Live The Light of Yoga

In this episode Christina and Britt talk about building relationships within the yoga practice. The two share about the joys of building friendships and the bonds that comes from sharing intimate experience of self discovery over time. Christina also speaks on how these bonds sometimes do not form due to misunderstanding or difference and the ways in which unintended harm can be caused between ind...

In this episode, Christina and Britt discuss how the role of teacher has kept them accountable to the teachings of yoga on and off of the mat. Christina shares a personal story about how teaching helped her remain faithful to her marriage vows during a particularly hard time. They also discuss taking time off and releasing the seat of the teacher as  forms of staying accountable to the teachings....

In this episode, Christina and Britt talk about Christina's blog post Advice for New Teachers: Learn People's Names .  In this entry, Christina talk about names as a gateway for relationship. The two discuss how building these relationship's can serve as a reminder to teacher's that they are not performing. Rather, teaching is an act of service and a gift offered by the student...

In this episode, Christina and Britt talk about the changing environment in the last year and a half and how this has impacted the role of the teacher. They discuss the idea of apocalypse and how our current global challenges environmentally, politically, and socially align with the idea of a great uncovering. Christina talks about the five acts of Shiva - in particular how the nature of reality i...

In the first episode of season four, Christina and Britt introduce the season's theme: the inner life of the teacher. The two discuss the role of the teacher, as well as a student, as a universal perspective accessible when we consider the unfolding of life as a learning process.  Christina talks about the root of the word education- Educare- as defined by "a drawing forth from within.&q...

Submit questions, thoughts, and topics you'd like to hear about in season four here .  In the final episode of season three, Christina and Britt talk about the part of the cycle that brings something to completion. Specifically, they focus on the process of an ending when we might not want that thing to come to an end. They discuss yoga studio closure in the face of a global pandemic and the...

This week Christina and Britt discuss prayer in its many forms. They dive into a reflective conversation on three distinct modes of prayer as outlined by Anne Lamott: Help, Thanks, and Wow. Christina elucidates on prayer as a transformational practice rather than a transactional exchange. The two share their personal prayer practices outside the realm of organized religion and consider how prayer...

This week Leigh Fisher joins Christina and Britt for a conversation about the many facets of body size including thin privilege, fatphobia, and cultural biases.  Leigh elaborates on the fallacies regarding weight as a measure of health and distinguishes body positivity from fat activism. They discuss how body image is a function of white supremacy and echoes cultural norms regarding shame, dysmorp...

A quick warning that we discuss mental health and trauma in this episode. In part two of this conversation, Christina and Britt talk about the deeper wounds of the inner child and how this relates to our feeling functions and the wisdom of somatics. Christina shares personally about her childhood trauma and the ways in which counseling and spiritual work has supported her development.  Christina a...

A quick warning that we discuss mental health, trauma, and some drug use in this episode. In part one of this conversation, Christina and Britt talk about the archetype of the inner child as a fundamental aspect of cultivating self-compassion. They talk about different approaches and personal experiences in working with their inner children.  You can find more information on Christopher Germer and...

Christina and Britt move into a conversation about habits, awareness, and growth. The two discuss unconscious habits- the kind that can cause the self and others harm- and the uncomfortable process of bringing these parts of ourselves to light and healing them through compassion.  Christina elucidates upon the nuance of shadow work through day-to-day experiences as well as the symbolic heroine&apo...

Christina and Britt join for a discussion about stories and symbols as tools for self-exploration of each individual's personal unfolding. They discuss the different types of story one might interact with as well as the use of symbol for exploring the unconscious realms of our being.  Check out Blue Throat Yoga here . Become a supporter of the podcast by becoming a Patreon member ! To check o...

Britt asks Christina to share her experience teaching in studio for the first time since March 2020. The two discuss synchronicities, the diversity of changes that folks have been experiencing,  and the idea of cultivating a discipline of response in the face of continued uncertainty.  Support India in their COVID crisis if you are able:  mutualaidindia.com giveindia.org Become a supporter of the...

