The Uplifted Yoga Podcast

If you have a hard time saying no without feeling guilty, this is the episode for you! Today we get to talk to Reiki master teacher and yin yoga teacher Kristi Kuttner about self-care as inner work, not just outer -- starting with how to say no without apologizing! We also discuss finding the balance between self-discipline and self-care, and tips and tricks for getting on the mat, without pushing yourself. Learn how to fit self-care into your yoga practice, and give your body what it needs without overdoing it. --- Kristi is the founder of Sittin' Pretty Still, which sells beautiful and unique products that encourage you to practice self-care, meditation and yoga. Sittin' Pretty Still carries hand-poured clean burning soy candles with a secret positive mantra inside and luxurious star-shaped meditation cushions made from vibrant high-end fabrics that are the perfect shape to support your hips and spine. She is also a certified yin yoga and meditation instructor, Reiki master teacher and a nap activist! Kristi teaches weekly classes in La Jolla, CA and leads trainings and workshops in Reiki energy healing and yin yoga. She loves to help people "Pause frequently and smile often.”   Special Guest: Kristi Kuttner www.sittinprettystill.com IG @sittinprettystill   Creator & Host: Brett Larkin http://www.brettlarkin.com/   Sound Engineer: Zach Cooper www.zmcmusic.tumblr.com   Producer: Benn Mendelson www.sivanaspirit.com www.sivanapodcast.com   Please consider leaving us a rating or review on iTunes! Not sure how? Follow the steps at www.sivanaspirit.com/review   Use code TAKE25 for $25 off anything in your shopping cart at SivanaSpirit.com – new customers only

What is gluten? What’s it affect on each dosha? Examine the gluten-free diet from a yogic perspective with ayurvedic practitioner Akshata Sheelvant. We cover: Why gluten is heavy to digest. How eliminating gluten for certain body-types could eliminate the good bacteria in your gut. A simple checklist of things to consider when thinking about going gluten free. If you’re interested in Ayurveda, you’ll love diving deeper in this episode. --- Akshata (Akee) Sheelvant is an Ayurveda/Yoga Lifestyle Consultant living in Phoenix, USA. She is a RYT certified yoga teacher studied with Yogrishi Vishvketu in Rishikesh, India. Akshata is also a disciple of her Guru Paramahansa Yogananda and has been practicing his yoga & meditation teachings for more than 20 years. Akshata has used the scientific wisdom of classical Ayurveda and practice of authentic Hatha Yoga to successfully regulated her hypothyroidism without any medication or hormones.  The saying 'let food be thy medicine' is a living mantra in her personal life, she brings her practical knowledge of Ayurveda and Yoga in her 1-1 consultations, online webinars, workshops. Her forte is crafting multi-cuisine nutritiously delicious "food-medicine" which is customized to clients unique body constitution. She specializes in helping her clients for endocrine health, diabetes management, weight issues, hormone balance, digestive issues.   Special Guest: Akshata Sheelvant Website: https://www.jeevalifestyle.com/ Gluten Free Sivana Package: https://www.jeevalifestyle.com/gluten-glutenfree Dosha Karma Dharma Podcast: www.goo.gl/z6Ha3T   Creator & Host: Brett Larkin http://www.brettlarkin.com/   Sound Engineer: Zach Cooper www.zmcmusic.tumblr.com   Producer: Benn Mendelson www.sivanaspirit.com www.sivanapodcast.com   Please consider leaving us a rating or review on iTunes! Not sure how? Follow the steps at www.sivanaspirit.com/review   Screenshot your review and send it to info@brettlarkin.com and I’ll send you my favorite affirmations and journaling prompts as a free PDF! Thanks for your support!   Use code TAKE25 for $25 off anything in your shopping cart at SivanaSpirit.com – new customers only

