Sarah B. Yoga + Feldenkrais
by Sarah Baumert
Sarah has been creating podcast classes since 2007. Listen to free yoga and Feldenkrais® classes to support your home practice. Each podcast is an originally crafted class taught by Sarah Baumert. Episodes range in length, level and style. Sarah's teaching is alignment based, unhurried, and rich with somatic inquiries. Her cueing is effective, easy to follow, and uses visualizations of postures to allow for unexpected growth and depth. You will find live unplugged versions of her classes, as well as classes that are specifically produced for the podcast medium. Find more of Sarah's teaching including live online classes and self-paced courses at https://www.body-matter.com
Episodes
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Attention to the Middle: The Golden Ball Lesson
Send me a text! What did you think of class? Episode 110: Today we take a Feldenkrais approach to directing our attention. This episode is the intro lesson to the new series The Focused Body: Attention Practices Through Feldenkrais where we will directly use subtle movements to strengthen our...
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Relaxed Eyes with Rolling Hands - Feldenkrais (Re-release)
Send me a text! What did you think of class? Episode 109: This is a re-release of one of my most popular classes. I originally taught this lesson as a part of the Soften the System Feldenkrais® Course. Today we take another Feldenkrais® approach to practicing the ability to settle the body. This...
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Freeing Your Neck From Behind- Feldenkrais
Send me a text! What did you think of class? Episode 108: Today’s class is a short Feldenkrais lesson that will be done lying on the back. This simple, but effective lesson, creates a sense of wholeness and connection from your feet to your head. This lesson is from the Feldenkrais Mini Lessons...
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Walking Around Your Center Line - Feldenkrais
Send me a text! What did you think of class? Episode 107: Today I am going to share a lesson that introduces us to how the hip and shoulder joints relate to our spine, and how they coordinate for walking. This is an intro class for the Feldenkrais Walking Series: Walking From Your Spine. The...
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Welcoming Your Body Into the New Year: A Meditation
Send me a text! What did you think of class? Episode 106: Today’s class is a short meditation that can be done lying down in savasana or sitting upright. Our inquiry of study during this meditation was inspired by two of my most influential teachers, Insight Meditation teacher Mark Nunberg and...
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Getting to Know Your Spine
Send me a text! What did you think of class? Episode 105: In this 35 minute practice we will be utilizing a thin blanket roll to wake up spinal flexion, extension and rotation all along the spine. This is a warm up that I have been teaching variations of in many of my yoga classes lately. I hope...
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Weighted Breathing
Send me a text! What did you think of class? Episode 104: Today’s class is a short breath awareness meditation done in savasana with a weight placed on the belly. You will need something heavy that you can place on your abdomen. If you have a yoga sandbag, this works great. Most people don’t have...
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Covering the Eyes - Feldenkrais
Send me a text! What did you think of class? Episode 103: Today’s class is focused on calming the eyes. This class is similar to Episode 56, but I wanted to re record and re-teach the class, as it has been a popular episode and I wanted to get a higher quality audio version of it for you. In this...
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Restoring Attention to the Breath
Send me a text! What did you think of class? Episode 102: Today’s class is an exploration of the breath. In yoga, we call this pranayama. However today’s lesson will be more of a Feldenkrais inspired way of paying attention to the breath. With each proposal, each variation of breathing, I invite...
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Yoga Nidra - Non Sleep Deep Rest
Send me a text! What did you think of class? Episode 101: A 25 minute Yoga Nidra class. Yoga Nidra is a guided savasana that leads you into a state of consciousness between waking and sleeping. The practice draws our attention inwards, and we can learn to slip between the states of wakefulness…
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Finding Freedom in Your Body
Send me a text! What did you think of class? Episode 100: Today I am going to share with you an episode of the Expand Your Abilities Podcast with Jeffrey Schwinghammer. Jeffrey is a filmmaker and Feldenkrais practitioner and the director of the upcoming documentary on the Feldenkrais Method. I’m...
