The Yoga Podclass

This class works with play . Class begins at 5:25. Not play as a break from the real work, but as the mindset itself. In yoga it's called Lilla, the idea that practice can be creation for its own sake rather than something to get right. You'll feel it in the sun salutations you're invited to improvise, in chair pose lifting into a wobbly drinking bird, and in half moon, where balancing...

Let life be a little lighter. Ease is a practice too. Kyle and David sit down to explore what "Do Less, Breathe More" actually means. Not just in class, but in the real patterns of overextending that show up in work, relationships, rest, and practice itself. David discusses wanting to go deeper into asanas such as revolved crescent lunge, handstands, and advanced shapes. Kyle challenges...

What if you stopped chasing depth and started pursuing breath? Class begins at 4:44. David guides you through an 18-minute power class with a radical shift in priorities: Do Less, Breathe More. There aren't many poses. Instead, he invites you to slow down, root deeper into your breath, and pursue ujjayi—not the deepest depth. You'll move through simple sun salutations, warrior sequences, and some...

Where does your energy go when you're not looking? In this Off the Mat conversation, Kyle and David unpack  brahmacharya ,the yogic principle of the  right use of energy   and how it shows up far beyond the mat. Following Kyle's restorative yoga practice on brahmacharya, the two get honest about energy leaks: compulsive scrolling, over-committing, people-pleasing, and the quiet ways we dra...

When did you last do less and feel okay about it? Not guilty, not behind. Just okay. Class starts at 6:00. This is a restorative class built around Brahmacharya, one of the yamas, usually translated as the right use of energy. Where is your energy actually going? And is that a conscious choice, or just a leak you stopped noticing? You'll move through a handful of slow, supported postures with...

Surrender isn't giving up. It's the most active thing you do. Kyle and David sit down to explore what that actually means on the mat and in real life. David opens up about facing genuine uncertainty in his career for the first time in seven years, and what it looks like to stop forcing outcomes and start trusting the process instead. They talk about the palm tree analogy: strong enough to...

Surrender isn't giving up. It's giving yourself fully to what is here, right now. Class begins at 4:00. David guides you through a 30-minute active class focused on shoulder strength and mobility, grounded in the theme of Ishvara Pranidhana (surrender). But this isn't passive. Surrender is the most active thing you do. You'll move through sun salutations, warrior variations, extended side angle, h...

Non-violence sounds easy until you turn it inward. Ahimsa is the first of the yoga yamas, and Kyle and David think that's not an accident. In this episode, they explore why the most persistent violence in most of our lives isn't physical. It's the critic, the judge, the comparer, and the voice that keeps saying "you should be further along by now." Kyle shares what grief and...

When was the last time you said something to yourself that you'd never say to someone you love? This restorative class explores ahimsa, yoga's first ethical invitation, often translated as nonviolence. But this isn't about fists or actions. It's about that quiet voice that says "I should be further along" or "what's wrong with me." Class starts at 5:20. Kyle...

What if your body isn't the problem—but the narrator? Kyle and David sit down with author, yoga teacher, and brilliant human Ellie Rocher to talk about body stories, narrative repair, and what your time on the mat is actually trying to tell you. Ellie shares how a catastrophic gymnastics injury taught her that trauma doesn't change, but the story you tell about it does. And that shift chan...

Your body has been trying to tell you something. Are you listening? Class begins at 4:40. David guides you through a 33-minute vinyasa class that treats your practice as self-study, not self-improvement. You'll move through sun salutations, warrior variations, hip openers, and twists with longer holds that ask: what story have you been telling about your body? Is it true? Is it kind? Is it even yo...

Santosha is usually translated as contentment. It's usually misunderstood as feeling good. This week, Kyle and David talk through what contentment actually looks like when life is hard — how grief and gratitude can exist in the same moment, why "I'll be content when..." is a trap, and what it means to bring your whole self to the mat when your whole self isn't doing great. Th...

