Heart Song Yoga

The Eight Limbs of Yoga: Asana

Asana seems like a simple thing: finding steadiness and support in your pose. But there are layers of experience to explore in all practice. Sarah and Kelly discuss how asana can help us deepen our connection to our bodies and use movement to unblock emotions.

The Thing that Supports Us the Most

Why is it that when life gets busy or difficult, we stop doing the very thing that would support us through trying times? Sarah and Kelly discuss how we need to rethink yoga and make it a foundational practice, not a solution to a problem.

The Eight Limbs of Yoga: Niyamas – Iswara Pranidhana

Our discussion of the Niyamas concludes with Iswara Pranidhana: surrender to a higher power. What does this mean in everyday life? Sarah and Kelly unpack the concept of connecting to your higher self.

The Eight Limbs of Yoga: Niyamas – Svadhyaya

Sarah and Kelly return to discuss the fourth Niyama, Svadhyaya, or 'self-learning'. Join in our discussion on the many ways of exploring this concept for self improvement.

The Eight Limbs of Yoga: Niyamas – Tapas

What lights the fire of your passion and purpose? How do you find the discipline to stay the path? Sarah and Kelly discuss a modern interpretation of Tapas and suggest that the universe is throwing firestarters our way all the time, if only we would stop to light them.

The Eight Limbs of Yoga: Niyamas – Santosha

Sarah and Kelly continue the Niyamas with Santosha, or 'contentment'. What does it mean to be content? How do we bring together all the parts of us, including our regrets and wishes and desires – all of which may be valid – and find true contentment?

The Eight Limbs of Yoga: Niyamas – Saucha

We continue our exploration of the eight limbs of yoga with Saucha, the first of the Niyamas. Saucha concerns purity or cleanliness. How does this apply to your life?

The Invisible Barriers to Yoga

Despite our best intentions, we often don't show up for our practice. Sarah and Kelly talk about how you might overcome some of this resistance.

The Eight Limbs of Yoga 6: Aparigraha

Our discussion of the Yamas concludes with Aparigraha, or non-attachment. Sarah and Kelly discuss this in terms of self-identity and connecting with our intuition.

The Eight Limbs of Yoga 5: Brahmacharya

Sarah and Kelly dive deep into the concept of Brahmacharya, or 'right use of energy', and discuss connecting with the divine spark we all carry.