Wisdom for Women from Yoga & Ayurveda

Episode 8 - Tips for a Nourished Summer In this 12-minute episode, I share with you simple tips, habits & practices from the 5 spirals of my work for a nourished summer. To nourish during the hot & intense summer(pitta season), we need to hydrate, soothe, calm, cool & refresh. So grab a cup of rose, hibiscus or mint tea and join me for this sweet little episode. I would love to hear ho...

Episode 7 - Rest into Summer with Yoga Nidra In this 19-minute episode, I share with you a little bit about yoga nidra and then I guide you through a yoga nidra practice to rest into summer with the energies of joy, play & creativity. Yoga nidra is a technique, a state of consciousness, and a goddess. In many ways, yoga nidra is a mystery. Yoga nidra is magical. Yoga nidra is a sacred act in m...

Episode 6 - Love is a Noun & a Verb. In this 12-minute episode, I discuss a quote by Bell Hooks on love and the bhakti yoga philosophy. I also share with you a loving-kindness meditation to increase your capacity to connect with all beings and nurture & nourish the heart. To learn more about me and my offerings: on Instagram at jenniferallenyoga.and.wellness on Facebook at Yoga & Ayurv...

Episode 5 - Why yoga is not a one-size fits all practice & why I love embodied yoga.  In this 17-minute episode, I discuss the creation and practice of embodied yoga. I share my yoga class theming process, my embodied yoga creation process and my experience with public yoga classes and how all of these led to the creation of the Embodied Yoga Collective. I would love to hear your experiences w...

Episode 4 - The power & pleasure of connecting to place.  In this 14-minute episode, I discuss immediate, cultivated and ancestral connection to place and the 3 most potent benefits I have received from connecting to place. We also practice a short 'place visualization' together and I read to you from Robin Wall Kimmerer's book, Braiding Sweetgrass and E. E. Cummings poem, Love is a Place .  I...

Episode 3 - Ground Your Nervous System in Less Than 3 Minutes. In this 10-minute episode, I share how our modern volatile, uncertain, chaotic, and ambiguous lifestyle causes Vata imbalance and why you want to connect with the solid, stable, structured energy of the Earth to bring balance and healing. I also guide you through a 3-minute grounding meditation. This practice is good for anxiety, depre...

Episode 2 - Supporting my Long Covid Journey with Yoga & Ayurveda. In this episode, I share my symptoms of long covid, my dysautonomia diagnosis, and the 5 habits and practice of yoga and ayuveda that have supported my healing journey. I also share a bit about Relax, Rest &Regulate - a mini-course on yoga, ayurveda, and nervous system healing. In this mini-course you learn more about the a...

This episode serves as a warm welcome to the Wisdom for Women podcast. I share a bit about my wellness and spiritual journey as I introduce the 5 pillars of my work(radical rest, sacred rhythm, embodied yoga, nature wisdom and soul purpose). To learn more about me and my offerings: on Instagram at jenniferallenyoga.and.wellness on Facebook at Yoga & Ayurveda for Modern Women on my website at J...