119: Create Your Own Spiritual Yoga Practice: Simple Daily Yoga for Movement, Breath, Meditation, Mantra, and Rest | International Week of Yoga Day 8

Welcome to Day 8, the final day of International Week of Yoga: Movement, Meditation, Spirit & the Divine Feminine.In this closing episode, Bertena helps you create your own realistic and personal yoga spiritual practice. After exploring the meaning of yoga, its history, the 8 limbs, the paths of yoga, different types of yoga, the Divine Feminine, the priestess path, and yoga as healing for the mind, body, and soul, this episode brings everything together into a simple practice you can continue.Yoga does not have to be long or complicated. A spiritual yoga practice can be 5, 10, 20, or 60 minutes. What matters most is not perfection, but consistency, presence, and connection.Your practice should fit your real life, your body, your energy, your season of life, and your spiritual path. Yoga can be practiced through movement, breath, meditation, mantra, journaling, devotion, and rest.This episode includes a simple daily yoga practice formula, a sample 10-minute spiritual yoga practice, a sample intention, and a closing invitation to choose one practice to carry forward after the series.Yoga becomes powerful when it becomes personal.In This Episode, You’ll ExploreWhy yoga does not have to be long or complicatedHow a spiritual yoga practice can be 5, 10, 20, or 60 minutesWhy consistency matters more than perfectionHow to create a practice that fits your life, body, and spiritual pathHow yoga can include movement, breath, meditation, mantra, journaling, devotion, and restA simple daily yoga practice formulaA sample 10-minute yoga spiritual practiceHow to create a practice that feels sacred but realisticHow to choose one practice to carry forward after the seriesSimple Daily Yoga Practice Formula1. ArriveLight a candle, sit quietly, place your hand on your heart, or say, “I am here.”2. BreatheTake 3 to 5 slow breaths to arrive in the present moment.3. MovePractice gentle stretches, somatic movement, or a few yoga poses.4. ListenPause and notice your body, breath, energy, and emotions.5. ConnectSay a prayer, mantra, affirmation, or intention.6. RestEnd with stillness, meditation, or Yoga Nidra.7. ReflectJournal one sentence about how you feel.Sample 10-Minute Practice1 minute: grounding breath3 minutes: gentle neck, shoulder, and spine movement2 minutes: forward fold or supported child’s pose2 minutes: seated meditation1 minute: mantra or affirmation1 minute: gratitudeSample Spiritual IntentionMay this practice help me return to peace, presence, and sacred connection.Spiritual ReflectionYoga becomes powerful when it becomes personal.Your practice does not need to look like anyone else’s. It needs to support your body, honor your energy, fit your life, and connect you with your breath, spirit, and inner truth.Journal PromptWhat kind of yoga practice can I realistically commit to this week?You may also reflect on:How much time can I honestly give to my practice?What time of day feels most supportive?What does my body need most right now?Do I need movement, breath, meditation, mantra, journaling, devotion, or rest?What would make my practice feel sacred but simple?What is one practice I can carry forward after this series?Closing PracticeChoose one practice you will carry forward after the series.Maybe it is breath, movement, meditation, mantra, journaling, devotion, or rest.Repeat:I choose a practice that supports me. I return to myself with compassion. My yoga is allowed to be personal, sacred, and real.LinksListen to the podcast: https://www.bertena.org/en/podcastView the full International Week of Yoga schedule: https://bertena.ezycourse.com/en/international-week-of-yogaKeywordscreate a yoga practice, daily yoga practice, spiritual yoga practice, yoga for beginners, simple yoga practice, 10-minute yoga practice, 5-minute yoga practice, yoga as daily ritual, yoga and meditation, yoga and mantra, yoga and journaling, yoga and devotion, Yoga Nidra, somatic yoga, accessible yoga, yoga for mind body soul, yoga as spiritual practice, sacred embodiment, Divine Feminine yoga, priestess path, International Day of Yoga, International Week of Yoga, yoga podcast, spiritual yoga podcast, Bertena, The Spiritual Sanctuary Podcast🎧 Listen & SubscribeFind Spiritual Sanctuary: Wisdom for the Divine Feminine on Spotify and all major podcast platforms.👉 https://open.spotify.com/show/1pNkD0FKF4TpgzcRFQQrhASubscribe to my newsletter here Help Support the Sanctuary here🤍 Podcast Sponsor: Cosmic Connections NashvilleThis episode is proudly sponsored by Cosmic Connections, a beloved metaphysical shop and spiritual community in Nashville.🎁 Listener perks:Discounts on online purchases use bertenapodcast10 for 10% offEntry into a gift card drawing when you comment on the episode or share it on social media and tag @bertena11Supporting Cosmic Connections helps sustain a heart-centered spiritual space for seekers, healers, and practitioners.👉 Visit Cosmic Connections: https://yourcosmicconnections.com