Being your own scientist: A yoga practice of curiosity and ongoing investigation - where the magic happens. With Julie Martin

Hello and welcome to The Breathing Body Podcast - My name is Flurina and I am your host, and I am so happy that you are here. Does that sound familiar to you, the more you practiced yoga, the more you realised it is about so much more than the shapes and postures? And you find doorways you would have never thought you would? And it feels like new worlds open up? That is what yoga is about! Yoga asana is not the same as yoga philosophy and the practice isn't in the asana but the awareness - the beauty of the practice lies within the ability of taking our awareness back to the felt sense in the very moment - and then the practice is empowering. And embodied. And magic happens. I had such an inspiring and refreshing conversation with Julie which made myself fell in love with my own yoga practice again! Yes, movement is our birth right, and silent felt sensation the true language of our body and it is our responsibility to tap into those sources and inspire others to do so too. About Julie:Raised as a Vedantist, she grew up immersed in the philosophy of yoga. In her 20's she began to practice asana and research different ways of moving while studying the history of yoga. The resulting discovery is that yoga is EVOLVING and always has, so we have permission to explore these practices, challenge the myths, and move forward with knowledge and awareness. Her mission is to EMPOWER your practice. To help find your own pace, fluidity, and strength in a structure that is an invitation, not a rule. Tap into your curiosity and trust your experience to take charge of your practice on and off the mat. In this conversation with Julie we talked about: How Julie's upbringing curved her path to yoga How integrating the history of yoga into the physical practice revolutionized the way she uses her body: Julie's practice became one of investigation where curiosity and discovery is the goal and she lost interest in end-results! Yoga asana is not the same as yoga philosophy …  And the practice is not in the asana, but in the awareness It is fundamental that we need to let go of a shape-based practice and embrace an embodied practice  Communication is key! What language do we need to teach yoga? Julie shared with us how we can start approaching and changing our practice for it to become an embodied and empowered one I hope you will enjoy this episode and I am so much looking forward hearing from you - share with me how listening to Julie inspired and nurtured your yoga practice from anew and what you took from this conversation. More information about Julie's work:  Website: www.brahmaniyoga.com  Julie on Ekhart Yoga:  https://www.ekhartyoga.com/teachers/julie-martin  Book: The Transformation Journey: An Immersive Experience For Personal Development & Creative Empowerment SIGN UP FOR MY NEW MEMBERSHIP OPTIONS: https://patreon.com/FlurinaDominiqueThali?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLinkCredits: Intro/outro music – ‘Hymn for Jim’ by Aspyrian: Robin Porter – saxophone, Jack Gillen – guitar, Matt Parkinson – drums, composed by Robin Porter, listen to the full track here.  Graphic: Annina Thali, for more information click here Mix engineer: Jack Gillen, for more information click here This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit flurinathali.substack.com