On and Off Your Mat Yoga Podcast

Have you ever caught yourself reacting in what felt a totally automatic way… and ever wondered where that reaction came from?  Today I sat down with Bonnie Wallace to talk about the yoga philosophy concept of Samskara or psychological imprints to answer this question… EPISODE ANNOUNCEMENTS: 👉🏻 Subscribe, rate, and review this podcast anywhere you listen.  Find out how here. 👉🏻 Take a...

If you have sensitive knees and poses on all 4 or lunges that bother you, if you know the muscles around your knees are weak or they tend to compensate for your tight hips, this class is for you. This episode is part of our premium subscription, get access to it here , and become a premium podcast member.    On the membership platform, you'll find:   1. Your premium podcast episodes...

Have you ever noticed how a cluttered space might affect your mind, your focus, or your overwhelm? How about your physical health?  Today I sat down with Sherry Steine to talk about Feng Shui and how it actually is yoga for your home and how our wellbeing is affected by our environment.    EPISODE ANNOUNCEMENTS:   👉🏻 Subscribe, rate, and review this podcast anywhere you liste...

Have you been hearing a lot about emotional intelligence? Have been afraid to dive into shadow work? But you are looking to live a more happy, aligned, and connected life? If so, this episode is for you. EPISODE ANNOUNCEMENTS: 👉🏻 Subscribe, rate, and review this podcast anywhere you listen.  Find out how here. 👉🏻 Take a screenshot of the episode when you listen and share one of your takea...

If you want to learn the 3 steps of transformation according to the yoga sutras, called Kriya Yoga or what is yoga in action, how using these steps will help you attain a deep meditative state, a state of oneness and pure bliss, or understanding the obstacles that are in the way, this episode is for you.  This episode is part of our premium subscription, but to celebrate the new year and our...

Have you been curious about aromatherapy and have wanted to include essential oils in your practice or yoga or meditation? If so, this episode is for you. EPISODE ANNOUNCEMENTS: 👉🏻 Subscribe, rate, and review this podcast anywhere you listen.  Find out how here. 👉🏻 Take a screenshot of the episode when you listen and share one of your takeaways on IG  @onandoffyourmatpodcast 👉🏻 Bec...

This episode is part of our premium subscription. To get access to it, visit https://withribbon.com/u/erikabelanger .  With Ribbon is an awesome platform where you'll find 1. Your podcast premium membership whereas a member, you can get a ton of exclusive audio and video content like today’s class to help wind down before bed 2. You can also have access to over 200 recorded full-length y...

Are you on a journey of personal growth? Looking to be happier? Wondering how to be on that path with a partner? If so, this episode is for you. EPISODE ANNOUNCEMENTS: 👉🏻 Subscribe, rate, and review this podcast anywhere you listen.  Find out how here. 👉🏻 Take a screenshot of the episode when you listen and share one of your takeaways on IG  @onandoffyourmatpodcast 👉🏻 My 5 biggest...

Have you been practicing what you've been taught but don’t always understand why you’ve been told to do or avoid certain things in asanas? Or Are you teaching yoga and feeling stuck in your cues? Well, biomechanics might be the answer to your questions. EPISODE ANNOUNCEMENTS: 👉🏻 Subscribe, rate, and review this podcast anywhere you listen.  Find out how here. 👉🏻 Take a screenshot of the e...

Do you struggle from time to time to feel, connect to emotions like anger, grief, sadness, and release those emotions? If so here's a meditation to help you practice to do just that. This episode is part of our premium subscription. To get access to it you need to visit our podcast premium membership area . Know that as you become a Premium member, for as low as $5/month, your contribution ripples...

Tools and somatic practices for your health. Do you tend to be codependent in your relationships, a perfectionist at work, or a people-pleaser amongst your friends? Have you noticed how these patterns affect your health and your wellbeing? In today’s episode, we’ll talk about this and give you some tools and somatic practices to start addressing this. EPISODE ANNOUNCEMENT: 👉🏻 My 5 biggest takeaw...

Have you experienced trauma and struggled to move through it so you can get on the other side and find the gifts in the experience? I know I have. If that’s your case too, this episode is for you. 👉🏻 My 5 biggest takeaways from this episode. 👉🏻 Subscribe, rate, and review this podcast anywhere you listen.  Find out how here. 👉🏻 Take a screenshot of the episode when you listen and share...

