Today I want to talk about something we all deal with, body image. I know this can be a complex topic, especially in relation to the yoga and wellness industry. There is still a need for more diverse role models in this space and when it comes to body image; embracing your unique body and self-acceptance is a journey that requires ongoing effort.

 Let’s talk about:

🔹How yoga has shifted towards a performative sport rather than a personal practice.

🔹That clothing should enhance our authentic selves, not serve as a punishment.

🔹The importance of challenging societal norms around body image.

Make your yoga practice 2x more potent in 1/2 the time with my Free Yoga Transformational Portal ✨

Book: Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle

FREE Practice: Kundalini Meditation for Confidence & Self-Love (25-min)

Relevant Blog: How To Fall In Love With Yourself: 7 Daily Practices

Relevant to Today’s Episode:

📖 Yoga Life Book 

✅ 200-hour Online Yoga Teacher Training

🐍 Yoga for Self Mastery

🔮 Somatic Yoga Life Coaching

🎧 Also Listen to:

#298 – Biohack Your Body & Diet with Aggie Lal

#302 – Toxic Words: The 3 Phrases I Stopped Saying for More Confidence

#314 – Stop Abandoning Yourself By Leveraging Yoga & Meditation

© 2024 Uplifted Yoga | BrettLarkin.com

A lot of us struggle with shame, self-sabotage, and setting boundaries. I know I used to! Andrea Owen, author and life coach, is here to tell you the hard truth. That shame is inevitable in life and it's not going away. BUT, self-compassion, empathy, and mindfulness are key components of building shame resilience. We also talk about how personal growth ebbs and flows and setting boundaries is essential. Yes it can be challenging, but it is important to prioritize your own needs and well-being.

Listen in as Andrea explains:

🔹Shame as a normal and inevitable part of life, rather than something to be overcome.

🔹The connection between shame and behaviors such as people-pleasing and perfectionism.

🔹Strategies for building shame resilience, including self-compassion, empathy, and speaking shame.

🪷 It’s the last day to sign up for the Abundance Challenge => https://www.brettlarkin.com/abundancechallenge/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=socialshare&utm_term=1&utm_content=1&utm_campaign=abundancechallengeny21

🎁 Get my FREE $67 Somatic Self Healing Workshop => https://www.brettlarkin.com/ffy?utm_medium=social&utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=ffy 

GUEST EXPERT: Andrea Owen | https://andreaowen.com/

Keynote Speaker. Life coach. Author. Hellraiser. Andrea Owen is creating a global impact in women’s empowerment with her books being translated into 19 languages and available in 23 countries.

She helps high-achieving women maximize unshakeable confidence, master their mindset, and magnify their courage. You can learn more at andreaowen.com.

Find Us: @larkinyogatv and @heyandreaowen

Andrea’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heyandreaowen/, 

Get Andrea’s Books: https://andreaowen.com/books/ 

Self compassion test: https://self-compassion.org/self-compassion-test/ 

FREE Practice: SOMATIC YOGA FOR REPRESSED EMOTIONS | Somatic Exercises for Anger Release & Trauma Healing w/ Music

Relevant Blog: Self Love for Women: How to Cultivate Compassion and Confidence

Relevant to Today’s Episode:

📖 Yoga Life Book 

💖 Uplifted Membership

🎧 Also Listen to:

#284 – How to Love Your [Broken, Dark and Angry] Self with Katie Silcox

#299 – Strategies to Slay Imposter Syndrome and Share Your Gifts

#333 – Reparent Your Inner Child with Christine Hassler

© 2024 Uplifted Yoga | BrettLarkin.com

Do you ever catch yourself saying, “there’s just not enough time in the day” or “I can’t afford that right now”. These could be signs that you’re living in a scarcity mindset. This is super common, especially amongst yoga practitioners, and can manifest itself in different ways. But you can break these negative belief patterns and foster a mindset of prosperity and trust in the universe.

