Yoga Brain Wed, 04 Mar 2026 22:28:17 -0500 https://yogabrain.buzzsprout.com en-us © 2026 Yoga Brain yes 2bdcbdee-6632-5161-b216-1034246ff2d3 Yoga Brain episodic true Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Yoga Brain https://storage.buzzsprout.com/jllb42rovztoaign7xwlnt8jha9q?.jpg Yoga Brain Ambition, Imposter Syndrome, and the Armchair Quarterback 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

]]> ...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

]]> Jennifer Martin Buzzsprout-16785624 Thu, 13 Mar 2025 10:00:00 -0400 1199 philosophy, adam grant, yoga, social psychology, building condifence 2 1 full false Having a Spiritual Awakening with Haley Robertson: On Medicine and Modern Spiritual Living 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.

]]> 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.

]]> Yoga Brain Buzzsprout-12157566 Tue, 31 Jan 2023 16:00:00 -0500 6156 2 1 full true Chris Douglas: Big Fish KC 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



]]> 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



]]> Yoga Brain Buzzsprout-10343915 Tue, 29 Mar 2022 22:00:00 -0400 3911 full false 014: Wren Quinn: Trauma Alchemy 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


]]> 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


]]> Yoga Brain Buzzsprout-10032712 Mon, 07 Feb 2022 23:00:00 -0500 4992 full false 013: Laura Lockton: Rekinection Director, Aerial Artist, Fire Performer 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


]]> 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


]]> Yoga Brain Buzzsprout-9897647 Sun, 16 Jan 2022 22:00:00 -0500 2718 full false 012: Paulina Nordhaus: Yoga for Chronic Pain and Living with Authenticity 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 

]]> 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 

]]> Yoga Brain Buzzsprout-9865431 Tue, 11 Jan 2022 00:00:00 -0500 3622 full false 011: Dr. Paul Berg, PhD: PTSD & Yoga for Veterans and First Responders 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 

]]> 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 

]]> Yoga Brain Buzzsprout-9827219 Mon, 03 Jan 2022 23:00:00 -0500 4367 full false 010: Corbin Rowland: Plant-Based Pharmacist and Yoga Teacher 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

]]> 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

]]> Yoga Brain Buzzsprout-9471134 Mon, 01 Nov 2021 14:00:00 -0400 2847 full false 009: Crystle Lampitt: Trauma-Informed Licensed Therapist 009: Crystle Lampitt: Trauma-Informed Licensed Therapist Crystle Lampitt is a former broadcaster and international model, spending her childhood in Indonesia and has since settled into her therapy practice in Kansas City.

Jenny and Crystle first met on air during a KC morning show in 2019. As the show's host, Crystle held mental health segments and featured Jenny to ask about her recovery with eating disorders. Today on the podcast, Jenny inquires the former model about the fashion industry and how it takes a toll on body image.

Crystle also explains the neurological responses our bodies go through under stress and complex trauma. We dip into childhood experiences and how we can make amends with our past by cognitively embracing our younger selves in the present day.

You can follow Crystle on Instagram for mental health content and book a session with her through her website.


Special Guest
Crystle Lampitt
@crystlelamptt

Host & Producer
Jenny Martin
@jenny.eats.the.world

Executive Assistant
Matt Thomas
@mattyboytomtom

"Kismet" Song
Connor Yeager
@trippysippycj

]]> Crystle Lampitt is a former broadcaster and international model, spending her childhood in Indonesia and has since settled into her therapy practice in Kansas City.

Jenny and Crystle first met on air during a KC morning show in 2019. As the show's host, Crystle held mental health segments and featured Jenny to ask about her recovery with eating disorders. Today on the podcast, Jenny inquires the former model about the fashion industry and how it takes a toll on body image.

Crystle also explains the neurological responses our bodies go through under stress and complex trauma. We dip into childhood experiences and how we can make amends with our past by cognitively embracing our younger selves in the present day.

You can follow Crystle on Instagram for mental health content and book a session with her through her website.


Special Guest
Crystle Lampitt
@crystlelamptt

Host & Producer
Jenny Martin
@jenny.eats.the.world

Executive Assistant
Matt Thomas
@mattyboytomtom

"Kismet" Song
Connor Yeager
@trippysippycj

]]> Yoga Brain Buzzsprout-9399838 Wed, 20 Oct 2021 00:00:00 -0400 3568 1 10 full false 008: Kayla Mason: Breathe KC 008: Kayla Mason: Breathe KC Kayla Mason is an engineer turned Airbnb host, a teacher, an avid student, and the gal behind the mindfulness brand Breathe KC. 

