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It's entirely possible that I wouldn't be here, doing this, at least not in this specific way, if not for today's guest, Elsie Escobar. This episode is for you if you have ever wondered whether, why and how your show matters despite stats and downloads. Elsie has been immersed in the field of podcasting since 2006, when she first began with Elsie's Yoga Class, which has been downloaded over 4 million times. She currently co-hosts She Podcasts, both a podcast and the largest online community for women podcasters, as well as produces and co-hosts The Feed, Libsyn's official podcast (Libsyn = the podcasting host I always use and recommend.) Most recently, Elsie created a mentoring program called the E-League for impact driven podcasters around the central question... HOW ARE WE OFFERING CONTENT THAT BUILDS A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF OUR WORLD? Elsie Escobar, The E-League I could not imagine a series on Podcasting & Social Impact without including Elsie's voice & expertise. This episode is JAM-PACKED so you'll want to make a good cup of tea, grab a cozy blanked, a pen and a notebook and listen in to see what thoughts and ideas come to your mind. Get full show notes, resources and a link to the art exhibit referenced at http://bit.ly/podenvy040. Featured Podcast Angels Let ME be YOUR angel... Whether you want to launch, grow, or get some support with your show in 2019, I have something for you. Launch Pod Envy (intimate group of podcast newbies doing it together with my help!) VIP Circle (mastermind group of podcasters growing influence, gaining momentum and defining success on our terms) Editing & Production Services from The Creative Impostor Studios Get a FREE MONTH of podcast hosting with my FAVE host: Libsyn! Once you have a few episodes ready to go and want to submit to Apple, Spotify, Google, Stitcher... set up your account at Libsyn.com an enter promo code: envy to get a free month and inspire them to send me a little thank you check to help support Podcast Envy! Be sure to check out their free Quick Start webinar the first Wednesday of the month! Elsie's E-League -- totally not a sponsor but totally worth your attention! Learn more about the program and get on Elsie's radar to be the first to know when 2019 dates and applications are announced! Holiday BONUS for Email Subscribers Don't get left out! Get on the list (and get a free podcast strategy mini-guide): http://www.thecreativeimpostor.com/5questions Connect with Our Guest Elsie Escobar ElsieEscobar.com The E-League She Podcasts Website She Podcasts Facebook Group Libsyn's The Feed Podcast Elsie's Instagram @theelsieescobar Elsie's Twitter @theelsieescobar Elsie's Facebook Page @elsieescobarofficial Connect with Andrea My favorite hashtags #podcastenvy #podcastboss Email or Voice (send me a question to answer on the show!) Facebook Group The Creative Impostor Facebook Page @andreaklunder.creative Instagram: @andreaklunder Oh HEY! I'm on LinkedIn now... dropping pro podcasting tips, insights, and stories. Connect with me there and let me know you're a Podcast Envy listener.
A podcaster since 2006, Elsie was one of the first female indie podcasters using audio to teach yoga. Elsie's Yoga Class has now been downloaded over 4 million times! Her obsession for podcasting got her a job working with Libsyn, the leading podcast host and distribution network created in 2004. She's been there since 2007 and has had the pleasure of working with hundreds of podcasters, sharing tools for better production, educating them in the fast moving podcasting space, as well as cultivating a strongly engaged community through The Feed: The Official Libsyn podcast which she both co-hosts and produces. The Feed's sole focus is keeping people podcasting. She also co-runs the largest community for women in podcasting with a corresponding podcast (of course) called She Podcasts. Their sole mission is to empower women to continue to share their voices while creating a safe community of podcasting education and support. In short: she's a die-hard podcast junkie who lives, breathes and works the medium, and has since 2006. She has pulsed with the space and grown from someone that had NO IDEA what a digital recorder was or how to record anything to someone that currently offers advice to thousands of people a month. She knows the heart and soul of podcasters and podcasting well beyond iTunes and public media. She has the unique perspective and expertise of a podcast listener, independent podcast producer, and podcasting industry analyst/personality. You can connect with Elsie here: http://elsieescobar.com And check out the She Podcasts community here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/shepodcasts/
This week, our guest is Podcasting Expert, Elsie Escobar. Elsie is a yoga teacher and self-professed ‘yo-geek' who has been podcasting since 2006. She started her first podcast, Elsie's Yoga Class when her clients repeatedly said that they wish they could bring her on holiday with them! Since then, her popular podcast has been downloaded [...]
In this episode, the storm continues to pound Slumberland. Thomas listens to stories about Mr. Sound and the mysterious ice cream truck. For more info please contact slumberlandpodcast@outlook.com Written, recorded and performed by Tom Mansell. Chrystanthemum Jones performed by Elsie Escobar. Elsie is a podcasting veteran and Libsyn's podcaster happiness expert, producing and hosting The Feed: The Official LIbsyn Podcast as well as her own long running Elsie's Yoga Class. Libsyn Blog The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors pagancow, ahill86, zombiechaser3, and Jovica. Thank you for listening to Slumberland!