So refill your tea and let’s talk about:

🔹10 signs you could be living in energetic scarcity

🔹Practical strategies to shift towards abundance

🔹How to embody archetypes and embrace change as an opportunity for growth

🪷 Sign up for the Abundance Challenge TODAY => https://www.brettlarkin.com/abundancechallenge/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=socialshare&utm_term=1&utm_content=1&utm_campaign=abundancechallengeny21 

FREE Practice: Meditation for Abundance and Prosperity (20-min) | Lakshmi Mantra Guided Meditation

Relevant Blog: How To Tap Into Light Feminine Energy

Relevant to Today’s Episode:

📖 Yoga Life Book 

🐍 Yoga for Self Mastery

💖 Uplifted Membership

🎧 Also Listen to:

#284 – How to Love Your [Broken, Dark and Angry] Self with Katie Silcox

#335 – Are You Overgiving? How to Know and What to Do About it

© 2024 Uplifted Yoga | BrettLarkin.com

Did you know that mantra activates the parasympathetic nervous system, and stimulates different parts of the body? Overall, mantra is seen as a vehicle for calming the mind, balancing the brain, activating the chakras, and connecting to universal consciousness. Today let’s delve into the Sa Re Sa Sa mantra from the Kundalini tradition, its meaning and benefits:

🔹The tongue stimulates meridian points in the mouth, which connect to the brain and activate different parts of the body.

🔹The Sa Re Sa Sa mantra from the Kundalini tradition is a powerful mantra that clears the central channel, opens the chakras, and brings wisdom of the past, present, and future.

🔹Mantra is a vehicle for calming the mind, balancing the brain, activating the chakras, and connecting to universal consciousness.

🐍 Grab my Free Kundalini Workshop “Refine Your Tune In” https://www.brettlarkin.com/tunein/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=tunein 

Try the mantra: Sa Re Sa Sa

FREE Practice: Easy Kundalini Yoga for Beginners | KUNDALINI YOGA MORNING SADHANA

Relevant Blog: The Sa Re Sa Sa Mantra: Connecting Breath, Light, and Creativity

Relevant to Today’s Episode:

💖 Uplifted Membership

🐍Kundalini 200-hour YTT

🔮Kundalini Demystified

🎵Brett’s Spotify

🎧 Also Listen to:

#316 – Origins of Kundalini & the Yogi Bhajan Scandal – Part 1

#322 – Origins of Kundalini & the Yogi Bhajan Scandal – Part 2

#328 – Defining Sikhism & Its Influence on Kundalini Yoga with Guru Singh

© 2024 Uplifted Yoga | BrettLarkin.com

Dissect the stages of Yoga Nidra with me and my friend, Caley Alyssa. Together, we’ll dive into the emerging science behind deep yogic sleep. We’ll also provide tons of practical tips (hello, heated blanket!) as two busy moms and yoga teachers who practice Yoga Nidra regularly.

Discover: 

🔹 Misconceptions about the different brainwave states experienced during Yoga Nidra and how it’s NOT the equivalent of 2 -4 hours of sleep.

🔹 How Yoga Nidra works with the Koshas and affects melatonin production in your body. 

🔹 The importance of setting an intention or sankalpa and how it can be used to address limiting beliefs.

🔹 The distinct structure and phases that culminate to create a Yoga Nidra practice. 

We also cover – how long is “enough,” whether to practice in bed or on the floor, and all our hacks for propage. You’ll be excited to rest after this conversation. 

Make your yoga practice 2x more potent in 1/2 the time with my Free Yoga Transformational Portal ✨

Join the Uplifted Membership: https://www.brettlarkin.com/uplifted/ 

GUEST EXPERT: Caley Alyssa | https://www.caleyalyssa.com/ 

Caley Alyssa is an Embodiment Coach, Founder of the Caley Alyssa App (Yoga, Yoga Nidra, meditation & seasonal resets) and creator of Sleep Academy, a Yoga Nidra Training program for hacking your habits and awakening your inner genius.

