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That Yoga PodcastMerry + Mindful - Finding Peace through Mindfulness this ChristmasFeeling the holiday hustle? Between the shopping lists, family gatherings, and endless to-dos, it’s easy to lose the magic of the season.
But what if you could slow down, savor the joy, and truly feel at peace this Christmas?
In today’s episode, we’re diving into simple mindfulness practices to help you stay calm, present, and connected—no matter how hectic the holidays get!
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2024-12-2221 minThat Yoga PodcastStillnessJoin Alex Ballagh for your weekly guided meditations on That Yoga Podcast
This week we become aware of the sensory component of listening -attuning to the subtle sounds of our breath and settling in to stillness as we listen to this
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2024-12-2106 minThat Yoga PodcastYour Greatest Act of Self Love - The Art of Journaling with Olivia Buys"What if the key to a more compassionate, grounded, and peaceful life was as simple as picking up a pen? Today, we explore the transformative power of journaling with an expert who will show you how to write your way to well-being."
We’re bringing you the penultimate episode for 2024 today! Sarah and I sit down with the gorgeous Liv from Olive + Page Journals as we dive deep into this feel good and supportive practice.
If you have been feeling overwhelmed or disconnected, then listen to this episode to learn how you can make journaling your...
2024-12-1547 minThat Yoga PodcastPresence Awareness MeditationYour weekly guided meditation with That Yoga Podcast
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Your guide: Alex Ballagh
2024-12-1405 minThat Yoga PodcastNutrition for Nervous System HealthAnxiety, stress, burnout—what if your plate holds the answer?
Join us as we uncover how the food you eat and the state you’re in while eating could transform your mental well-being!
This is a snippet from a longer form Nervous System Workshop hosted at Soul Studio in November 2024.
It's like a Nutrition 101 in which we cover things like the gut brain access, the importance of a healthy gut and healthy microbiome, our relationship with food, how stress can impact our nutrient absorption, and ways in which we can come t...
2024-12-0922 minThat Yoga PodcastNervous System Connection MeditationAwareness is the first step to transformation.
Develop an awareness of your nervous system within your body through this guided meditation for deeper connection with it, and more power to find balance and regulation through it
This guided meditation featured at the opening of a longer form Nervous System Workshop hosted at Soul Studio in early November 2024
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2024-12-0705 minThat Yoga PodcastMovement + Nutrition in Menopause with Nicole WalkerThere are so many evidence based, scientifically backed nuggets of wisdom throughout this conversation - as well ass a tonne of suggestions for small and achievable changes we can make to enable us to feel full of vitality, strength, and joy in this season of life💪🏼 Nicole is passionate about changing the paradigm in womens well-being using a holistic approach based on our unique physiology by optimising Mindset, Movement and Nourishment.🌱 And today we talk exactly that - we cover everything from the stages of menopause, to how the paradigm is shifting from that of a patriarchal worldview...
2024-12-0256 minThat Yoga PodcastShedding the Layers of Self with Chaitanya DevaAre you ready to deep dive in to the world of yoga and meditation?!
This week we chatted to Chaitanya Deva - also known as Chai. A yogi, yoga teacher, studio owner and teacher trainer based in Nelson, NZ @kindred_studio_nelson🙏🏼Chai is a 500 hour registered yoga teacher, a therapeutic massage therapist, a reiki practitioner, and a Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider. He is also a Father, a Husband and a business owner🎸 Chai is a guy who has lived much of his life away from mainstream culture and often in various lanes of extremes...
2024-12-021h 09That Yoga PodcastFinding Inspiration Everywhere with Kylie Gates🥰We hold a heartfelt conversation with the amazing Kylie Gates, Creative Director and Head Program Coach, Les Mills International, a Master Certified Integrative Wellness & Life Coach, Certified Professional Coach in Transformational Coaching and a certified level one yoga instructor.🏋🏼♀️ Kylie talks to us about how she lives what she teaches - the importance of creating solid foundations and continuing daily practices which inspire her, and how she views self care and self development.
She shares with us some common themes that come up in her role as a coach and a leader in the fitness ind...
2024-12-0247 minThat Yoga PodcastMindfulness MeditationThis guided meditation is based on traditional mindfulness practice.
