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Women in Yoga: Expert Insights with Firdose Moonda MA22 Oct 202600:50:52

From ritualistic roles in ancient times to the dominance of white Western women in modern asana imagery, the role of women in yoga has experienced some changes through the years.

In today's episode, host Rachel Land welcomes returning guest Firdose Moonda, MA, to shed light on the often-overlooked role of women in yoga. Firdose traces women's roles from early Vedic ritual and the epics through fierce goddesses, Mirabai, Indra Devi, and the development of modern yoga. Along the way, she invites us to question the idea that yoga has a singular and straightforward history, explore the limitations of viewing ancient traditions through modern eyes, and consider how today's teachers and practitioners are actively creating the future history of yoga.

"The circular journey that yoga has taken back to me as a woman who is quite connected to culture made me feel like there's something missing in the exploration of how I'm seeing myself here." — Firdose Moonda.

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What You'll Learn:

  • From Indian men to white Western women [02:33]
  • Women's roles in early Vedic ritual [05:50]
  • Fierce goddesses and the complexity of the divine feminine [12:21]
  • Medieval times: Mirabai challenges social expectations [19:02]
  • Indra Devi: yoga asana moving West [27:21]
  • Creating yoga's future history now [35:24]
  • Have we moved beyond fear-based cultural appropriation to truly honor yoga's roots? [42:49]
  • The Women in Yoga Teacher Training with Firdose Moonda [50:20]

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Yoga, Life & Death: Community Conversations with Dr. Marnie Hartman08 Oct 202600:55:40

Death will inevitably touch us all, yet it's a topic many of us instinctively shrink from. In this episode, host Rachel Land is joined by returning guest Dr. Marnie Hartman to explore this dichotomy.

Dr. Hartman is a Doctor of Physical Therapy, yoga teacher, and now death doula. Today she shares how her personal journey led her into end-of-life care. She unpacks the problem with cultural avoidance of death and highlights the unique role yoga teachers can play in supporting students through grief, uncertainty, and end-of-life reflection. 

This conversation offers practical tools, philosophical insights, and a powerful reminder that awareness of death can profoundly deepen how we live.

"Don't wait. Stop waiting. Like today, today is the day you start having that conversation." — Dr. Marnie Hartman.

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What You'll Learn:

  • Introduction: why this topic? [0:53]
  • We avoid talking about death, and that's a problem [6:07]
  • Medical professionals & family members aren't talking about end-of-life [10:00]
  • Holding space without needing to be an expert [16:07]
  • Discussing loss in group classes vs. private sessions [20:42]
  • What end-of-life yoga practice might look like [29:44]
  • Savasana as a reflection of death [35:32]
  • How awareness of mortality can shift priorities and deepen meaning [41:33]
  • The power of community, other final takeaways [44:52]

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Learn More:

Find the full show notes at YogaMedicine.com/podcast-177.

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Yoga-Based Interventions for Menopause: Community Conversation with Stephanie Ketter24 Sep 202600:59:30

In this episode of the Yoga Medicine Podcast, host Rachel speaks with Yoga Medicine Therapeutic Specialist Stephanie Ketter about her 1,000-hour research project. Inspired by her own experiences with sleep disruption and forgetfulness, Stephanie's project examined the effects of a yoga-based intervention on menopause symptoms related to sleep, mood, and concentration. 

Stephanie walks through the eight-week group intervention, which combined live online lectures, yoga, pranayama, meditation, mindfulness, and acupressure with short at-home on-demand video practices, sharing the challenges she faced and what she learned along the way. The episode ultimately highlights how complex and varied this life phase can be, and the importance of giving people practical tools they can use to respond to their symptoms.

"I can definitely talk about sleep problems and not falling asleep and staying awake, and I met so many women who reported the same, like...being awake every night, impossible to fall back asleep for weeks or a month, and it takes a toll on your health, on your well-being, and also on the concentration." - Stephanie Ketter.

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What You'll Learn:

  • What inspired Stephanie's 1,000-hour research project [03:49]
  • The eight-week intervention: lecture, yoga, acupressure, pranayama, mindfulness [08:22]
  • Measuring outcomes, improvements in nighttime waking & forgetfulness [15:15]
  • Project challenges, including finding participants [18:40]
  • Stress and self-compassion emerged as important themes [24:41]
  • Increased awareness of symptoms can result in them feeling worse [26:47]
  • Most helpful acupressure and mindfulness practices [32:51]
  • Active morning practices versus calming evening practices [39:20]
  • Mindfulness tools change the experience of waking during the night [42:50]
  • Shedding societal expectations: findings related to mood [46:36]
  •  Helpful tools from the Yoga Medicine Menopause Live Online Teacher Training [55:48]

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Learn More:

Find the full show notes at YogaMedicine.com/podcast-176.

Learn more about insider tips, online classes or information on our teacher trainings at YogaMedicine.com.

To support our work, please leave us a 5 star review with your feedback on iTunes/Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. 

Menopause Symptom Clusters (Pre-, Peri- and Post-): Shorts10 Sep 202600:16:26

Revisit a previous episode where hosts Tiffany Cruikshank and Katja Bartsch dive into a 2025 study analyzing more than 145,000 symptom logs from nearly 4,800 women pre- peri- and post-menopause. They discuss how symptoms can vary widely between individuals and across different stages of the transition, while also highlighting why emerging research should be interpreted with curiosity rather than certainty.

"The research is really making an effort to understand how women experience their transition on a daily basis." — Katja Bartsch.

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What You'll Learn:

  • The study: more than 145,000 symptom logs from almost 5,000 users [02:15]
  • Symptoms differ between pre-menopause, perimenopause, and post-menopause [04:19]
  • Top symptoms in each stage [06:53]
  • Greater granularity is needed when studying individual symptoms [10:17]
  • How research like this informs future studies [12:26]

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Learn More:

Find the full show notes at YogaMedicine.com/podcast-175.

Learn more about insider tips, online classes or information on our teacher trainings at YogaMedicine.com.

To support our work, please leave us a 5 star review with your feedback on iTunes/Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. 

Fascia Connection & Movement: Expert Insights with David Lesondak BCSI, ATSI, FST, VMT27 Aug 202600:40:55

Today's episode explores one of our favorite topics, fascia, from a fresh perspective. Host Rachel is joined by David Lesondak, Senior Structural Integrator and Fascia Specialist at UPMC's Center for Integrative Medicine. David is an author, educator, and fascia specialist whose work focuses on helping people better understand and appreciate the fascial system. 

David unpacks what fascia is, why it matters, and what yoga practitioners need to know to support fascial fitness. He explains the importance of feeding our bodies a varied "movement diet", including pandiculation, hydration through twisting, myofascial release, elastic recoil, skipping, and bouncing.

The conversation also explores the need for collaboration between yoga, bodywork, and other treatment modalities, and touches on whether fascia could actually provide a framework through which we experience embodiment.

"Our bodies are meant to do all kinds of things, and so we should be feeding them all kinds of stimulus." — David Lesondak.

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What You'll Learn:

  • Defining fascia: your whole-body connective system [03:04]
  • Getting "unstuck" - the who, what, and why of hands-on fascial intervention [05:40]
  • Pandiculation for fascial fitness [09:17]
  • Hydration, twisting, and the "sponge" analogy [11:39]
  • Myofascial release and why softer is better [17:30]
  • Elastic recoil, skipping and preparatory counter-movement [21:30]
  • Building a more varied "movement diet" [27:49]
  • Collaborative referral networks; a multi-model treatment for fascia [29:24]
  • What yoga practitioners can learn from The Fascia Connection [33:23]
  • Fascia as the mechanism for embodiment [37:47] 

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Learn More:

Find the full show notes at YogaMedicine.com/podcast-174.

Learn more about insider tips, online classes or information on our teacher trainings at YogaMedicine.com.

To support our work, please leave us a 5 star review with your feedback on iTunes/Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. 

 

Strength Training in Pre- and Post-Menopause: Research Roundup13 Aug 202600:39:27

Today on the Yoga Medicine Podcast, Tiffany Cruikshank and co-host Katja Bartsch explore the latest research on strength training during pre- and post-menopause. Using a newly published systematic review and meta-analysis of 126 studies involving more than 4,000 women, they unpack what the evidence actually says about building strength and improving body composition in different stages of reproductive aging.

