Podcasts by Yoga Focus

Ep. 35: Anatomy Informed Yoga Teacher: The Nervous System, Self Regulation, Sensory Input and Trauma from 2022-01-03T18:44:09

In this episode, we will look at the Key things I like to consider when creating a yoga class that is informed by the Anatomy and Physiology of the Human Nervous system. This is...

Ep. 34: Anatomy Informed Yoga Teacher: The Respiratory System, Breathing & Pranayama from 2021-12-29T17:39:01

In this episode I talk about the Key Components that I like to include in an Anatomically Informed yoga Practice focusing on the Respiratory System, Breathing and Pranayama. Thi...

Ep 33: The Anatomy Informed Yoga Teacher: The Skeletal System, Bones and Joints from 2021-12-09T18:59:40

In this episode, I share the first segment of the new course I am working on for the "Anatomy of Yoga" workshop series on Udemy. In part 3 I move beyond teaching the information and into the APP...

Ep 33: The Anatomy Informed Yoga Teacher: The Skeletal System from 2021-12-09T18:59:40

In this episode, I share the first segment of the new course I am working on for the "Anatomy of Yoga" workshop series on Udemy. In part 3 I move beyond teaching the information and into the APP...

Ep. 32: Sleep Hygiene, Insomnia and Yoga Therapy: How to get Restorative Sleep from 2020-08-09T00:49:50

In this episode I talk about the "Sleep Hygiene" strategies that I use with my patients and clients. Good quality sleep is a corner stone of good health and our ability to heal. It impacts our m...

Ep. 31: Functional Movement and Sustainability in Yoga Practice from 2020-06-22T22:23:53

In this episode of the Yoga Focus I am sharing one of the lectures from my new Online Yoga Anatomy & Body Science Course on Udemy. This is the second section in a set of 4 c...

Ep. 30: What every NEW YOGA TEACHER needs to know! Advice for new teachers from 2020-05-07T18:11:56

In this episode I give you 12 pieces of advice/guidance that I often offer to new yoga teachers. The transition into being a teacher can feel overwhelming- this may help you through that process...

Ep. 29: The 5 Books I use to Teach Yoga Anatomy Teacher Training Module- LauraGyoga from 2020-04-25T16:42:08

In this episode I talk about the 5 books I use the most frequently when teaching the Anatomy & body science portion of Yoga Teacher Training. These books are great resources for grounding ou...

Ep. 28: The Expanded Kosha Model of Yoga Therapy: Looking at the Person in Context - LauraGyoga from 2020-04-23T17:10:33

In this episode I talk about the Kosha model- the Layers that make up a person, which is the foundation for the yoga therapy process. I take what I have learned in my 10 years as an Occupational...

Ep. 27: The Best Self Development Books for Yoga Teachers & Book Giveaway from 2020-04-20T19:23:52

In this episode I talk about the 4 books I have read that I think are the most important for the self development of yoga teachers. In the last episode I talked about the 4 main categories of ed...

Ep. 26: What Makes a GREAT Yoga Teacher? The essential components of Yoga Teacher Training from 2020-04-17T01:33:06

In this episode I talk about the 4 main components that go into the training of a great yoga teacher. These components work together to create a comprehensive skill set for a yoga teacher to eff...

Ep. 25: 5 Books Every New Yoga Teacher Needs to Read: AND Book Giveaway from 2020-04-15T00:27:39

In this episode I talk about 5 of the books that I think are essential to creating a strong base of knowledge for new yoga teachers. These are the books I wish I read when I became a yoga teache...

Ep. 24: Sensory Integration, and the importance of PLAY with Dr. Alanna Pisani: What Yogis can learn about the Nervous System from Occupational Therapy from 2020-04-09T21:27:45

In honor of Occupational Therapy Month (April) I got to talk to my fellow Occupational Therapist and all around super fun person, Dr. Alanna Marie Pisani. Alanna & I went to Therapy school t...

Ep. 23: My Custom Meditation Ritual // Segmented Practice // Grounding to manage Anxiety & Worry // Yoga Focus from 2020-04-03T23:31:07

In this episode you can follow along with the daily meditation practice that I use to ground, settle and focus before starting my day. You can also follow along with the video version on my YouT...

Ep. 22 Create your Personal Meditation Ritual (that you will actually stick with!) // Grounding to Manage Anxiety & Worry // LauraGyoga from 2020-04-02T14:06:47

The two most frequent issues that people face with meditation: being able to settle and be still for a period of time, and finding a practice that they stick with consistently. With these two ch...

Ep. 21: The Language of Anatomy: Terms of Movement for the Neck, Shoulder Blade and Shoulder Joint: For Yoga Teachers from 2020-03-28T14:26:22

This lecture discusses the anatomical terms for motion (Kinesiology) for the neck (cervical spine), Shoulder blade (Scapula) and the Shoulder Joint (glenohumeral joint). This language is essenti...

Ep. 20: The Language of Anatomy: Basic Balance Biomechanics For Yoga Teachers from 2020-03-24T16:26:53

In this episode I talk about some of the terms that you will hear when we are talking about BALANCE. Biomechanics is one area that Yoga Alliance included in the recently upgraded standards for y...

Ep. 19: The Language of Anatomy: 3 Planes of Movement for Yoga Teachers from 2020-03-24T16:08:59

This podcast is the audio from a lecture that makes up my 10 hour online course: "Foundations in Anatomy & Body Science for Yoga Teachers" on Udemy.com.   In this lecture you will ...

