00:01:50 Susanna Barkataki (She/They): How are you doing, how is yoga showing up for you… Brahmacharya 00:02:06 Susanna Barkataki (She/They): How is energy flowing for you 00:02:30 Margaret Graham (she/her): Yoga is showing up for me as holding space for people however they need to show up and feeling held in spaces exactly as I need to show up. Seeing us all as one, walking each other home. 00:03:06 Nichole BPN (she/her): Im in a reflective season. Yoga is reminding me to be present. 00:03:31 Susanna Barkataki (She/They): How are you doing, how is yoga showing up for you… Brahmacharya- how is energy flowing for you 00:04:01 Miriam: Yoga is grounding me very much the last weeks. Energy is slow, steady, warm, inviting. 00:04:44 Jayne (she/her): Beginning to winter, as it snowed. Spending a lot of time in warm, comforting silence. Words often aren’t sufficient. 00:05:04 Karen O'Lone: I'm adjusting and feeling watery (in a good way). I'm allowing yoga to fit the shape of my life a little differently each day, rather than trying to cram myself into yoga. This approach allows me to feel grounded and ready to be in community with the folks around me. 00:05:12 Lisa E. (she/her): Not being on my phone/on social media in the evening but instead reading a book which feels very freeing 00:05:58 Kendra Clark(she/they): I find myself wanting to rest a take it easy lately but yoga is showing up for me in devotion to practice in some way everyday 00:06:08 Selene Kumin Vega (she, her): Reminded again and again how simple it can be, just connecting to breath and body for a few minutes makes all the difference. Especially reminded when I lead a student or client into that and it deeply, profoundly touches them, centers them. My own practice, shared, can be so powerful. 00:06:37 Louise Brown (She/Her): November has been a teacher, some months teach us, some let us expand, November has had a lot of lessons. But overall it’s reminded me of Santosha, contentment for what is, with family members and pets sick and various things around. This phrase ‘Storms rage around me, I calm my heart and send out ribbons of Peace. Peace, peace, peace’ 00:07:05 Selene Kumin Vega (she, her): Reacted to "November has been a ..." with ❤️ 00:07:22 Eva (she/her): Yoga is helping me to let go of expectations of Health and my futur that i dont have any controle over. And helps me to Ground in the now 00:07:39 Laura Henderson: Is the prompt how is yoga alive or showing up for us now? Apologies for arriving late. 00:07:43 Siri Gillespie: Vulnerable share - I’m in a tremendous transition, ending a partnership, moving homes. i feel disconnected from my energy often, overwhelmed with anxiety. I’ve been visiting my altar to ground and talk to my ancestors. I have been practicing yoga when I feel connected. I’m hoping with more space for myself, I can drop in to yoga practices for grounding, rather than when I feel grounded, as I don’t often right now. 00:08:00 Stardust He/ze/she/tree: Reacted to "Vulnerable share - I…" with ❤️ 00:08:02 Katie's iPhone: Reacted to "Vulnerable share - I…" with ❤️ 00:08:04 Stardust He/ze/she/tree: Reacted to "Vulnerable share - I…" with 🫂 00:08:05 Louise Brown (She/Her): Reacted to "Vulnerable share - I..." with ❤️ 00:08:05 Nichole BPN (she/her): Replying to "Is the prompt how is..." How are you doing, how is yoga showing up for you… Brahmacharya- how is energy flowing for you 00:08:06 Laura Henderson: Reacted to "Vulnerable share - I…" with ❤️ 00:08:09 Bonnie (they/she): Reacted to "Vulnerable share - I..." with ❤️ 00:08:14 Lisa E. (she/her): Reacted to "Vulnerable share - I..." with ❤️ 00:08:14 Bonnie (they/she): Reacted to "Vulnerable share - I..." with 🫂 00:08:19 Lori Baker: Feeling calm in the chaos. Allowing love to flow and using my power to support businesses that are aligned with my values to support local community. Your IG posts are wildly inspirational. 