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unrolled: yoga, meditation and other shenanigans

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Join Ryan and Kate as they kvetch about and unpack yoga, meditation and spirituality.
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Episodes

Ep. 89: Ask us anything!

Hi Everyone! So sorry for the delay on this one... the holidays thew us a few curveballs. Here is our ask us anything show that we recorded over the holiday break! Enjoy! ~Ryan Love the show?! Please check out our Patreon page and help support all that we do! www.patreo n.com/unrolledpodcast

Jan 05, 20181 hr 40 min

ep 87: they speak

Kate and Ryan dive into questions of gender and pronouns...Ryan almost deletes the whole episode :-). Mentions/Links: Lotus Dilemma - Leslie Kaminoff Love the show?! Please check out our Patreon page and help support all that we do! www.patreo n.com/unrolledpodcast

Dec 02, 20171 hr 30 min

Ep 86: Permission with Parameters

Kate and Ryan debrief their thanksgiving holiday! They then dive into a conversation about giving students choices vs. simply phoning it in. Love the show?! Please check out our Patreon page and help support all that we do! www.patreo n.com/unrolledpodcast

Nov 27, 20171 hr 6 min

Ep 85: Mediocrity & Randomness

Hold on folks ... for a particularly random episode of unrolled podcast. Topics include Maria Bamford Mediocrity Structured Nap-Time institutional responses to sexual harassment #metoo Al Franken | Louis CK John Friend shenanigans Failed Metaphors Gratitude Love the show?! Please check out our Patreon page and help support all that we do! www.patreo n.com/unrolledpodcast...

Nov 21, 201754 min

Ep 84: Working, Taking Breaks & Starting Again

Kate taught her first class back which launches into a conversation about working, taking a break, and starting again as a yoga teacher. Ryan discusses how he think about this concept in terms of the economics of the studio. Love the show?! Please check out our Patreon page and help support all that we do! www.patreo n.com/unrolledpodcast

Nov 14, 20171 hr 2 min

Ep 83: Kate's Return, Confusion & "Slow Flow"?

Kate gears up to teach again she discusses both her excitement and anxiety. Ryan talks about accuracy, ignorance, and confusion in practice.... that's right - get ready for some LOOOOONNNNG pauses! Love the show?! Please check out our Patreon page and help support all that we do! www.patreo n.com/unrolledpodcast

Nov 06, 20171 hr 14 min

Ep 82: IAYT & Other Musings

Ryan got a new job and Kate's getting ready to jump back into teaching! They discuss these things as well as their thoughts on yoga therapy and the current definition of yoga in light of J Brown's most recent podcast. LINKS: Definitions of Yoga Therapy Matthew Taylor - “Organizational Yoga Therapy” - PT, PhD, C-IAYT, integrative rehabilitation and clinical skills development Love the show?! Please check out our Patreon page and help support all that we do! www.patreo n.com/unrolledpodcast...

Oct 31, 20171 hr 10 min

Ep 81: a metta conversation about conversations

Kate and Ryan discuss the nature of commentary in the world of social media. Love the show?! Please check out our Patreon page and help support all that we do! www.patreo n.com/unrolledpodcast

Oct 23, 20171 hr 11 min

Ep 80: Fear + Listening

We're 80 Episodes old! Kate discusses fear and Ryan asks what it means to "listen to our bodies"- it's a gay ole time! Love the show?! Please check out our Patreon page and help support all that we do! www.patreo n.com/unrolledpodcast

Oct 16, 20171 hr 20 min

Ep 79: The Colonel, #painfree and Body Image

Kate recounts a horrifying story about the Colonel. Ryan rants about the prevalence of #painfree - both as a hashtag and as a marketing strategy. They both lament over body image issues... it's a super uplifting episode. Links: On Point: Perils of Multi-Level Marketing Selling Friendship by Theo Wildcroft Love the show?! Please check out our Patreon page and help support all that we do! www.patreo n.com/unrolledpodcast...

Oct 09, 20171 hr 10 min

Ep 78: Abundant Mediocrity, Name Calling and Lactation

Kate and Ryan are back this week to have a burnout check-in as well as the latest update on Kate's dive into motherhood. They then tackle their opposing view on referring to students by name in class and then - spoiler alert - realize they probably agree with each other. Love the show?! Please check out our Patreon page and help support all that we do! www.patreo n.com/unrolledpodcast...

