Upon learning about and delving into the earthquake in Haiti, and specifically the lack of infrastructure within the area where the earthquake hit, and the lack of foundation to receive help, it forced me to look at what was going on in my ‘home’, my heart, my surroundings so that I could help create clarity HERE and NOW. Why HERE and NOW? I donated money. In fact, how could you not? It was made so easy to give, so very easy to give. You saw how fast the human heart can open up and offer. You al...
Feb 18, 2010•1 hr 45 min
I have to be very honest, winter is very challenging for me. I do my best to see all the goodness, I really do, but when winter begins, man does it kick my spiritual booty! I don't often have time to sit and meditate on my themes for my classes. I'm working on being more efficient in my themeing and conveying more of the Anusara Principles of Alignment ™ and Philosophy more clearly, but as I'm sure some of you teachers know this requires work, time and study. The clearer and simpler a teacher's ...
Dec 31, 2009•1 hr 27 min
Hello All! Here's a new one towards the end of the year! I know I know! It so has been forever. I will now officially stop apologizing. Here's all I have to say about my lack of posts...Hunter. If you don't know who that is..that's my 14 month old daughter. Anyway, This week's episode came about from a lot of your requests for some more meditation/relaxation type stuff. I decided to put this little imagery relaxation to strengthen the immune system as a little treat to get you through the flu se...
Dec 16, 2009•38 min
The voice mail that is played at the beginning of this episode is why I decided to do these episodes that I call Elsie's Yoga Kula. There is so much power to sharing your journey. This practice of yoga can take you to so many absolutely fabulous places, not only on the mat but off the mat. I know that my yoga practice opened up so much for me, in fact it was the catalyst for gigantic growth in my life, and I'm in no way talking about the poses. They are the icing on the cake :) They provided me ...
Oct 17, 2009•45 min
Ready to delve into the depth of your Heart? Yikes! One of my all times favorite themes to teach is Sankalpa, or Intention. This isn't a general intention, or a teeny tiny intention but your heart's truest wish, your deepest heart's desire embedded in the richness of your Self. I know that when I was first offered the opportunity to meditate, truly ponder my sankalpa, it began to shift me very deeply. In fact it was the mere asking of 'what is my intention' that facilitated living a more fulfill...
Sep 14, 2009•1 hr 31 min
A Level 2 Yoga class!!!!! How Do We Truly Know Anything? Man am I always a mess! Believe me, I do try to be neat...and tidy...and organized...but somehow I always end up with fantastic chaos all around me ;) The worst part about this is that I was like this BEFORE I welcomed my beloved baby, so now with her in the picture my chaos(mess) has escalated to new heights. The good thing is that as the mess escalates my need to find clarity also grows and thus came the theme for this week's yoga class ...
Aug 09, 2009•1 hr 28 min
The Yoga of Everyday Life and Podcasting! I honestly have tried to post and episode for almost a month. Every day I think about it. Every day I decide THIS is the day to get it all done. Every day the day ends, I'm exhausted and focusing on editing, writing, encoding and uploading is the last thing that my brain is capable of doing :( 3 years ago I began to publish this podcast. 3 years ago Elsie's Yoga Class: Live and Unplugged Podcasts came to life! So much has changed, and so much has stayed ...
Aug 03, 2009•19 min
This week's Yoga Class Online is a beginner yoga class Declare Your Freedom I had the opportunity to teach a yoga class at this year's Annual Mensa Gathering in Pittsburgh! It was quite an exciting experience. It's always such a treat to teach outside of the yoga studio, and it's also very exciting not knowing who is going to be showing up :) I was thrilled to see a pretty good outcome of between 20-25 people. The majority of them did not have yoga mats and quite a few of them weren't wearing wh...
Jul 07, 2009•1 hr 8 min
This is NOT a yoga class. This is episode 1 of a new facet of the podcast. More yoga classes comig up next week! Hello and welcome to the First episode of Elsie's Yoga Kula, where we share, cultivate relationship and deepen our yoga by entering the community of the heart, which is both your own heart, AND it's the heart manifesting as the company we keep. I've been talking a lot about getting new facet of the podcast up. And it's finally here! Some of you guys may have been listening for a while...
Jun 29, 2009•33 min
The Power of Fire Hunter and I got the opportunity to see fire at it's most powerful, as it blazed across the street from our home. I was in awe of watching it burn. I had a visceral reaction to the flames, as I felt it's strength and felt it's power of destruction deep into my bones. As much as this fire was destroying the building across the street, I also new that it was transforming not only the building, but the entire neighborhood. In Ayurveda, fire or Agni, is incredibly important. It is ...
