The YAY!YOGA Podcast
In the YAY!YOGA podcast, Amsterdam-based yoga teacher Renée Leeuw talks to the most inspiring yoga and movement teachers from around the world about their yoga journey, self-development and a lot of yoga-related topics. If you are interested in the mind-body connection and self-growth, this show is definitely for you. Remember to hit subscribe and give us a review/rating if you enjoy this podcast so we can keep on sharing this knowledge together.
Episodes
17 episodes
#17 Lisa de Jong on Menstrual Cycle Awareness and Hormonal Health
Lisa de Jong (@lisa_dejong_coach) is an Ireland-based women's health coach specialised in the menstrual cycle. Most of her work is about creating menstrual cycle awareness and in our co...
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Episode 17
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1:07:41
#16 Olivia Allnutt on stretching techniques and intelligent ways of teaching
Olivia Allnutt is a highly experienced strength and flexibility coach, based in Australia. She's the co-director of Stretch Therapy™ together with her partner Kit Laughlin, who is the founder of the Str...
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Episode 16
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1:02:28
#15 Victoria Hyndman shares Ayurvedic tips for summer
My first conversation with Victoria Hyndman (@victoria_tory_raven_hyndman) was the most listened to episode on the YAY!YOGA podcast and I am super excited that I got to record...
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Episode 15
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42:51
#14 Sebastiaan Pagano on flexibility vs. mobility, different types of stretching and is yin yoga an efficient way of training flexibility?
Sebastiaan Pagano (@sebas_pagano) is a strength and flexibility coach from Amsterdam, who has a lot of experience and knowledge in flexibility training for adults. In his search for the best...
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Episode 14
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1:03:43
#13 David Kam on the importance of play, embodiment and the art of language
David Kam (@davidkamkw) is a London-based teacher of movement. His classes are non-traditional and are probably best described as a fusion of yoga, dance and animal flow. He likes to surprise ...
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Episode 13
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1:11:22
#12 Erica Jago on Kundalini yoga, discovering chakra imbalances and dealing with heavy emotions
Erica Jago (@erica_jago) is a yoga teacher, graphic designer and creator of two books: Art of Attention with Elena Brower and Angelus with Roos van der Kamp. The latter is a beautifully ...
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Episode 12
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42:09
#11 Djilani Sprang-Purperhart on finding answers in difficult times and making yoga more inclusive and diverse
Djilani Sprang-Purperhart (@djilaniwithabeard) is a yoga teacher, anthropologist and sociologist. He recently published his book Sunde – Sunday in Surinam – in which he shares his perso...
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Episode 11
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54:14
#10 Victoria Hyndman on Ayurveda: tips for fall/winter + women's health
Victoria Hyndman (@victoria_tory_raven_hyndman) is an Ayurvedic practitioner and yoga teacher, who studied with Dr. Vasant Lad at The Ayurvedic Institute in New Mexico. I rece...
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Episode 10
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1:12:51
#9 Susanna Barkataki on diversity and honouring yoga's roots in the modern world
Susanna Barkataki (@susannabarkataki) is a yoga unity activist, teacher, speaker and author of the book Embracing Yoga’s Roots (to be released in November 2020). Susanna’s main work is a...
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Episode 9
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1:04:51
#8 Lara Heimann - Yoga butt, mobility vs. flexibility and the importance of touch
Lara Heimann (@lara.heimann) is a yoga teacher and physical therapist who is specialised in neurodevelopmental training. Through this deep understanding of body and brain mapping, she create...
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Episode 8
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1:15:47
#7 Julie Martin - Embodied movement, changing the 200 hours YTT model and how elimination brings you back to the present moment
Julie Martin (@brahmanijulie) is probably one of the most inspiring yoga teachers right now and I am so grateful to have had this conversation with her. She empowers many students and teach...
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Episode 7
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1:10:32
#6 Megan Mulrine - The Hindu stories behind the asanas, Buddhism & teaching students from different cultural and religious backgrounds
Megan Mulrine (@yogatrotter_) is a yoga teacher who is living on the so-called Island of the Gods: Bali, Indonesia. It makes total sense that she’s living there as she spends most of her tim...
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Episode 6
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1:07:32
#5 Gregory Lennon - Yoga philosophy, religion and inclusivity in the yoga world
Gregory Lennon is a yoga teacher who grew up in the US and has now been teaching and living in Amsterdam for a long time. He has a lot of knowledge about yoga philosophy and also does a great deal in sharing that knowledge in his teachings. I s...
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Episode 5
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54:06
#04 Moena de Jong - Jivamukti, Yoga Nidra & the importance of creating a safe space for students
Moena de Jong is an Amsterdam-based yoga teacher who has studied a variety of yoga traditions and lineages, ranging from Hatha to Vinyasa to Jivamukti. I invited her to the YAY!YOGA podcast as I visit her classes whenever I can and always leave...
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Episode 4
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52:14
#03 Daphne Koken - Prana Vinyasa & incorporating the cycles of nature into your life and practice
Daphne Koken (@dayogini) is a prana vinyasa teacher, who inspires me a lot and also showed me the true beauty of this practice. I was very lucky to have the opportunity to study and practice wit...
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Episode 3
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44:58
#02 Sebastian Valensi - Eastern Philosophy, Tantric traditions and how to teach with integrity and authenticity
Sebastian Valensi (@aries_sv) is a teacher in yoga and Eastern philosophy. Born and raised in Patagonia, Chile, he was introduced to Eastern philosophy early in his life as his dad was a Thai Ch...
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Episode 2
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1:06:16
#01 Anna Scott Miller - Empowering students, Svadhyaya & Black Lives Matter in the yoga world
Anna Scott Miller (@annascottmilleryoga) is an Amsterdam-based yoga teacher with an extensive background in both practising and teaching movement. From a very young age, she started p...
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Episode 1
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