The purpose is to make your usual unconscious stream of thoughts, emotions and sensations conscious.
When you notice and name, and do your best to treat all your thoughts and emotions the same, you begin to sense a part of you that is not in the thought.
It is aware of your experiences, able to witness them, but not caught in them. There is a place of clear, compassionate witnessing of everything that’s happening.
This is the true you
For mor...
2024-11-3007 minThat Yoga PodcastNature's Treasures - Taonga Pūoro and Deep Listening with Jake Kīanō Skinner
Sarah and I had the honour of chatting with Jake Kiano Skinner who is of Ngāti Rangitihi & Tūhoe lineage and is a Sound weaver, Taonga Pūoro musician, Composer, Papa to two gorgeous wee girls.
This episode really is a koha - a gift to us, the listeners. If you are a New Zealander then it offers us deep insight into the land we live on, its history, and our part within it. And if you are outside of NZ, then wow - what insight and education you are likely to receive into Te A...
2024-11-2753 minThat Yoga PodcastWomen's Pelvic Floor Health and Cyclical Wellbeing with Julia WilkinsonHey yogi’s,
Alex here. Sarah was away MC’ing a conference this week so I was flying solo on the pod and got to chat to the amazing Julia Wilkinson. Julia is a Christchurch based Mama of three with many many talents. She is Yoga and Pilates Teacher, a Birth Skills Coach, a Pelvic Health Expert and a passionate advocate in the realm of women's health.
In today’s korero we have such a juicy chat, which seriously left me feeling so stoked about being a female!
We discuss everything from how women c...
2024-11-2545 minThat Yoga PodcastSimple and Spacious MeditationEnjoy tapping into witness consciousness in this simple meditation with minimal guidance enabling full presence with self
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2024-11-2306 minThat Yoga PodcastFull Moon MeditationHarness the potency of the full moon - a powerful time to get grounded and release what you want to from your physical and energetic field.
Join Alex Ballagh for this short guided meditation to celebrate and back in the light of the full moon
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2024-11-1607 minThat Yoga PodcastAligning Our Yoga with The MoonHi friends .... we're back!
We took a few weeks off longer form conversations and interviews as Sarah has been busy with her Soul Works hat on, and Alex has been shifting house!
We're here now, and excited to bring you this short solo chat with Alex about how to connect deeper with nature and her rhythms by aligning our yoga practice with the phases of the moon.
We cover the phases, why the moon affects us, and ways you may like to adapt your...
2024-11-1114 minThat Yoga PodcastBreathing MeditationJoin Sayaka Kanayama for this blissful breathing meditation to leave you feeling relaxed and refreshed!
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2024-11-0908 minThat Yoga PodcastThriving in Menopause with Nicole WalkerWe learn how movement, nutrition and mindset can help women thrive not just survive the menopause journey
2024-11-0956 minThat Yoga PodcastCreating Everyday Rituals with Alex BallaghSarah chats to Alex about the power of weaving mini mindful moments and ritual into our everyday lives to create a bit more sense of magic
2024-11-0930 minThat Yoga PodcastSomatic Therapies for Anxiety and Stress with Rebekah BallaghJoin us as we chat with 8 x best selling author, counsellor, and somatic coach Rebekah Ballagh about how we can use our bodies to work through anxiety and stress and create a container of safety within ourselves
2024-11-0951 minThat Yoga PodcastMovement as Medicine with Kim WestThis was an amazing chat with Master Pilates Trainer Kim West. We talk about how moving your body in a way that feels good can be such a potent form of healing. This is SO worth a listen!!
2024-11-0948 minThat Yoga PodcastThe Energy Body with Tamara PitelinWe chat with energy healer and yoga teacher Tamara about all things energy body - and dive into how all physical ailments likely have energetic roots!
2024-11-0955 minThat Yoga PodcastInvitational Language in YogaSarah reflects on her learnings around the importance of language in all yoga - but particularly in Trauma Sensitive classes
2024-11-0937 minThat Yoga PodcastThe Limits We Put on OurselvesJoin Sarah + Alex as we deep dive in to the reasons we might not want to practice yoga some days - and how we can overcome this
2024-11-0924 min2024-11-0909 minThat Yoga PodcastManifestation + Self Care with Dan SalisburyYou won't want to miss this one! Dan talks about the importance of practicing kindness towards ourselves, and gives us his top tips for manifesting the life of your dreams!
