Changing the Face of Yoga Podcast
106 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsHosted by Stephanie Cunningham, a yoga teacher herself who is committed to sharing yoga with anyone, especially the over 50's.
Stephanie created this podcast to share how yoga can be practiced by anyone with amazing benefits. Yoga teachers themselves will share their stories; discussing why they teach, who they teach, how students benefit. Every fortnight or so, we will release a new episode. We will talk with teachers about teaching children, curvy bodies, the elderly but also those that each yoga to support students with diabetes, cancer and mental health issues.
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Meditation to Cultivate Authenticity
December 10, 2019 21:00 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MB00:01 Hello and welcome to change the face of yoga teaching toddlers through golden oldies. I'm very excited to be talking to lots of yoga teachers who will explain their passion for teaching yoga to students with different ages, physical fitness levels, wellness levels and different goals. They will explain the benefits of yoga for these students and we'll be including teacher tips and pose modifications. I am Stephanie Cunningham of yoga lightness and I...
Aqua Yoga with Christa Fairbrother
December 03, 2019 21:30 - 36 minutes - 82.8 MBChanging the Face of Yoga; episode 128. Aqua Yoga with Christa Fairbrother Major points: Balance between offloading weight by being in the water and the hydrostatic pressure ("maple syrup" effect) that has the water pressing on the body from all directions. Offloading weight by being in the water is very helpful for people with joint problems. Aqua yoga is a form of accessible yoga that is very helpful for older students, students with arthritis and chronic pain. 00:45 ...
Social Media for Yoga Businesses : Yes, No, Maybe?
November 26, 2019 21:00 - 41 minutes - 67.1 MBEpisode 127: Social Media: yes, no or sometimes? with Jamie Elmer Major Points: It is a given that we use social media to market our business. Is this a good decision for everyone? Does is feel right? Does it bring in clients, students, etc. ? Is it an effective use of your time? Does cutting back on social media have a deleterious effect? Or does curating your posts give you produce more engagement? Jamie’s found that a human connection through meeting people and having them on her ema...
Working in the Medical System?
November 19, 2019 21:00 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MBEpisode 126 of Changing the Face of Yoga: Working in the Medical System with Lisa Holland. Major Points: 1) A lot of therapy is treating them, doing things passively to them or setting things up. A lot of coaching is holding up a mirror. And asking them to see the truth in the matter and then creating a safe environment for them to do that to self-reflect and to get their own answers. 2) What is helpful for me in term...
Making Changes in Your Yoga Business
November 12, 2019 21:00 - 32 minutes - 73.7 MBEpisode 125: How to make a change in your business with Laura Kupperman Major Points: 1) Making a change in your business is needed if the business is not providing the level of satisfaction that you want. 2) It can be scary to change because it is hard to learn new things, fear of scarcity is common, and/or giving up something that you have invested a lot of time, money, etc. can feel like failing. ...
Prevent Burn Out with Yoga
November 05, 2019 21:00 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MBMajor Points: 5:15 Things that usually bring you joy no longer do so is a sign of burnout. Ask yourself why this no longer gives you pleasure. 7:12 There is a mindset associated with burnout that may present as mental, physical, or emotional issues or a combination. Changing this mindset is key to addressing the burnout but professional help may be needed if the mindset is difficult to change. ...
Choosing well with Yoga
October 29, 2019 21:00 - 24 minutes - 57 MBMajor Points: Carla started yoga after refusing for many years to go to classes and found that the stillness and meditation were immensely beneficial to her and she started taking classes regularly. Through classes and studying, she found many tools to increase her happiness. She took teacher training, opened her own studio with a mission to help people find their why and their happiness using the tools to yoga. This is episode 123 of ch...
Moodles, Chockers, and Yoga Ninja
October 22, 2019 21:00 - 8 minutes - 7.78 MB00:01 Hello and welcome to change the face of yoga teaching toddlers through golden oldies. I'm very excited to be talking to lots of yoga teachers who will explain their passion for teaching yoga to students with different ages, physical fitness levels, wellness levels, and different goals. They will explain the benefits of yoga for these students and we'll be including teacher tips and pose modifications. I am Stephanie Cunningham of yoga lightness and ...
