intelligent edge yoga

A yoga primer for new students. This episode is for you to share with people you think would benefit from a yoga practice, but maybe need to hear it from someone else. It might also be of interest for yoga teachers to hear how you can speak to the benefits of yoga to people who aren't on the yoga train yet.

In this week's episode, I answer a lot of the questions that come my way from students in class and teacher training. I explore certain cues, alternatives and engagement approaches to the poses Happy Baby, Bridge, standing balances, gate pose variation and Shoulderstand poses.

Book recommendations! I'm always being asked what I'm reading or what I'd recommend on particular topics, so I plucked three well-loved books off my shelves on Ayurveda, Yoga and Anatomy and tell you what's great about them, including some of my favourite passages and information.

So cool! Tiffany Cruikshank agreed to chat with me about what it's like being one of the best known yoga teachers on the international circuit, her teacher training levels of Yoga Medicine, her history and future of teaching, and Traditional Chinese Medicine.

We don’t need to look further than a stereotype to know that vegetarianism and yoga share the same company. This week's episode examines the Hindu roots of vegetarianism and yoga, why or why not vegetarianism for the yogic path, as well as a trip through a few Ayurvedic ideas on juice fasting and Tantra!

Meet the wise and lovely Barrie Risman: a yoga teacher and mentor in Quebec whose teaching journey of over 20 years has taken her through studio ownership, a strong commitment to doing the work, and being of service through the World Spine Care Yoga Project.

Yoga has a lifestyle science, Ayurveda - the "wisdom of life" - that helps us individualize our yoga and wellness plans. I talk a little bit about the history of Ayurveda, a couple of its central concepts, and offer an unorthodox dosha ("constitution") quiz if you've ever wondered about your yoga psychology profile.

We routinely upgrade our yoga software with reading, classes and training, and this conversation with my friend, dallas delahunt, is all about how our experience informs the changing of our opinions.

Some teachers love to teach to music, others feel strongly that silence is best for the mind. This episode covers the practicalities of teaching to music as well as the benefits of silence for the mind.

A conversation with dallas delahunt, former owner of studio330 and general yoga powerhouse, about accessible yoga. Helpful for yoga teachers and students to think about what experience they're looking for in a yoga posture practice. We dive into what makes a class more accessible and how we can individually hone our methods to suit the needs of the community we are teaching in.

The benefits of less, and not in a minimalist design or ascetic way, but a consideration of what we need to take away to be centred in ourselves. A yogic, Ayurvedic, and spiritual relationship lens on a topic pertinent to those of us who are so blessed to have too much, or are struggling under the burden of things we love and from which should part ways.

There are a few things about yoga asana (posture) practice that I consider an advanced level of attentiveness, and we don't often have time to cover them in class. Learn a little bit about how your breath, eyes, hands and feet are influencing your practice.

Welcome to Intelligent Edge Yoga, the podcast: Yoga and Ayurveda conversations for smart, compassionate practice. I'm Kathryn Anne Flynn, speaking to you from Ottawa, Canada, my home base for full time teaching and living yoga. This podcast is to offer a platform for the variety of topics relevant to yoga, a deeper dive than I can provide in class. I’m going to explore themes and practices of yoga and Ayurveda. Along the way, I’ll be chatting with yogis and Ayurvedic practitioners to hear what they’re doing in their corner of the universe. Launching soon! Make sure you subscribe to stay informed.