrierismanyoga Instagram: @barrierisman LinkedIn: @barrierisman Joanna Macy:Active Hope: https://www.amazon.com/Active-Hope-Unexpected-Resilience-Creative/dp/B0B47NGWGS/ref=sr_1_1?crid=24QJOH62FJCBU&keywords=active+hope&qid=1688143602&sprefix=active+hope%2Caps%2C104&sr=8-1  https://www.joannamacy.net/main

Moshe Feldenkrais bol pôvodne fyzik, no jeho zvedavosť ho priviedla k skúmaniu orientálnych techník a stal sa prvým európskym učiteľom juda. Jeho vlastné zranenie kolena ho nasmerovalo k štúdiu pohybu a učenia samotného. Založil Feldenkraisovu metódu (FM), ktorá je zameraná na učenie pohybu a rozvoj sebauvedomovania v ňom. Aktuálne je FM rozšírená po celom svete a pomáha ľuďom učiť sa hýbať efektívnejšie a bezbolestne. Nová členka Nádych-výdych podcastu, Eva Mamrillová, spovedá Veroniku Švecovú, ktorá sa cez Ashtanga jogu, Anusara jogu a jogovú terapiu dostala k FM: o podobnostiach, ale i  rozdielnostiach jogy a FM a o zdraví a pohybe ako takom. Veronika je spoluzakladateľka jogového výcviku v Prahe, Joga jako vědomá cesta a jej články, ako aj online kurzy FM nájdete na https://pozornostvpohybu.cz/. 

Eben, ex NFL starter (Jacksonville Jaguars, Chicago Bears), is a nuts-and-bolts guy. Author of "The Eben Flow: Basic Tools to Transform Your Life” and the host of The Eben Flow podcast, he shares about how his grueling training on the gridiron and his yogic training in the Anusara and Bishnu Gosh lineages brought him through excruciating emotional and physical pain to love and service.  @edsbritton ebenbritton.com Watch on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3opNURn   - - - - - - - - - - - - SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS CURED Nutrition -  20% with code BRASS - www.curednutrition.com/brass H.V.M.N - 20% off with code BRASS20 - https://hvmn.com/pages/home - - - - - - - - - - - - - CHARITY Honour House - https://www.honourhouse.ca Vet Solutions - https://vetsolutions.org  Heroic Hearts - https://www.heroicheartsproject.org Warrior Angels Foundation - https://warriorangelsfoundation.org All Secure Foundation - http://allsecurefoundation.org Defenders of Freedom - http://defendersoffreedom.us The Boot Campaign - https://bootcampaign.org The Overwatch Foundation  - http://overwatchfoundationusa.org

Welcome to Episode #81 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! My conversation with Nathalie Bittar, a yoga teacher and the first yoga studio owner from Sudan, was enthralling as we took a deep dive into yoga as a complementary practice, not a competitive practice to religion. I hope that this conversation expanded your perception of how yoga can be a space for community, trust, and safety and how yoga can help you individually, and a community as a whole, shed defenses, shed armor, and help trauma to move through. If you're looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about yoga in Sudan then this is the conversation for you. Support the podcast: https://www.patreon.com/wildyogatribe Tell me more about Nathalie Bittar  Nathalie Bittar opened the first yoga studio in the capital city of Khartoum in Sudan in 2008, named Blue Nile Lotus. She is trained in Vinyasa Yoga, Tibetan Heart Yoga, Anusara yoga and Jivamurkti yoga and more. With over 1,000 hours of training, she can't get enough yoga. Nathalie also leads yoga teacher trainings in Sudan, and leads yoga retreats worldwide. She is also a psychotherapist in Core Process Psychotherapy. For the skimmers - What's in the yoga in Sudan episode? Experiencing 9/11 first-hand and coming to yoga at that time in her life Shedding defenses, armor, and trauma through yoga The political unrest in Sudan and how yoga helps the Sudanese heal and move through trauma How and why yoga resonates with the Sudanese Advice for the next generation of yoga retreat leaders What to expect in the Yoga In Sudan episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast Nathalie was working and living in New York City when 9/11 happened. In fact, she worked in the towers. Not the ones that fell— the one across the street. She had just begun practicing yoga that same year, and kept going to practice throughout that time of enormous trauma and turmoil. Yet, as the practice healed her, it still felt like a mystery. That led Nathalie to do her first yoga teacher training, and she decided to move back to Sudan to open the first yoga studio in her country in 2008. We talked about what it was like for her to open the first yoga studio in Sudan, and if there was any pushback. She expressed fears about the police shutting it down or disturbing the classes, but fortunately, that never happened. We also talked about what a difficult time it has been in the last few years for Sudan, with overthrowing the government in April 2019 and just over 2 years later a military coup taking place in October 2021. Nathalie shared with us how has yoga helped her community during this time of turmoil. As Nathalie leads yoga retreats not just in Sudan, but worldwide, we also delved into what advice she has to offer to yoga teachers who are one day hoping of leading yoga retreats themselves. As Nathalie conveyed, always have a plan and always have an eraser!  This was a beautiful conversation about trauma, safety, trust, shedding defenses, and how healing can happen on and off the mat, in and outside of the studio, all with, through, and by… yoga! Curious? Tune into the whole episode on Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast and learn more about yoga in Sudan! Connect with Nathalie Bittar bluenilelotus.com https://www.instagram.com/bluenilelotus https://www.facebook.com/bluenilelotus To contact Nathalie directly: bluenilelotusyoga@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/bluenilelotus The company she previously worked with is kaylolife.com, CEO Natalie Munk Want more? Head on over to my website  https://wildyogatribe.com/thepodcast/ Everything you need is just one click away! Check out all the resources here: https://linktr.ee/wildyogatribe --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wildyogatribe/message

As many of you who have been following me for a while know, the daily practice of meditation remains the most valuable tool I have in my toolbox.  Meditation teaches you to watch your thoughts, observe your body sensations, and follow your breath with nonjudgmental awareness.  In this episode, I have my special guest Jeanie Manchester joining me to talk about the art of meditation. Jeanie is the founder of Anjaneya Yoga Shala in Boulder, CO.  She is an E-RYT500 Instructor and Anusara certified. She is the creator of the Shakti Rise Immersion dedicated to “women on the rise” and planetary upliftment.  She draws on 30 years of dedicated practice and teaching.  Jeanie created Sacred Flow, her signature vinyasa classes rooted in meditation, bhakti chant, storytelling, mantra, mudra, meditation and the art of living a daily practice on and off the mat. Jeanie's inspiration and influence stems from a strong lineage of celebrated teachers, including Dr. Douglas Brooks, Sally Kempton, Richard Freeman, John Friend and Paul Muller-Ortega.In this episode you'll learn: What scars in the subtle body areHow mantras can go into the subtle layers of memoryThe story of the Golden Buddha How negative family lineage patterns can be dealt withThe power of initiatory mantras How the tantric path of awakening worksFollow along with Jeanie: Website,  Instagram, Facebook, TwitterConnect with Deborah on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and YoutubeApply for a VIP coaching experience with Deborah HERE.Download my free book, Turn On Your Tap HERE to create more ease, abundance, vitality and joy in your life and business using EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) Tapping.Reach out to Deborah at: deborah@deborahfryer.com for more information about how you can work together!

