Yoga and Yum Podcast

This is part 2 of the mindful eating series.  In this episode we get "sciency".  We talk about the science of the breath and how it affects us before, during and after a meal and the science of tastebuds.  Send us Fan Mail

In today’s episode, we will explore the practice of mindful eating.  Years ago I used to conduct workshops called, How to Eat Half A Cookie. This episode will be a condensed version of the process that I covered in that workshop. Mindful eating helps us to become "one" with our food, experience immense flavor and can even soothe our nervous systems.   This is part one of a two-part serie...

Breathing exercises (also called pranayama in yoga) can help soothe us and even strengthen the “rest and digest” side of our nervous systems. It is believed that the more we practice mindful breathing, the more adept we become at recovering from a stress event.  This means that it can be much easier for us to move from fight, flee or freeze into rest and digest.  It’s like taking the rest and dige...

Welcome to the Yoga and Yum Podcast.  THIS IS EPISODE 0. I am your host Sybil Shelton-Ford.  I have been a yoga teacher/yoga therapist since 1999.  I am certified holistic health and nutrition coach, a newly self-published children's book author, a wife and mother and I am so glad that you are here. This episode explains what this podcast is all about!  Yoga, mindfulness and radical self-care...