Category: Yoga Radio

Yoga Radio: The Potency of Transitions and Revolution with Ginger Coy

Katrina Ariel

In this episode of Yoga Radio with Katrina Ariel:

Ginger Coy

2012 has been prophesized as a time of great transitions and, so far, it hasn’t disappointed.

The things that aren’t working are breaking down. The president of Germany has just stepped down, there are protests in Greece and in many other places everyday people are taking measures to Occupy and say “We’re Not Gonna Take It Anymore!”

Revolution about taking back your own power, and not giving it to anyone. This has been one of the major themes in the scandal that has rocked the yoga world, with John Friend, the founder of Anusara yoga (and with whom I studied extensively and learned tons), exposed as a human being who makes mistakes and hasn’t been walking his talk.

For me and many others, it has been a time of letting go of anyone I’ve held on a pedestal and stepping fully into trusting my own knowing and power.

In this show I have an excellent talk with Ginger Coy, who brought us the Bay Shakti blog, about the universal teachings these times of transition are offering up right now, and how you can apply some of these ideas to the transitions you face in your own life.

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Yoga Radio: The Potency of Transitions and Revolution with Ginger Coy
Recorded LIVE on the VoiceAmerica network February 23, 2012.

Guest Bio:

It is Ginger’s belief that sharing information is sharing energy, and as you share energy, you share a thread that connects you to others. As everyone shares different threads, the tapestry is woven, and the fabric of life is all the more richer. As one of us is uplifted so is the rest!

What you’ll find in Ginger’s classes is a welcoming quality of earnestness and a safe space for you to explore strengthening, alignment, and heart opening. Ginger combines playfulness and seriousness, and endeavors to be ‘seriously playful’.

You can visit BayShakti.com to read archived articles by Ginger and many other excellent writers.

Dancing on the Edge of the Ocean in Parivrtta Trikonasana

If you’re feeling a little vulnerable while riding the ocean of life, check out this helpful article: Naked in the Ocean of Alchemy

“Dance, when you’re broken open.

Dance, if you’ve torn the bandage off.

Dance in the middle of the fighting.

Dance in your blood.

Dance when you’re perfectly free.”

―Rumi

My book Yoga for Dragon Riders is all about stepping into your power and living your own truth. Visit the website where you can download the first two chapters and free yoga videos. 🙂

The free Yoga for Dragon Riders videos include one Deep Healing Yoga class and one more vigorous Align and Flow Yoga class.


Yoga Radio: Being Human and How Standing on Your Head Can Help

Katrina Ariel

In this episode of Yoga Radio with Katrina Ariel:

Let’s face it, we all make mistakes. It’s part of being human.

But we can go overboard with guilt, obsess about “right and wrong,” and just plain stress ourselves out beyond reason.

We all ride waves of emotions, and deal with life’s situations the best we can, but we need ways to find balance, to clear the unease of worry, and to figure out how best to forgive, grow and learn from our mistakes. Here’s where yoga comes to the rescue, with everything from poses that clear stuck energy to wisdom found in relationship.

And even if you don’t want to stand on your head, this week’s show will have lots of gems you can take with you to add some sparkle and shine to life as you play the grand game of human experience.

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Episode Title: Being Human and How Standing on Your Head Can Help
Recorded LIVE on the VoiceAmerica network February 16, 2012.

Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing,

there is a field. I’ll meet you there.

When the soul lies down in that grass,

The world is too full to talk about.

Ideas, language, even the phrase each other

Doesn’t make any sense.

—Rumi

Learn more about Ho’oponopono, the powerful meditation at the end of this Yoga Radio show, in the many exercises given in my book Yoga for Dragon Riders. Click for access to the first 2 chapters and get 2 free yoga videos. 🙂

The free Yoga for Dragon Riders videos include one Deep Healing Yoga class and one more vigorous Align and Flow Yoga class.

Yoga Radio: Eagle Eyes, Flight, Focus, and Freedom!

Katrina Ariel

In this episode of Yoga Radio with Katrina Ariel:

Are your eyes strained from staring at a computer screen? Does your heart yearn to take flight? Do you crave more focus and freedom in your life?

Listen in and you’ll be guided through eye exercises to strengthen and rest your eye muscles and benefit the health of these organs we so often take for granted. You’ll learn specific ways to increase focus so you can feel more present. You will have a chance to share the ways yoga has brought you more freedom, and learn the same from others.

