The Uplifted Yoga Podcast

If you’ve ever done a Yoga Teacher Training or are looking to do one, you’ve most likely heard about the Yoga Sutras by Patanjali as part of the teacher training.  Hey, maybe you’ve even heard me mention them once or twice (I talk about them a lot!) You may wonder “Why?” or even, “What in the heck are these Yoga Sutras?!”. Well, that’s what we’re going to explore in this episode! Anyone who has some sort of Yoga practice will find inspiration in the Yoga Sutras as these texts provide a very different perspective to the Yoga we know these days. Seasoned teachers, I promise there'll be some fresh fun facts in here for you too!   📱Book a Free Yoga Teacher Training Clarity Call here!    🔮Pre-Order my Book & Get Bonuses HERE   Go deeper with me: ✨History of Yoga ✨Uplifted Membership (8 Limbs, Embodying the Yamas & Niyamas plan) ✨200-hour YTT   Blog:  What are the Yoga Sutras    🎧 Also Listen to: #271 What is Kriya Yoga #156 The Secret Power of the Yoga Sutras - Conversation with Nischala Joy Devi #188 The Yoga Sutras, Tantra & the Chakras: Understanding these Connections - Conversation with Michelle S. Fondin   © 2023 Uplifted Yoga | BrettLarkin.com  

Kundalini yoga is a deeply spiritual practice. In fact, many say that the Kundalini process can lead to a spiritual awakening. And while spiritual enlightenment sounds like a really good thing, it can come with a whole lot of intense experiences (headaches, nausea, YUCK). The way that yoga talks about this spiritual experience is through the Kundalini process, where prana (life force energy) moves through the subtle body (aka your spinal column) until it reaches the Sahasrara Chakra at the top of your head… …to awaken Kundalini. Before you go chasing the Kundalini experience (like I did), take some time to get acquainted with the Kundalini awakening process. There are a few things you should know about awakened Kundalini, first. And then I’ll share my tips on how to use this ancient practice to achieve your own spiritual awakening too. So buckle up. We are about to embark on a spiritual journey. 🔥 Kundalini Awakening Reel on IG   Go deeper with me: ✨Kundalini Demystified ✨Kundalini 200-hour YTT ✨Yoga for Self Mastery   Free Yoga Practice:  20 Min Kundalini Yoga for Your Chakras | AWAKENING KUNDALINI & CHAKRA BALANCING   Blog:  Kundalini Awakening: What Is It and How To Awaken It How to Resolve Intense & Traumatic Kundalini Awakening   🎧 Also Listen to: #264 How is Kundalini Yoga Different than Hatha/Vinyasa Yoga? #265 What is the Kundalini Serpent? The Major Misunderstandings Demystified #138 The Secrets of Kundalini Yoga Demystified - Conversation with Kia Miller © 2023 Uplifted Yoga | BrettLarkin.com

Yoga teachers are poor! Right?! WRONG! Today, I interview one of my Uplifted 300-Hour Alumni, Arielle Castillo, about how she kicked her yoga career into high gear, and started earning $10K a month within three years of graduation. Arielle holds nothing back. She takes up step-by-step through her career change, discovering her niche, the trial-and-error process of figuring out what to sell, and those awkward first sales calls. Go behind-the-scenes on her business, with all my prying questions, and walk away inspired. You can do this too!     GUEST EXPERT: Arielle Castillo | https://www.halftimeyoga.com/   Go deeper with me: ✨200-hour Online Yoga Teacher Training ✨300-hour Online Yoga Teacher Training (this is the program Arielle took!) ✨Uplifted Business Launchpad ✨Get Your Free Yoga Business Plan   📱Book a Free Clarity Call here!    Blog:  20 Awesome Ways To Make Money As A Yoga Instructor   © 2023 Uplifted Yoga | BrettLarkin.com  

