Yoga Discovery with Brenda Eppley

Yoga nidrā, often called “yogic sleep,” is a guided relaxation practice that brings the body into deep rest while the mind remains gently aware, cultivating a state between waking and sleeping. Learn about this powerful tool that requires no physical movement and is accessible to people of all ages and experience levels.

When yoga teachers cue students to find or make more space in their physical bodies, what are they trying to help you integrate into your practice? Creating space is much more than the environment in which you practice yoga. Join Brenda as she explains how to cultivate the space-creating tools that you learn in your practice and apply these same tools to decluttering your life when off the mat.

The roots of yoga can be traced to more than 3500 years ago in India. Join Brenda as she examines the evolution of yoga from India to the beginnings of our Modern Yoga practices. Who was Vivekananda and what role did he play in bridging the traditions of India's yoga philosophies with Western thought? Vivekananda's yogic teachings, along with his emphasis on the importance of serving humanity, continue to inspire millions around the world, making Vivekananda one of the most influential spiritual leaders of the yoga traditions that we find in our modern yoga studios. Tune in to learn how this titan of yoga played a pivotal role in laying the foundations for your yoga practice.

Kuṇḍalinī yoga in the West is often misunderstood and mislabeled. Join scholar-practitioner Brenda C. Eppley as she connects the elements of your modern postural yoga practice to tantra and haṭha yoga.

You've heard references to the eight limbs of yoga. You may have some familiarity with the Yoga Sutras of Patañjali. Perhaps you practice a few of the limbs. What did Patañjali outline as the purpose or goal of yoga? Many yoga students are surprised to learn that the eight limbs of the Yoga Sutras have very little to do with the āsanas, or postures, that we associate with our modern yoga practice.

Join scholar-practitioner Brenda C. Eppley as she unpacks what is a cryptic and challenging text into a condensed and easily understood episode that is geared toward the yoga student who wants to deepen their understanding of why we do what we do in a yoga class.