Academy of Yogic Sleep: https://www.academyofyogicsleep.org/ 

Find Us: @larkinyogatv and @caleyalyssa

Relevant to Today’s Episode:

❤️ Uplifted Membership

⚡️ 200-hour YTT

💕 Yoga for Self Mastery

Blog: Try This 30-Minute Yoga Nidra Script for Deep Sleep and Relaxation [+ Video]

© 2024 Uplifted Yoga | BrettLarkin.com

Have you ever fallen into this trap? I know you’ve heard me talk about how as healers we have a hard time charging for our services, but there is another trap we easily fall into similar to this: OVERGIVING. Meaning, you are offering way more than you’re potentially charging for. This often comes from a place of insecurity, which is why showing up as your authentic self is so important.

Let’s explore:

🔹Overgiving can lead to feelings of resentment, depletion, and burnout.

🔹Setting boundaries and stating pure desires can help prevent over-giving.

🔹Focusing on quality over quantity is important in all areas of life.

🎉Download my sequences and get my free yoga playlist! => https://www.brettlarkin.com/teach?utm_medium=social&utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=teach 

FREE Practice: 5 Min Kundalini Yoga | KUNDALINI YOGA FOR SELF CARE AND ENERGY

Relevant Blog: 20 Awesome Ways To Make Money As A Yoga Instructor

Relevant to Today’s Episode:

📖 Yoga Life Book 

🐍 Yoga for Self Mastery

✅ 200-hour Online Yoga Teacher Training

🔮 300-hour Online Yoga Teacher Training

🎧 Also Listen to:

#327 – How to Earn Your First $$$ Teaching Yoga with Matilde Wergeland

#323 – Creating a Niche Brand as a Yoga Teacher with Yogi Bryan

© 2024 Uplifted Yoga | BrettLarkin.com

Today, Stephanie King, founder of My Essential Birth, shares her knowledge on natural childbirth and the importance of education and preparation. She emphasizes the need for knowledge and understanding of the birthing process, as well as hands-on techniques to align the body and prepare for contractions. Stephanie also discusses the significance of having a supportive birth provider and the role of visualization in creating a positive birth experience. All my expectant mamas out there you are not going to want to miss this one!

Tune in as she tells us all about:

🔹The importance of baby's position and addresses common myths and misconceptions

🔹The need for support and care for both the baby and the mother during the postpartum period

🔹Insights on making informed decisions, considering birth settings, and navigating insurance constraints

🦋 Get my Pregnant & Powerful prenatal yoga course for mamas and teachers on flash sale now! => https://www.brettlarkin.com/prenatal-yoga-vinyasa-kundalini-meditation/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=pp 

GUEST EXPERT: Stephanie King | https://www.myessentialbirth.com/ 

Stephanie King is a mama to 3 boys & 2 girls {all born very differently}, professional childbirth educator, doula, host of the Pregnancy & Birth Made Easy podcast, and creator of the online course, “My Essential Birth," as well as "My Essential Birth - Postpartum." She is passionate about empowering women through knowledge to trust in their bodies and the process of birth. When she’s not doing birth work you can find her homeschooling, serving in her church calling, indulging in good food and company, & spending time in the sun with her kids.

Find Us: @larkinyogatv and @myessentialbirth

Book mentioned: Penny Simkin's 'The Birth Partner'

FREE Practice: Gentle Prenatal Morning Yoga Routine - Safe for All 3 Trimesters (30-min)

Relevant Blog: 9 Yoga Modifications for Pregnancy and How to Teach Them

Relevant to Today’s Episode:

🦋 Pregnant & Powerful Course

💖 Uplifted Membership

🎧 Also Listen to:

My Home Birth Story (with a Twist!) | Yoga Teacher | First Baby | Prenatal Yoga

#293 – Model Yoga in Your Family with Sophie Jaffe

© 2024 Uplifted Yoga | BrettLarkin.com

Today I chat with master coach and spiritual psychologist, Christine Hassler. We talk about the impact your inner child can have on your everyday life and how the subconscious programming that is formed during childhood influences your thoughts, feelings, and beliefs. She shares practical techniques for cultivating a relationship with your inner child, and emphasizes the significance of reparenting ourselves and meeting the unmet needs from our childhood. This conversation will give you valuable insights and tools for healing and personal growth.

