The Alchemy Edit

This episode explores the business of yoga and how to build a stable, sustainable and prosperous life through teaching. After fourteen years of teaching full time, I have learned that being a yoga teacher is far more than sharing classes. You are your own brand, your own business and the person responsible for managing the energy behind your work. Without structure, clarity and strategy, it is eas...

Dr. Lorin Roche, renowned meditation teacher and scholar for over 50 years shares his journey into the heart of meditative practice and his inspired translation of the Vijnana Bhairava Tantra as The Radiance Sutras . Lorin shares how a chance moment in a physiology lab in 1968 first introduced him to meditation and the ancient tantric text and how that encounter set him on a lifelong path of devot...

In this episode, I’m joined by Yin Yoga specialist Em Cruickshank for a educational conversation about spring in relation to teaching and practicing yin yoga. We explore the qualities of spring through the lens of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) which frames spring within the wood element and recognises the natural energy of growth, renewal, and upward-moving energy and how this influences our...

On this episode we cover what it really means to be embodied and how to go from overthinking to grounded and calm. Shauna gives us tools to ‘stop the spiral’ and get out of the analytical experience of processing to access the power of allowing our feelings to move through us to be seen, held and moved through our systems.  We clear up some of the myths around embodiment practices and look at prac...

In this episode, we’re joined by Yin Yoga specialist Em Cruckshank for an enlightening conversation about the inner methods and philosophies that make Yin Yoga a transformative practice. Em shares her unique insights into Dharma, Buddhism, and the art of teaching Yin, weaving together ancient wisdom with practical tools for both teachers and practitioners. We also explore: - How to hold space for...

Episode 02: Understanding the traditional yin concepts with Dr. Truth Robinson In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Truth Robinson — a Traditional Chinese Medicine doctor, acupuncturist, Yin Yoga teacher trainer, and former yoga teacher with over 11 years of experience. We explore: What is a Meridian? What is Qi? The seasonal wisdom and understanding of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Truth’s...

Epidsode 1. In this episode we chat with the incredibly knowledgable Brooke Elliston about all things breath and science. We touch on ancient and traditional concepts of pranayama, what modern science unveils about our use of breath as well as some big misconception we have about pranayama and breathing.