The Power to Live Podcast with Lauren Eckstrom

Two steps forward, no steps back. Progress on the path of practice is not linear, but the mind of perfectionism can erect unrealistic and harmful goals or standards. In this conversation, Lauren invites you to view your setbacks as opportunities to practice, and even celebrate them, which leads to progress on the path.  The first 30 episodes of The Power to Live are from Lauren’s original Inner Dimension Yoga program. Each episode builds week-by-week offering a comprehensive guide to living your practice.  Follow the link the below and receive a FREE Power to Live PDF journal to accompany these first 30 weeks and join the Inner Dimension global community. When you join, your first 10 days are entirely free. DOWNLOAD THE FREE PDF https://www.innerdimensionyoga.com/p2live

By addressing the dominant paradigm’s balance of power, understanding who is centered within our culture, and where you personally stand within that balance of power, you will learn to acknowledge your blindspots. Redefining your relationship to power is a collective act of healing that addresses the human and natural world, helping to restore equity across the planet. In this episode Lauren addresses social justice and racial inequalities, privilege, and how we can each take responsibility for the roles we play in society in the hopes of systemic change.  The first 30 episodes of The Power to Live are from Lauren’s original Inner Dimension Yoga program. Each episode builds week-by-week offering a comprehensive guide to living your practice.  Follow the link the below and receive a FREE Power to Live PDF journal to accompany these first 30 weeks and join the Inner Dimension global community. When you join, your first 10 days are entirely free. DOWNLOAD THE FREE PDF https://www.innerdimensionyoga.com/p2live

From four clinically researched strategies on forgiveness, to the false forgiveness we can extend, in this episode, Lauren walks you through the power of forgiveness. Never to condone, never to forget, forgiveness is a practice of releasing your heart from the burdens you no longer need to carry.  The first 30 episodes of The Power to Live are from Lauren’s original Inner Dimension Yoga program. Each episode builds week-by-week offering a comprehensive guide to living your practice.  Follow the link the below and receive a FREE Power to Live PDF journal to accompany these first 30 weeks and join the Inner Dimension global community. When you join, your first 10 days are entirely free. DOWNLOAD THE FREE PDF https://www.innerdimensionyoga.com/p2live

From the little white lies you tell others, to the big lies you tell yourself, dishonesty promotes the mind of scarcity, disconnection, and isolation. Telling the truth requires vulnerability and courage, and research shows it’s worth it. In this episode learn how and why the truth will set you free. The first 30 episodes of The Power to Live are from Lauren’s original Inner Dimension Yoga program. Each episode builds week-by-week offering a comprehensive guide to living your practice.  Follow the link the below and receive a FREE Power to Live PDF journal to accompany these first 30 weeks and join the Inner Dimension global community. When you join, your first 10 days are entirely free. DOWNLOAD THE FREE PDF https://www.innerdimensionyoga.com/p2live

There is a flow of energy the supports and guides all of life, both within you and the world. In this conversation you’ll learn about the subtle anatomy in yoga philosophy called the Prana Vayus and how to tap into them for somatic healing and nervous system regulation. This leads Lauren into a brief discussion on the Buddhist philosophy of interdependence, the power of reciprocity, and the potency of radical responsibility.  The first 30 episodes of The Power to Live are from Lauren’s original Inner Dimension Yoga program. Each episode builds week-by-week offering a comprehensive guide to living your practice.  Follow the link the below and receive a FREE Power to Live PDF journal to accompany these first 30 weeks and join the Inner Dimension global community. When you join, your first 10 days are entirely free. DOWNLOAD THE FREE PDF https://www.innerdimensionyoga.com/p2live

In this episode Lauren addresses how to hold paradox, how to move beyond the mind of duality, understanding spiritual bypass, and accepting reality exactly as it is - these are the heart of absolute cooperation with life and the pathway to the power to live.  The first 30 episodes of The Power to Live are from Lauren’s original Inner Dimension Yoga program. Each episode builds week-by-week offering a comprehensive guide to living your practice.  Follow the link the below and receive a FREE Power to Live PDF journal to accompany these first 30 weeks and join the Inner Dimension global community. When you join, your first 10 days are entirely free. DOWNLOAD THE FREE PDF https://www.innerdimensionyoga.com/p2live  