A 30 minute practice designed to protect us from low frequencies and despair in chaotic times. The session begins with mindful sitting followed by "Anusara prayer" of the beloved queen of mantra WAH!Next comes sound healing with the frequency of 417 Hz to remove negativity and facilitate change.After that we exercise a powerful technique of unifying the chakras and creating a strong light field in the area of the heart for protection and well being. Closing this meditation is Ram Dass in East forest's beautiful piece "I am loving awareness".Ending song by John Cale. Featuring:Chromatics--Wah!--Sound Bath , Solfeggion Sound Bath--Miracle tones, Solfeggio Healing Frequencies--Altered Perspectives , LO* Recorded in Yucatan, Mexico on February  16 2023About this podcastPractice and frequency for vibration management ///////////////// Free guided meditations for the benefit of all. New meditation every Tuesday ///////////////// Ofer Shani is a Tech entrepreneur and Meditation coach from Tel Aviv, Israel ///////////////// His sessions are unique and combine music with teachings of Mindfulness, Zen, Shamanism, Quantum physics and Neuroscience ///////////////// Linktree https://linktr.ee/ofershani An important noticeThis podcast celebrates music as a tool for transformation and well being - and wish to spread the tracks played in each meditation as much as possible.Each episode's description showcases the list of artists and pieces played - and includes links to a full playlist to listen to on Spotify. If you wouldn't want your music to be played here - Please contact us oshani@gmail.com

Welcome to the latest episode of the Yogalebrity podcast, where I had the honor and pleasure of interviewing John Friend, an accomplished yoga teacher with years of experience in the field of yoga. In this episode, we delve into John's personal journey and explore how he discovered his passion for yoga. John shares his insights on the various yoga traditions he has studied, and the teachers who have influenced his practice. From there, we get a glimpse into John's current work as a yoga teacher, including his approach to teaching and the benefits of practicing yoga regularly. John doesn't shy away from the controversy of Anusara yoga and shares his experience during his departure from Anusara. We openly discuss the state of the world and true yoga philosophy around how the yoga community has chosen to react to the events of 2020 and forward. Throughout the podcast, John offers valuable tips and advice for anyone looking to deepen their yoga practice or become a yoga teacher themselves. You won't want to miss this insightful conversation with one of the most respected yoga teachers in the world. To learn more about John Friend and his work, check out his website at https://www.bowspring.com. Enjoy this incredible episode of the Yogalebrity podcast and stay tuned for more exciting conversations in the future! John Friend is an American yoga teacher who was born on February 5, 1959, in Houston, Texas. He is widely known for creating Anusara yoga, a popular style of yoga that emphasizes alignment and the heart-opening qualities of yoga. Friend began his yoga practice in 1970 at the age of 11, when his mother introduced him to yoga. He continued to practice and study yoga throughout his teenage years and into his adulthood, eventually becoming a certified Iyengar yoga teacher in 1984. In 1997, Friend founded Anusara yoga, which quickly gained popularity among yoga practitioners in the United States and around the world. Anusara yoga is known for its emphasis on alignment, its use of heart-opening postures, and its focus on connecting with the divine. Friend continued to teach and promote Anusara yoga throughout the 2000s, leading workshops and teacher trainings around the world. However, in 2012, controversy erupted when allegations of inappropriate conduct by Friend and other senior Anusara teachers were made. In response, Friend resigned from his position as leader of Anusara yoga and took a hiatus from teaching. He returned to teaching in 2016 with a new approach to yoga, which he calls "The Roots" or Bowspring emphasizing the importance of alignment and breath in a more grounded and non-dogmatic way. Today, Friend continues to teach and promote yoga, and has written several books on the practice, including "The Art of Anusara Yoga" and "The Roots." Despite the controversy surrounding his past, Friend remains a highly respected and influential figure in the world of yoga, and his contributions to the practice continue to be felt by students and teachers alike. Connect with Angelica @yogalebrity on instagram, tiktok, YouTube and for Yoga Teacher Training visit https://www.yogateachertraining.yoga --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yogalebrity/message

Anusara Yoga wurde 1997 in den USA gegründet. Basierend auf der Biomechanik des Körpers bietet Anusara Yoga eine effektive Methode zur strukturellen Ausrichtung. Diese ermöglicht ein optimales und therapeutisches Arbeiten mit der individuellen Anatomie. Das Ziel ist, den Übenden dabei zu unterstützen, mehr Wertschätzung und Verständnis für sich selbst zu entwickeln. Neben einer gesunden Ausrichtung in den Asanas, liegt das Augenmerk auf dem Aspekt der Herzöffnung, denn der Stil ist in einer tantrischen Philosophie der inneren Güte begründet. Warum das so wichtig ist, erklärt Expertin Barbra Noh im YogaWorld Podcast. Barbra erzählt von ihrem Yogaweg und warum sie sich genau auf Anusara spezialisiert hat. Sie beschreibt den Stil in seinen Grundzügen und erklärt die dahinter stehende Tantra-Philosophie. Dann geht Barbra auf die fünf Hauptprinzipien der Ausrichtung ein, die Anusara Yoga einzigartig machen und verrät, wieso sie diese für genial hält. Außerdem beschreibt Barbra, worum es im Skandal um Anusaragründer John Friend ging, und äußert klar ihre Meinung zu den Vorfällen. Dabei ist ihr wichtig zu betonen, dass sexuelle Beziehungen von Lehrenden und Schüler*innen nicht automatisch Machtmissbrauch bedeuten müssen, sondern durchaus auch einvernehmlich zwischen Erwachsenen entstehen können. https://barbranohyoga-akademie.de/ https://www.barbranohyoga.com/ https://yogaworld.de/

Justine Thompson is a passionate student & teacher of yoga. Trained in the Anusara tradition - a style of hatha yoga that weaves a heart quality through alignment based practice. A mother of 3, her experience of perimenopause collided with teenagers, resistance to aging & a complete lack of understanding. Justine is on a mission to share the benefits of a regular yoga practice to women navigating the various stages of menopause.Join Justine & Sonya in person at the:Menopause, Yoga and You Workshop - November 6th - SydneyConnect with Justine:WebsiteInstagramAn offer of 4 free recorded classes that focus on different aspects of menopause that can be supported with various techniques of yoga.  Click here to claim.Thank you for listening to my show! Join the fun on InstagramTake the Midlife QuizStellar Women Website

Find out why the studio Rebecca once called Yoga to SOME People shut down in 2020-- because it wasn't the pandemic. Hosts Lauren McQ & Rebecca Rush present to you the weird world of lesser known yoga cults. Comprehensive reporting and analysis of YTTP scandal & John Friend's anusara. Also, why is LA so ripe for cults (attachment wound, anyone?) Lauren teaches how to avoid accidentally joining a yoga cult, types of yoga cults, and Father Yod and the Source Family. On Patreon Rebecca interviews her fav yoga teacher who is not a cult leader, Kim Abraham of Kitchen Gallery Yoga in New London, CT.   https://patreon.com/BrutalVulnerability

Welcome to Episode #53 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Līva Veinberga onto the show. My conversation with Līva Veinberga, a yoga teacher from Latvia was so powerful as we took a deep dive into the world of ashtanga vinyasa yoga and yin yoga. If you're looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about digging into the power of yoga then this is the conversation for you. Support the podcast and gain access to exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/wildyogatribe Tell me more about Līva Veinberga Līva Veinberga is a yoga teacher from Latvia, and also the studio owner of Urban Yoga in Riga, Latvia. Līva first came to yoga around 15 years ago when she was seeking a deeper, more fulfilling physical practice. She found Hatha yoga and Anusara yoga first, and then came to Ashtanga vinyasa yoga, which has been an integral part of her life ever since. In ashtanga vinyasa yoga system her main teacher is Lino Miele and she has attended his retreats in India and also in Europe. In 2012, Līva decided it was time to do a yoga teacher training in Riga, Latvia as she still continue her work as a full-time lawyer. She began teaching at a local studio occasionally in the evenings, and after experiencing deep dissatisfaction in her career, she took a year off to go backpacking in New Zealand and completed a yin yoga teacher training with Markus Henning Giess and Karin Michelle Sang. Upon her return to Riga, Latvia, Līva learned that a yoga studio owner was selling her studio, and that is how she became the owner of Riga's Urban Yoga studio. She is a full-time teacher there, as well as the owner of the studio. She teaches ashtanga vinyasa yoga, flow vinyasa, and Yin yoga. For the skimmers - What's in the yoga in Latvia episode? How is Ashtanga yoga and yin yoga counterbalances for each other? Watching life fade away as a lawyer and then seeking change Why is it important for a yoga teacher to have their own self-practice? What is it like to be a yoga studio owner and full-time yoga teacher in Latvia? The different reasons why people come to yoga What to expect in the Yoga In Latvia episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast I really loved how Liva talked about asanas, as having the possibility to unlock the path of yoga not just as a “small part” of yoga which it is often criticized for being. Liva brought up so many great points and you'll have to tune into the podcast episode itself to hear them all! Connect with Līva Veinberga www.urbanyoga.lv https://instagram.com/livavein https://instagram.com/urbanyogariga Want more? Head on over to my website https://wildyogatribe.com/thepodcast/ Questions? Comments? Let's get social! https://www.instagram.com/wildyogatribe/ https://www.tiktok.com/@wildyogatribe https://www.facebook.com/wildyogatribe https://twitter.com/wildyogatribe Everything you need is just one click away! Check out all the resources here: https://linktr.ee/wildyogatribe --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wildyogatribe/message

