Heart Song Yoga

Too often, those of us who work as teachers or creatives find that the lines blur between work and personal time. We used to do yoga for self-care, and now we teach it. Or we used to paint for fun, and now we sell artwork. Suddenly, when you try to engage in your own yoga practice, you find it feels like work instead of self-care, so you stop doing it, and perhaps you wonder if this makes you an u...

Our final episode for the EBR mini series ends with the wonderful Energy Block Release 7. It's a journey through the body, it's a journey through the chakras, it's a journey to relaxation. Sarah and Kelly share their experiences and talk about how it can be used in your practice.

Dru Yoga's Energy Block Release 6 is a powerful visioning tool. Perhaps not a sequence you'd practise every day (although it might be an interesting experience to do so!) but one that can have incredible effects on your life. Sarah discusses how she's paired with Michael Bernard Beckwith's visioning process.

Time to clear the chakras, balance your energetic system and move forward with confidence! EBR 5 is a deeply cleansing practice that inspires grace and flow. Sarah and Kelly discuss it in more detail.

Sarah and Kelly go deeper into the esoteric effects of yoga with Energy Block Release 4, a powerful sequence for harnessing our inner wisdom and power.

Awaken your heart and power your passion with Dru's EBR 3! A potent sequence for heart-opening and focusing on goals, this is another wonderful tool to incorporate in a regular practice.

EBR 2 is a big one! There's so much in it, we couldn't stop at 15 minutes, so you get an extra long episode this week ;) EBR 2 is a complete yoga practice, and can easily fill a thirty minute or even longer session if you took your time and explored each part of the sequence. Join us for the journey!

Sarah and Kelly continue the EBR mini series with their favourite sequence...possibly in all of yoga! Find out what's so special about Dru EBR 1 and why you might want it in your practice. Check out Sarah's brand new online studio here: https://sarahcollin.com/sarah/online/

We're starting a mini series! For the next several weeks, we'll be diving into the Dru Yoga 'Energy Block Releases', a powerful set of sequences that do exactly what it says on the box: they release energy blocks! We start with a brief overview today: what is an energy block release sequence, and why it's important – so important, it might be all you do!

You might be surprised to find that ritual is a big part of your life, even if it's informal. Sarah and Kelly talk about some of their favourite rituals and why they're important.

Something a little different for this end-of-year podcast! We bring kinesiologist Karen Mazzella in to talk about all sorts of things related to health, art, brain balance and creative expression. Come along and hang out with The Quill (Kelly), The Forks (Karen) & The Teapot (Sarah)!

Sarah and Kelly start out talking about how to keep your practice up during the holidays, and end up in the magic of what happens when we share the love with our precious selves!

Sarah and Kelly continue their exploration of diaphragmatic breathing, from the myriad muscles used to the link with prana and conscious healing.

Sarah and Kelly discuss the breath, why it's so important, and how to improve your breathing with simple exercises.

Today we talk about the problems we face with hamstrings! Kelly shares her experience going from uncomfortably, let's-not-talk-about-it tight to happy-to-be-stretched, and Sarah offers some tips.

Sarah and Kelly discuss ways to manage stress and anxiety as we approach the busy season, with a practical tool to try at the end.

Sarah and Kelly are excited about their upcoming Heart Song Studio Fair, which celebrates all things wellness and creativity, so they discuss how we can all be more creative and embrace that state of flow into our lives.

People often come to their meditation or mindfulness practice because they know they should, and they want to get to that wonderful still point, but just can't stop all the mental clatter. Sarah and Kelly talk about some ways to approach this problem.

Sarah's back in the studio, and she and Kelly talk about the power of nature for finding presence and peace of mind, complete with a little challenge for you at the end!

Sarah is travelling around the mountains, forests and beaches of Western Australia's Great Southern, and she brings a message from that special place!

Did you know that good core strength helps out your wrists? Well, it does! Sarah and Kelly talk about the challenges wrist problems pose and some new ways to think about tackling them.

What is a counterpose? Why do it? How do you know what makes a good counterpose? Sarah and Kelly talk about why this is an important part of any yoga practice. NOTE: We had some dramas with the internet and audio cutting out this week. It was still an interesting discussion, so we've gone with it, but please accept our apologies for the occasional gap in the sound!

Sarah and Kelly talk about their experiences with the warrior flow sequence, what parts of the body it works on and how to address blocks in the movement.

A warrior flow is a powerful sequence for deep grounding. It uplifts and empowers, and as Sarah and Kelly discover, connects us temporally to the past, present and future with a reverse warrior flow. What does the warrior do for you? Ask and we'll answer! (We apologise for the construction noise going on outside! If you listen to this podcast on headphones, please be mindful of volume and keep it...

The tree pose is a true exploration of groundedness, lift and balance, flexibility and strength. Sarah and Kelly chat about different approaches to this glorious asana!