The pain of change requires understanding the six core human needs and how to meet them. In this conversation Lauren addresses how your relationships might change as you continue to evolve a spiritual practice. She shares tools, strategies, and research to help you learn to better meet your needs from within, how to recognize when you’re trapped in unhealthy ego, and more.    The first 30 episodes of The Power to Live are from Lauren’s original Inner Dimension Yoga program. Each episode builds week-by-week offering a comprehensive guide to living your practice.  Follow the link the below and receive a FREE Power to Live PDF journal to accompany these first 30 weeks and join the Inner Dimension global community. When you join, your first 10 days are entirely free. DOWNLOAD THE FREE PDF https://www.innerdimensionyoga.com/p2live

What is a boundary? How do you set them? In this episode Lauren guides you through what healthy boundaries entail, addresses the inevitable harm you will cause in life, and how to stay openhearted as you navigate the complexities of human relationships.  The first 30 episodes of The Power to Live are from Lauren’s original Inner Dimension Yoga program. Each episode builds week-by-week offering a comprehensive guide to living your practice.  Follow the link the below and receive a FREE Power to Live PDF journal to accompany these first 30 weeks and join the Inner Dimension global community. When you join, your first 10 days are entirely free. DOWNLOAD THE FREE PDF https://www.innerdimensionyoga.com/p2live

The practice of self-compassion contains three key components. In this episode Lauren breaks down each component and the clinical research that supports the power of self-compassion.   The first 30 episodes of The Power to Live are from Lauren’s original Inner Dimension Yoga program. Each episode builds week-by-week offering a comprehensive guide to living your practice.  Follow the link the below and receive a FREE Power to Live PDF journal to accompany these first 30 weeks and join the Inner Dimension global community. When you join, your first 10 days are entirely free. DOWNLOAD THE FREE PDF https://www.innerdimensionyoga.com/p2live

Curiosity is the antidote to judgment. Ranging from the ways we judge ourselves to the ways we judge others, Lauren interweaves storytelling, research, neuroscience, history, and somatic practices to help you learn about the power of curiosity and the path to overcoming judgment.   The first 30 episodes of The Power to Live are from Lauren’s original Inner Dimension Yoga program. Each episode builds week-by-week offering a comprehensive guide to living your practice.  Follow the link the below and receive a FREE Power to Live PDF journal to accompany these first 30 weeks and join the Inner Dimension global community. When you join, your first 10 days are entirely free. DOWNLOAD THE FREE PDF https://www.innerdimensionyoga.com/p2live

Listening is a skill that requires practice and commitment. It’s been said that attention is the subtlest form of love and how you listen matters most. In this episode Lauren walks you through the art of listening, making suggestions for how to listen more deeply, how to care for yourself while listening, and sharing tools you can implement immediately to listen with greater presence.   The first 30 episodes of The Power to Live are from Lauren’s original Inner Dimension Yoga program. Each episode builds week-by-week offering a comprehensive guide to living your practice.  Follow the link the below and receive a FREE Power to Live PDF journal to accompany these first 30 weeks and join the Inner Dimension global community. When you join, your first 10 days are entirely free. DOWNLOAD THE FREE PDF https://www.innerdimensionyoga.com/p2live

It’s time to interrupt the pattern and address your limiting beliefs. In this conversation Lauren walks you through the science of limiting beliefs and shares steps to begin the process of dismantling those beliefs with kindness, compassion, and self-discipline.   The first 30 episodes of The Power to Live are from Lauren’s original Inner Dimension Yoga program. Each episode builds week-by-week offering a comprehensive guide to living your practice.  Follow the link the below and receive a FREE Power to Live PDF journal to accompany these first 30 weeks and join the Inner Dimension global community. When you join, your first 10 days are entirely free. DOWNLOAD THE FREE PDF https://www.innerdimensionyoga.com/p2live

