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174 - The 5 Things I Learned From Running A Studio With a Team Sep 22, 2022

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There are infinite opportunities to learn from the things we do in this life, but today I wanted to share just 5 things I have learned from running a studio with a team. I think about yoga and leadership a lot, about the intersection and interplay between the two. Because any time you put yourself at the front of a class to teach and to share, you are a leader. Whether you are a yoga teacher or not, you are a leader in some part of your life. And in that leadership, there is so much that to be learned.

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The music for this episode is Threads by The Light Meeting. You can listen to more of their music at www.thelightmeeting.com.

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173 - Today Is Your Birthday (Even If It's Not) Sep 15, 2022

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Hey, you. Happy birthday! Maybe it isn’t the actual day you were born but here’s something wonderful: every day you wake up, you are a brand new person. Even if you can’t quite tell what’s different about you, something is new. Isn’t that amazing? Every single day we get to wake up new, and find something new to look for and focus on, because where your attention goes, your energy flows. So today, being your birthday—and mine—we get to wake up and make the choice to focus on something as new and as incredible as we are. So, happy birthday. Let’s celebrate.

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The music for this episode is Threads by The Light Meeting. You can listen to more of their music at www.thelightmeeting.com.

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172 - Finding the Flow in Form While Sequencing Sep 01, 2022

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The waves of the ocean ebb and flow in a continual cycle, does your sequencing do the same? Look at the ratio of movement within your sequences. Are the arms always up, legs always bent, do things generally stay the same? I think you can do more. Yes, there is form, but do not forget about the flow. Find that push and pull, just like the ocean.

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The music for this episode is Threads by The Light Meeting. You can listen to more of their music at www.thelightmeeting.com.

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171 - In Defense of People Pleasing Aug 25, 2022

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I have a proposition for you: let’s take the victimhood out of people pleasing. Wanting to please someone isn’t a bad thing; it’s the reason we are all here today. Because someone wanted to please a lover. Because a mother wanted to please her baby. Because I want to please you, for you to feel pleasure when you listen to this podcast. Of course we shouldn’t please others at the expense of ourselves, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t aim to please. Life exists in the middle of two extremes. Let’s play there.

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The music for this episode is Threads by The Light Meeting. You can listen to more of their music at www.thelightmeeting.com.

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170 - Developing My Own Spirituality Aug 18, 2022

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The practice of paying attention can show up in the way we regard our bodies, but it is so much more than that. One of the reasons I felt so drawn to yoga was that yoga holds a lot of space for people with varying spiritualities, people who believe a lot of different things, and all are united by the practice.

Through the past 7 years as I have left the church I once belonged to, I have begun to develop my own, independent spirituality, a spirituality no longer bound by any one thing. Instead, it gives me freedom. I think having a spiritual practice is so important, and it’s even more important for us to develop it on our own. Here is a conversation on what mine looks like, and how it came to be.

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The music for this episode is Threads by The Light Meeting. You can listen to more of their music at www.thelightmeeting.com.

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169 - The Money Behind the Scenes of Business Aug 11, 2022

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Money is a lot like sex: no one talks about it, but it’s something we all experience and have a whole lot to gain by opening up about it. If I can talk about sex over on Sexy Sunday, then I can talk about money, too.

I wanted to share all of the important details you have to think about when dreaming and scheming about starting an online business. It doesn’t have to be scary. There are some easy, actionable steps you can take now to protect yourself as you begin your online business journey.

Money is more than just bank accounts and taxes, too. There’s a mindset piece that needs to be talked about. Love it or hate it, we live in a world where we need money to live, and that doesn’t have to be a bad thing, either.

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The music for this episode is Threads by The Light Meeting. You can listen to more of their music at www.thelightmeeting.com.
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Podcast Producer: Courtney Mauss

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Produced by: Grey Tanner

168 - Cultivating Community and Honesty at the Studio with Jamie King Jul 28, 2022

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My guest today is Jamie King, founder and owner of Flex & Flow, whose leadership has been such a joy and inspiration to watch as the past few years of the pandemic have shifted things within the in-person yoga studio community.
There is so much to learn in failure, disappointment, and struggle. When we give ourselves permission not to be perfect or even permission to fail, we open up a way for ourselves to enjoy the process. Even when the process is messy or awkward or uncomfortable.
Once we start enjoying the process, then we begin to open up about it in an honest way. We can be imperfect and authentic, and that’s how real connection is made. That’s how we build a yoga community based on wellness and inclusion. That’s the future of yoga and in-person studios. Jamie is leading the way.

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The music for this episode is Threads by The Light Meeting. You can listen to more of their music at www.thelightmeeting.com.
Photo: Jess Keating
Podcast Producer: Courtney Mauss

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Produced by: Grey Tanner

167 - Give Yourself Permission Jul 21, 2022

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I’m going to get a little hippie for a moment, so bear with me. Today I’m sharing with you a practice that changes my life, the practice of giving myself permission. I give myself permission—to do, to be, to feel whatever it is I need in that moment. I say it out loud, because when I slow down and think those things out loud, it allows me to arrive into these moments of anxiety, or heart ache, or stress, or even joy with clear understanding. What do you need to allow yourself that moment to slow down? What do you need to do to take care of you? Give yourself permission for it.

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The music for this episode is Threads by The Light Meeting. You can listen to more of their music at www.thelightmeeting.com.

Photo: Jess Keating

Podcast Producer: Courtney Mauss

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Produced by: Grey Tanner

166 - Why I Teach Yoga Jul 14, 2022

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Strength looks like so many different things, and it’s different every day. When I found yoga, I found my own power, that combination between strength and grace. That’s why I show up. I hope you take a moment to reflect on why you choose to show up in the places you are showing up, whether it’s what you do for work, or for play, or for love.

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The music for this episode is Threads by The Light Meeting. You can listen to more of their music at www.thelightmeeting.com.

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Podcast Producer: Courtney Mauss

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165 - How I Found My Superpower Jul 07, 2022

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I wanted to tell a story about the feeling I used to get when I felt under-appreciated and unacknowledged. I knew I had a simple choice: to stay feeling hurt, or to be the person who always catches others in the moments they’re at their best. I made it my superpower.

If you’re feeling it, chances are that someone else is too. And what if, instead of waiting around for someone to give something to you, you go out there and give it to everyone else? Just wait and see what you get in return. Fill the lack that you feel, and change someone’s day for the better.
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The music for this episode is Threads by The Light Meeting. You can listen to more of their music at www.thelightmeeting.com.

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Podcast Producer: Courtney Mauss

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Produced by: Grey Tanner