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Jenny Orona is, among her many certifications and roles, a Yoga Therapist working with in-patient and out-patient clients recovering from trauma, substance abuse, and mental illness.

She and Chase discuss the digestion and integration of experiences that are unprocessed in our system, the pain of cleaning deep wounds, and the importance of having someone hold space for us during this process.

This conversation highlights the slow and steady process of carefully cultivated experiences that support change in perception, identity, and emotions. Find Jenny Orona at https://corazonyoga.com/ Learn more about iRest at https://www.irest.org/ and explore Yoga Well's Yoga Therapist Training at https://www.yogawell.com/yoga-therapist-training/

Deepen your awareness of Vīrabhadrāsana or Warrior 1 in discussion and guided experience. The intention of this pūrvatāna posture is to stretch the front of the body with the primary focus of lengthening the spine and targeting prāṇa vāyu located in the trunk.

Chase walks you through the context and the vinyāsa krama / steps of this classical pose. We explore the continuum of āsana tools, prāṇāyāma, and meditation in our 300-hour practitioner and seeker training Deepen Your Yoga Practice: https://www.yogawell.com/deepen-your-yoga/

Listen and learn a chant from Taittirīya -saṁhitā (5.7.4.15) which honors the moon as connected to the Earth and the healing power of plants. Practice your focus on listening and repeating as you experience this brief Vedic mantra without seeing the written words.

Chase instructs the chant in small portions with space for you to practice as he slowly builds the sounds into the whole chant. Vedic chanting is an important part of how we pay respect to the roots of our Viniyoga tradition. Chanting instruction is included in both our 300-hour training and Yoga Therapist training. Learn more 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/

Traditionally we ensure the exhale breath has been fully developed before developing the inhale. In this experience, we will explore the experience of the inhale breath through attention, hand placement, gentle arm movement, and self-study.

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

Our guest Chris Armstrong is a yoga therapist working with the Mayo Clinic. She and Chase discuss her work with caregivers and students with grief. They delve into the importance of a yoga practice in making courageous personal decisions, the utility of revisiting the information and experience of training, and the supportive gift of being held in community during therapeutic yoga.

Find Chris at https://www.chrisarmstrongyoga.com/ Learn more about Yoga Well's 300-hour training and yoga therapist training at https://www.yogawell.com/

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/

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/