Building the courage to pause requires adopting a growth mindset, learning to accept the powerful teachings that come from failure, and a willingness to be brave. In this episode Lauren walks you through the steps toward building a growth mindset as you learn to pause in the midst of discomfort in order to cause less harm, build greater connection, and live your practice.    The first 30 episodes of The Power to Live are from Lauren’s original Inner Dimension Yoga program. Each episode builds week-by-week offering a comprehensive guide to living your practice.  Follow the link the below and receive a FREE Power to Live PDF journal to accompany these first 30 weeks and join the Inner Dimension global community. When you join, your first 10 days are entirely free. DOWNLOAD THE FREE PDF https://www.innerdimensionyoga.com/p2live

What causes suffering? In this episode you’ll learn about the Buddhist concepts of the Second Arrow, the Hindrances, and the Three Marks of Existence. As you learn to name, and therefore tame, these main sources of unhappiness, you’ll alleviate unnecessary suffering throughout your life.   The first 30 episodes of The Power to Live are from Lauren’s original Inner Dimension Yoga program. Each episode builds week-by-week offering a comprehensive guide to living your practice.  Follow the link the below and receive a FREE Power to Live PDF journal to accompany these first 30 weeks and join the Inner Dimension global community. When you join, your first 10 days are entirely free. DOWNLOAD THE FREE PDF https://www.innerdimensionyoga.com/p2live

Learning to recognize the mind of separation provides one of the first steps toward awakening and actually living the essence of yoga. In this conversation Lauren explains what “the mind of separation” is, what happens you become caught in othering others, and reviews the consequences of becoming overly identified with parts of yourself that are outdated. Through conscious awareness of mental habits you begin to embody the power to live your practice both internally and externally.  The first 30 episodes of The Power to Live are from Lauren’s original Inner Dimension Yoga program. Each episode builds week-by-week offering a comprehensive guide to living your practice.  Follow the link the below and receive a ⁠FREE Power to Live PDF⁠ journal to accompany these first 30 weeks and join the Inner Dimension global community. When you join, your first 10 days are entirely free. DOWNLOAD THE PDF ⁠https://www.innerdimensionyoga.com/p2live⁠

Most yoga teachers and practitioners don’t explicitly learn why it’s important to build the trait of awareness. In this episode Lauren shares simple steps you can take toward building greater awareness off your mat and in your life because waking up to your habits, conditions, and thoughts is the first step toward ending suffering and living a life of connection, choice, and freedom.    The first 30 episodes of The Power to Live are from Lauren’s original Inner Dimension Yoga program. Each episode builds week-by-week offering a comprehensive guide to living your practice.  Follow the link the below and receive a FREE Power to Live PDF journal to accompany these first 30 weeks and join the Inner Dimension global community. When you join, your first 10 days are entirely free. DOWNLOAD THE PDF https://www.innerdimensionyoga.com/p2live

Take a deep dive into your embodied brain with a thorough breakdown of the nervous system. This conversation explores what embodiment means and how your nervous system is impacted through the practice of yoga leading to greater healing and outcomes.    The first 30 episodes of The Power to Live are from Lauren’s original Inner Dimension Yoga program. Each episode builds week-by-week offering a comprehensive guide to living your practice.  Follow the link the below and receive a FREE Power to Live PDF journal to accompany these first 30 weeks and join the Inner Dimension global community. When you join, your first 10 days are entirely free. DOWNLOAD PDF https://www.innerdimensionyoga.com/p2live

In this episode, Lauren continues reviewing the Eight Limbs of Yoga addressing the practices of asana, pranayama, pratyahara, dharana, dhyana, and samadhi. This episode touches upon the final limbs of the eight fold path and provides tangible practices you can put into action to so you have The Power to Live.   The first 30 episodes of The Power to Live are from Lauren’s original Inner Dimension Yoga program. Each episode builds week-by-week offering a comprehensive guide to living your practice.  Follow the link the below and receive a FREE Power to Live PDF journal to accompany these first 30 weeks and join the Inner Dimension global community. When you join, your first 10 days are entirely free. DOWNLOAD PDF https://www.innerdimensionyoga.com/p2live