Jun 15, 2009•1 hr 24 min
The Path of the Yogi Within Social Networks I’ve been on Twitter since the Spring of 2007, way before it became so CRAZY mainstream. When I first got on Twitter, there were only a handful of people that I had actually met face to face. In fact, the people on twitter that I interacted with were basically all from the podcasting/new media community and 90% of them where out of state or out of the country. There was not one person from my yoga community. That has now all changed. I would say in 200...
Jun 01, 2009•1 hr 14 min
Always doing SO many things at once.I know for myself it is very rare that I do just ONE thing at a time. Now being a Mom, it becomes even harder. The mind races from one place to the next, things become so cluttered and often times takes us away from our center. Practicing some asana and taking even just a few moments to pause quietly and feel can give us so much access to the vast wealth of steadiness that we all posses. When we see that steadiness, when we find the Center, we can make better ...
May 18, 2009•1 hr 17 min
Aligning and Re-Aligning My baby girl has recently started having solid food. She got constipated. One would imagine that the only thing that it would affect, would be her demeanor, as she was pretty uncomfortable. In fact, this constipation made other things come out of alignment. She was unable to process her food properly because nothing was really moving :( She threw up. A lot. This made me very worried, as she had never done that before! This is this week's yoga class theme. Listen to find ...
May 10, 2009•1 hr 16 min
I'm going to stop saying that I'm going to post more episodes more often. I absolutely don't know! Agh! Mind you, I'm now all set up technically, finally! I've been recording more consistently, so now it's just a about editing and posting :) I have recorded more than one class, and I'm refining my workflow so that I can TRULY post more episodes. I'm sure you all know by now, I'm a new Mom. My little baby is 7 months as I write this post. She has now settled into herself more, which is allowing m...
May 05, 2009•1 hr 20 min
Wooo hoooo Finally got a new episode up :) Please feel free to follow me on Twitter By Free Marketing Directory and to add me as a friend on Facebook! Also, you can leave me voice feedback at 310 651 6238 I would so love it :) This is my personal blog , little teeny bits and pieces of me. No long posts ;) This is a leve 1 (Basics) Yoga Class. This is a great class for yoga newbies....
Feb 03, 2009•1 hr 29 min
LISTEN TO THE PODCAST TO FIND OUT WHO WON THE MIGHTY JADE YOGA MAT !!!!! The winner must email me with their snail mail address, and color choice so that they can get the mat delivered straight to them :D New Contest! This time win an iPod Touch! Facebook Please Review Me in iTunes :D In this Level 1 Free Yoga Class: Seated Side Arm Stretches Hands and Knees Cat/Cow Stretches Downward Facing Dog Hands and Knees Alternate Limb Core work Downward Facing Dog Lunge into Straightening Front Leg into ...
Aug 23, 2008•1 hr 23 min
A Beginner's 1 hour Yoga Class. It's a whole new batch of students, and a whole new state I'm teaching in. Not my usual 'type' of class, but happy to be teaching again so much!!! I love it. Check out the full sequence, with new pictures (in the pics I'm 21 weeks pregnant) and follow along at www.elsiesyogakula.comAlso I'm giving a way a Jade Yoga Mat, just fill out a survey on my site :)Feedback 310 651 6238eyogaclass (at) gmail (dot) com
Jun 18, 2008•1 hr 7 min
Finally I posted a new episode!! This is a nice hip opener class so get to it! Episode 39: Spotlight Integrity You will need a yoga block for this or yoga blocks (towards the last quarter of the class) Wizzard.tv Jade Yoga Mat contest! There's a Jade Yoga mat just waiting for you! All you have to do is fill out the survey that you can access from my side bar or right below :) For all of you that happened to have filled out the survey before I announced the contest, please email me at eyogaclass ...
May 31, 2008•1 hr 30 min
Not a class, simply a video catching my listeners up with what is going on with Elsie's Yoga Kula. And some pretty stupendous news!!! Hope you enjoy. I would love to hear from you guys! eyogaclass@gmail.com
May 16, 2008•10 min
Yeay! Salute the Sun Easily! Hmmmmm Where has Elsie gone to you ask? Well, getting swallowed up by the Pittsburgh winter, if you must know :( I have been unable to even have an opportunity to practice regularly let alone find somewhere to teach. It's been a very challenging for me now that I have a full time 9-5 job. I now spend all of that time infront of a computer! And it's been so cold and dreary that I have not wanted to step into anything other than my yummy home and sleep. I have become a...
