Join in listening to a conversation I had with Sandy Chasen who is the founder of Ladybug Yoga. Ladybug Yoga is a children's Yoga program that is uniquely designed to encourage children learn to listen to themselves and each other as well as express their creativity. In Ladybug Yoga children are also encouraged to respect and pay attention to their bodies. They move in and out of positions when they feel ready. I enjoyed the opportunity to converse with Sandy about her journey through yoga and how she has created this method to help bring yoga to children in many different settings.We are pleased to be hosting Sandy at Native Yoga Center on Sunday, January 30th, 2022 for Kids Yoga Teacher Training. If you would like to participate in this training you can do so In Studio with us and also via Livestream. Visit this link to learn more: Kids Yoga Teacher Training at nativeyogacenter.comLearn more about Ladybug Yoga by visiting: theladybugyoga.comFollow Ladybug Yoga on IG: @ladybugyogaAnd also on FB: @ladybugyogaIf you have any feedback about this podcast we would love to hear from you! New Student Livestream Special ~ Try 2 Weeks of Free Unlimited Livestream Yoga Classes  at Native Yoga Center. Sign into the classes you would like to take and you will receive an email 30 minutes prior to join on Zoom. The class is recorded and uploaded to nativeyogaonline.com ~ Click Here to join.Thank you Bryce Allyn for the show tunes. Check out Bryce's website: bryceallynband.com and sign up on his newsletter to stay in touch. Listen here to his original music from his bands Boxelder, B-Liminal and Bryce Allyn Band on Spotify.Visit us at www.nativeyogacenter.com

Join Vicki Starr for a conversation surrounding the power of intentional Breathwork. Vicki will be leading a RESET Breathwork Workshop at Native Yoga Center on November 17th at 6pm. You can learn more about her by visiting her website at victorialeestarr.comVicki is a 6 Time Ironman Finisher including participation in the Hawaii Ironman World Championship. She is a Yoga Teacher, Nutrition Therapy Practitioner and is a Certified RESET Breathwork facilitator.Read more about Vicki here:Witnessing my dad walk through the end of his life shook me wide awake. I deeply desired to shed the layers within me that we’re no longer of service: the people-pleasing, the feelings of not being enough, shame, and disconnection from life. I genuinely wanted to make sure that I never went to bed feeling like I had wasted a day. I began searching for the tools that would help me reconnect to myself. I began practicing yoga, Breathwork, meditation and started experiencing more inner peace as a result. I learned how to fall in love with the present moment and noticed my internal landscape was recalibrating.The single most profound shift in my life happened when I experienced Breathwork. I went from being stuck inside a cage of emotionally hardened protective shells and not living fully to tapping into and understanding my intuition, healing past childhood trauma, and learning to be deeply present by feeling all the feels of life. This 3-part guided Breathwork provides paths to quiet the mind and shift the internal dialogue. It’s a path to emotional and spiritual transformation, the kind of shift that will change your entire life and lead you into a life of complete liberation!If you have any feedback about this podcast we would love to hear from you! New Student Livestream Special ~ Try 2 Weeks of Free Unlimited Livestream Yoga Classes  at Native Yoga Center. Sign into the classes you would like to take and you will receive an email 30 minutes prior to join on Zoom. The class is recorded and uploaded to nativeyogaonline.com ~ Click Here to join.Thank you Bryce Allyn for the show tunes. Check out Bryce's website: bryceallynband.com and sign up on his newsletter to stay in touch. Listen here to his original music from his bands Boxelder, B-Liminal and Bryce Allyn Band on Spotify.Visit us at www.nativeyogacenter.com