Creating Accessible Yoga Studios
October 15, 2019 21:00 - 34 minutes - 79.1 MB00:45 This is the 121st episode of changing the face of Yoga and my guest today is Ayanna Parrent. She is a the owner and founder of Befree coaching and wellness, a wellness center whose mission is to change people's lives through Movement, mindfulness and fun. She is a licensed independent clinical social worker, registered Yoga teacher and certified fitness instructor in multiple areas. Her goal is to help people heal from issues such as trauma, addicti...
Roll Back the Odometer with Yoga and Nutrition
October 08, 2019 21:00 - 38 minutes - 89.2 MBMajor Points: With yoga and proper nutrition, the aging body and mind can feel better, younger, and live a vibrant life. Menopausal women can also accrue benefits from yoga and proper diet through a variety of mechanisms but decreasing inflammation is one of the major benefits. Baby boomers do not accept the aging model of their parents 00:45 This is the 120th episode of Changing the Face of Yoga and my guest today is Anne Noonan. She is a...
Living with Grief through Yoga
October 01, 2019 22:00 - 52 minutes - 120 MBMajor Points: 32:03 Grief is a developmental and learning process not a healing process. Grief is not pathological; it is a normal part of life. 35:22 But you don't need closure on a relationship of a person you love who you don't want to be done with. 48:50 You don't have to believe in yoga for it to work, because Yoga believes in you. 0...
IRest Yoga Nidra Meditation
September 24, 2019 22:00 - 35 minutes - 57 MBMajor Points: IRest Yoga Nidra, supported by research studies, helps those with stress, anxiety, depression and is used to help returning veterans in the US with pain and PTSD. IRest Yoga Nidra is a structured relaxation practice based on the Pancha Maya Kosha model for students to find their wholeness through this practice. In the practice, students develop their own sankalpas based on a three part system. 00:47 This is episode 118 of Changing the ...
Making Meditation Accessible
September 17, 2019 22:00 - 29 minutes - 46.8 MBMain Points: Meditation is for everyone; but it may need to be modified for Western meditators. Making meditation accessible can be done by looking at the physical positions associated with meditating, offering different types of meditation, tailoring meditation to your audience. Meditating can lower stress based on recent research. 00:47 This is the hundred and 17th episode of changing the face of yoga. And my guest today is Gin Carter. Gin is ...
Meditation and Mindfulness
September 10, 2019 22:00 - 29 minutes - 47.6 MBMain Points: 1) Modern Western yoga pays less attention to the inward based practices in favour of asana. 2) Mindfulness can lead to meditation or vice versa 3) Mindfulness and meditation are different but complementary. 00:42 This is Changing the Face of Yoga and this is episode 116, My guest today is Hannah Perkins and she is par...
Expanding Meditation's Reach
September 03, 2019 22:00 - 32 minutes - 59.7 MBMajor Points: Meditation is for everyone; but the introduction of meditation should be tailored to the audience. One of the major benefits of meditation is postponing an immediate response to a stimulus. Jay started meditating as a child and has continued meditating to the present (with certain breaks). Stephanie: This is Changing the Face of Yoga and this is meditation month. I am going to be talking to people who have different takes on meditation. And I have a very interesting guest...
Yoga and Western Medicine for Burn Out
August 27, 2019 22:00 - 23 minutes - 43.7 MBMajor Points: a) yoga as a complement to western medical knowledge has benefits for burn out b) People may not know they have burn out as burn out just becomes part of your life c) Secondary traumatization occurs when you work with trauma victims. Yoga helps you maintain your compassion but decrease your empathy so that you do not become traumatized. This is episode 114 of Changing the Face of Yoga and I have a very interesting guest today. This is Dr Shailla Vaidya. She ...
Stimulus - Yoga - Response
August 20, 2019 22:00 - 41 minutes - 65.9 MBMajor Points: Integrating the eight limbs into teaching asana to bring the fullness of yoga to everyone. (12:58) Media images of yoga will affect people’s decisions on whether to attend yoga classes. (4:22) How do we become more inclusive in yoga (32:23) Practicing yoga helps you become more discerning by making us pause and reflect between the stimulus and response of day to day life (7:56) 00:47 T...
