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Y121: Hatha Flow & Meditation for the Heart Chakra hatha yoga heart chakra meditation

Happy Mother's Day! Today's practice is about embodying the energies of the heart chakra: love, compassion, kindness, generosity, forgiveness - first for ourselves, so that we may more easily find those qualities in relationship to others. 

This class was recorded LIVE just this morning as...

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Y119: Hatha For Whole Body Strength, Flexibility and Balance balance flexibility hatha yoga strength whole body

One of my favorite quotes comes from Thich Naht Hanh, a Vietnamese monk who won the Nobel Peace Prize. He would teach meditation by teaching to simply notice that you are breathing.

"Breathing in, I notice I am breathing in. Breathing out, I notice I am breathing out."

It's so simple, yet I have...

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Y115: Hatha Flow & Meditation to Regulate The Central Nervous System flow hatha yoga meditation nervous system

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The Membership includes access to all upcoming LIVE Zoom...

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Y112: Hatha For The Whole Body - Theme Of Relationships hatha yoga whole body

The Quietmind Yoga Teacher Training is open for enrollment! Visit http://www.quietmind.yoga/enroll to see how you can become a thriving yoga teacher with clear, in-depth training in every aspect of yoga I've learned from 16 years in health and wellness and teaching 4000+ classes....

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Y108: Hatha Yoga For Relationships, Self Awareness And Working With Samskaras hatha yoga relationships samskaras self awareness

In today's episode I share about one of the most effective tools of Yoga Philosophy - Samskaras - limiting beliefs and mental conditioning that happens from negative experiences, trauma and accumulated stress of just being a human being - which is hard work sometimes! This is a concept that I...

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Y102: Hatha Yoga For Embodying The Yin Aspects Of Movement, Change And Softness hatha yoga movement yin

Last week I shared how deep rest is as important as focused work. I shared ways to find both in your practice and your daily schedule.
 
In today's episode I share ways to embody the yin aspects of practice. Sukha. Ease. Softness. Change. Receptivity. These are in contrast to the...
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Y84: Hatha For Heart Opening And Back Strengthening back hatha yoga heart opening quietmind yoga podcast strengthening

 
If you're like many people you spend a lot of time in a certain spinal position, often without even realizing. 
 
This causes a specific imbalance that leads to stiff necks, stiff upper backs, low back pain, weak upper body, and eventually even a hunchback posture. This is...
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Y81: Hatha For Progressively Deeper Strengthening And Stretching Of Hips And Hamstrings hamstrings hatha yoga hips quietmind yoga podcast strengthening

 
Do you have a chronically tight area of your body? I'll share my personal story of how I stopped having tight hamstrings and how you can apply that to your practice.. 
 
Today's episode is brought to you by the Essential Guide to Yoga Teacher Training - A free PDF that...
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