Abigail James (@abigailjames1) is an A-list facialist, well-being expert and author. She is widely known in London as ‘the queen of skin' and the ‘priestess of facial massage' and is one of the most sought-after skincare experts of the British Capital. Abigail's YouTube tutorials have been a huge hit, with some of the videos garnering nearly 6.5 million views. In our interview, the single mother of three talks to Anne about her journey, from working for her father's food business to her start in training as a milliner before she switched to study to become a beauty therapist. Abigail had the chance to find her way to Lady Bamford's organic wellness space in the Cotswolds, which was an important stepping stone in her career. In addition, the skin expert, who's also trained as a yoga teacher, shares the successes and the emotional ups and downs in her journey, or ‘mental health tweaks' as she calls them. Of course, Abigail talks about the art of face massage, its physical benefits, and the power of positive touch, as well. When it comes to looking after our skin, Abigail affirms that education is important. And indeed, knowledge is power — both on the product side but also in understanding the underlying tissues, muscles and bones. The woman who's been named by the press as a ‘skin genius' doesn't just use a holistic approach, she also loves to use what technology can offer, relying on safe and advanced tools that support her clients for treatments that are completely bespoke. Anne and Abigail discuss the pressures of being online, with Abigail in front of the camera herself, as well as what she sees as trends in the tweakments space. The interview ends with Abigail sharing insights from her new book, “The Glow Plan”, and describing her life philosophy — break down, dust yourself off and try again! A moving, inspiring, and very joyful interview. Happy listening! ***You can find Abigail at: https://www.abigailjames.com/On Instagram https://www.instagram.com/abigailjames1/On Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTLWxHt0O27w6Xg2X4EyLrgOn Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AbigailJamesLondonOn TikTokOn Twitter https://twitter.com/abigail_jamesAbigail's books - The Glow Plan and Love Your Skin - https://www.abigailjames.com/book/ Beauty NVQ2 and NVQ 3 - what is an NVQ course UKLady Bamford - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carole_BamfordBamford in the Cotswolds - https://www.bamford.com/uk/pages/cotswolds-daylesford-farmCoworth Park, a Dorchester Collection Hotel - https://www.dorchestercollection.com/en/ascot/coworth-park/Francesca White, Tatler - https://www.tatler.com/profile/francesca-whiteGrace Belgravia - https://www.studiorhe.com/gracebelgraviaLiz Earle Skincare - https://www.lizearle.com/Suzanne Faith Yoga - https://www.suzannefaith.com/Anusara yoga - https://www.anusarayoga.com/Burnout, a book by Emily and Amelia Nagoski - https://www.burnoutbook.net/Emily & Amelia Nagoski interviewed by Brené Brown - https://brenebrown.com/podcast/brene-with-emily-and-amelia-nagoski-on-burnout-and-how-to-complete-the-stress-cycle/Rise Up, the song by Andra Day - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBuIBaDSOa4***If you enjoyed this episode, click subscribe for more, and consider writing a review of the show on Apple Podcasts, it helps people find us and also helps to secure future guests. Thank you  so much for listening! For all notes and transcripts, please visit Out Of The Clouds on Simplecast - https://out-of-the-clouds.simplecast.com/  Sign up for Anne's email newsletter for more from Out of the Clouds at https://annevmuhlethaler.com. Follow Anne: Twitter: @annvi  IG: @_outoftheclouds  

A senior yoga teacher, Mei Lai Swan is a certified Embodied Flow™ teacher, with years of study and practice in Ashtanga, Vinyasa and Anusara yoga. From Melbourne, Australia, but now based on the road, she teaches in-depth workshops, retreats and international teacher trainings around the world, with a special focus on nada (sound) yoga, somatic and trauma-informed practices. A trained Doula, she is the founder, previous CEO and ongoing Board Director of Birth for Humankind, a non-profit organisation providing free birth support to women in disadvantaged circumstances.   In this conversation we chat about: - Mei Lai's perspective on post-crisis regenerative recovery and repair from her experience working in flooded-affected communities - the importance of community and co-regulation in times of crisis - health and wellbeing as the cornerstones of regeneration - mobilising and shifting systems for regeneration and recovery - how trauma impacts repair and recovery - community-driven responses to crisis - regenerative leadership.   For more information on the Northern Rivers Community Healing Hub - https://www.nrchh.org/   To learn more about Mei Lai - https://meilaiswan.com/about/   To learn more about our upcoming retreats and events - https://www.instagram.com/megjberryman/?hl=en   For more information on Mei Lai -   

In this one of a kind episode, Ellen sits down with Christina Gagnier - yoga teacher, movement facilitator and founder of online sisterhood, She Oak Collective. Christina has been moving, dancing, and practicing yoga for almost 20 years and has studied with a large variety of yogis from various lineages, such as Anusara, and Embodied Flow. Wind down and listen as Christina uncovers her learnings on yoga, meditation and healing to help empower women to achieve greater balance and fulfillment in their daily lives. FOLLOW SPILL THE G&T ON INSTA CREDITS: Host: Ellen Weigall @ellenweigall Guests: Christina Gagnier @sheoakcollective Producer: Stephanie Edwards BABY PINK GIN Website: https://babypinkgin.com/ Instagram: @babypinkgin See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Podcast Intro: Aileen McGinnis and Suzanne McCahill Perrine Yoga Health Coaches, Aileen McGinnis, and Suzanne McCahill Perrine have been Accountability Partners since 2019.  At this point, it's so much more than an Accountability Partnership.  It's a strong friendship as well as a great business partnership, so much that they are leading a retreat together!  Listen in on this joyous conversation between the Accountability Partners and Cate as she detects what makes their connection so successful, the power of live events, as well as details on their upcoming Sacred Living Women's Eco Retreat in Ireland!   While there's lots of work and love that goes into their lasting partnership, they both agree that “bringing on the fun” and “saying yes to what you want” is a driving force of their success. What you'll get out of tuning in: How Live Events excel your growth  Why Accountability Partnerships are so important How to find Accountability Partnerships What steps to take to have a successful Accountability Partnership How to work with others and lateral mesh network Links/CTA: Check out our ONGOING FREE Masterclasses at Yogahealer.com Ep. 155 - How to Coach your Groups About an Anti Inflammatory Lifestyle Check out activities and retreats below: The Center Downtown Centered Living with Suzanne IG: @centeredlivingwithsuzanne Dan Sullivan's10x Talk Highlights: Cate talks about an article she read about how to smell inflammation. Aileen and Suzanne talk about their Ireland retreat details. Cate talks about Dan Sullivan's 100x Club where 10xers get together. Timestamps: 1:00- Their backstories 3:15- What works as accountability partners 6:11- Community benefits from live events 7:15- Continuing growth in an Accountability Partnership  9:52 - Investing into a network experience 12:45- Synergy of communities collaborating together 15:46- Retreat details 18:05- Advice for a successful Accountability Partnership    21:55- Summarized steps for Accountability Partners 25:25- Vulnerability and perfection as a Yoga Health Coach 29:27- Acting on “yes's” 32:00- The intimacy and acceleration of live events. Quotes: “The more people do live events and interact with other members, the more trust they have in the community, and the more strength they put into their accountability partnerships.” -Cate  “Your network is your net worth.” - Cate  “When we invest, then that investment can go up and down of course, but it can grow exponentially…. in Yoga Health Coaching you sign up and think you are going to be doing this one thing, and certainly we are, we become Yoga Health Coaches and we change our business and our business model, but the growth we couldn't have seen ahead of time are these kinds of connections.” - Suzanne “Like any relationship….  Those times when you start to feel separate from each other, the number one thing that is going to get you back on track is communicating again, showing up, and prioritizing time together.” - Suzanne “When you collaborate with someone, the sky's the limit.  You can do so much more than on your own.” -Aileen Guest BIO: Aileen McGinnis Born in Ireland and based in Tuscany with her family, Aileen has been practicing yoga for over 20 years, completing her first YTT with Marie Quail in 2002 after having a deeply inspiring and transformative experience in ‘The Expanding Light Retreat Center' (California) This Retreat Center /Ashram shares the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda to uplift world consciousness). Her rich training experience hails from Ireland, Italy, India, UK, Spain, and Bali with various inspired teachers, most notably Cate Stillman, Uma Dinsmore Tuli (Yoni Shakti, Mother's Breath etc), and Leyolah Antara (Kundalini Dance). Aileen is a , a good-humored, big-hearted, enthusiastic teacher offering nurturing yoga classes, sacred, ecstatic dance experiences, and down-to-earth Ayurveda lifestyle coaching in her transformational group program; ‘AWAKEN TO THRIVE'. Aileen's message is about LOVE & UNITY Consciousness. You can find out more about her at aileenmcginnis.com Join her Facebook group: Embrace Natural Health and Immunity. Guest BIO: Suzanne McCahill Perrine is the founder/director of The Center, Harrisonburg's first dedicated yoga and Pilates studio. Suzanne, E-RYT 500, YACEP, Certified Health Coach, and Pilates teacher, began teaching Yoga in 2005. Inspired to connect to others in her community and spread the joy and healing potential of yoga, she opened The Center Yoga studio. After years of study in the Anusara tradition with teachers, Desiree Rumbaugh, Christina Sell, Elena Browner, Amy Ippoliti, Moses Brown, Bita Jenkins, Suzie Hurley, John Friend, and Douglas Brooks, she eventually started teaching others to teach, starting the Center School of Yoga. Suzanne encourages her students to have fun, relax, and enjoy the splendid journey that yoga offers them both on their mats and in their lives. More recently, Suzanne has studied under Cate Stillman offering yoga & Ayurveda health coaching as a way to collaborate with clients who wish to feel more connected to life, honor their true nature, and reclaim their health. She continues to find more joy in her life since discovering Yoga, meditation, and Ayurveda and sharing it with others.

