The Power to Live Podcast with Lauren Eckstrom

Building the courage to pause requires adopting a growth mindset, learning to accept the powerful teachings that come from failure, and a willingness to be brave. In this episode Lauren walks you through the steps toward building a growth mindset as you learn to pause in the midst of discomfort in order to cause less harm, build greater connection, and live your practice.    The first 30 episodes...

What causes suffering? In this episode you’ll learn about the Buddhist concepts of the Second Arrow, the Hindrances, and the Three Marks of Existence. As you learn to name, and therefore tame, these main sources of unhappiness, you’ll alleviate unnecessary suffering throughout your life.   The first 30 episodes of The Power to Live are from Lauren’s original Inner Dimension Yoga program. Each epis...

Learning to recognize the mind of separation provides one of the first steps toward awakening and actually living the essence of yoga. In this conversation Lauren explains what “the mind of separation” is, what happens you become caught in othering others, and reviews the consequences of becoming overly identified with parts of yourself that are outdated. Through conscious awareness of mental habi...

Most yoga teachers and practitioners don’t explicitly learn why it’s important to build the trait of awareness. In this episode Lauren shares simple steps you can take toward building greater awareness off your mat and in your life because waking up to your habits, conditions, and thoughts is the first step toward ending suffering and living a life of connection, choice, and freedom.    The first...

Take a deep dive into your embodied brain with a thorough breakdown of the nervous system. This conversation explores what embodiment means and how your nervous system is impacted through the practice of yoga leading to greater healing and outcomes.    The first 30 episodes of The Power to Live are from Lauren’s original Inner Dimension Yoga program. Each episode builds week-by-week offering a com...

In this episode, Lauren continues reviewing the Eight Limbs of Yoga addressing the practices of asana, pranayama, pratyahara, dharana, dhyana, and samadhi. This episode touches upon the final limbs of the eight fold path and provides tangible practices you can put into action to so you have The Power to Live.   The first 30 episodes of The Power to Live are from Lauren’s original Inner Dimension Y...

The Eight Limbs of Yoga begin with the Yamas and Niyamas, tenets to guide your daily life. For thousands of years understanding and adopting these precepts preceded the learning of yoga poses, breath work, and meditation. In this episode Lauren reviews the Yamas and Niyamas to help you see the ways they are already alive in your life while inviting you to expand into living each of them with even...

Why do you feel so good after practicing yoga? In this episode Lauren explains the physiology of yoga, laying out contemporary research that demonstrates how and why the physical practice of yoga postures has such a profound impact not only on your current state of well-being but also your health for the long-term.    The first 30 episodes of The Power to Live are from Lauren’s original Inner Dime...

Welcome to The Power to Live with Lauren Eckstrom. In this opening episode Lauren shares what brought her to yoga, why she created The Power to Live, and what she hopes you’ll receive by tuning in each week. The Power to Live is an exploration of what yoga becomes when it moves off the mat and into the moments that shape who we are: the big choices, the subtle shifts, the habits, the relationships...

Welcome to The Power to Live with Lauren Eckstrom. In this opening episode Lauren shares what brought her to yoga, why she created The Power to Live, and what she hopes you’ll receive by tuning in each week. The Power to Live is an exploration of what yoga becomes when it moves off the mat and into the moments that shape who we are: the big choices, the subtle shifts, the habits, the relationships...

The Power to Live with Lauren Eckstrom is a podcast for yoga teachers and devoted practitioners who feel called to keep learning—not just techniques, but new ways of seeing, sensing, and living the practice. Through thoughtful conversations, embodied wisdom, and lived philosophy, each episode explores how yoga moves off the mat to support purposeful teaching, grounded presence, and a more intentio...