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Harmonizing the Neck and Upper Back - Yoga + Feldenkrais Blended
Send me a text! What did you think of class? Episode 99: This is a 40 minute live Feldenkrais + Yoga blended class focusing on communication between the neck, shoulders, and upper back. You will need a yoga blanket rolled into a cylindrical bolster. Upcoming Yoga + Feldenkrais Blended Class…
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Grounding Yoga for the Back Body
Send me a text! What did you think of class? Episode 98: This is a 75 minute live yoga class focusing on stretching the posterior line of the body, hamstring attention, and weighted belly breathing. Sarah Baumert has been teaching movement since 2006. She is a certified yoga teacher, yoga…
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Yoga Nidra for Grief or Change
Send me a text! What did you think of class? Episode 97: A 40 minute Yoga Nidra practice with the intention to support feelings of overwhelm that come with grief or change. Sarah Baumert has been teaching movement since 2006. She is a certified yoga teacher, yoga therapist and Feldenkrais...
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Hip Recovery Yoga: Post Run, Post Bike, or Post Garden Restoratives
Send me a text! What did you think of class? Episode 96: A 30 minute recovery class full of supine hip stretches and a restful savasana. This is a great class to do as a recovery after a run, a long bike ride or hike, or an afternoon of gardening. You will need a wall space for todays class. 15%...
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Posture as A Dynamic System: A Feldenkrais® Approach to Posture
Send me a text! What did you think of class? Episode 95: Today's podcast is constructed in two parts. First, I will be talking about posture as a dynamic system and giving some information on my Feldenkrais series, Posture Matters, explaining how a Feldenkrais approach to posture restoration is...
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Tech Antidote for Spine and Eyes: Yoga + Feldenkrais Blended
Send me a text! What did you think of class? Episode 94: A 60 minute live class blending Feldenkrais and gentle yoga poses. In this class we explore creating a sense of width in the body. Oftentimes if our eyes have a more narrow focus (like when we are looking at a fixed object such as a…
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Rolling the Pelvis and Head with Leg Circles - Feldenkrais®
Send me a text! What did you think of class? Episode 93: A 60 minute Feldenkrais® Awareness Through Movement lesson. It is the intro class for my new series Your Poetic Pelvis. Please have a comfortable place to lie on the floor. A carpeted floor or a rug works best for this lesson. If you are...
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Decompress for a Longer Spine - 75 minute yoga
Send me a text! What did you think of class? Episode 92: A live 75 minute gentle yoga class. This class has a number of non-traditional sequences. Listen carefully and explore as you need to. Do what feels good! Sarah Baumert has been teaching movement since 2006. She is a certified yoga teacher,...
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Yoga Nidra for Deep Sleep
Send me a text! What did you think of class? Episode 91: A 40 minute Yoga Nidra class. Yoga Nidra is a guided savasana that leads you into a state of consciousness between waking and sleeping. The practice draws our attention inwards, and we can learn to slip between the states of wakefulness and...
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Free Hips and Shoulders - Blending of Yoga + Feldenkrais
Send me a text! What did you think of class? Episode 90: A live 75 minute class blending yoga and the Feldenkrais method. In this class we push and pull against and away from the props to help free the hip and shoulder joints. Please have a looped strap, a blanket and a block. This class is an...
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Rolling a Ball from Hip to Hip with Pelvic Floor Awareness
Send me a text! What did you think of class? Episode 89: A short Feldenkrais lesson using the pubic bone, the tailbone, and the creases of the hip joints as anatomical places of reference and awareness. This mini lesson is an example of the direction that the lessons will start to take in the...
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The Pelvis as a Dynamic System: A Feldenkrais® Approach to Pelvic Floor and Abdominal Health
Send me a text! What did you think of class? Episode 88: An informational podcast about pelvic floor and deep abdominal health. Pelvic Floor Health and Abdominal strengthening is one of the most requested topics I get from students. Today, I will be discussing why pelvic floor health is so...
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Yoga Restoratives with Detail
Send me a text! What did you think of class? Episode 87: A 40 minute yoga class of slow active restoratives. We mostly focus on three poses, a shoulder opener, a twist, and a restorative backbend. With attention and detail, we will unstick the shoulder blades, move into a twist and a backbend,...
