Thoughts? Questions? Feel free to get in touch - we'd love to hear from you :-) In this episode we discuss Somatics - a practice that can enhance the connection between the mind and the body for improved overall health and well-being. It involves multiple elements such as movement, sensing, and awareness to improve physical and mental well-being by re-educating the nervous system and addressing habitual patterns of tension or movement. Emma even includes a 10 minute sample practice, to...

Thoughts? Questions? Feel free to get in touch - we'd love to hear from you :-) This episode explores the art of reducing future suffering—particularly the kind we unconsciously create for ourselves. By cultivating awareness, we gain the power to recognize and lessen the unnecessary pain that might otherwise shape our days ahead. Our discussion centers on the yoga sutra Heyam Dukham Anagatam, a timeless teaching that reminds us: the suffering yet to come can—and should—be avoided. Emma and A...

Thoughts? Questions? Feel free to get in touch - we'd love to hear from you :-) In this episode we discuss what yoga calls the three laws of nature, or, the Gunas. These are present in all aspects of nature, and affect everything. It's a scale (or spectrum) of energy, with low heavy slow energy at one end, fast fiery energy at the other, and balanced calm energy sitting in the middle. It's a useful tool to help us understand the cycles of nature, life and human behaviours, and could help ind...

Thoughts? Questions? Feel free to get in touch - we'd love to hear from you :-) This is a discussion about allowing yourself to go a bit deeper into yoga than you have previously been... allowing yourself to relax more into a posture, delve deeper into an aspect of theory, or allow a meditation to take yo to a place you have not experienced before. It's about letting go a little bit more, releasing the cynicism and seeing if there is something more, that you have yet to experience. Emm...

Thoughts? Questions? Feel free to get in touch - we'd love to hear from you :-) In this episode we talk about listening... properly listening. There are various levels of listening that we are all capable (and sometimes guilty) of; from not really listening at all, to truly digesting what is not even being said. There's actually a bonus 8th layer of listening that Emma mentions towards the end too! :-) So why not have a listen! Emma and Andy try to keep their podcasts light-hearted and...

Thoughts? Questions? Feel free to get in touch - we'd love to hear from you :-) This is possibly one of the simplest concepts that we have talked about - but possibly one of the greatest. It is a very simply way of improving your communications, listening, empathy and compassion, whilst at the same time opening your attitude and tolerance, and ultimately improving your life and potentially making your life (and the lives of those around you) happier. Emma and Andy try to keep their pod...

Thoughts? Questions? Feel free to get in touch - we'd love to hear from you :-) This episode discusses the concept of Chit and Chitta. Chit is defined as divine universal consciousness and Chitta is individual consciousness, including the ego - i.e. the thing that makes us human and individualises us from Chit. This sounds like a heavy theological discussion, but actually remains light and accessible to all, even those of us who have no religious beliefs or tendencies. We use an interesting ...

Thoughts? Questions? Feel free to get in touch - we'd love to hear from you :-) In this episode we discuss a psychology model called the window of tolerance - a very useful tool for picturing your own (and others') ability to handle life and the stresses and strains that it throws at you. It's a great way to understand why people might react in particular ways and opens the door to managing and improving such situations for both yourself and the people around you. Emma and Andy try to ...

Thoughts? Questions? Feel free to get in touch - we'd love to hear from you :-) This episode is a really fun and interesting conversation about the word Om - a word that represents so much more than the two letters would imply. Om has a great deal of significance to all of us, in so many ways, regardless of any other beliefs we may hold. Emma and Andy try to keep their podcasts light-hearted and unedited, wherever possible, allowing for a more natural conversation style and an authenti...

Thoughts? Questions? Feel free to get in touch - we'd love to hear from you :-) Quite a simple one for this episode, in which we discuss various yoga and other health or well-being related books that we have found really helpful and/or enjoyable to read over the past few years. There are a few differences of opinions between us, but hopefully there is at least one book recommendation in here for everyone. Emma and Andy try to keep their podcasts light-hearted and unedited, wherever pos...