Mar 14, 2008•4 min
A fun and inventive short vinayasa sequence, which is actually done in Episode 33 Happy Valentine's Day!!! I keep telling you guys this, but I'm still not teaching publicly, so I cannot post any new yoga classes for you guys :( But I do have one that I just found!!! I just have to take more pics for it, as there are some things that are new, and may be a bit confusing ;) but fun, fun, fun! I hope to get an actual class up next week! Yipee!!! So, my way of kinda dealing with this issue is providi...
Feb 14, 2008•4 min
A short video demonstrating Handstand Splits at the wall. I originally made this video to supplement episode 33 :)I will be publishing the second video for this class next week!Hope you enjoyPlease leave me feedback at eyogaclass@gmail.comor call me 310 651 6238 and leave me a message. I love that stuffOf course reviews on iTunes are so greatly appreciated
Feb 01, 2008•3 min
Wow! a 65 minute Yogic Sleep, of course relaxation. Yoga Nidra coming your way! I had such a great time recording this Yoga Nidra! Experience deep yogic sleep. It's a great practice for unwinding and truly diving into the depth of unconsciousness. So fun :D ALL MUSIC IN THE PODCAST BY VIC HENNEGAN intro song: Movin' from the Pure Creative Spirit CD yoga nidra music: Gaya from the Desert God CD I'm not a yoga nidra expert by any means. I had a experience during a Yoga Therapist teacher training t...
Jan 25, 2008•1 hr 21 min
A supplement Video Podcast, focusing on a variation of Pincha Mayurasana (feather of a peacock) with a different foundation-Head Stand arms. this specific pose is done in Episode 31 of Elsie's Yoga Class Live and Unplugged PodcastI decided to release this on my feed given the fact that I don't really have a chance to teach publicly (as of now :( ) Would love feedback!Let me know310 621 6238
Jan 21, 2008•4 min
A 13 minute Deep Yogic Body Relaxation with an 8 min intro with feedback ;) enjoy! Something new! Since I still don't have a public class and therefore no "live yoga class" I decided to do a sweet full body relaxation. Listen up and enjoy allowing the body to let go and release :) I would so enjoy any sort of feedback from you guys! Especially letting me know if you like this sort of thing, 'cause I tell you chillin' and the 'slow' is where it's at ;) FEEDBACK 310 651 6238...
Jan 11, 2008•31 min
emotionally charged Level 1 90 min Yoga class! This was my last class, that I taught in Los Angeles before moving permanently to Pittsburgh PA. So much beauty. So much love. Listen up and give me feedback :)310 651 6238eyogaclass@gmail.com
Dec 23, 2007•1 hr 35 min
From Pittsburgh! 1 hr, strong fast paced Level 2 class, recycled from last December (previously #20) Check it! It's a good one to do after or before xmas shopping.....down doguttanasana/ardha uttanasana x 3tadasana with parvatasana arms1/2 sun salutations x 3sun salutation X 3Crescent PoseParsvakonasanaOn right leg only!Monkey LungeVira I/Vira IICrescent Pose/Lunge twistArdha Chandrasana/TrikonasanaVashistasanaUttanasana/Utkatasana into twisting UtkatasanaOn the left side!Monkey LungeVira I/Vira...
Dec 03, 2007•1 hr 3 min
Special Elsie news! Level 1-2, 85 min class. Very slow and methodical because there were a lot of injuries in class that needed to be addressed. Focused and very good. Give it a go when you feel you need time and patience :) Check out www.elsiesyogakula.com for the sequence and a corresponding knee therapeutics video! Tulsi Tea Link To Facebook Elsie Tired Video Dancing Yogini She Yogini...
Nov 17, 2007•1 hr 36 min
1 hr strong Level 1-2 Class. Great for no time restrictions. Live in your heart. Step in there and work :) It's so worth it. Hillary's Yoga Practice Mudra Moments Facebook Group
Nov 03, 2007•1 hr 1 min
Great Level 1 80 min class for beginners. One of my favorite themes to teach :) Review me in iTunes if you have moment guys! Pretty please :)310 651 6238 Come watch "Touch the Names" at: Follow me at: www.praptiyoga.com Opening Night Pictures on:...
Oct 21, 2007•1 hr 28 min
