Episodes
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Pay attention
What does meaning mean to you and how do you make meaning of your life? Sarah reflects and offers tips to pay attention and add meaning every day.
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Mystical Medicine
We ware so much more than our ailments! We’re multidimensional beings and we need to start looking at wellness in new ways.
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A personal story
Sarah shares her personal journey using a holistic approach to restoring a chronic knee issue.
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Finding Soul Space
Sarah shares what finding soul space means to her, how you can become more aware of it and how to keep your connection to living a soul inspired life.
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Seasonal living - attuning your lifestyle to the seasons
Sarah discusses the season of spring and how we can align ourselves to Spring for improved wellness, connection to nature and a sense of flow.
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Ritual - inviting the sacred into everyday
Sarah talks about rituals, how to bring the sacredness of ritual into our daily life
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Don’t Hack Me!
Sarah talks about the importance of committing to knowing yourself to build resilience in these challenging times we live in.
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Change is in the air! Embracing new things
Sarah and Kelly discuss the inevitable: change! How to embrace it, and what can be gained from the constantly evolving world we live in, especially as we become a more globally networked community. We are also taking a little break from the podcast to make some changes of our own! You'll hear us...
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All things food!
Sarah and Kelly discuss food! From what we eat to how and where and why, nourishing ourselves is a vital part of life, so it's important to consider, and there's more to it than simple nutrients.
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Are you ready for healing?
Sarah and Kelly discuss the challenges of healing and going deep into the process when the layers of our being are in distress.
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Embodying movement: exploring the many places to move from
Sarah and Kelly journey through the body from the macro (outer space!) level all the way to the microscopic, and in this process discuss how, through movement, we can explore and deepen our relationships with the Earth, the ground, and even the organs and cells of our bodies.
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How to move intuitively
What does it mean to move intuitively? And how do you do it? Sarah and Kelly talk about this fundamental concept in a yoga practice that works for every body.
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Stop Striving: how trying harder isn’t the answer
Recently, Sarah and Kelly have both been given the same advice. Sarah was told to 'stop striving'. Kelly received the message to 'stop trying so hard'. It's the same thing, and it boils down to the idea that constantly working harder and faster to complete the perpetual to-do list never does us…
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Sitting Cross-Legged: are you putting yourself out of balance?
Sarah and Kelly discuss the perils of sitting with our legs crossed. It's something many of us – especially women – do as a habit, and it might be causing all sorts of muscular imbalances. Awareness is the first step to addressing the problem, so have a listen for some approaches that might help.
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Chakra Series: the summit of Sahasara
Sarah and Kelly conclude the Chakra Series with the crown chakra, Sahasara. To bring balance and awareness to the crown, it's not so much which asanas work as which don't. All of yoga brings about this joyful union with our higher self and the wisdom of Sahasara. Sarah and Kelly discuss other…
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Chakra Series: the expansive space of Ajna
Sarah and Kelly explore the possibilities of Ajna, the brow chakra. It's at once expansive and specific, goes within and goes without, and is connected to our knowing. How must it feel to live with intuitive certainty? Come and explore this fascinating topic.
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Chakra Series: the pure place of Vishuddhi
Vishuddhi or the throat chakra is an interesting one! Sarah and Kelly discuss expression in all its forms and how we can bring more compassion into our lives through this powerful centre.
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Chakra Series: the immensity of Anahata
Sarah and Kelly contemplate the Anahata or heart chakra, discussing how important it is to check in with this vital energetic centre (and corresponding organ) and fill our own hearts first. How is your heart today?
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Chakra Series: the magical light of Manipura
Sarah and Kelly dig deep into the creative power of Manipura and discuss their experiences working with this chakra, specifically using Dru Yoga' Energy Block Release 3 sequence. Come and explore the various challenges and potential magic of the solar plexus, including other yoga asanas that can...
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Chakra Series: the personal abode that is Swadisthana
Sarah and Kelly continue the journey through the seven main chakras with our second chakra, Swadisthana. Associated with our sacral centre, this chakra governs our relationships with ourselves and others. Join us to explore ways to connect with and balance this precious space!
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Chakra Series: The deep roots of Mooladhara
Sarah and Kelly start a new series exploring the seven major chakras! We begin with the base chakra, Mooladhara or Muladhara, our sense of being safely rooted in the earth, and discuss ways to balance the Mooladhara centre if we're feeling ungrounded or unstable.
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Prana: what it is and how to channel it
Sarah discusses how to improve and channel your personal prana levels while Kelly goes all philosophical, origins-of-the-universe style. But what is prana? We'd love to hear your take!
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Fascinating Fascia! And how to care for it with yoga
Sarah and Kelly discuss the properties of fascia, the remarkable stuff that permeates and connects our entire bodies, and how to take care of it with yoga.
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Make the Choice: Why we don’t prioritise our goals
Sarah and Kelly tackle the tricky topic of why, despite our best intentions, we often self-sabotage when it comes to taking steps to achieving our goals, especially creative or wellness goals.
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Precious Feet! Simple ways to look after our feet
Our feet do so much work for us, and yet they are often underappreciated! Sarah and Kelly talk about their feet (and their weird toes!) and how we can nurture our feet, both on the mat and off.
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Yoga for Sleep: how to support your sleep with yoga
Sarah and Kelly discuss what works and perhaps doesn't work when it comes to yoga for better sleep, including some tips to get more restfulness in both your yoga practice and sleep!
