Go With The Flow: Yoga Conversations with Ben & Rianna

Did you miss us? I'm sure you did. And we also missed podcasting. We're back for another season of your favorite yoga podcast's favorite yoga podcast. In this episode, we list the things we wish we knew when we were a new yoga teacher. After teaching for more than 13 (Ben) and 15 (Rianna) years, we've come up with quite a list! In between, watch out for Rianna's perfect segue a...

Finally! After two long years, we are back to podcasting! Welcome back to Go With The Flow: Yoga Conversations with Ben & Rianna. In this episode, we talk about "The Journey So Far". It's been more than ten years since we both started teaching yoga and in this episode, we talk about what it's been like so far. Because the journey of a yoga teacher doesn't end at becoming...

We have a new episode! New-ish. It took us half a year to edit and upload but we have it! Seriously speaking, we really took some time out of podcasting to take care of so many things in the last few months. We weren't even able to close the last season officially! But this new lockdown is making us feel familiar things, which we talked about in this season finale. Even if it's seven months old, m...

In this episode, we talk about "dharma", or our sense of duty or purpose. Like karma, people throw the word dharma around without really know what it means or how it relates to our lives. You would think you were listening to the Secretaries of Labor and Education in this episode as we explore the concept of dharma in the context of our own lived experiences and the study and career choices that w...

In this episode, we debunk all the misconceptions of Karma and shed light into how the Yoga philosophy sees it. Learn about it's context as we talk about how old yogic texts really define what this universal concept means. It might surprise some of you! We really enjoyed this conversation. Give it a listen!  Follow us on Instragram: www.instagram.com/innerpowervinyasa www.instagram.com/yogawi...

In light of recent events, we found it fitting to publish this recording  as an episode of our podcast so that it may reach more yogis out there. On June 20,2020, in celebration of the International Day of Yoga, we delivered a talk on "Yoga as Freedom". In yoga practice, much has been said about the myth of the peaceful warrior—practitioners waging a silent war within, using asana, pranayama,...

The uncertainty in the midst of this pandemic is scary and confusing for us yoga teachers. We totally understand how you feel and we are here for you. On April 25 and May 6, we did free webinars on navigating this digital shift and understanding our roles as teachers in this crisis. We shared our experience on how we've been handling the situation ourselves and some tips and advice on how to hold...

We're back! In this episode, we discuss Yoga in the Time of Corona and how our practice has come forth in this strange time in our lives. Listen to our conversation about how the teachings of Yoga apply in the way we deal with this pandemic, and the people around us.  DONATE TO PAWS: https://paws.org.ph/donate/ Follow us on Instragram:  www.instagram.com/innerpowervinyasa www.instagram.c...

Our conversation with long-time practitioner Ana David goes to show the value of following your own rhythm in yoga. We discuss her love for set sequences, crosstraining, and how important it is to find teachers you love and trust. Through the many phases of her life, yoga has been her safe space. And no matter what, she always finds her way back onto the mat. Connect with Ana: https://www.instagra...

In one of our most in-depth discussions about creating an inclusive and accessible practice, Yoga Therapist Ivy Hapitan discusses trauma informed yoga. If you're a teacher, we highly suggest you give this a listen. It makes us raise questions about the environment we create for our students and help us grow as continue teaching yoga. This is definitely a topic that we are passionate about.  We hop...

In this episode we interview one of our graduates, Trina Sotto! She has been practicing since 2003 and we talk about her journey towards going for her dreams of teaching yoga from her corporate job. We focus a lot in this interview on her as a prenatal and post partum yoga teacher so you'll hear a lot of questions from us about it. This interview was also really helpful for us to clarify misconcep...

For Dona, yoga has been present in her life in so many ways -- from games that sharpened her intuition as a child, to her love for music and movement, to her connection with her feminine energy, as well as the people she has learned from. This episode shows how maturity in the practice is setting aside labels and being too stern about what Yoga is and is not. Listen to this inspiring conversation...

Listen in on our out of this world conversation with Harnadh as we talk about her life and how trusting your inner teacher and being resilient leads to your purpose. Get inspired to live a life that is free from attachment and see things as learning experience. We discuss the community of Anam Cara and her vision to unify people through the practice of Yoga.  Follow HarNadh and Anam Cara on social...

