Yoga Brain

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Welcome to Yoga Brain. A platform that’s normalizing meditation, and a podcast that’s exploring yoga off your mat. In each episode, we sit with teachers, healers, leaders and great thinkers to ask the question: "What is yoga?" We ask our guests about their yoga evolution, and how they've internalized the practice as a philosophy, rather a pose. And while every guest and story is different, they all show appreciation for yoga and how it's transformed their way of being in a profound, positive way.

  1. 03/13/2025

    Ambition, Imposter Syndrome, and the Armchair Quarterback

    ...And we're back! After a two year hiatus, The Yoga Brain Podcast is bringing you a dose of ancient philosophy to your modern day. In this solo episode, Jennifer shares a short anecdote of a night out in New York City, where she realizes how ambitious people often perceive themselves as lacking such qualities. We discuss lessons from "Think Again" by Adam Grant, a psychology book on "knowing what you don't know" and why overly confident people tend to fall short of such skills their pontificating about. While Yoga Brain events have paused for the moment, we are bringing you insight to your ears with the podcast once again. You can follow along with our host and founder, Jennifer Martin to learn more about how to develop a yoga practice outside the studio and into your every day. IG: @yogabrainfestival IG: @jennifermartin.live jennifermartin.live

    20 min

  2. 01/31/2023

    Having a Spiritual Awakening with Haley Robertson: On Medicine and Modern Spiritual Living

    What makes us spiritually awakened and self-aware? What is the difference between awake and woke? Once we’re woke, do we stay up? Or are we susceptible to falling back asleep? Haley Robertson and Jennifer Martin open the conversation of the great awakening as it pertains to the individual and collective consciousness. They define popular spiritual slang, diving deep into a few terms often heard in Western yoga classes. Both yoga teachers, Haley and Jenny share stories of the start of their spiritual awareness, and how they view spirituality today. Haley Robertson is a Sound Practitioner and PsychoSynthesis Life Coach. She creates intentional spaces with instrumental sound meditations. Haley’s sessions coax participants into a state of deep relaxation which helps them tap into their soul aliveness.  The show discusses the theory of oneness, seeing spirit in everything. Haley told Jenny that “everything is medicine” prior to recording, which sparked the spirit of this episode. The hosts comment on commonly used substances which are synonymous with medicine, providing perspective on what is healing, what is addictive, and what is a deadly commodity. Everything is medicine yet everything comes down to mindfulness with what we consume, call medicine, and say in conversation or in a yoga class. Everything can sometimes seem like it’s happening all at once, which is a wonderful opportunity to sit down, stay still and drop in. What does it mean to drop in? Among other cues in a yoga class, it’s the start of meditation. Yoga Brain @yogabrainfestival Host: Jennifer Martin  @jenny.eats.the.world Special Guest: Haley Robertson instagram: @thecosmicartichoke email: haley@thecosmicartichoke.com Mentions and Resources: SipSteady Sober Marketing ig: @sipsteady_ Psychedelic Water ig: @psychedelic_water PBS Article: A Social History of America's Most Popular Drugs NPR Article: How 'Namaste' Flew Away From Us Instagram Accounts: @flynnskidmore @fucking_sober @medicine_mami Thank You for Listening! We appreciate your support by leaving a review.

    1h 43m

  3. 03/30/2022

    Chris Douglas: Big Fish KC

    Welcome to Yoga Brain   A community that’s normalizing meditation and a podcast that’s asking the question: What is yoga? Today on the show we have spiritual healer Chris Douglas, a yoga teacher and reiki master with a Pisces placement in his sun and moon. With such empathic, sensitive signs in his astrology, he has been able to navitage his emotions by utilizing the road map of his birth chart. Chris helps to explain characteristics of being a water sign and a feminine man. He describes how he’s blended the masculine and feminine as a digital creator and entrepreneur, after leaving healthcare as a nurse.  He also shares traumas of SSRI withdrawals and what he’s learned through extreme stress. Though through meditation, reiki, yoga and stepping into his purpose of showcasing others, Chris has paved a path of healing for himself and his students.  Thank you all for supporting the show! It brings us joy to create this podcast and it would mean so much for you to share Yoga Brain with your friends and leave us a review wherever you tune in.  For workshops in Kansas City, follow us on Instagram at @yogabrainkc Sign up and come say hey at our next event - yogabrainkc.org Special Guest Chris Douglas @big_fish_kc Host & Producer Jenny Martin @jenny.eats.the.world Executive Editor Matt Thomas @matteglossymedia "Kismet" Song Connor Yeager @trippysippycj

    1h 5m

  4. 02/08/2022

    014: Wren Quinn: Trauma Alchemy

    Wren Quinn is a mother, an herbalist, a teacher of yoga therapy, and the creator of Trauma Alchemy, a trauma-informed somatic program. Wren’s latest offerings include Herbal Communion, a course exploring the intricacies of the herbal allies that can be used to support your health, helping clients to prepare and grow with their chosen medicine. So much of our conversation stems from trauma resolution: working through trauma, opposed to working past it. We talk about the importance of seeing and making due with the hardest parts of ourselves and our past, alchemizing awareness into behaviors that are aligned with our highest self. We ask Wren about narcissists, how to spot them and protect yourself from them. We ask her about herbs and the lessons she's learned as a mother. As Wren has a nurturing heart and a wise soul. Special Guest Wren Quinn @wrennquinn Website wrenvquinn.com Host & Producer Jenny Martin @jenny.eats.the.world Executive Editor Matt Thomas @matteglossymedia "Kismet" Song Connor Yeager @trippysippycj