Together, Tiffany and Katja separate common myths from current research, discussing progressive overload, lean muscle, body composition, estrogen, and why strength gains remain possible well into midlife and beyond. They also explore why consistency and enjoyment may be just as important as the specific type of resistance training you choose, offering practical takeaways for yoga practitioners, teachers, and anyone looking to age well. 

"When we intervene, when we start to create a plan... the capacity to build strength is the same." — Tiffany Cruikshank.

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What You'll Learn:

  • Overview of the latest research on strength training across the female lifespan [01:25]
  • Why strength gains remain possible after menopause [08:47]
  • Body composition changes with strength training [16:25]
  • Why enjoyment and consistency are key to long-term success [21:36]
  • Current research gaps and unanswered questions [27:07]
  • Shifting the focus from weight loss to feeling and functioning your best [31:08]
  • How yoga complements strength training for lifelong health [32:34]

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Learn More:

Find the full show notes at YogaMedicine.com/podcast-173.

Learn more about insider tips, online classes or information on our teacher trainings at YogaMedicine.com.

To support our work, please leave us a 5 star review with your feedback on iTunes/Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. 

Fascia & Flow State: Expert Insights with Fiona Stout, BA PhD30 Jul 202600:56:50

Previous episodes have explored the physical form and function of fascia and its interactions with the nervous and immune systems. Today's conversation ventures into more new territory, exploring the relationships between fascia, flow state, and embodied experience.

Host Katja is joined by Fiona Rose Stout PhD, an interdisciplinary researcher, bodyworker, and movement therapist seeking to connect diverse perspectives from neuroscience, creative arts, bodywork, and yoga.

Together, Katja and Fiona explore the fascinating relationship between fascia, movement, and nervous system regulation. They discuss why fascia may provide an important biological lens for understanding embodied awareness, how movement practices can cultivate greater adaptability and resilience, and why integrative thinking is essential when exploring trauma, healing, and the mind-body connection. They also unpack a recent opinion article challenging "The Body Keeps the Score," offering a nuanced discussion about predictive coding, fascia, and contemporary trauma science.


"There's an experience that happens when you actually feel that connection and that integration." — Fiona Stout.

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What You'll Learn:

  • Introducing Fiona [01:13]
  • Flow state and why it matters for embodied movement practitioners [04:40]
  • Fascial fluidity implications for flow state [11:48]
  • Connections between nervous system regulation, trauma and flow state [15:11]
  • Supporting fascia with curiosity, varied movement, bodywork, myofascial release [21:03]
  • A nuanced discussion of "The Body Keeps the Score" [29:05]
  • Predictive coding and recent article "The body does not keep the score" [37:05]
  • Why integration, not dualism, may better explain human experience [45:11]
  • "Different strokes for different folks": final takeaways [50:28]

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Learn More:

Find the full show notes at YogaMedicine.com/podcast-172.

Learn more about insider tips, online classes or information on our teacher trainings at YogaMedicine.com.

To support our work, please leave us a 5 star review with your feedback on iTunes/Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. 

Practice Stillness: Exploring Savasana16 Jul 202600:45:30

Most of us spend more time unintentionally still than we would like, and yet there is undeniable power in the purposeful stillness of savasana. In this episode, we take a closer look at savasana—an almost universally familiar posture, yet perhaps also one of the most loaded with assumption and expectation.

Hosts Tiffany and Rachel discuss how savasana supports recovery, nervous system regulation and resilience, as well as why there is no single "perfect" version of the pose and how thoughtful modifications can make this practice more accessible for every body. 

From prop setups and guided relaxation to alternatives for students who find stillness challenging, this conversation offers practical strategies for both yoga teachers and practitioners to make rest a more meaningful part of practice.


"The shape is not really the thing. It's just a container for the practice that you're creating in savasana." - Tiffany Cruikshank.

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What You'll Learn:

  • Defining savasana and approaches to it [01:51]
  • Savasana as the integration, close, and clearing of practice [03:13]
  • Current research on savasana [05:38]
  • Savasana for nervous system regulation [10:22
  • Challenges in savasana: discomfort lying still [14:03
  • Guidance for mental restlessness in savasana [19:13]
  • Prop options for comfort [24:39]
  • Guided vs unguided savasana, duration of quiet [32:34]
  • Can we skip savasana? [36:23]
  • The value of intentional stillness and "non-doing" [42:17]

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Learn More:

Find the full show notes at YogaMedicine.com/podcast-171.

Learn more about insider tips, online classes or information on our teacher trainings at YogaMedicine.com.

To support our work, please leave us a 5 star review with your feedback on iTunes/Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. 

Yoga in Healthcare: Community Conversations with Jen Beal02 Jul 202600:46:28

Yoga is increasingly moving beyond the studio to find a place in therapeutic and healthcare settings. That move generates new opportunities, as well as new challenges, for yoga teachers.

In today's episode, host Rachel speaks with Yoga Medicine Therapeutic Specialist Jen Beal, who is a full-time yoga and meditation teacher with the Whole Health division of the US Department of Veterans Affairs.

Jen shares the realities of teaching yoga in a large-scale healthcare environment: working as part of a collaborative care team, documentation requirements, and the need for trauma sensitivity, confidentiality, and accessibility. This conversation offers valuable insight into how yoga can become more inclusive, adaptable, and therapeutic — both inside and outside traditional healthcare systems.

"You don't have to have every single body in your classroom doing the same exact thing." — Jen Beal.

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What You'll Learn:

  • Gaining employment in the VA healthcare system [2:31]
  • What the role involves [5:40]
  • Rewarding and fulfilling work [7:59]
  • Unique challenges in this environment [11:58]
  • Record-keeping requirements [14:41]
  • Privacy and confidentiality matter in healthcare [18:23]
  • Clear Scope of Practice [20:30]
  • How VA students and sequences differ from yoga studios [26:23]
  • A "yoga kit" to encourage home practice [35:37]
  • Advice for accessible teaching in healthcare settings [38:29]
  • Final takeaways [44:02]

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Learn More:

Find the full show notes at YogaMedicine.com/podcast-170.

Learn more about insider tips, online classes or information on our teacher trainings at YogaMedicine.com.

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Yoga for Addiction Recovery: Community Conversations with Caroline Wybar18 Jun 202600:57:26

We all have the instinct to distract ourselves from present-moment discomfort, whether we consider ourselves an addict or not. That insight is a powerful starting point for today's conversation on the role yoga can play in addiction recovery. 

Host Rachel is joined by returning guest Caroline Wybar—yoga teacher and trainer, and 1000hr Yoga Medicine Therapeutic Specialist. Drawing from both lived experience and extensive research, Caroline shares a compassionate and evidence-informed perspective on addiction and recovery.

She explores the many factors that contribute to addiction and shares how yoga can support recovery by helping practitioners develop self-awareness, resilience, distress tolerance, and a healthier relationship with the present moment.

"We all experience pain and distress and loss and disconnection. We just have different solutions for it." — Caroline Wybar.

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What You'll Learn:

  • Defining addiction, clinically versus culturally [2:27]
  • Addiction as a solution to pain [4:34]
  • Disease or personal choice? Reaching consilience [8:11]
  • Secrecy, stigma versus community connection [16:34]
  • Caroline's personal recovery story [20:14]
  • Yoga tools for recovery [37:52]
  • Yoga asana for simplicity and sense of success [41:50]
  • Accessible breath work and mindfulness practices [43:57]
  • Yoga Medicine Live Online Addictions Yoga Teacher Training [51:49]

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Learn More:

Find the full show notes at YogaMedicine.com/podcast-169.

Learn more about insider tips, online classes or information on our teacher trainings at YogaMedicine.com.

To support our work, please leave us a 5 star review with your feedback on iTunes/Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. 

Yoga & the Natural World: Community Conversations with Emily Long04 Jun 202600:42:25

Most of us instinctively understand that we feel better when we spend time in nature. But our relationship to the natural world is perhaps even more powerful than we appreciate.

On today's episode, host Rachel is joined by Emily Long—licensed clinical social worker, certified nature-informed therapist, and yoga teacher. Emily shares research on the therapeutic benefits of building a more mindful relationship with nature, whether that means spending time outdoors, inviting natural elements indoors, even simply viewing nature through a window. Emily also reminds us how nature is deeply embedded in the yoga tradition. 