After leaving her career as an Engineer, Kayla finds herself processing and integrating into a fresh flow of life; what it means, what it looks like and how it feels.

Kayla says that her new baseline has yet to be established, and she is still working through that surrender. 

Today, she devotes much of her time to sharing Cacao practices that have become a huge part of her daily life.

Starting October 17, she will be hosting a 10-day Morning Routine Reset, using Keith’s Cacao as your guide, tapping into your unique morning routine along the way.

Aside from teaching and facilitating, Kayla creates and manages wellness Airbnbs - including the A-Frame-of-Mind in the Ozarks. Her next getaway will be ready in Excelsior Springs, to provide something close to those in KC, looking for a mindful vacay.

Join me and Kayla as we ask her about balancing the masculine and feminine within her role as an engineer, and speak to the elements concerning daily routine


]]> Kayla Mason is an engineer turned Airbnb host, a teacher, an avid student, and the gal behind the mindfulness brand Breathe KC. 

After leaving her career as an Engineer, Kayla finds herself processing and integrating into a fresh flow of life; what it means, what it looks like and how it feels.

Kayla says that her new baseline has yet to be established, and she is still working through that surrender. 

Today, she devotes much of her time to sharing Cacao practices that have become a huge part of her daily life.

Starting October 17, she will be hosting a 10-day Morning Routine Reset, using Keith’s Cacao as your guide, tapping into your unique morning routine along the way.

Aside from teaching and facilitating, Kayla creates and manages wellness Airbnbs - including the A-Frame-of-Mind in the Ozarks. Her next getaway will be ready in Excelsior Springs, to provide something close to those in KC, looking for a mindful vacay.

Join me and Kayla as we ask her about balancing the masculine and feminine within her role as an engineer, and speak to the elements concerning daily routine


]]> Yoga Brain Buzzsprout-9316962 Tue, 05 Oct 2021 15:00:00 -0400 3522 1 9 full true 007: Kyra Weinberger Hall: Ashtanga, eating disorders and performing arts 007: Kyra Weinberger Hall: Ashtanga, eating disorders and performing arts We speak with Kyra Weinberger Hall, a yoga teacher in Kansas City. Being raised by dancers, Kyra's upbringing was far from "traditional", and involved multiple moves across country during her formative years.

As Kyra hit her teens, she started manipulating her food and dove into a variety of eating disorders. By 25, Kyra spent two months inpatient at a treatment center, and shares with us the transitions and internal shifts she has taken since.

Kyra shares with us her journey from hardly holding a plank to regularly expressing Pincha Mayurasana, or forearm stand. She explains Ashtanga yoga - the eight limbed path - and how her practice has transformed her life.

Featured Guest
Kyra Weinberger Hall
@kyralyn

Currently teaching at Maya and True Love

Host
Jenny Martin
@jenny.eats.the.world

Song: Kismet
Connor Yeager
@trippysippycj


]]> We speak with Kyra Weinberger Hall, a yoga teacher in Kansas City. Being raised by dancers, Kyra's upbringing was far from "traditional", and involved multiple moves across country during her formative years.

As Kyra hit her teens, she started manipulating her food and dove into a variety of eating disorders. By 25, Kyra spent two months inpatient at a treatment center, and shares with us the transitions and internal shifts she has taken since.

Kyra shares with us her journey from hardly holding a plank to regularly expressing Pincha Mayurasana, or forearm stand. She explains Ashtanga yoga - the eight limbed path - and how her practice has transformed her life.

Featured Guest
Kyra Weinberger Hall
@kyralyn

Currently teaching at Maya and True Love

Host
Jenny Martin
@jenny.eats.the.world

Song: Kismet
Connor Yeager
@trippysippycj


]]> Yoga Brain Buzzsprout-9186472 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 11:00:00 -0400 4977 1 8 full true 006: Josh Solar: Energy Guide through Breath Work + Cold Therapy 006: Josh Solar: Energy Guide through Breath Work + Cold Therapy Josh Solar is an Energy Guide, leading clients through breath work, reiki, and cold plunges. His latest favorite healing modality has been dipping into icy ponds during the depths of winter, allowing the power of the sun to warm him up and calm him down.