    1h 23m

  5. 01/17/2022

    013: Laura Lockton: Rekinection Director, Aerial Artist, Fire Performer

    Laura Lockton has been the Director of over 25 extensive events focused on holistic wellness, performing arts, sustainability, art, and yoga. She has also been a  yoga teacher, performer and lead coordinator for programs such as ReKinection, Sacred Circus and Green Earth Village, which are traveling groups that focus on enlightenment, education and entertainment.  Laura is the co-founder of Rekinection, a conscious event production company and aerial-fire-dance troupe, which offers classes, workshops and shows during their weekend-long festivals. In this episode, we ask Laura about her start into the events world and how she's continued finding work throughout the pandemic. She shares with us how she's lead her team through the toughest year of her career, and provides insight behind her role as mother. Special Guest Laura Lockton @lauralockton Host & Producer Jenny Martin @jenny.eats.the.world Executive Editor Matt Thomas @matteglossymedia "Kismet" Song Connor Yeager @trippysippycj

    45 min

  6. 01/11/2022

    012: Paulina Nordhaus: Yoga for Chronic Pain and Living with Authenticity

    Paulina Nordhaus is a yoga teacher, a nature lover, a gluten-free chef and quite simply, a funny gal. Paulina shares her story of being diagnosed with Rhumetoid Arthritis from a young age, and how her relationship with her body shifted after her mom gave her a book about yoga. We chat about the price of authenticity in a world where individualism is praised - and sometimes required. But what we learn is that a big personality doesn't require audacious behavior. That sometimes "being yourself" simply means to fit in while still keeping your own unique charm. Thank you Paulina for sharing your story on the show. Thank you for tuning in and if you haven’t already, be sure to follow us at @yogabrainkc on Instagram and sign up for our email list via our website. Special Guest Paulina Nordhaus Host & Producer Jenny Martin @jenny.eats.the.world Executive Editor Matt Thomas @mattyboytomtom "Kismet" Song Connor Yeager @trippysippycj support our podcast by sharing with your friends on social media, email & text and saying *thank you* with a donation

    1 hr

  7. 01/04/2022

    011: Dr. Paul Berg, PhD: PTSD & Yoga for Veterans and First Responders

    Dr. Paul Berg, is a professor at the US Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth. He guides teachers on accommodating students with PTSD in military classrooms . He notes the effects of trauma and learning as studied in his dissertation and works to provide resources for veterans and first responders to tend to their mental and emotional well-being. By practicing yoga. Breathing techniques and meditation are an imperative asset to Paul's trainings - in calming the mind and soothing impeding anxieties.  Paul served for the military as a helicopter pilot for over twenty years, including four combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. We chat over Paul's military history and what all changed within the organization during his terms. Stress and war trauma impacted Paul’s sense of safety and caused great strain on his neck, turning him to consider surgery after retirement. When Paul’s doctor recommended yoga, Paul called his local studio and tried his first restorative class. It was after that moment that Paul started studying meditation and yoga as tool to center, move energy through the body and calm the central nervous system. Paul emphasizes how veterans don’t want the label, they want to be treated like everyone else, and to see PTSD as very real and something to tend to for your students, employees, family and friends. Thank you for tuning in and if you haven’t already, be sure to follow us at @yogabrainkc on Instagram and sign up for our email list via our website. Special Guest Dr. Paul Berg @ptcberg Host & Producer Jenny Martin @jenny.eats.the.world Executive Editor Matt Thomas @mattyboytomtom "Kismet" Song Connor Yeager @trippysippycj support our podcast by sharing with your friends on social media, email & text and saying *thank you* with a donation

    1h 13m

  8. 11/01/2021

    010: Corbin Rowland: Plant-Based Pharmacist and Yoga Teacher

    Corbin Rowland is a pharmacist, a yoga teacher, a marathon runner, a plant-based vegan and when he's not rock climbing, is likely brewing kombucha or playing on his bass guitar. We sit down with Corbin to talk about his yoga journey and how coming to his mat has helped shape the world he sees today. We chat marathon motivation, self-perception and ask Corbin about his favorite drug (pharmaceuticals, of course). Our conversation covers a few favorite yogi celebrities and the desire to convert our friends and family into habitual meditators, hoping to influence others to explore this transformative practice. Special Guest Corbin Rowland @cdr.93 Host & Producer Jenny Martin @jenny.eats.the.world Executive Assistant Matt Thomas @mattyboytomtom "Kismet" Song Connor Yeager @trippysippycj

    47 min
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Welcome to Yoga Brain. A platform that’s normalizing meditation, and a podcast that’s exploring yoga off your mat. In each episode, we sit with teachers, healers, leaders and great thinkers to ask the question: "What is yoga?" We ask our guests about their yoga evolution, and how they've internalized the practice as a philosophy, rather a pose. And while every guest and story is different, they all show appreciation for yoga and how it's transformed their way of being in a profound, positive way.

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  • Creator
    Yoga Brain
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2025
  • Episodes
    17
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2025 Yoga Brain
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