My guest today leveraged yoga to overcome 17 orthopedic surgeries and regain her mobility so she could do what she loved – hike, backpack and garden. Did you know our connection to nature is a profound tool in our healing journey? Yet nature is a tool that most yogis and yoga teachers completely overlook.  Today, we hear Andrea’s inspiring yoga transformation story. How she shifted her mindset from a victim mentality into one of abundance, where she is now thriving. At age 50, Andrea took her first Uplifted Yoga Teacher Training, became a leader in our Uplifted Teacher Training world, got certified as a Mindful Outdoor Guide, and is teaching multiple classes at two YMCAs. In this episode, Andrea provides practical ideas about how you can take your mindfulness practice outdoors and allow nature to soothe your nervous system. She explains the parallels between yoga and spending time in nature, with lots of practical tips about how to get outside in order to shift into specific moods or emotions. Mindfulness inspired by the natural world is a perfect partner to the practices of yoga, and you’ll leave this episode inspired with easy ideas. Get her book “A Year of Mindfulness with Nature: 52-weeks of Mindfulness Ideas and Journal Prompts” on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/3ML7mqi  GUEST EXPERT: Andrea Roozekrans| www.bluesboots.com  www.yogaforrealpeople.com @yoga.for.real.people @takeahikeyoga   📱Book a Free Yoga Teacher Training Clarity Call here!    Relevant to Today’s Episode: ✅ 200-hour Online Yoga Teacher Training 🔮 300-hour Online Yoga Teacher Training 🐍 Yoga for Self Mastery   RELEVANT BLOG:  Coping with A Chronic Condition: 8 Ways YTT Can Help   © 2023 Uplifted Yoga | BrettLarkin.com    

Here’s what no one ever tells you: Yoga was always meant to be profoundly personal. A yoga practice adapted uniquely to you is *twice* as potent as a generic group class that’s one-size-fits-all. In a world with personalized medicine and personalized nutrition, of course you should have your own personalized yoga ritual. This is how yoga was always MEANT to be. So it’s time to put together your most potent practice with my brand new book YOGA LIFE. Are you ready? 🔹 Discover your five winning “soulmate” yoga postures 🔹 Design an adaptable tailor‐made practice that works for YOU and YOUR BODY.  🔹 Drop “Yoga Habits” into your jam-packed day, whether it’s during a traffic jam, a toddler meltdown, or a life-changing crisis.    See the superfun photos and pre-order here: https://www.brettlarkin.com/yoga-life-book    Instagram: @larkinyogatv Study with Me Yoga for Self Mastery Course Kundalini Demystified Course Get videos from Inside my Kundalini 200-hour Training © 2023 Uplifted Yoga | BrettLarkin.com

What is Kriya Yoga? It depends who you ask! In this episode, I work to demystify this term. We look at how “kriya yoga” is interpreted by 🔹 Paramhansa Yogananda  🔹 Ayurveda 🔹 Patanjali in the Yoga Sutras In this episode we talk about Yoga Sutra 2.1 and why I’m obsessed with this idea of “yoga in action” alluded to by “kriya yoga.” Jumping from a basic asana practice, where you move through each yoga posture for physical benefits, to a spiritual practice as outlined by the kriya yoga tradition can be a little confusing. But it doesn’t have to be! Listen to this episode to learn more.    Instagram: @larkinyogatv Study with Me Yoga for Self Mastery Course Kundalini Demystified Course Get videos from Inside my Kundalini 200-hour Training Free Yoga Practice:  Easy Kundalini Yoga Practice for Beginners (30-min) Kriya, Poses, Breath of Fire, & Meditation   Blog:  What is Kriya Yoga?     © 2023 Uplifted Yoga | BrettLarkin.com  