If you’re not euphoric about how AMAZING Savasana feels, listen up! Lying on your mat is sometimes NOT enough. In this episode, I share all my tips on how to have an earth-shatteringly, sumptuous Savasana experience. This is based on weeks of trail and error in my own practice. We talk about props, pillows, blankets, hacks, anatomical tricks, music, scents and so much more. YOU deserve an orgasmic Savasana experience every day of your life. Here’s how to get there! --- Brett is the founder of Uplifted Yoga, an online yoga and meditation community empowering students to personalize their practice and ignite their best life - on and off the mat. She’s instructed at top studios, companies like Google and Pinterest, and leads the world’s most interactive Online Yoga Teacher Training program. She teaches to a social media following of over 300K people. Her content on Youtube is streamed for 3 million minutes each month. Learn more at BrettLarkin.com   Creator & Host: Brett Larkin http://www.brettlarkin.com/   Sound Engineer: Zach Cooper www.zmcmusic.tumblr.com   Producer: Benn Mendelson www.sivanaspirit.com www.sivanapodcast.com   Please consider leaving us a rating or review on iTunes! Not sure how? Follow the steps at www.sivanaspirit.com/review   Screenshot your review and send it to info@brettlarkin.com and I’ll send you my favorite affirmations and journaling prompts as a free PDF! Thanks for your support!   Use code TAKE25 for $25 off anything in your shopping cart at SivanaSpirit.com – new customers only

You’re probably familiar with the idea of bringing yoga off the mat and into your personal life and relationships, but can we also bring yoga philosophy into the office?! Today, Awilda Rivera – yoga teacher, coach, and former lawyer – unpacks each of the yamas and niyamas with creative ideas on how to bring these concepts into your workday. These concepts can drastically improve your corporate life, even if you hate your job! We cover: Each of the Yamas and Niyamas. How to practice them in an office setting. How to initiate a career change with positive appreciation for your current job. Listen to learn more.  ---   Awilda Rivera is a yoga teacher, success coach, spiritual advisor and former lawyer. Learn more at www.AwildaRivera.com   Special Guest: Awilda Rivera www.AwildaRivera.com   Creator & Host: Brett Larkin http://www.brettlarkin.com/   Sound Engineer: Zach Cooper www.zmcmusic.tumblr.com   Producer: Benn Mendelson www.sivanaspirit.com www.sivanapodcast.com   Please consider leaving us a rating or review on iTunes! Not sure how? Follow the steps at www.sivanaspirit.com/review   Use code TAKE25 for $25 off anything in your shopping cart at SivanaSpirit.com – new customers only

Pitta and Vata types, this episode is for you! Are you addicted to information? Accomplishing things? Always moving? Very hard on yourself? In this episode, I break down how to overcome the constant need to DO, and how to drop into a flow state through slowing down and trusting yourself that it’s OK to do less.  Surprisingly, just a tiny but of nourishment can go a long way. --- Brett is the founder of Uplifted Yoga, an online yoga and meditation community empowering students to personalize their practice and ignite their best life - on and off the mat. She’s instructed at top studios, companies like Google and Pinterest, and leads the world’s most interactive Online Yoga Teacher Training program. She teaches to a social media following of over 300K people. Her content on Youtube is streamed for 2 million minutes each month. Learn more at BrettLarkin.com   Creator & Host: Brett Larkin http://www.brettlarkin.com/   Sound Engineer: Zach Cooper www.zmcmusic.tumblr.com   Producer: Benn Mendelson www.sivanaspirit.com www.sivanapodcast.com   Please consider leaving us a rating or review on iTunes! Not sure how? Follow the steps at www.sivanaspirit.com/review   Screenshot your review and send it to info@brettlarkin.com and I’ll send you my favorite affirmations and journaling prompts as a free PDF! Thanks for your support!   Use code TAKE25 for $25 off anything in your shopping cart at SivanaSpirit.com – new customers only