Josh and Jenny talk about Josh's meditation music, teenage angst and how meditation is everything.

We also speak with Jason Belz, the owner of AGY athletic center where we record the interview and utilize the ice bath. Josh leads Jenny through a plunge, describing sensations and benefits of sinking into the freezing water.

Featured Guest
Josh Solar
joshsolar.co
@joshsolarlovesyou

Host
Jenny Martin
@jenny.eats.the.world

Song: Kismet
Connor Yeager
@trippysippycj

]]> Josh Solar is an Energy Guide, leading clients through breath work, reiki, and cold plunges. His latest favorite healing modality has been dipping into icy ponds during the depths of winter, allowing the power of the sun to warm him up and calm him down.

Josh and Jenny talk about Josh's meditation music, teenage angst and how meditation is everything.

We also speak with Jason Belz, the owner of AGY athletic center where we record the interview and utilize the ice bath. Josh leads Jenny through a plunge, describing sensations and benefits of sinking into the freezing water.

Featured Guest
Josh Solar
joshsolar.co
@joshsolarlovesyou

Host
Jenny Martin
@jenny.eats.the.world

Song: Kismet
Connor Yeager
@trippysippycj

]]> Yoga Brain Buzzsprout-9149222 Mon, 06 Sep 2021 17:00:00 -0400 3932 1 7 full true 005: Emma Brown: L.M.T., Lapis Lazuli 005: Emma Brown: L.M.T., Lapis Lazuli Like many of us, Emma Brown walked into a yoga class as a means to exercise, and did so for many years. That was until she injured herself as an aerial performer, forced to slow down.  Emma shares with us how she utilized movement for shifting stored energy and her yoga practice for building trust and awareness.

Today, Emma is a licensed massage therapist, a DJ, and a dancer as well as a yoga teacher in training. We ask Emma about her path from playing sports and staring in shows to a more feminine, fluid way of life.

Featured Guest
Emma Brown
@emmabrownlmt
@lazuli555
Book a massage with Emma

Host
Jenny Martin
@jenny.eats.the.world

Song: "Kismet"
Connor Yeager
@tripysippycj

Yoga Brain
@yogabrainkc
Sign up for the Yoga Brain Workshop on September 1st~

Thank you for listening!

]]> Like many of us, Emma Brown walked into a yoga class as a means to exercise, and did so for many years. That was until she injured herself as an aerial performer, forced to slow down.  Emma shares with us how she utilized movement for shifting stored energy and her yoga practice for building trust and awareness.

Today, Emma is a licensed massage therapist, a DJ, and a dancer as well as a yoga teacher in training. We ask Emma about her path from playing sports and staring in shows to a more feminine, fluid way of life.

Featured Guest
Emma Brown
@emmabrownlmt
@lazuli555
Book a massage with Emma

Host
Jenny Martin
@jenny.eats.the.world

Song: "Kismet"
Connor Yeager
@tripysippycj

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]]> Yoga Brain Buzzsprout-9024666 Fri, 13 Aug 2021 12:00:00 -0400 4050 1 5 full true 004: Nicole Leth: Affirmation Billboards 004: Nicole Leth: Affirmation Billboards Join us as we speak with Nicole Leth, an artist, teacher, and writer whose messages are casted for thousands to see every day.

Affirmation Billboards is a project Nicole started to bring hope to the city by casting her inspirational artwork onto high trafficited billboards. In part with this mission, Nicole also sends out thousands of affirmation postcards each month, anonymously to anyone who signs up for the program.

Nicole is such a gem of a person and a delight to talk with. We ask Nicole about her artistic upbringing, her path towards psychology, and the beauties of being human.

Featured Guest
Nicole Leth
@affirmationbillboards
affirmation project  website

Host
Jenny Martin
@jenny.eats.the.world

Music
Conner Yeager
@tripysippycj

Follow us along and support the show!

Yoga Brain
@yogabrainkc
yogabrainkc.org

]]> Join us as we speak with Nicole Leth, an artist, teacher, and writer whose messages are casted for thousands to see every day.

Affirmation Billboards is a project Nicole started to bring hope to the city by casting her inspirational artwork onto high trafficited billboards. In part with this mission, Nicole also sends out thousands of affirmation postcards each month, anonymously to anyone who signs up for the program.

