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Join Mia and Adrienne as they interview everyday people and learn how yoga has impacted their life. Listen as they demystify the yoga studio and break down the barriers and misconceptions of what yoga truly is all about. Whatever your experiences with yoga, this podcast will shed light on the "why" yoga changes your life! This yoga, meditation, and breath work podcast is based in San Antonio, Texas.
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The theme music for this episode, “Cenote Angelita”, was written and produced by Mar Abajo Rio AKA MAR Yoga Music. Dive deeper into this and other original yoga-inspired compositions by visiting bio.site/mcrworks. For the latest updates on upcoming events featuring his live music for yoga and meditation, be sure to follow @maryogamusic on Instagram.
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Your breath is a bridge between your nervous system, your body, and your brain. In this solo episode of We Didn’t Plan For This, Adrienne talks about one of the simplest and most powerful tools we have — our breath. Breathing isn’t just something we do in yoga class. It’s something we use to cope, recover, and sometimes just get through the day. Breathing is interesting because it’s automatic and you can control it. In Episode #172, Nora shared how she didn't plan on being diagnosed with brea...
On this series we’ve talked about loss, diagnosis, and life changing overnight. Today we’re talking about what happens when the thing that changes… is your body. In this episode of We Didn’t Plan For This, Mia shares her experience being diagnosed with Graves disease and what it felt like to live in a body that suddenly didn’t feel like her own. Her heart rate was constantly elevated, she felt anxious and exhausted, and movement — something that had always brought her joy — suddenly became di...
In this week’s episode of the We Didn’t Plan For This series, Nora and Adrienne explore how sometimes life doesn’t slowly change — sometimes it changes in an instant. Nora has done everything right. She took care of her health, exercised, ate well, and paid attention to her body — and she still got breast cancer. She shares the reality of diagnosis, biopsies, MRIs, and preparing for a double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery, along with the uncomfortable and often humiliating parts of fem...
What helps when life suddenly becomes something you never planned for? In today's episode of We Didn’t Plan For This, Adrienne shares where she is now after the sudden loss of her husband, Brian. If you listened to Episodes 164 and 166 of How Yoga Changed My Life a Podcast, you already know the story of what happened. But this episode isn’t about retelling that story. It’s about what comes next. Grief rearranges your priorities whether you’re ready or not. Adrienne reflects honestly on the re...
We Didn’t Plan For This… is a new special series from the hosts of How Yoga Changed My Life about navigating life transitions, and unexpected change in real time. After Adrienne's sudden loss of her husband, so many of you reached out with the same words: “I didn’t plan for this either.” A diagnosis. A body that changed. A marriage that shifted. A child who is struggling. A dream that fell apart. This first episode sets the tone for the series. We’re not rehashing the details of what happened...
In this week's episode, Liz Albanis, from Episode 168, guides you through a weighted pranayama practice designed to strengthen and awaken your diaphragm. Using a sandbag — or any comfortably weighted object — across your diaphragm, this technique becomes a form of resistance training for your breath. A blanket or even a bag of rice can work. The heavier the weight, the more intense the pranayama practice becomes. It’s good to start with a lighter weight so the nothing feels forced. The goal i...
In this week's episode Adrienne and cohosts interview Liz Albanis. She shares how she found yoga despite disconnection with her own body, found the right teacher training at the right time, and is deepening her yoga teaching through yoga therapy - which has a unique definition in Australia in comparison to the United States! Send us Fan Mail We Didn't Plan For This Special Series Send Us Your Story! This series exists because so many of you reached out and said, “I didn’t plan for this either...
The Lunar New Year marks a turning — a gentle invitation to begin again. In this week's episode, Natalie explores a quiet, powerful truth: hope is the ability to take one more step. Not a leap. Not a perfect plan. Just one small, steady movement forward. Through calming breath work and full-body relaxation, you’ll be guided to soften the body, settle the mind, and reconnect to your inner steadiness. This practice isn’t about forcing optimism. It’s about finding enough space inside yourself to...
This episode contains candid discussion of grief, loss, widowhood, and emotional overwhelm. Please listen in a way that feels supportive to you, and pause or skip if needed. In today's episode, Adrienne shares the quiet parts of her grief no one prepares you for. She reflects on losing her husband, her sense of identity, and the invisible losses that come with being "down a man". She speaks honestly about how grief shows up in the body and taking small steps back into familiar spaces now as a...
