Spiritually Fit Yoga with Amelia Andaleon

Amanda Gorman, 22, National Youth Poet Laureate, recites her poem "The Hill We Climb" during the January 20, 2021 Inauguration ceremony welcoming President Joe Biden and Madame Vice President Kamala Harris.  Inspiring and enlightened. 

Happy Inauguration Day 2021!  In honor of celebrating the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Madame Vice President Kamala Harris, the theme of this episode is renewed VITALITY! Grateful for this new chapter for the United States of America.  This practice is recorded for Week 2 of "40 Days to Personal Revolution - A Breakthrough Program to Radically Change Your Body and Awaken the S...

Today's intro honors Martin Luther King, Jr.  This 15 minute meditation opens with a story about Siddartha becoming Buddha, followed by 4 minutes of silence.  In the last minute this meditation ends with a bell.  This meditation is intended to support anyone going through the Baptiste 40 Days program, using the book "40 Days to Personal Revolution - A Breakthrough Program to Radical...

This 5 minute meditation is intended to support anyone going through the Baptiste 40 Days program, using the book "40 Days to Personal Revolution - A Breakthrough Program to Radically Change Your Body and Awaken the Sacred Within Your Soul" by Baron Baptiste.  The focus of week on is PRESENCE, and meditation cultivates presence.   This particular meditation invites you to observe your br...

This sequence is intended to support anyone going through the Baptiste 40 Days program, using the book "40 Days to Personal Revolution - A Breakthrough Program to Radically Change Your Body and Awaken the Sacred Within Your Soul" by Baron Baptiste.  It is recommended that you refer to this book to see pictures and explanations about these poses found on pages 65-92. This yoga practice it...

Welcome to Season 3 and to 2021! This will be a specific season intended to support anyone going through the 40 Days to Personal Revolution program. The episodes in this season are intended to follow the book: 40 Days to Personal Revolution - A Breakthrough Program to Radically Change Your Body and Awaken the Sacred Within Your Soul.     Listeners can enjoy the episodes in Season 3 witho...

Wow, it's FINALLY the last day of the year!  I decided to record a bonus episode to say thank you to all of you, read a few reviews, and lead a meditation to release 2020 (or whatever you isn't serving you) and create space for your intentions, and allow life to unfold.  The mantra for this meditation is: RELEASE and ALLOW May there be balance and harmony in this moment. I offer my inten...

Welcome to my final guest interview of 2020!!   Wrapping it up with with this candid interview with Mike Murdoch! He shares how he stays spiritually fit as a chef and yoga teacher, and how he traversed his journey with food and an eating disorder to creating his successful Move Nourish Heal programs. He shares openly about dysmorphia and his experience as a 240lb 13 year old to where he is to...

Sweet Darkness by David Whyte - a poem to celebrate the winter solstice. ————————————————————————— Thank you for tuning in!   Next week will be my last guest interview of 2020 then moving on to 2021, and whatever awaits us in the new year! I really appreciate you giving my humble podcast a listen. Let me know what you've been getting from these episodes.  Let me know what you want to hear. Let me...

Welcome to Season 2 of Spiritually Fit Yoga!  Today's theme is "Home is Love" with today's guest Karlyn Langjahr.  Karlyn shares captivating stories about her work with wildlife as a conservationist in Zambia and Madagascar, and what she discovered through her grief journey after the death of her husband.  Through her grief journey and this pandemic she arrived to an epiphany that "...

We're in the final month of 2020 and I am choosing an attitude of hope and optimism.  Settle in for this yoga nidra, typically practiced laying down and even in bed.  Enjoy and thanks for tuning in!  I'll be back next week with another guest interview.  If you're enjoying these episodes, your support is appreciated by leaving a review and 5 star rating. Connect with me! Instagr...

Welcome to Season 2 of Spiritually Fit Yoga!  Today's theme is "Rise Above the Noise" with my guest, Danielle Jokinen from Minneapolis, Minnesota.  ABOUT DANIELLE JOKINEN: Life and Spiritual Coach Founder, YOD Yoga Owner, Minnesota Power Yoga 200 Hr Yoga Teacher Training Program 500 HR Certified Baptiste Teacher Being a Life Coach, Yoga Teacher and YOD Program creator she is a student and leader o...

Keeping it simple and real as I invite you to meditate with me in my backyard. And, join me on Insight Timer livestreams! Mindful Monday 815-845pmPST and Thanksgiving Eve Pause this Wednesday 11/25 815-845pmPST. Free livestreams on http://insighttimer.com or on the app. Follow me on Insight Timer http://insig.ht/ameliaandaleon 😊 I'll be back with a guest interview next week! =====================...

