The Yoga Well Podcast

Amanda Green and Chase,Co-Faculty of the Yoga Well Yoga Therapist Training in California, discuss the therapeutic application of Yoga including what is Yoga Therapy and what differentiates it from other Yoga. Amanda Green is a Yoga Therapist in Austin, Texas. Find her at https://www.innermost-yoga.com/ Learn more about Yoga Well's Yoga Therapist Training Programs at https://www.yogawell.com/yoga-t...

The āśīrvāda mantra is a blessing mantra used to wish long life, health & prosperity for the listener. Let this wash over you and receive the blessing. Learn more about Mantra as a support for focusing the mind on the Yoga Well Blog https://www.yogawell.com/blog/mantra/ 

Yoga is interested in the mind and how it operates. Chase discusses the active engagement of meditation: what it is, definitions of mind, purposes of meditation, depth of experience, and how to create successful meditative experiences. Along with weekly meditation classes like Yoga for Meditation and 15 Minute Breathing and Meditation, you can learn more about the structure of Meditation in the co...

Meditation is an intentionally engineered experience that leaves us influenced by the qualities of the focus to which we have connected. In this short meditation, arm movements to the side and front and utilized to set the stage for receiving the expansiveness of the sky.

Jenny Orona is, among her many certifications and roles, a Yoga Therapist working with in-patient and out-patient clients recovering from trauma, substance abuse, and mental illness. She and Chase discuss the digestion and integration of experiences that are unprocessed in our system, the pain of cleaning deep wounds, and the importance of having someone hold space for us during this process. This...

Deepen your awareness of Vīrabhadrāsana or Warrior 1 in discussion and guided experience. The intention of this pūrvatāna posture is to stretch the front of the body with the primary focus of lengthening the spine and targeting prāṇa vāyu located in the trunk. Chase walks you through the context and the vinyāsa krama / steps of this classical pose. We explore the continuum of āsana tools, prāṇāyām...

Yoga Therapist and Member of the Minnesota Chorale, Celia McCoy shares her story of finding her freedom of voice. Her voice has been trained, challenged, imposed upon, and was silenced by grief. She and Chase discuss the process of yoga's goal of kaivalya (liberation, freedom), through Celia's svādhyāya (self study) practices in Vedic Chanting, study, and mentorship. Find Celia at https://celiayog...

Listen and learn a chant from Taittirīya -saṁhitā (5.7.4.15) which honors the moon as connected to the Earth and the healing power of plants. Practice your focus on listening and repeating as you experience this brief Vedic mantra without seeing the written words. Chase instructs the chant in small portions with space for you to practice as he slowly builds the sounds into the whole chant. Vedic c...

What do I know to be true? Chase speaks with author, writing mentor, and Yoga Well student, Nancy Rue about the neverending, self-discovering journey of Yoga. The two explore the importance of experiential learning coupled with philosophical context as a way to allow the true self to arise. Find Nancy at http://www.nancyrue.com. Learn more about Yoga Well's 300-hour Deepen Your Yoga Practice at ht...

Traditionally we ensure the exhale breath has been fully developed before developing the inhale. In this experience, we will explore the experience of the inhale breath through attention, hand placement, gentle arm movement, and self-study. Try more brief breathing practices with our weekly 15-Minute Breathing and Meditation class at https://www.yogawell.com/15-minute-breathing-and-meditation/

Concepts of perception, identity, and relationship are core to the practice of yoga. Melissa Shah, a Yoga Therapist and first generation Indian-American, joins Chase in a discussion about the foundational Indian cultural perspectives in yoga, projecting Western culture onto yoga, layers of privilege, and the importance of doing personal work around identity. Connect with Melissa at  https://www.fi...

In this prāṇāyāma practice with ujjāyī breathing, you are guided to count different aspects of the breath, developing inhale, exhale, hold after exhale, and hold after inhale into a samāna ratio. Breath is an important tool in yoga. You will find breath-based focus in our āsana and meditation classes. Learn the how and why of breathing practices in our 300-hour practitioner and seeker training Dee...