It's over 10 months since Mia has been on the podcast! Time to catch up with everything that has been going on in her life and how yoga has played a role in her life. Send us Fan Mail We Didn't Plan For This Special Series Send Us Your Story! This series exists because so many of you reached out and said, “I didn’t plan for this either.” If you’ve gone through a diagnosis, a loss, a life change, a career shift, a divorce, becoming a caregiver, moving, starting over — we want to hear your stor...
This is an honest check-in after the sudden death of Adrienne’s husband, Brian. In this solo episode, Adrienne shares where she is right now — the shock of loss, the moments from the hospital and funeral that stayed with her, how family and friends stepped in to carry the logistics of life, and what it looks like to navigate uncertainty with her daughters. She talks about being on short-term disability, managing one breath at a time, and living inside a life that no longer looks the way she t...
As the Lunar New Year shifts from the introspective Year of the Snake into the bold, forward-moving Fire Horse, Adrienne, Natalie, and Nora pause—before picking up the reins. This isn’t about starting over. It’s about shedding what no longer fits and trusting the growth already in motion. In this opening episode of 2026, the three reflect on the wins, adaptations, and intentional discomfort of 2025—and how honoring what already happened creates steadier, more sustainable momentum moving forwa...
Lessons in Trust, Resilience & Being Human What did this year’s conversations really teach us? In this week's episode, Adrienne wraps up 2025 by reflecting on lessons from podcast guests about trust, resilience, rest, nervous system care, and being human. Instead of a traditional recap, this year-end episode weaves together the deeper lessons that emerged across guest interviews: Learning to listen to the bodyHonoring our nervous system's capacityRedefining strengthPracticing ...
Inner Support for Calm, Awareness & Response A grounding, body-based practice to calm the nervous system and build inner support through breath, awareness, and mindful presence. This episode invites you to slow down, listen inward, and respond from the body rather than react. Through gentle visualization and breath-led awareness, you’ll be guided to meet your mood exactly as it is, without judgment or fixing. This meditation focuses on cultivating internal strength, resilience, and trust ...
In this week's episode of How Yoga Changed My Life a Podcast, Adrienne and Nora sit down with Deb Flashenberg, founder of the Prenatal Yoga Center in NYC, to explore what it truly means to listen to your body through pregnancy, birth, and beyond. Deb brings decades of experience as a prenatal yoga teacher, labor support doula, childbirth educator, and pelvic health specialist. After a challenging first birth, her curiosity and commitment to understanding pelvic health, functional movement, an...
In today's People Be Peopling episode, Adrienne, Natalie and Nora break down one of the most misunderstood parts of fitness, yoga, and being a human: the gap between our expectation of effort and our actual nervous system capacity. Why do people shut down? Quit early? Spiral? Get irritated? Or suddenly need the bathroom the moment class gets hard? Spoiler: it’s biological, not personal. How Hard Is Too Hard? (Your Nervous System Will Let You Know…) We explore: How stress, sleep, life chaos, a...
In this week’s episode of How Yoga Changed My Life, biomechanics-driven Lara Heimann unpacks one of her favorite topics: posture and alignment — and why they matter more than you think. Lara breaks down posture as more than how you sit or stand; it’s the carriage of your energy. Whether you’re upright, lounging, or lying down, your alignment shapes how you breathe, how efficiently you move, how your nervous system responds, and how you exchange energy with the world around you. Why posture is...
This Thanksgiving, take a moment to pause, breathe, and soften. Join Adrienne for a gentle gratitude meditation to ground your nervous system, honor your body, and reconnect with what’s already here and enough. A quiet space to say thank you — to your breath, your heart, your journey, and the people who steady you. Perfect to listen to before the day begins or whenever you need a moment of peace. 🤍 Send us Fan Mail We Didn't Plan For This Special Series Send Us Your Story! This series exist...
In this week’s episode of How Yoga Changed My Life, Adrienne and Natalie sit down with the brilliantly bold and refreshingly real Lara Heimann — physical therapist, yoga teacher, and founder of LYT Yoga — for a conversation that is equal parts empowering, educational, and entertaining. What started as a passion for helping people move better turned Lara into an accidental entrepreneur, reshaping the way thousands approach their bodies, brains, and belief systems. Together, Adrienne, Natalie a...
The holidays are here—and so are the schedules, the stress, the celebrations, and the chaos that can pull you away from your movement routine. In this episode, Natalie, Nora, and Adrienne break down the myth that movement has to be all or nothing and share 10 simple, realistic, compassion-filled tips to help you stay consistent, grounded, and connected through the next six weeks. Redefining what “counts” as a workout. BYOSH - Bring Your Own Snack & Hydration! We share our go-to staples. T...
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