Join podcast host Micaela for this week's episode of Heartfelt Consciousness featuring Elissa Croslin! Elissa teaches in person for My Vinyasa Practice and act as studio support. She became a certified yoga teacher while the world was shut down so her journey looked a bit different. She also began teaching during this same time. She walks us through what all of this looked like for her, what some of her challenges were, and, ultimately, why her online teacher training was exactly what she needed...
Apr 18, 2022•45 min
Join podcast host Micaela for this week's episode of Heartfelt Consciousness featuring Nina Berti! Nina does online content support for My Vinyasa Practice and LOVES to travel. She follows her heart to desired destinations, holding space for her personal practice in all it's iterations, and surrendering to her experience. Use code PODCAST for 30% off All MVP Courses (see our most popular courses below!) Use code PODCAST 50% off your first month on the MVP App 200hr Vinyasa YTT 200hr Hatha YTT 30...
Apr 11, 2022•43 min
Join podcast host Micaela for this week's episode of Heartfelt Consciousness featuring Sue Goodly! Sue is an online yoga teacher and Peer Support Representative for My Vinyasa Practice. She is passionate about sharing the message that yoga is for everyone. She believes that yoga is the journey to the self and one that everyone is capable of taking. Use code PODCAST for 30% off All MVP Courses (see our most popular courses below!) Use code PODCAST 50% off your first month on the MVP App 200hr Vin...
Apr 04, 2022•37 min
Join podcast host Micaela for this week's episode of Heartfelt Consciousness featuring Stephanie Torres! Stephanie is an online teacher for My Vinyasa Practice and manages the Online Studio. Stephanie talks to us a bit about her yoga practice, existing in wellness spaces with an invisible disability and more! Use code PODCAST for 30% off All MVP Courses (see our most popular courses below!) Use code PODCAST 50% off your first month on the MVP App 200hr Vinyasa YTT 200hr Hatha YTT 300hr YTT 500hr...
Mar 28, 2022•48 min
Join podcast host Micaela for this week's episode of Heartfelt Consciousness, Mindful Homeschooling with Kara Haschke. Kara talks to us a bit about what it's like to parent teens, her experience homeschooling her four children (all at the same time!), how she found her yoga practice and how essential mindfulness has been to her journey as a parent. Thanks for listening! Use code PODCAST for 30% off All MVP Courses (see our most popular courses below!) Use code PODCAST 50% off your first month on...
Mar 21, 2022•41 min
Join podcast host Micaela for this week's episode of Heartfelt Consciousness, Mindful Parenting with Candice Carbonell! Candice is a member of My Vinyasa Practice's Peer Support Team. She teaches yoga, facilitates sound healing and guided meditations, and is a parent. Use code PODCAST for 30% off All MVP Courses (see our most popular courses below!) Use code PODCAST 50% off your first month on the MVP App 200hr Vinyasa YTT 200hr Hatha YTT 300hr YTT 500hr YTT Tantra YTT Applied Yoga...
Mar 14, 2022•59 min
Join podcast host, Micaela, as she chats with My Vinyasa Practice teacher Kris. Kris shares a bit about her journey through pregnancy, her preparation for birth, and how her yoga practice has supported her along the way. Use code PODCAST for 30% off All MVP Courses (see our most popular courses below!) Use code PODCAST 50% off your first month on the MVP App 200hr YTT 300hr YTT 500hr YTT Applied Yoga...
Mar 07, 2022•41 min
Your Chakra Coach returns - Sarah Bright! On todays episode I thought we'd look back at what we did this year in terms of improving our physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual wellness through our chakra work and other modalities. How was your year? Let's look back and find the bright spots and then shine that light on where we can go in the future. As always, check out Sarah's website and podcast !...
Feb 28, 2022•19 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Living the dream, one breath at a time. Mom, yogi, jiu jitsu martial artist. Enjoying my journey in this world, sharing my yoga with whoever I can. Practicing self compassion with myself and others. Check out all of MVP courses including the ones Amy is taking here !
Feb 21, 2022•12 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Hello friends! Today's guest is Denise Perry -Denise Perry is a Yoga & Meditation Teacher, Energetic Healer, Spiritual Mentor, and Studio Director of Yoga Nook. She believes there's no perfect practice - only the perfect practice for today. Denise became a teacher to support others with their journey to reconnect with themselves, in body, mind, and heart.. She hopes to help students connect with the moment and fall in love with themselves again. Check out her offerings at Yoga Nook !...
