The Yoga Well

This meditation lets you observe your mind in action, paying attention to attention, experiencing what it feels like to notice, to focus, and to change that focus. This expereince is led by Carrie Heeter, PhD, RYS-200 is a meditation designer, research scientist, recently retired professor of Media and Information at Michigan State University, and author of An Inside Look at Meditation: Experiences for healing, support, and transformation. Receive a free download of Carrie's book at https://www.yogawell.com/viniyoga-resources/ Meditate with Yoga Well in our weekly class 15 Minute Breathing & Meditation: https://www.yogawell.com/15-minute-breathing-and-meditation/

Physical Therapist and Yoga Therapist Deb Hopkins talks with Chase about the power of observation, mindful movement, biomechanics & prāṇa, facilitating an "aha moment" for clients, and the field of Yoga Therapy. Find Deb at https://pineleaftherapeuticyoga.com/about-deb/ Learn more about Yoga Well's offerings at https://www.yogawell.com/our-offerings/

Join in this peaceful chant and meditation with Aimee Forsberg Ottosen, Yoga Therapist, and Certified Holistic Ayurvedic Counselor. Calm your breath and mind with the mantra śāntiśśāntiśśāntiḥ coordinated with gentle movement and a visualization. Learn more about Yoga Well's course offerings at https://www.yogawell.com/our-offerings/. Reach out to Aimee at bridgeyoga12@gmail.com

Yoga is interetsed in the mind and how it operates. Chase discusses the active engagement of meditation: what it is, definitions of mind, purposes of meditation, depth of expereince, and how to create successful meditative expereinces. Along with weekly meditation classes like Yoga for Meditation and 15 Minute Breathing and Meditaiton, you can learn more about the structure of Meditation in the course Understanding Meditation. Find these classes at https://www.yogawell.com/our-offerings/

We are excited to share an episode of the podcast, Doing Differently with Marcel Allbritton. The Doing Differently Podcast focuses on discussions around change, healing, and transformation. In this episode, he discusses Mentorship with Yoga Therapist, Amanda Green. Be sure to look for previous Yoga Well Podcast discussions and practices with both Marcel and Amanda. Listen to more of the Doing Differently Podcast or connect with Marcel at www.marcelallbritton.com. You can also find Amanda Green at Innermost Yoga.

Enjoy this exploration of attention, breath, and movement with Marcel Allbritton, Yoga Therapist and Mentor to Yoga Teachers. Marcel hosts Doing Differently, a podcast about healing, change, and transformation. Find Marcel at www.marcelallbritton.com

"When you drop in and you are authentic, there is no set way you are going to be." From Yoga Fit to studies with Mr Dsikachar and a variety of notable Viniyoga teachers, Yoga Therapist and Clinical Herbalist, Annie Jones, shares her experiences. The conversation ties Viniyoga's value of individualization into the process of yoga, a history of yogic discourse, and a depth of principles in lived practice. She and Chase discuss the nature of Vedic Chanting as a rich internalization of sacred texts. Join the Yoga Well newsletter to be invited to special community chanting events: https://www.yogawell.com/contact/ Find weekly Yoga philosophy classes at https://www.yogawell.com/yoga-philosophy/ Annie Jones can be found at https://wyldrootsllc.com/

Welcome to part 4 of 4 in Breathing Basics with Yoga Therapist Amanda Green. We encourage you to move intentionally through this series, staying with each step for as many repeated practices as it feels appropriate for you before progressing. In this experience, you will experience the whole cycle of how inhale and exhale complement one another. Amanda Green co-leads Yoga Well's Yoga Therapist Training and leads weekly classes through Yoga Well: Yoga for Vitality and Strength, Gentle Yoga, and Teaching Gentle Yoga. You can also find her at Innermost Yoga.

Āyurvedic Practitioner & holding a Masters in Āyurvedic Medicine, Elizabeth Cunnigham Bossart, joins her husband, Chase Bossart to discuss Āyurvedic Living. Elizabeth is adept at translating the principles of Ayurvedic medicine into an accessible framework of diet, lifestyle, and attention. She offers incremental implementation that can unfold over time so it can be effectively established as the new pattern, creating sustainable change and bringing about life-changing perspectives. Find Elizabeth at https://www.sukhawellness.com/ and https://www.sukhawellness.com/free10 Learn more about her online class Āyurvedic Living at https://www.yogawell.com/our-offerings/

Welcome to part 3 of 4 in Breathing Basics with Yoga Therapist Amanda Green. We encourage you to move intentionally through this series, staying with each step for as many repeated practices as it feels appropriate for you before progressing. In this experience, you will use the inhale to open the ribcage and upper body. Amanda Green co-leads Yoga Well's Yoga Therapist Training and leads weekly classes through Yoga Well: Yoga for Vitality and Strength, Gentle Yoga, and Teaching Gentle Yoga. You can also find her at Innermost Yoga.

