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Yoga Therapist and Member of the Minnesota Chorale, Celia McCoy shares her story of finding her freedom of voice. Her voice has been trained, challenged, imposed upon, and was silenced by grief. She and Chase discuss the process of yoga's goal of kaivalya (liberation, freedom), through Celia's svādhyāya (self study) practices in Vedic Chanting, study, and mentorship. Find Celia at https://celiayogatherapy.com/ Learn more about Yoga Well's 300-Hour Deepen Your Yoga Program and Yoga Therapist Training at https://www.yogawell.com/our-offerings/

What do I know to be true? Chase speaks with author, writing mentor, and Yoga Well student, Nancy Rue about the neverending, self-discovering journey of Yoga. The two explore the importance of experiential learning coupled with philosophical context as a way to allow the true self to arise.

Find Nancy at http://www.nancyrue.com. Learn more about Yoga Well's 300-hour Deepen Your Yoga Practice at https://www.yogawell.com/deepen-your-yoga/ and the Wednesday morning meditation class, Yoga for Meditation at https://www.yogawell.com/yoga-for-meditation/

In this prāṇāyāma practice with ujjāyī breathing, you are guided to count different aspects of the breath, developing inhale, exhale, hold after exhale, and hold after inhale into a samāna ratio. Breath is an important tool in yoga.

You will find breath-based focus in our āsana and meditation classes. Learn the how and why of breathing practices in our 300-hour practitioner and seeker training Deepen Your Yoga Practice: https://www.yogawell.com/deepen-your-yoga/

This experience focuses our attention on the exhale component of our breath. Notice what exploring your exhale can do for your overall state.

Try more brief breathing practices with our weekly 15-Minute Breathing and Meditation class at https://www.yogawell.com/15-minute-breathing-and-meditation/

This conversation with Chase and yoga therapist Esther Bogatova delves into yoga's ability to uncover a deeper understanding of our Self and how that redefines our being in the world. They discuss the nature of embodied philosophy, the role of study complementing practice, Kabbalah, identity, and the meaning of īśvarapraṇidhāna.

Find Esther at https://www.sweeterfoodyoga.com/ Learn more about Chase's yoga philosophy classes at https://www.yogawell.com/yoga-philosophy/

When we come to our practice, techniques affect us differently depending on the state of our system. Our experience brings awareness to this by beginning and ending with taking your pulse.

Simple arm movement and anuloma ujjāyī, an alternate nostril breathing technique, are coupled with a pause after the exhale to support our exploration. Join our weekly 15-Minute Breathing and Meditation class at https://www.yogawell.com/15-minute-breathing-and-meditation/

Chase speaks with Robyn Love, an artist, Zen Buddhist practitioner, and Yoga Therapist. They discuss profound truths and their relationship to creativity including art as a vehicle for practice, the patterned skill of creativity holding the ability for authentic expression, while sharing poetry and laughter.

Find Robyn online at https://www.athayoga.ca/ Learn more about meditation's capacity for creativity through Understanding Meditation at https://www.yogawell.com/understanding-viniyoga-meditation/

More than linking breath and āsana, breath is the origin of our āsana. Explore the potent and subtle effects of the inhale's relationship to forward bends in a brief seated practice.

Learn about the range of Yoga Well's āsana classes at https://www.yogawell.com/our-offerings/

How do we navigate extremely difficult situations? When aspects of ourselves that we don't like are driving our behavior, how do we find the correct motivation? How can we attain the peace of less attachment to an outcome? The Bhagavad Gītā presents a rich conversation with an abundance of practical, philosophical teachings.

Listen in as Chase provides an overview of this insightful text. Explore Yoga Well's philosophical offerings at https://www.yogawell.com/our-offerings/

"In this experience-cast, we learn to chant a few short lines from the bṛhadāraṇyaka upaniṣad (I.3.28). The meaning of the chant is a request to be brought from untruth to truth, from darkness to light, and from death to life.

You can find out more information about us at:

Website: https://www.yogawell.com/
Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/yogawellinstitute/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/YogaWellInstitute

You can find out more about our offerings here:

Wednesday Morning Meditation: https://www.yogawell.com/wednesday-morning-meditation/

Application of Meditation: https://www.yogawell.com/the-application-of-meditation/

Introduction to Vedic Chanting: https://bit.ly/3Xl7ePV

Carrie Heeter, PhD, RYS-200 is a meditation designer, research scientist, recently retired professor of Media and Information at Michigan State University, and author of An Inside Look at Meditation: Experiences for healing, support, and transformation.