Check out this conversation I had with Lily Allen~Duenas. During this conversation we discuss Lily's journey through yoga that has led her around out the world learning and teaching. She has a great podcast called Wild Yoga Tribe and here I have the opportunity to discuss what fuels her passion to share and enjoy the world of yoga.Lily's Bio:My name is Lily Allen-Duenas and I am a yoga teacher, holistic healer, vegan nutritionist, and  meditation instructor. And I’m all about collaboration, compassion, connection, and community.I’m an international yoga teacher and the founder of the Wild Yoga Tribe. I’ve taught yoga classes and workshops in surf hostels in Sri Lanka, hotels in Bali, and wellness centers in the Philippines. And I sat at the feet of masters, monks, and gurus all along the way. Now, I’m building a community rich in diversity, curiosity, and heart-centered connection. Are you looking for a community? Are you searching for answers to your questions? I’m here. Let me be here for you. I am building my Wild Yoga Tribe, and you are now a part of it.Visit Lily at:Want more? Head on over to the main Wild Yoga Tribe podcast page!https://wildyogatribe.com/podcast/Questions? Comments? Let’s get social!https://www.instagram.com/wildyogatribe/https://www.facebook.com/wildyogatribehttps://twitter.com/wildyogatribeIf you have any feedback about this podcast we would love to hear from you! New Student Livestream Special ~ Try 2 Weeks of Free Unlimited Livestream Yoga Classes  at Native Yoga Center. Sign into the classes you would like to take and you will receive an email 30 minutes prior to join on Zoom. The class is recorded and uploaded to nativeyogaonline.com ~ Click Here to join.Thank you Bryce Allyn for the show tunes. Check out Bryce's website: bryceallynband.com and sign up on his newsletter to stay in touch. Listen here to his original music from his bands Boxelder, B-Liminal and Bryce Allyn Band on Spotify.Visit us at www.nativeyogacenter.com

Join in listening to this insightful conversation that I had with Shanna Small. During our conversation Shanna shares her passion for teaching yoga in a way that fosters listening, safety and interactive instruction that can make yoga accessible to all.Visit her website: ashtangayogaproject.comFollow her on IG: @wellness_yoginiShanna Small is a writer and Yoga teacher who speaks to the intersectionality of Yoga and social justice.  She has practiced Ashtanga Yoga and studied the Yoga Sutras since 2001. She has studied in Ashtanga in Mysore with Sharath Jois. Shanna studied Sanskrit, the Yoga Sutras and the Hatha Yoga Pradipika with Laksmish in Mysore, India.   Shanna’s finds joy in making the Ashtanga practice accessible for all.  She studied with Amber Karnes and Dianne Bondy and is Yoga For All certified. She is a regular contributor for Yoga International, OmStars and the Ashtanga Dispatch.    She teaches diversity and inclusivity, Yoga Sutras as well as accessibility trainings and workshops. She is a founding member of Yoga For Recovery Foundation, a non-profit that helps those recovering from addiction, trauma and systemic oppression.  Shanna is also certified in the Trauma Conscious Yoga Method.Shanna is a graduate of Georgia State University and holds a bachelor’s in business with a concentration in marketing. Before becoming a full time yoga teacher, Shanna was a recruiter and ad account executive. For information on workshops, please e-mail [email protected] you have any feedback about this podcast we would love to hear from you! New Student Livestream Special ~ Try 2 Weeks of Free Unlimited Livestream Yoga Classes  at Native Yoga Center. Sign into the classes you would like to take and you will receive an email 30 minutes prior to join on Zoom. The class is recorded and uploaded to nativeyogaonline.com ~ Click Here to join.Thank you Bryce Allyn for the show tunes. Check out Bryce's website: bryceallynband.com and sign up on his newsletter to stay in touch. Listen here to his original music from his bands Boxelder, B-Liminal and Bryce Allyn Band on Spotify.Visit us at www.nativeyogacenter.com

Join Dr. Michael Shea for a discussion titled 5 Element Cosmology & Buddhist Meditation. Michael J. Shea is one of the preeminent educators and authors in the fields of somatic psychology, myofascial release and craniosacral therapy. He leads seminars throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe. Dr. Shea received his master’s degree in Buddhist Psychology at Naropa University, and a doctorate in Somatic Psychology at The Union Institute. In 1986, he was certified as one of the first Full Instructors of CranioSacral Therapy by the Upledger Institute. Dr. Shea has been a Florida Licensed Massage Therapist since 1976, and was an advanced rolfer for 20 years. He is a founding member of the International Affiliation of Biodynamic Trainings and the Massage Therapy Body of Knowledge task force (MTBOK). Learn more about him by visiting his website SheaHeart.comNew Student Livestream Special ~ Try 2 Weeks of Free Unlimited Livestream Yoga Classes  at Native Yoga Center. Sign into the classes you would like to take and you will receive an email 30 minutes prior to join on Zoom. The class is recorded and uploaded to nativeyogaonline.com ~ Click Here to join.Thank you Bryce Allyn for the show tunes. Check out Bryce's website: bryceallynband.com and sign up on his newsletter to stay in touch. Listen here to his original music from his bands Boxelder, B-Liminal and Bryce Allyn Band on Spotify.Visit us at www.nativeyogacenter.com

