Quietmind Yoga: Build Strength, Flexibility & Balance

For video classes join the updated Quietmind Membership at http://www.quietmind.yoga/membership Svadyaya is one of the core teachings of yoga philosophy, as I am sharing about in weekly classes and on the Yoga Teacher Training podcast. Today's class put this philosophy into a simple practice. Recommended props: 1 bolster, 2 blocks, 1 blanket.  Want to study the Yoga Sutra, including yoga phil...

One of my favorite quotes comes from Thich Naht Hanh, a Vietnamese monk who won the Nobel Peace Prize. He would teach meditation by teaching to simply notice that you are breathing. "Breathing in, I notice I am breathing in. Breathing out, I notice I am breathing out." It's so simple, yet I have found it so profound. It was helpful for me to hear this reminder on my morning walk the other day, and...

Join me for a free live Q&A this Wed at http://www.quietmind.yoga/community - Apr 22nd at 3pm CST - Join our free group to connect and if you can't be there live the video will be recorded! Today is an all levels Vinyasa practice to ease into a strong practice. Sometimes you want to build strength and feel strong in your practice, but you want to start slow. This is perfect for that. We'll use...

NEW Live classes every Sunday on Zoom in the Quietmind Yoga Membership - $9.97/mo at http://www.quietmind.yoga/membership - Go here to learn more and signup. I have noticed my advanced classes becoming more popular recently, so I’ll be sharing more of these in the weeks ahead. Today’s class is a Power Vinyasa class to build strength throughout your whole body. If you’re spending more time at home...

Want to practice live with me? Join me this Sunday at 9:30am CST for a live Hatha Flow & Meditation class on Zoom. You can turn on your camera and get feedback! Save this link and join us when we go live: https://zoom.us/j/8272462246 This class is offer by donation or as part of the Quietmind Yoga Membership (open now!) Visit http://www.quietmind.yoga/membership to learn more and sign up for w...

The Quietmind Membership is now open! New weekly live classes, Monthly mini-workshops, 1-1 Feedback and mini trainings in the 10 Core Competencies of Yoga. Learn more at http://www.quietmind.yoga/membership - $9.97/mo or $97/yr The Membership includes access to all upcoming LIVE Zoom classes. Today's practice was recorded /this morning!/ We had 27 amazing people join from around the world to pract...

I created a new resource for you at http://www.quietmind.yoga/community This is a Facebook group for you to connect with other practitioners around the world, share about your practice, give and receive support. I’ll be hosting a Live Q&A every New Moon here, starting THIS TUESDAY March 24th at 3pm CST. Join the group and send me your yoga questions before then and join us live! Today’s practi...

I hope you are well and safe. Today’s episode is a grounding and centering practice to support you in regulating your nervous system during this uncertain time we are all experiencing with the unfortunate spread of Covid-19. From an Ayurvedic perspective we are experiencing a significant Vata dosha imbalance (change, fear, anxiety) and can balance this out by doing things that increase the Kapha d...

The Quietmind Yoga Teacher Training is open for enrollment! Visit http://www.quietmind.yoga/enroll to see how you can become a thriving yoga teacher with clear, in-depth training in every aspect of yoga I've learned from 16 years in health and wellness and teaching 4000+ classes. Anatomy, postures, sequencing, philosophy, meditation, teaching skills and business skills + weekly mentoring calls and...

Registration is open now for a limited time to the free online workshop "3 Mindset Shifts to Build Confidence in Teaching Yoga" at http://www.quietmind.yoga/confidence Today's class is an all levels Vinyasa - and also an experiential anatomy lesson in one of the most important pairs of movements for yoga postures: Internal and external rotation. This is key to avoiding shoulder injuries, key to do...

You can now register for the FREE online workshop: "3 Mindset Shifts to Build Confidence in Teaching Yoga" on Monday March 9th, 2020 at 12pm Noon Central time at http://www.quietmind.yoga/confidence . I'll be sharing the most valuable lessons I've learned from 15+ years of working in health and wellness, 2000+ hrs of trainings and 5000+ hrs of classes taught. I'll also be sharing about the upcomin...

Today's practice is about creating mindfulness in relationships - in my experience that always starts with relationship to self and, today, relationship to practices. How do we respond when some days we're more flexible, and some days we're just not feeling it? Isn't it interesting how the poses don't change much, but the practice continues to be new and interesting every time? What is changing? W...