Ep. 18: The Language of Anatomy: Terms of Position and Relationship for Yoga Teachers from 2020-03-21T23:24:28

In this episode I will talk about the Language of Anatomy that we use to describe the position or location of structures in the body. This is the language that you need to understand as the foun...

Ep. 17: The Language of Anatomy: Body Positions, Laterality and Symmetry for Yoga Teachers from 2020-03-20T19:55:30

In this lecture we will start to learn the LANGUAGE that we need to talk about the body effectively. This includes the body's position in relationship to the floor (or other supporting surface),...

Ep. 16: Yoga Anatomy: The 12 Main Body Systems: Not Just Bones & Muscles from 2020-03-20T19:39:35

In this episode we will review all of the main body systems that work together to create a functioning person.  In the study of yoga we often put all the focus on the bones and the muscles,...

Ep. 15: Yoga & The Body Sciences: NOT just Anatomy from 2020-03-20T19:22:54

This episode is a lecture taken from my online course: "Foundations in Anatomy & Body Science For Yoga Teachers". In this segment I explain why the 30 hour "Anatomy" portion of Yoga Teacher ...

Ep. 14: 10 Reasons Why Yoga Teachers Need to Study Anatomy & Body Science from 2019-12-23T13:46:09

In this episode we talk about the importance of yoga teachers having a good understanding of the body. As yoga alliance has just increased the required education for 200 hour teacher training fr...

Ep. 13: Every NEW Yoga Student Needs to Know This: 10 Tips for Beginners from 2019-12-03T20:23:55

* In Episode 13 I talk about the 10 most important things that a NEW yoga student or BEGINNER needs to understand! These tips will help you to select the right ...

Ep. 12: Impermanence: Suffering Vs. Gratitude When Facing Change from 2019-08-14T20:31:59

In episode 12 I talk about the topic of Impermanence- the fact that everything is changing and the way we understand these changes has a big impact on how we live our life. If we cling to things...

Ep. 11: The Internal Process of Yoga: Using Anchoring Questions for Self-Inquiry and Adaptation from 2019-08-09T16:10:27

In episode 11 we will talk about some of the questions that can help to anchor the mind and deepen your internal experience of the pose.  How to watch the breath and check ...

Ep. 10: Why the WALL is the best YOGA prop you are not using: From My Book "Yoga Therapy At The Wall" from 2019-07-17T01:37:20

In this episode I talk about The content of my book: "Yoga Therapy At the Wall" And I explain WHY the wall is such an incredible prop with a huge amount of versatility. Balance, challenge, ...

Ep. 9: Hands & Upper Extremity: The Upper Kinetic Chain for Weight Bearing from 2019-07-03T01:33:58

In this episode we talk about the Hands as the foundation of many poses. One of the unique things about yoga is that we often use the Hands for weight bearing and support. This is a great compon...

Ep. 8: Feet & Ankles in Yoga Practice - Giving them the Attention they Deserve! from 2019-06-15T18:22:44

The FEET are often the foundation of the body, but we hardly ever give the feet the attention they deserve!

In this episode we will talk about the merits of barefoot movement, my thoughts...

Ep. 7: Spine Articulation: Isolation Vs. Integration of Spine Mobility from 2019-05-26T18:24:17

In this episode we look at a unique movement that the spine can do: Articulation from Vertebra to Vertebra. I most often see this used in a "roll up" transition, BUT spine articulation can be us...

Ep. 6: Creating my Book "Yoga Therapy At The Wall"...Struggles in Self Publishing from 2019-05-14T12:53:38

In this episode we talk about the special project I have been working on for the past several years...Writing a book about therapeutic yoga practice using a wall as a prop. This has been a long ...

Ep. 5: The McGill Big 3 Exercises for Back Stability & Why Tension Is Not (always) A Bad Thing from 2019-05-05T22:09:10

The McGill Big 3 Exercises are a foundation program that is used to create stability and endurance in the lower core muscles. These exercises have been shown to improve the tension of the core m...

Ep. 4: Characteristics of Free, Natural Breathing Throughout the Day from 2019-04-11T13:51:31

 In this episode of the Yoga Focus podcast we are talking about the 8 characteristics of Free, Natural Breathing. These are the qualities that we want to encourage in the normal breath patt...

Ep. 3: Yoga Therapy & Occupational Therapy: A Perfect Pair!! from 2019-04-05T18:21:08

April is Occupational Therapy Month and I have been an Occupational Therapist for about 9 years now. I often see yoga teachers going back to school for Physical Therapy, and PT is great, BUT I t...

Ep. 2: Self-Inquiry Based Yoga Practice & Teaching from 2019-03-29T22:18:36

In this episode we talk about the shift that is happening in modern yoga from dictating what you "should" feel in any part of your practice to focusing on the experience of what you DO feel.&nbs...

Ep. 1 Yoga Focus: Removing Restrictions to find the Essential Breath from 2019-03-24T22:29:57

 Here we are starting a series working through some of the information presented in Donna Farhi's "The Breathing Book".  I took this book with me on vacation to Puerto Rico, thinking t...

Yoga Focus Podcast: Introduction with Laura Goellner: @LauraGyoga from 2019-01-01T06:06:36

Welcome to the Yoga Focus Podcast!

This podcast is about sharing information for yoga students & teachers to dive deeper into the layers of yoga. The Yoga Fo...