On and Off Your Mat Yoga Podcast

If you’re going through loss, whether it's the death of a loved one, a divorce, the loss of a job, the crashing of a dream…yoga can help you give your grief the dedicated time and space required to move through your thoughts and feelings. With this practice for grief, you’ll learn to use movement, breath, and sound to release pain and suffering. This 30-minute yoga class is part of our premium sub...

Magdalena Krohn is a yoga teacher and mentor for highly sensitive people (HSP). Using the tools of yoga, embodiment, and Internal Family Systems (IFS), she helps HSPs feel seen, validated, empowered, and connected. Magdalena’s mission is to change the narrative around sensitivity by celebrating it and uplifting all those who consider themselves sensitive. Discover a tool that will help you build y...

Alex Kennedy is a confidence coach and shuffle dance teacher who’s here to help you ignite your fire of inner confidence. Through coaching, she assists high achievers in showing up as their raw, authentic selves, building self-trust, and navigating challenges more gracefully. She believes we need to stop hiding our inner weirdness from the world, and she’s here to show us how. Discover how empower...

Do you label feeling emotions as something scary and end up shoving them into your emotional closet? If you’re ready to make peace with your sensitivity and learn how to fearlessly experience emotions without becoming overwhelmed, this episode is for you. I delve into what emotional overwhelm is, why it’s common in highly sensitive people, and why we label emotions as scary. I explain four differe...

If you’re going through loss, whether it's the death of a loved one, a divorce, the loss of a job, the crashing of a dream…yoga can help you give your grief the dedicated time and space required to move through your thoughts and feelings. With this practice for grief, you’ll learn to use movement, breath, and sound to release pain and suffering. This 30-minute yoga class is part of our premium sub...

For today’s conversation, I sat down with Nate Klemp PhD. Nate is a writer, philosopher, and entrepreneur. He’s the author of the upcoming book Open: Living with an Expansive Mind in a Distracted World , and he’s here to help us open up to all that life brings, or skillfully close ourselves off where necessary. Discover how to open your mind to create expansion, possibility, and to shift your focu...

Even if you have a basic understanding of your nervous system, alongside a basic understanding of yoga philosophy, they may occupy two different areas of your brain. So today, I’m inviting you to merge them together and take your Western scientific knowledge of the nervous system and correlate it to your knowledge of Eastern philosophy, yoga, and ayurveda. To discuss the intersection between yoga...

Brett Larkin is the founder of Uplifted Yoga and the author of the book, Yoga Life: Habits, Poses, and Breathwork to Channel Joy Amidst the Chaos . Her online yoga teacher trainings have set the standards for quality online certification since 2015, and she has a thriving YouTube channel and podcast sharing how to actively design your life using yoga’s ancient wisdom. Tune in this week as we look...

If you’re going through loss, whether it's the death of a loved one, a divorce, the loss of a job, the crashing of a dream…yoga can help you give your grief the dedicated time and space required to move through your thoughts and feelings. With this practice for grief, you’ll learn to use movement, breath, and sound to release pain and suffering. This 30-minute yoga class is part of our premium sub...

Diana May is a dedicated yoga teacher and lifelong learner with the goal of supporting people in loving their bodies as they are in the present moment. Her practice infuses anatomy, alignment, and mindfulness through the lens of the nervous system. She believes that yoga is a way to observe both physical and psychological patterns and choose a new way forward. Whether you’re in a state of function...

This week, I sat down with Andrea Donnelly, a spiritual advisor, quantum sound and energy healer, and the CEO of We Are Here 2 Remember. She specializes in energy work, akashic records, flower essence, herbal medicine, sound healing, and works with high-achievers to quantum heal trauma, unlock new psychic abilities, integrate peace, and ultimately guide them toward their true destiny. If you want...

Have you been dreaming of taking a yoga retreat? Maybe you’ve been looking for a way to hit the reset button on your body and soul, melting away your stress, and transforming your life from the inside out. If so, today’s episode is the resource you need, detailing everything you need to know before going on a yoga retreat. Tune in this week to discover everything you need to know before going on a...