00:08:26 Nichole BPN (she/her): Reacted to "Vulnerable share - I..." with 🫂 00:08:27 Laura Henderson: Replying to "Is the prompt how is…" @Nichole BPN (she/her) thank you 00:08:37 Selene Kumin Vega (she, her): Reacted to "Vulnerable share - I..." with ❤️ 00:08:44 Miriam: Reacted to "Vulnerable share - I..." with ❤️ 00:09:01 Jessica Jacovitch (she/they): Reacted to "Vulnerable share - I..." with 💓 00:09:13 Stardust He/ze/she/tree: Reacted to "Feeling calm in the …" with ❤️ 00:09:18 Margaret Graham (she/her): Reacted to "Not being on my phon..." with ❤️ 00:09:23 Margaret Graham (she/her): Reacted to "I'm adjusting and fe..." with ❤️ 00:09:26 Rivers: I’ve been having a lot of really intense and difficult energetic experiences in my body- it’s been hard to feel and I can feel myself fighting the current via lots of sticky mental patterns. Yoga has helped me free up my body, ground, and try to turn towards and experience myself. It’s interesting because sometimes when my body and mind feel free I’m still distrusting of myself and choices and body— yoga and meditation and accessing other states of consciousness sometimes feels intoxicating and hard to trust the boundaries of in my own experience. I think I fear losing myself and making decisions not grounded in reality. Trying to find a path between 00:09:26 Stardust He/ze/she/tree: Reacted to "November has been a …" with ❤️ 00:09:28 Margaret Graham (she/her): Reacted to "Yoga is grounding me..." with ❤️ 00:09:52 Abby Shepard: Feeling spacious, easeful right now. Yoga has been supporting me in holding space for complexity, for tension, for difficult conversations the past few weeks. Svadhyaya has been a core practice lately as I am on the cusp of a few big decisions 00:09:57 Louise Brown (She/Her): Reacted to "I’ve been having a l..." with ❤️ 00:10:01 --Heather Hale: Reacted to November has been a ... with "❤️" 00:10:12 CydCharise (she/her/noh): Reacted to "Vulnerable share - I…" with 🫂 00:10:18 Abby Shepard: Reacted to "I’ve been having a l..." with ❤️ 00:10:31 --Heather Hale: Reacted to Vulnerable share - I... with "🫂" 00:11:03 Selene Kumin Vega (she, her): Reacted to "I’ve been having a l..." with ❤️ 00:11:22 --Heather Hale: Reacted to I’ve been having a l... with "❤️" 00:12:52 Nichole BPN (she/her): Form to submit questions beforehand: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfLl4cmiYVXZU4xRwweMJNGvBoewdRe0yVaKjwdttPxcYea4g/viewform 00:13:05 Laura Henderson: This week I have felt an energy of determination and the power of “with” - as in the power we have with each other. Solidarity. Yoga has been supporting me through my ongoing living study and understanding of a framework of the Rights of the Chakras. How do I navigate the world and continually practice/cultivate my skills in honoring, embodying and extending these rights. 00:21:17 CydCharise (she/her/noh): Reacted to "I’ve been having a l…" with ✊🏽 00:22:02 CydCharise (she/her/noh): Reacted to "Yoga is helping me t…" with ❤️ 00:22:21 Susanna Barkataki (She/They): How can I practice self love 00:22:26 Susanna Barkataki (She/They): Any boundaries that are alive right now 00:22:34 Susanna Barkataki (She/They): What drains your energy and what replenishes it 00:25:16 Tom Glaser he/him: That was a phenomenal practice. Thank you so much. Sadly I need to get to work (though I’m grateful for paid work!) 00:25:29 Nichole BPN (she/her): Reacted to "That was a phenomena..." with 💜 00:25:32 --Heather Hale: Reacted to That was a phenomena... with "💜" 00:26:40 Nichole BPN (she/her): Safety and harmony as a foundation for Healing…mmmm 00:27:27 Margaret Graham (she/her): My energy is replenished by sharing spaces with safe, loving people. 00:27:46 Susanna Barkataki (She/They): Can you share scripting about how to hold space for difficult conversations/heavy moments in life? How can yoga practices offer opportunities to expand our capacity for these tough conversations? How to engage with the program? (Share about Opportunities to join live calls (Office Hours and Pilgrimage & Puja every month. 2 lives per month)) Is it possible to do a 1:1 call to connect and meet? How do we honor yoga's lineage while acknowledging the abuse and oppression in yoga's past? (Extended question above) Where is there information about women present in yoga's history? 00:28:55 Nichole BPN (she/her): My business is centered on community-building and having tough conversations across difference. Always happy to be a resource 00:29:03 Bonnie (they/she): Reacted to "My business is cente..." with 👍 00:33:28 Louise Brown (She/Her): I love the phrase ‘let your first response be an exhale’ 00:36:23 Selene Kumin Vega (she, her): It's a nice practice to have tissues around an available so there is no need to go get them and offer. There are times when tissues can feel like an important support for catching drippy noses when crying is happening--a drippy nose can be distracting from one's connection to the feelings. 