Last month I polled our premium members and they voted on a video where I would teach my favorite ns hacks. So if you’re stressed and looking for tools to feel more relaxed, this episode is for you. It is part of our premium subscription . Find it here . With Ribbon is awesome and you’ll find on this new platform  1. Your podcast premium membership whereas a member, you can get a ton of exclu...

Have you ever put a teacher a little far up on a pedestal or giving away your power when it comes to your spiritual practice? If so, today’s episode is for you. Our guest did just that, she's sharing her story and the lessons she learned on the way. For today’s episode, I sat down with Lopa van der Mersch. Lopa is a lifelong health seeker and founder & CEO of Rasa Koffee, a coffee alternative...

Are you someone that is busy, looking to get it all done, but you want to feel better in the process? If that’s you, today's episode is for you. I sat down with Tara Stiles. Tara is a wellness expert, bestselling author, and the founder of Strala Yoga which is a combination of yoga, tai chi, and Traditional Chinese and Japanese Medicine. Tara’s bestselling books have been featured in The New York...

The 30 min Morning Flow called Roll out of Bed in the membership is the most popular video I’ve ever posted. Members have asked me to do a variation on it, so here we are. I think we all need right now, on top of moving our body and our energy, to set ourselves up for a calm and grounded day. To learn tools for relaxation on the mat that we can carry in our lives off the mat. This new episode Morn...

Yes! We made it to 100! This podcast has been a labor of love for the last 3 years. I’ve had the immense pleasure to chat with some of the most accomplished yoga teachers, wellness experts, and spiritual teachers in the west so they can share their work and best-kept secrets with you. Some were genuinely excited to come on, others I had to slightly harass and I’ve reached out to many more who neve...

Have you ever felt like self-care wasn’t for you, or at least the way it's sold by the beauty industry? If you’re looking for a way to take care of yourself so you can be more present in your life, thrive, and be able to give and be of service, this episode is for you. For today’s episode, I sat down with Mado Hesselink. Mado helps yoga teachers integrate their heart-centered mission with practica...

How do you feel today? If your answer is that you feel anxious, hurt, depressed, frustrated, and so on, then you probably have some spiritual disconnect. The more joyful, and satisfied we feel, the more aware we usually are of my deep connection to Spirit. For today’s episode, I sat down with Dawn James. Dawn is a Conscious Living teacher, International Best Selling Author, and the founder of Publ...

Have you been interested in diving a little deeper into your yoga practice, but at the same have been intimidated by the philosophical texts? Today we are doing an introduction to the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali which are one of the foundational texts of yoga philosophy and practice. There are 100s of translations and commentaries or the original text and they were written over 2000 years ago, so no...

Do you love crystals as I do? If you’d like to learn more about them, how to care for them and how to use them, this episode is for you. For today’s episode, I sat down with Pam Urbas and Andy Duchovnay. Pam is a Yin Yoga Teacher and Andy is an environmental advocate. Together, they are Spiritual Artists, Rockhounds, Sound Healers, and owners of The Indigo Sanctuary, an online source of...

Do you struggle to speak and shin while you teach? No matter how much training you have as a yoga teacher, public speaking can be very challenging. If you’re not a teacher, some of the skills you learn on the mat can also help you in your next work meeting. We all have spaces where we need to tap into our presence so our message comes through. For today’s episode, I sat down with Sylvain Hache, Ak...

Have you heard of face yoga? It's a mix of stretches, massages, and acupressure. It’s something you can do quickly without any prop that helps with relaxation, releasing tension in the face and neck, toning your vagus nerve, activating your parasympathetic response, all while helping the production of collagen, making your skin glow, and reduce fine line. This episode is part of our premium subscr...

Have you ever been told, It'll be fine, just be yourself , and wondered what that really meant or even looked like anymore? Feeling, as if you lost sight of who you were at some point and you became disconnected from that person. For today’s episode, it’s just me, I’m taking the spotlight again and we’ll talk about this. You can check my other solo episodes: #87: 5 reasons why you procrastinate ,...

Have you ever noticed some digestive perturbation when something happens and you're extremely stressed? I remember my first day as a high school substitute teacher… I won't get into the details but knowing that a high level of stress can affect our digestion, what about our very common chronic low, medium levels of stress? Or what about anxiety? For today’s episode, I sat down with Rachel Everett....