Christina and Britt discuss the deeper parts of returning to in-studio practice. The two discuss the physical practice, community, mourning what has been lost in the last year, and making space for what will emerge.  Support India in their COVID crisis if you are able:  mutualaidindia.com giveindia.org Become a supporter of the podcast by becoming a Patreon member ! To check out Christina’s live s...

Christina and Britt connect on May 1st and dive into a conversation about the growth that happens below the surface of things. This conversation is inspired by cycles as reflected in the Wheel of the Year. Christina expands upon the ideas of alignment on and off of the mat as we each grow into the truest version of ourselves. Become a supporter of the podcast by becoming a Patreon member ! To chec...

In the first episode of Season 3, Christina and Britt anchor into a conversation about beginnings, middles, and ends as they discuss the yogic teaching of the Om cycle.  Christina elucidates how this teaching can act as a map that we can use to locate ourselves within the fullness of life. This episode includes a giveaway for one seat in one of Christina's online asana series.  Enter to win a...

In the final episode of Season 2, Christina, Alex, and Britt delve into a conversation about the threads between faith and logic.  This conversation is inspired by Christina's forthcoming book about Faith. Christina elucidates the ways in which science and spirituality are not in opposition to the other, but rather how these ideals complement and support each other. Find the transcript of the...

After a big few weeks nationally - the pandemic crisis and a big election - Christina, Britt, and Alex reconvene for a check-in. They discuss a teaching from Manorama that helps to integrate what's so, and to mine lessons from difficulty and suffering. (It's a really, really beautiful teaching).  May it be of service! Find the transcript of the episode here . Become a supporter of the po...

Christina has a conversation with her mentor and sister on the path, Mary Angelon Young. They discuss Mary's experience meeting their guru, Lee Lozowick, the beauty and thhe complexity of guru-student relationships, and ways that we can touch and tap into beauty. Find the transcript of the episode here . Become a supporter of the podcast by becoming a Patreon member ! To check out Christina’s...

Replay from Season One. In this episode, we discuss self-compassion as a practice with an impact that reaches far beyond the self. Christina discusses the practice of it - to be with suffering, and to walk alongside it - and how the moment-by-moment practice can transform the world we live in.  Find the transcript of the episode here . Become a supporter of the podcast by becoming a Patreon member...

This conversation between Dr. Gail Parker and Christina is full of truly relevant and thoughtful topics for you to consider this week. They discuss living a life of consciousness, race-based trauma, and how the two intersect. Dr. Parker marries the concepts of internal yoga - true union - with how it is we interact with the world, and with those different than us. She unravels the side-by-side pan...

Christina and John Schumacher connect for a conversation about yoga, again, and faith in this week's episode. The two discuss the roots of the yogic practice, the role of consciousness in our current world, and the process of growing older as a limiting, yet expansive process. Find the transcript to this week’s episode here . John Schumacher has been teaching yoga for over 40 years and is the...

Christina, Britt, and Regina Sara Ryan sit down for a conversation wrapped around a conversation of being, aim, death, and practice. They discuss the numinousness of "being-presence" as a quality, the importance of clarity of aim, and how, when we reckon with impermanence, we invite in gratitude and a certain urgency in living. Regina is a prolific writer, author of many books, and Chris...

In this episode, Christina, Alex, and Britt discuss a perspective of spirituality as an inherent longing to connect to something larger. They dive into a conversation about Parker J Palmer's definition of spirituality,  the obstacles and compliments that organized religion can play in connecting to spirituality, and the role of community in this process. In a time of continued uncertainty and...

In an hour of cosmic kismet, professor Jeanine Canty addresses last week's angst and fear from an ecological, academic, and heart-centered lens. Her vision of a judicious future for all people is one of compassion, love, and inclusion. She believes that work of anti-racism, social justice, and climate justice must be situated in love, or it doesn't work. We were inspired by her vision of...