The Yoga Well Podcast

The Yoga Well Podcast

Hosted by: Chase Bossart

Authentic conversation and teachings on Yoga, Meditation & Āyurveda from the Viniyoga Lineage of Mr. TKV Deśikachar. We explore the breadth & depth of these teachings from texts to practices to therapeutic...

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Gentle Yoga Practice for Healing Support with Celeste Greene

Yoga Therapist Celeste Greene leads us through an example class from the Gentle Yoga for Healing class that she teache  s at Osher Center for Integrative Health at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Celeste...
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Integrative Health and Yoga Therapy with Dr. Gurjeet Birdee

Dr. Birdee is an Associate Professor at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Director of the Osher Center for Integrative Health. He practices Integrative Health at Vanderbilt University and also performs...
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Practice: You as the Object of Meditation

This practice, led by Yoga Therapist and Artist, Robyn Love, is an invitation to make yourself the object of meditation. Using inspiration from Yogasūtra III.44, she guides a practice of physical self-study and...
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Meditation in Action with Grazia Jaroff

Yoga Therapist and long-time teacher Grazia Jaroff describes her introduction to Yoga Therapy in the '80s and potent comments from her interactions with Mr. Deśikachar. She and Chase dive into meditation: the...
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Practice for Grief Support with Chris Armstrong

Yoga Therapist Chris Armstrong guides a practice of gentle āsana and reflection on someone you miss. With the intention os supporting different types of grieving, this practice can be done standing or seated. You can...
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Defining and Discussing Yoga Therapy with Amanda Green

Amanda Green and Chase,Co-Faculty of the Yoga Well Yoga Therapist Training in California, discuss the therapeutic application of Yoga including what is Yoga Therapy and what differentiates it from other Yoga. Amanda...
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Āśīrvāda Mantra

The āśīrvāda mantra is a blessing mantra used to wish long life, health & prosperity for the listener. Let this wash over you and receive the blessing. Learn more about Mantra as a support for focusing the mind...
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Instructions for Nasal Breathing with Mṛgi Mudrā

Nostril manipulation is a common prāṇāyāma technique. Chase provides instructions for how to influence the breath's movement through the nose using the classical technique of mṛgi mudrā. Correct positioning of the...
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Introduction to Meditation with Chase Bossart

Yoga is interested 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 experience, and how to create successful...
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The Expansiveness of the Sky

Meditation is an intentionally engineered experience that leaves us influenced by the qualities of the focus to which we have connected. In this short meditation, arm movements to the side and front and utilized to...
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Healing from Trauma: Digestion & Integration with Jenny Orona

Jenny Orona is, among her many certifications and roles, a Yoga Therapist working with in-patient and out-patient clients recovering from trauma, substance abuse, and mental illness. She and Chase discuss the...
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Prāṇa in Āsana: Vīrabhadrāsana / Warrior 1

Deepen your awareness of Vīrabhadrāsana or Warrior 1 in discussion and guided experience. The intention of this pūrvatāna posture is to stretch the front of the body with the primary focus of lengthening the spine and...
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