“Yoga can be a spiritual pressure cooker!” says today’s guest, Awilda Rivera. If you’ve cried, lost your temper or experienced intense emotions as your practice, it’s OK! Awilda shares with us her top three tips on how to coach ourselves through those rough moments in class. Commitment, patience and humor all play a role. This episode outlines the exact techniques you can try.    ---   Awilda Rivera is a yoga teacher, success coach, spiritual advisor and former lawyer. Learn more at www.AwildaRivera.com   Special Guest: Awilda Rivera www.AwildaRivera.com   Creator & Host: Brett Larkin http://www.brettlarkin.com/   Sound Engineer: Zach Cooper www.zmcmusic.tumblr.com   Producer: Benn Mendelson www.sivanaspirit.com www.sivanapodcast.com   Please consider leaving us a rating or review on iTunes! Not sure how? Follow the steps at www.sivanaspirit.com/review Use code TAKE25 for $25 off anything in your shopping cart at SivanaSpirit.com – new customers only

Ever feel overwhelmed by the incredible amount of content on the Sivana Podcast? Me too! This show features so many amazing experts with so many gold-nuggets of wisdom. I’ve conducted over 100 interviews! I decided to create a summary episode of the top ten lifestyle changes I’ve personally made as a result of the Sivana podcast. I’m a busy wife, mother, entrepreneur and yogini. These are all things I’ve actually been able to integrate into my life consistently. If I can do it, you can too! Get ready to hear about my favorite episodes, favorite takeaways, and the best advice I’ve received on this show. Listen now! --- Brett is the founder of Uplifted Yoga, an online yoga and meditation community empowering students to personalize their practice and ignite their best life - on and off the mat. She’s instructed at top studios, companies like Google and Pinterest, and leads the world’s most interactive Online Yoga Teacher Training program. She teaches to a social media following of over 300K people. Her content on Youtube is streamed for 2 million minutes each month. Learn more at BrettLarkin.com   Creator & Host: Brett Larkin http://www.brettlarkin.com/   Sound Engineer: Zach Cooper www.zmcmusic.tumblr.com   Producer: Benn Mendelson www.sivanaspirit.com www.sivanapodcast.com   Please consider leaving us a rating or review on iTunes! Not sure how? Follow the steps at www.sivanaspirit.com/review   Screenshot your review and send it to info@brettlarkin.com and I’ll send you my favorite affirmations and journaling prompts as a free PDF! Thanks for your support!   Use code TAKE25 for $25 off anything in your shopping cart at SivanaSpirit.com – new customers only

Do you have an entrepreneurial mindset or an employee mindset? Find out in today’s episode with the “Fairy Godmother of Coaches,” Carolin Soldo. She and her team help healers go from ZERO to FULL-TIME INCOME in less than 4 months. Many health coaches, yoga teachers and spiritual advisors encounter resistance around charging a lot of for their services. Yet according to Carolin, it’s better for coaches and clients when you charge MORE. We cover: How to get comfortable with charging more. How to embrace risk. How much to save vs spend when it comes to your business. We discuss why Carolin’s not a fan of affirmations, as well as the scariest thing she ever did in her business (yikes!). If you’re a coach, teacher or are considering one day pursuing the entrepreneurial path, this episode is a must-listen! --- Carolin has been called “The Fairy Godmother of Coaches” for no other reason than her years of experience, deep expertise, and love for her international coaching community. With over 10 years of experience, she has cracked the code to helping clients go from ZERO to FULL-TIME INCOME in less than 4 months and break through the Million Dollar Mark. Not only that, Carolin has helped build numerous multi-7 figure businesses, including her own international Coaching Company. She’s helped clients leave their jobs, become their own boss, and most importantly do the work they love every day. With her team of over 14 coaches and experts, Carolin’s company has worked with thousands of clients from around the world including the US, Canada, UK, Germany, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Italy, Holland, Netherlands, France, and more.   Special Guest: Carolin Soldo http://www.carolinsoldo.com/   Creator & Host: Brett Larkin http://www.brettlarkin.com/   Sound Engineer: Zach Cooper www.zmcmusic.tumblr.com   Producer: Benn Mendelson www.sivanaspirit.com www.sivanapodcast.com   Please consider leaving us a rating or review on iTunes! Not sure how? Follow the steps at www.sivanaspirit.com/review   Screenshot your review and send it to info@brettlarkin.com and I’ll send you my favorite affirmations and journaling prompts as a free PDF! Thanks for your support!