Nicole is such a gem of a person and a delight to talk with. We ask Nicole about her artistic upbringing, her path towards psychology, and the beauties of being human.

Featured Guest
Nicole Leth
@affirmationbillboards
affirmation project  website

Host
Jenny Martin
@jenny.eats.the.world

Music
Conner Yeager
@tripysippycj

Follow us along and support the show!

Yoga Brain
@yogabrainkc
yogabrainkc.org

]]> Yoga Brain Buzzsprout-8923469 Mon, 26 Jul 2021 09:00:00 -0400 3133 1 4 full true 003: Emily Cox: Holistic Nutrition 003: Emily Cox: Holistic Nutrition Holistic health coach Emily Cox is our second guest on the show, but was our first to record for an interview. We visited Emily in her lovely home (with plenty of plants, mind you) to talk about intuitive and disordered eating, body love and love itself, and the progression of Emily's career as a yoga teacher.

Emily teaches, facilitates, and speaks all over Kansas City, including spots such as Crossroads Hotel, Paradise Garden Club, Woodside and Maya Yoga.

Stay updated with Emily's class schedule via her website or Instagram.

Let us know what you think of the episode!
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Emily Cox
Featured Guest
@emilycoxwellness

Jenny Martin
Host + Director
@jenny.eats.the.world

Connor Yeager
Song: 'Kismet'
@trippysippycj

]]> Holistic health coach Emily Cox is our second guest on the show, but was our first to record for an interview. We visited Emily in her lovely home (with plenty of plants, mind you) to talk about intuitive and disordered eating, body love and love itself, and the progression of Emily's career as a yoga teacher.

Emily teaches, facilitates, and speaks all over Kansas City, including spots such as Crossroads Hotel, Paradise Garden Club, Woodside and Maya Yoga.

Stay updated with Emily's class schedule via her website or Instagram.

Let us know what you think of the episode!
IG: @yogabrainkc
Donations: yogabrainkc.org

Emily Cox
Featured Guest
@emilycoxwellness

Jenny Martin
Host + Director
@jenny.eats.the.world

Connor Yeager
Song: 'Kismet'
@trippysippycj

]]> Yoga Brain Buzzsprout-8882785 Sun, 18 Jul 2021 16:00:00 -0400 3388 1 3 full false 002: Ojas Patel: Dharma 002: Ojas Patel: Dharma Philosopher Ojas Patel joins us on our first interview to talk all things culture and leadership. We tap into the various ways one can lead, and what it means to pave a path towards your highest self.

Jenny and Ojas take it back to high school, comparing perceptions and paradigms between the two. We explore how language shapes culture, and how thoughts change culture.

Let us know what you think of the episode and be sure to follow us along at
@yogabrainkc and be sure to donate on our site at yogabrainkc.org

Ojas Patel
Featured Guest
@ojas711
@lyfewithoj

Jenny Martin
Host + Director
@jenny.eats.the.world

Connor Yeager
Music
@trippysippycj

]]> Philosopher Ojas Patel joins us on our first interview to talk all things culture and leadership. We tap into the various ways one can lead, and what it means to pave a path towards your highest self.

Jenny and Ojas take it back to high school, comparing perceptions and paradigms between the two. We explore how language shapes culture, and how thoughts change culture.

Let us know what you think of the episode and be sure to follow us along at
@yogabrainkc and be sure to donate on our site at yogabrainkc.org

Ojas Patel
Featured Guest
@ojas711
@lyfewithoj

Jenny Martin
Host + Director
@jenny.eats.the.world

Connor Yeager
Music
@trippysippycj

]]> Jenny Martin Buzzsprout-8852983 Mon, 12 Jul 2021 18:00:00 -0400 4267 1 2 full true 001: Intro: What is Yoga? 001: Intro: What is Yoga? Introducing Yoga Brain, a platform exploring the ancient practice of oneness, beyond what is done on the mat.

Join Jenny Martin and Ojas Patel in this inaugural episode which helps to answer the loaded question: What is yoga?

]]> Introducing Yoga Brain, a platform exploring the ancient practice of oneness, beyond what is done on the mat.

Join Jenny Martin and Ojas Patel in this inaugural episode which helps to answer the loaded question: What is yoga?

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