I used to hear the word “boundary” and thought that it meant putting up an energetic brick wall. This was not fun (and not feasible). In today’s episode, I share practical tips about what I’ve learned on setting and holding boundaries with an open heart. Most of us have been conditioned to think that “boundaries = confrontation” and even physically tense up when we have to hold a boundary or say “no.” The tips I share today will help with that: 🔹Notice boundaries in nature 🔹Make your boundaries intensely personal (even if they are outlandish) 🔹Get clear and accept the boundary within yourself self (otherwise you can’t expect anyone else to uphold it 🔹Deliver your boundary with an open heart  Gratitude to one of my teachers, Kednra Cunov, who inspired the tips in this episode. Relevant to Today’s Episode: 🐍 Yoga for Self Mastery Course   Blog:  Solar Plexus Blocked Symptoms And How To Balance Instagram: @larkinyogatv Suggested Yoga Practice:  YOGA FOR BURNOUT | Women's Yoga Poses for Emotional Release   © 2023 Uplifted Yoga | BrettLarkin.com  

Ugh… that annoying “self care” word again. It’s overused. We know we should be doing it. But what is it really? Today, I attempt to dissect and lift the veil on what self care truly means (hint, it’s not just bubble baths). Listen and discover: 🔹The two-pronged “carrot and stick” approach to self care and how this relates back to the Yoga Sutras 🔹Why self care is an act of courage and not a luxury thing for the rich or “bougie”  🔹How an absence of self love manifests in toxic ways in our relationships 🔹How to have grace and compassion for yourself AND accountability and ownership   Go Deeper: 🐍 Yoga for Self Mastery Course 💗 Uplifted Membership Mentioned in this Episode: Vienna Pharaon The Origins of You Deepak Chopra Living in the Light Suggested Yoga Practice: Women’s Yoga for Emotional Release | YOGA FOR EMOTIONAL PAIN   Blog:  Yoga For Self Love: A Practice for Healing, Growth, and Transformation   Instagram: @larkinyogatv   © 2023 Uplifted Yoga | BrettLarkin.com  

Influencer burnout, overwhelm, childhood trauma, ketamine — no stone is left unturned in this juicy conversation with me and one of my yoga BFFs, Sarah Beth of Sarah Beth Yoga. Tune in to today’s episode to discover: 🔹 How to use your yoga practice to process and alchemize your past. 🔹 Why yoga helps with healing unresolved trauma, stress and hardship.  🔹 Where psychedelics can come into play. 🔹 Exactly what integrating these modalities looks like as a busy entrepreneur, yoga teacher, wife, and mom.  My friend Sarah Beth is the founder of the YouTube yoga phenomenon SarahBethYoga. Over the last twelve years, she has earned more than 1.5 million subscribers thanks to her 750 yoga videos and the wildly popular SarahBethYoga App. Sarah Beth is also married and the mother of two young boys and now the author of Trauma Alchemy a book on how to Transform Trauma, Stress & Hardship through Yoga (get it on Amazon here)   GUEST EXPERT: Sarah Beth Yoga | www.sarahbethyoga.com Not on my email list? Join to know when new episodes drop and I’ll send you my   Yoga Transformational Portal (How to make your yoga practice 2x more potent in 1/2 the time) for free as a gift. 🎁 Instagram: @larkinyogatv   © 2023 Uplifted Yoga | BrettLarkin.com  

Ever felt like you’ve unlocked a new level of happiness or success… only to have everything come crashing down around you? That’s because we self sabotage when we leave our energetic comfort zone. For many of us (sadly) we’re *more* comfortable with lower, negative vibrations than the higher ones we’re ascending toward. Today, we unpack how this works and learn concrete action-steps you can take to counteract self-sabotage. Discover: 🔹What self-sabotage is from an energetic perspective  🔹Why growth happens in an expansion contraction cycle (and why that’s normal)  🔹The trick of identifying your “too good worries” 🔹Discerning the “early tells” of your negative spiral and how to break the spiral    And so much more!   💮Sign Up Free: KALI YOGA CHALLENGE Get my Kali Guidebook as an instant download   Study this with me: ✨ Yoga for Self Mastery   Relevant Yoga Practice Women's Yoga for Emotional Balance | Yoga for Emotional Control   Instagram: @larkinyogatv   © 2023 Uplifted Yoga | BrettLarkin.com