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Sensing the Pubic Bone - Live Yoga
Send me a text! What did you think of class? Episode 86: A 75 minute live class blending yoga and the Feldenkrais method. We will use the pubic bone as an anatomical place of reference and awareness. Using a multidisciplinary approach, including breathing practices, myofascial release, active and...
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Relaxed Eyes - Soften the System Feldenkrais®
Send me a text! What did you think of class? Episode 85: The third and final class I am posting as an introduction to the Body Matter Feldenkrais® series, Soften the System. Today we take another Feldenkrais® approach to practicing the ability to settle the body. This class again utilizes the...
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Marbles and Jellyfish - Inhabiting the Hands - A Feldenkrais® Bell Hand Variation
Send me a text! What did you think of class? Episode 84: The second of a series of classes I am posting as an introduction to the Body Matter Feldenkrais® series, Soften the System. Today we take another Feldenkrais® approach to practicing the ability to settle the body. This class utilizes the...
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Mobilizing and Connecting to the Ribs - Feldenkrais®
Send me a text! What did you think of class? Episode 83: The first of a series of classes I will be posting as an introduction to the upcoming Body Matter Feldenkrais series, Soften the System. Today we take a very gentle Feldenkrais approach to mobilizing the chest by connecting the shoulders to...
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A Re-Introduction
Send me a text! What did you think of class? Episode 82: A reintroduction of the Sarah B Yoga podcast and your teacher Sarah Baumert. Even if you have been listening for a while, or you’ve known me since the beginning of my teaching, this could still be a fun listen. This podcast does date back…
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Full Body Grounding: Connections from Feet to Head
Send me a text! What did you think of class? Episode 81: A grounding practice that gives you effective learning tools for nervous system care, pain management, and finding ease while the body is in a stress response. This episode uses a rocking motion often associated with self soothing and we...
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Neck Care Part 4 - Neck and Shoulder Relationships
Send me a text! What did you think of class? Episode 80: A Feldenkrais approach to Neck Care, connecting the shoulders, the chest, and the whole self to how the neck moves, and how the neck can feel supported. With poor postural organization, it’s common that the muscles of your neck are forced…
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Neck Care Part 3 - Mobility
Send me a text! What did you think of class? Episode 79: Neck Care Part 3 - Mobility. Part 1 was awareness, Part 2, strength, and now we will take a more in depth look at stretching the neck safely. It’s important not to view the neck as something we tug and pull at and just stretch aggressively....
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Neck Care Part 2 - Strength
Send me a text! What did you think of class? Episode 78: Improve text neck discomfort and build strength in the right places for your neck. Last week’s podcast was mostly awareness of the neck and releasing of unnecessary habitual tension held in the neck. This week, we take a look at how to...
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Neck Care Part 1 - Awareness
Send me a text! What did you think of class? Episode 77: A short 35 minute practice with a focus on neck care, awareness, and education. It is an example of how I blend yoga and Feldenkrais principles in my classes. If you enjoyed this class, and would like a longer version of the class, with...
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Happy Baby Feldenkrais Explorations
Send me a text! What did you think of class? Episode 76: A 45 minute Feldenkrais® Awareness Through Movement® lesson with a short introduction talk about curiosity. The class is a sample of what we will be playing with during my 8 week Feldenkrais series Taking Play Seriously which will both be...
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Get Out of Your Chair: Hip Flexor and Psoas Release Yoga Class
Send me a text! What did you think of class? Episode 75: A 40 minute yoga class focusing on releasing the psoas muscle and hip flexor complex. We will use a multi-disciplinary approach, including breathing, myofascial release, and active and passive stretching in poses. You will need 1-2 blocks…
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Soothe and Orient Yourself
Send me a text! What did you think of class? Episode 74: A short Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement lesson. It will be a nice class to soothe the system. Please approach this class with ease. This is different from yoga, where you may arrive in an asana and stay there. Instead we are doing...
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Generating Choices Feldenkrais Class
Send me a text! What did you think of class? Episode 73: A 60 minute Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement lesson. This class is an introductory class to my upcoming 8-week Feldenkrais series, Generating Choices, which will both be taught live and be available via recordings. There is a pay as...
