Ep. 25 - Embrace your Humanity with Emily Blackwell

Emily Blackwell joins Aryn for a heartfelt conversation about the power of being ourselves--so fully--in all of our humanity...embracing the full range of emotion--the good, the bad, and the ugly.  

What would it feel like to truly express the fullest, truest version of yourself?   Or more importantly, how much harm are we causing ourselves when we deny and stuff down our true feelings?   

When we authentically express ourselves, and welcome in our shadow, our hurt, our anger-- we can more fully accept others, and live more authentically.  We covered:

• What life looked like before Emily found yoga 
• The modern phenomenon of email apnea
• Pleasure and pain as portals 
• Breath awareness and our nervous system
• Why we love a big SIGH
• Unlearning the habit of silencing ourselves
• The cathartic power of sound and movement 
• Tantric wisdom, and how our divinity lies in our humanity
• "Sacred Rage" and letting it all out

To help us integrate this conversation (at 35:00) Emily guides us in a beautiful visualization meditation to close our conversation.  

Emily Blackwell is an International E-RYT 500-hour Yoga and Meditation Teacher, Educator, Mentor, and Breathwork Facilitator based in Chicago. Her mission is to use her classes to educate others on how to integrate somatic tools, breath awareness, and the wisdom of Yogic and Tantrik philosophies to realize and embody the power that lies within.

Through her workshops, membership, classes, and adventurous retreats, Emily creates a space where participants can come and uncover their own ability to cultivate true inner peace and unconditional self-love.

• Free Breathwork Practice 
• Learn more about Emily’s membership, The Sacred Space, and subscribe before May 31 to join at $20/mo.  
• Join her mailing list to stay updated on upcoming events, retreats, and to learn how you can work with her.
• Check out her podcast: The Embodied Poddie
• and Connect with her on Instagram @emilyblackwellyoga

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