Our guest Chris Armstrong is a yoga therapist working with the Mayo Clinic. She and Chase discuss her work with caregivers and students with grief. They delve into the importance of a yoga practice in making courageous personal decisions, the utility of revisiting the information and experience of training, and the supportive gift of being held in community during therapeutic yoga. Find Chris at ...

This experience focuses our attention on the exhale component of our breath. Notice what exploring your exhale can do for your overall state. Try more brief breathing practices with our weekly 15-Minute Breathing and Meditation class at https://www.yogawell.com/15-minute-breathing-and-meditation/

This conversation with Chase and yoga therapist Esther Bogatova delves into yoga's ability to uncover a deeper understanding of our Self and how that redefines our being in the world. They discuss the nature of embodied philosophy, the role of study complementing practice, Kabbalah, identity, and the meaning of īśvarapraṇidhāna. Find Esther at  https://www.sweeterfoodyoga.com/ Learn more about Cha...

When we come to our practice, techniques affect us differently depending on the state of our system. Our experience brings awareness to this by beginning and ending with taking your pulse. Simple arm movement and anuloma ujjāyī, an alternate nostril breathing technique, are coupled with a pause after the exhale to support our exploration. Join our weekly 15-Minute Breathing and Meditation class at...

Chase speaks with Robyn Love, an artist, Zen Buddhist practitioner, and Yoga Therapist. They discuss profound truths and their relationship to creativity including art as a vehicle for practice, the patterned skill of creativity holding the ability for authentic expression, while sharing poetry and laughter. Find Robyn online at https://www.athayoga.ca/ Learn more about meditation's capacity for c...

More than linking breath and āsana, breath is the origin of our āsana. Explore the potent and subtle effects of the inhale's relationship to forward bends in a brief seated practice. Learn about the range of Yoga Well's āsana classes at https://www.yogawell.com/our-offerings/

How do we navigate extremely difficult situations? When aspects of ourselves that we don't like are driving our behavior, how do we find the correct motivation? How can we attain the peace of less attachment to an outcome? The Bhagavad Gītā presents a rich conversation with an abundance of practical, philosophical teachings. Listen in as Chase provides an overview of this insightful text. Explore...

"In this experience-cast, we learn to chant a few short lines from the bṛhadāraṇyaka upaniṣad (I.3.28). The meaning of the chant is a request to be brought from untruth to truth, from darkness to light, and from death to life. You can find out more information about us at: Website: https://www.yogawell.com/ Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/yogawellinstitute/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com...

Carrie Heeter, PhD, RYS-200 is a meditation designer, research scientist, recently retired professor of Media and Information at Michigan State University, and author of An Inside Look at Meditation: Experiences for healing, support, and transformation. Chase and Carrie have a captivating conversation regarding the design experience of meditation including how we use it to influence change in our...

This experience-cast uses the focus of brining water into the body, moving it around within, and returning it to the stream. The linking of breath and movement with connection to the water and the sound of Om, is in service of cleaning. Chase offers a brief explanation of these tools for our ability to change our state and affect focus. You can find out more information about us at: Website: https...

Celeste Greene is a yoga therapist who is devoted to living and sharing the path of yoga. Celeste has over 14 years of teaching experience and 12 years of devoted meditation practice in the lineage of Sri Aurobindo and TKV Desikachar. Chase and Celeste Greene discuss Celeste's journey as a yoga therapist and her years of devotion to her meditation practice. You can connect with Celeste by visiting...

In this experience-cast, whispering a long, slow 'ah' is the tool we use to extend our exhale and change our state. Then, having the sense we're sitting in front of a pure, flowing stream we use the water to cleanse ourselves. This practice is beneficial for assisting in the digestion of expereinces. You can find out more information about us at: Website: https://www.yogawell.com/ Social Media: ht...