From stress reduction and improved cognitive function to increased resilience and emotional regulation, this conversation highlights the many ways reconnecting with nature can support our well-being, and how our practice could be the perfect time and place to do so.


"What we care for cares for us." — Emily Long.

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What You'll Learn:

• How yoga already reflects our connection to nature [3:08]
• Stereotypes can discourage people from developing a relationship with nature [9:19]
• Research: nature and our health [12:56]
• "Softly fascinating stimuli" and the nervous system [16:12]
• Reaping the benefits whether we enjoy nature or not [20:40]
• Nature encourages social and community connection [23:44]
• Practical ways to invite nature into indoor spaces [26:35]
• Taking opportunities to go outside [29:02]
• Natural imagery, honoring seasonal rhythms [30:59]
• Ahimsa, reciprocity, and caring for the environment [37:33]

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Links Mentioned:

  • Watch this episode on YouTube
  • Relevant research:
    • Soga, M., & Gaston, K. J. (2025). Health benefits of viewing nature through windows: A meta-analysis. Bioscience, 75(8), 628–636. https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biaf089
    • Stevenson, M. P., Schilhab, T., & Bentsen, P. (2018). Attention Restoration Theory II: a systematic review to clarify attention processes affected by exposure to natural environments. Journal of toxicology and environmental health. Part B, Critical reviews, 21(4), 227–268. https://doi.org/10.1080/10937404.2018.1505571
    • Bettmann, J. E., Speelman, E., Blumenthal, E., Couch, S., & McArthur, T. (2024). How Does Nature Exposure Affect Adults With Symptoms of Mental Illness? A Meta-Analysis. International journal of mental health nursing, 33(6), 1889–1907. https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.13400
    • Ulrich R. S. (1984). View through a window may influence recovery from surgery. Science (New York, N.Y.), 224(4647), 420–421. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.6143402 

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Find the full show notes at YogaMedicine.com/podcast-168.

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Stretching Research Roundup21 May 202601:09:44

In this episode, Yoga Medicine founder Tiffany Cruikshank and Katja Bartsch take a deep dive into the latest stretching research and what it means for yoga teachers, athletes, and movement professionals. Together, they unpack the latest recommendations around stretching for flexibility, stiffness, strength, hypertrophy, vascular health, recovery, and injury prevention while exploring the limitations of stretching as a standalone tool.

Tiffany and Katja discuss why prolonged static stretching before explosive activity may impair athletic performance, how longer-held yin-style stretches may influence tissue stiffness, and why emerging vascular research around stretching is generating so much interest. They also explore why yoga recovery likely involves far more than just stretching mechanics, including nervous system regulation, breathwork, and relaxation.

"We do not overestimate or underestimate what stretching can do." — Katja Bartsch.

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What You'll Learn:

  • What the new 2025 stretching consensus paper reveals about flexibility research [2:57]
  • Definitions of static, dynamic, and PNF stretching in both research and yoga practice [6:00]
  • Acute vs. chronic stretching effects on range of motion and mobility [13:54]
  • Recommendations for improving long-term flexibility and maintaining mobility with age [20:09]
  • The "Goldilocks" principle of tissue stiffness and athletic performance [27:24]
  • Why longer yin-style holds may influence connective tissue adaptation [32:12]
  • How stretching impacts strength, explosive performance, and warm-ups [34:32]
  • Research on stretching for strength gains and muscle hypertrophy [37:36]
  • Emerging evidence around stretching and vascular health [42:01]
  • Breathwork, nervous system regulation, and yoga's broader therapeutic effects [51:24]
  • Why stretching alone may not improve recovery or prevent soreness [54:07]
  • The limitations of flexibility-only approaches for injury prevention [1:00:13]
  • Why individualized mobility, stability, and strength work matter in yoga practice [1:01:40]
  • Final takeaways on stretching frequency, recovery, and long-term mobility [1:04:32]

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Find the full show notes at YogaMedicine.com/podcast-167.

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Revisiting Polyvagal Theory: Expert Insights with Valerie Knopik, PhD07 May 202600:50:40

You have probably heard of the vagus nerve, and (whether you realize it or not) have been exposed to some of the concepts of Polyvagal Theory in yoga classes. In fact, we have discussed the theory in a previous episode of the podcast.

In today's episode, host Rachel Land and Yoga Medicine Therapeutic Specialist Valerie Knopik, PhD, revisit Polyvagal Theory and explore the latest scientific debate it has generated. They break down the original framework, the newer criticisms, and the ways scientific ideas evolve over time. 

The conversation stays grounded in real-world teaching, especially around stress response, breath, and the role of relationships in helping people feel safe enough to practice. It is a thoughtful reminder that research can shift while the practical value of awareness, connection, and regulation remains central to yoga.

"Science is never stagnant, and that's part of the beauty of science for me." — Valerie Knopik.

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What You'll Learn:

  • Vagus nerve roles in stress and relaxation response [3:24]
  • Recent papers updating and challenging Polyvagal Theory (PVT) [4:41]
  • The nature of the scientific method [7:12]
  • Defining PVT [10:37] 
  • Summarizing the current controversy: over-simplification of dorsal vs ventral vagus [25:29]
  • Other points of contention: dorsal vagal and trauma response, heart rate variability as a measure of vagal tone, clinical over-use [31:41]
  • Relevance to yoga teaching and practice [37:11]
  • The "science of safety" in yoga: Yoga Medicine Mental Health & Wellness Teacher Training [44:00]

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Find the full show notes at YogaMedicine.com/podcast-166.

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To support our work, please leave us a 5 star review with your feedback on iTunes/Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. 

What Habit "Hacks" Get Wrong: Community Conversations with Caroline Wybar23 Apr 202600:49:08

We all know how impactful regular habits can be, whether to benefit our health and wellbeing or detract from them. Social media would have us believe that we are one simple hack or protocol away from the habits we want, but today's guest is here to tell us that habit formation and change are a little more complicated than that.

Host Rachel welcomes back yoga teacher and trainer Caroline Wybar to discuss Caroline's upcoming course, Transforming Habits: An Evidence-Based Approach to Lasting Change. Caroline offers a grounded and compassionate perspective on change, reminding listeners that habits are not just about discipline, but about alignment, identity, and sustainability.

Listen in to learn why change only happens when we look beyond surface behavior to the deeper drivers beneath, and the key role yoga can play in countering shame, fostering self-awareness, and offering practical tools for nervous system regulation.

"Habits are difficult to change. If it were easy to do, we wouldn't have courses on it." — Caroline Wybar.

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What You'll Learn:

  • The inspiration for Caroline's upcoming 8hr online course [3:43]
  • The unique role yoga can play in healthy habits [05:35]
  • Caroline's "failed" ice cream experiment [7:12]
  • Preya & Shreya: pleasure versus long-term benefit [12:59]
  • Self Perception Theory & our habits [16:52]
  • The neurobiology of how shame derails habit change [23:47]
  • How yoga helps: compassion, self-regulation, self-awareness [27:07]
  • Social support is key [33:48]
  • Intrinsic motivation: choosing habits we actually enjoy [36:21]
  • Insights on Caroline's course: how acupressure tapping, breath/movement rhythm, dual attention techniques, visualization, and Yoga Nidra support top-down and bottom-up change [40:14]

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Learn More:

Find the full show notes at YogaMedicine.com/podcast-165.

Learn more about insider tips, online classes or information on our teacher trainings at YogaMedicine.com.

To support our work, please leave us a 5 star review with your feedback on iTunes/Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.

Yoga Research & Neuropathic Pain: Expert Insights with Jennifer Gewandter, PhD, MPH09 Apr 202600:56:48

Yoga can play a particularly powerful role in pain care, with the capacity to address both physical and psychological aspects of pain within a supportive social framework. 

You'll hear these themes woven through today's conversation—between host Rachel and pain researcher and yoga teacher Jennifer Gewandter, PhD, MPH—as Jennifer shares the details of her upcoming pilot study on yoga for pain management.

Jennifer outlines the biopyschosocial nature of pain, and the unpredictability of neuropathic pain in particular. She explains how nervous‑system‑informed yoga practices—paired with pain science education—can help reduce fear and build more easeful patterns of movement, and the role yoga can play in long‑term pain management.

