Episode 36 - Interview with Patricia Schmidt: Exploring the Wisdom of Yoga

I am so excited to have Patricia Schmidt on the Still Becoming podcast this month. We explore wellness and wholeness on this podcast, and the practice of yoga is one that offers so much wisdom, insight, and healing to the human experience. Patty describes the lessons and practices that can apply to our everyday life, especially right now during COVID19. This interview is soothing, insightful, and applicable even if you do not practice yoga, which I don't (yet!). I was blown away by Patty and what she shared. Patty and I spend some time talking about the way our breath reveals our mind state, and ways we might use our breath to understand ourselves, to be compassionate with ourselves. We talk about how altering the fluctuations of our breath might bring us toward a greater sense of peace, and Patty has on her website, offered a short guided meditation on the breath, which you may use to explore this practice. We also discuss a type of mindfulness practice called 'naming', and Patty has created a short guide to this practice, too, as a complement to the podcast. See below. Patricia Schmidt, Yoga Teacher and Pelvic Health Specialist (E-RYT500hr, IAYT-1, YACEP), is the founder of PLS Yoga, a yoga practice that specializes in yoga for pelvic health. She teaches public classes across a range of yoga styles but is most called to teaching adaptive, therapeutic yoga. In her private practice, she serves people living with pelvic concerns, trauma, and pelvic floor dysfunction, including pelvic organ prolapse, incontinence, cancers, and pain. To learn more about her work, please visit plsyoga.com. Links Patty Created: Breath Meditation  Naming Meditation Additional Helpful Links: iRest Link Pema Chodron Pure Meditation Link Ayurveda, What is a Dosha? Link For more information about Monica and Still Becoming, follow along on Instagram at @monicadicristina.