Discover:

 🔹How the inner child represents the subconscious programming formed during childhood that influences our thoughts, feelings, and beliefs.

🔹Why childhood experiences, especially between the ages of zero to 12, shape our inner child and can lead to subconscious patterns and behaviors.

🔹That inner child work does not require remembering specific childhood memories; the body and subconscious still hold the emotional and energetic imprints.

💖 Grab my Yoga For Self Mastery course now before live calls begin. Start your yogic makeover today => https://www.brettlarkin.com/yoga-for-self-mastery/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=ysm 

GUEST EXPERT: Christine Hassler | https://christinehassler.com/ 

Christine Hassler is a Master coach, spiritual psychologist, facilitator and speaker with 20 years of experience. She is the best-selling author of three books: Expectation Hangover: Free Yourself From Your Past, Change your Present and Get What you Really Want and is the host of top-rated podcast “Over it and On With It”. Christine is the co-founder of Elementum Coaching Institute, a premier coaching certification program. She also holds in person retreats and teaches online courses on relationships, calling in love, healing your inner child and personal mastery.

Find Us: @larkinyogatv and @christinehassler

Christine’s podcast: https://christinehassler.com/podcast/ 

Inner child work: https://christinehassler.com/innerchild/ 

FREE Practice: SOMATIC YOGA FOR REPRESSED EMOTIONS | Somatic Exercises for Anger Release & Trauma Healing w/ Music

Relevant Blog: Somatic Yoga for Trauma: Techniques to Reclaim Your Body

Relevant to Today’s Episode:

📖 Yoga Life Book 

🐍 Yoga for Self Mastery

💖 Uplifted Membership

💞 Somatic Yoga Life Coaching 

🎧 Also Listen to:

#329 – Heal Your Subconscious with Allison Roman

#324 – The Importance of Emotional Processing and Regulation: DENT Model Trauma

© 2024 Uplifted Yoga | BrettLarkin.com

Anger is a natural emotion that should be expressed and channeled in a healthy way. That’s why today I want to discuss seven ways to release anger through your yoga practice. Expressing anger through movement is a powerful tool and surprise, you’re probably more angry than you realize. There are various yoga poses and breathwork techniques that are well-suited for moving anger or grief and setting aside conscious time to grieve or rage is extremely therapeutic.

Listen in to learn:

 🔹How creating a ritual container for anger and grief can provide a safe space for expression.

🔹Yoga poses and breathwork techniques can help in moving anger and grief through the body.

🔹Somatic principles and intuitive movement offer holistic approaches to working with emotions.

🎁 Get my FREE $67 Somatic Self Healing Workshop => https://www.brettlarkin.com/ffy?utm_medium=social&utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=ffy 

FREE Practice: KUNDALINI YOGA FOR EMOTIONAL RELEASE with Music 💜 Trauma Informed Yoga for Beginners 💜 - or - Somatic Yoga for Anger Release - Embodied Yoga for Emotional Release

Relevant Blog: Feminine Rage: Transforming Anger into Empowerment

Find the Archetypal Series in Uplifted here.

 Relevant to Today’s Episode:

📖 Yoga Life Book 

🐍 Yoga for Self Mastery

🔮 300-hour Online Yoga Teacher Training

💖 Uplifted Membership

💞 Somatic Yoga Life Coaching 

 🎧 Also Listen to:

#318 – What Is Somatic Yoga?