"Yoga targets your physical body, your psychological well‑being, and your social world all at once—and for pain, that combination can be powerful." — Jennifer Gewandter, PhD, MPH.

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What You'll Learn:

  • The origin of Jen's yoga for pain management pilot study [3:01]
  • Barriers to accessing yoga for pain care [6:06]
  • How yoga helps: through a biopyschosocial lens [12:15]
  • Components of the pilot yoga program [16:19]
  • Predictable sequences, trained teachers, planning for flare-ups, breath practices [27:18]
  • The special challenge of neuropathic pain [38:27]
  • Sharing pain science education is key [42:53]
  • Sum up: movement & meditation, short & social [47:01]

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Belief, Perception & Your Health: Shorts26 Mar 202600:12:27

In this episode, we revisit a compelling conversation between hosts Tiffany Cruikshank and Katja Bartsch on the powerful role mindset plays in shaping health outcomes. Through research on the placebo effect, they explore how beliefs about food, exercise, and wellness choices can influence not only behavior but also physiological responses.

In fact, the way we think and feel about what we do may be just as important as the actions themselves. This episode offers a fresh perspective on sustainable health, emphasizing awareness, enjoyment, and a more compassionate approach to wellness.

"Food really is a medicine. So, how can I feed myself to feel good rather than deprive myself to lose weight?" — Tiffany Cruikshank.

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What You'll Learn:

  • Challenging health "rules" with embodied awareness [2:11]
  • The role yoga can play [4:23]
  • Flow-on effects of positivity regarding exercise choices [5:25]
  • Why enjoyment is critical for sustainable health habits [7:39]

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Cross Training with Yoga: The What, Why & How12 Mar 202600:46:07

Yoga is often perceived as a recovery tool for athletes, but that barely scratches the surface of what yoga can offer active people. 

In this episode, hosts Tiffany and Rachel explore the many roles yoga can play in athletic cross-training. They discuss how yoga can be used to not only maintain range of motion and provide tools for nervous system recovery, but also to balance repetitive movement patterns and support overall performance.

Listen in to learn how cross-training with yoga supports longevity—not just in sports, but in life. Whether you're a runner, cyclist, desk worker, recreational athlete, or parent, incorporating yoga can help you move better, recover more effectively, and continue doing the activities you love for years to come.

"As humans, we want to be able to live the full expression of our lives… it really is about optimizing how we feel and function in our lives." — Tiffany Cruikshank.

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What You'll Learn:

  • Cross training: the big picture [1:38]
  • How yoga can help [7:23]
  • Cross training and injury reduction [10.51]
  • Sequencing a cross training yoga practice: Breath work, body awareness, isometrics, MFR [12:25]
  • Finding the right level & type of challenge [15:11]
  • Mobility work [16:39]
  • Nervous system regulation [17:45]
  • Active recovery [18:11]
  • Myriad yoga techniques to draw from [19:32]
  • The goals of yoga for cross training: Maintaining mobility and ROM [21:10]

  • Support performance and muscular balance, provide variety [21:58]

  • Nervous system support, rest, and recovery [24:18]

  • Be flexible when teaching yoga cross training classes [26:16]

  • The central goal of cross training: longevity of sport and long-term functionality in life [28:30
  • Key factors to keep in mind [37:28]

  • The Yoga Medicine Yoga for Athletes Training [41:50]


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Mantra Myths & Misconceptions: Community Conversations with Rashmi Bismark and Steph Wall26 Feb 202600:39:18

Mantra — the sacred sound of yoga — is, for many students and teachers, shrouded in mystery. In this episode, yoga teachers Dr. Rashmi Bismark and Steph Wall join host Rachel Land to unpack the myths, misconceptions, and cultural questions surrounding mantra in modern yoga practice. 

Together, they explore whether the practice of mantra is religious, the importance of correct pronunciation, and how teachers can introduce sacred sound into Western yoga classes without alienating students. Listen in to learn why chanting in community might be one of the most powerful nervous system anchors available.

"It's not performative. It's an expression of something bigger." — Steph Wall.

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What You'll Learn:

  • Is mantra religious? [5:04]

  • Does perfect pronunciation matter? [9:10]

  • The roles of mantra in western classes [13:40]
  • Do you need an empty mind for mantra to "work"? [16:35]

  • Fear of "singing in public" [20:00]
  • Mantra vs. affirmations [25:59]

  • Is westernizing mantra cultural appropriation? [27:59]

  • How to introduce mantra respectfully [32:13]
  • Yoga Medicine 20-Hour Mantra Immersion [35:31]

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Two Yoga Nidra "Rules" Worth Breaking: Bonus Short19 Feb 202600:10:11

Some aspects of yoga practice feel more mysterious and opaque than others, which can make them intimidating to teach and practice. For many, Yoga Nidra is one such technique.

In this short excerpt from the previous episode, Yoga Nidra: Community Conversations with Caroline Wybar, Caroline shares two perceived Yoga Nidra "rules" that are well worth breaking to open up its benefits to a wider range of students.

You can also join Caroline and Dr. Katja Bartsch from March 30 to dive deep into the what, why, and how of Yoga Nidra in their upcoming 20-hour Yoga Nidra Online Teacher Training.

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Show Notes:
  • Does Yoga Nidra have to follow a prescribed sequence? [2:19]
  • The one essential component of Yoga Nidra [5:32]
  • Does Yoga Nidra have to be practiced in Savasana? [6:50]

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Foam Rolling Research: Does the Science Reach the Practice?12 Feb 202601:18:34

For years now, host Katja has been studying contraindications for foam rolling research, and today she sits down with Tiffany to discuss if new foam rolling research is reaching users in a practical way. In this episode, we discuss Katja's latest research project as well as recent findings and their implications for the yoga world.

Listen in to learn which findings were most surprising and how yoga teachers can apply new foam rolling research in their classes and practice. 

"We are always using, not only the research...but then also pulling in our gut and our experience and what is realistically attainable." - Tiffany Cruikshank.

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What You'll Learn:
  • Background on Katja's new research [1:27]
  • In which context foam rolling is applied in practice [13:00]
  • Foam rolling durations [15:14]
  • How often is foam rolling recommended [23:40]
  • Tools for foam rolling [31:13]
  • Recent research on vibration foam rollers [38:04]
  • Surprising findings [42:35]
  • Practicality of collecting data [54:26]
  • Info from non-users [1:08:14]
  • Final takeaways [1:10:58]

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Links Mentioned:

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What to Expect After Yoga Teacher Training: Bonus Short05 Feb 202600:14:11

Yoga Teacher Training is such an involved and immersive process that many teachers forget to consider what they'll do when it ends. This final episode in our bonus 200-hour yoga teacher training series includes two short excerpts from Episode 103: Teacher Training Myths with Yoga Medicine 200-hour lead teacher Dana Diament. In this episode, Dana and host Rachel share what you will -- and won't know -- after teacher training. They discuss how teaching opportunities are more widespread than ever, and how to capitalize on your unique skills and experiences to find your feet as a teacher.

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Show Notes:
  • The work doesn't end when 200hr teacher training does [2:01]
  • What you will and won't know after yoga teacher training [4:04]
  • Translating your personal experience for students [6:18]
  • Teach immediately after 200hr teacher training [7:18]
  • New teaching locations and populations [8:48]
  • Full-time, part-time, or something else [11:25]
  • Final thoughts [12:15]

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Links Mentioned:

You can learn more about this episode and see the full show notes at YogaMedicine.com/podcast-158.

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Full-Time Yoga Teacher Panel: Community Conversations with Elena Cheung, Kylie Rook and Caroline Wybar29 Jan 202600:49:58

In a time of what feels like unprecedented change, the yoga landscape is shifting profoundly. It's a great opportunity for host Rachel Land to connect with other full-time yoga teachers—returning guests Caroline Wybar, Elena Cheung and Kylie Rook—to hear their thoughts.

In this wide-reaching and philosophical discussion, we share what life as a teacher looks like right now, what has changed in the recent past, and what challenges and opportunities might lie ahead.

Listen in to hear about online fatigue, chasing the hustle, the challenge of work-life balance, diversification for long-term sustainability, and our advice for new teachers.