Thoughts? Questions? Feel free to get in touch - we'd love to hear from you :-) Don't let the topic intimidate you! While quantum physics might sound complex, this episode is surprisingly accessible and fascinating for everyone. We explore recent quantum physics discoveries that seem to validate concepts yoga has taught for thousands of years. This remarkable convergence of cutting-edge science and ancient wisdom might just open your mind to new possibilities—even if you consider yourself a ...

Thoughts? Questions? Feel free to get in touch - we'd love to hear from you :-) In this episode we discuss the 8th and final limb of the 8 limbs of yoga, Samadhi - which means 'profound consciousness' or 'meditative absorption'. It's the ultimate level of yoga, equivalent to 'enlightenment', achieved via the deepest type of meditation with the intention of becoming one with universal consciousness - The force that yoga philosophy believes is the god-like energy that created the universe and ...

Thoughts? Questions? Feel free to get in touch - we'd love to hear from you :-) In this episode we discuss the 7th limb of the 8 limbs of yoga, Dhyana - meditation. It sounds like a simple and quick subject, but as it turns out, there's a great deal to discuss and contemplate, including: the many different types of meditation and the multiple benefits and reasons to practice it. This was a surprisingly eye-opening discussion that we are sure many listeners will relate to. Emma and Andy try t...

Thoughts? Questions? Feel free to get in touch - we'd love to hear from you :-) In this episode we discuss the 6th limb of the 8 limbs of yoga - Dharana. This is the practice of focussing on a single thing - whether that be a visual item such as a candle flame, or a sound such as a mantra, or on your own breath. We debate the various ways and benefits of this practice which ultimately allows your brain to have a short break - a mini-holiday - from the stresses and strains of everyday life an...

Thoughts? Questions? Feel free to get in touch - we'd love to hear from you :-) This episode discusses the fifth limb of the eight limbs of yoga, Pratyahara, which means to withdraw the senses. We discuss what this does (and does not) mean and how it can help to have a positive effect on mental health and calming both the body and the nervous system. We also discuss how it is the first of the 8 limbs that starts a yogi's journey towards total mastering meditation. Emma and Andy try to ...

Thoughts? Questions? Feel free to get in touch - we'd love to hear from you :-) In this episode, what began as a light-hearted topic quickly unfolded into a surprisingly deep and emotional conversation. We explored the true weight of compassion - how essential it is to all of us, and how profoundly it can shape our relationships, communities, and the world around us. Whether it’s offered or withheld, compassion has the power to change everything - it holds the potential to be truly life-chan...

Thoughts? Questions? Feel free to get in touch - we'd love to hear from you :-) Maybe we should have started with this subject - rather than waiting until episode 31 before covering it! But we decided that it was about time we went back to basics and discussed the ways in which yoga can benefit you from both a physical and a mental perspective. We even delve a little bit deeper into realms that Andy isn't overly comfortable with, but don't worry - he survived (with all skeptic chips undamage...

Thoughts? Questions? Feel free to get in touch - we'd love to hear from you :-) This podcast episode is all about Pranayama (breathing and energy). Now, we know what you are thinking: "I know how to breathe - I've been doing it all my life!" But you'd be amazed how we underestimate its true (hidden) strength. So we take a light-hearted look at breathing and the practice of Pranayama, along with a very personal insight from Andy, from when we was in intensive care. Emma and Andy try to ...

Thoughts? Questions? Feel free to get in touch - we'd love to hear from you :-) Most people think they understand the concept of Karma, however, it might actually be far more wide reaching and varied than you first thought. There are a number of different aspects to Karma, including that it is neither good nor bad. In this light-hearted episode, we talk through the concept of Karma in depth, debating it's principles and effects in a way that, is hopefully, accessible to all. Emma and A...

Thoughts? Questions? Feel free to get in touch - we'd love to hear from you :-) In this episode we have fun discussing the concept of 'no, yes, wow': i.e. saying 'no' less often, 'yes' more often and 'wow' as frequently as possible. All taking into account when it is appropriate to do so for your own well-being. We know this sounds really simple, but as with everything psychological, there is much more to this concept when you delve a little deeper. Emma and Andy try to keep their podc...