The Happy Yoga Podcast

A yoga space for people who hated PE. Hosted by Jo Hutton a Senior Yoga Teacher living in Newcastle Upon Tyne. Expect yoga tutorials, meditations and reflections. I’m so glad you’re here. Hello, lovely yogis! 🌿 Welcome to week four of our Beginner’s Yoga Course! I’m so excited to see you here, showing up for yourself and your practice. It’s been a wonderful journey so far, and I can’t wait to div...

A yoga space for people who hated PE. Hosted by Jo Hutton a Senior Yoga Teacher living in Newcastle Upon Tyne. Expect yoga tutorials, meditations and reflections. I’m so glad you’re here. So, what even is the pelvic floor anyway? Our lady bits, mula bhanda, space between your legs, woohoo, privates, place that you wee from. These are all names for the pelvic floor I have heard in different classes...

A yoga space for people who hated PE. Hosted by Jo Hutton a Senior Yoga Teacher living in Newcastle Upon Tyne. Expect yoga tutorials, meditations and reflections. I’m so glad you’re here. Well I’ve blinked and we’re already at week three of our Complete Beginners Course. I have so enjoyed reading everyone’s messages of everyone who has joined in, it’s been wonderful to hear from you all. So a big...

Trapped wind is awful, it’s seen as a bit of a joke but it can be terribly painful and really impact your life. And it happens to every single one of us. So save this video to try next time you find yourself windily challenged and hopefully you’ll be pumping away in no time. Please note that this is for people who don’t have underlying health conditions, it isn’t a substitute for medical advice or...

A yoga space for people who hated PE. Hosted by Jo Hutton a Senior Yoga Teacher living in Newcastle Upon Tyne. Expect yoga tutorials, meditations and reflections. I’m so glad you’re here. Welcome to the 2nd class of our Beginner's Yoga Course! The hardest bit of yoga is always getting to the mat in the first place so, schedule it in, unroll your mat and get ready to feel so good about yourself. Th...

Headaches can be caused by lots of things but when they are caused by tension in the neck and shoulders you might find relief with some gentle stretches and self massage. Don’t just wait until the headache has started doing releases regularly can be preventative too. Give this a save for when you need it. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access...

Someone asked me recently if I had any tips for practicing yoga during grief. And the answer is no. Not really. To practise yoga is to practise life, and just as with life, there’s no right way to do it. We’re all just humans trying to navigate this absurd world with these absurd bodies, in this absurd thing called life. We can learn so much from the wisdom in these traditional practices but we ha...

A yoga space for people who hated PE. Hosted by Jo Hutton a Senior Yoga Teacher living in Newcastle Upon Tyne. Expect yoga tutorials, meditations and reflections. I’m so glad you’re here. Welcome to our Complete Beginner's Yoga Course! How exciting that we’ll be going on this journey together. Today’s class is quite slow and is focused on getting us used to being on the mat and doing yoga. Yoga is...

Welcome to Happy Yoga Magazine, a yoga space for people who hated PE. Written by Jo Hutton a Senior Yoga Teacher living in Newcastle Upon Tyne. Expect yoga tutorials, meditations and reflections. Welcome, I’m so glad you’re here. I love all my writer friends and desk dwellers, but my goodness you are all terrible at giving yourself breaks. Try this one minute yoga routine to give your wrists and p...

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If you want to know more about using yoga for pelvic floor health I have a full pelvic floor section in the membership. I Hope you enjoy Happy Yoga Magazine. Subscribe for free to support my work. There’s an option to contribute to running costs if you wish. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit happyyoga.substack.com/...

Withdrawal of the senses (Pratyahara) is the fifth of the eight limbs of Yoga It is advisable to listen to "The Yoga Sutras" episode before you listen to this one. When we withdraw the senses, we're not trying to switch the senses off, we are just becoming attuned to the subtle. Easier said than done in this over-stimulating world we live in because there's so much information...

