Yoga Strong

We cover a lot of interesting topics for a podcast about yoga, but yoga is so much more than what we do with our bodies. So much of my own yoga practice is how I interact with others, how I open up my heart to them. I want my heat to be a piece of clay. I want to be able to take pieces from my heart and give it to others, and to have others give me pieces of clay from their hearts. I want my heart...

How do you feel about your voice? Do you love the tone of it, how you can hear the sound of your joy, how it makes others feel? What don’t you like about it? How could you speak that would convey to others a sense of comfort, peace, or playfulness? I want to talk to you all about our voices, and how important our voice is as yoga teachers and how we lead others. We have the power to shift the ener...

Jules Mitchell is a teacher of teachers. She leans into science, where others might turn away, and makes us all the better for it. Jules is leading the way to the conversations that we need to be having. It’s important that we pay attention to the language we use as teachers. What do we truly understand (rather than just regurgitating) and how do we communicate that? How can we clearly express wha...

I have something to share with you today, something that’s been in the works—and in my dreams—for a while now. I am so thrilled to share with you the Tabernacle Retreat.  What if our bodies are a holy place, a place of worship? A tabernacle. I want to celebrate my body. I want to celebrate yours, too.  Join us at Tabernacle Buy Bonnie a cup of tea at @Bonnie-Weeks Sign up for Bonnie’s sexy Sunday...

If yoga is the the practice of paying attention then so, too, is poetry. A poem defies definition. It is something deeply personal, untranslatable. We use poetry to create meaning of the beautiful, brutal things around us.  I find poetry and yoga to be so similar: how we connect breath and movement and words, how we bring attention to every moment, the creation of friction, the feeling of empathy....

Had a conversation with Britany Williams this week where we  discussed many things (and may have gone on a few tangents) but I loved every second of it. There is always so much to learn from the people who are really moved by what they’re doing in the world, and Britany is one of them. If there’s one thing I’d want you to take away from this episode, it’s that even if you “fail” a thousand times,...

I wanted to share a funny story this week about roundabouts, caterpillar soup, and hope. Change comes a little bit at a time, and what a beautiful thing that is. We're all gonna come out on the other side of this life a little more understanding.  Buy Bonnie a cup of tea at @Bonnie-Weeks Sign up for Bonnie’s sexy Sunday poetry prompts HERE Connect with Bonnie: Instagram , Email ( hello@bonnie...

I think we often view “strength” as this intangible thing, out of grasp for many of us to ever reach it. But what if it was way more simple than that? What if strength was just letting yourself be seen, simply existing?  Lianne Saffer knows a thing or two about being strong. She knows what it’s like to be many things all at once, how to give energy the space it needs to live and grow, how to knock...

Had a wonderful, vulnerable conversation with Jane McCann—a magnetic, exuberant, honest soul. We talked about going grey (on your head… and beyond), the joy found in aging, understanding the femininity that exists outside of us, lessons in parenthood, and the exploration of what it means to be alive in our own bodies as they change… And change they do.  Life, just like our yoga practices, is all a...

It’s been a bit since we’ve had a guest here on the podcast, and I’m so glad Emily Mariola could be here with us today. We talked a lot about yoga as a business, and what it looks like not only to be a yoga teacher, but to be a student in the art of paying attention. 200 hours is only the beginning, we can always be learning and getting better as teachers, and it’s never been more possible. Connec...

I wanted to share with you something I use—and hopefully you can too—when I’m nervous or unsure about showing up and doing the thing. If you’re wondering how to center yourself and move forward with a solid “Why,” this can help. Instead of focusing that nervous energy inwards towards yourself, you can flip it outwards and ask yourself what do your people need, and how best to help them. Buy Bonnie...

Look at the places in your life where work and play overlap. Know that everything eventually changes, and that means we don’t have to fear. We can lean in to change. There is no need to fear the work it takes to move—both physically and otherwise. I have big goals, I know you do too. Do not be afraid of the work, my friend. Buy Bonnie a cup of tea at @Bonnie-Weeks Sign up for Bonnie’s sexy Sunday...