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Welcome to Episode #27 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Pamela Harris onto the show. She is a yoga teacher and yoga studio owner from Barbados, Sunshine Kula Yoga Studio. My conversation with Pamela Harris, a yoga teacher from Barbados, was so lovely as she shared stories about what yoga was like in the 1960s and 70s in Barbados and how it has evolved over time. Hearing her stories about demonstrating yoga at a Hilton Hotel and how people were worried about getting swept up into a “hippie world,” provided such a unique snapshot into the past. Pamela and I also talked about Yoga Therapy and Anusara yoga and weaving the philosophy of yoga into every class, and taking it through the whole practice. Pamela is devoted to inner peace and personal development and committed to sharing a practice that is inclusive, accessible and for every level of oneself. If you're looking to tune into a podcast episode that is about energetic openings and connecting to the divine within yourself then this is the conversation for you. What to expect in the Yoga In Barbados episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast Pamela started learning yoga around the age 8 as her mother took her along to yoga classes. Yoga in the late 60s in Barbados was a magical place for Pamela, although apparently some ladies in Barbados of the late 60s and early 70s were worried about “going off into some hippie world” if they attended yoga classes. In fact, Pamela performed yoga demonstrations at the Hilton Hotel in Barbados in the 1960s— a story she unraveled for us on the show. Though Pamela didn't continue yoga through her teenage years, but came back to it around the age 25. She now is a studio owner in the Barbados, who teaches Anusara yoga and yoga therapy. Pamela finds the sacred within all, as she looks at yoga as an experience of journeying inwards. In regards to teaching yoga, Pamela prioritizes guiding others to delight in the experience of yoga and in life. Moreover, I loved how Pamela talked about yoga as honoring individuality and celebrating diversity, all while recognizing our oneness. Pamela and I also discussed the 5 principles of alignment of Anusara Yoga, as well as the scandal that happened with the founder of Anusara yoga, John Friend, and how she reacted and responded to that becoming public knowledge and how Anusara has shifted since then. Curious about yoga in Barbados and all the yoga happening there? Tune into the episode to find out more. For the skimmers - What's in the Barbados episode? What is Anusara Yoga? Coming to yoga as a child & doing yoga demonstrations Honoring individuality and celebrating diversity, while recognizing our oneness How to delight in the experience of yoga and of life The 5 principles of alignment of Anusara Yoga Favorite Quote From Pamela Harris “I've always looked at yoga as an experience of journeying inwards through those inner levels— the energetic, the emotional, the mind, the heart, to the spirit level.” Connect with Pamela Harris www.sunshinekula.com www.facebook.com/SunshineKulaYoga www.instagram.com/sunshinekula_yoga Want more? Head on over to my website https://wildyogatribe.com/thepodcast/ Everything you need is just one click away! Check out all the resources here: https://linktr.ee/wildyogatribe --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wildyogatribe/message

In this episode of the Spiritual Entrepreneur, we talk about “Opening to Grace”. This is a practice that I learned years back when I was training in Anusara Yoga which literally means “Flowing with Grace”. The first principle of Anusara was said to be Open(ing) to Grace and I just love that as a starting principle for any endeavor in life or business.  We talk about how to apply this principle to life and business. “Opening to Grace” means when you step into doing anything, any endeavor and your life and your business, the very first thing that you do is literally open up to that Divine essence that is behind and within everything and allow it to flow in. What you will learn in this episode: What is Opening to Grace Applying the Open to Grace principle in life What you can expect to experience when you start with this principle A sneak peek at the episode: [02:02] “What Open to Grace means is when you step into doing anything, any endeavor and your life and your business, the very first thing that you do is literally open up.” [03:22] “If there's an area maybe where you're feeling like, wow, this feels a little bit stuck or this area over here feels like I'm really trying to get this to happen or you just can't quite mentally figure it out…” [07:48] “In a way that my actions couldn't even force into existence right now when I Opened to Grace and I allow Grace to enter and I allow Grace to guide...” Happy Listening!   PS - Join us in our private listener community! Go to Devi.circle.so and we'd love to have you join us.  You can listen to episodes there and ask questions for us to feature on the show.. See you there!    To get weekly updates and the latest episodes, follow me on Instagram @deviadea.

Elena Lustig ist zertifizierte Anusara Yogalehrerin und unterrichtet nicht nur selbst Anusara, sondern bildet auch Yogalehrer:innen in diesem Bereich aus. Auch als Autorin ist Elena bereits bekannt. Zwei Bücher hat sie bereits publiziert, das erste davon das bekannte “Yoga Chakra Buch”, welches in Kooperation mit Annette Söhnlein entstand. Das zweite Buch befasst sich mit den Themen “Pro Age und Älterwerden”, ebenso das Dritte, an welchem Elena gerade arbeitet. Elena beschreibt ihren Werdegang als einen Weg, wo “Dinge passieren - mit Intention”. Dies sei die Fähigkeit zu erkennen, wo und wann sich Türen öffnen mit der Möglichkeit, die eigenen Fähigkeiten so einzusetzen, dass sie authentisch wirken und aus dem eigenen Erfahrungsschatz kommen. Das Thema “Älterwerden” beschäftigt Elena schon sehr lange. In unserer Gesellschaft wird das Thema Vergänglichkeit verdrängt, diese “darf nicht stattfinden”. Je mehr man aber zu der Haltung findet, dass der Tod und Vergänglichkeit ein Prozess ist, dann begreift man das Sterben als einen Augenblick der Transformation. Deshalb hat Elena auch das Konzept “Pro Age Yoga” entwickelt. Und was genau ist Elenas “Pro Age Yoga” Angebot? Das Angebot ist recht groß aufgestellt. Zum einen gibt es natürlich die Bücher zu kaufen. Dann gibt es immer Retreats oder Ausbildungen, sowie Online Kurse und Online Yogaklassen. Wir sprechen ausserdem über: Den Prozess des Buch schreibens Tipps für Yogalehrerinnen den Tod im Buddhismus und vieles mehr Hier findest du mehr von Elena Lustig: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elena.lustig/ Facebook: ttps://www.facebook.com/byElenaLustig Webseite: www.elenalustigyoga.com Und den Link zur Warteliste für den Onlinekurs Yoga Business Basics ab 7. Januar findest du hier: Warteliste Happy Yoga Business Aufbau! Deine Antonia