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Show Notes:
  • Current teaching schedules [3:35]
  • Why to diversify your offerings [7:41]
  • Post-pandemic changes for yoga teachers [8:38]
  • Myriad options: for better and for worse [12:35]
  • Making a good living versus making a good life [16:13]
  • Challenges: online fatigue, cultural stress, changing markets and demographics [23:33]
  • Future opportunities [32:02]
  • Closing thoughts for other teachers [43:50]

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Links Mentioned:

You can learn more about this episode and see the full show notes at YogaMedicine.com/podcast-157.

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Prerequisites for Yoga Teacher Training: Bonus Short22 Jan 202600:16:00

Do you need teaching experience, extreme flexibility, or deep knowledge of philosophy and anatomy to get the most out of yoga teacher training?

In this short clip from Episode 127: Your Teacher Training Questions Answered, host Rachel and fellow teacher trainer Dana Diament share what they do—and just as crucially, don't—consider to be key prerequisites for yoga teacher training. They also share details of the Yoga Medicine Online 200-hour Teacher Training 2026 intake, which is open for registration right now.

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Show Notes:
  • The importance of personal practice [02:29]
  • Time to commit to yoga teacher training [04:59]
  • A deep interest in yoga is key [06:34]
  • What skills and qualities AREN'T required before teacher training? [09:34]
  • How to prepare for YTT [10:39]

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Yoga's Hidden History: Expert Insights with Firdose Moonda, MA15 Jan 202600:43:18

For us to know where we are headed, it is crucial to understand where we came from and how we got here today. To that end, host Rachel Land and returning guest Firdose Moonda MA, spend today's episode discussing yoga's history, examining aspects of that history that are often overlooked.

They dive into the challenge of balancing respect for the ancient traditions of yoga with the techniques that are most relevant to modern students, and debate whether teachers need to reference yoga's history in every class they teach.

Listen in to learn why yoga history matters, what might be missing from your understanding of it, and what questions to ponder as we all take part in creating the yoga history of the future.

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Show Notes:
  • Does yoga's history matter? [2:15]
  • Pros and cons of teaching ancient yoga history [7:38]
  • What is missing from the yoga history commonly taught? [12:05]
  • Western influence on yoga [14:54]
  • The delicate balance of respect and relevance [19:58]
  • Critical missing components of yoga history [25:54]
  • The modern intermingling of yoga and wellness [30:31]
  • Should we always incorporate yoga history in teaching? [35:48]
  • Wrap up and questions to ponder [37:33]

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Best of 202501 Jan 202601:03:10

In this episode, host Rachel Land revisits topics as varied as managing our behavior during the holidays, how much to depend on technology when it comes to our health, the underestimated power of interoception, signs of undiagnosed autoimmune disorder, common symptoms pre- peri- and post-menopause, practicing in support of Rheumatoid Arthritis pain flare-ups, ADHD or recovery from Traumatic Brain Injury, and key challenges facing yoga teachers today. 

Listen in to this episode to hear some of the gems you might have missed during the year.

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Show Notes:
  • Changing deep-seated patterns around the holidays [01:07]
  • Recent research: female sex hormones and inflammation [5:42]
  • Common symptom clusters during pre- peri- and post-menopause [12:15]
  • Red flags suggesting undiagnosed autoimmune disorder [17:28]
  • Is wellness a personal responsibility? [21:28]
  • Navigating new wellness technology [25:33]
  • Yoga practice during Rheumatoid Arthritis pain flare-ups [30:39]
  • Interoception as a learned skill [36:11]
  • Rebuilding body awareness after Traumatic Brain Injury [42:12]
  • Teaching cues: balancing clarity with personal choice [44:46]
  • Repeated and predictable movement for ADHD [50:25]
  • Creating a sustainable teaching schedule [54:10]
  • Shifting cultural and commercial pressures for yoga teachers [1:00:32]

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Links Mentioned:

You can learn more about this episode and see the full show notes at YogaMedicine.com/podcast-154.

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Integrity Beyond the Metrics: Community Conversations with Elena Cheung18 Dec 202500:54:11

As we close out the year, how do we, as yoga teachers, gauge our progress? How can we assess our success?

Today, host Rachel and returning guest Elena Cheung share their answers to these questions. We discuss why one-dimensional metrics like ratings, reviews, student numbers, online likes, and follows are so appealing, as well as the complexities of teaching that they fail to capture.

Listen to this episode to learn how to balance your interests and values with the needs of your students, and how to meaningfully reflect on your work as a yoga teacher.

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Show Notes:
  • Complexities that ratings & reviews don't express [3:32]
  • From "teacher knows best" to "the customer is always right"? [10:20]
  • Navigating changing student tastes with integrity [13:06]
  • The space that teaching experience creates around feedback [21:46]
  • Why "objective" metrics appeal, and what they miss [26:12]
  • How to gauge success as a yoga teacher [33:05]
  • Final takeaways [47:27]

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Links Mentioned:

Instagram | Elena Shapeshifts | The Way Softness Moves | Yoga Medicine® Online Guest Teacher

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Is Every Yoga Teacher Training the Same? Bonus Short11 Dec 202500:13:06

A common misconception is that all yoga teacher trainings are the same, but that's not the case. Every program varies in its style, priorities, and methods, making it crucial to do your research to ensure your teacher training is a good fit for you.

In this short clip from Episode 103: Teacher Training Myths, host Rachel and fellow teacher trainer Dana Diament discuss how different trainings vary and key things to bear in mind before you sign up. They also share details of the Yoga Medicine® Online 200HR Teacher Training 2026 intake, and a deep discount is available right now.

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Show Notes:
  • Teacher trainers vary in focus and communication style [1:50]
  • Programs vary in their focus and assessments [4:37]
  • Prepare to be out of your comfort zone [6:57]
  • The satisfaction of completing yoga teacher training [10:33]

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Links Mentioned:

You can learn more about this episode, and see the full show notes at YogaMedicine.com/podcast-152.

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From Stuck to Thriving: Teacher's Series04 Dec 202500:47:10

When the yoga landscape is changing and trends are constantly shifting, how do we find our place as teachers? How do we balance feeling purposeful and fulfilled with making a sustainable living?

This episode is for people who are new to teaching yoga, those who have been teaching for decades, and everyone in between. Hosts Tiffany and Rachel discuss four phases of teaching and the potential pitfalls and pathways of each stage.

Listen in to hear what reflections and actions could take you from feeling stuck to a place where you thrive.

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Show Notes:
  • Phase 1: Starting out – just do it [2:36]
  • Phase 2: Curious about what lights you up [9:30]
  • Where teachers get stuck in this phase [12:44]
  • Phase 3: Invest in your speciality [19:28]
  • Navigating imposter syndrome [22:02]
  • The value of teaching one-on-one [26:33]
  • Sharing your expertise through writing [29:14]
  • Phase 4: Staying inspired, open to self-growth and reinvention [30:57]
  • Final takeaways [42:42]

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Links Mentioned:

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Stress Management for High Achievers: Community Conversations with Katharina Claeys20 Nov 202500:52:02

High achievers in business, sport, and life in general can benefit hugely from yoga practice. However, the very traits that lead to success in their field can bring up unique challenges when brought to the mat.

Today, host Katja speaks with Yoga Medicine Therapeutic Specialist Katharina Claeys about teaching yoga to high achievers. Katharina is an educator, speaker, and consultant with a focus on building resilience and nervous system regulation, as well as women's health.

Listen to this episode to learn why setting realistic expectations, being flexible in your teaching approach, and managing the moments of transition into class are so important when working with high achievers.

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Show Notes:
  • Traits of high achievers on and off the mat [2:47]
  • Which high achievers seek yoga for support? [6:29]
  • Establish "the why" and set clear expectations [10:27]
  • Working with perfectionism and over-efforting [15:26]
  • Be ready with a range of techniques [17:19]
  • Doorway affirmations, tapping into physical senses [27:05]
  • Work with the person, not the profession [31:49]
  • Match your student's energy [34:17]
  • Tips for teachers: self-care, scheduling, community, mentors [40:28]
  • Get started teaching yoga to high achievers [45:22]

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Links Mentioned:

Katharina Claeys | Instagram | LinkedIn

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Who is Yoga Teacher Training For? Bonus Short13 Nov 202500:15:16

A major barrier for many people interested in yoga teacher training is the assumption that it is only for certain kinds of people—whether that's deep and spiritual, energetic and outgoing, irresistibly charismatic, or highly skilled at yoga postures.