00:39:08 Nichole BPN (she/her): Someone shared their contact information last call with respect to a health organization looking for faciliators. I didn’t save the chat though, anyone know what I’m talking about, willing to reshare? 00:39:30 Stardust He/ze/she/tree: Reacted to "It's a nice practice…" with ❤️ 00:39:46 Selene Kumin Vega (she, her): Replying to "Someone shared their..." Akhila Health. Hang on, I'll get you the link. 00:39:57 Nichole BPN (she/her): Reacted to "Akhila Health. Hang ..." with ❤️ 00:40:01 Stardust He/ze/she/tree: Replying to "My business is cente…" would love to connect 00:40:12 Selene Kumin Vega (she, her): Replying to "Someone shared their..." Akhila Health - Promoting holistic (body, mind, sprit) approach to well-being 00:40:20 Nichole BPN (she/her): Replying to "Someone shared their..." Thank you! 00:40:30 Karen McMillan: I found that my morning practice of each of the YCC segments, listening to Susanna’s meditation ws guidance and inner peace 🙏🏾 00:40:34 Selene Kumin Vega (she, her): Replying to "Someone shared their..." Write to Prema Rao. 00:41:00 Selene Kumin Vega (she, her): Replying to "Someone shared their..." prema@akhilahealth.org 00:42:17 Jessica Jacovitch (she/they): I practice acknowledging the intention to practice as a practice in itself, so maybe this is helpful for anyone who may be having thoughts about not "doing enough" in the program. 💓 00:42:28 Selene Kumin Vega (she, her): Replying to "Someone shared their..." They are also looking for a program coordinator, around 10 hours a week, I can send more info about that if you are interested. Paid, but not a lot. selene@spiritmoving.com 00:42:44 Susanna Barkataki (She/They): If you’re seeking individual guidance, you’re welcome to reach out at hello@ignitebewell.com for consulting options. But even this boundary is part of the teaching, that right relationship is about mutual respect, consent, and energetic integrity. 00:42:55 Nichole BPN (she/her): Thank you for modeling bramacharya in real time for us. 00:43:06 Jessica Jacovitch (she/they): Reacted to "Thank you for modeli..." with 💯 00:43:25 Nichole BPN (she/her): Replying to "My business is cente..." hello@nicholegabrielle.com 🙂 00:43:26 Laura Henderson: Beautiful modeling of self love and the boundaries you currently need to tend to your self love. Thank you Susanna! 00:43:33 Louise Brown (She/Her): Reacted to "Beautiful modeling o..." with ❤️ 00:43:36 Nichole BPN (she/her): Reacted to "Beautiful modeling o..." with ❤️ 00:43:37 Louise Brown (She/Her): Reacted to "Thank you for modeli..." with ❤️ 00:43:50 Nichole BPN (she/her): Reacted to "I practice acknowled..." with ❤️ 00:43:54 Nichole BPN (she/her): Reacted to "I found that my morn..." with ❤️ 00:44:27 Nichole BPN (she/her): Replying to "Someone shared their..." @Selene Kumin Vega (she, her) yes please! That might be a good fit for me in this season! 00:44:42 Selene Kumin Vega (she, her): Reacted to "@Selene Kumin Vega (..." with ❤️ 00:45:03 Nichole BPN (she/her): Reacted to "It's a nice practice..." with ❤️ 00:46:31 Nichole BPN (she/her): Also an invitation to drink water during this call—that too, done with intention, is practice in itself. Give yourself credit for all the ways you practice, big and small. 00:46:56 Stardust He/ze/she/tree: Reacted to "Also an invitation t…" with 💜 00:47:28 Siri Gillespie: Reacted to "Also an invitation t..." with ❤️ 00:47:29 Jessica Jacovitch (she/they): Reacted to "Also an invitation t..." with 💜 00:49:18 Selene Kumin Vega (she, her): Replying to "Someone shared their..." Reach out to me--selene@spiritmoving.com. Or 831-234-7823 00:50:33 Selene Kumin Vega (she, her): Reacted to "Also an invitation t..." with ❤️ 00:51:19 Abby Shepard: This is also a resource on women in history of Yoga: https://www.yogaisdeadpodcast.com/shop/original-godmothers-of-yoga-by-yoga-is-dead 00:52:46 Karen McMillan: Reacted to "This is also a resou..." with 💜 00:52:50 Karen McMillan: Reacted to "Also an invitation t..." with 💜 00:53:53 Nichole BPN (she/her): https://valariekaur.com/books/sage-warrior/ 00:54:48 Laura Henderson: I have a question if no one else has anything. 00:55:01 Nichole BPN (she/her): Reacted to "I have a question if..." with ❤️ 00:55:02 CydCharise (she/her/noh): Reacted to "I have a question if…" with 👍🏽 00:56:21 Susanna Barkataki (She/They): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1H2HIu-M_69dtDqO-WO47194bmuIMPHPYfRZVYUnGjbQ/edit?tab=t.0 01:01:19 Abby Shepard: Thank you ❤️🙏🏻 01:01:27 Lisa E. (she/her): thank you 01:01:30 Karen McMillan: Thank you Susanna and sangha 💜