Feb 14, 2022•16 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Maire’s yoga journey began years ago, looking to connect with and discover her true self. Once she sat on a cushion and stood on a mat she knew this was where she was meant to be. Her asana practice changed over the years from high energy to mindful awareness. As her personal exploration of the sutras deepened, so did her desire to teach. Sharing her knowledge and love for yoga led her to complete several teacher trainings, Maire is an E-RYT 500 and an author of a 200hr YTT. Her students and fel...
Feb 07, 2022•16 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Zach Beach is an internationally yoga teacher, best-selling author (The Seven Lessons of Love), poet, love coach, and founder of The Heart Center love school and host of the Learn to Love Podcast. Committed to building a world based on unconditional love and connection, Zach regularly leads retreats, workshops, and transformational trainings on opening the heart and discovering our loving nature. Check out his website here for all the offerings. Hope you enjoy this heart centered episode! Be wel...
Jan 31, 2022•21 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Ana Pilar Cruz, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500, RYT 200, has been teaching yoga in Austin, Texas since 2001 and has been training yoga teachers since 2006 at both 200 and 500 hour levels in the United States and abroad and was grandfathered into the International Association of Yoga Therapist, receiving her C-IAYT designation in recognition of her specialized client work in adaptive structural therapeutics. We talk today about her journey with yoga and the new training that is available Tantra Yoga !...
Jan 24, 2022•19 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Hey friends! Today we speak with Ana Ramirez, MVP's student of the month from November. Ana Ramirez is a certified 200hr YTT yoga teacher, runner, Zumba instructor, and fitness and wellness advocate, she has studies in mindfulness and meditation. She organizes workshops focused on learning and integrating mindfulness and intentional skills, and recently she created a project to empower women through fitness and wellness called The Fit Girl Movement. Check out her social media links below for mor...
Jan 17, 2022•14 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Today my guest is Annie Dunhof, the founder of Enga Unite. Enga Unite is an online language and yoga school for multilingual yoga teachers that want to teach internationally; online and abroad. At Enga, we help you improve your use of English for your yoga classes and conversations so that you can increase the quality of your teaching and serve your students with your own yoga services. Enga offers educational materials and teaching practice are designed to help you: Learn and practice the teach...
Jan 10, 2022•12 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Dr. Michelle R. Hannah, through her life's medical challenges and overwhelming love for humanity, the health, emotional well-being of people and commitment to living authentically- is among the most influential women today. Check out her site for more information.
Jan 03, 2022•23 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Hello and welcome to Heartfelt Consciousness! Today my guest is Chris Plourde a Los Angeles based Conscious Performance Coach, Consultant, Speaker and Mind Body Instructor with over 20 years of experience. Chris has traveled both nationally and internationally speaking, Educating on the physical, mental and emotional aspects of wellness & life.
Dec 27, 2021•13 min
Hello Friends! Today's guest is Amanda Strojny. Amanda provides yoga teachers, healers and spiritual creatives with the tools needed to achieve financial freedom. The idea of financial accountability and creating a profitable future is overwhelming. Amanda understands both sides of the business and helps bridge this gap on the path to achieving holistic success. For more information on Amanda, check out her website ...
Dec 20, 2021•13 min•Season 1Ep. 45
Hello friends! Today my guest is Dr. Catherine Uram. She started as a conventional doctor who did further training to integrate alternative/natural/holistic therapies into practice. She has trained in sacred healing modalities from all over the world and it’s her passion to help people awaken to their true calling + contribution in this new era of humanity. To get in touch with Catherine, you may visit her website for more information....
Dec 13, 2021•21 min•Season 1Ep. 44
Hi Friends! Thanks for being here! Today's guest is Dana Skoglund. She is an Ayurvedic lifestyle coach, life coach and Yoga teacher with over 1,000 hours of teacher trainings under her belt. Today we talk about her journey with yoga and Ayurveda, and how she was able to transform during the pandemic. If you would like more information on Dana, please check out her website for more information!
Dec 06, 2021•14 min•Season 1Ep. 45
Today I speak with Claudia Gutzunman, who seems to have herself in everything. She is a professional advertising photographer, certified MidLife Coach & End of Life Doula and Yogi. We have a really interesting conversation about how she has integrated these tools in her life. If you are interested in learning more about Claudia check out her website .