In this short excerpt from Episode 103, Teacher Training Myths, host Rachel and fellow teacher trainer Dana Diament share that the truth is that teaching yoga is as much about holding space for students to be themselves as it is about instructing yoga poses and practices.

They also share details of the Yoga Medicine Online 200-hour Teacher Training 2026 intake and a deep discount available right now.

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Show Notes:
  • Myths about who YTT is for [2:12]
  • Find your own voice, range, and teaching style [4:12]
  • Learning to communicate with groups, as yourself [10:10]
  • Teaching as holding space [13:00]

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Links Mentioned:

You can learn more about this episode, and see the full show notes at YogaMedicine.com/podcast-149.

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Support Yourself for a Joyful Holiday: Expert Insights with Diane Malaspina PhD06 Nov 202500:53:46

The holidays can bring up strong feelings. Whether you're managing travel, disruption to regular routines, over-indulgence, or deeper issues like family conflict or loss, this time of year isn't always as magical as we perhaps imagine it to be.

Today, host Rachel is joined by returning guest Diane Malaspina, yoga teacher and psychologist, to share practical suggestions on how we can better self-regulate through the holiday season.

In this episode, Diane stresses the importance of making time for honest reflection on our feelings regarding this season, and shares how this process prompted one key change in her own life that created more joyful holidays.

Listen to this episode to learn how a mindful approach can, slowly but surely, transform your experience of the holiday season.

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Show Notes:
  • Holiday expectation versus reality [3:08]
  • Honest reflection on how you feel about the holidays [5:20]
  • Cultivating awareness BEFORE the holidays arrive [9:05]
  • Carrying imagined expectations from others [11:49]
  • Challenge one undesirable holiday pattern [14:50]
  • Embracing seasonal rhythms [18:47]
  • Self-regulation micro-doses accumulate [21:37]
  • Boundaries as self-care [30:29]
  • Grief at the holidays [39:50]
  • Yoga Medicine Burnout Resilience Program [47:48]
  • Final takeaways [50:48]

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Links Mentioned:

Facebook | Instagram | Diane Malaspina | Yoga Medicine® Online Guest Teacher

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LoveYourBrain: Expert Insights on TBI with Kyla Pearce MPH, PhD, CBIS, E-RYT23 Oct 202501:04:01

Today's guest calls traumatic brain injury (TBI) "a silent epidemic", describing a common yet complex injury that, for many, presents with chronic symptoms.

In this episode, host Rachel Land speaks with expert guest Dr. Kyla Pearce, Senior Director of Programs, Research & Operations for the LoveYourBrain Foundation – a national nonprofit that delivers evidence-based holistic health programs for the brain injury community.

Because individual experiences of TBI vary widely, it can be a daunting thing to work with as a yoga teacher. Dr. Pearce talks about the under-appreciated importance of social support and the delicate balance of giving students agency without creating overwhelm. She also offers best practices for movement and breath work, and discusses the power of visualization.

Listen in to learn how to use yoga as a healing modality for traumatic brain injuries.

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Show Notes:
  • Defining Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) [3:38]
  • Surprising causes of brain injury [5:28]
  • Common symptoms of brain injury [6:21]
  • The mission of the LoveYourBrain Foundation [12:45]
  • Evidence-based research outcomes [17:14]
  • Yoga for brain injury versus other trauma [19:29]
  • Challenges for yoga students with TBI (and their teachers) [24:50]
  • Balancing student agency and simplicity [33:23]
  • Suggested practices [39:57]
  • "Cognitive preparation" cueing [45:00]
  • Preferred meditation and breath work techniques [47:32]
  • How to know when students need up-regulation [55:23]
  • Summing up, final takeaways [58:18]

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Links Mentioned:

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Hustle Culture Meets Wellness Sphere09 Oct 202500:40:45

Today hosts Katja and Tiffany introduce some recent research on an always-interesting topic: the place where hustle culture meets the wellness sphere. In this episode, we discuss how these two fields influence each other, how this relationship has shifted recently, and how yoga teachers can navigate the hustle.

Listen in to learn about the origins of hustle culture, how it shows up in the wellness space today, and how yoga can help to adapt to recent challenges and changes that have been perhaps expedited by the recent pandemic.

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Show Notes:
  • Origins of hustle culture [1:44]
  • Recent trends: moving beyond hustle culture [4:46]
  • How the realms of hustle culture and wellness interact [10:31]
  • Reconciling work as a yoga teacher with capitalism [21:23]
  • Recent changes and challenges [26:50]
  • Advice for people entering the yoga teacher space [28:57]

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Links Mentioned:

Facebook | Instagram | Kalamana Yoga | Yoga Medicine® Online Guest Teacher

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Back to the Mat with Tiffany Cruikshank: Shorts25 Sep 202500:10:01

It can be a challenge to maintain a regular yoga practice in the busyness and distraction of daily life. In this short excerpt from Episode 5, Sustainability and Yoga, Rachel and Tiffany talk about what keeps us coming back to our mats year after year. We share the most important question to ask yourself on the mat, and highlight the underrated skill of finding what you need even within a led group class.

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Show Notes:
  • Myriad areas for focus and investigation in practice [1:04]
  • The most powerful question to ask on the mat [3:15]
  • An underrated ability: finding something you need in a led class [5:27]

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Links Mentioned:

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The Power of Language: Teachers' Series11 Sep 202500:49:11

How we phrase things is so important, especially in a personal, experiential practice like yoga. Today, hosts Rachel and Tiffany talk about the power of the language we use when teaching.

What does it mean to use open and invitational language versus commanding? How can our words help students to feel strong and resilient instead of fearful on the mat? What problems can arise for students when we offer pose options as a hierarchy?

Listen in to learn how to tailor your language with more skill and discernment and cultivate an environment in which your students flourish.

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Show Notes:
  • Why is language important when teaching yoga? [0:47]
  • The delicate balance of invitational versus commanding language [3:43]
  • Nocebic or fear-based language [14:47]
  • Hierarchical language versus open options [28:34]
  • Body-positive language [36:53]
  • Gendered language [40:18]
  • Using technical terms judiciously [42:42]
  • Changing default language takes time and practice [45:16]

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Links Mentioned:

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Hip Health & Durability with Tiffany Cruikshank: Shorts28 Aug 202500:17:33

Welcome to our new series of "Shorts"—gems from previous podcast conversations that deserve a second look (or listen).

This excerpt is drawn from episode 54: Love Those Hips! All About the Hip Labrum. In discussing yoga practices to embrace and avoid during hip labrum injury, hosts Tiffany and Rachel also highlighted how all of us can strengthen, support, and mobilize these crucial joints to maximize their capacity over the long term. They also explored a repeated theme on this podcast: the power of curiosity and how our practice can act as an individual invitation to find the challenges we need to thrive.

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Show Notes:
  • Biomechanics patterns that can contribute to hip issues [1:22]
  • The challenge of balancing 3D mobility and strength [4:00]
  • Commonly neglected: active control in hip rotation, eccentric hip flexor work [5:51]
  • A caution: loaded internal rotation [10:53]
  • The power of practice as individual investigation [13:59]

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Links Mentioned:

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Female Hormones, Immune System, and Exercise: Research Roundup14 Aug 202500:34:53

Today, hosts Tiffany and Katja discuss current research on female hormones, the immune system, and exercise. Both the female hormones as well as the immune function are intricate systems – bringing them together adds even more complexity! In this episode, we try to boil down the immune system and inflammatory response and explore recent research that sheds light on the relationship between the menstrual cycle, immune responses and exercise. We also discuss the nuances of inflammatory processes, individualised responses, and potential implications for peri- and post-menopause.

Listen in as we talk about the influence of female hormones on immune processes and share why inner wisdom is an important part of understanding our bodies better.

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Show Notes:
  • Disclaimer – complexity of the immune system and menstrual cycle research [1:52]
  • Inflammation and the immune system – bird's eye view [4:18]
  • Influence of female hormones on immune and inflammatory processes [6:47]
  • Potential changes in the second phase of the menstrual cycle [14:16]
  • Current meta-analysis and systematic review on female hormones and immune function/ inflammation [15:43]
  • Relationship with exercise [22:41]
  • Current state of menstrual cycle-based training research [29:33]

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Links Mentioned:

Facebook | Instagram | Kalamana Yoga | Yoga Medicine® Online Guest Teacher

You can learn more about this episode and see the full show notes at YogaMedicine.com/podcast-142.