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Yoga Nidra For Fatigue
Send me a text! What did you think of class? Episode 72: A yoga nidra meditation specifically for those of you who are feeling overworked, overtired, overstressed, or over anxious. This will be restful for the body, and useful if you are having trouble sleeping, or just generally need a…
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Unwind From Busy-ness - Yoga Class
Send me a text! What did you think of class? Episode 71: A 30 minute gentle yoga class - a great class to do after a busy day or week. We will use a single blanket roll and a block. Some people may want a strap. This class does not leave the floor, and would be a great end to a long day, to do...
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Bonus Episode: Interview with Pamela Seelig - Connecting to the Spirit Through the Body
Send me a text! What did you think of class? This podcast is an intersection of my yoga teaching and my training in the Feldenkrais method. Today's bonus podcast is an interview with Pamela Seelig. Pamela recently published her first book, Threads of Yoga. In this interview we discuss the…
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Tilting Knees and Lengthening the Spine
Send me a text! What did you think of class? Episode 69: Today’s class is a 60 minute Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement lesson. This lesson is often helpful for those suffering from lower back pain. Please approach this class with ease. This is different from yoga, where you may arrive in an...
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Upper Back Renewal- Yoga Class
Send me a text! What did you think of class? Episode 68: Today’s class is a 30 minute level 1-2 yoga class that focuses on waking up the armpit ribs and works with the action of hollowing the armpits back, as a way to open the chest and shoulders. This class includes many twists and deep shoulder...
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Treat Yourself Shoulder Release in Sitting
Send me a text! What did you think of class? Episode 67: Today’s class is a mini Feldenkrais® Awareness Through Movement lesson that you will do sitting in a chair. No other props will be needed, so please take a moment to find a stable chair with a flat sitting surface. Many of us are spending a...
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Live Yoga- Strength, Length, and Massage for the Torso
Send me a text! What did you think of class? Episode 66: This class is a 75 minute level 1/2 live yoga class that focuses on finding both length and strength in your torso. This includes the back (the spine) and the front (including your abdominal muscles). You may feel like this is a class that...
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Unraveling Body Patterns of Anxiety
Send me a text! What did you think of class? Episode 65: Today’s class is a 60 minute Feldenkrais® Awareness Through Movement lesson. This is the intro class to my upcoming 8-week Feldenkrais® series, Unraveling Body Anxiety which you can join live on Zoom or via the class recordings. In this...
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Twists And Twists
Send me a text! What did you think of class? Episode 64: Today’s class is a 75 minute yoga Level 1-2 yoga practice, that was taught live. The class will lead towards the peak pose parivrtta trikonasana, revolved triangle. Sarah has been creating podcast classes since 2007. Each podcast is an...
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Yoga Nidra for a Relaxed Face and Eyes
Send me a text! What did you think of class? Episode 63: Today’s class is a Yoga Nidra class that includes some very subtle body attention. This is a great class if your eyes are starting to feel fatigue, if you are feeling burn out or anxiety, if the body needs a reset or a rest, if you are…
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Head Under the Tunnel: A Novel Alternative to Full Wheel Pose
Send me a text! What did you think of class? Episode 62: This is a 45 minute Feldenkrais® Awareness Through Movement somatic exploration that will inform the yoga pose, urdhva dhanurasana, or full wheel. This is an example of a more traditional Feldenkrais® lesson. Please approach this class with...
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Spinal Explorations
Send me a text! What did you think of class? Episode 61: This is a 75 minute Level 1-2 class taught live. This is a Feldenkrais® inspired class. As many of you know, I also teach the Feldenkrais® method. And this class is an example of my blended Yoga + Feldenkrais® classes. Each class infuses…
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About this show
Sarah has been creating podcast classes since 2007. Listen to free yoga and Feldenkrais® classes to support your home practice. Each podcast is an originally crafted class taught by Sarah Baumert. Episodes range in length, level and style. Sarah's teaching is alignment based, unhurried, and rich with somatic inquiries. Her cueing is effective, easy to follow, and uses visualizations of postures to allow for unexpected growth and depth. You will find live unplugged versions of her classes, as well as classes that are specifically produced for the podcast medium. Find more of Sarah's teaching including live online classes and self-paced courses at https://www.body-matter.com
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