My Vinyasa Practice | Heartfelt Consciousness

Join podcast host Micaela for this week's episode of Heartfelt Consciousness featuring MVP Student Sarah Khalil! Sarah joins Micaela and MVP all the way from London and has completed her 200hr with MVP and is now moving through MVP's 300hr YTT. She is deep within the MVP Community and comes to us today to share why she chose My Vinyasa Practice, what sets us apart from other Yoga Schools, and why...

Join podcast host Micaela for this week's episode of Heartfelt Consciousness featuring special guest Shannon Kaneshige! Shannon is known on Instagram for their accessible yoga content and for bringing awareness towards Fat Liberation. They are here to share with us some reasons why accessible yoga is important, especially for marginalized communities who are often taught to ignore their bodies.&nb...

Join podcast host Micaela for this week's episode of Heartfelt Consciousness featuring returning guest, Nischala Joy Devi! Nischala will be coming back to Austin, TX in March of 2023 to host an event at My Vinyasa Practice about the new revised edition of her book, The Secret Power of Yoga. The revised edition now includes the final two books of the sutras from her heart-centered perspective on th...

Join podcast host Micaela for this week's episode of Heartfelt Consciousness featuring Ana Pilar Cruz! Ana Pilar is back to continue her talk on Gods & Goddesses in Indian Mythology. Today's episode focuses on the Gods including Shiva and Hanuman who both have asana named after them.  Use code PODCAST for 30% off All MVP Courses (see our most popular courses below!) Use code PODCAST 50% o...

Join podcast host Micaela for this week's episode of Heartfelt Consciousness featuring Lara Ramey! Lara is a teacher at the Austin, TX studio who joined the team earlier this year. She is a Reiki practitioner and talks to us a bit about what Reiki is, how it's practiced, it's benefits, and more Use code PODCAST for 30% off All MVP Courses (see our most popular courses below!) Use code PODCAST 50%...

Join podcast host Micaela for this week's episode of Heartfelt Consciousness featuring MVP Teacher and Alumni Alyssa Clark! Alyssa has been teaching for the MVP brick and mortar in Austin, TX since we opening in 2020. She taught the biggest outdoor class that MVP had on the schedule: Self Love Sunday! She talks to us a bit about her experience teaching outdoor yoga when the world shutdown in early...

Join podcast host Micaela for this week's episode of Heartfelt Consciousness featuring Amy Feuling! Amy is an MVP alumni who participated in one of MVP's first in-person YTT sessions at our new brick and mortar early 2020. She joins us today to talk a bit about her experience becoming a new teacher, taking on classes, and building her class sizes during this time of transition for the world. She a...

Join podcast host Micaela for this week's episode of Heartfelt Consciousness featuring Angie Tiwari of Tiwari Yoga! Angie joins us today to share with us what we might miss out on when we limit Yoga to the Western perception of the ancient spiritual practice. Angie offers online content on her website, from classes to courses, which can be found here! You can also find her on Instagram by searchin...

Join podcast host Micaela for this week's episode of Heartfelt Consciousness featuring Ana Pilar Cruz! Ana Pilar serves as the Yoga Therapy Program Director for My Vinyasa Practice and also specializes in Tantra Yoga. She is here to talk to us about Goddesses and how she incorporates Shakti into her personal practice. If you're interested in learning more about Tantra Yoga, My Vinyasa Practice off...

Join podcast host Micaela for this week's episode of Heartfelt Consciousness featuring My Vinyasa Practice CEO Michelle Young. Michelle has extensive and diverse experience with many different lineages of Yoga. She is here to talk to us a bit about Tantra Yoga. If you are interested in learning more about Tantra Yoga, Michelle and Ana Pilar co-created the MVP 200hr Tantra Teacher Training that can...

Join podcast host Micaela for this week's episode of Heartfelt Consciousness featuring Jen Ramos! Jen is MVP Alumni who has completed MVP's Tantra training as well as the  200hr Vinyasa certification. She comes to us today to share some information about and tips for approaching sacred yogic texts.  FUN FACT – Ganesha physically wrote the Mahabharata with one of his tusks, while listenin...

Join podcast host Micaela for this week's episode of Heartfelt Consciousness featuring Siva Sreenivasan! Siva joins us for our final installation of our chat about the Yamas and Niyamas. Use code PODCAST for 30% off All MVP Courses (see our most popular courses below!) Use code PODCAST 50% off your first month on the MVP App 200hr Vinyasa YTT 200hr Hatha YTT 300hr YTT 500hr YTT Tantra YTT Applied...