If it's hard for you to sit down to practice Pranayama, being guided through might be the solution. If your feeling stressed, anxious, emotionally overwhelmed, overworked or stuck in overthinking, this breath pattern will help you cultivate more peace, calmness, and spaciousness in your mind. With this breath practice for relaxation you'll learn to use the breath as a portal for the nervous system...

Jeremy Gray is an African-American politician, yogi, entrepreneur, author, philanthropist, and former professional athlete. He is currently serving as an Alabama State Representative and is running for Congress. He has sponsored legislation to allow yoga into Alabama public schools through the Yoga Bill, as well as publishing a yoga book aimed at children. Learn how yoga was banned and subsequentl...

Whether or not you have an autoimmune disease like lupus yourself, you likely know somebody who does. To talk in depth about yoga for lupus and autoimmune diseases, I sat down with Amanda Chay. She is the author of The Girlfriend’s Guide to Lupus, a self-help book for women who are feeling scared and alone with their lupus diagnosis. Amanda helps people put their health first, and since her own di...

Stress impacts every area of our lives. Overthinking shows up in our decision-making, impacting our mental health and even ruining our relationships. It’s time to go deep into understanding how stress and overthinking shows up especially if you’re a highly sensitive person, and what you can do to ease the internal pressure you’re experiencing. Discover why you overthink and how it’s impacting your...

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If you’ve always felt like yoga was less about doing and more about being, or if you’ve been curious about how to embody the divine feminine more, listen in. To discuss these topics, I sat down with Abiola Akanni, a leader in the field of yoga. She has cultivated non-performative spaces that encourage individuals to use the practices of yoga and mindfulness to enhance their lives and bodies. Abiol...

If you want to know more about your aura, energy field, or the quantum realm and how all of these things connect to transformation and healing, today’s episode is the exact resource you need. I’m sitting down with Cru Von Holtzendorff-Fehling, an internationally renowned coach and energy healer who was gifted from birth with the ability to read and heal people’s trauma, auras, and energy fiel...

If you’re going through a hard time with loss, or if you’d like to help someone else who’s currently in the thick of grief, today’s episode is for you. I’m sitting down with Paul Denniston, the founder of Grief Yoga and the author of Healing Through Yoga: Transform Loss Into Empowerment. He’s here to help us transform trauma and connect to the resilient, loving warrior within. Discover how to use...

Are you feeling so stressed that stopping completely to relax and rest makes you feel even more agitated? If when you stop completely, your mind spirals into everything you could/should be doing instead, today’s episode is for you. With this active rest practice, you’ll learn to cultivate the energy of rest and to give your mind, body, and soul a way to slow down and cultivate peacefulness without...

The principles of recovery and yoga sometimes intersect. And yoga has helped countless people on their journey with addiction, so to discuss this interesting topic, I’m sitting down with Brian Hyman. Tune in this week to discover the yogic principles of transformation for life and recovery. We’re discussing how to find more happiness, regardless of what you accomplish or fail to accomplish in life...

If you’re an emotional eater or find yourself binging when tired, overwhelmed, or when your needs aren’t being met, you’re not alone. Understanding why binge eating makes sense will be the first step for you to move forward and heal this pattern in your life. For today’s episode, I sat down with Ali Shapiro, the host of the top-ranked podcast Insatiable . She’s a holistic nutritionist and int...

Have you ever felt taken over by your emotions, only to brush them off? Maybe you feel like you’re just going through life without really connecting with other people and their emotions? Well, it’s time to start feeling your feelings, both for the benefit of your relationship with yourself and your relationships with the people around you. Discover how to start feeling your feelings. I’m sharing w...

Are you feeling so stressed that stopping completely to relax and rest makes you feel even more agitated? If when you stop completely, your mind spirals into everything you could/should be doing instead, today’s episode is for you. With this active rest practice, you’ll learn to cultivate the energy of rest and to give your mind, body, and soul a way to slow down and cultivate peacefulness without...