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Kat regales Justine with the tale of John Friend and his many misdeeds and how she herself drank the kula aid back in the early aughts.Yoga Teacher Resource Podcast episode where Kat and Dianne Bondy share their Anusara stories: https://yogateacherresource.libsyn.com/yoga-where-you-areSources:Scandal contorts future of John Friend, Anusara yogahttps://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/scandal-contorts-future-of-john-friend-anusara-yoga/2012/03/28/gIQAeLVThS_story.htmlhttps://www.anusarayoga.com/JOHN FRIEND: THE MAN WHO WOULD BE YOGA KINGhttps://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/features/john-friend-man-who-would-be-yoga-king-2288855.htmlKarma Crashhttps://nymag.com/news/features/john-friend-yoga-2012-4/John Friend: The Man, The Myth, The ‘Yoga Mogul'https://web.archive.org/web/20120407132823/http://www.yogadork.com/news/john-friend-the-man-the-myth-the-yoga-mogul/The Yoga Mogulhttps://web.archive.org/web/20120418165714/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/25/magazine/25Yoga-t.htmlJohn Friend, Head of Anusara: The Accusationshttps://web.archive.org/web/20120413091551/http://www.yogadork.com/news/john-friend-head-of-anusara-wiccan-leader-sexual-deviant-pension-withholding-homewrecker-the-accusations/John Friend Anusara Scandal: Inside the Wiccan ‘Sex' Covenhttps://www.thedailybeast.com/john-friend-anusara-scandal-inside-the-wiccan-sex-covenRunning Timeline of Anusara Controversy, Updates and Teacher Resignationshttps://web.archive.org/web/20120321065246/http://www.yogadork.com/news/running-timeline-of-anusara-controversy-updates-and-teacher-resignations/John Friend's Wikipedia entryhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Friend_(yogi)Anusara Pension Documents and Timeline Support Claimshttps://web.archive.org/web/20120406040936/http://www.yogadork.com/news/anusara-pension-documents-and-timeline/Letter From John Friend to Anusara Yoga Teachershttps://web.archive.org/web/20120412023601/http://www.yogadork.com/news/letter-from-john-friend-to-anusara-yoga-teachers/Second John Friend Letter to Anusara Teachers: Assume Forgiveness, Resume Business As Usual; Letter from Interim Committee Reflects Discordhttps://web.archive.org/web/20120412015123/http://www.yogadork.com/news/second-john-friend-letter-to-anusara-teachers-assume-forgiveness-resume-business-as-usualUpdate: More Anusara Teacher Reactions; Noah Maze, Bernadette Birney and Others Continue Wave of Resignationshttps://web.archive.org/web/20120405135121/http://www.yogadork.com/news/update-more-anusara-teacher-reactions-noah-maze-bernadette-birney-and-others-continue-wave-of-resignations/The Anusara Yoga Scandal: Can a $6 Billion Industry Salvage Its Image?https://web.archive.org/web/20120406111024/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stewart-j-lawrence/anusara-yoga-scandal_b_1272471.htmlLetter From John Friend: Stepping down, taking ‘leave of absence' from Anusarahttps://web.archive.org/web/20120406042905/http://www.yogadork.com/news/letter-from-john-friend-stepping-down-taking-leave-of-absence-from-anusara/Yoga Mogul Turns Out to Be a Total Scumbaghttps://web.archive.org/web/20120411150630/http://jezebel.com/5886795/yoga-mogul-turns-out-to-be-a-total-scumbagYoga and Sex Scandals: No Surprise Herehttps://web.archive.org/web/20120502122839/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/28/health/nutrition/yoga-fans-sexual-flames-and-predictably-plenty-of-scandal.html?_r=2&pagewanted=allNew CEO Moves to Save Anusara, Buys 50 Percent Stake in 50/50 Partnership with John Friendhttps://web.archive.org/web/20120402162618/http://www.yogadork.com/news/new-ceo-moves-to-save-anusara-buys-50-percent-stake-in-5050-partnership-with-john-friend/Douglas Brooks: Anusara Inc. Must Cease to Exist to Avoid Further ‘Irreparable Harm'https://web.archive.org/web/20120402162607/http://www.yogadork.com/news/douglas-brooks-anusara-inc-must-cease-to-exist-to-avoid-further-irreparable-harm%E2%80%9D/John Friend Cut From Wanderlust Festival 2012 Lineuphttps://web.archive.org/web/20120418143725/http://www.yogadork.com/news/wanderlust-festival-cuts-john-friend-from-2012-lineupJohn Friend and Sridaiva: A primer on his new yoga programhttps://www.westword.com/news/john-friend-and-sridaiva-a-primer-on-his-new-yoga-program-5897015History of the Bowspringhttps://bowspring.com/history/John Friend Opens Up About The Sex Scandal That Shook The Yoga Worldhttps://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-15635/john-friend-opens-up-about-the-sex-scandal-that-shook-the-yoga-world.html

Gina Zimmerman is an old friend of J's and they talk about longevity as a teacher and going beyond personal identity. They discuss meeting in Brooklyn 18 years ago, NY during 9/11, the rise and fall of Anusara, sustainability and scale, placing people at the alter of your heart, developing an inner ear from which we can hear clearly, operating from a subtle place, smaller and larger forms of intuition, countering the seeking mechanism, corporeal grace, authenticity in spiritual practice, and becoming equipped to hold the fullness of life.   To subscribe and support the show… GET PREMIUM.   Check out J's other podcast… J. BROWN YOGA THOUGHTS.  

Featured Guests: Dr. Hope Watts is a board-certified family physician, health coach, speaker, and lifestyle expert. She is passionate about bringing insight to weight loss struggles. In her many years of practice, she has helped women achieve their lifestyle goals through positive proper diet and exercise and positive mindset. Dr. Watts earned her undergraduate degree in psychology from Temple University and her medical degree from the Medical College of Pennsylvania. She completed her residency at Saint Francis Hospital in Wilmington, Delaware. Dr. Watts is a fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians and the CEO of Espera W LLC. The NCQA ( National Committee of Quality Assurances has certified her as an expert in Diabetes Care. She was nominated for the Physician of the Year Award by Novant Health Presbyterian Hospital in 2007. Dr. Watts currently resides in Matthews, North Carolina, and enjoys bike riding, traveling, exercising, and dancing. To connect, follow her on social media or email her at info@drhopewatts.com Dr. Kelechi MD is founder and CEO of EPICC, LLC and creator of Success Coaching Academy. She is also a successful independent sales director with Mary Kay Cosmetics. As a business coach, Dr. Kelechi consistently guides individuals, particularly women, in the area of identifying their call to greatness. With this new found knowledge and through her successful coaching programs, her clients are able to rediscover themselves, build successful home-based businesses both locally and globally. In the world of medicine, Dr. Kelechi is the recipient of “Emerging Leader in Family Medicine” award and a Fellow in the American Academy of Family Medicine, Dr. Kelechi Uduhiri,MD, MPH, MS, FAAFP (a.k.a. Dr. Kelechi) is a board-certified family medicine physician who is also an author (in the making), speaker, and consultant. In addition, she is a sought-after expert in primary care & preventive health issues as exemplified by her numerous peer reviewed publications, and presentations on health topics at the national and local levels. Dr. Kelechi holds 2 masters degrees in epidemiology and public health. She earned her medical degree from Rutgers - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. She successfully completed two specialities, family medicine and preventive medicine. She's a graduate of both the Georgetown University Family Medicine Residency Program; and a graduate of the University of Maryland Baltimore Preventive Medicine Residency Program. Meredith Amato believes it is the birthright of everyBODY to move with pleasure, honor their sensations, feel better and flow through life in an integrated, authentic way. Meredith combines her lifelong movement studies to create uplifting, invigorating and empowering experiences that are fun and inclusive for all. Her passion for dance and movement began in New York with professional training and continued with extensive performance experience in ballet, modern and musical theater. Meredith is an E-RYT 500 Yoga instructor, teaching since 1998 in ISHTA, Anusara and YogaWorks disciplines. In 2005, Meredith took her first Nia Technique class, which changed her relationship to movement and her body forever. Nia combines dance, martial arts and healing arts for a body, mind, emotion and spirit uplifting experience that is self healing, invigorating, grounding and conditioning. She is a Black Belt instructor and certified in Nia's 5 Stages of Self-Healing. Born in Brooklyn, raised in Staten Island and now living at the Jersey Shore, she teaches online classes daily, as well as regularly scheduled in-person classes. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/carol-penn/support