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Pitfalls of Private Yoga (and How to Avoid Them): Community Conversations with Elena Cheung31 Jul 202500:57:40

Teaching private yoga can be enormously fulfilling, but it also has the potential to create a whole new set of challenges for teachers.

In this episode, host Rachel Land speaks with returning guest Elena Cheung about the pitfalls of private yoga sessions and some potential ways to avoid them. We discuss how to set student expectations early, manage anxiety regarding that first session, and offer tips on setting boundaries, taking payment, and setting cancellation policies.

Listen in to learn how to navigate the pitfalls of private yoga like a pro, and find your niche.

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Show Notes:
  • Positives of private yoga [2:08]
  • Pitfall #1: Scheduling and admin time [9:38]
  • Pitfall #2: The unstructured unknown of the first session [12:08]
  • Pitfall #3: Research and planning time [19:08]
  • Pitfall #4: Cancellations and no-shows [24:55]
  • Pitfall #5: Homework that works [28:31]
  • Pitfall #6: Uncertainty whether you'll be able to help [35:34]
  • Pitfall #7: Blurry boundaries [41:38]
  • Pitfall #8: Mismatched expectations; find your niche [50:15]
  • Final takeaways [54:20]

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Links Mentioned:

Instagram | Elena Shapeshifts | Yoga Medicine® Online Guest Teacher

You can learn more about this episode, and see the full show notes at YogaMedicine.com/podcast-141.

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Game-Changing Hands-On Assists: Teachers' Series17 Jul 202500:40:19

Today hosts Tiffany and Rachel dive into the muddy waters of hands-on assists. We discuss their complicated history, the different types of hands-on assists, and debate their pros and cons. We also talk about the importance of clear communication and consent, and alternatives you could employ instead. Listen in to hear how truly game-changing assists might be the ones that students find their way to on their own.

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Show Notes:
  • Differing attitudes toward hands-on assists over time [1:11]
  • The case for hands-on assists, different types, asking for consent [4:13]
  • Can a teacher know how a student feels by looking at them? [10:57]
  • The same assists don't work for every teacher [15:12]
  • The case against hands-on assists [16:19]
  • Potential for injury [18:27]
  • Overriding students' body autonomy [22:03]
  • Alternatives to hands-on assists: language, demonstrations [26:53]
  • Is touch within a yoga teacher's scope of practice? [29:51]
  • Physical adjustment might disrupt students' internal experience [31:27]
  • Final takeaways [36:13]

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Links Mentioned:

You can learn more about this episode, and see the full show notes at YogaMedicine.com/podcast-140.

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Experiencing Menopause - Research Roundup03 Jul 202500:59:54

There are still plenty of questions about the experience of the transitional phases of our lives. Today, hosts Tiffany and Katja discuss recent research that seeks to shed light on the menopausal transition. Experience of menopause is highly variable from person to person, so in this episode, we explore common symptom clusters identified in the research as well as the phenomenon of "not feeling like myself" in perimenopause. We also talk about how midlife can pose a challenge to one's self-image and discuss how fatigue and emotional volatility may impact a woman's day-to-day in this phase of life.

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Show Notes:
  • Background on menopause and perimenopause [2:50]
  • Symptoms of peri- and postmenopause [14:41]
  • Symptoms that show up in all stages of menopause [27:19]
  • The phenomenon of "not feeling like myself" in perimenopause [29:22]
  • Symptoms related to not feeling like yourself [38:20]
  • The role of fatigue [45:17]
  • New sensations of emotional volatility [46:38]

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Links Mentioned:

Facebook | Instagram | Kalamana Yoga | Yoga Medicine® Online Guest Teacher

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Yoga During Pregnancy: Community Conversations with Allie Geer19 Jun 202500:50:33

Today's episode dives into the vital topic of yoga during pregnancy and beyond. Host Rachel connects with Allie Geer, a Yoga Medicine Therapeutic Specialist and Biodynamic Cranial Sacral Therapist whose specialties include pre- and post-natal yoga.

In this episode, we discuss what it looks like to create space for both mother and baby in yoga classes, plus the impact of changes in circulation, centre of gravity, and soft tissue laxity.

Listen in to learn what to keep in mind when practicing yoga during and after pregnancy, the vital importance of community, and how teachers can help pregnant and postpartum students feel welcome and supported in class.

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Show Notes:
  • Practicing group yoga classes while pregnant [3:50]
  • A key question: is this creating space for me and baby? [5:22]
  • How to recruit extra support from props, walls, or teacher [6:47]
  • Heated & fast-moving flows [8:25]
  • Centre of gravity changes and standing balance [10:45]
  • Relaxin and increased ligamentous flexibility [11:27]
  • Lying on your back; implications for the vena cava [16:01]
  • The importance of community [21:06]
  • Breath work, bandhas, and upper body strength [24:51]
  • Yoga postpartum [29:56]
  • Planning a dedicated postpartum class [34:42]
  • Practicing group classes postpartum [40:04]
  • Working with diastasis recti; favorite deep core practices [42:17]
  • Final takeaways and resources [47:30]

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Links Mentioned:

Instagram | Allie Geer Flow | Yoga Medicine® Online Guest Teacher

You can learn more about this episode, and see the full show notes at YogaMedicine.com/podcast-138.

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Funk'tional Nutrition: Expert Insights with Erin Holt05 Jun 202500:59:28

An estimated 50 million Americans live with an autoimmune disorder, and women are twice as likely to be affected as men. Yet diagnosis and treatment can be challenging when taking a solely Western medical approach.

Today's guest is The Functional Nutritionist, Erin Holt. She has dedicated her life to helping those with autoimmune disorders find their way back to full health, taking a research-based whole-person approach.

In this episode, we discuss the major triggers of autoimmune disorders and the current limitations of Western medicine. Listen to learn the key role a multi-disciplinary team can play, and the power of food as medicine.

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Show Notes:
  • Erin's personal experience with autoimmune disorder [2:29]
  • Theories on why women are more affected by autoimmune disorders [5:01]
  • Different autoimmune conditions and potential for remission [7:28]
  • Six major triggers of immune disregulation [16:06]
  • Holistic approach to health: working with a multi-disciplinary team [22:00]
  • Three phases of autoimmune disorder [25:43]
  • Key signs of undiagnosed autoimmune disorder [27:32]
  • Challenges with the Western medical approach [34:46]
  • After autoimmune diagnosis: a whole-person approach [39:00]
  • Nutritional support for autoimmune disorder: where to start [44:57]
  • The Wahlz Protocol [47:08]
  • Gluten, dairy, eggs, soy [49:05]
  • Food sensitivity testing vs elimination diets [50:05]
  • Final takeaways and resources from Erin [53:21]

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Links Mentioned:

Facebook | Instagram | The Funk'tional Nutritionist

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Yoga Nidra: Community Conversations with Caroline Wybar22 May 202500:55:45

Most of us have heard of, and even practiced, Yoga Nidra. But it holds a certain mystique that means we might not know as much about it as we think.

Today, host Rachel dives into this topic with returning guest and 1000-hr Yoga Medicine Therapeutic Specialist Caroline Wybar. Caroline unpacks some of the misconceptions around Yoga Nidra and offers her tips for both students and teachers of this guided relaxation practice.

Listen in for more on Caroline's upcoming Online Yoga Nidra Teacher Training, to learn about relaxation-induced anxiety and hear tips for staying awake during Yoga Nidra… if you want to!

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Show Notes:
  • Is Yoga Nidra an ancient practice? [2:58]
  • Does "authentic" Yoga Nidra require a set sequence of techniques? [8:13]
  • Can Yoga Nidra replace sleep? [12:09]
  • Must Yoga Nidra be done in Savasana? [14:59]
  • Can Yoga Nidra cultivate Delta brain waves? [17:06]
  • Yoga Nidra frees us from the pressures of time [20:47]
  • How Caroline found her way to Yoga Nidra [28:03]
  • Challenges for Yoga Nidra students [34:34]
  • Who is Yoga Nidra for, and not for? [38:31]
  • Teaching Yoga Nidra: script or no script? [42:06]
  • Teaching Yoga Nidra: leaving space for silence [49:03]
  • Upcoming Yoga Medicine Yoga Nidra training live online [50:32]

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Links Mentioned:

Facebook | Instagram | Caroline Wybar Yoga | Yoga Medicine® Online Guest Teacher

You can learn more about this episode and see the full show notes at YogaMedicine.com/podcast-136.