This bonus episode is a shared production with Small Things Brought Together. In this episode, Yoga Therapist and artist Robyn Love speaks with jess demshar, the Offerings and Business Director of the Yoga Well Institute. In 2023, Yoga Well began hosting STBT creator Robyn Love to teach a class series on yoga and creativity. Robyn and jess talk about how Yoga and creativity intersect and, in many ways, are the same thing. jess shares what it is like to experience the class as a student, and they both explore the role of creativity in our lives, whether we call ourselves artists or not. Find Robyn Love at https://www.athayoga.ca/ and https://www.robynlove.com/ Visit her podcast at https://www.youtube.com/@smallthingsbroughttogether The next session of Yoga and Creativity will start at Yoga Well on Sunday, October 20, 2024. You can find out more at https://www.yogawell.com/yoga-and-creativity-with-robyn-love/

Laura Jane C-IYAT, E-RYT 500, MA, Certified Yoga Therapist has been changing people’s lives for 3 decades. She has led classes, seminars, and workshops throughout the world for leading organizations and individuals.  Laura is known for her depth of knowledge, practical wisdom, and unique ability to transmit yogic teachings and practices to students from all walks of life. She enjoys blending her clinical and counseling training in psychology with her yoga therapy certification to provide her clients with a holistic approach to psychological and emotional imbalances that affect the immune system. https://www.yogaamongfriends.com/

Welcome to part 2 of 4 in Breathing Basics with Yoga Therapist Amanda Green. We encourage you to move intentionally through this series, staying with each step for as many repeated practices as it feels appropriate for you before progressing. In this experience, you will practice intentionally engaging the low abdomen as you breathe out. Amanda Green co-leads the California cohort of Yoga Well's Yoga Therapist Training and leads weekly classes through Yoga Well: Yoga for Vitality and Strength, Gentle Yoga, and Teaching Gentle Yoga. You can also find her at Innermost Yoga.

James Kairos is a long-time Viniyoga student, artist, food industry executive, and start-up CEO. He began his yoga practice in 2007 due to ongoing pain. Chase and James have a conversation rich in the unfolding realizations of a committed Yoga practitioner: the purpose of practice, Yoga in different stages of life, the importance of context for our practice, and the role of one-to-one Yoga mentoring. Find Yoga Well's variety of offerings at https://www.yogawell.com/

Welcome to part 1 of 4 in experientially exploring the fundamentals of breathing with Yoga Therapist Amanda Green. We encourage you to move intentionally through this series, staying with each step for as many repeated practices as it feels appropriate for you before progressing. In this experience, you will relax the abdomen and pelvic floor through attention to the breath's movement in the lower body. Amanda Green co-leads the California cohort of Yoga Well's Yoga Therapist Training and leads weekly classes through Yoga Well: Yoga for Vitality and Strength, Gentle Yoga, and Teaching Gentle Yoga. You can also find her at Innermost Yoga.

The Yoga Well Institute has seen the business of Yoga Therapist Training change over the years. Join a conversation with Executive Director and Faculty Chase Bossart, Business Manager Jess Demshar, and Admissions Coordinator Meg Bratt. They discuss how they have witnessed the evolution of yoga training and education over their decades of experience. Highlighting the values of personal growth, integrated information, educational relationships, and tradition, they outline how these influence the structure of Yoga Well's Yoga Therapist Training Program. Learn about our Yoga Therapist Training at https://www.yogawell.com/yoga-therapist-training/

Jenny Orona is a Yoga Therapist working with in-patient and out-patient clients recovering from trauma, substance abuse, and mental illness. In this practice, she explores the utility of agni and digestion through twists and meditation. Find JennyO at https://corazonyoga.com/ Learn more about iRest at https://www.irest.org/ and explore Yoga Well's Yoga Therapist Training at https://www.yogawell.com/yoga-therapist-training/

What does it experientially mean to be a part of a Yoga lineage? Chase talks with Aimee Forsberg Ottosen, Yoga Therapist, Certified Holistic Ayurvedic Counselor, and Certified Health & Wellness Coach about studying at the Kṛṣṇamacarya Yoga Mandarim (KYM) in Chennai, where Chase has also studdied. They discuss classes, clinical studies, Vedic chanting, and the gift of a tradition handed down through generations of teachers. Learn more about KYM at https://www.kym.org/. Reach out to Aimee at bridgeyog12@gmail.com. Explore Yoga Well's offerings at https://www.yogawell.com/our-offerings/

Yoga Therapist Melissa Shah guides a 15-minute practice with gentle arm movement, mantra, and phases of the moon. Use this practice to support yourself in times of transition or uncertainty. Connect with Melissa at https://www.findyourbreath.net. Take more short practices with our weekly class, 15 Minute Breathing and Meditation. Class includes a monthly discussion and a collection of class recordings. Learn more at https://www.yogawell.com/15-minute-breathing-and-meditation/

In this episode Chase sits down with Jennifer Vasquez, PhD, LCSW-S, SEP, NARM Therapist, EMDR Certified Therapist, ISP Practitioner, IAYT-C, and RYT-500. They discuss her Yoga journey and experinces in social work integrating Viniyoga and Yoga Therapy into research. You can find Dr. Vasquez at YogaJena.com & InspiredPractice.com.