After a 2 year hiatus, I'm back at the mic! This time on a new podcast called Jess on the Mountain: A podcast about yoga, chakras, and becoming your own guru. Today's episode is an introduction into this exciting new project that I know you're going to love!
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If you enjoy Ready, Get Centered, Go! you will love this one too. Share it with a friend! I look forward to seeing you on the mountain.
Much love,
Jess
As timing would have it, I’m currently teaching Chakra 2 (water element) in my online course, Chakra Savvy. The metaphor of water and our emotional self was everywhere last week! And it helped me make one important decision.
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Do you know what yoga therapy is or how it works? Over the next few episodes, I will be sharing with you some of my clients stories and their greatest successes. It’s a misnomer that Yoga has to take an hour of your life every day to feel better. Small bits and pieces throughout the day, or just a short 15 to 20 minute yoga practice, are all you need to feel better, be more balanced, reduce symptoms of chronic disease and chronic pain, and get more joy out of life. In this episode, learn about one woman’s struggle to find her voice and what we did to help her get there.
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On January 11 we kicked off Virtual Open House, 2021! This has been a long time coming, and I’m thrilled we are underway. We are starting right at the beginning, with embodiment. In this podcast episode, I give you a sneak peek into our course as we get centered to begin our journey through the chakras.
The music you hear in the background is Liquid Mind.
Virtual Open House: http://www.jessgoulding.com/2021
Chakra Savvy: Reset Your Life Game Plan Online Course: http://www.jessgoulding.com/chakrasavvy
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On YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/jessgoulding/videos
Check out the classes I offer and explore my resources on my Website: http://www.jessgoulding.com
Looking for a qualified expert speaker for your event? http://www.jessgoulding.com/speaking
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I think we’ve all acknowledged that 2020 hit us like a mack truck in every chakra. So now we can make our new year's resolutions and get back on track at being better and setting goals! Right?! Well...I’m gonna say, not so fast.
I believe there is a way to stay open to possibilities, yet lay the groundwork for a new year, or even a new chapter or new way of being. Because this life is a co-creation, we need a “both/and” approach to creating the life we want to lead. We need to ask the right questions, listen for wisdom’s answers, and then apply right effort to what is ours to do in this world.
This takes time. We need a way to do this mindfully, with compassion and grace. We need a game plan.
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Today, I’m inviting you into my donation-based online Hatha yoga class and the opening chat for Anahata, or heart chakra. Naturally, what followed this was a heart-opener asana sequence. You are welcome to join the class any time and access all the previous and upcoming chakra classes and recordings through January 9. Sign up at the donation level that works for you at jessgoulding.com/store
Celebrate the Solstice with Tej Arvind and me! Renew to Balance: The Synergy of Chakras and Planets. Go to jessgoulding.com/renew for registration, or find the link on the events page of my website, jessgoulding.com. You will get access to the recording within 24 hours of the event. Learn more about Tej at www.yogaboheme.com and connect through Facebook at www.facebook.com/yogaboheme/
Do you ever get the sense that something is pushing and pulling, blocking and advancing you? Do you notice that some times you are rocking and rolling and others you can’t think straight enough to do simple tasks easily and efficiently? There could be many reasons on any given day, like your food intake, the amount of sleep you got the night before, hormone fluctuations, etc. But sometimes it’s bigger than that. Sometimes you are a little more at the whim of energy that’s WAY bigger than your food and sleep. It’s the weather beyond the sky--it’s the weather of the planets.
I have a real treat for us today, which is a great conversation I had recently with my friend, colleague, and go-to Vedic Astrologer, Tej Arvind. She’s here to share with us a little bit about Vedic astrology in general, as well as the
3 Ways Vedic Astrology can impact your life.
1. It's validating.
2. It tells you your tendencies.
3. It can help you time important events.
I’ve been going to Tej for all things planets for several years now, and I think you’ll enjoy this conversation as she dispels myths and makes distant planets feel close to home. We hope you want to join us for our exciting journey through the chakras and planets happening live on zoom for the winter solstice, December 20. The workshop is titled:
Renew to Balance; The synergy of chakras and planets. Early birds get $10 off by December 13 with coupon code SOLSTICE. Go to jessgoulding.com/renew for registration, or find the link on the events page of my website, jessgoulding.com. You will get access to the recording within 24 hours of the event.
Also, my Hatha chakra series continues through this month and it’s not too late to join! This week we ignite our will in chakra three and open our hearts with chakra four practices. You’ll have access to all the chakra classes in your library of class recordings long enough to get you through the holidays! Sign up at the donation level that works for you at jessgoulding.com/store
Learn more about Tej at www.yogaboheme.com and connect through Facebook at www.facebook.com/yogaboheme/
Today we get right to the work of energizing and grounding each chakra with a quick-reset of movement and breath.
Over my last 15+ years of teaching, the number one question I get from students is, “When are you going to teach the chakra series again?” Well my friends, I certainly won’t let this year go by without once again guiding us through “the architecture of our soul." If you’ve never been exposed to or worked closely with the chakra system, you are going to LOVE it. Ever since I started looking at my life and my priorities through the lens of the chakras, I am more in tune with and accepting of my life, as well as more empowered to create positive change and achieve lasting results.