Listen to the full episode by supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yogatherapyhourAmy chats with Joy Stone, A bestselling author, Anxiety coach, Mindset expert, and Spiritual teacher. Joy received her positive psychology education at the Whole-Being Institute under Harvard Professor Tal Ben-Shahar, and her yoga teaching certification under the Anusara style – a therapeutic application of yoga philosophy and practice.They talk about Anxiety and ways to manage it, Self-doubt, Yoga Sutras, and their new project coming up in 2022.They touch on the following:·        Dealing with anxious thoughts·        Joy's first book and her background growing up·        Joy's experience with Yoga Sutras·        The Importance of understanding our relationship with ourselves·        Building/Changing New patterns·        Anxiety as an addiction·        Self-doubt·        Amy & Joy's upcoming project in 2022Books mentioned in the podcast:If I'm so spiritual, why am I still so anxious by Joy Stonehttps://www.amazon.com/If-Spiritual-Why-Still-Anxious-ebook/dp/B085HD3KRCReleasing Self-doubt by Joy Stonehttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58025899-releasing-self-doubtJune's podcast is sponsored by:  Optimal State Therapy Schoolhttps://theoptimalstate.com/ Foundations we supporthttp://www.kym.orghttps://givebackyoga.org/We have all benefitted from the ancient wisdom of India and her people, so it feels really great to be able to serve in this way. The Optimal State family has pledged on-going support of $500 per month, to go directly to KYM Mitra (www.kym.org). We will collect the monies and gift them each month. Please consider a recurring monthly payment to the fund. Even a small gift or intention makes a difference! If we make more than $500 in any given month, it will roll into the following month's payment. The hope is that we can contribute for many years to come. If you even lose the link to donate, it is at the top of the homepage at www.amywheeler.com also. I will be reporting on the website the progress; how much money is coming in at any given time and where we are in the process of getting this project off the ground.Here is the link for you to get started with your donation. We are so happy that you have decided to join us. We thank you for the bottom of our hearts!Link to click in the description: http://Paypal.me/KymMitraDonationBook mentioned in the podcastMeet Joy Stone https://www.joystonecoaching.com/Check out Amy's website http://www.amywheeler.com

Amy helps multi-passionate, empathic superwomen tap into their innate, unshakeable wellbeing through transformative 1:1 and group coaching; yoga and movement; and meditation. With decades of experience as a teacher, facilitator, and coach, and extensive training in a range of embodied practices, it brings Amy great joy to witness clients' transform their minds and bodies and live more fully in deep wellbeing. As a life-long mover, Amy has extensive training in the Integral and Anusara methods of Hatha yoga, a committed study of somatic and functional movement modalities, and a dedicated Vipassana meditation practice. Amy's coached and led practices and workshops for clients in a variety of settings: from yoga studios to schools, colleges and corporate offices, public parks, private homes, retreat centers and beyond. Amy believes strongly that embodied practices and supportive community are essential to our wellbeing as individuals, and collectively.

In this first day of the Meditation Challenge join Val, one of my Mentors and my friend for a beautiful self love meditation.Valerie Giles (aka Val) E-RYT 500 Yoga Alliance MemberValerie's yoga style is Anusara and Vinyasa inspired. Her classes aspire to embody the philosophy that yoga's primary purpose is for the pure joy of it!Clients experience the full spectrum of intensity; from a fiery yang to healing restorative. Valerie strives to provide an experience that balances playfulness with a keen emphasis on alignment; she will guide students to build a strong foundation in order to maintain a safe playground.Valerie believes that yoga can be pivotal in the healing process, believing in the body's natural ability to heal given the right environment. She was heavily involved in the competitive sport of triathlons and first came to yoga 15 years ago to help heal her injuries when she was yet to learn the broad spectrum of transformative benefits.  Valerie invites you to play, laugh, heal, love and transform together while celebrating life.Mothership School of YogaValerie Giles joined Michelle Shipley of Mothership Yoga in May of 2015  where Val and Ship co-founded the Mothership School of Yoga.  We are very pleased to be offering a MODULE BASED; Yoga Alliance Accredited, 200 hours Hatha Yoga Teacher Training + 300 Hour  Advanced Yoga Teacher Training in London, Ontario with plans to take both courses around the globe.Every Mothership School of Yoga Teacher Training and Mothership CommUNITY class is tailored to the individual clients in the room.  We educate highly skilled instructors who are adept at offering modifications to each posture.If you are interested in getting your 200hr YTT check out Mothership, they are currently taking applications for their upcoming course starting September 2021. https://mothershipyoga.com/teacher-training/Be sure to follow Ship & Mothership on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mothershipyoga/

In Part 2 of our discussion around yoga styles that have been influential to modern postural practice, we hit on Iyengar, Yin, Restorative, Anusara, and more.

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.

For many people, their journey with yoga starts as simply wanting to be more fit and more flexible, focusing only on the physical. Yet, over time as they dive deeper into the practice, yoga becomes less of an exercise and more of a philosophy: the principles of meditation, mindfulness, and balance extending to every facet of their lives.In this episode we talk with yogi Kelly Paez who considers yoga more than just a practice, but a philosophy. Kelly has been practicing for nearly a decade, teaching for the last 5 years. Her training and teachings are rooted in Krama Yoga and other styles, such as: Lyengar, Anusara, Dharma Yoga and Hatha Raja Yoga. Kelly focuses on  understanding the conscious body and the philosophy that supports such a lifestyle, emphasizing the technique of moving meditation, to inspire students to their lives in fullness and balance. Guest Links and Resources:Instagram: yogaconkellyFacebook: www.facebook.com/yogaconkellyTo learn more about working 1:1 with Emma visit https://calendly.com/emmaevelyncampbell/introductory-coaching-experience Emma Evelyn Campbell is an Energy Healer, Poet & Mentor, who works with CEOs, Artists, Creatives & Industry Change-makers, supporting them with emotional connection & release so that they can feel fulfilled and take intuitive-led action. In the words of some of her clients…“Emma is a very pleasant person to talk to, a great listener and someone that really can create and hold a safe space so you feel comfortable to tell your story” - Nuray Kursan, Casting Agency Director"I would recommend anyone to speak with Emma at least once. I reflect back to our session very often and am guided by it in the journey to self love" - George Meynell, Civil Engineer“Emma had guided me back towards my true self and I felt more alive than I had felt in months. She had given me the tools to handle whichever other challenge might come my way on my own. I felt ready, full of life and simply myself.” - Elise Palmeri, Project Manager“Emma has one of the most unique coaching methods I've ever encountered. I was having revelations for days afterwards.” - Craig Saint, DJ & Producer“Emma truly helps you reflect, go deeper and challenge yourself” - Ramesh Satguru, Entrepreneur, Advisor & InvestorConnect with EmmaSubstack: https://emmaevelyncampbell.substack.com/emma@emmaevelyncampbell.com Get full access to Uncomfortably, Beautifully Human at uncomfortablybeautifullyhuman.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of The Synchronicity Show, I sit down with Donovan McGrath to discuss paving your own pat listening to your intuition, and always finding the positive side of life. | Brought to you by The Mindful Method.Donovan is the founder of Amplified Yoga, for which he travels the world sharing his positive vision. His motivation is to encourage you to Amplify the greatest parts of yourself, using ancient yogic technology, presented in a modern & accessible way.In 1996, at the age of 20, he took his first yoga class in New York City. Struck by the clarity, vitality, and peace he felt, this ignited a lifelong passion. He immediately completed his first teacher training at the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, started meditating, and began teaching.Since then, he has trained and become certified in the traditions of Jivamukti, Ashtanga, Anusara, and Kundalini. He utilized all of these teachings and his years of experience to create the Amplified method which is fun, cathartic, and quick in its ability to transform a person instantly. Since Amplified yoga's recent inception Donovan has collaborated with some of the biggest names in the wellness industry including Wanderlust, Equinox, Daybreaker, Unplug meditation, and Mindvalley to name a few.Whether at a concert venue, festival, corporate or private event Donovan's wisdom, authenticity, and positivity give him the ability to take anybody on a soulful yogic journey that is extraordinary.Donovan is a beautiful individual, good friend, and extraordinary performer, and I'm very excited to share this episode with you today.So sit down, buckle up, or get moving, because it's time to start the show!--The episode is brought to you by The Mindful Method. To apply for The Mindful Method Accelerator Program go to www.SYTMM.Link/Apply or click here, and schedule your FREE Breakthrough Call today!--The complete show notes can be found at https://www.kevinwathey.com/podcastConnect with Donovan McGrath:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amplifiedyoga Website: https://www.amplifiedyoga.com/--Connect with Kevin Wathey:Website: https://www.Synchronicity.YogaBlog: https://www.KevinWathey.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/SynchronicityLLCFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/SynchronicityLLCTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/synchstationLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/synchronicityllc--Subscribe to, 'The Weekly Mindful Memo,' our VIP newsletter to receive exclusive updates, access, and giveaways: https://www.Synchronicity.Yoga/VIP--If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews!Is there someone you'd like to see us interview on the podcast or know someone who would be a great fit for the show? Let us know in the show note comments at https://www.kevinwathey.com/podcast or by clicking here. 