Postures (Asana) is the third of the eight limbs of Yoga It is advisable to listen to "The Yoga Sutras" episode before you listen to this one. Asana means the physical posture, the seat that we take for meditation. In this episode, Jo talks about the evolution of Asana. She explores the extreme "instagrammable" postures and her belief that they are symptomatic of our society wh...

Mindful Breathing (Pranayama): Part 2 Pranayama is the fourth limb of Yoga. It is advisable to listen to "The Yoga Sutras" episode before you listen to this one. This episode has been split into two: this is the second, which will focus on the energetic entity of Pranayama. In this episode, Jo explores the spark of life and how our lives link with the natural world through breath. ● Happ...

Mindful Breathing (Pranayama): Part 1 Pranayama is the fourth limb of Yoga. It is advisable to listen to "The Yoga Sutras" episode before you listen to this one. This episode has been split into two: the first will explore Pranayama in terms of breathwork, and the second will focus on the energetic entity of Pranayama. In this episode, Jo explores the importance of breathing techniques i...

Surrender (Ishvara-Pranidhana): the fifth of the observations (Niyamas). It is advisable to listen to "The Yoga Sutras" episode before you listen to this one. However you interpret 'surrender', there is a common theme of letting go of control. In this episode, Jo talks openly about how her personal loss led her down a path to find an answer to human existence and the fragility...

Self-study (Swadyaya): the fourth of the observations (Niyamas). It is advisable to listen to "The Yoga Sutras" episode before you listen to this one. Self-study is not just the study of yourself, it's also the study of what is the self, so you may need to grab a coffee before you listen to this mind-bender! In this episode, Jo talks to us about the life-long mission of self-discove...

Discipline (Tapas): the third of the observations (Niyamas). It is advisable to listen to "The Yoga Sutras" episode before you listen to this one. We need discipline to practice yoga (and anything else you wish to do consistently in life), but discipline can make it feel forced which sometimes makes us resist doing things which we would otherwise enjoy! In this episode, Jo talks to us ab...

Contentment (Santosha): the second of the observations (Niyamas). It is advisable to listen to "The Yoga Sutras" episode before you listen to this one. You're not going to be surprised to hear that the modern world isn't designed to make us feel content, and neither is the human brain! Our brains are there to keep us alive and safe from harm (making us content is low on the lis...

Purification (Saucha): the first of the observations (Niyamas) . It is advisable to listen to "The Yoga Sutras" episode before you listen to this one. In recent years the definition of "purity" within the yoga community has been up for debate because it can be interpreted to mean purifying the body from toxins and "eating clean" etc, but there are so many other (and l...

Non-possessiveness (Aparigraha): the fifth of the restraints (Yamas). It is advisable to listen to "The Yoga Sutras" episode before you listen to this one. Non-possessiveness is about the acceptance of change and letting go of the idea that things should remain the same. In this episode, Jo talks about our attitude towards impermanence and how it can distract us from being present and en...

Energetic Continence (brahmacharya): the fourth of the restraints (Yamas). It is advisable to listen to "The Yoga Sutras" episode before you listen to this one. It could be tempting to only ever do things or socialise with people who give you energy (aka "fill your cup"), but life isn't that simple and we have responsibilities which require us to get involved in energy-zap...

Non-Stealing (Asteya): the third of the restraints (Yamas). It is advisable to listen to "The Yoga Sutras" episode before you listen to this one. The essence of non-stealing is less about taking something that is owned by someone else and more about taking something that you are not entitled to; taking more than your fair share; taken something that isn't freely given. For example -...

Truthfulness (Satya): the second of the restraints. It is advisable to listen to "The Yoga Sutras" episode before you listen to this one. Truthfulness isn't as simple as "just don't lie" because we all see the world through a different lens and because of this, one person's truth will differ from another person's.  In other words - there is no one truth. In...

Non-harm (Ahimsa): the first of the restraints. It is advisable to listen to "The Yoga Sutras" episode before you listen to this one. Although our actions may cause harm, it is the intention behind it that matters - so don't be too hard on yourself for accidentally stepping on your cat's tail (and don't let them take advantage of you for that - because they will guilt-trip...