If you would like a primer to prepare, or just want to brush up on the wisdom of the system, start with Chakra 1 on November 19, 2018: https://anchor.fm/jessica-goulding/episodes/Chakra-1-Root-Support-e2k34v/a-aeqbmp
Or check out my Chakras Podcast Bundle page at https://www.jessgoulding.com/chakras-podcast I’ve simply collected those 7 chakras podcast episodes into one convenient place for you to listen. There is also a beautiful Chakra Savvy Cheat Sheet PDF for you to download and keep so you can have the chakra basics at your fingertips.
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I came across this one line from the book Big Change, Small Groups, by Heather Zempel, and it cut into my heart immediately:
"Everybody needs someone who knows their name and knows what's happening in their life."
I think for many of us, this is what we remember at Thanksgiving and other seasonal holidays that are quickly approaching. These are often the times we are with these special people. They are the ones who show up at weddings and funerals, at parties and quiet walks or weekly phone calls.
It's about having a WITNESS.
In today's episode, explore the facets of your mind that make up your inner experience, and learn who your constant witness really is.
Join me December 5th to support One Yoga Global at the fundraising event, Ready, Set, Slow, with Donna Farhi.
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Transition is all around us: our presidency in the U.S., the season of Autumn, and we're closing in on the end of a very intense year. I sat down to remember some of my favorite yoga teachings about maintaining balance in transition, and I've distilled them into three R's:
For a refresher, check out my blog on November 18 at www.jessgoulding.com/blog.
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This is the opening chat and ending meditation from class on Election Day. Use as often as needed!
If you're craving movement as well, go to www.jessgoulding.com/election-practice2020 for a 20 minute anxiety-busting Chakra One therapeutic yoga practice.
Much love,
Jess
You voted. Your work is done. The rest you cannot control. So breathe and have a little faith because this too shall pass.
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Halloween is coming this week, and I’ve been thinking about things that haunt. Not spirits, in this case, but haunts from the past. Old experiences, relationships, and patterns that appear from time to time to hijack our present happiness. Sometimes we know exactly what they are, but quite often we feel off, or sad, or anxious, and we just don’t know exactly why. Today, I’m talking about ways to release these dark haunts and live into the bright truth of your abundant life.
Practice with me LIVE through my Facebook group on Thursday, October 29! https://www.facebook.com/groups/665694700611797
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I love good alignment cues. I love finding tiny little adjustments to a posture that have big benefits and “aha moments.” I love it when one principle applies to a broad range of postures and their accessibility. So today I’m going to share with you the three yoga asana cues that I believe are the most valuable in any pose or class. You don’t have to be an experienced yogi to benefit from what I’m going to share with you today. In fact, these three cues are helpful even if you never step on a yoga mat!
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Calm Your Mind, Lift Your Spirits Therapeutic Yoga, October 26 at 9am CST* Register for FREE at www.jessgoulding.com/halloweencalm
Flow to Lay Low Vinyasa Yoga with Restorative Rest, October 30 at 12:00pm CST* Register for FREE at www.jessgoulding.com/halloweenflow
*Class recording available for one week
You can affect your whole life by being purposeful about where or on what you are placing your attention. In this episode, I talk about and take you through a third type of meditation: object meditation.
Check out my three other short podcast series on the Podcast Topic Bundle section of my website, www.jessgoulding.com and download the beautiful PDF quick-reference guides for you to keep.
If you're interested in Yoga Therapy or yoga and meditation mentoring, send me an email! jess@jessgoulding.com
Nancy Herlin is a practitioner and guide of Contemplative Prayer, which is a meditation practice from the Christian tradition. In this episode, she shares with us her experiences with different kinds of practices, as well as takes us through a brief "sit" of Contemplative Prayer. I encourage you to take a pause with us when it's time, and let Nancy guide you for a 30 second session.
If you're interested in joining Nancy (and me!) on Monday and Friday mornings, visit www.shpc.org/classes
Resources Nancy recommends include:
Open Mind, Open Heart, by Thomas Keating
Centering Prayer, And Inner Awakening, by Cynthia Bourgeault
The Path of Centering Prayer, by David Frenette
In the last episode, we learned to "be with the breath as it goes out." This episode describes and gives you a short practice in the next part of that meditation: "label your thoughts thinking."
If you are interested in joining the class that is working with these mediations, it is not too late. Simply go to https://www.jessgoulding.com/practice-together You will receive the class recordings of the two weeks we have done, and can practice live on Zoom every Monday morning at 9am CST if your schedule allows. You can try a full class for FREE on my YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/jessgoulding/
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For my Calm Your Mind, Lift Your Spirits Therapeutic Yoga Class, I’m using the book Start Where You Are, by Pema Chodron as a jumping off point for our group intentions and meditations. Because it’s a yoga class, we infuse the teaching with our movement, and I just have to share with you what came of it.
Book recommendations:
Start Where You Are, A Guide to Compassionate Living, by Pema Chodron: https://www.amazon.com/Start-Where-You-Are-Compassionate/dp/161180597X/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=start+where+you+are&qid=1600734997&sr=8-3
Insight Yoga, by Sarah Powers: https://www.amazon.com/Insight-Yoga-Innovative-Traditional-Meditation/dp/1590305981/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=insight+yoga&qid=1600735092&sr=8-1
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