Minute Yoga Pauses to Rest and Refresh
August 13, 2019 22:00 - 39 minutes - 72 MBConfino: Major points: Small Yoga pauses during the working day can refresh and relieve discomfort. Carol has developed a series of minute movements, breathing and meditation to bring the body, mind and emotions into a healthier state during the workday. Carol is helping people develop sustainable habits that are beneficial and easy to do. 00:41 This is episode one hundred twelve of changing face of yoga. And my guest today is Carol Co...
Wheelchair, chair, and gentle yoga
August 06, 2019 22:00 - 32 minutes - 60.3 MBSunnyBee Yoga with Jacquie Barbie - Changing the Face of Yoga podcast #110 Major points: a) Everyone in yoga classes should be doing the pose modification that is best for their body (5:49) b) Representation counts, and the public should be able to see all different kinds of yogi bodies (10:10) c) Thank your body at the beginning of class and accept that today may look and feel very diffe...
Yoga Goals for Mature Yoga Students
July 30, 2019 22:00 - 39 minutes - 54.5 MBThis is changing the face of yoga. And this is episode one 10. My guest is Linda Lang and Linda was on, , earlier in the year, but she said something that really intrigued me. I have taught seniors, mature adults, , for over 10 years now. And the way she talked about it was very, very different from the way I taught. And I wanted to explore that a bit more. , I'm going to let Linda introduce herself and then we're going to start. So thank you Linda for coming on again. I appreciate that. And...
Chakras - Eastern and Western
July 23, 2019 22:00 - 43 minutes - 80.1 MB00:47 This is Stephanie Cunningham and Changing the Face of Yoga. And I have a great guest today. This is Kistine Kaoverri Weber. Christine has agreed to be part of the subtle aspects theme to talk about more of the subtle aspects of yoga. And Christine will be talking about Chakras and what chakras are, what system she uses and how you might use it when you're teaching. Welcome Christine and Cristine is committed to the widespread adoption of yoga as a ...
Introducing Yoga Philosophy to your classes
July 16, 2019 22:00 - 27 minutes - 37.6 MB00:46 This is the 108th episode of changing the face of yoga and I have a great guest today. Her name is Kelly Di Nardo. Kelly is part of my subtle yoga themed month and she's going to talk about yoga philosophy, which is something I've always had trouble getting into a class. 01:06 So let's learn about Kelly. Kelly is a freelance journalist and the author of several books, including Living the Sutras a guide t...
Chanting
July 09, 2019 22:00 - 38 minutes - 52.4 MBHello, this is changing the face of yoga. I have a great guest today. Her name is Beth Spindler. Beth has over four decades of experience in utilizing yoga as a healing modality plus the highest certification in her field. Her book -Yoga therapy for fear, treating anxiety, depression and rage with the Vegas nerve and other techniques - is recognized in the yoga therapy community as a text for those studying in the field. She is frequently a fe...
Mudras
July 02, 2019 22:00 - 35 minutes - 49.2 MBI have an incredible guest today, Indu Arora. She is an expert in many areas. She is an yoga and Ayurveda therapist and her philosophy is nothing has the greatest power to heal but self. She has written several books and we will talk about Mudras: The Sacred Secret. She has taught and been insprired by Kriya yoga, Himalayan yoga, Kashmiri yoga, Shivaism and Sivananda yoga. Welcome Indu and thank you for joining us on the podcast. Let's start a...
A Yoga Student's View
June 25, 2019 22:00 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MB(0:50) This is changing the face of yoga and this is episode 105 and I have a really exciting guest today. This is our first yoga student on changing the face of yoga. Her name is Diane Randall and Diane is energized, committed, and passionate about leading wellness conversations around life balance, self-care, plant based nutrition and whole life wellness. Her joy is seeing individuals adapt health and wellness methods that reduce stress and bring harmonious balance to their lives. She ...
Environmentally aware yoga teaching
June 18, 2019 22:00 - 31 minutes - 42.7 MB00:47 This is Changing the Face of Yoga and this is the hundred and fourth episode. I'm very excited to welcome Stephanie Spence to the podcast and she has a really interesting topic. We're going to talk about how to be environmentally aware as a Yogi. 01:03 Thanks so much for having me. 01:05 Oh, you're welcome. I think this is a great topic. Stephanie has been practicing yoga ...
