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How Yoga Changed My Life
Join Mia and Adrienne as they interview everyday people and learn how yoga has impacted their life. Listen as they demystify the yoga studio and break down the barriers and misconceptions of what yoga truly is all about. Whatever your experiences with yoga, this podcast will shed light on the "why" yoga changes your life! This yoga, meditation, and breath work podcast is based in San Antonio, Texas.
For more, go to https://howyogachangedmylife.com
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The theme music for this episode, “Cenote Angelita”, was written and produced by Mar Abajo Rio AKA MAR Yoga Music. Dive deeper into this and other original yoga-inspired compositions by visiting bio.site/mcrworks. For the latest updates on upcoming events featuring his live music for yoga and meditation, be sure to follow @maryogamusic on Instagram.
Episodes
194 episodes
8. In Case Of Emergency, Press Play: Moonlight
Some vacations require plane tickets. This one just requires pressing play.Have you ever noticed that everything feels a little softer under moonlight?This guided visualization invites you to step away from the noise, the responsi...
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7. In Case Of Emergency, Press Play: Grounded
Ever notice how your mind can be everywhere except where you are?This guided meditation is an invitation to step away from the planning, the replaying, the worrying, and the endless mental to-do list. Through simple breat...
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6. In Case Of Emergency, Press Play: Kindness
Most of us would never speak to a friend the way we sometimes speak to ourselves.This guided loving-kindness meditation is an opportunity to soften your inner dialogue and reconnect with compassion—for yourself, the people you love, ...
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5. In Case Of Emergency, Press Play: Anxiety
If anxiety burned calories, some of us would never need another workout.This guided meditation is designed for the moments when your mind is racing, your shoulders are creeping toward your ears, and your nervous system feels like it’s wo...
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184. My Husband Died Without a Will. Now What?
When Brian died, Adrienne thought there was a will.They had talked about it. He told her it was done. It wasn’t until after he died that she learned there was no will—and felt the rug pulled out from under everything she thought had been...
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4. In Case Of Emergency, Press Play: Labels
Imagine someone took away your business card, your LinkedIn profile, your family group text, and your to-do list.Who would be left? Don’t panic. This isn’t a pop quiz.It’s a guided meditation.We can ...
3. In Case Of Emergency, Press Play: Busy
Busy has become a badge of honor for many of us.In fact, the Urban Dictionary defines “busy” as what people say when they’re too overwhelmed to explain what’s actually go...
2. In Case Of Emergency, Press Play: Worry
“Worry is just prayers for chaos” -Gabby BernsteinFor many of us, worry isn’t an occasional visitor - it can be a full time roommate. One thought becomes another, and before we know it, our minds are spinning through every possi...
1. In Case Of Emergency, Press Play: Bedtime
Ah Bedtime...It’s amazing what your mind can accomplish the moment your head hits the pillow.All day long, you couldn’t remember why you walked into the kitchen. And now, suddenly at bedtime, your mind remembers an email you forgo...
183. In Case Of Emergency, Press Play Trailer
Life doesn’t always unfold the way we planned.This year on How Yoga Changed My Life, we’ve spent a lot of time talking about the moments that change everything—the diagnoses, the losses, the uncertainty, the unexpected turns non...
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182. Beyond The Clock: A Guided Meditation on Time
Time passes equally for all of us, yet our experience of it can feel vastly different. An hour spent with someone you love can disappear in an instant, while a few minutes of waiting can feel endless.In this guided meditation, Chris Kenn...
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181. Three Years Later...What Actually Changed?
What happens after the beginning?After spending sometime inside our special series, We Didn’t Plan for This, this conversation felt like a return to the roots of what How Yoga Changed My Life has always been about — how p...
180. The Stages of Grief Happen Before Death
Grief and grieving aren't really the same thing. The stages of grief happened before death—through fear, anticipation, exhaustion, denial, and watching life change in real time. What came after wasn’t stages. It was grieving....
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179. We Didn't Plan For This...We Have Notes.
This week on We Didn’t Plan For This…We Have Notes.Recorded while driving home from a road trip, Nora and Adrienne take a break from the heavier conversations to talk about the strange, hilarious, mildly concerning reality of be...
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178. What Healing Actually Feels Like (Not What You Think)
A conversation with Nora on preparation, strength, recovery, and redefining what better means. Nora is back—this time in the middle of recovery.Recorded from her bed, sharing a mic and space with her dog, Klaus, this conversation is...
177. She Had Her Dream Job—Until She Didn’t
Amelie had what many would call a dream job—performing with Cirque du Soleil.She stepped away to have a baby, fully expecting to return.But when she did… the job she thought would be waiting for her wasn’t there anymore.In ...
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176. Your Friends Didn’t Plan For This Either
If you’ve ever wondered, “Am I doing this right?” You’re not alone.In this episode of We Didn’t Plan For This, Adrienne and Campbell sit down with Natalie to talk about what it’s like for our family and friends when som...
175. Three Months Later: What Actually Helps
Three Months Later: What Actually HelpsThree months after Brian’s passing, Adrienne sits down with her daughter Campbell for a conversation they didn’t plan and didn’t script. Together, they reflect on the experience of being...
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174. If You Don’t Know What To Do, Breathe
Your breath is a bridge between your nervous system, your body, and your brain.In this solo episode of We Didn’t Plan For This, Adrienne talks about one of the simplest and most powerful tools we have — our breath.Breathi...
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173. When Your Body Stops Feeling Like Your Own
On this series we’ve talked about loss, diagnosis, and life changing overnight. Today we’re talking about what happens when the thing that changes… is your body.In this episode of We Didn’t Plan For This, Mia shares her experien...
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172. She Did Everything Right: Nora's Diagnosis
In this week’s episode of the We Didn’t Plan For This series, Nora and Adrienne explore how sometimes life doesn’t slowly change — sometimes it changes in an instant.Nora has done everything right. She took care of her health, e...
171. Learning to Live With What You Didn't Plan For.
What helps when life suddenly becomes something you never planned for?In today's episode of We Didn’t Plan For This, Adrienne shares where she is now after the sudden loss of her husband, Brian.If you listened to Episodes...
170. We Didn't Plan For This: Trailer (A Special Series)
We Didn’t Plan For This… is a new special series from the hosts of How Yoga Changed My Life about navigating life transitions, and unexpected change in real time.After Adrienne's sudden loss of her husband, so many of you reached out wit...
169. Sandbag Pranayama Practice with Liz Albanis
In this week's episode, Liz Albanis, from Episode 168, guides you through a weighted pranayama practice designed to strengthen and awaken your diaphragm.Using a sandbag — or any comfortably weighted object — across your diaphragm, this t...
168. A Yogi from Down Under on Resiliency and Yoga Therapy
In this week's episode Adrienne and cohosts interview Liz Albanis. She shares how she found yoga despite disconnection with her own body, found the right teacher training at the right time, and is deepening her yoga teaching through yoga therap...