Episodes

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I give a little bit of a personal update, and talk a bit about the importance of rest and stillness for integration. This is so important not only for the physical but for the mental and emotional bodies aswell. I talk about the culture of "busy-ness" that we have in the UK and how in my career as a make up artist being exhausted was a toxic badge of honour. I hereby give you permission to be still and take rest my friends! Its vitally important for us t...

Send us Fan Mail In this lovely first conversation with my amazing yoga teacher trainer Katja, we talk about what bought Katja onto the yogic path, being human as a yoga teacher, religion versus spirituality, discipline in our yoga practice and how trust and faith in the practice and process is a vital part of the journey. We also talk about how we are sent the right teachers at the right time, how self-doubt, a lack of self-worth and inertia can limit us all, and how we can use the pra...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I dive into the basics of how the nervous sytsem works in the body. I explain how the fight or flight stress response works and why its there, and how it is an essential part of our bodies innate ancient wisdom and survival system. I look at how when this system is switched on too much, and the body is in a chronic state of stress it can become disastrously detrimental to your health. I also talk about how the opposing parasympathetic or rest and digest sytste...

Send us Fan Mail In the west we still think of yoga as being all about stretching the body, but thankfully this paradigm is now beginning to change, as more and more people are recognising the powerful holistic effects a yoga practice can have on us. In this episode I take a little look at how yoga practices can help shift our energy, physically, mentally and emotionally. We take a brief look at the nervous system (full episode to come on this soon) and how our yoga mat is a vital place of al...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I guide you through a lovely mantra based meditation practice. "Aham Brahmasmi" basicaly translates as "I am the universe" " Or I am universal consciousness." This mantra comes from the Advaita Vedanta tradition, and is one of four important mantras from the Mahavakyas within the ancient scriptures of the Upanishads. Without getting too academic, you can think of Brahman as the ultimate universal consciousness, and the Atman or seer as the self. This mantra is...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I talk about what an important lesson it can be for us to get comfortable with uncertainty. How its a mistake to think that any of us know anything with any real certainty, and how everything is constantly changing all the time. Acknowledging this allows us to be more present and opens up the glorious possibility of the here and now, away from the pain of the past and the fear of the future. If you have any comments, questions or anything you would like to hea...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we take another look at the benefits of meditation, specifically looking at meditation as an incredibly powerful tool to help open the door to self enquiry, which is the first step towards greater self knowledge, self awareness and healing. When we can take this first brave step towards getting to know ourselves better, we can begin to understand that we are not our thoughts, or emotions and that they do not define who we are. We can tap into the "true self" w...

Send us Fan Mail In this short episode I take a brief look at the power of silence, and how practicing being in silence can have a profound effect on our wellbeing. I refer to my own experiences during a 10 day silent Vipassana Meditation retreat, and talk about why in our modern society we might be talking too much and not listening enough. In the episode I read from the beautiful book "Be As You Are" The Teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi, Edited by David Godman Find out more about Vipa...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I talk about how being inflexible nearly stopped me from doing my teacher training, how I turned it into a gift and how it should never be a barrier to anyone in their practice. I also talk about my recent hip/back problem and diagnosis, and share my top tips on how to mentally, emotionally AND physically navigate periods of injury and recovery in your physical asana practice. I reference one of my wonderful teachers: Katja Patel in this episode, she is ...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I'm exploring why I think Yoga is a true act of courage: how it strips away anything false and inauthentic and lays bare the truth of who you really are. I talk about my own experiences along the path and practices that have helped open my heart and let the truth be unveiled. Ill also be talking about the 6 common barriers to our practice that we can all experience from time to time, and how to overcome them. I reference the very brilliant Ram Dass Be Here Now...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to episode one of the Be Still & Notice Yoga Podcast. In this first episode I talk about my why, and what we'll be exploring and talking about in upcoming episodes. I hope you enjoy listening. You can follow me on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/shraddhaya_yoga/ Or why not find out how we can work together with classes classes, courses and 1:1 coaching here: https://www.instagram.com/shraddhaya_yoga/ If you have any comments, questions or anything you ...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I take a brief look at what yoga is-and what it is not. I have often been asked what Yoga is, and how it differs from Pilates. If I had a pound for every time... Although this is a MASSIVE subject, and like most esoteric and metaphysical modalities it is incrediby diffcult to define, in this short episode I attempt to outline what for me is the clearest definition of yoga I can give at this stage in my spiritual journey, drawing from my own study with various...