Welcome to Season 2 of my Spiritually Fit Yoga podcast!  This episode's theme is "MIndfulness and Prayer."  Today's guest is Darren Cockburn, a mindfulness teacher, author, spiritual songwriter, and business coach to online teachers of meditation, mindfulness, and yoga.  Darren leads an online community called "Conscious Digital Teachers" which is a free Facebook group. He also is a...

"Daily Mindful Prayer" with Darren Cockburn. This is a Bonus Episode which follows my interview with Darren Cockburn, "Mindfulness and Prayer" in Season 2, Episode 40.  Today's guest is Darren Cockburn, a mindfulness teacher, author, spiritual songwriter, and business coach to online teachers of meditation, mindfulness, and yoga.  Darren leads an online community called "Conscious Digita...

One of my favorite ways to destress is to get out of my head and into my body through yoga. After following the Presidential election, my yoga and meditation practice shift me from fretting over numbers, anxiety and worry to getting into the zone through breath and movement. May you be intentional with your breath and this yoga practice to create a meditation through movement. 🧘🏽‍♀️🙏🏽 I'll be...

Welcome to Season 2 of my Spiritually Fit Yoga podcast!  This episode's theme is "Anchor Points and Awareness. Lessons from a Nurse and Yoga Studio Owner."  I'm excited to bring you this episode with my guest, Jen Silvera, a hospice nurse, co-owner of Baptiste Power Yoga San Francisco, with her husband Sean Silvera.  Jen is a mom, Tier 3 Certified Baptiste Influencer and a wellness coach.  Jen lov...

The Obstacle Is The Way. A short meditation with a mantra and affirmation. An invitation to shift the mindset from feeling stuck or blocked to possibility._________ As always, thank you for tuning in!  I will be back with another guest interview next week, to hear how my guests stay spiritually fit!  Let me know if something shared here was helpful or inspired something in you.  Let me know in a r...

Welcome to Season 2 of Spiritually Fit Yoga!  I'm excited for you to hear this inspiring episode with my guest, Paige Elenson! Listen to her share how a playful decision during a family safari in Kenya led to creating Africa Yoga Project, which she co-founded with Baron Baptiste.  Paige has a rich yoga background as a JivaMukti teacher, she studied with Dharma Mittra, is a Senior Baptist...

Bonus Episode: Guest interview with Wanji! This interview follows episode 39 with Paige Elenson, co-founder of Africa Yoga Project.  Wanji shares her story about AYP transforming and saving her life, as a student then becoming a Certified Baptiste Teacher, and now a Programs Manager for AYP.  She is passionate about sharing yoga and her love of and gratitude for AYP.  Wanji will sha...

Today's episode is inspired by the Netflix documentary, "Kiss the Ground."  As a response to this powerful documentary, I was inspired to plant seeds, literally in my garden, and plant the message that each one of us has an opportunity to heal our planet by healing our soils.  I highly recommend watching this informative movie, narrated by Woody Harrelson, and teachings from scientists and farmers...

Welcome to Season 2 of my Spiritually Fit Yoga Podcast!  I'm excited to bring you another guest, Amy Andrews, and hear how she stays spiritually fit through yoga, meditation, and as a farmer in Eastern Washington state.  She and her husband Tim run a full-time farm business for veterans to learn farm skills and inner calm on their peaceful "13 Fox Farm" near beautiful Chelan, Washington.  Amy is a...

As requested by a special student and mama to be, this hypnobirthing meditation is for all you pregnant mamas. It is best practiced frequently before birth to condition body and mind to relax, and when you need, play this hypnobirthing session to immediately invite deep relaxation. At the end you will be invited to sleep or awaken. May you feel relaxed, confident and full of love as you prepare fo...

Welcome to Season 2 of my Spiritually Fit Yoga Podcast!  I'm excited to bring you guest interviews, to learn how they practice spiritual fitness and to hear their inspirational stories.  My first guest is Pilar Caso, a certified Baptiste Yoga Influencer, mom, and an amazing teacher on and off her mat, currently living in Napa Valley, California.  Pilar shares how she was able to lea...

This is a special practice dedicated to health care workers, fire fighters, or anyone who is struggling to get to their mat.  I have friends who are working long days at the hospital, parents who are weary from online school at home, and I've been hearing students say they just don't have time or energy to get to their mat.  This episode is for you.  It is also for anyone who has an...