Live The Light of Yoga

In this episode Christina has a conversation with Cindy Lusk. The two discuss yoga philosophy, meditation, and their upcoming 300 hour teacher development program. Check out full details of the program here .  Become a supporter of the podcast by becoming a Patreon member ! To check out Christina’s live stream and on-demand classes, workshops, and intensives, visit christinasellyoga.com. Contribut...

In this episode Christina has a conversation with Dr. Tiffany Denny. The two discuss anatomy and how this knowledge brings asana to life through an empowered lens.  Become a supporter of the podcast by becoming a Patreon member ! To check out Christina’s live stream and on-demand classes, workshops, and intensives, visit christinasellyoga.com. Contributors: Christina Sell (co-host).  Brittany Kass...

In this episode Christina has a conversation with her long time friend and student Livia Shapiro. The two discuss somatics, yoga, and their upcoming Teacher Development Program. Find out more about their program here .  Become a supporter of the podcast by becoming a Patreon member ! To check out Christina’s live stream and on-demand classes, workshops, and intensives, visit christinasellyoga.com....

In this episode Christina and Britt have a conversation about faith and how we bring it into being through our lives. Become a supporter of the podcast by becoming a Patreon member ! Share you thoughts and ask your questions here . Purchase a copy of Yoga From the Inside Out here . To check out Christina’s live stream and on-demand classes, workshops, and intensives, visit christinasellyoga.com. C...

In this episode Christina and Britt have a conversation about faith and how we bring it into being through our lives. Become a supporter of the podcast by becoming a Patreon member ! Share you thoughts and ask your questions here . Purchase a copy of Yoga From the Inside Out here . To check out Christina’s live stream and on-demand classes, workshops, and intensives, visit christinasellyoga.com. C...

In this episode Christina and Britt have a conversation about faith and how we bring it into being through our lives.  Become a supporter of the podcast by becoming a Patreon member ! Share you thoughts and ask your questions here . Purchase a copy of Yoga From the Inside Out here . To check out Christina’s live stream and on-demand classes, workshops, and intensives, visit christinasellyoga.com....

In this episode Christina and Britt have a conversation about discomfort in its many forms. They discuss the distinction between safety and discomfort and the importance of both as we grow. Become a supporter of the podcast by becoming a Patreon member ! Share you thoughts and ask your questions here . Purchase a copy of Yoga From the Inside Out here . To check out Christina’s live stream and on-d...

In this episode Christina and Britt take a moment to reflect on the turn of the year and reflect on 2023. The two delve into a conversation about paying attention and how it happens that we can become inattentive as Christina wrote about in her book Yoga From the Inside Out . They discuss habit setting, intentions, and the importance of naming the moments when we find ourselves stuck in harmful pa...

This week, Britt asks Christina to talk about the concept of Kaya Sadhana as she wrote of it in her book Yoga From the Inside Out in chapter three. The two discuss tantric yoga and learning to be present with whatever step we are on while we are there. Christina talks about how you cannot skip steps along the way and how the practice helps us remember the larger picture.  Become a supporter of the...

Christina and Britt continue their conversation on “the sleeping world” as described in Christina’s book Yoga From the Inside Out.  This week, Britt asks Christina to talk about the human tendency to compare as highlighted by Christina’s longtime student Jeannene in Chapter Three. Christina shares how the age old advise to “not compare yourself” falls short. Rather than eradicating comparison they...

Become a supporter of the podcast by becoming a Patreon member ! Share you thoughts and ask your questions here . In this conversation Christina and Britt dig into Chapter Two from Christina's book Yoga From The Inside Out. Twenty years ago when Christina wrote this book, she introduced the idea of "the sleeping world" as a representation of living life unconsciously or moving throu...

Become a supporter of the podcast by becoming a Patreon member ! Share you thoughts and ask your questions here . In this conversation Christina shares her experience with disordered eating, compulsive exercise, and bulimia and the process of cultivating yoga as a space to care for addiction. Britt also shares her own experience with these topics and the two discuss the patterning we inherent from...

