Deepen Your Yoga Practice

Welcome to the final episode of 2024! Host Lauren Leduc, founder of True Love Yoga, guides us through setting mindful, purpose-driven intentions for 2025 using yogic principles. This episode is perfect for anyone looking to enter the new year with clarity, focus, and a renewed sense of purpose.

Lauren shares insights on the following:

• Sankalpa: Understanding this yogic practice of setting heartfelt, purposeful intentions for the year.
• Drishti and Focus: Using yogic techniques like Drishti, or focal point, to set and maintain focus throughout the year.
• Dharma and Purpose: How to align your intentions with your deeper purpose through universal and individual dharma.
• Prana Piggy Bank: An exercise inspired by Sarah Kucera to identify what energizes you and what drains your energy, helping you to make more mindful choices.
• Reflection and Gratitude: Acknowledging both highs and lows from 2024 with gratitude, to inform the growth of 2025.
• Journaling Prompts: Thought-provoking prompts to help guide you in setting your intentions.
• Aparigraha (Non-Attachment): Releasing old patterns, limiting beliefs, and unnecessary attachments for greater clarity.
• Saucha (Purity) and Santosha (Contentment): Creating space for authenticity, acceptance, and gratitude.
• Tapas (Discipline): Turning your intentions into actions, reframing discipline as devotion to support growth and alignment.

Join us for an inspiring discussion on how to start the year with clear intentions, a sense of purpose, and practical steps for manifestation. Lauren also invites listeners to her annual New Year’s Day workshop at True Love Yoga on January 1st.

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In this episode of Deepen Your Yoga Practice, Lauren Leduc interviews Jules O'Bryant, a yoga teacher at True Love Yoga. They discuss Jules' journey into yoga, her experiences as a teacher, and the importance of community in yoga practice. Jules shares her insights on teaching beginners, the benefits of yoga teacher training, and offers advice for those intimidated to start yoga. The conversation emphasizes the significance of self-connection and the various paths one can take in their yoga journey, including an upcoming free beginners workshop.

Takeaways

• Jules fell in love with yoga while seeking community and connection.
• Teaching yoga allows for a welcoming environment for students.
• Yoga helps in overcoming anxiety and promotes self-awareness.
• Yoga teacher training can lead to unexpected teaching opportunities.
• Community and collaboration enhance the yoga experience.
• Different yoga styles cater to different needs and preferences.
• It's important to keep trying different yoga classes.
• Beginners should seek supportive environments when starting yoga.
• Props in yoga can enhance the practice and understanding of poses.
• Taking a moment to connect with oneself is crucial for deepening yoga practice.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Yoga and Community
02:49 The Journey to Becoming a Yoga Teacher
05:41 Teaching Yoga: Bridging Personal Experience and Instruction
08:34 The Importance of Community in Yoga
11:04 Overcoming Intimidation: Advice for Beginners
14:08 Finding the Right Yoga Class
16:41 Starting a Yoga Practice: Home vs. Studio
19:29 Upcoming Beginners Yoga Workshop
22:10 Deepening Your Yoga Practice

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In this episode of Deepen Your Yoga Practice, Lauren Leduc discusses the essential elements of sequencing in vinyasa yoga. She shares five key tips for creating effective and engaging classes, emphasizing the importance of thoughtful sequencing to enhance the student experience. The conversation covers the bell curve structure, the incorporation of themes, working towards peak poses, balancing movement across different planes, and the significance of closing with intention. Lauren encourages both teachers and students to appreciate the art and science of yoga sequencing.

Takeaways

• Thoughtful sequencing enhances the student experience.
• Following a bell curve structure prepares the body and mind.
• Incorporating themes creates deeper meaning in practice.
• Working towards a peak pose requires preparation and intention.
• Balancing movement across multiple planes is essential for a holistic practice.
• Closing with intention helps integrate the experience of the class.
• Sequencing is both a science and an art that evolves over time.
• Teachers should experiment with different sequencing techniques.
• Students should notice how different classes feel and why.
• Creating a strong class structure can make teaching easier and more effective.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Sequencing in Yoga
02:06 The Bell Curve: Structuring Your Class
05:17 Incorporating Themes for Intentional Practice
08:49 Working Towards a Peak Pose
12:46 Balancing Movement: Exploring Different Planes
15:08 Closing with Intention: The Importance of Integration

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In this episode, Lauren Leduc discusses the concept of spring awakening in relation to the myofascial spiral line. She explains the importance of fascia in the body, how it connects various muscle groups, and its role in both physical and emotional health. The conversation emphasizes the significance of spring as a time for renewal and growth, encouraging listeners to engage in yoga practices that awaken the spiral line and release tension. Lauren also invites listeners to her upcoming workshop focused on myofascial release techniques.

Takeaways

• Spring is a time for releasing stagnant energy.
• Fascia connects and protects the entire body.
• The spiral line integrates movements from feet to head.
• Emotional energy is stored in fascia.
• Awakening new possibilities requires physical freedom.
• Yoga can help release tension in the spiral line.
• Breath awareness enhances the health of fascia.
• The workshop will focus on myofascial release techniques.
• Intentional movement can create balance in life.
• Spring is a powerful season for personal growth.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Spring Awakening and Myofascial Spiral Line
02:37 Understanding the Myofascial System
04:56 The Spiral Line and Its Importance
06:28 Spring Awakening: Growth and Renewal
08:46 Yoga Practices for Awakening the Spiral Line
10:55 Workshop Invitation and Conclusion

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In this episode of Deep in Your Practice, Lauren Leduc and Melody Butler discuss the intersection of yoga, marketing, and the importance of workshops. They explore the challenges yoga teachers face in marketing themselves authentically, the value of workshops for both students and teachers, and how to create and sell effective yoga workshops. Melody shares insights on building community, trust, and the significance of following one's passion in teaching and practice. Takeaways

• Yoga is a practice that connects body, heart, and mind.
• Many yoga teachers feel uncomfortable with marketing due to societal programming.
• Marketing should be seen as sharing rather than bragging.
• Workshops provide a space for deeper learning and community connection.
• Hosting workshops can help teachers grow personally and professionally.
• Workshops can diversify income streams for yoga teachers.
• Creating a workshop requires understanding its unique value compared to regular classes.
• Effective marketing involves transparency and authenticity.
• Teachers should focus on their purpose and intention in offering workshops.
• Self-study and following one's passion are key to deepening yoga practice.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Yoga and Marketing 07:43 The Challenges of Marketing in Yoga 12:31 The Importance of Workshops for Students 21:53 Benefits of Hosting Workshops for Teachers 32:34 Upcoming Workshop Overview 39:28 Final Thoughts and Connection Join Melody 12/14/24 for How to Create and Sell a Great Yoga Workshop Follow Melody on Instagram Lauren on Instagram True Love Yoga on Instagram True Love Yoga- Book a Class!