In today's episode I share about one of the most effective tools of Yoga Philosophy - Samskaras - limiting beliefs and mental conditioning that happens from negative experiences, trauma and accumulated stress of just being a human being - which is hard work sometimes! This is a concept that I have come back to many times over the years and have found that many modern approaches to therapy and coac...

Despite having great teachers, being dedicated and consistent in my practice I still found myself getting low back pain. After trying many stretching techniques and finding temporary relief, I realized that something needed to change about how I practice yoga. I learned physical therapy techniques, kinesiology and biomechanics and discovered some approaches I could add to my yoga practice that hav...

Today I announce the winner of a spot in the Mindful New Year online course! Learn more at http://www.mindfulnewyear.com

If you're new to this podcast, welcome! My name is Jeremy Devens. I've been teaching yoga in Austin, TX since 2011. I created this podcast to offer free weekly yoga classes for you to practice anywhere, anytime. I teach several styles of yoga, but they're all to serve two purposes: to activate either the sympathetic nervous system (active, engaged, focused part of yourself) - in Hatha and Vinyasa...

In last week’s episode I shared how to approach your practice as a place of refuge.  Today I share how to move from that refuge into the year ahead. To hear the still, quiet voice of intuition that always knows your next right step. Modern technology is part of "the distraction economy." It aims to keep us scrolling through social media - looking outside ourselves. Yoga does the opposite. It'...

Last week I shared ways to embody yin qualities in the often more yang practice of Hatha yoga. Today I explore the question of "how can you feel supported and able to relax while being strong and active?" Progressing now into a slow flow Vinyasa practice.  There is a Buddhist concept of "taking refuge." This means finding things that are reliable sources of support, perspective and refuge. Yo...

Last week I shared how deep rest is as important as focused work. I shared ways to find both in your practice and your daily schedule. In today's episode I share ways to embody the yin aspects of practice. Sukha. Ease. Softness. Change. Receptivity. These are in contrast to the strong ujayi breath and bandhas of 2 weeks ago. My intention is to help us move towards the end of 2019 open and receptiv...

A few years ago I went to a Vipassana meditation retreat. There was minimal food. No talking. No yoga. Only Vipassana (“insight meditation”) - 10 hours a day for 10 days.  I have always loved seated meditation. It was my first mindfulness practice and it has been the one I come back to the most. It helps me center, gain perspective, clear my mind and refocus. This retreat heightened and solid...

A few years ago I went to a Vipassana meditation retreat. There was minimal food. No talking. No yoga. Only Vipassana (“insight meditation”) - 10 hours a day for 10 days. I have always loved seated meditation. It was my first mindfulness practice and it has been the one I come back to the most. It helps me center, gain perspective, clear my mind and refocus. This retreat heightened and solidified...

In last week’s episode I shared one of my favorite threads of the Yoga Sutra: “mindfulness of opposites.” Today I share one of the most essential pairs of opposites -- anterior and posterior pelvic tilt. If you’ve never heard these words before, I will share exactly what I mean by them in today’s episode. As I’ve shared before, low back pain effects 80% of people, has many common causes, and many...

In today's episode I share one of my favorite threads of the Yoga Sutra. Pratipaksha Bhavana: “When negativity arises, cultivate the opposite” or “mindfulness of opposites.” Opposites are the core of everything I teach in yoga. Postures are either active or passive. Moving or still. Strengthening or stretching. Sometimes many of these things at once. Is your low back in pain? Look to the opposite...

This episode is brought to you by Mindful New Year - an online & in person retreat - Jan 17th - Yoga, Ayurveda & Vedic Astrology - Learn more at http://www.mindfulnewyear.com In last week’s episode I shared about how to establish your center, today we strengthen that center. In today's episode I share about low back pain. EIGHTY percent of people in studies have reported experiencing low b...

Register for Mindful New Year - an online & in person retreat - Jan 17th - Yoga, Ayurveda & Vedic Astrology - Learn more at http://www.mindfulnewyear.com - Support Quietmind Yoga:  This is the only weekly yoga practice podcast - with new hour long classes every week - addressing often overlooked issues in yoga practice such as hamstring strengthening, integrating yoga history and phil...