Nov 29, 2021•14 min•Season 1Ep. 44
Hello friends! Thanks for listening to an all new episode today! My guest is Kristen Manieri, a certified habits coach and a mindfulness teacher, as well as the author of Better Daily Mindfulness Habits: Simple Changes with Lifelong Impact (Rockridge Press: 2021). She specializes in: stress reduction, energy management, mindset, resilience, habit formation, rest rituals, and self-care. We have a lovely conversation of how to live mindfully. If you would like to learn more of what Kristen has to ...
Nov 22, 2021•16 min•Season 1Ep. 43
Hey friends! Todays guest is Cathy Nesbitt a HUGE Health and Wellness Advocate, the Founder of Cathy’s Crawly Composters (est 2002), Cathy’s Sprouters and Cathy’s Laughter Club (which we mainly dive into today - and I have to say Cathy's laugh is infectious.) She is a multi award-winning environmental innovator who uses workshops and inspirational speaking to motivate people to live a more sustainable life. Check out her website to check out the Chuckle Club, and of course if you are interested ...
Nov 15, 2021•20 min•Season 1Ep. 43
Linda Clemens has been doing physic/mediumship and hypnosis work for many years. Today we talk about self care, mindfulness and keeping your thoughts clean. To learn more about Linda and hypnotherapy check out her page .
Nov 08, 2021•15 min•Season 1Ep. 42
Hey friends! Today I have the pleasure of conversing with Sandy Vo. Sandy supports conscious leaders in redesigning the unconscious mind that drives habits, patterns and behaviors. Sandy combines the wisdom of Yoga Science, Eastern Philosophy, Ayurveda with modern science to support high performers enhance their lifestyle, become more efficient and feel more at fulfilled in mind, body and Spirit. She's worked with CEO's, entrepreneurs, executives, healers, authors, dancers, creatives and more. P...
Nov 01, 2021•24 min•Season 1Ep. 41
Hello friends! Thanks for listening! Its such a pleasure I was able to interview Hema Vyas! Hema is The Omnipreneurial Psychologist ™, speaker and mentor. Hema guides the path to commercial success, evolutionary and inclusive leadership, wellbeing and positive impact for independents, startups, corporates and diverse global audiences. She has a lot of amazing offerings available including a new course that was just released. Check out her social details below. Connect with Hema: LinkedIn: https:...
Oct 25, 2021•21 min•Season 1Ep. 40
Today my guest is Ullis Karlsson who works as a Feminine Leadership Coach, International Spiritual Teacher and Author, Yoga Teacher, Yoga Therapist, public speaker and trainer with the entire world as a field of work. With more than 28 years of personal and professional experience in various Holistic disciplines, she primarily helps and guides women in leadership positions who long for a more authentic, peaceful, juicy and balanced life. Such an amazing story! Check out Ullis's offerings here on...
Oct 18, 2021•29 min•Season 1Ep. 35
Tamara is Speaker and Coach on a mission to create greater happiness in the world by teaching individuals and groups the actions and habits of happiness. A show-not-tell single mom to 3 awesome kids and karaoke enthusiast, Tamara demonstrates daily how to create a life you love! This was seriously one of the most uplifting and wonderful conversations I've had, I even tear up a little. If you want to know more about check out her website and join her Facebook group - I'm part of it, so see you on...
Oct 11, 2021•19 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Nate Rifkin has prospered by combining ancient mystical practices with modern strategies for living. Nate used to be suicidal and drank alcohol every morning to get through the day. He dropped out of college, went broke, bankrupt, and even worked on street corners waving around a sign to afford rent and food. But he’s managed to turn his life around, find love, and now has an incredible life. His secret? A practice from the spiritual tradition of Daoism. Check out his website at https://naterifk...
Oct 04, 2021•17 min•Season 1Ep. 37
Welcome to this all new episode of Heartfelt Consciousness , I'm Laura Bender. Todays guest is Victor Briere, A.D., who is he co-founder of Pacific Coast Ayurveda and the International Institute of Ayurveda, where he serves as a NAMA-recognized Ayurvedic Doctor and Kundalini Yoga Teacher. We have an interesting conversation about what brought him to Ayurvedic medicine and yoga and the importance it has had in his life.
Sep 27, 2021•13 min•Season 1Ep. 36