Chase and Carrie have a captivating conversation regarding the design experience of meditation including how we use it to influence change in our lives. Beyond metacognition or "thinking about thinking," they discuss meditation in context of the nature of perception, clarifying the process of meditation, developing focus, and the importance of a unique, personal experience. 

You can find connect with Carrie here:

Website: https://yogamindtools.com/

Digital Book Copy: https://www.yogawell.com/viniyoga-resource-page/

Physical Book Copy: https://www.amazon.com/Inside-Look-Meditation-Experiences-transformation/dp/B0BR994213/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1680309510&refinements=p_27%3ACarrie+Heeter&s=books&sr=1-1

Meditate with Yoga Well:

Wednesday Morning Meditation: https://www.yogawell.com/wednesday-morning-meditation/ 15 Minute Breathing & Meditation: https://www.yogawell.com/15-minute-breathing-and-meditation/"

This experience-cast uses the focus of brining water into the body, moving it around within, and returning it to the stream.

The linking of breath and movement with connection to the water and the sound of Om, is in service of cleaning.

Chase offers a brief explanation of these tools for our ability to change our state and affect focus.

You can find out more information about us at:

Website: https://www.yogawell.com/

Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/yogawellinstitute/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/YogaWellInstitute

You can find out more about our offerings here:

Wednesday Morning Meditation: https://www.yogawell.com/wednesday-morning-meditation/

Application of Meditation: https://www.yogawell.com/the-application-of-meditation/

Celeste Greene is a yoga therapist who is devoted to living and sharing the path of yoga. Celeste has over 14 years of teaching experience and 12 years of devoted meditation practice in the lineage of Sri Aurobindo and TKV Desikachar.

Chase and Celeste Greene discuss Celeste’s journey as a yoga therapist and her years of devotion to her meditation practice. You can connect with Celeste by visiting: www.celestegreene.com .

Learn more about Teacher and Yoga Therapist Training at: https://www.yogawell.com/yoga-therapist-training/ .

This episode traces the Yoga journey of Amaera BayLaurel. Chase and Amaera discuss how she discovered Yoga and transitioned from Yoga student to a Vedic Chant and Yoga practitioner.

Connect with Amaera by visiting (website is under construction): www.vedicchantsociety.org

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3IRmws3

E-mail: amaerazbaylaurel@gmail.com

Learn more about Teacher and Yoga Therapist Training at: https://www.yogawell.com/yoga-therapist-training/

Chase and Marcel Allbritton  explore Marcel’s yoga journey from his Ph.D. in Organizational Communication to his experiences at the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram and work as a Yoga Therapist. Along the way they trace outlines of Yoga’s power to heal. 

Connect with Marcel by visiting: 

Core Resonance Works: https://www.coreresonanceworks.com/

Or

http://www.marcelallbritton.com/

You can find out more about us at www.yogawell.com/

In this 5 minute experience-cast, we prepare our mind for meditation by extending the exhale with the anuloma ujjāyī technique (alternate nostril exhale). Then connect with a mountain. This practice can be useful for times of inconsistency and change.
You can find out more information about us at:

Website: https://www.yogawell.com/
Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/yogawellinstitute/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/YogaWellInstitute

You can find out more about our offerings here:

Wednesday Morning Meditation: https://www.yogawell.com/wednesday-morning-meditation/

Application of Meditation: https://www.yogawell.com/the-application-of-meditation/

This episode traces the yoga journey of our Student Advisor, Meghan Bratt, including how she started in Yoga, moved to running teacher trainings and managing studios, then met Mr. Desikachar and  landed at the Yoga Well Institute.

Connect with Meg by visiting: www.MySvaha.com .

Learn more about Teacher and Yoga Therapist Training at https://www.yogawell.com/yoga-therapist-training/

This meditation is designed to help you work through, and let go, of emotions or experiences that have been troubling you.

After preparing the mind via intentional breathing, Chase guides you through meditation (using flower petals) useful for relinquishing grief, anger, or other troubling feelings.

You can find out more information about us at:

Website: https://www.yogawell.com/
Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/yogawellinstitute/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/YogaWellInstitute

Welcome to the Yoga Well Podcast. In our podcast you can expect authentic conversation and teachings on Yoga, Meditation & Āyurveda from the Viniyoga Lineage of Mr. TKV Deśikachar.

We explore the breadth & depth of these teachings from texts to practices to therapeutic applications and beyond.

You can find out more about us at www.yogawell.com

Instagram: www.instagram.com/yogawellinstitute 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/YogaWellInstitute