And, in the closing meditation, you will be guided with your inner vision, to spread the wings of your heart and take flight!

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Yoga Radio: Eagle Eyes – Flight, Focus, and Freedom!
Recorded LIVE, February 9, 2012, on VoiceAmerica’s Health and Wellness channel.

 

Like the Eagle Eye Exercise? Reference it and many other practices in my book, Yoga for Dragon Riders. Visit the website for access to the first 2 chapters and free yoga videos. 🙂

The free Yoga for Dragon Riders videos include one Deep Healing Yoga class and one more vigorous Align and Flow Yoga class.

Yoga Radio: Smile! It’s yoga for your face.

Katrina Ariel
Yoga Radio with Katrina Ariel

In this episode of Yoga Radio with Katrina Ariel:

Yoga doesn’t have to be overly serious, and it isn’t just done on the mat.

There are so many ways you can weave the physical and philosophical benefits of yoga into everyday life that, quite frankly, will have you smiling more and more.

Why does yoga feel so good? How can it help you dispel doubt and surmount struggle? And what are some things you can do right away, without even getting on a yoga mat, to get more yoga bliss even when life is hectic and challenging? Listen to this Yoga Radio show, and learn what yoga can do for you in each and every moment. Breathe deep, invite delight, and feel stress melt away as your smile grows!

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Yoga Radio: Smile! It’s yoga for your face.
Recorded LIVE, February 2, 2012, on the VoiceAmerica network.

 

Here is the meditation from the end of this Yoga Radio show:

When I met my boyfriend Casey he told me about this practice he calls “happy meditation.” You think of a memory or thought that brings joy, then you stay with the feeling of happiness, letting the thought float away.

You can do this with any feeling: love, gratitude, peace, compassion, forgiveness.

Any attribute that brings light and healing to you is worthy of your attention. The key is to really penetrate that feeling and use it to bring yourself fully into the moment.

Happy Meditation

 

Align your spine and sit beautifully.

Take a few breaths to feel your body.

Feel your breath.

 

Then, think of a moment in your life that brought you great happiness

Let the feeling of joy fill you.

If it begins to fade, think of another happy memory.

Let the memories bring the feeling to you so strongly

That you can simply stay with the feeling of joy,

And let the image of the memory dissolve.

 

Close your eyes and breathe here,

In the warmth of your heart,

In the fullness of this feeling.

Like the Eagle Eye Exercise? Reference it and many other practices in my book, Yoga for Dragon Riders. Visit the website for access to the first 2 chapters and free yoga videos. 🙂

The free Yoga for Dragon Riders videos include one Deep Healing Yoga class and one more vigorous Align and Flow Yoga class.

Smile! It’s Yoga For Your Face

Katrina Ariel

Wow! I just finished up my very first Yoga Radio show, and I want to share some of the highlights with you here.

If you missed it, you can listen to the show here: Yoga Radio with Katrina Ariel

First, I invite you to sit up taller.

Take a deep breath and feel your hips beneath you.

Give yourself this time to really feel your breath move.

Lift your heart brightly and gently encourage your shoulders to come back, so you have more space to breathe.

Notice how you feel, just focusing on your breath.

This simple awareness of opening up your breath and realigning your posture is something you can do at any time to shift your state.

I know when I’m sitting at my computer my posture tends to degrade to what one of my teachers calls “slouchasana”.

This position of slouching forward blocks your breath, creates less space for your internal organs, and is definitely not helpful for the happiness of your back, hips, shoulders and neck.

So, just by sitting up tall and taking a deep breath, hopefully you notice yourself feeling better.

My intention with this show is to bring you real, relevant, immediately helpful ways to use the ancient wisdom and innovative tools of yoga in everyday life, moment to moment, so that you can more skillfully ride the waves of being human, and live life more fully.

Now, you’ve probably heard this quote by Wayne Dyer:

“If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.”

This idea of shifting perception is a powerful part of yoga.

Today’s show title is “Smile! It’s yoga for your face.” So let’s start with that.

When you smile, a whole series of good things happen. Here’s a little list of 4 reasons why smiling is so powerful, and – interestingly enough, the same things could all be said about a yoga practice in general.

4 Powerful Ways Why Smiling – And yoga – Is Good For You

1) You’re a lot more attractive when you smile. Not just

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