Yoga for real life

Sara Flanders and Natalie Piet are return guests to talk about their upcoming Yoga Immersion and Teacher Training, Cultivating the Creative Matrix of Being . Highlights include: What our creative matrix is and how can we cultivate this expression of ourselves.  An overview and intertwining of Anusara yoga, the Shakta-Shaiva traditions, and meditation. The philosophy behind offering separate (...

Tristin Miller, visual artist and USA Level 1 Weightlifting coach in Greensboro, NC, joins Emily on the podcast to talk about trauma-informed weight lifting. Highlights include: Tristin's background as a visual artist and how that influenced her experience as an athlete and coach Why Tristin started strength training and her experience in this often male-dominated world How weightlifting can be tr...

Sophia Phillips, yoga teacher and doula in Asheville, NC, is back on the podcast this week to discuss yoga and body image, how this became an issue among yoga practitioners, and how we can cultivate an attitude of body positivity in our practice. You can follow Sophia on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/lemonblossombirthyoga. She also teaches at Hot Yoga Asheville, West Asheville Yoga,...

A special duo episode with Ron and Emily reflecting on 50 podcast episodes and 3 years of Yoga with Emily Rex with a fun tangent about Tu Bishvat (Birthday of the Trees). Enjoy! Yoga with emily rex: in-person and recorded yoga classes: https://sites.google.com/view/emilyrexyoga Click here to join my email list: http://eepurl.com/icOan9 Click here to email Emily and Ron with questions or suggestion...

Natalie Piet is back (Ep. 33: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/q3p8Zrtgbxb) to talk with Emily about all things Ayurveda. Highlights include: An overview of Ayurveda How Ayurveda is a consciousness-based practice How we can use Ayurvedic practices to bring more balance and harmony into our lives An overview of the doshas and how they affect our constitution Natalie Piet: https://www.earthskymo...

Nichol Walters of the Ahava Yoga Collective is back for a multi-part series on the yamas, commonly referred to as the moral and ethical guidelines for yoga practitioners. In this episode, we explore taking a broad view of the first yama: ahimsa or non-harming. Highlights include: An overview of the 8-limbed path and the 5 yamas How exploring non-harming starts with our own relationship with oursel...

Ron and Emily are back for a duo episode! Highlights include: A follow up conversation from our interview with Kati Buckner (Ep. 44: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/nWftxp3rMwb) Reconciling an "asana only" practice A little bit on the yamas, yoga's ethical principles Email Ron and Emily your thoughts at yogawithemilyrex@gmail.com Subscribe to our email list: http://eepurl.com/icOan9 Yoga with...

Libby Hinsley, doctor of physical therapy and yoga therapist in Asheville, NC, joins Emily for a conversation about hypermobility in yoga practice. Highlights include: An explanation of what hypermobility is, how collagen works, and how we can recognize hypermobility in our bodies How to understand when hypermobility becomes is problematic  De-emphasizing flexibility and aesthetics in modern...

Sophia Phillips, yoga teacher and doula in Asheville, NC, joins Emily and Ron for a conversation about women's wellness. Highlights include: What a doula is and the integral role they can play in helping women through pregnancy and childbirth How women can advocate for themselves in and outside of the wellness space Creating community in prenatal yoga You can follow Sophia on Instagram at: ht...

Kati Buckner, yoga teacher and lawyer in Charlotte, North Carolina, joins Ron and Emily to explore the existential question: Is it yoga or just mindful movement? Highlights include: How Kati's relationship with yoga practice has been ever evolving An interesting side conversation about the Yoga Alliance Kati's exploration of being a yoga teacher versus being a movement instructor What Kati's pract...

 To finish off 2022, here's a bonus replay of our most popular episode, the conversation Ron and I had with Carey Sims. Happy New Year! Original show notes: In this episode Ron and Emily talk with Carey Sims, yoga teacher in Charlotte, North Carolina, about yoga philosophy, religion, and adaptive yoga. Carey shares how he weaves together these fields of practice and study into his work. Some...

In our last episode of 2022, I talked with Olivia Wilson Smith, who I met a few months ago at a workshop with Nichol at the Ahava Yoga Collective. Olivia kindly offered to be a guest on the podcast to talk about her work teaching yoga to children at Youth Focus, a local organization that provides supportive housing to children, teens, and young adults who are at risk, in crisis, have run away, or...