On today's episode I chat with Diana Richards, registered dietitian, Anusara yoga teacher, and who is certified in IFS. Diana offers workshops, consultation groups, and Intuitive Eating groups. She is a frequent staffer at IFS trainings and partnered with Jeanne Catanzaro in the IFS Continuity Program about Self Led eating and using IFS to heal food and body concerns. On this episode we talk about: - Diana's own personal story - "It is not about the food at all."  - A parts driven approach - Impact of family, culture and society - Self led Eating - Manager, Firefighter and Exile roles in the eating cycle Check out Diana's website here to find out about ALL of her amazing offerings: https://namastenutrition.net/ Follow Diana's on Instagram @dianarichards and on Facebook @Dianaduganrichards Also, this is the workshop in June I mention in the intro. Sign up here: Blog Archives - Therapy Training Boston ---------------- I'd love to hear from you at The One Inside Facebook Page and @ifs.tammy on Instagram, Twitter and Clubhouse. Check out my website at https://tammysollenberger.com/ Friend- Follow- Subscribe .... Connect :) Enjoy!

Meet Benita Wolfe, an internationally renowned Anusara yoga teacher-trainer for close to 20 years. She emphasizes joy, therapeutic alignment, and balanced action in her classes. In this episode of Omar Pinto Coaching, Benita shares her journey from an aerobic teacher to finding her playful passion for yoga, which she finds joy and purpose in teaching others. She talks about the importance of learning and reconditioning yourself to your lost natural essence to identify your own truth.  Through natural spiritual practices, Benita's life was transformed when she began using plant medicine. Through Ayahuasca and other natural healing remedies, the emotional and mental health benefits of the medicine allowed her to connect with the rhythm of nature and trust her internal voice, ultimately leading to her passion of teaching and helping others.  What You Will Discover:   [4:34] Benita talks about her relationship, which naturally evolved from friendship, plus the positive effects the pandemic had on them.   [9:50] When and how Benita was found by yoga and became a teacher after 15 years of teaching aerobics.   [15:17] Benita explains the spiritual baggage she carries with yoga and how it can set you free   [24:40] How to slow down and listen to the universe   [30:08] Why suffering is important for us as humans   [38:24] How to pause and take a moment to allow your internal system to take in the situation.   [41:10] How to she access life's mysteries through plant medicine.   [52:46] The emotional and mental healing benefits of Ayahuasca.   [57:22] How to connect with your rhythm of nature through spiritual practices.   [1:09:09] Understanding that you're sacred and have the power to trust your internal voice even when your external is telling you not to. For the show notes and links for this episode go to omarpinto.com/007. ***  Get 1-on-1 Life Coaching with Omar Pinto! For more information and a FREE consultation go to omarpinto.com/coaching. ***  Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SHAIR Recovery Community and live alcohol-free - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.

EPISODE 82: CRISITUNITY-TURN CRISIS INTO OPPORTUNITY: Flourishing Friday Flourishing Friday (FF)-Welcome to Flourishing Fridays (FF), where every Friday we bring you a Positive Psychology-based life hack that will help you flourish.  In these episodes, we look at the real-life application of Positive Psychology while giving you tips and strategies to put Positive Psychology into use in all areas of your life.  Shout out to Dan Trommater CAPPster from Canada in our recent Better Than Before COVID 19 programs. We were talking about how to turn obstacles and crisis into gifts or opportunities. He said, in typical animated Dan fashion, You mean, a crisitunity!  I thought he was friggin brilliant, then he told me it wasn't his, it was Homer! It turns out in a Simpsons episode, and daughter, Lisa Simpson, says, "dad, did you know that the Chinese have the same word for crisis as they do opportunity?" And homer exclaims, "Crisitunity!" The word they're referring to is both a Chinese and a Japanese word called Kiki. It's made up of two characters.  The first symbol represents dangerous, while the second one means opportunity: Aka, a crisitunity. Yes, a crisis may be scary, it may be dangerous, but it also forces the chance for change, and with that chance, a doorway to opportunity. This, of course, with the pandemic, is on the minds of many of the people that I work with and corporations that I support. People are asking how do we pivot? How do we become resilient? Since the pandemic started, I've been running a low-cost online program called Better Than Before COVID-19. We've had over 1,500 people go through the program in the past nine months, all united around a shared vision of learning positive psychology skills to be better after the pandemic than you were going into it. That's why I'm in love with the word crisitunity.  A mindset shift that the moments of crisis can be a gift can be an opportunity. It makes me think of the first principle of Anusara yoga, a yoga style that I used to teach. The first principle is "open to grace. Accept the past - check out last week's Flourishing Friday episode on psychic masochism and how to stop beating up on yourself about the past.  Ask yourself - how can I learn from this? How can I grow? How can I view this as a contrast? Meaning what I'm experiencing is what I don't want. How can I use this to create something I do want?  Asking yourself, what are my options? What can I do? All these things get us out of problem focus into solution focus.  Food for thought. What crisis have you turned into an opportunity?

In today's episode, Alegria interviews women's relationship coach, Robyn Smith, on the topic of healthy relationships. They dive into issues of drama, trauma, and personal responsibility and how these keys affect all relationships in our lives, especially intimate ones. With relationships being a social cornerstone of our humanity, today's episode unveils some of the foundational aspects of cultivating fulfilling and meaningful connections in our lives. Side note: Robyn and Alegria both had unstable internet connections for this interview… though they were able to capture the juiciest bits of the conversation with information that is sure to fuel your deepest connections. Thank you for listening to today's episode on the H.E.R! Podcast. If you enjoyed today's conversation, please leave us a review and subscribe on the platform on which you're listening and share our podcast with other women in your circle. And Remember: YOUR VOICE IS YOUR SUPERPOWER! Learn more about Robyn: Robyn is committed to helping women and couples to shift from frustrated to fulfilled in their relationships. She believes that true connection is everyone's greatest longing and birthright. Yet layers of complex trauma have gotten in the way of her clients' ability to enjoy ease and harmony in their relationships. She helps her clients to unwind what's in the way of experiencing true connection and satisfaction so they can start having fun again. Robyn is the founder of Conscious Thriving Relationships, the Rock Your Relationship women's coaching group, an award-winning speaker, and she created the Healthy Relationships Sisterhood a thriving community of women on Facebook supporting each other to up-level their relationships and learn from Robyn's free weekly trainings. She is a body-centered relationship coach certified to work with developmental and complex trauma. She is also a certified Anusara yoga instructor trained in SkyDancing Tantra and has been teaching yoga for over 26 years. She offers an online yoga membership with Patrick, her husband of over 19 years. Robyn enjoys a simple life with the company of her best friend and partner, Patrick, and an awesome community of nature-loving friends. She's a passionate gardener, teacher and dancer, and spends her free time traveling, hiking in the redwoods and playing on the beach with friends. Connect with Robyn: Email: robyn@consciousthrivingrelationships.com Interview on Quantum Alignment Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/user-61403293/robynsmith-1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ConsciousThrivingRelationships Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/katiescottcoach/videos/4754452579074 Yoga of Healthy Relationships with Robyn Smith Podcast Episode: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/cynthia53841/episodes/2019-05-16T05_16_36-07_00 Healthy Relationship Sisterhood: https://www.facebook.com/Healthy-Relationships-Sisterhood-454620658611688