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Yoga Blocks: why you should use them and how
Sarah and Kelly dig out an underused tool in yoga practice: the humble block! Often cast aside as soon as we become flexible enough to touch our toes unaided, blocks are usually considered a prop designed to make asanas easier. You might even think you're 'copping out' if you use them! In…
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Text Neck Syndrome: how good are your ergonomics?
Sarah shares some recent research on 'text neck syndrome': the physical effects of spending too long looking down at a phone or computer screen. The good news is there are things you can do to address it!
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Celebration! Do you celebrate your progress?
We've recorded 100 episodes! To acknowledge the achievement, Sarah and Kelly talk about the importance of celebrating not just milestones and successes, but progress and challenges too. Join us!
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Energy Management: Are you being kind?
Sarah and Kelly discuss energy management and how it important it is to be kind to ourselves, especially when we're feeling unproductive or like we're not ticking all the boxes. Are you showing yourself kindness?
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Yoga for your eyes
Eye Yoga! Do you palm your eyes or do regular eye exercises? There are many ways to include your eyes in your yoga, benefitting your vision and expanding the scope of your practice on a mental level too. Sarah and Kelly explore ways to incorporate eyes into an everyday practice, including yoga…
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What’s trending in yoga?
Have you tried Goat Yoga? What about Snowga? Sarah and Kelly look at some of the latest trends in the yoga world, who they're for, and discuss how yoga can really be applied or adapted to anything!
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How yoga helps with stress
Sarah and Kelly tackle stress this week and discuss ways to refill the tank when you find yourself running on empty.
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Outdoor Yoga: true magic!
Outdoors is a wonderful place to practice, and Sarah and Kelly tell you why! They also discuss the discomfort you might experience when you first take your practice into a public space and some techniques to overcome the nervousness.
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Visioning: present and future mindfulness
In advance of Sarah's upcoming visioning workshop this weekend, Sarah and Kelly unpack visioning and what it means for a fulfilling life. If you're interested in Sarah's events, check out her website, sarahcollin.com!
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Posture: a process of mindful awareness
Welcome back for 2023! Sarah and Kelly kick off the new year with a discussion about posture and how it's so much more than walking around with a book on your head!
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Embracing emotion in the festive season
In their last podcast for the year, Sarah and Kelly discuss ways to deal with the emotions that come up at this time of year and how to have more fun!
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Proprioception: Your body in space and time
We continue our exploration of the senses key to yoga with proprioception: your ability to be aware of and control your physical movements. Proprioception allows us to walk without looking at where we put our feet, put our hands in Namaste at our hearts, maintain balance and respond to changes in...
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Interoception: how to deepen your practice
Sarah and Kelly discuss interoception, the sense of feeling within the body. It's a powerful tool for exploring movement, finding limitations and moving through blocks and is the key to a safe practice.
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Wholeness: an exploration of being
Sarah and Kelly get off the mat this week with a discussion on 'wholeness': what it means and how to find it. Kelly finishes with a lovely little poem called The Orange by Wendy Cope.
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Piriformis Syndrome: targeting tight hip rotators
The piriformis muscle is small but has powerful effects. It's part of a group that laterally rotates and abducts the hip, and when it becomes tight (often from extended periods sitting) it can impact the sciatic nerve, causing all sorts of discomfort. Sarah and Kelly discuss the effects of a...
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Back pain: how to not be afraid of non-specific back pain
With Sarah working on a new program for back care, we thought it a good time to talk about back pain, why it's not necessarily something to be afraid of and that non-specific back pain especially shouldn't stop you moving your body. Indeed, quite the opposite – movement can be therapeutic. Sarah...
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Focus and Values for a Sustainable Yoga Practice
Sarah and Kelly discuss how important it is to understand your personal values when building your own yoga practice, specifically when we find it hard to maintain a regular practice despite all the best intentions.
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The Experience of Triangles
Having discussed each of the triangle forms, Sarah and Kelly dive deeper into how to incorporate these intriguing asanas into a regular practice.
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Parivrtta Trikonasana: the rotated triangle
Sarah and Kelly discuss the second triangle pose, Parivrtta Trikonasana. Another strong asana with deep effects on the lower chakras and the added benefit of massaging your internal organs. Come and explore it with us.
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Utthita Trikonasana: the truth found in triangles
Sarah and Kelly discuss their experiences of Utthita Trikonasana or the extended lateral triangle, including alignment points, physical challenges and mental insights gained.
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Viparita Karani: get your legs up the wall!
Sarah and Kelly discuss the many restorative benefits and ways to do Viparita Karani, or 'legs up the wall' pose! A powerful, gentle and safe inversion, this is a great practice to slot into any part of your day.
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Speaking to Your Soul in the Moment: a spiritual practice
Sarah and Kelly discuss their different approaches to a spiritual practice, including when to challenge habits and how to know what you need to feel fulfilled.
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Spacing: Opening ourselves to expansion and space
Sarah and Kelly space out with a different kind of connection! With our feet firmly planted in the ground, we have the freedom to expand our minds and our thinking, to visualise with no boundaries. How do you feel when you expand into space?
About this show
Sarah Collin, yoga therapist and holistic health practitioner discusses all things that make up a meaningful life.
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