2024-11-0939 minThat Yoga PodcastWhat's your Why in YogaSarah + Alex chat what leads up to the mat, and what keeps us coming back
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That Yoga PodcastRaise Your Vibration MeditationEmbody the high vibrational frequency of gratitude in this short guided meditation
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2024-11-0321 min
That Yoga PodcastFinding Sattva - A Guided MeditationJoin Alex Ballagh as we explore the gunas and ease ourselves in to a Sattvic State one of balance, equilibrium, and harmony
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2024-10-2610 min
That Yoga PodcastThe Innate Power of Sound for Healing - with Julie Afsahi and Jessica CrossKia ora friends,
Alex here, and welcome back to TYP. Thank you as always for choosing to spend some of your precious time with us and for supporting this little pod - we are so honoured and SO grateful that it is serving and inspiring so many yogi’s out there.
Both Sarah and I feel incredibly lucky to have these weekly opportunities to connect with, learn from, and be inspired by incredible people from around the world who are experts in their craft related to the health and wellness industry.
This week, we had the honour of chatting with Juli...
2024-10-211h 03
That Yoga PodcastPrepare for Rest - Full Body RelaxationJoin us for this beautiful audio meditation, with the soothing voice of Loreen Ziezio
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2024-10-1910 min
That Yoga PodcastOptimal Vitality Over Absence of Disease - Yoga Therapy with Dr Jane HardcastleThis week we introduce to you: Jane Hardcastle.
Jane is an absolute gift to the Christchurch wellness community, and further afield through her contribution to quality yoga teacher trainings. Jane is one of those people who have healing running through their blood - for over thirty years, in one way or another - Jane has supported people towards feeling more well, more worthy, and more present in their body-mind.
As a Yoga therapist, educator, and health care provider Dr Jane Hardcastle has been helping people with their health since she was 14. Originally qualifying as a registered nurse in the UK, J...
2024-10-141h 06
That Yoga PodcastGuided Body RelaxationJoin Kate Cooksley for this delicious full body relaxation and light wash meditation - sure to leave you feeling relaxed, cleansed, and renewed
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Your Guide: Kate Cooksley
2024-10-1208 min
That Yoga PodcastEmbodied Flow and Non-Dual Tantra with Mari Halina-ColbertOoof - this week’s episode left us tingling with enthusiasm and curiosity about life and all its wonder, and I am confident it will inspire you too.
We got to korero with the beautiful Mari Halina Colbert - yoga teacher and Embodied Flow™ teacher trainer, with trainings and specialisations in Somatics, Biomechanics, Humanistic psychology, Hakomi Psychotherapy, Body Mind Centering, and Trauma-sensitive yoga.
We explore the world of non dual tantra in a very relatable and understandable way, exploring the concept that we are all unique expressions of the oneness/the wholeness/the divine.
We discuss how the body can be used...
2024-10-0755 min
That Yoga PodcastWhat Makes You Come Alive? A MeditationJoin us for your weekly does of meditative bliss
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2024-10-0506 min
That Yoga PodcastBitesize: The MindBody Connection + Somatic TherapiesEnjoy this snippet from a longer conversation with Rebekah Ballagh - Best Selling Author, Counsellor, and Founder of Journey to Wellness, an online membership dedicated to supporting your mental health and wellbeing
In this bitesize clip Rebekah talks about how emotions might get stuck in the body, how these manifest, and some helpful body-based tools we can use to help move them through, to heal, and to grow in to better brighter versions of ourselves
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2024-09-3021 min
That Yoga PodcastHeart Centered MeditationYour weekly guided meditation to help you find your bliss
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Your guide - Alex Ballagh
2024-09-2905 min
That Yoga PodcastYoga + Travel - How to Maintain Your Practice When on the MoveJoin Alex for a quick solo episode in which we explore how and why maintaining a yoga practice when travelling is so worth it!