Join a conversation I had the pleasure of sharing in with Holly Gastil. During our conversation Holly shares some of her insights in how her practice has been cultivated over the almost 30 years that she has been involved in Ashtanga. She shares her passion of the Ashtanga Yoga Center community that has been strong in Encinitas, California since the 70's. We even talk about the mysterious Lemurians that are believed to live in a series of tunnels in Mt. Shasta that only a lucky few will ever see.... :)Holly Gastil began the practice with Tim Miller at the Ashtanga Yoga Center in 1994. Through her continued yoga practice and teacher training with Mr. Miller she started teaching in 2002. Holly’s lighthearted teaching style reflects the flexibility she has gained, both mentally and physically, through the practice of Ashtanga yoga.  Her classes are geared towards both the beginning practitioner and the more advanced Yogi. Holly continues to be challenged and inspired in her yoga practice on a daily basis.Visit Holly at https://www.hollygastil.comOn IG at @hollygastiland at ashtangayogacenter.comThank you Bryce Allyn for the show tunes. Check out Bryce's website: bryceallynband.com and sign up on his newsletter to stay in touch. Listen here to his original music from his bands Boxelder, B-Liminal and Bryce Allyn Band on Spotify.Visit us at nativeyogacenter.com to check out our full schedule of classes In Studio in Juno Beach, FL and Livestream wherever you are. You can try 2 weeks of Unlimited Livestream Yoga with us for FREE by visiting info.nativeyogacenter.com/livestream.Please email special requests and feedback to [email protected] Please share this episode with your friends, rate & review and join us next time.

Join a conversation I had with Jodi Blumstein. During this podcast we discussed the ability to adapt the yoga practice to suit the ability of the practitioner. We talk about the evolution of yoga over the past 25 years in both Chicago and California. Jodi shares her insights on how to sequence the ashtanga poses according to how she learned from Nancy Gilgoff in Maui. She shares some interesting insights surrounding the Third Series and she also shares how a common myth in yoga can be used to overcome difficulty. This was a wonderful conversation with a gifted and sincere teacher.Visit Jodi at her website jodiblumstein.comon Facebook at: Jodi Blumstein Yogaand on IG at: @jodi_blumsteinAbout Jodi:Jodi Blumstein has been practicing Ashtanga yoga since 1994, and has a profound connection to the practice. After studying under the world's premiere instructors (including K. Pattabhi Jois), she founded Priya Yoga, Chicago's first Ashtanga/vinyasa yoga school, and served as their director for eight years.Jodi holds a space for students that is solid and reverent, while maintaining a level of levity, play, and humor. She is a teacher's teacher, and yet each student feels her precise attention, especially as they are at pivotal points in their practice. She encourages students to explore their edges both on and off the mat, and facilitates transformation in both arenas.Jodi lives in Los Angeles, where she has been running the Mysore program for YogaWorks at the Center for Yoga since 2004. She also hosts exclusive Ashtanga retreats at her home, led by some of the worlds premier Ashtanga teachers.Thank you Bryce Allyn for the show tunes. Check out Bryce's website: bryceallynband.com and sign up on his newsletter to stay in touch. Listen here to his original music from his bands Boxelder, B-Liminal and Bryce Allyn Band on Spotify.Visit us at nativeyogacenter.com to check out our full schedule of classes In Studio in Juno Beach, FL and Livestream wherever you are. You can try 2 weeks of Unlimited Livestream Yoga with us for FREE by visiting info.nativeyogacenter.com/livestream.Please email special requests and feedback to [email protected] Please share this episode with your friends, rate & review and join us next time.

