Yoga Matters Podcast

Thoughts? Questions? Feel free to get in touch - we'd love to hear from you :-) There are many pros to going on a yoga retreat, but we try to balance this by delivering the cons too! Having both experienced and run yoga retreats, Emma and Andy discuss the benefits, costs and drawbacks, as well as touching on how to establish if a retreat is right for you. Emma and Andy try to keep their podcas...

Thoughts? Questions? Feel free to get in touch - we'd love to hear from you :-) In this episode Emma and Andy discuss the many types of yoga that exist today. Some of the variations they have experienced first hand, some they would like to and others they have no desire to try! This episode could enlighten you to various types of yoga you had not considered, or perhaps even heard of.  Emma and...

Thoughts? Questions? Feel free to get in touch - we'd love to hear from you :-) A discussion between Emma and Andy on the principle of the 5 Koshas - otherwise know as the 'sheaths of existence' or the 'layers of being'. Here we chat about the 5 Koshas - where Emma explains the meanings and principles behind these different layers / sheaths / veils that make us human.  Emma...

Thoughts? Questions? Feel free to get in touch - we'd love to hear from you :-) In this episode Andy and Emma discuss the 8 Limbs of Yoga - the overall construct of full yoga practice, designed to offer guidance on living a healthy and balanced life. The ancient philosophy, dating back thousands of years, details the importance of ethical morals, and both physical and emotional well-being. And...

Thoughts? Questions? Feel free to get in touch - we'd love to hear from you :-) In this episode we discuss the full meaning of Namaste and why some yoga teachers choose to use this term during their classes and some don't. We also discuss the true meaning of yogi, a term often used incorrectly in the western world, along with other words you may be less familiar with such as bogi, rogi an...

Thoughts? Questions? Feel free to get in touch - we'd love to hear from you :-) In this episode we introduce ourselves, provide a bit of background regarding our own yoga journeys and discuss what it is we hope to achieve with this Yoga Matters podcast series:- i.e. to discuss yoga principles from 2 different angles - a Female Yoga teacher and a Male Skeptic.  Please note: This was our first e...