The Eight Limbs of Yoga begin with the Yamas and Niyamas, tenets to guide your daily life. For thousands of years understanding and adopting these precepts preceded the learning of yoga poses, breath work, and meditation. In this episode Lauren reviews the Yamas and Niyamas to help you see the ways they are already alive in your life while inviting you to expand into living each of them with even greater awareness   The first 30 episodes of The Power to Live are from Lauren’s original Inner Dimension Yoga program. Each episode builds week-by-week offering a comprehensive guide to living your practice.  Follow the link the below and receive a FREE Power to Live PDF journal to accompany these first 30 weeks and join the Inner Dimension global community. When you join, your first 10 days are entirely free. DOWNLOAD PDF https://www.innerdimensionyoga.com/p2live

Why do you feel so good after practicing yoga? In this episode Lauren explains the physiology of yoga, laying out contemporary research that demonstrates how and why the physical practice of yoga postures has such a profound impact not only on your current state of well-being but also your health for the long-term.    The first 30 episodes of The Power to Live are from Lauren’s original Inner Dimension Yoga program. Each episode builds week-by-week offering a comprehensive guide to living your practice.  Follow the link the below and receive a FREE Power to Live PDF journal to accompany these first 30 weeks and join the Inner Dimension global community. When you join, your first 10 days are entirely free. https://www.innerdimensionyoga.com/p2live

Welcome to The Power to Live with Lauren Eckstrom. In this opening episode Lauren shares what brought her to yoga, why she created The Power to Live, and what she hopes you’ll receive by tuning in each week. The Power to Live is an exploration of what yoga becomes when it moves off the mat and into the moments that shape who we are: the big choices, the subtle shifts, the habits, the relationships, the inner landscapes we return to again and again. This introductory episode lays the groundwork for what you can expect each time you listen:   • Expand your understanding of yoga’s philosophy and evolving expressions • Strengthen your teaching, both energetically and practically • Reconnect to your purpose when the world feels busy or overwhelming • Find steady inspiration rooted in authenticity rather than performance • Nourish your own practice, so you can hold space for others from a grounded place The first 30 episodes of The Power to Live are from Lauren’s original Inner Dimension Yoga program. These first 30 episodes build upon each other, week-by-week, and offer a comprehensive guide toward gifting you The Power to Live.  You can experience Lauren’s original program at Inner Dimension Yoga. When you join, your first 10 days are entirely free. Be sure to follow the link the below and receive a FREE Power to Live PDF journal to accompany these first 30 weeks.  The Power to Live offers a home for reflection, inquiry, and meaningful growth. A place to slow down, breathe deeply, and remember why this path found you. Let’s walk it together with curiosity, devotion, and the courage to keep evolving.

Welcome to The Power to Live with Lauren Eckstrom. In this opening episode Lauren shares what brought her to yoga, why she created The Power to Live, and what she hopes you’ll receive by tuning in each week. The Power to Live is an exploration of what yoga becomes when it moves off the mat and into the moments that shape who we are: the big choices, the subtle shifts, the habits, the relationships, the inner landscapes we return to again and again. This introductory episode lays the groundwork for what you can expect each time you listen:   • Expand your understanding of yoga’s philosophy and evolving expressions • Strengthen your teaching, both energetically and practically • Reconnect to your purpose when the world feels busy or overwhelming • Find steady inspiration rooted in authenticity rather than performance • Nourish your own practice, so you can hold space for others from a grounded place The first 30 episodes of The Power to Live are from Lauren’s original Inner Dimension Yoga program. These first 30 episodes build upon each other, week-by-week, and offer a comprehensive guide toward gifting you The Power to Live.  You can experience Lauren’s original program at Inner Dimension Yoga. When you join, your first 10 days are entirely free. Be sure to follow the link the below and receive a FREE Power to Live PDF journal to accompany these first 30 weeks.  The Power to Live offers a home for reflection, inquiry, and meaningful growth. A place to slow down, breathe deeply, and remember why this path found you. Let’s walk it together with curiosity, devotion, and the courage to keep evolving.

The Power to Live with Lauren Eckstrom is a podcast for yoga teachers and devoted practitioners who feel called to keep learning—not just techniques, but new ways of seeing, sensing, and living the practice. Through thoughtful conversations, embodied wisdom, and lived philosophy, each episode explores how yoga moves off the mat to support purposeful teaching, grounded presence, and a more intentional life.