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Your host: Alex Ballagh
2024-09-2312 min
That Yoga PodcastKindness MeditationJoin Dan for a delicious loving kindness meditation to help you drop in to your heart space and generate kindness all around, and within
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2024-09-2117 min
That Yoga PodcastThe Chakras and Self HealingEnjoy this snippet from a longer episode with Tamara Pitelin on the Energy Body
Within this bitesize clip we cover the chakras - what they are and their role, how to balance and align them, working on an individual level to heal the collective, and how yoga is a self healing modality
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2024-09-1613 min
That Yoga PodcastSleepy Train Ride MeditationTake a journey with us towards a dreamy, restful sleep with this sleepy train ride visualisation
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Your host: Alex Ballagh
2024-09-1410 min
That Yoga PodcastBitesize: Modelling A Yoga Practice to Our ChildrenJoin Alex for this short episode in which we chat about the benefits of prioritising a yoga practice amidst the busyness of parenting
Alex shares her own personal experience, acknowledges some potential road blocks, and then suggests some super helpful tips and tricks to help you carve out the time and space for your self care
We also look at the value of sharing our yoga with our little ones
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2024-09-0816 min
That Yoga PodcastImmersing Within The Breath MeditationYour weekly guided meditation, with Alex Ballagh
Find a comfortable position and prepare to relax and find presence
2024-09-0706 min
That Yoga PodcastInner Fulfilment Through Vedic Meditation with Georgia VavasourOh my goodness guys we feel so lucky to be able to bring you this week’s guest. We dove deep m , and we finished the conversation feeling like we had both learned a tonne.
Sarah and I got to talk to Georgia Vavasour of GV meditation. Georgia is one of the most experienced teachers worldwide, having personally taught over 1500 people to meditate.
After experiencing burnout & bowel cancer at 32, she sought out Vedic Meditation as a tool for increasing energy, releasing anxiety & stress, improving mood & optimising mental & physical health, and her story is amazing.
She shares more about this journey with...
2024-09-021h 02
That Yoga PodcastGolden Waterfall Yoga NidraSubscribe to this podcast for weekly free guided meditations and weekly robust yoga chats!
Enjoy this weeks yoga nidra to help you feel cleansed and rejuvenated
Your guide: Alex Ballagh
2024-08-3112 min
That Yoga PodcastInclusive Community Yoga with Jess CampbellWe loved our chat with the super sparkly, super grounded and real Jess Campbell. Jess is the creator and teacher of the super popular sunrise beach yoga club, as well as founder and teacher of She Blooms, an online platform for women’s wellness.
Jess is a gal of such substance, deeply rooted in her values, which bring such a sense of authenticity to all of her offerings.
Within this korero, we explore with Jess what a values-aligned life looks like, and she shares how she aligns all of her mahi with her core values of inclusivity, community, and love.
We t...
2024-08-2649 min
That Yoga PodcastGuided End of Week Journaling + MeditationGrab your notebook and your pen, light a candle, get comfy and join Alex for some end of week journaling to help you reflect on the week that has been and prepare for another with intentionality and care
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Host: @alexballagh_yogawellness
2024-08-2504 min
Access 2 Perspectives – Conversations. All about Open Science CommunicationScholarly and patent literature as a public good to inform problem-solving in Africa feat. The LensMark Garlinghouse
Director, Business Development @The Lens
Mark Garlinghouse is responsible for business development at The Lens. He joined The Lens in 2019 to support its transition to financial sustainability. Mark has over 25 years of experience in the information industry, working with Information Handling Services (now S&P Global Engineering Solution) and the Institute for Scientific Information/Thomson Reuters (now Clarivate) in various business development and leadership roles.
Aaron Ballagh
Manager, Scholarly Content @The Lens
Aaron is the Scholarly Content Manager for The Lens. Starting his career in fisheries...
2023-12-041h 12
Onward to Victory: A Notre Dame Football PodcastEighty-Eight: ’Faugh A Ballagh!’ - Father William Corby and the Irish BrigadeTo celebrate the icon's 190th birthday month - Onward to Victory tackles Father William Corby and the famed Irish Brigade of the American Civil War. Corby served as a beacon of inspiration for the gritty outfit, and provided encouragement and spiritual guidance at some of their most pressing moments - including one that will be forever immortalized on campus. Don't miss this one, Irish fans!
2023-10-3038 min