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Yoga as Personalized Medicine?!: Research Roundup08 May 202500:40:59

As both yoga teachers and practitioners, it is important to understand how to take general instruction and use it to cater to your personal needs. In this episode, hosts Tiffany and Katja talk about recent research on personalized medicine and training, discuss how wearables and data collection play into individualized training programs, and relate current research findings to personalized yoga approaches.

Listen to this episode to learn about the history and trends of individualised medicine and training, how to know which data to collect, why body awareness is important in individualisation, and how to take this perspective into account in a group class.

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Show Notes:
  • What is the history of personalized medicine, training, and yoga [2:04]
  • Factors to consider [8:31]
  • Tracking and evaluating data [12:12]
  • Current research and potential downsides [20:37]
  • How to individualize a group class [35:32]
  • Recap [37:49]

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Links Mentioned:

Facebook | Instagram | Kalamana Yoga | Yoga Medicine® Online Guest Teacher

You can learn more about this episode and see the full show notes at YogaMedicine.com/podcast-135.

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ADHD & Yoga: Community Conversations with Emily Mariola24 Apr 202501:00:29

What is it about yoga that makes such a significant difference in well-being for people with ADHD? Today, host Rachel invites guest Emily Mariola to help answer that question. Emily is a Yoga Medicine Therapeutic Specialist and studio owner who recently completed her 1000-hr research project on Yoga for ADHD. 

In this episode, Emily shares yoga practices that help those with ADHD learn to self-regulate both on and off the mat—from asana, to breath work, meditation, and use of drishti. She also encourages yoga teachers and practitioners to view disruptive behavior with more compassion.

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Show Notes:
  • Describing ADHD, its challenges and opportunities [4:22]
  • How Emily's thesis project came about [10:56]
  • Yoga practices for ADHD [16:49]
  • Sun salutations: discipline & patterned behavior [21:52]
  • Suggestions when struggling with stillness [25:31]
  • Fixed gaze: focus & impulse control [31:14]
  • Yoga for emotional regulation [33:27]
  • Breath work for regulation, and a cue to internal state [38:34]
  • Recognizing ADHD behaviors with compassion [44:23]
  • Key outcomes of Emily's research project [49:45]
  • Final takeaways [54:37]

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Links Mentioned:

Facebook | Instagram | Flex Yoga Wooster

You can learn more about this episode, and see the full show notes at YogaMedicine.com/podcast-134.

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Yoga & Rheumatoid Arthritis: Expert Insights with Dr Nikki Tugnet FRACP10 Apr 202500:55:37

Today host Rachel dives deep into Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) with returning guest Dr. Nikki Tugnet FRACP. We discuss common symptoms, what distinguishes RA from other inflammatory and auto-immune conditions, the role Western medicine can play, and – most importantly – how yoga can help.

Listen in to learn how yoga teachers best serve students with RA, how to sneak more mindfulness and body awareness into your classes, and the vital importance of making space for rest.

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Show Notes:
  • The background on rheumatoid arthritis (RA) [2:22]
  • Common symptoms [10:50]
  • Uncontrolled RA versus remission [14:32]
  • Western medical interventions [16:00]
  • How yoga can help: stress release [19:28]
  • How yoga can help: breath work & visualization [26:01]
  • How yoga can help: meditation [28:27]
  • Managing flareups [29:47]
  • How yoga can help: easing morning stiffness [36:28]
  • How yoga can help: standing, seated & floor options for asana [41:01]
  • Guiding students to be more willing to rest [43:26]
  • A general class flow for RA [48:38]
  • Challenges of working with RA [50:51]
  • Final takeaways [52:50]

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Links Mentioned:

Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Nikki Tugnet

You can learn more about this episode, and see the full show notes at YogaMedicine.com/podcast-133.

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Interoception Research & Yoga: Expert Insights with Valerie Knopik PhD27 Mar 202500:47:22

Today host Rachel and returning guest and Yoga Medicine Teacher Valerie Knopik PhD explore a recent research paper on the topic of interoception (Voss et al: Mind-body practices, interoception and pain: a scoping review of behavioral and neural correlates). 

In this episode, we discuss the many ways yoga teachers can guide students to becoming more informed inhabitants of their body, and how honing that skill of interoception seems to help manage all kinds of pain. Listen in to learn more.

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Show Notes:
  • Overview of the scoping review paper [5:02]
  • Limitations of the study [9:36]
  • Defining interception [13:11]
  • Challenges of studying yoga interventions [16:45]
  • Interesting takeaways: interoception as a trainable skill [20:02]
  • Yoga tools help pain management (whether used deliberately or not) [29:06]
  • Guiding students in the experience of being their bodies [38:19]
  • Other takeaways [40:59]

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Links Mentioned:

Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | Yoga Medicine Online Teacher

You can learn more about this episode, and see the full show notes at YogaMedicine.com/podcast-132.

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Female Health Gems13 Mar 202501:07:48

Female health is something we are passionate about at Yoga Medicine — exactly why we have dedicated several episodes to the topic. Today we are distilling the best tidbits of information and advice from multiple episodes into this one.

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Show Notes:
  • The female hormonal cycle, starting with menstruation [1:28]
  • The follicular phase and ovulation [6:33]
  • The luteal phase [14:20]
  • Major effects of estrogen on muscle mass, strength, and recovery [18:00]
  • The female hormone cycle: impact on athletic performance and other goals [26:06]
  • Does our movement practice need to change during menstruation [36:07]
  • Yoga during perimenopause and menopause [51:39]
  • The current state of research on female health [1:03:09]

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Links Mentioned:

You can learn more about this episode, and see the full show notes at YogaMedicine.com/podcast-131.

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When Should You NOT Teach? Teacher's Series27 Feb 202500:38:50

Conversations on how to secure opportunities to teach yoga are much more common than those on when we should NOT teach, so today hosts Tiffany and Rachel explore a handful of scenarios where you may need to step back from the role of teacher—whether that is just for today or over the longer term. 

In this episode, we discuss whether it's ever ok for a teacher to simply "go through the motions" and what it means to truly show up for students. We also talk about schedule sustainability and the value of teaching what is meaningful to you.

Listen in to learn when yoga teachers should not teach.

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Show Notes:
  • Recognizing privilege in the choice to not work [1:54]
  • When you're contagious [3:01]
  • When you can't reliably stay in the room [5:28]
  • When you can't truly show up for your students [8:58]
  • Is there a time to permanently stop teaching a person or class [18:44]
  • Energy management and sustainable teaching schedules [21:27]
  • Moving on when you've taught all you can [31:22]
  • When ethical limits are breached [34:55]

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Links Mentioned:

You can learn more about this episode, and see the full show notes at YogaMedicine.com/podcast-130.

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New Teacher Panel: Community Conversations13 Feb 202500:36:10

Usually, this podcast features seasoned yoga instructors, so today we are doing something different: exploring the perspectives of those early in the experience of holding the role of a teacher. 

In this episode, we connect with three guests who completed 200-hour teacher training at the end of 2023. We discuss their expectations of the training, which areas of study best prepared them for the work they hoped to do afterward, how they secured their first teaching opportunities, and what advice they would share with those considering yoga teacher training now.

If you are a newer teacher yourself, or contemplating yoga teacher training, listen in to learn about the reality of yoga teacher training, as well as the joys and challenges new teachers tend to experience.

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Show Notes:
  • Is teacher training only for people who want to teach [3:05]
  • Hopes and expectations prior to teacher training [6:23]
  • Most and least enjoyed areas of study [10:24]
  • What did you feel most and least prepared for after teacher training [14:26]
  • Challenges that arise for new teachers [18:42]
  • How to find the first opportunities to teach [21:36]
  • Next steps, including how to know you're ready for ongoing study [26:36]
  • Advice for future yoga teachers [30:34]

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Links Mentioned:

You can learn more about this episode, and see the full show notes at YogaMedicine.com/podcast-129.

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