The Ordinary Yogi

Send us Fan Mail This week I sit down with my lovely wife Sam and get into some listener questions! Hope you enjoy this look into our lives!  Questions:  What is your favorite comedy movie? What is your favorite place to eat? Best childhood memory? Do we practice yoga together? Why/why not? How did we meet? How do you balance career, family and self-care? How do you make long distance relationship...

Send us Fan Mail This short mediation is designed to help you release all of the f*cks. I'd love to know how your practice was! email - luistheordinaryyogi@gmail.com or message on Instagram Full Magazine Publishing For graphic design that supports veterans! contact below! email - editor@fullmagazinepublishing.com Please support the show by leaving a rating/review, sharing with a friend/ or sh...

Send us Fan Mail Aging can be tough. One day we're drinking all night and waking up without a hangover, the next we're plucking ear hairs and concerned about drinking caffeine late in the day. This week I look at how Yoga can help us embrace our beautiful aging self by... 1. How yoga can help us age physically 2. Realizing that we are more than our body 3. Death is not a boogieman As mor...

Send us Fan Mail Take this two-minute meditation to center yourself I'd love to know how your practice was! email - luistheordinaryyogi@gmail.com or message on Instagram Full Magazine Publishing For graphic design that supports veterans! contact below! email - editor@fullmagazinepublishing.com Please support the show by leaving a rating/review, sharing with a friend/ or showing your support o...

Send us Fan Mail The benefits of breathing exercises have gotten a lot of attention lately. However, these practices are thousands of years old. In this episode, I go over how breathwork (pranayama) helps us return to center physically and mentally.  1.  Breathing exercises' tie to Yoga   2.  The breath, the body and the Central Nervous System 3.   A short breathing exercise to try on your ow...

Send us Fan Mail Take a few minutes to focus on your breath.  I'd love to know how your practice was! email - luistheordinaryyogi@gmail.com or message on Instagram Full Magazine Publishing For graphic design that supports veterans! contact below! email - editor@fullmagazinepublishing.com Please support the show by leaving a rating/review, sharing with a friend/ or showing your support on soci...

Send us Fan Mail Spread some love and kindness, to yourself and others. I'd love to know how your practice was! email - luistheordinaryyogi@gmail.com or message on Instagram Full Magazine Publishing For graphic design that supports veterans! contact below! email - editor@fullmagazinepublishing.com Please support the show by leaving a rating/review, sharing with a friend/ or showing your suppo...

Send us Fan Mail Disclaimer: I am not a perfect husband This week I reflect on how yoga can make us better partners. I never thought that bending and holding poses would lead to talk about being a better husband, but here we are.  Things covered in this episode… 1.       It starts with you – yoga can help cope with stress/anxiety which helps you show up for your partner.  2.       Yoga can make se...

Send us Fan Mail A 10-minute guide to help you sleep. I'd love to know how your practice was! email - luistheordinaryyogi@gmail.com or message on Instagram Full Magazine Publishing For graphic design that supports veterans! contact below! email - editor@fullmagazinepublishing.com Please support the show by leaving a rating/review, sharing with a friend/ or showing your support on social media...

Send us Fan Mail   During my last deployment, journaling served as my mental and emotional outlet. It was a great reminder of how important and valuable the simple act of  writing down my thoughts is.               Journaling can be tied yoga philosophy by the fourth niyama, Svadhyaya or self-study. Writing down our thoughts and emotions does a few things for us . 1. It forces us to put the jumble...

Send us Fan Mail This week I talk about heartbreak. Whether its loss of a relationship, possession, or status the main cause of our heartbreak is our attachment to them.  In yogic philosophy attachment or raga is one of the five afflictions that cause suffering. Get ready for some real shit. Take notes and share! Full Magazine Publishing For graphic design that supports veterans! contact below! em...

Send us Fan Mail While I get settled back in with the family, I'll be releasing a few old episodes that I feel need revisiting.  This week we finish up covering the Yamas, or ethics of yoga. The Yamas are primarily concerned with the world around us and our interaction with it.  By considering these aspects in our daily practice on and off the yoga mat, all of our decisions and actions come f...

Send us Fan Mail I'd love to know how your practice was! email - luistheordinaryyogi@gmail.com or message on Instagram Full Magazine Publishing For graphic design that supports veterans! contact below! email - editor@fullmagazinepublishing.com Please support the show by leaving a rating/review, sharing with a friend/ or showing your support on social media. Lets grow a tribe of ordinary yogis...

