The Flow Artists Podcast by Garden of Yoga

Lucy has been a yoga teacher for many years, having studied at the Kripalu Center in Massachusetts, USA, and has trained with many yoga luminaries such as Michael de Manincor, Indira and A.G. Mohan; Amy Weintraub, Leslie Kaminoff and Richard Miller. As we will hear in this episode, she has had many interesting occupations over her life, including teaching scuba diving, managing sales teams for radio stations and eventually becoming the CEO of Rogen, North America, a global training and consulting firm specializing in face-to-face communication. You may have noticed a constant theme in her line of work, it is that of communication - the subject of this episode. Lucy and her co-writer Jill Danks have recently released their book “CONNECTING Conscious Communication for Yoga Teachers and Therapists”. It's a fantastic book which we believe will be an invaluable resource for Yoga Teachers and Yoga Therapists. In fact, Kaye Tribe, who we interviewed in our last episode as said that she will be making this book a prescribed reading in her course at the Academy of Yoga and Mindbody Education. We have a copy of the book 'Connecting' to giveaway to one lucky listener! To find out more, visit https://podcast.flowartists.com/connecting-book-giveaway/ Links: Yoga Communication: https://www.yogacommunication.org/ Yoga Communication on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yoga_communication/ Picks of The Week: Jo – Wild Japan on Netflix Rane – J Brown Podcast – Tara Stiles - https://www.jbrownyoga.com/yoga-talks-podcast/2018/4/tara-stiles Lucy – Brene Brown – Braving the Wilderness - https://amzn.to/2xYTSlN On Being Podcast - https://onbeing.org/

Ashton Szabo is a yoga teacher, a self-described anatomy geek and host of the Anatomy of Living Podcast. Ashton is based in Encinitas California, so we were very lucky to have the opportunity to record a conversation with him online. I’m a huge fan of Ashton's work as a podcaster and he is one of my inspirations for starting this podcast, so we are super excited to be able to share this episode with you! In this conversation, we talk about Ashton’s story growing up, and how he found yoga through an interest in martial arts. We hear how he packed up his life in the US and moved to a small island in Thailand, and what his life was like there. We learn how Ashton’s interest in thinkers like Joseph Campbell and Alan Watts, and the influence of teacher Douglas Brooks lead to him becoming the inspirational storyteller he is. We also learn how Ashton uses his extensive knowledge of both eastern philosophy and anatomy in the classes he teaches. As well as that, there is plenty more good stuff in this interview. Now normally we release our podcasts on a fortnightly schedule, but we were getting too far ahead with our interviews, so this week we have an extra special bonus episode! We have entered the Australian Podcast Awards! Now we know it’s a longshot, as we are up against some pretty big competition, but if you could vote for us, that would be amazing - you can vote here: https://australianpodcastawards.submittable.com/gallery/2829f195-1021-4d7c-853f-f0ce775f4fa4/9573623/ Links: Ashton - Hanuman: The Devotion and Power of the Monkey God by Vanamali, and Sri Krishna Das http://amzn.to/2DkrYOw The Shiva Sutras translation by Swami Lakshmanjoo - http://amzn.to/2p7NQI6 Rane - One Simple Thing by Mitch Horowitz - http://amzn.to/2GlUXVD Jo - Square Credit Card processing - https://squareup.com/