#324 – The Importance of Emotional Processing and Regulation: DENT Model Trauma

© 2024 Uplifted Yoga | BrettLarkin.com

Monica Tschuggnall, a rapid transformational life coach and therapist, shares her journey of self-discovery and healing through yoga and hypnotherapy. She explains her methodology of using a multi-dimensional and holistic approach, including life coaching, hypnotherapy, breathwork, yoga, and meditation, to help her clients overcome limiting beliefs and create positive change. She also discusses the importance of self-care practices and daily rituals in maintaining a balanced and fulfilling life.

Monika teaches us: 

🔹Self-sabotage often stems from subconscious fears and beliefs, and addressing these underlying issues is crucial for personal growth and success.

🔹A multi-dimensional and holistic approach can help us overcome limiting beliefs and create lasting transformation.

🔹Incorporating self-care practices and daily rituals, such as meditation and yoga, can support our overall well-being and help us stay connected to our true selves.

💖 Grab my Yoga For Self Mastery course now before live calls begin. Start your yogic makeover today => https://www.brettlarkin.com/yoga-for-self-mastery/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=ysm 

GUEST EXPERT: Monika Tschuggnall | https://lifelift.coach/ 

Monika is a Rapid Transformational Life Coach and Therapist, a Hypnotherapist, and Yoga Teacher. She works with people who want to share their gifts and talents with the world. With her holistic approach, she helps people discover, see, and remove what’s holding them back subconsciously from revealing their wholeness and sharing their passion so that they can live their purpose and fulfill their mission.

Monika’s YouTube: @LifeLiftcoach 

RTT method mentioned: https://marisapeer.com/

Find Us: @larkinyogatv and @monikatschuggnall

FREE Practice: The Healing Power of Divine Love | VINYASA FLOW HEART OPENING

Relevant Blog: How To Fall In Love With Yourself: 7 Daily Practices

Relevant to Today’s Episode:

📖 Yoga Life Book 

🐍 Yoga for Self Mastery

💖 Uplifted Membership

💞 Somatic Yoga Life Coaching 

🎧 Also Listen to:

#329 – Heal Your Subconscious with Allison Roman

#324 – The Importance of Emotional Processing and Regulation: DENT Model Trauma

© 2024 Uplifted Yoga | BrettLarkin.com

Today, let’s explore the difference between traditional yoga and somatic yoga. While traditional yoga focuses on alignment, somatic yoga allows you to process and deeply feel your emotions. I will never tell you not to do a traditional yoga class, There is an incredible amount of value there and I have so much love for yogic tradition. But, I would like to encourage you to bring more somatic movement into your practice.

Let’s discuss:

🔹Traditional yoga’s focus on alignment, strength, and breath control, while somatic yoga emphasizes embodiment, emotional processing, and non-habitual movement.

🔹Five common yoga poses that can be made more somatic: sufi grind, spinal flex, cat-cow, downward dog, and janu sirsasana.

🔹How somatic yoga allows individuals to deepen their connection with their bodies and process difficult emotions.

🎁 Get my FREE $67 Somatic Self Healing Workshop => https://www.brettlarkin.com/ffy?utm_medium=social&utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=ffy 

💖 Doors are closing for the fall cohort of my Somatic Yoga Life Coaching program. Find more information and book a call here =>https://www.brettlarkin.com/somatic-yoga-training-certification/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=eylc 

FREE Practice: Divine Feminine Yoga for Beginners | TANTRA AND SACRED SEXUALITY

Relevant Blog: Somatic Yoga For Beginners: Best Poses For Relaxation

Relevant to Today’s Episode:

✅ 200-hour Online Yoga Teacher Training

✨Uplifted Membership

💖Somatic Yoga Life Coaching 

🎧 Also Listen to:

#318 – What Is Somatic Yoga?

#300 – Unraveling the Mystery of Chronic Pain for Yoga Teachers & Practitioners with Kim Patel

#285 – Is Yoga Enough…? with Dr. Jen Fraboni

© 2024 Uplifted Yoga | BrettLarkin.com