Visit YogaPodclass.com for retreat details. This week Kyle explores santosha, the yogic practice of contentment, not as settling or going quiet, but as the willingness to stop fighting the truth of where you are long enough to actually feel it. Class starts at 6:20 The inspiration came from grief. After losing his dog Lucy, Kyle found himself cleaning the house, crying, and unexpectedly feeling ge...

Joy is easy to miss . Not because it isn't there, but because we're usually moving too fast to catch it. The good stuff tends to pass right by while we're focused on what's wrong, what's next, or what still needs fixing. In this episode, Kyle and David explore what it actually means to find joy in the small things — on and off the mat. They talk about why it's easier to fee...

What if joy isn't something you chase, but something you learn to notice? Class begins at 4:40 David guides you through a vinyasa flow (no chaturangas) built around a simple but powerful shift in attention: finding joy in the small things. Through standing poses, warriors, and grounded floor work, you'll practice redirecting your focus from what's hard to what's working. The strength in your legs....

You probably have a morning routine. The question is whether it's one you chose or one you defaulted into. In this episode, Kyle and David get honest about how they start their days, what their morning routines actually look like, and what those routines reveal about how they show up everywhere else, including on the mat. They explore the moment of arrival in practice, why presence doesn't...

You already know how it goes — you wake up, reach for your phone, and the day is already running you. Practice starts at 4:44. This 25-minute morning flow is designed to interrupt that pattern. Kyle leads a dynamic, heat-building practice — heart openers, backbends, sun salutations, crescent lunge, warrior II — built around one simple idea: you get to choose how this day goes. But only if you deci...

What if the thing standing between you and what you're reaching for isn't a lack of effort or talent, but a lack of foundation? This week in our Off the Mat conversation, Kyle and David explore the pattern of expanding before the base is built. They talk about the pull toward big goals, flashy poses, and fast results—and what gets lost when we skip the groundwork. In this conversation, the...

What if balance isn't something you find, but something you create? Class begins at 4:00 David guides you through a 30-minute slow flow that treats balance not as something you achieve, but as something you actively create. Through standing balances—tree pose, eagle pose, dancer's pose—you'll explore how the more you root down, the taller you can rise. Stability isn't about freezing in place. It's...

Kyle and David sit down with Dr. Jennifer Danielson, a clinical psychologist, trauma specialist, and yoga teacher to talk about what nervous system regulation actually means, why "just breathe" doesn't always work, and what happens to our bodies when the world around us feels unsafe. Jen brings together nearly two decades of clinical experience in trauma, EMDR, somatic work, and mind...

Most of us know how to push through. What we've forgotten is how to come back down. Class Begins at minute 5:30. Kyle guides you through a 45-minute slow flow built around nervous system regulation — not as a concept, but as something you can actually feel. You'll move through cat/cow, sun salutation variations, crescent moon, half splits, and supine hip openers, with longer holds and deli...

What happens when the postures that used to excite you start to feel boring? What happens when a routine starts to lose its spark? This week in our Off the Mat conversation, Kyle and David explore finding strength in repetition. They discuss why showing up to the same practice, the same pose, and the same routine can be the most advanced thing you do—even when it doesn't feel that way. In this...

Little by little, a little becomes a lot. This 30-minute flow explores the power of repetition—not just in your physical practice, but in how you show up for yourself consistently. We'll move through familiar poses with fresh intention, building strength through repeated effort rather than forcingourselves toward perfection. Class starts at 5:55 Expect: Sun Salutation variations with progressi...

http://www.yogapodclass.com - For our Off the Mat Blog, Pose Library, Events, and more. In this Off the Mat episode, Kyle and David explore how yoga practice patterns show up in daily life. Last week's class focused on building from what's already there—finding what's strong and stable before jumping into fixing mode. This week, they discuss where that same pattern appears off the mat....

Beginner-friendly yoga practice for stability and self-awareness. What if the foundation you're looking for is already there? This 30-minute slow flow yoga class with Kyle explores building from what's already stable instead of starting with what needs fixing. Through foundational poses like low lunge, crescent lunge, and warrior variations, you'll practice naming what's working fi...