Join Kirsten Berg for a discussion about how yoga has inspired her art and how art can inspire yoga practice. Please visit Kirsten's website at www.kirstenberg.com and also visit her in Instagram @kirstberg.  You can also keep up with her teaching schedule by visiting her at www.ashtangazone.com.After completing university studies (Classics/Latin), Kirsten began exploring yoga asana on a trip to India in 1993. A few years later, she moved to India with a one-way ticket and intention to find a yoga practice that 'spoke' to her. She found inspiration along this journey with yogi Clive Sheridan, and technique at the Iyengar Yoga Study Center in Rishikesh with Rudra Dev. In 1996, she started ashtanga with Rolf Naujokat knew this was the practice for her and went to study with Sri K. Pattabhi Jois  6 months later. Kirsten received Sri KP Jois’ blessing/authorization to teach in 1999, and is one of few students in the world to study the Advanced ‘A’ series directly under his, and Sharath’s, guidance. She was also one of the last students to study the original (separate) ashtanga pranayama sequence with Jois.  Kirsten and Rolf moved to Southeast Asia from Goa in 1999, where they taught seasonal classes in Ubud, and started the first ashtanga program in South Thailand (2001), known as Ashtanga Yoga Koh Phangan, which she still runs.Kirsten is also an artist and shows her work annually at Burning Man.Thank you Bryce Allyn for the show tunes. Check out Bryce's website: bryceallynband.com and sign up on his newsletter to stay in touch. Listen here to his original music from his bands Boxelder, B-Liminal and Bryce Allyn Band on Spotify.Visit us at nativeyogacenter.com to check out our full schedule of classes In Studio in Juno Beach, FL and Livestream wherever you are.

Julie Allen & Karma Yoga Paddle AdventureJoin my guest Julie Allen for a discussion about the upcoming Crossing for Cystic Fibrosis paddle event that his an 80 endurance challenge that crosses the Gulf Stream from Bimini, Bahamas to Lake Worth, Florida. Julie and I discuss why we are taking this challenge on. We also talk about yoga and nutrition and have a good laugh along the way.Julie Allen is a yoga instructor, massage therapist, artist and two-time (soon to be three) Crossing Crusader in the Crossing For Cystic Fibrosis. She is a native Floridian that loves connecting with nature and humans. Instagram: @jahartsDonate to Piper's Angels on Julie's website here:  https://lintr.ee/jahart5and here : https://charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/namaste-afloatVisit the Piper's Angles website here: https://www.pipersangels.orgVisit Crossing for Cystic Fibrosis here: https://www.crossingforcysticfibrosis.comVisit Native Yoga Center here for livestream links to yoga class in Bahamas June 26th and 27th at 6:30am EDT. https://www.nativeyogacenter.com @nativeyoga on IG Live

Join my special guest Emilia Arenas for a discussion about Ashtanga Yoga and her advice that rings so true and sweet, Simply Be Kind. Check her out on IG @emilia_ashtangayoga and you can contact her via email at [email protected] Arenas believes yoga is a long journey that needs to be taken with love, dispassion and relentless discipline.  Years ago, while searching for a connecting path to a more calm and spiritual lifestyle, Emilia was fortunate to have her mother take her to a yoga class. Soon afterwards yoga became not only the direct conversation that she was seeking but also a gateway to a wholesome lifestyle and more compassionate approach to herself and others.After years of teaching Emilia fulfilled her long-awaited dream of visiting Mysore, India where she studied under the supervision of R. Sharath Jois. Emilia teaches the morning Mysore program and is a devoted teacher at Miami Life Center.Emilia is currently holding her online Mysore program where she keeps sharing her passion for the path of Yoga and she continues to strive to give her students the tools for a better relationship with their bodies so they can develop a better conversation about themselves and others.Thank you Bryce Allyn for the show tunes. Check out Bryce's website: bryceallynband.com and sign up on his newsletter to stay in touch. Listen here to his original music from his bands Boxelder, B-Liminal and Bryce Allyn Band on Spotify.Visit us at nativeyogacenter.com to check out our full schedule of classes In Studio in Juno Beach, FL and Livestream wherever you are.