Live Satsang Soul Circle 8/6/23 on Karuna or Compassion

A lively discussion on compassion and accessing this state of empathy with action via our relationship with OUR OWN suffering.

Learn the 4 main ways we respond to pain/hurt/distress and the incredible power of ACKNOWLEDGEMENT - REFRAME - P...

Live Meditation 7/23/23 - July focus is on Energy Management - a visualization-based guided meditation that takes you on a journey to support your ability to manage your life force (including energy and time) in alignment with your values and your best life.

Audio only: https://drive.google.com/...

Live Asana 7/16/23 - Energy Management - Mobility, hip openers, arm balances and lots of CHOICE!

0:00-13:00 - Context and connection to this month's theme of Energy Management
13:00-End - Practice

Live Satsang 7/9/23 - Energy Management - this month we're exploring how to manage our energy (life force, prana) to support living our best lives. We discuss some steps for doing an energy audit of yourself that include:

1) Exploring energy leaks
2) Identifying energy vampires
3) Prioritizing a...

For our June 2023 focus of BLOOM, we explore a chakra-based visualization meditation, with a focus on each individual chakra and it's qualities as well as a energy movement meditation culminating in the thousand-petaled lotus of your crown in full bloom.

Explore which chakras you felt it was ea...

Live Asana 6/11/23 - June BLOOM - Heart openers to activate courage to bloom! Per your previous requests, this blooming practice includes heart openers, shoulder mobility, side stretching and a Camel (Ustrasana) clinic to perhaps improve your relationship with this beneficial pose.

Live Satsang Soul Circle 6/4/23 - BLOOM

Audio-only: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ac4kDZkpYNtSA9FHWNeq-9wUymHhAxCQ

In this Satsang we explore the concept of living in BLOOM and 3 of the main impediments to showing up as your best, most authentic self and the practices and strategies to work ...

To wrap up this month's theme of Roots + Grounding, a combination asana, breathwork and meditation session focused on what supports you in aligning with your true Self, your truth and your gifts.

Audio only: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vWA3wnb_m44gDAYWp16w5cxppmnyW9Ya/

Time stamps:

0:00-5...

Live LunaRest Restorative Yoga with Tracey Garcia on 5/14/23 (Mother's Day)

Enjoy this sublime and restful meditative practice. If you have them, you might want:
- a bolster (or a pillowcase with two pillows stuffed inside)
- 2 blankets or beach towels
- 2 blocks or big books
- a pillow
- an e...

Live Satsang 5/7/23 - May Soul Circle on Roots + Grounding
0:00-33:30 - Teaching on Roots + Grounding
33:30-end - Potluck Soul Circle

Audio only version: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BgBy_gYVpH673RepTLZcJAUxgEO9FKcX/view?usp=sharing
ROOTS

Function of roots in plants

• Anchor and support
• ...

Live Meditation 4/30/23 on April's focus on perseverance or tapas. Combines breathwork and inner flame visualization to re-ignite and burn off.

Audio only: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sbBUXwzMUbURUzbytQtU378UJkj9QlW9/view?usp=sharing

Time stamps:
0:00 gentle stretching
1:30 prep + context
...

Live Asana 4/16/23 - A more workshop style practice breaking down chatturanga, side arm balance and variations (vasisthasana) and crow (bakasana). Progressions and exercises for each are included for you to experience the poses in an integrated and more sustainable way. I also include some possib...

Live Satsang 4/2/23 We explore perseverance and through the yogic lens, tapas. How to follow through for the long game with things we deeply value vs short term efforts that use mainly willpower.

Audio-only version: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TTLHx4yc8NfMkNvVkHpHhaV3dXMEgr2q

Some prompts ...

Live Meditation 3/26/23 with Gina on March 2023 theme Self-Compassion - includes a few minutes of mindful movement, a couple minutes of breathwork and a guided meditation on self-compassion and loving kindness.

Downloadable audio only file of just the meditation: https://drive.google.com/file/d/...

Live Asana: Hearts & Hips from Bali 3/15/23

A morning practice on the day we explored Relational Health. Focus is on both our hearts and our hips. Once again my attempt to capture Michael singing live was thwarted, this time by Zoom trying to cancel out "background noise". Hard to do this withou...

Live Asana 3/12/23 - Restorative Yoga with guest teacher Tracey Garcia

Tracey's Last Pose Meditation:

"I invite you to delve deeper within. Move inward until the world within you is in focus, and the world outside of you becomes fuzzy – less important, like you are a camera and you are zooming ...

Live Asana: Basics Live from Bali 3/6/23 - Day 2 of our Soulrocker Retreat. This retreat has plenty of folks who are new to Yoga so I keep it simple and accessible. Our focus of the day was Spiritual Health so we focused on the heart center and dissolving the armor that can inhibit our relationsh...

Live Satsang 3/5/23 with Gita Baliga-Savel on March 2023 theme of SELF-COMPASSION. Includes teaching, contemplations, free writing, a guided meditation and community conversation!

You can reach out to Gita at [email protected] or www.gitabaligasavel.com

Two quotes Gita wanted to share:

"A mome...

Live Asana: Basics Live From Bali 3/5/23 - Day One of a Soulrocker Retreat with lots of newbies!

This was a test recording to see what the quality was. Even though the angle of the camera is too high to see me and the audio is rough, I decided to post it anyway so you can share in the beauty and...

Live Ayurveda Workshop with Lee Ashley - Lee offers a great introduction to a daily Ayurvedic ritual called dinacharya. We can honor our bodies and ourselves with this beautiful, gratitude-filled ritual before we begin our daily lives!

Live Asana 2/12/23 - Ritual practice with a quiet opening, a cycle of Namaskars with prostrations, a little spicy core, standing poses and a quiet finish with hip forward bends and a gentle inversion with options.

Live Satsang on our February 2023 Focus: RITUAL

Audio only file: https://drive.google.com/file/d/13uxSBcxL8ByR7O7bG9_PhyQ1MI2FZ0Rb/view?usp=share_link

0:00-20:00 Teaching on Ritual
20:00-52:00 Community integration and sharing
52:00-End Invitation to engage with ritual, announcements

A pranayama (breathwork) based meditation with 2 simple prana chants.

Welcome, context + teaching 0:00-5:00
Options + instructions 5:00-11:00
Meditation 1 11:00-19:00
Meditation 2 23:00-29:00
Community Soul Circle 29:00 - End

Audio only (MP3): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1x1BIiB8c6LE-E_5fwC...

Live Asana 1/15/23 - A flowing, progressive practice. A great practice for exploring movement within postures, the synchronicity of breath and body and generally coloring outside the lines a bit to support your creative impulses! Context first and the practice begins around 6 minutes.