Yoga for Aging Gracefully
June 11, 2019 22:00 - 32 minutes - 44.3 MB00:47 Welcome Sierra. I asked you on, because I saw that you had a post on Facebook about your online course Yoga for aging gracefully system and I'd like to talk about that because, of all the podcasts out of over a hundred, only two of them have been about yoga for mature adults and they're very, very popular ones. I ask you some questions about your online course and we'll start with why did you decide to do an online course? 03:30 ...
Science Nerd and Spiritual Seeker
June 05, 2019 02:00 - 33 minutes - 38.6 MBIntroduction 2:26 Ann offers one on one yoga therapy to clients: telehealth yoga therapy. Which is location independent and offered worldwide. 3:30 Science nerd and heart-based nerd. Has a masters of science in yoga therapy: research based course on yoga therapy. Rich in yoga philosophy as well. Yoga research does not have to be cold, clinical but also has a rich tradition of yoga philosophy. Research is now looking at the outcomes of a well-rounded yoga class, including practices li...
Y12SR - Yoga and the 12 Step Program
May 28, 2019 22:00 - 39 minutes - 45.1 MBIntroduction 2:30 Putting part of yourself on a pedestal and ignoring the less appealing aspects stops you from integrating yourself as yoga requires. Nikki’s Y12SR program helps people re-align and re-integrate parts of themselves. All parts of ourselves is important. 6:15 Y12SR is the melding of yoga and 12 step programs and helps primarily in giving tools for preventing relapses.. If a person has recognised a need to change, they may go into rehab and then go to Y12SR meetings. Ot...
Keeping the yoga in our yoga teaching
May 21, 2019 22:00 - 57 minutes - 132 MBIntroduction 3:36 Does yoga serve people well today? Yoga maintains relevance to the mores of the times, while maintaining its traditions. Beauty of yoga is it is relevant at any time, even when it looks quite different. Yoga is combination of Hatha Yoga and Raj yoga. Has to adapt and evolve with times. How does yoga suit our time? What was yoga like at the beginning of the 21st century? We don’t know the answer to that as it will be judged in the future. Am I really understanding th...
Encouraging yogic inquiry
May 14, 2019 22:00 - 33 minutes - 31.4 MB100th episode released next week Introduction: Linda Stern Lang 2:43 Teaching soft skills to medical students, to change their professional identity from medical technician to healer. 3:36 Teaching two populations now: women in their 30’s and people 55-85. Introduce the koshas – become aware of anatomy, pranic energies. Observe the body, feel breathing, heart beating, intellectual thought, mind and emotion and the bliss body (vibrational, luminous, radiant). In the practice, what d...
Wellness Retreats for Caregivers
May 07, 2019 22:00 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBIntroduction 2:30 Have a new caregivers retreat scheduled in Santa Fe in 2020 3:33 Received the support of Alzheimer’s Organisation to access caregivers, but wanted to offer something very different from the many resources of the Alzheimers’s Organisation. The retreat is similar to going to a yoga class – greeted at the door, checking in how they feel. Many caregivers come year after year. Most have no experience with yoga, nutrition, or self-care, massage, etc. Many don’t have access t...
Ayurvedic Yoga For Domestic Violence Survivors
May 01, 2019 08:00 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBIntroduction 2:13 What is Himalayan Institute trained - Longest, unbroken tradition of philosophy. Combines yoga, Ayurveda, tantra in one approach. Nikki is an ayurvedic yoga specialist, currently studying to be an ayurvedic yoga therapist. She designs practise from the context of Ayurveda. For example, time of day, season, students’ unique needs. Her goal is to have students develop and follow their own daily practice. (Many consider Ayurveda and yoga to be sister sciences. Nikki conside...
Therapist or Coach ?
