Rachel Meyer

Send us Fan MailThanks for listening!In this episode, Elle and yoga teacher and yoga asana writer, Rachel Meyer, connect deeply, kindredly, and joyfully as they explore what it means to live your healthiest life. Rachel brings an insightful and brilliant interfaith approach to her life and work. She acknowledges suffering as universal and strives to relieve suffering. Her work considers topics such as queerness, home, yoga, refuge, introversion. Her experiences living in Europe and in varying regions of the U.S. throughout her life bring unique and helpful perspectives. She was influenced early in life by her father's occupation as a Lutheran minister and his death from cancer in her early 20's.Their conversation incorporates:deathimpermanencequeer theologyfeminismfamilial lineagepatriarchal influencesRam Dass (beloved spiritual teacher)Rosemary Radford Ruether (badass grandmother of feminist theology)brilliancefluidityMichael Stone (Buddhist yoga/meditation teacher and psychotherapist)embodimentlaughterAnnie DillardTranscendentalists like Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emersondaoism & being like waterrecent injury and fracture to her sacrumliving abroadyoga asanagratitudebreath workSusan Piver (Buddhist meditation teacher)Literary mystics like Annie Dillard and Edward Abbeybody's intrinsic healing knowledgeSchitt's Creekthe impact of Lin Manuel Miranda's creativity and musicalityaging in the U.S. versus for the Swissfinding teachers in unexpected placesEuropean footballempathyimportance of time outside in nature and movingMarvel moviesYou can find Rachel and her work: www.rachelmeyeryoga.com@rachelmeyeryogaSupport the show--------Your support is invaluable. You can contribute financially to The LYHL Podcast at: https://ko-fi.com/theellebottrellOr by sharing and subscribing.~ Join Elle's newsletter "The LYHL Newsletter" ~ Buy Elle's book: "Holy Shit" - Musings and self-reflections of a de-constructed Christian faith from the lived experience of a female, undercover feminist, mid-life crisis-er, and likely mystic contemplative. -------Videos of the conversations are available on YouTube and other videos Elle has created including poems, photography, "how-to" videos, outdoor and nature exploration. Look for @theellebottrell. You can also find Elle on IG at the same handle: @theellebottrell.May you always see the blessing.