Wild Violet Healing

Welcome! Today we take a quick imaginative stop and play with the colors of fall and the joy of watching and playing in leaves. Written and performed by Erin of Wild Violet Healing. About Me I am a 200hr yoga teacher, with several additional certifications including children, yin, chair, restorative, yoga nidra. I am also an Ayurveda coach certified through The Shakti School. I have been teaching...

Welcome to this space. Today's meditation is another exercise inspired by the Middle Path skill in DBT. The goal is to practice invoking curiosity when confronted with a vulnerable or challenging situation. This exercise is a simulation of a near-miss car accident. There is no real threat to harm, but if this is a trigger subject for you, please use your best judgment before listening. Your sa...

Welcome. In this meditation, I guide you in connecting with your heart space through breathwork and then offer you messages to recover from being invalidated and to invite self-validation. This meditation is inspired by the Middle Path skill in DBT. Written and performed by Erin Jepson of Wild Violet Crystals About Me I am a 200hr yoga teacher, with several additional certifications including chil...

Welcome! In this episode, I talk about how to take a deep breath without having to do belly breathing. Sometimes you want to keep the core/belly muscles engaged and breathe deeply at the same time. I introduce how to breathe into the full capacity of the lungs, expanding to the front, back, and sides of the rib cage. This is not the same as chest breathing, where the breath is shallow and the shou...

Welcome to today's podcast! I talk about a moment where I received genuine support that I wasn't expecting and how it felt in my body. Book: Helping People Change https://a.co/d/00eD2ctF   Carly Banks at The Habit Ayurveda https://thehabit.net/   About Me I am a 200hr yoga teacher, with several additional certifications including children, yin, chair, restorative, yoga nidra. I am also an...

Welcome. Let's take a walk through the autumn forest to the river and release what is no longer serving us. Tapping into the energetics of the season, this sensory rich meditation walks alongside you, with patience and compassion, as you make the hard choice to let something go. You can come back to this as many times as you need, even in other seasons (especially if you time it to the waning...

Welcome back! Today's episode, I talk a little about the difference between awareness and mindfulness. It had been a long time since I specifically evaluated if something I thought was mindfulness actually was - oops, room to grow and an invitation to return. Enjoy! Written and performed by Erin Jepson of Wild Violet Crystals About Me I am a 200hr yoga teacher, with several additional certific...

Welcome! Concentrating on one thing is the prelude to meditation and it is a skill that must be practiced over and over. This short video gives you an opportunity to do that practice.  This draws in multiple senses to help you stay engaged in your practice. There is continuous bird song (audio) and there is the visual of leaves blowing in the wind I recorded from my local area. Every minute, there...

Hi! Today's episode is a dedicated audio of guided practice for the 4-7-8 breathwork pattern, used for grounding and calming stress and anxiety. There are 15 rounds offered in this practice. Written and performed by Erin Jepson of Wild Violet Crystals About Me I am a 200hr yoga teacher, with several additional certifications including children, yin, chair, restorative, yoga nidra. I am also an...

Welcome in! Today I introduce a new breathwork practice, often suggested for grounding anxiety, the 4-7-8 count. In the first part of the episode, I teach you a little bit about how why this breath count is helpful and what to expect from practicing. We then prepare the body by establishing a belly breath. And then the do 5 rounds of this breathwork. In a following episode, I will have a longer pr...

Hi! In this episode, you will work with the energy of water and your intention to release yourself from circling thoughts, worries, or memories that are bothering you and won't let go. This meditation was originally developed for a child, but would work wonderfully for people of all ages. Written and performed by Erin Jepson of Wild Violet Crystals About Me I am a 200hr yoga teacher, with seve...

Hi! Today's short meditation combines nature, colors, and simple shapes to develop your minds eye and concentration. This is a great beginner visualization and also perfect for kids. Enjoy! Written and performed by Erin Jepson of Wild Violet Crystals About Me I am a 200hr yoga teacher, with several additional certifications including children, yin, chair, restorative, yoga nidra. I am also an...

