In this episode, host Amy Osborne and Taina Rodriguez Berardi explore the many traditions and practices of yoga on and off the mat - from hot vinyasa, to Hathayoga, to washing dishes at the kitchen sink.
Taina shares a wealth of knowledge as a yoga educator, scholar and practitioner - as well as a mom to two twin toddlers.
Join us in exploring how Yoga can be applied off the mat and the benefits unlocked when we challenge outdated limitations of the practice.
Read MoreThis two-day immersive training introduces participants to the science and practice of trauma-informed mindfulness and yoga, integrating evidence-based interventions with accessible movement, meditation, and reflective inquiry, to be held February 14-15 at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, CA (in-person and virtual training).
Read MoreJoin Amy and Francesca Gold, M.A. C-IAYT, founder/owner of Breathe Ojai Community Hall and Gold Yoga School in Ojai, CA, in an exploration of Yoga as self-inquiry and the many forms Yoga can take in our lives. Together we discuss where we think modern yoga got it wrong, how Yoga evolved from ancient practice and how it continues to inform our lives today.
Read MoreKatie Davidson, MA is Executive Director of Yoga for All Movement in Santa Cruz, CA. She also served LAUSD schools through the YMCA for Greater Los Angeles and graduated from Loyola Marymount University's Master of Arts in Yoga Studies program.
IN THIS EPISODE:
Community yoga
Amy’s plumber and accessible practice
Yoga in education
Vulnerability and resilience
Voluntary v mandatory participation
Mindfulness = needs assessment
Restraint
Kali, Goddess of Discernment
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Join Amy and Whitney to discuss all things modern yoga - plus life off the mat for this first ever episode.
This episode contains:
Part I:
Hello!
8 Limbs of Yoga
Bikram Yoga, yea or nay?
Part II:
Veronica
Citta vṛtti nirodhaḥ
Lotus Temple
Yoga Ethics
Part III:
Sobriety
Social Media
Almond Milk
Sadhana Check-in
Shared exclusively with Four Paths Yoga members one week prior to public release, on a monthly basis.
Read MoreWhile it’s hard to say anyone is an expert, I think I know something about being alone.
As a child, I would retreat to my room and sit in the same place on my bedroom floor and find silence.
It wasn’t until many years later that I realized I was meditating, and can recall a number of profound experiences that came so naturally, despite never having named them.
No one knew, but me. This was my special space to be present to all my complex feelings, and observe them as they moved through me.
My favorite book in middle school was “Walden” by Henry Thoreau (if not a close second, after Ralph Waldo Emerson’s “Self-Reliance”).
I dreamed about what it would be like to be so isolated, to slow the pace of life down to the point where I would notice early morning dew drops on the leaves of a flower, and wonder at the mirage of colors blending together as the sun set below the horizon.
I thought, “This is how life is supposed to be.”
The examples I saw of this type of true, childlike mindful awareness seemed only available by being alone.
Read MoreI hear the word “resistance” used over and over again in different contexts.
I recently exclaimed assuredly to my partner that the “resistance” was still coming, just resting for now.
Not realizing until later that our definitions of the word were distinct and misaligned.
Is “resistance” a dirty word? A threatening one?
To me, resistance equals the softness of saying No.
Resistance comes with a clarity and grounding, a moral backbone from which to stand up tall against forces outside ourselves.
As part of my day job, I engage with the news around the world. I read the Guardian, the New York Times, the New Yorker, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal and listen to podcasts and talk shows from other countries.
I repeatedly hear the word: resistance.
Where is the American resistance? Where are the folks that stood up eight years ago? What does resistance look like today? Where has it gone?
Like many of you, I move from work to partner to family to friends to side hustle to self-care time, and I have wondered who was going to answer this narrative. Rhetorical questions itching beneath my skin. Thankfully, others (editorial writers) took up the charge.
“Where is the resistance?,” the public asks hopefully.
“The resistance is resting,” says a faint whisper in reply.
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As we maneuver a collective reconciliation with difference today and in the weeks and months ahead, we can rest in the Reality of our sameness. And lean into the peace, safety and love of local community, friends and family that surround us - which we are also responsible for actively upholding and cultivating.
Read MoreAll are correct. None are correct. Knowing this, how do we choose to live? For me, by building self-trust.
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Read MoreNobody told me I would stay stuck so long. If I hadn’t known about nervous system regulation through trauma informed mindfulness, I would probably still be stuck there. The mud and the muck.
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