Protecting the Sovereign: The Wisdom of the Pericardium
Protecting the Sovereign: What the Heart and Pericardium Teach Us About Staying Open I’ve been thinking a lot about protection lately. Not the armour-up, shut-it-down kind, but the wise, discerning kind. The kind that lets love in while keeping chaos at bay. And it turns out Chinese medicine has been exploring this exact tension for thousands of years through the relationship between the heart and the pericardium. This is the last episode of our season (summer break, I’ll be back … Read More
What Makes You Qualified to Teach Yin Yoga
Are You Actually Qualified to Teach Yin Yoga? Or does a certificate just give you permission to begin? I’ve been thinking a lot about this lately, and honestly it was sparked by a comment I saw in a Yin Yoga Network Group. Someone had mentioned they were “already certified to teach Yin,” and that phrase just sat with me. Already certified. As if Yin Yoga is something you can complete. So let’s talk about it. A Certificate Might Give … Read More
Knee Pain and Yin Yoga: What Teachers Need to Know
Knee Pain and Yin Yoga: What Every Teacher (and Student) Needs to Know Okay, I’m going to be real with you from the jump. This episode was personal. Like, really personal. I’ve been dealing with my own knee stuff lately, getting X-rays, going to physio, wearing knee braces to my teacher trainings, and even scooting to the studio on an electric scooter like a very determined five-year-old. So when I brought back physiotherapist and Yoga teacher Beth Coyne Lewis to … Read More
Yin Yoga and Hip Pain: What Teachers Should Know
What Yin Yoga Teachers Should Know About Hips- with Beth Coyne Lewis I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Beth Coyne Lewis, a recently retired physiotherapist, multi-trained Yin Yoga teacher, and someone who has lived experience with both a knee replacement and a hip repair. It made for one of those conversations I wish every Yoga teacher could hear. We started talking because someone in the Yin Yoga Network Facebook group asked a question about knees and  hips. … Read More
Yin Therapy with Emrik Suichies
What is Yin Therapy I recently had the most fascinating conversation with Emrik Suichies, a Yin Yoga teacher and therapist based between the Netherlands and Hungary, and honestly? I’m still processing everything he shared. If you’ve been in the Yoga world for a while, you’ve probably noticed that most of our training programs follow a pretty familiar formula. You clock your hours, you study your anatomy, and if you’re really committed, maybe you pursue a 500-hour certification or some form … Read More
Yin Yoga Lessons: Learning to Stay
Yin Yoga Lessons: Learning to Stay We’ve Forgotten How to Stay I’ve been thinking a lot lately about something we’ve quietly lost as a culture: the ability to just stay. To be present. To sit with a moment without immediately reaching for a distraction. And honestly? Yin Yoga has been one of the most powerful teachers I’ve found for getting that back. In this episode of the Yin Yoga Podcast, I explore what it actually means to stay, why … Read More
Bernie Clark – Prana One Breath Many Worlds
Prana One Breath Many Worlds Bernie Clarks Most Recent Book! What Is Prana, Really? My Conversation with Bernie Clark I’ve been wanting to sit down again with Bernie Clark for a long time, so when I finally got him on Zoom for not one but two conversations, I was pretty pumped. This is part two of our chat dove deep into his newest book, Prana: One Breath, Many Worlds and honestly? I cannot stop recommending this book. Check out … Read More
What We’re Not Talking About in Yin Yoga (but should be)
What We’re Not Talking About in Yin Yoga (But Should Be) There’s a lot we talk about in Yin Yoga. We talk about fascia. About long holds. About flexibility and stillness and the nervous system. We talk about meridians and mindfulness and learning to slow down. And while all of those conversations can be valuable, I sometimes wonder if they’ve also become the easier conversations to have. Because underneath all of that, there’s another layer of Yin practice that often … Read More
Bernie Clark Answers Your Questions
What I Learned Chatting With Bernie Clark (For Way Too Long) Okay, so Bernie Clark came back on the podcast and answered your questions (and surprise, we talked for way too long.) Long enough that I had to split it into two episodes. Again. If you know Bernie, you know that’s just how it goes, and honestly? I wouldn’t have it any other way. This first part was all about answering questions, ones that you all sent in, about Yin … Read More
The Quiet Shift: From Yin Yoga Instructor to Teacher & Guide
I’ve been teaching since 2004, and honestly? For a long time, I was instructing, not teaching. There’s a difference, and it took me years to fully feel it. In the Yin Yoga world especially, the shift from instructor to teacher is subtle. It’s not the moment you nail your anatomy cues or finally master a flawless sequence. It’s something quieter than that. The Class That Changed Everything One of my earliest memories of that switch was the day I showed … Read More