April 24, 2019 08:00 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBIntroduction 1:41 Practicing yoga for 10 years, started in sports medicine and then moved into feminine health. Balancing the masculine/feminine energies. Energy is along a spectrum; pull the type of energy needed for the context. May be more masculine/feminine depending on what’s needed. 6:24 How do we manifest our gender First is genetics: all of us have at least one X (female chromosome), the genes will makes up more prone to certain tendencies but presence of genes does not mean th...
Yoga for Low Back Pain and Sciatica
April 16, 2019 22:00 - 34 minutes - 32.1 MBIntroduction 4:05 Specialises in yoga/yoga therapy for low back pain/sciatica. She has experienced these for a long time. Developed back issues as an adult. Researched for solutions. In Canada in 2003/04 she began to find yoga intensives for specific conditions. Found Feldenkreis and took trainings because it helped her back pain. Yoga was too generalised for the senior classes she was teaching. 7:34 Pulled together different modalities to help with back pain. She found PNF (propriocep...
Pranyama Benefits for Addiction and Asthma
April 10, 2019 08:00 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MB1:00 Suffers from asthma since a chlld and a dust allergy. Went to yoga, couldn’t do breathing, disliked pranayama; drinking and smoking for to self-medicate. Yoga allowed her to relax, but not stopping drinking. Had a horrible year of extreme stress; very fragile, realised had serious issues. Decided to become a yoga teacher. 5:20 Started YTT and thought she knew everything but realised shortly that she knew very little. Had to learn pranayama. Gave up dairy, and finally able to breathe ...
Energy and Yoga
April 03, 2019 07:00 - 32 minutes - 29.3 MBIntroduction 2:31 Understanding the energetic seasons – 3 energetic seasons, vata, kapha, pitta. Vata starts mid-late fall to end of winter. Cold, movement, windy – time to look at creative ideas. When vata is unbalanced, becomes anxious, nervous, wants lots of movement. Yoga practice – slower, focus on long held standing and sitting poses. Kapha – late winter/early spring to early/mid summer. Kapha moist, heavy, warm. Show up and make progress towards the creative goals birthed during va...
Yoga and Evolving Research
March 27, 2019 07:00 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MBIntroduction 2:32 Yoga research occurring for a while, but so many people participating in yoga, it has grown. Populations are using it for health benefits so researchers are looking at its effects, benefits. Started growing last few decades and will continue expanding in next decades. Patients took yoga for symptom management and told their doctors. Clinical researchers started researching these claims. Research in exercise science, mental health, and occupational therapy contributed to ...
Yoga and Mental Health
March 20, 2019 07:00 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MBIntroduction Michael de Manincor and the Yoga Institute 2:55 Why is yoga for mental health becoming more prominent? Yoga makes people feel good, beyond what another type of exercise might produce. People realise yoga has tangible benefits on mood status, stress levels. Word of mouth about benefits. Health professionals go to yoga classes and realise the benefits for themselves. Research is backing up these benefits. 6:00 Increase in medical industry accepting yoga in mental health. W...
Accessible Yoga: Now and In the Future
March 12, 2019 21:00 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MBSN Jivana Introduction 2:02 Awareness of benefits of yoga for everyone has led accessible yoga to become more mainstream. Work to make yoga more accessible has been going on for some time – extending yoga to different populations. 4:50 Yoga media is not reflecting reality. Yoga Journal did not fully commit to putting Jessamyn Stanley (a black, large-bodied yogi) on the cover as they had said they would. But when the most conservative yoga media moves in that direction, there is progres...
Yoga and Trauma: Now and in the Future
March 05, 2019 21:00 - 34 minutes - 32.8 MBYoga and Trauma: Now and In the Future Introduction: 3:49 Yoga and trauma came together as more was known about trauma. Bessel van der Kolk who did a small study of yoga and PTSD. He is a strong voice, and the trauma community recognized the body’s role in trauma healing. Allows a safe and structured way for body to feel again. PTSD as a diagnosis occurred in the 1980’s Society has realized that everyone has experienced trauma in their lifetime. Can react to trauma in present moment sit...
YCAT - Yoga for Cancer
February 26, 2019 21:00 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBIntroduction to Sandra Gilbert and YCAT 2:00 Yoga taught in chemotherapy infusion suites, bedsides, waiting rooms, and for their carers. Yoga is available during diagnosis, treatment, survivorship and end of life and for caregivers. Would like to have yoga available during diagnosis and prevention of cancer. Yoga is good for stress management and decreases stress hormones. Yoga teaches body awareness and promotes a healthy lifestyle, a person can take control thru mind-body practices. 4...