Hunter got sick and it totally made me think about immunity. I'm sure that those of you that read this blog and perhaps other content that is similar are aware that immunity is not just about bacteria and viruses being present in your body and all of a sudden you get sick. It's not just about the physical. It's all about the beautiful trifecta of mind, body and spirit. All of this affects the how your body reacts and doesn't react to pathogens that decide they want to wreck havok inside of your body. The optimized circulation (inter-relationship) of our thoughts, our deep desires and the clarity of our body is the magic formula to sustain supreme health in all parts of our lives. I want to work more on that circulation. While Hunter was sick I found myself getting harder, more fearful and less willing to soften, trust and be grateful. She has a cold for goodness sake! I felt a deep tightness in my belly. I let my mind go to places that it should not have been going to, and in the process I was feeling pretty crappy myself, wound up, stressed out and nauseous. My circulation was off. It took all of me to focus and remember the goodness, the steadiness and the beauty. This practice is what I did to get myself back together. I put myself upside down. I forced myself to physically get into a place that I was NOT in. Getting into the shape transformed my ability to see more than the little things and re-attune myself to the Bigger picture :) Physical benefits of this inversion/immunity practice: Strengthening the circulatory system (big focus for me this year). Improves blood-flow to the endocrine glands Helps to energize and stabilize the whole of many systems. Revs up the lymphatic system. Energizes and strengthens the heart and circulatory system. If you want to know more here are a couple of articles that are FANTASTIC about inversions and their affect on your body :) Amazing in depth info about the lymphatic system: Yoga And The Lymphatic System Wonderful info about the lymphatic system no paristalsis. Yoga Anatomy The Lymphatic System The Yoga Class Sequence The focus of this entire practice is all about staying centered when life puts you upside down. Hands and knees Downward facing dog 3 min Balasana Pincha Mayurasana 1-2 min Balasana Handstand 1-2 min Uttanasana Pincha Mayurasana 1-2 min Vajrasana with arms interlaced behind the back Handstand 1-2 min Uttanasana with arms interlaced behind the back Siddhasana Let me know your thoughts about this shorter class in the comments!!! The Show Sponsors The Elsie's Yoga Class Podcast App for the iPhone or Android for $3.99 Prancing Leopard Organics - Use coupon code eyk to get 15% off of your order. If you are not looking for spend any money but want to support the podcast and/or Prancing Leopard please tweet a nice big thank you to @prancingleopard for supporting Elsie's Yoga Class or simply go to the Prancing Leopard FB page and leave them a little thank you there for supporting the show :)
Just a short little notice telling y'all that I don't have a computer! She is in the hospital with a 50/50 chance to live. I do hope to be able to get a class out by next weekend, with my sweet old computer or maybe a fancy new one, who knows! Much gratitude to all of you who are listening out there! Just to share: My friend Victor Cajiao, from the typical pc user, typical mac user and immigration tales podcast is truly and angel. He has been helping me diagnose the problem with my computer. He talked me through all the steps that I needed to take to make sure that all my info was backed up. He gave me hints as to what software to buy and also what kind of external hardrive. After giving him an update of what was going on with me he offered to record me on skype telling you all what's up (which is what you hear on this weeks update). He added the music and edited it for me! Tell me that's not the sweetest thing ever! I have thanked him so much already and I guess I just ask for some of you to check out some of his podcasts. He does some incredible work. I'm an avid listener to his Typical PC User Podcast. I've learned so much from him. I often write in to comment and to ask questions. I never feel like a 'dummy'. He always takes the time to explain things so that they do make sense to me, and to all out there that may be a bit 'typical' in our computer world. He also has a truly phenomenal podcast called Immigration Tales, which I refer to in my update. I find it so informative and truly inspirational as I get to hear stories from people migrating. It's a subject that deserves to be addressed. The way Victor has addressed the subject makes it so very human and personal. It really is worth a listen. Check out some of Victor's stuff, as a thank you to him. He really is an angel!