In this episode, we speak with Jo Buick on the concept and practice of Trauma-Informed Yoga. Jo Buick is a much loved and well-respected yoga teacher and the Co-Founder of State of Being, a Melbourne-based not-for-profit organisation that connects community organisations and groups with experienced yoga facilitators with the goal of making the tools of yoga, mindfulness and self-care practices available to and inclusive of everyone in our community. Jo Buick is a teacher that Rane and Jo have both long admired and respected, so we were super excited to have the opportunity to record this conversation with her. In this episode we hear: * How Jo was introduced to yoga * What is the definition of trauma-informed yoga? * Why is trauma-informed yoga important? * Are themes appropriate for a yoga class? * How might be an appropriate and non-coercive way to introduce the theme of gratitude into a class? * What is the effect of spinal health upon mental health? * The importance of using language mindfully during a class * How do we create safer spaces for teachers? * Jo’s work teaching in the community sector * Jo talks about the project she co-founded - State of Being * Jo’s talks about her 3 main Self Care practices. * How Jo became aware that her regime of self-care practices was actually enabling her to maintain an unhealthy workload, and her insights around the strength to say no to things. * How walking away from something can take strength * What can yoga teachers do to help prevent burn-out? * How do we incorporate inclusivity and authenticity into our yoga classes and social media? * How do we ensure studios follow through on the promises of trauma-informed, queer-friendly and body positivity? Links: Jo Buick - State of Being: https://www.stateofbeing.org.au/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jo.buick/ Picks of the Week Jo - The Guilty feminist podcast - http://guiltyfeminist.com/ Rane - Coco - https://amzn.to/2rEN9Hh Jo Buick - The Radiance Sutras - https://amzn.to/2IDRyoz Jo's links Spinal health and mental health http://www.chiropractorsnsw.asn.au/why-is-a-healthy-spine-important https://theconversation.com/mental-illness-more-common-in-those-with-back-problems-8538 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3123209/ Mirror neurons and empathy https://kripalu.org/resources/hardwired-empathy-how-mirror-neurons-connect-us https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-mirror-neuron-revolut/ Vagus nerve and yoga https://theconversation.com/how-yoga-makes-us-happy-according-to-science-77840 Trauma Centre Trauma Sensitive Yoga http://www.traumacenter.org/clients/yoga_svcs.php Yoga Body Image Coalition (Dianne Bondy) http://ybicoalition.com/

Conor O’Shea is a Personal Trainer, Nutrition coach, and Yoga teacher from Ireland, currently based in Melbourne, Australia. Conor is also a certified GMB trainer - which is one aspect of his work which particularly interested us. GMB is a training method that incorporates yoga, martial arts, physiotherapy, gymnastics and mindful movement. As we will hear in the podcast Rane has a personal interest in this methodology! In this conversation, we learn how Conor discovered yoga, and how a trip to India changed his perspective on movement, physical exercise, meditation and life. We hear about his approach to nutrition and coaching, and how he cultivates positive habits in his clients, helping them build an awareness of where they might be at a particular point in time. This leads into his personal philosophy on living a happy and healthy life, and he shares some wisdom he learned on his life journey. This is another fascinating episode, and we just love Conor and his laidback, realistic and holistic style of yoga, movement and nutrition. Links: Conor’s Website: http://conorosheafitness.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/feelgoodhacks/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/conorosheafit/ GMB: https://gmb.io/ https://www.instagram.com/gmbfitness/ Pick of the Week: Conor’s Focused Flexibility Workshop: https://www.facebook.com/events/424695947973464 GMB’s 2 Day Seminar Brisbane: https://www.facebook.com/events/411133415992783/ Rane: Women's AFL http://womens.afl Finally join Jo and Rane for their Yoga for Digestive Ease workshop at Pinnacle Wellness in Upwey, Melbourne: http://pinnaclewellness.com.au/ https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/mainclass Go to 8/04/2018 in mindbody online to book. Theme song is Baby Robots by Ghostsoul, music is available at http://ghostsoul.bandcamp.com/ Check it out!

This week we are shifting slightly from the yogic realm, and speaking with the multi-talented Helly Hoops! Helly is one of Jo's personal hula hooping heros, not just for her technical prowess, but also her thoughtful online presence and her ability bring a sense of narrative and social commentary into her performances and videos - which is no small feat when you are spinning a plastic circle. We learn about Helly's background in art and activism. How she discovered hooping and how she has grown as a performer, and developed a deeper understanding of herself. We also talk about social media, how it can trigger insecurities and devastating self doubt even in the midst of great success, and how she has learned to navigate this. Helly also fills us in on her upcoming Performers without Borders tour in Nicaragua. Links Helly's website - https://www.hellyhoops.com/ Help send Helly to Nicaragua - https://www.gofundme.com/rfeb7q-send-helly-to-nicaragua Helly Hoops' stunning video 'Magic' - https://www.facebook.com/hellyhoops/videos/624901751053463/ A fantastic video that show's Helly's activism in performance: 'Ode to the Federal Budget' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejbNTnHNzXU Picks of the week: Rane Erik Davis's Techgnosis - http://techgnosis.com/ Jo Artist, Designer and Author Justina Blakeney's website The Jungalow - https://www.jungalow.com/ Helly The Secret's to Money App - https://www.thesecret.tv/products/the-secret-to-money-app/