In this episode host Dave Sims, E-RYT500, owner of Cityoga School of Yoga and Health, dives in deep with Ahna Hoke, local Indianapolis teacher. We explore her yoga journey with roots at Kripalu, followed by Anusara teaching, then Vinyasa and finally landing with a hybrid teaching blending vinyasa, hearted center practice, and practical functionality. Ahna Hoke E-RYT 500 began practicing yoga 20 years ago in central Pennsylvania. She has been teaching since 2001 and is a registered with Yoga Alliance at the E-RYT 500-hour professional level. Ahna has studied extensively at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in Massachusetts, as well as in the style of Anusara Yoga. Over the years she has studied with many world-renowned teachers receiving over 2000 hours of training in different modalities of vinyasa and hatha yoga. The life affirming philosophy of Anusara Yoga, along with its elegant principles of alignment have influenced her personal practice to become more graceful and heart centered. In addition, she has over 135 hours of advanced pranayama (yogic breathing) and meditation training and feels strongly that the breath is the link that brings the mind, body, and spirit together. Ahna will lead you through a practice that is uplifting and strengthening with the guidance of pranayama, proper alignment and opening to the flow of life, encouraging the wisdom of your heart to lead you into a state of self-awareness. Ahna's teachings are down to earth, and include lots of playfulness and humor. She has a deep passion for anatomy and physiology, meditation and pranayama. Our conversation flowed through many topics and was a pleasure to hear her insights. Hope you enjoy listening, please help support our show by subscribing so we can continue to bring you these insightful and inspirational conversations with yogis near and far, we welcome your comments. theyogavoicepodcast@gmail.comThe Yoga Voice is biweekly podcast from CITYOGA, hosted by Dave Sims E-RYT 500, owner CITYOGA School of Yoga & Health. Each episode of The Yoga Voice contains conversations with yoga teachers and practitioners from around the world and throughout the Midwest. Our discussions explore how yoga inspires and transforms.Find out more about what Ahna is up to…. https://www.instagram.com/ahnahoke/ https://www.facebook.com/ahna.hoke www.ahnahokeyoga.com

A soulful prayer practice to invoke the light of truth, supreme peace, inner wisdom and the light of consciousness. Today's guided practice has been my primary mantra for the past couple of weeks as I've committed to my inner work, healing, and most importantly deep listening. When the world is intense and tumultuous, it's especially important for us to rise in humility and fierce love. To be able to cultivate the power and presence to be with discomfort and intensity whether that's arising within us or being aimed at us. Cultivating the light of inner peace within and a strong connection to your source of inner wisdom is important now more than ever. Today's Sanskrit mantra meditation essentially translates to mean “I bow to the goodness within me, my inner wise teacher, the Self of All. The embodiment of Being, Awareness, and Bliss living within everything as its true nature, Supreme Peace. This energy needs no support, but sustains and supports all, illuminating the entire Universe with the Light of Consciousness.” This is a common yoga prayer in the Anusara yoga lineage and is a beautiful reminder to stay connected to your true Self, the Peaceful Soul within you. Om Namah Shivaya Gurave Satchitananda Murtaye Nishprapanchaya Shantaya Niralambaya Tejase Thank you so much for joining me today! I hope today's episode nourished your soul and helped you feel more calm and at peace within. In this podcast, you can expect tried and true methods of inner transformation for your health, mindset, spiritual connection, relationships and living your purpose as well as deep honest, authentic conversations, education rooted in ancient wisdom as well as strategic actions and guided practices you can use right away to upgrade your wellbeing in every area of your life. Questions/comments email hello@alicialynndiaz.com Please support this Podcast by leaving a 5-star review and sharing! Peaceful Souls create a Peaceful world. Please consider donating to support this podcast and join me in the Peaceful World Movement at http://www.alicialynndiaz.com/donate Thank you, Blessings, I Love You, Om Shanti (peace) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/peacefulsoul/message

Cathy Whelehan is first and foremost a student of life, love and connection. She is most passionate about supporting students to develop personal practices that assist individual transformation and planetary evolution. Her yoga classes emphasize sound therapeutic alignment, integration with the cycles of nature and celebration of the heart.Cathy began practicing yoga twenty years ago during her first pregnancy in 1996 simply because she wanted to feel better and found that it helped her reconnect with her body. She has been teaching yoga for 10 years and has over 1,000 hours of training in Ashaya, Anusara and various therapeutic modalities.She has been teaching yoga out of her home since 2007 and was inspired to co-create Open Sky Yoga Barn (OSYB) in 2011 on her property in Redding, Connecticut to combine her love of yoga and service with family life. When Cathy is not doing the mom thing or teaching at OSYB, she can be found hiking in the woods with her dog Gracie, walking the labyrinth, dancing, singing, laughing, reading, writing, gardening and preparing healthy food.This is Freddie's first episode to explore spirituality and faith. Cathy and Freddie discuss the number one item for your self-care list, finding God after difficult times, the role of faith while raising two chronically ill children, and possibly Freddie's favorite answer to what it means to be beautifully broken.**Highlights of our conversation:**- 1:23 - What does it mean to be an interfaith practitioner?- 2:49 - Why pursue the interspirituality ministry?- 7:12 - How interspirituality could change our world- 11:12 - Staying connected to your why- 15:01 - The #1 thing for your self-care list- 17:21 - Is it okay to only find God after times of loss, illness, or age?- 23:33 - What matters is how you show up- 24:47 - The role of faith while raising two chronically ill children- 35:11 - The essential need for community and faith- 38:30 - Getting connected to interspirituality- 40:49 - What does it mean to be beautifully broken?- 43:58 - Cathy's challenge to the audience**Connect with Cathy:**- Visit her website - http://www.openskyyogabarn.com- Follow on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/open_sky_yoga_barn/- Connect on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Open-Sky-Yoga-Barn-199200393469962/ **Connect with me:**- Check out my website - https://freddiesetgo.com/- Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/freddiesetgo/- Read my Favs - https://freddiesetgo.com/freddies-favorites/- Sing For Your Seniors - https://http://singforyourseniors.org- Amp Coil - https://www.ampcoil.com**About me:**I'm Freddie Kimmel, a Functional Health Coach, Reiki Healer, Certified Personal Trainer, Gut Health Specialist, and proud cancer survivor. I help men and women eliminate brain fog, bloat and belly fat through gut health.I've been featured in *The Wall Street Journal*, the Full Plate Podcast, An Excellent Example of Being Human, State of the Arts on LA talk radio and *Dance Magazine*. I have a Bachelor of Fine Arts from SUNY Brockport, attended SUNY Fredonia, and graduated from the Institute of Functional Health Coaching.I can be found in NYC living each day to its fullest and focused on creating more value then what I capture. Please stand back from the awesomeness that's about to unfold.**Credits:**- Interview: Cathy Whelehan- Podcast edited and mixed by 51 features. Connect with Andrew at andrew {at} 51features {dot} co

How can we age gracefully and consciously? How can we help our loved ones (parents and grandparents) do the same? In this episode, Carrie Hensley, Director of Yoga for YMEDICA, provides us with practical insights on how we can make yoga and meditation accessible to those 60 and older - even if they've never practiced yoga before. Learn how to best introduce yoga and meditation to older family members and friends. Discover the latest evidence-based approach to teaching an older population. Understand how yoga can give those 60 and over (and their caretakers) new opportunities for physical and spiritual growth.  Carrie has been practicing and teaching yoga for the past 19 years. She has had training in Ayurveda, Ashtanga, Vinyasa, Healthy Backs, Forrest Yoga, Anusara, Integrative Yoga for Seniors at Duke Integrative Medicine, Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction and Jyotish, Vedic Astrology. As the Director of Yoga for YMEDICA she has helped develop and teach evidence-based yoga programs and teacher trainings around the country. Special Guest: Carrie Hensley http://www.ymedica.com/   Creator & Host: Brett Larkin http://www.brettlarkin.com/   Sound Engineer: Zach Cooper zmcmusic.tumblr.com   Producer: Benn Mendelson www.sivanaspirit.com www.sivanapodcast.com