I'm part of an amazing project called: 2,996: A Tribute to the Victims of 9/11 Bloggers honor the innocent victims of that awful day... Each participant (blogger) clicks on a little button and recieves the name of the person which we are to honor. It's incredibly challenging as we really have no prior knowledge of this person. My tributee is Michael M. Taylor. I decided, since I have a podcast to use it as another way to honor and remember Mike. Today I post my usual weekly class, with my theme dedicated to Michael. It's a level 2-3 class, a bit on the challenging side for those who are beginners, but remember, you can always listen to the 1st 10 min of the podcast to hear that which pertains to Mike. I will post another class tomorrow, a special class, on September 11th, also dedicated to Michael. Tomorrow's class will be a level 1 class, perfect for most everyone, so we can all honor Mike together, in a new way :) Tomorrow's post will include more about Michael, so please, stay tuned! Also, if y'all want to read about the rest of the amazing people that we lost on September 11th, here's a link to the other bloggers: http://www.dcroe.com/2996/?page_id=2 The Sequence: warm up poses, Surya Namaskar x3/Sun Salutations x 3 Parsvakonasana/Side Angle Pose Virabhidrasana II into Reverse Warrior/ Warrior 2 into Reverse Warrior Trikonasana to Ardha Chandrasana to Trikonasana/Triangle to Half Moon to Triangle Uttanasana/ Forward Bend Handstand/Adho Mukha Vrksasana Vrksasana to Vira III to Crescent Pose, to Pavrita Parsvakonasana, to Urdhva Prasarita Ekapadasana to Uttanasana/ Tree Pose to Warrior 3 to Crescent Pose to Twisting Lunge, to Standing Splits to forward bend Malasana/Squat Parsva Bakasana/Twisting Crane eka pada rajakapotasana prep/Pigeon prep Monkey Lunge Ardha Ustrasana/Half Ustrasana Urdhva Dhanurasana/Upward Facing Bow x3 Agni Stambasana/Fire log pose Ardha Matsyendrasana/Lord of the fishes twist Supta Padangustasana/Hamstrings stretch on back Happy Baby Savasana Stayed Tuned for tomorrow everyone, more about Michael Morgan Taylor :)
We use a couple of yoga props in this class! a block and a blanket! St. Anthony Yoga blocks Yoga blankets Douglas Brooks Anusara Yoga Immigration Tales Podcast The class is a level 1 class (good for beginners) an hour and 15 min, you can skip the first 11 min to get straight to the class itself. The first 11min are my intro, setting the theme and meditation, so those of you who only want that, go ahead and listen! The sequence: Table Top Pose/Hands and knees Adho Mukha Svanasana/Downward Facing Dog High Lunge/Straight Legged Lunge Uttanasana/straight legged forward bend Uttanasana into Ardha Uttanasana x3 Tadasana Half Sun Salutations x 3 Surya Namaskar C variation x 2 Downward Facing Dog Balasana/Child's Pose AT THE WALL Pincha Mayurasana Prep/Forearm Balance Prep TO THE SIDE Parsvakonasana/side angle pose Prasarita Padotanasana/Wide legged standing forward bend Vira II/Warrior 2 Uttanasana/Straight legged Forward bend TOP OF THE MAT Tadasana Standing Knee to chest Modified Hasta Padangustasana sequence (with leg bent)/ standing knee to chest sequence Squat Deep Lunge Agni Stambasana/firelog pose or double pigeon Downward facing dog Ardha Bhekasana/half frog pose thigh stretch Balasana/Child's pose Restorative backbend, with rolled up towel underneath shoulderblades Sukhasana Twist/Easy seated twist Nadi shodhana/alternate nostril breathing Savasana
Whopeee! a level 2-3 class! Alright, it's a bit more challenging! If you want to only listen to my intro, theme and meditation, listen for the first 10 min. If you want to get to the class straight away, skip the first 10 min. The yoga journal that I refer to: matrika yogaMy beloved teacher: Douglas BrooksThe Sequence:Warm Up1/2 Sun SalutationsSurya Namaskar x 2ParsvakonasanaTrikonasanaCrescent Pose into Urdhva Prasarita Ekapadasana with hips squared into Lunge twistTwisting Adho Mukha SvanasanaVira II into Reverse ViraEka Pada Rajakapotasana prep(at the wall)L pose at the wall/ One handed L pose at the wallStanding hip stretchStanding Baby CraddleSquatBakasana on forearmsBakasanaEka Pada Rajakapotasana with thigh stretchArdha BhekasanaLunge with thigh stretchArdha UstrasanaUstrasana x 2Urdhva Dhanurasana x 3Supta PadangustasanaJathara Parivartanasanaeasy twistApanasanaSavasanaHave fun!
The class runs about 1:15. Basic level 1 class, warm ups, sun salutations, standing poses, hip openers and thigh stretch, backbends and cool down. After my intro, if you only want to hear my opening and the mediation, it's the 1st 7 min, if you only want to do the class itself, skip the first 7 min!
The class itself runs about 1:15. 2 new things are introduced, an inversion (L pose at the wall) and Urdhva Dhanurasana (a deep backbend with arms and legs straight). The class includes, a warm up, sun salutes, standing poses, inversion, hip openers, backbends, cool down and savasana.
The 2nd Episode!!!! This time just an hour class. It's a level 1-2. It includes sun salutes, standing poses, hip openers, twists and a backbend.
Welcome to Elsie's Yoga Class: Live and Unplugged. Just a few minutes of your time to give you a bit of an introduction about what you can expect from the podcast! Please send me feedback! eyogaclass@gmail.com www.elsiesyogakula.com 310 651 6238 thanks for downloading!