The "Why" of Yoga
February 19, 2019 21:00 - 31 minutes - 28.4 MBIntroduction 1:52 Interest in Thai Yoga – more authentic than yoga as it is currently taught. It is called Ruesri dat ton. The monks in Thailand practice this yoga. Uses the breath, great attention to detail, build pressure and then with poses let the pressure dissipate. 5:57 Michael teaches Thai yoga principles but not Thai yoga postures in his classes. Works with the breath, don’t push breath down to the belly but rather keep in thoracic area to stretch out the thoracic area whi...
Transformational Yoga
February 12, 2019 21:00 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBIntroduction 2:12 Experience in improvisation and vintage dance instructor. Uses these skills in her yoga teaching. It was a natural progression to move to yoga from these other skills, and yoga fulfils performance and movement for Natasya 3:40 Adds dance movements to the beginning of class to have people start to feel into their bodies. Start with table top and moving and experimenting with movement within the pose 5:40 Students learn to individualise for their own bodies according t...
Creativity, Yoga and the Workplace
February 05, 2019 21:00 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBCreativity, Yoga and the Workplace Introduction 2:46 Travel the world as yoga is for everyone. Sharing as much as I know. Interacting with other yoga professionals and sharing knowledge. If I admire a yoga teacher, I want to talk with them. Does guest teaching, retreats on different continents 4:50 Does a full time career and teaches many classes and retreats. Can do both because both serve her. Speaks her truth. Started with 2 yoga classes and now with the demand they have run ...
Self-Compassion Meditation
December 18, 2018 21:00 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBSelf-Compassion Meditation Introduction: yoga nidra process – review, relax, and be compassionate 3:10 Review, relax and be thankful as you delve into the body. Legs, pelvis, torso, arms, neck and shoulders and head 15:15 Compassionate in our thoughts. Self-talk, forgiveness, kindness 18:00 Gently wake up the body Contacts: www.yogalightness.com.au
Special Yoga with Jyoti Jo Manual
December 11, 2018 21:00 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBSpecial yoga with Jyoti Jo Manuel Introduction to Joyoti works with children with complex needs and/or social/emotional needs. She provides classes and training worldwide 3:10 Offers trainings that are usually the result of people having taken her training and then asking her to give a training in their country. Special Yoga develops training for each country based on what is needed. Very flexible/adaptable in length of time and type of training given. Each person leaves the training wit...
Yoga for Arthritis with Steffany Moonaz
December 04, 2018 21:00 - 45 minutes - 42.4 MB2:31 As a dancer, Steffany understood movement could be a strategy to alleviate suffering. As a child, she wanted to help people find this state for themselves and suffer less. Wanted to help people find a mind-body connection to be fully engaged in the present thought the experience of what is happening in their bodies and alleviate suffering. Arthritis is the leading cause of disability 6:00 Min-body practice defined by National Center for Complementary and Integrated Health. Many k...
Slow Postpartum with Jojo Hogan
November 27, 2018 21:00 - 29 minutes - 27.9 MBIntroduction to Jojo and Slow Postpartum 3:29 Slow Postpartum is the time after the birth of the baby and the women in taken care of by her community. Time is 30-40 days of complete rest and care: support, nourishment, and time to heal and bond with the baby. Quite common in several cultures around the world. When a women has a baby, the brain recalibrates and parts of the brain start interacting for the first time as the women becomes a mother. This transformation needs time, care, nou...
Adaptive Yoga with Ryan McGraw
November 20, 2018 21:00 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MBIntroduction to Ryan McGraw and Access2yoga 2:10 When Ryan started yoga he did the maximum expression of the pose, because he wasn’t given modifications. He met a teacher who showed him modifications for the poses using a chair, the wall, and props for supporting his body. It brought a new level of understanding and brought more peace to the body. He could more easily bring in the breath to the pose 4:50 He developed an Adaptive Yoga Manual for yoga teachers. It is available on his websi...