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What's right here? What's actually right here? In today's episode we dig into this and how it's showing up both in these challenging times and on our yoga mats. Links for you : Anne Cushman's book Moving into Meditation : Daily practice recommendations in the Studio : Not a member of Curvy Yoga Studio yet? Join us! Use the code CURVY to save 50% off your first month. : Questions, comments, ideas? Get in touch: podcast@curvyyoga.com. Transcript You can find the full episode transcript right here.

In this time of great uncertainty and our minds trying to grasp onto something, anything solid (or maybe that's just me?), I talk about something that has helped me lately: Don't Know Mind. Links for you : Courtney Martin email : Daily practice recommendations in the Studio : Not a member of Curvy Yoga Studio yet? Join us! Use the code CURVY to save 50% off your first month. : Questions, comments, ideas? Get in touch: podcast@curvyyoga.com. Transcript You can find the full episode transcript right here.

I find myself reaching for some perfect way of doing the pandemic when that is obviously absurd on its face. So in today's episode, inspired by a couple wise yoga teachers and friends, we talk about what it looks like to reorient toward connection not perfection -- both on and off the yoga mat. Links for you : Jane House : Mark Epstein on the Hurry Slowly podcast : Michelle Marlahan  : Daily practice recommendations in the Studio : Not a member of Curvy Yoga Studio yet? Join us! Use the code CURVY to save 50% off your first month. : Questions, comments, ideas? Get in touch: podcast@curvyyoga.com. Transcript You can find a full episode transcript right here.

If you'd asked me pre-pandemic what I thought I knew about presence, I'm not sure what I would have said. In some ways, that feels like a lifetime ago. But I definitely wouldn't have described it like I would now (and who knows how I will in the future!). In this episode, I dig into that in order to make space for whatever might be unfolding in each of our lives and practices. Links for you Daily practice recommendations in the Studio Not a member of Curvy Yoga Studio yet? Join us! Use the code CURVY to save 50% off your first month. Questions, comments, ideas? Get in touch: podcast@curvyyoga.com. Transcript Find the full episode transcript right here.

My own relationship with my body is probably best represented by a shrug emoji right now. How about you? In today’s episode I wanted to check in with you about this. I do that by discussing two recent questions that listeners sent in and asked me to talk more about: 1. Many times I talk myself out of doing a yoga video because the practice is too short or it is a meditative practice. I think it stems from the fact that my brain is wired to equate exercise with fitness, thinness and calories. 2. Loving our bodies even when we’re stress eating and holed up inside Links for you Daily practice recommendations in the Studio Not a member of Curvy Yoga Studio yet? Join us! Use the code CURVY to save 50% off your first month. Questions, comments, ideas? Get in touch: podcast@curvyyoga.com. Transcript You can find the full episode transcript right here.

I’ve noticed recently that my own bandwidth is greatly diminished. I started out social distancing with a positive attitude and a lot of energy. We are doing quite a bit as a family right now, and I was keeping it all up, as well as work and everyday life. I told my therapist that things were going well. And that was true. Ish. In this episode, I talk about the -ish part of things, how to notice and meet your own bandwidth, the advice I don't have, and the reminders I want to share. Links for you Cultivating bandwidth in menopause, Danielle Hanna Daily practice recommendations in the Studio Not a member of Curvy Yoga Studio yet? Join us! Use the code CURVY to save 50% off your first month. Questions, comments, ideas? Get in touch: podcast@curvyyoga.com. Transcript Get the full episode transcript right here.

When I asked on Instagram recently what our listeners would like to hear this week, the majority chose a guided meditation. So that's what you've got! The guided meditation portion is about 12 minutes long, and you can do it from anywhere you like. It's all about giving yourself a moment to be -- exactly as you are, no expectations, nothing to change or do. I hope it is of benefit! Links for you Daily practice recommendations in the Studio Not a member of Curvy Yoga Studio yet? Join us! Use the code CURVY to save 50% off your first month. Questions, comments, ideas? Get in touch: podcast@curvyyoga.com. Transcript Get the full episode transcript right here

When I was thinking about what to talk about today, it dawned on me that one really important thing to be considering during these uncertain times is how to adapt your practice based on how you’re feeling, knowing that it’s likely to be pretty different from day to day. Of course, this is always true, but sometimes it’s definitely more acute and apparent than others. So that is exactly what we get into in today's episode. And then at the end I share a fun story from a listener because I think we all need more of that right now. Links for you : Daily practice recommendations in the Studio : Need practice recommendations for the Studio? Email me at studio@curvyyoga.com. : Not a member of Curvy Yoga Studio yet? Join us! You can also try one of the practices in our 14 days of free practice right here. : Questions, comments, ideas? Get in touch: podcast@curvyyoga.com. Transcript Get the full episode transcript right here.