Let’s talk shop, shall we? Should we repeat teaching a flow, and if so, how often? I have personally fallen into the trap of feeling like if I repeat a flow, students will be bored and I won’t provide any use to them. But there is value in repetition, in showing up the same way over and over again, and in paying attention. So, if yoga is the practice of paying attention… what would repetition allo...

These are the conversations that make me feel alive. Rocky Heron has been a guest before, and he will be here in the future.  Rocky shows up very differently online than he used to—more authentically, more openly. Some people are confused, angry, maybe even threatened by it. It takes a lot of energy to wear a mask all the time, to hide all the different parts of yourself. You have to stop trying t...

We have come to the last episode of the year, and what better time to reflect. When I started this podcast, I had dreamed that this could be a space to have many different types of conversations, to learn and grow along side each other, and to discover yoga in everything we do.  I’ve been thinking a lot about how we might be afraid to do the things we really want to do for fear of looking “dumb” o...

I had Abby Chan on the podcast as a repeat guest this week (check out Episode 119 if you haven’t yet) and I was so excited to really get into the nitty-gritty of intuitive eating—what it is, how to do it, and more importantly, how we teach it to our kids. Our relationship with food can be complicated, but it is critical to develop a healthy mindset surrounding it. Food is energy, it’s fuel. Food i...

This week I had the pleasure of speaking to the Vulva Witch—otherwise known as Kaylynn Marisol Campbell.  Kaylynn is so many things in this world: a doula, sex educator, photographer, an artist… but mostly, she is someone who invites others to tell and own their stories, to walk with more freedom in this world. There is a serious lack of education, empowerment, and representation for all humans wi...

What if you gave yourself permission to change your mind—even just for a day? The last time we spoke with Taylor-leigh, she declared herself the horniest person alive. Now, she’s in a much more explorative space with her sexuality. We talk about finding your own erotic blueprint, the masculine and feminine within all of us, an unfortunate bush-trimming incident, and a lot about the power of permis...

Watching people step into their own journeys is something so special and so, so exciting to watch. My guest this week, Logan Martin, is not only stepping in to his own journey, but is a facilitator for others to do the same. Love does not technically “exist”—it is intangible. But love calls something or someone into existence, and that is exactly what Logan is and does.  Connect with Logan : Websi...

I wanted to talk a little about changing, about trying something new, and forcing ourselves in to do the thing... When you can no longer NOT do it, then you will do it. Lean in to trust and abundance and release whatever shame you feel about not doing it, because it will start to eat at you. If you’re wallowing in shame, you’re not going to feel joy—and we need your joy. It is so necessary, and so...

I have always been fascinated by dancers—their ownership and embodiment of emotion through movement, how they meld strength and control to create gracefulness. In a way, yoga is how I found dance and the freedom to move in my own body, which always felt so tall, so lean, so stiff.  I brought Shelby Tagge on today because I wanted to get to know Shelby, the person, not just Shelby, the brand. Shelb...

Our breath is vital. It is power, it is medicine, it is life. When our lives start to take different paths than we had once planned, the one thing we have control over is our breath. Audrey O’Brien is burning down illusions and restructuring what it means to be in relationship with others. She is operating out of abundance and enhancing spiritual connection through the power of conscious breath. I...

Showing up authentically in this life for our kids, our friends, owning our bodies, and being women in charge of shit… fuck, it’s a lot. It takes so much courage and it’s terrifying at times. But instead of being afraid, what if we viewed it as an adventure?  We spent this episode talking about what it’s like to be a leader, to show up authentically, finding yourself first so you can better serve...

As this month draws to a close, I’ve had some time to contemplate change. October has always been a month of change for me. The world shifts, leaves turn and fall… witnessing these moments of change feels holy to me. In nature, yes, but also in people, in relationships, in thought processes. October marks the anniversary of my children’s father moving out, so I wanted to have a conversation about...

Perhaps you or someone you love has navigated being diagnosed with cancer. What kind of conversations about sexuality, body image, shame, and libido were shared? Were there conversations about touch? Was the onset of menopause part of the experience? In this episode, Novi Rotteveel, a friend, yoga teacher, chef, bread maker, and proud aunt, shares her experience walking alongside cancer and how th...