Fresh from the critical and commercial success of her one-woman play, Every Brilliant Thing, and a few weeks before she is due to give birth to her third baby, we sat down with Teresa Herrera at her home to talk about yoga, the Global Mala Project Manila, motherhood, theater and everything that this multi-talented individual has dabbled in. With her lifelong experience as a model, yoga teacher, ac...

If you're a yoga practitioner from outside Metro Manila, you can most likely relate to our guest in this episode, Pranalaya Yoga & Wellness owner Gelie dela Peña. Gelie is a Hot Yoga, Vinyasa, and Kundalini yoga teacher and an AntiGravity Fitness instructor. She built a Baguio yoga community virtually from scratch by following her heart and starting her own yoga studio. If you're interested in cre...

This episode is special because we get to sit down and chat with our yoga loves, Bry Reyes and Shiela Matias. Although we are in touch all time, we still learned a few new things about Bry and Shiela's yoga journey, from when they were just starting out as first-timer yoga practitioners to the present as full-time yoga teachers. We learn more about the Rocket Yoga practice, its history and methodo...

Live Awake Meditation is the brainchild of Neil Salang and Sara Black that aims to bring inner peace to everyone. Listen in on how meditation has made a profound impact on each of their lives, their views on the practice and social media, and how they have come together with a mission to get everyone started on a sitting practice. If meditation is something that you've always been interested in an...

Yoga teacher, drummer, Animal Flow Instructor, educator, husband, and dad: such are the many different hats that our friend David Esteban wears. In this episode, we get to know David better and ask him about his varied interests in movement, music, and flow. But it seems like we've barely scratched the surface in this episode! Find out more about the original "Pogi Yogi" by clicking on "Listen". F...

Hello yogis! We're back for another season of yoga conversations! For our maiden episode this season, we are joined by our friend, Ashtanga Yoga Authorized Level II Teacher Patrick Santos. This is one of the most fun episodes we have done to date. We ask Patrick about his Mysore experience, his take on the Ashtanga practice, and a lot of other things that we know you're dying to ask. We won't spoi...

In our last episode for our first season, we share our wishlist for the future of yoga. From the integration of yoga in traditional schooling systems to someday having specific studies about the Philippine yoga community, we believe that the future is looking bright. Give this episode a listen and let us know what’s on your wishlist! Thank you for supporting us. See you in the second season. ✨ Fa...

Yoga teaching is a fun and fulfilling profession. Most people are not familiar how the yoga teaching job is set up. In this discussion, we talk about what it's like working in the yoga teaching industry and our other imagined work set up. While most teachers are engaged as freelancers, we also discuss what it would be like to be employed as a full-time yoga teacher. There are benefits and challeng...

As yoga teachers, we passionately promote that yoga is for everyone. But every time a beginner or maybe a senior student comes into class and shows a frustrated or confused look on their face in every pose, we sometimes wonder if we have done our jobs correctly and made the class accessible to everyone. With group classes becoming the predominant way of experiencing yoga, we will have more and mor...

Happy International Women's Month! In this episode, we tackle the tricky topic of yoga and empowerment. Does yoga promote a healthy body image or does it perpetuate the idealized form of the aspirational "yoga body”? We also discuss yoga and consumerism. While it is easy to paint women who go to yoga classes wearing trendy sportswear as mere consumers, there is no denying the fact that yoga has cr...

Much as we try, we’ve all got some poses that push our buttons and make us tick! In this episode, we share our opinions on “finding your edge” and how we approach the postures we love to hate. Give it a listen and let us know what asanas you have a love/hate relationship with! We’d love to hear from you on our social media platforms! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/vinyasabenrianna http://www.fa...

Have you ever considered taking a yoga teacher training? In this episode, we give you an idea of what a typical day in YTT is like. We answer frequently asked questions and debunk common misconceptions about it — what is “authentic”, who is ready for it, and whether or not there are too many teachers out there. Listen in to this conversation and share your thoughts with us through our social media...