In this episode, Emily talks with her mom about her mom's journey into yoga as a way to promote spinal health and develop body awareness. Highlights include: Joyce's yoga beginnings taking a body awareness class  A fun discussion about leotards, leg warmers, and "slimnastics" in the 80s Transitioning to practicing in a gym setting to a yoga studio in the 90s Joyce's experience with scoliosis begin...

In this episode, Nichol Walters of the Ahava Yoga Collective is back on the podcast to talk about regulating stress over the holidays. Highlights include: A discussion about how yoga can help regulate the sympathetic nervous system How both Nichol and Emily use other forms of exercise to manage stress The importance of taking time for self-care during the holiday season How to identify what type o...

In this solo episode, Emily shares her reflections on taking a 3-week "time out" from her postural yoga practice. It's a shorty episode, so if you're looking for something longer after you listen to this one, here are some listener favorites and hidden gems that you might enjoy: 32. Carey Sims: Intertwining philosophy, religion, and adaptive yoga. 33. Sarah Flanders and Natalie Piet: exploring con...

In this duo episode, Ron and Emily share reflections on the last few episodes and talk about working with stagnancy in practice. Highlights include: Ron and Emily's takeaways from the past four episodes Using a daily sadhana (spiritual practice) to adapt practice to your body and mind's needs Adapting your practice to work with injuries Strategies to reinvigorate your practice when you feel stagna...

In this episode, Emily talks with Blake Tedder, social worker and yoga practitioner and teacher, about his journey into yoga, working with trauma, and embodiment practices. Highlights include: How Blake found yoga and kirtan chanting in a gym Blake's experiences working with trauma held in the body Ways to connect with consciousness through yoga and everyday experiences Blake's studies and friends...

Ron and Emily have a fresh conversation with Amanda Phillips, yoga teacher in Greensboro, NC, about yoga nidra and yoga for bigger bodies. Highlights include: How Amanda found yoga as a way of improving her health during grad school.  Amanda's journey from struggling with staying still to teaching and practicing yoga nidra. Amanda's creative process in developing variations of yoga poses to b...

Nichol Walters, founder of the Ahava Yoga Collective , is back on the podcast this week for a raw conversation about creating community in yoga spaces right now. Here are some highlights from the episode: How we’re working to create community right now The unique challenges of running a non-profit yoga studio and bringing yoga to underserved populations Teaching yoga in a way that aligns with our...

This beginner-friendly practices incorporates standing balancing postures to steady the mind and body. If you like what you find here, be sure to rate and subscribe to this podcast and check out Emily's offerings: Yoga with emily rex: in-person and recorded yoga classes: https://sites.google.com/view/emilyrexyoga Click here to join my email list: http://eepurl.com/icOan9 Click here to email Emily...

Emily's yoga teachers, Sara Flanders and Natalie Piet, join Ron and Emily to explore the topic of consciousness in yoga. In Sara and Natalie’s offerings, they exquisitely weave together yoga philosophy, asana (postures), meditation, and other spiritual practices in ways that are accessible for “householders,” those who travel the spiritual path but also have wordly responsibilities. Some highlight...

In this episode Ron and Emily talk with Carey Sims, yoga teacher in Charlotte, North Carolina, about yoga philosophy, religion, and adaptive yoga. Carey shares how he weaves together these fields of practice and study into his work. Some highlights include: How we can bring yoga ethics into our practice on and off the mat A discussion of the religious aspects of modern yoga Carey's approach to tea...

In this duo episode, Ron and Emily discuss the changing views on alignment in yoga. We discuss: David Swenson's Ashtanga Yoga: The Practice Manual The benefits and potential pitfalls of focusing on physical alignment in one's practice How views about alignment in yoga have changed and evolved over the last two decades We hope you enjoy! If you like what you find here, be sure to rate and subscribe...

Refresh your back with this beginner-friendly seated practice. Enjoy! If you like what you find here, be sure to rate and subscribe to this podcast and check out Emily's offerings: Yoga with emily rex: in-person and recorded yoga classes: https://sites.google.com/view/emilyrexyoga Click here to join my email list: http://eepurl.com/icOan9 Click here to email Emily and Ron with questions or suggest...

In this week’s episode, Ron and I discuss the array of benefits of in-person and online classes. Some highlights: How online teaching can make yoga more accessible logistically, geographically, and financially How in-person classes help cultivate community The benefits of finding the right balance of the two formats If you like what you find here, be sure to rate and subscribe to this podcast and...