Oct 02, 201759 min

Ep 77 with Sukriti Dabral: "Yoga Girls", Privilege and Emotions

Sukriti and Ryan sit down on a tuesday morning over coffee to discuss "yoga girls" reality tv show and privilege. Sukriti explains a broader idea of "whiteness" and how it shapes our reactions, emotions and experience on and off the yoga matt! Don't worry Kate is on an every other week schedule so she'll be back next week for episode 78! Links: Yoga Girls- http://www.zliving.com/shows/shows/health-wellness/yoga-girls Barbara Benagh - www.yogastudio.org Angela Farmer and Victor Van Kooten - http:...

Sep 25, 20171 hr 14 min

Ep 76: We're BAAAAACK!

Ryan and Kate figure out how to use technology and record remotely... and for the most part it works. Kate tells us about giving birth and Ryan laments that he doesn't know what he is doing anymore.

Sep 18, 20171 hr 39 min

Ep 75: The Override Switch & The Future of Unrolled

Kate and Ryan have an extended burnout conversation in which they talk about their ability to "override" their own intelligence to get work done, achieve complex asanas and more. They also muse about what unrolled will look like after Kate gives birth! For some humor: https://twitter.com/Scaramucci/status/213702657687293952 Enjoy!

Jul 31, 20171 hr 8 min

Ep 74: Digestion, Dialogue and Criticism Fatigue

Well after discussing Kate's dreams, Ryan's coffee habit and Ayurveda... Kate and Ryan dive into rehashing of all the great listening/reading that has come our way in the last few weeks! Things will make a lot more sense if you read / listen to these first: Yoga Journal Article: https://www.yogajournal.com/teach/yoga-teachers-as-employees-or-independent-contractors J. Brown: https://www.jbrownyoga.com/yoga-talks-podcast/2017/7/justine-wiltshire-cohen Carol Horton: http://carolhortonphd.com/yoga-...

Jul 24, 20171 hr 22 min

Ep 73: "I am not my body?!?!?!"

Oh boy folks... down the rabbit whole we go. Using J's article as a jumping off point (linked below) Ryan and Kate wonder whether "I am not my body" is an accurate/valuable statement. Link to J's Blog: https://www.jbrownyoga.com/blog/2017/7/my-body-is-not-a-machine

Jul 17, 20171 hr 11 min

ep 71: the one about the priestess

Wow we have an odd one for you this week. It will make more sense if you have these links: LINK TO "WHILFTs" Article: http://www.decolonizingyoga.com/white-lady-sisterhood-needs-evolve/ LINK TO URBAN PRIESTESS VIDEO: http://bit.ly/2szXOq1

Jul 03, 20171 hr 2 min

Ep 70: Doctors, Fat-Shaming & Accessibility

Kate and Ryan wax poetic around the interesting relationship between Doctor's and yoga teachers. Yoga teachers in doctors' offices and doctors in yoga classrooms. This convo meanders its way to the question of accessibility and then back exactly to where is started :-). Enjoy!

Jun 26, 20171 hr 7 min

Ep 68: Pride edition with Tim Kelleher

Alternate title: Butching it up with Ryan and Tim. This week while kate is out of town Ryan brings on fellow yoga teacher Tim Kelleher to reminisce about "Big Gay Yoga" as well as talk about the issues around pride and identity within the yoga culture.

Jun 13, 20171 hr 21 min

Ep 67: Grief, Spleens and Grindr

This one is a doozy! Kate and Ryan explain why there were away last week, and whether one can feel their spleens. They also discuss student/teacher relationships (yet again...) and talk about a very interesting conversation that Ryan had on Grindr. Enjoy!

Jun 05, 20171 hr 17 min

Ep 66: Yoga Alliance, Magic, and Hip Flexors

Kate and Ryan were inspired but J. Brown's recent podcast with Andrew Tanner to talk about yoga alliance, growth, and capitalism yet again. They somehow pivot to talk about a recent flurry of online discussion about hip flexors. Enjoy!

May 22, 20171 hr 9 min

ep 65: the myth of "intelligent sequencing"

Kate and Ryan manage to stay on one topic for a FULL EPISODE!!! Don't worry there are still plenty of tangential though safaris to be had :-). ~Ryan

May 16, 20171 hr 19 min

Ep 63: What are we NOT talking about?

Kate finally listened to the podcast!!! As a result Kate and Ryan have a meta discussion about what is not being said on our neighborhood friendly podcast!

Apr 24, 20171 hr

Ep 59: Numbers, Public Classes and Cookies

Kate and Ryan talk about the comfort of actually looking at the reality of their careers. They also unpack - maybe for the hundredth time - reasons to attend or not attend public classes. Enjoy!

Mar 27, 20171 hr 7 min
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