As Christina and Britt set out to discuss the themes of Yoga From the Inside Out , they begin with a reading of Christina's essay "Anusara Yoga as a Peace Offering" from the introduction of the book. The two reflect on the article and discuss cycles of unconscious behavior, the endless process of taking care, and how yoga and fitness have transformed in the years since the book was...

This week on the podcast, Christina and Britt give some updates about their big life transitions in the last few months and set the intention for the coming season. They discuss Christina's book Yoga From the Inside Out as the book turns 20 this year. Christina shares a passage from the books introduction and muses on how the intention of the book is still alive in her daily work. You can get...

This week on the podcast, Britt follows up with Christina on her musings about meeting students where they are.  Britt poses an inquiry about being available to our teachers compared to moments when we need more individual or home practice. Christina expands on her perspective of yoga as a practice of more deeply coming to know ourselves and how this deeply personal practice is often occurring in...

This week on the podcast, Christina reads and expands upon her latest blog post. She shares a personal story about expanding her studentship and muses on the importance of timing, trust, and readiness within ourselves. You can read Christina's blog here . Become a supporter of the podcast by becoming a Patreon member ! To check out Christina’s live stream and on-demand classes, workshops, and...

This week on the podcast, part two of a conversation between Christina and Livia Shapiro. The two discuss the convergence of their yoga and religious practices through a somatic lens. Livia shares her wisdom from the experience a yogi, mother, dancer, somatic psychologist, and author. Christina arrives to this conversation contemplating the harm of anti-Semitic narratives. Livia shares her wisdom...

In this conversation Christina talks with her longtime friends, student, and colleague Livia Shapiro. The two discuss the convergence of yoga, religion, and body wisdom through a somatic lens. Christina arrives to this conversation contemplating the harm of anti-Semitic narratives. Livia shares her wisdom from the experience of a Jewish woman, yogi, dancer, somatic psychologist, and author. Become...

Become a supporter of the podcast by becoming a Patreon member ! To check out Christina’s live stream and on-demand classes, workshops, and intensives, visit christinasellyoga.com. Find Britt’s Live Stream classes, library of offerings, Tarot readings, and other work here . Contributors: Christina Sell (co-host).  Brittany Kassel (Producer, editor, and co-hosts). The LLOY podcast image was created...

Connect with Holistic Resistance here . Learn more about TransIntimate here . In this episode Christina speaks with Jennie Pearl and Dylan Wilder Quinn  about their work at Holistic Resistance. The three discuss oppression especially towards transgender, gender fluid, and non-binary folks. Become a supporter of the podcast by becoming a Patreon member ! To check out Christina’s live stream and on-...

Become a supporter of the podcast by becoming a Patreon member ! In this episode Christina to share upon a recent series she offered around the archetype of the goddess. The two dive into the origins and different expressions of archetypes and God as a symbol for self-reflection.  They talk about the diversity of images beyond the Christian tradition and how archetypes support moving beyond the bi...

Become a supporter of the podcast by becoming a Patreon member ! In this episode Christina and Britt lay the foundation for the season to come with a conversation about the inherent creative force that moves through each of us uniquely.  They discuss how creativity goes beyond art or the act of creating and can express itself in any moment in which the inner life aligns with the outer, manifested...

In the final episode of the fourth season Britt asks Christina to expand upon her recent blog post about her aim not to make her life about yoga, but rather to let her whole life become her yoga. The two discuss time in the studio, on the mat, and in their lives, wonder, and how we can remember to remember our practices within the fullness of life.  An excerpt from the blog "As time went on,...

In this episode Britt asks Christina to reflect about authenticity within teaching. The two look into the innocent desire a teacher might have to be accepted or liked by their students. They share from their experiences how this desire- conscious or unconscious- can get in the way of authentic teaching and even act as a self-fulfilling prophecy that pushes students away.  They also dive into a con...

In this episode Britt asks Christina to share her reflections on the concept of wait time within education. Wait time is the practice of holding space after posing questions or information as a teacher such that students have time to reflect, inquire, and engage. Christina shares about her personal experiences with time being both abundant and scarce through her 20 years as a teacher.  You can lea...