Join podcast host Micaela for this week's episode of Heartfelt Consciousness featuring Siva Sreenivasan! Siva joins us again to continue our talk on the yamas and niyamas of Patanjali's eight limbed path. This is part one of a two part episode.  Use code PODCAST for 30% off All MVP Courses (see our most popular courses below!) Use code PODCAST 50% off your first month on the MVP App 200hr Vin...

Join podcast host Micaela for this special mini episode of Heartfelt Consciousness featuring Siva Sreenivasan. Siva walks us through an introduction to the Hindu holiday of Ganesh Chaturthi! Use code PODCAST for 30% off All MVP Courses (see our most popular courses below!) Use code PODCAST 50% off your first month on the MVP App 200hr Vinyasa YTT 200hr Hatha YTT 300hr YTT 500hr YTT Tantra YTT Appl...

Join podcast host Micaela for this week's episode of Heartfelt Consciousness featuring Wenlin Tan! We welcome back Wenlin, Women's Menstrual Health, Qigong & Yoga Specialist, to talk to us about the five elements of Qigong and the five elements of Yoga. Wenlin guides us through the five elements and ties it all into her specialty of Women's Health. Instagram: @flowwithwenlin Facebook: https://...

Join podcast host Micaela for this week's episode of Heartfelt Consciousness featuring Sabriyya Ghanizada! Sabriyya is an MVP Yoga Teacher Training Alumni and is here to share a bit about how she utilizes the wisdom of astrology to inspire and influence her personal practice! Use code PODCAST for 30% off All MVP Courses (see our most popular courses below!) Use code PODCAST 50% off your first mont...

Join podcast host Micaela for this week's episode of Heartfelt Consciousness featuring Lotta Siebold. Lotta is an MVP Yoga Teacher Training alumni and Life Coach. She takes us through what she does as a life coach and how she incorporates the healing and wellness practices of yoga with her clients and within her own life.  Lotta Siebold and her partner Ryan Kingsbury are Personal trainers, Ho...

Join podcast host Micaela for this week's episode of Heartfelt Consciousness featuring Janna Kretzmar. Janna joins us from Cape Town, South Africa where she founded and helps run non-profit organization Earthchild Project. Earthchild Project is focused on bringing yogic practices to children in South Africa. If you'd like to donate to Eartchild's cause, visit their website listed below! Website -...

Join podcast host Micaela for this week's episode of Heartfelt Consciousness featuring Grace Mackey, LPC! Grace is a member of the My Vinyasa Practice community, often featured as a guest lecturer. She is also a Yoga Therapist and Reiki practitioner who is here to share a bit about utilizing yoga as a tool for mental wellness. You can find information on Grace's course on her website and social me...

Join podcast host Micaela for this week's episode of Heartfelt Consciousness featuring Kelly Alvarado-Young. Kelly is a member of the My Vinyasa Practice community and is here to share her experience as a Latina woman in the Western Yoga world.   Use code PODCAST for 30% off All MVP Courses (see our most popular courses below!) Use code PODCAST 50% off your first month on the MVP App 200hr Vi...

Join podcast host Micaela for this week's episode of Heartfelt Consciousness featuring Siva! Siva is back to continue her talk on the Yoga Sutras. We begin to talk a bit about the eight limb path, specifically the yama and niyama.  Use code PODCAST for 30% off All MVP Courses (see our most popular courses below!) Use code PODCAST 50% off your first month on the MVP App 200hr Vinyasa YTT 200hr...

Join podcast host Micaela for this week's episode of Heartfelt Consciousness featuring Mags Lynch! Mags is a yogi and a part of the MVP Community who comes to us to share she story of coping with anxiety through yoga.  Use code PODCAST for 30% off All MVP Courses (see our most popular courses below!) Use code PODCAST 50% off your first month on the MVP App 200hr Vinyasa YTT 200hr Hatha YTT 30...

Join podcast host Micaela for this week's episode of Heartfelt Consciousness featuring Candy Price! Candy is a member of the My Vinyasa Practice community and is with us today to share a bit about her journey with gardening. She has learned that cultivating her garden is wonderful for both her mental and physical health. She shares tips and tricks for those just beginning their gardening journey a...

Join podcast host Micaela for this week's episode of Heartfelt consciousness featuring Miguel Castillo! Miguel teaches meditation, hosts a monthly relaxation workshop, and support MVP in many ways. He talks to us a little bit about Ayurveda as a science and how we can approach cooking through the lens of Ayurveda. We have linked a dosha quiz for you to download and fill out should you wish to lear...

Join podcast host Micaela for this week's episode of Heartfelt Consciousness featuring Sivakami Sreenivasan! Siva is one of Michelle's best friends and one of our guest lecturers at My Vinyasa Practice. Siva offers us an introduction to a foundational Yogic text, The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, as well as her perspective on their application to real life practices.  Use code PODCAST for 30% off...