Welcome! Concentrating on one thing is the prelude to meditation and it is a skill that must be practiced over and over. This short video gives you an opportunity to do that practice.  This draws in multiple senses to help you stay engaged in your practice. There is continuous bird song (audio) and there is the visual of leaves blowing in the wind I recorded from my local area. Every minute, there...

Hi, in today's episode we have the box breathing practice that would be great for kids. This is a 3 count for the inhale, hold, exhale, and pause. This is also appropriate for adults who need to work up to taking deeper, longer breaths. About Me I am a 200hr yoga teacher, with several additional certifications including children, yin, chair, restorative, yoga nidra. I am also an Ayurveda coach...

Hi, today's episode is the longer box breath practice. We quickly set ourselves up for the practice and begin. There are 10 rounds at a 4 count for the inhale, hold, exhale, and pause. I will have a future episode "for kids" that has 10 rounds with a 3 count. About Me I am a 200hr yoga teacher, with several additional certifications including children, yin, chair, restorative, yoga n...

Welcome! Concentrating on one thing is the prelude to meditation and it is a skill that must be practiced over and over. This short video gives you an opportunity to do that practice.  This draws in multiple senses to help you stay engaged in your practice. There is continuous bird song (audio) and there is the visual of leaves blowing in the wind I recorded from my local area. Every minute, there...

Hi and welcome back! Today is the first of a series on breathwork. This episode is mostly learning with a short practice toward the end. A future episode will be dedicated to just practicing. We go over some mechanics of breathing and how to start changing your breath to be more natural and easeful in your body and for yourself. About Me I am a 200hr yoga teacher, with several additional certifica...

Hi and welcome! Today's episode is a little different. I share with you significant educational decisions in my adult life, find the common thread, and then connect that to a decision I am wrestling with right now. This episode is longer and a little rambling. But you get to watch me process this decision mentally, emotionally, and physically in real time. I used this podcast episode to work t...

Welcome! Concentrating on one thing is the prelude to meditation and it is a skill that must be practiced over and over. This short video gives you an opportunity to do that practice.  This draws in multiple senses to help you stay engaged in your practice. There is continuous bird song (audio) and there is the visual of leaves blowing in the wind I recorded from my local area. Every minute, there...

Hello and welcome! Thanks for joining me on this vibrant visualization where you will explore a colorful meadow and pond, transporting yourself from your seat to the beauty of nature. Written and performed by Erin Jepson of Wild Violet Crystals About Me I am a 200hr yoga teacher, with several additional certifications including children, yin, chair, restorative, yoga nidra. I am also an Ayurveda c...

Welcome! Concentrating on one thing is the prelude to meditation and it is a skill that must be practiced over and over. This short video gives you an opportunity to do that practice.  This draws in multiple senses to help you stay engaged in your practice. There is continuous bird song (audio) and there is the visual of leaves blowing in the wind I recorded from my local area. Every minute, there...

Hello and welcome! In this short visualization, we run through an easy body scan imagining we are in a waterfall and then drying off in the sunlight. This was written for kids but would also be great for adults who are new to meditations or who enjoy engaging the imagination in their grounding exercises. Written and performed by Erin Jepson of Wild Violet Crystals About Me I am a 200hr yoga teache...

Hi and welcome back! Today I talk Asteya, the third yama in the 8 Limb Path of Raja Yoga. I give a lot of real life examples of where practicing non-stealing shows up for us. About Me I am a 200hr yoga teacher, with several additional certifications including children, yin, chair, restorative, yoga nidra. I am also an Ayurveda coach certified through The Shakti School. I have been teaching group a...

Welcome! Concentrating on one thing is the prelude to meditation and it is a skill that must be practiced over and over. This short video gives you an opportunity to do that practice.  This draws in multiple senses to help you stay engaged in your practice. There is continuous water flow (audio) and there is the visual of the stream where I recorded the video in my local area. Every minute, there...

Hi and welcome! This is a simplified version of my Body Scan Meditation that is aimed at kids. Adults welcome, of course. Written and performed by Erin Jepson of Wild Violet Crystals. About Me I am a 200hr yoga teacher, with several additional certifications including children, yin, chair, restorative, yoga nidra. I am also an Ayurveda coach certified through The Shakti School. I have been teachin...