So, you love Kirtan -- do you think you might want to be a Kirtan leader? You don’t have to be an expert in Western or Indian music to get started! In the second part of our two-part Kirtan series, Mike Cohen dives deep into the creating your own Kirtan songs, how he teaches Kirtan, and how simple and fast it is to start playing Harmonium. We also get to hear more about Mike’s background in Kirtan, and the intense lineage of his practice! We also talk about how the Kirtan Leader Institute trains spiritually rooted Kirtan leaders, teaching everything from basic musicianship to touring and writing albums. --- Founder of the Boulder, CO based Kirtan Leader Institute, Mike Cohen has trained and apprenticed hundreds of Kirtan Leaders across the world since 2010, from total beginners to students he helped create and release original chant Kirtan albums. Mike guides his students to launch their home chant practices, share Kirtan with others, lead bands, build thriving chant communities, write compelling original music, tour, play at festivals, create beautiful Kirtan albums and transform who they are being in the world.  You can find out more info at www.MikeCohenKirtan.com.   Special Guest: Mike Cohen www.MikeCohenKirtan.com   Those who want to learn to chant at home can access the details on our 3-Session Summer Special at https://www.facebook.com/events/2074419922828384/ and register here - https://tickets.brightstarevents.com/event/launch-your-home-chant-practice-summer-special Use Promo Code "SUMMER SPECIAL" for a $49 discount!   How to Buy a Harmonium and not a Headache   Creator & Host: Brett Larkin http://www.brettlarkin.com/   Sound Engineer: Zach Cooper www.zmcmusic.tumblr.com   Producer: Benn Mendelson www.sivanaspirit.com www.sivanapodcast.com   Please consider leaving us a rating or review on iTunes! Not sure how? Follow the steps at www.sivanaspirit.com/review

For those of you want to find out what Kirtan is, or are intimidated by singing Kirtan, this is the episode for you! Mike Cohen, founder of the Boulder, CO-based Kirtan Institute, teaches us about this ancient practice of singing mantras in part one of a two-part series. We’ll hear Mike’s unique perspective as a Kirtan leader about the energetic effects of Kirtan, how he makes mantras more accessible, and how Kirtan connects us to community. From the origins of Kirtan and its place in a Bhakti yoga practice to the power of Kirtan as a tool for moving away from ego, this episode will absolutely convince you to try Kirtan if you haven’t already! ---   Founder of the Boulder, CO based Kirtan Leader Institute, Mike Cohen has trained and apprenticed hundreds of Kirtan Leaders across the world since 2010, from total beginners to students he helped create and release original chant Kirtan albums. Mike guides his students to launch their home chant practices, share Kirtan with others, lead bands, build thriving chant communities, write compelling original music, tour, play at festivals, create beautiful Kirtan albums and transform who they are being in the world.  You can find out more info at www.MikeCohenKirtan.com.   Special Guest: Mike Cohen www.MikeCohenKirtan.com   Those who want to learn to chant at home can access the details on our 3-Session Summer Special at https://www.facebook.com/events/2074419922828384/ and register here - https://tickets.brightstarevents.com/event/launch-your-home-chant-practice-summer-special Use Promo Code "SUMMER SPECIAL" for a $49 discount!   How to Buy a Harmonium and not a Headache   Creator & Host: Brett Larkin http://www.brettlarkin.com/   Sound Engineer: Zach Cooper www.zmcmusic.tumblr.com   Producer: Benn Mendelson www.sivanaspirit.com www.sivanapodcast.com   Please consider leaving us a rating or review on iTunes! Not sure how? Follow the steps at www.sivanaspirit.com/review