Send us Fan Mail While I get settled back in with the family, I'll be releasing a few old episodes that I feel need revisiting.  The next couple of weeks will be covering the Yamas, or ethics of yoga. The Yamas are primarily concerned with the world around us and our interaction with it.  By considering these aspects in our daily practice on and off the yoga mat, all of our decisions and acti...

Send us Fan Mail I'd love to know how your practice was! email - luistheordinaryyogi@gmail.com or message on Instagram Full Magazine Publishing For graphic design that supports veterans! contact below! email - editor@fullmagazinepublishing.com Please support the show by leaving a rating/review, sharing with a friend/ or showing your support on social media. Lets grow a tribe of ordinary yogis...

Send us Fan Mail This week my wife Samantha and I sit down to discuss the deployment. We both get share our frustrations and reflect on our time apart as well as our reunion. Grab your tissues because this gets deep. I hoe you enjoy a look into our family.  Please Support! Samantha On Instagram Samantha's Podcast Full Magazine Publishing For graphic design that supports veterans! contact belo...

Send us Fan Mail While I get settled back in with the family, I'll be releasing a few old episodes that I feel need revisiting.  This week is about mantras and the power of the our words. Enjoy!  Full Magazine Publishing For graphic design that supports veterans! contact below! email - editor@fullmagazinepublishing.com Please support the show by leaving a rating/review, sharing with a friend/...

Send us Fan Mail While deployed to Qatar, I'll talk about what I and my family experience, thoughts and ties to yoga. This week I talk about my trip from Qatar to Germany to the good ol' US of A. Also, first impressions of being back home and finally share some wisdom from the Not Your Typical Doctors Podcast Enjoy! Follow along on Instagram! or email @ luistheordinaryyogi@gmail.com Full...

Send us Fan Mail While deployed to Qatar, I'll talk about what I and my family experience, thoughts and ties to yoga. This week I reflect on my 37th birthday and lessons learn/relearned as I depart Qatar.  Enjoy! Follow along on Instagram! or email @ luistheordinaryyogi@gmail.com Full Magazine Publishing For graphic design that supports veterans! contact below! email - editor@fullmagazinepubl...

Send us Fan Mail I'd love to know how your practice was! email - luistheordinaryyogi@gmail.com or message on Instagram Full Magazine Publishing For graphic design that supports veterans! contact below! email - editor@fullmagazinepublishing.com Please support the show by leaving a rating/review, sharing with a friend/ or showing your support on social media. Lets grow a tribe of ordinary yogis...

Send us Fan Mail While deployed to Qatar, I'll talk about what I and my family experience, thoughts and ties to yoga. This week I talk about the importance of communication and empowerment in the workplace, setting goals and being sick. Enjoy! Follow along on Instagram!   or email @ luistheordinaryyogi@gmail.com Full Magazine Publishing For graphic design that supports veterans! contact below...

Send us Fan Mail I'd love to know how your practice was! email - luistheordinaryyogi@gmail.com or message on Instagram Full Magazine Publishing For graphic design that supports veterans! contact below! email - editor@fullmagazinepublishing.com Please support the show by leaving a rating/review, sharing with a friend/ or showing your support on social media. Lets grow a tribe of ordinary yogis...

Send us Fan Mail While deployed to Qatar, I'll talk about what I and my family experience, thoughts and ties to yoga. This week I talk about emotional vomit: how sharing what we're feeling is a great way to improve mental health, concerns I have about going home, the importance of feedback and tell a story of my younger self. Enjoy! Follow along on Instagram!  or email @ luistheordinaryy...

Send us Fan Mail I'd love to know how your practice was! email - luistheordinaryyogi@gmail.com or message on Instagram Full Magazine Publishing For graphic design that supports veterans! contact below! email - editor@fullmagazinepublishing.com Please support the show by leaving a rating/review, sharing with a friend/ or showing your support on social media. Lets grow a tribe of ordinary yogis...

Send us Fan Mail While deployed to Qatar, I'll talk about what I and my family experience, thoughts and ties to yoga. This week I talk about a few opportunities, a Spartan Race, and reveal a dirty little secret.  Enjoy! Follow along on Instagram ! Consequences of Habit or email @ luistheordinaryyogi@gmail.com Full Magazine Publishing For graphic design that supports veterans! contact below! e...