This month brings seasonal change no matter what hemisphere you live in. So to prepare, in this conversation I’m talking about what Yoga and Ayurveda have to teach us. This is a great episode if you’ve been curious to learn more about different ways Yoga can expand off the mat to meet us in our everyday lives! Links for you Seasonal Check-In resources in the Studio Not a member of Curvy Yoga Studio yet? Join us! Questions, comments, feedback, ideas? Get in touch: podcast@curvyyoga.com or find me on Instagram @CurvyYoga. Transcript Find the full episode transcript right here.

This month we've been seeing what it's like to practice 29 days of kindness toward ourselves. In this episode, I share some of the things that came up for me personally, the themes that emerged, and the power of looking for your own themes to discover what they have to teach you. Links for you : The Kind 29 : Not a member of Curvy Yoga Studio yet? Join us! : Questions, comments, feedback, ideas? Get in touch: podcast@curvyyoga.com or find me on Instagram @CurvyYoga. Transcript Find the full episode transcript right here.

In our last episode we talked about trusting your own experience, so in this one we’re taking the conversation into how to remember what’s true for you. This one takes us into my sheroes from my favorite books when I was a kid, yogic concepts of satya and svadhyaya and much more. I also answer a listener question about how to deal with the hurt that comes from the everyday fatphobia that is so prevalent in our culture. Links for you Donna Farhi on the Yamas & Niyamas “The Show of Delights,” This American Life The Kind 29 Not a member of Curvy Yoga Studio yet? Join us! Questions, comments, feedback, ideas? Get in touch: podcast@curvyyoga.com or find me on Instagram @CurvyYoga. Transcript Click here for the full episode transcript.

As we’ve been exploring treating ourselves with kindness this month, I’ve been thinking about what I think the kindest thing you can do for yourself is. Here are some hints at what it’s not (though these are close!): taking a nap, petting a cute animal, looking at videos of cute animals online, or even thinking about cute animals. :)  In addition to that, I also respond to a listener question about how to make time for home yoga practice when you’re teaching four yoga classes each week. Links for you : CurvyGrams (our Valentine’s for you!) : Stasia Savasuk : Rob Bell, “We are the Committee” : Kelly Sunrose : Ethan Nichtern’s Instagram post : The Kind 29 : Not a member of Curvy Yoga Studio yet? Join us! : Questions, comments, feedback, ideas? Get in touch: podcast@curvyyoga.com or find me on Instagram @CurvyYoga. Transcript Find the full episode transcript right here.

I recently noticed myself making a list in my head . . . of everything that’s wrong with me. Super charming, I know. Because I caught The List midway, I saw how absurd it was . . . and decided to keep going just to highlight the ridiculousness of these thoughts to myself. Because, really — have you ever really paid attention to them? I don’t know about you, but mine would have required me to become an entirely different person in about 1983. So in today’s episode I explore my list and discuss a process for turning toward kindness when you find yourself making your own version. Links for you The Kind 29 Moving into Meditation: A 12-Week Mindfulness Program for Yoga Practitioners, Anne Cushman Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life with the Heart of a Buddha, Tara Brach The Secret Power of Yoga: A Woman’s Guide to the Heart and Spirit of the Yoga Sutras, Nischala Joy Devi (this is one of my favorite translations) Not a member of Curvy Yoga Studio yet? Join us! Questions, comments, feedback, ideas? Get in touch: podcast@curvyyoga.com or find me on Instagram @CurvyYoga. Transcript Get the full episode transcript right here.

Tell me if this sounds familiar: you plan to do your yoga practice after work one day, but then your neighbor stops by, you need to answer an unexpected email, and then all of the sudden the night gets away from you and you don't have time to do what you'd thought. This is a totally normal scenario that doesn't mean anything about you or your yoga practice. That is, until what happens next. I'm talking about what often happens next, and some ways around it, in today's episode. So if any of this rings true for you, give it a listen! Links for you : "Science of Mindlessness and Mindfulness," On Being : "The Wisdom of 'It's Not My Fault:' Finding Freedom When We are Caught in Self-Blame," Tara Brach : Not a member of Curvy Yoga Studio yet? Join us for The Kind 29! : Questions, comments, feedback, ideas? Get in touch: podcast@curvyyoga.com or find me on Instagram @CurvyYoga. Transcript You can find the full episode transcript right here.

"What makes me feel something?" This question from Andy J. Miller in Lisa Congdon's book Find Your Artistic Voice sent me on a journey recently. Being and remaining open to my feelings has always been a challenge for me. So in this episode I'm opening up about what has helped me feel more and how essential yoga has been on that journey. I also share about the specific practice I do to support me in this and how it could support you, too. LINKS : Find Your Artistic Voice: The Essential Guide to Working Your Creative Magic, Lisa Congdon : Welcoming the Unwelcome: Wholehearted Living in a Brokenhearted World, Pema Chodron : The Path of Spiritual Surrender, Part 1, Tara Brach podcast : Check All the Windows, Courtney Martin's newsletter from 1.3.20 : Not a member of Curvy Yoga Studio yet? Join us! : Questions, comments, feedback, ideas? Get in touch: podcast@curvyyoga.com or find me on Instagram @CurvyYoga. TRANSCRIPT Get the full episode transcript right here.