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Yoga Matters Podcast
Hosted by Emma and Andy · EN
Join an experienced yoga teacher and her skeptical yet curious husband as they explore the fascinating world of yoga philosophy and principles. This lighthearted yet deeply insightful podcast bridges ancient wisdom with modern life, through playful banter, relatable stories, and thought-provoking discussions. Emma and Andy aim to tackle a wide range of life affecting topics as well as the deeper meaning behind yoga — all while keeping it fun, engaging, and accessible for everyone, skeptics included! Perfect for couples looking to connect, learn, and laugh together.
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074 The Vayus (An introduction)
2w ago00:34:45Tap to summarizeThoughts? Questions? Feel free to get in touch - we'd love to hear from you :-)In this episode we discuss the five vayus, the directions of energy (or ‘winds’) that yogic philosophy says influence everything from your digestion to your sense of direction in life. We take a brief look at all five — prana, apana, samana, udana, and vyana — what each one governs, where it lives in the body, and why understanding them changes the way you think about your energy. But this is the overview episode — a tasting menu to whet your appetite - we’ll be coming back to each vayu individually for a proper deep dive in later podcasts.Emma and Andy try to keep their podcasts light-hearted and unedited, wherever possible, allowing for a more natural conversation style and an authentic representation of their characters. They aim to provide information and entertainment by mixing their knowledge, research and personal experiences with debate and (occasional) opposing view points. :-)If you would like more information about Emma and Andy or Learn Live Give and what they are trying to achieve, please go to www.learnlivegive.co.uk for more information. Also, please feel free to get in touch with us if you have any questions or queries, thoughts or feedback on our podcasts. We'd love to hear from you.
Transcribe →073 Abhinivesha (5 Kleshas)
3w ago00:40:23Tap to summarizeThoughts? Questions? Feel free to get in touch - we'd love to hear from you :-)In this episode, we tackle abhinivesha — the deepest and most primal of the five kleshas — and it might well be the one that hits hardest. This is the klesha of clinging to life (or the existence of something), the white-knuckle grip we have on things staying exactly as they are. From the mild discomfort of ageing to the worry of something ending/dying before you were ready, abhinivesha is the hum beneath most of our anxieties. We explore why nobody is immune to it (the ancient texts are very clear on this), what it actually means to loosen the grip, and why facing this one — gently, with curiosity — might just be the most liberating thing you do all year. Buckle up, it's a big one.Emma and Andy try to keep their podcasts light-hearted and unedited, wherever possible, allowing for a more natural conversation style and an authentic representation of their characters. They aim to provide information and entertainment by mixing their knowledge, research and personal experiences with debate and (occasional) opposing view points. :-)If you would like more information about Emma and Andy or Learn Live Give and what they are trying to achieve, please go to www.learnlivegive.co.uk for more information. Also, please feel free to get in touch with us if you have any questions or queries, thoughts or feedback on our podcasts. We'd love to hear from you.
Transcribe →072 Dvesha (5 Kleshas)
4w ago00:35:35Tap to summarizeThoughts? Questions? Feel free to get in touch - we'd love to hear from you :-)In this episode, we wade into the fourth of the five kleshas — dvesha - or aversion... From the emails you don't want to open to the people you silently avoid, you realise dvesha is everywhere once you start looking for it. We unpack what the yogic tradition actually says about this deep-rooted tendency to push away discomfort, why it's sneakier than its more famous sibling raga (attachment), and what a little self-awareness can do about it. No Sanskrit degree required — just an open mind and a sense of humour about your own avoidance habits.Emma and Andy try to keep their podcasts light-hearted and unedited, wherever possible, allowing for a more natural conversation style and an authentic representation of their characters. They aim to provide information and entertainment by mixing their knowledge, research and personal experiences with debate and (occasional) opposing view points. :-)If you would like more information about Emma and Andy or Learn Live Give and what they are trying to achieve, please go to www.learnlivegive.co.uk for more information. Also, please feel free to get in touch with us if you have any questions or queries, thoughts or feedback on our podcasts. We'd love to hear from you.
Transcribe →5 Minute Embodied Breath Meditation
4w ago00:04:52Tap to summarizeThoughts? Questions? Feel free to get in touch - we'd love to hear from you :-)This is a short simple meditation, which can be used as many times as you wish, to help you gain calm and quiet in your daily routine. Frequent use of this kind of meditation with gentle awareness of the breath can help reduce stress, settle the mind, and create a greater sense of balance and wellbeing.By simply focusing your attention on breathing, you allow the body to relax naturally and the mind to become quieter and more present. This meditation is suitable for beginners and experienced meditators alike, and can be practised at any time of day whenever you need a few moments of peace and stillness.Emma and Andy try to keep their podcasts light-hearted and unedited, wherever possible, allowing for a more natural conversation style and an authentic representation of their characters. They aim to provide information and entertainment by mixing their knowledge, research and personal experiences with debate and (occasional) opposing view points. :-)If you would like more information about Emma and Andy or Learn Live Give and what they are trying to achieve, please go to www.learnlivegive.co.uk for more information. Also, please feel free to get in touch with us if you have any questions or queries, thoughts or feedback on our podcasts. We'd love to hear from you.
Transcribe →071 Raga (5 Kleshas)
May 700:38:20Tap to summarizeThoughts? Questions? Feel free to get in touch - we'd love to hear from you :-)This is the third of our five-part series on the kleshas — the afflictions Patanjali identified in the Yoga Sutras as the root causes of human suffering. Today we're looking at Raga — often translated as 'attachment', but also craving or grasping. That magnetic pull toward the things that have given us pleasure... the belief that this person, this object, experience, or feeling... is what will finally make us whole or happy and therefore we try to keep a hold of it. Raga doesn't announce itself loudly. It quietly shapes our choices, our moods, our sense of self. And because it masquerades as preferences, relationships or happiness, it can be one of the trickier kleshas to spot.Emma and Andy try to keep their podcasts light-hearted and unedited, wherever possible, allowing for a more natural conversation style and an authentic representation of their characters. They aim to provide information and entertainment by mixing their knowledge, research and personal experiences with debate and (occasional) opposing view points. :-)If you would like more information about Emma and Andy or Learn Live Give and what they are trying to achieve, please go to www.learnlivegive.co.uk for more information. Also, please feel free to get in touch with us if you have any questions or queries, thoughts or feedback on our podcasts. We'd love to hear from you.
Transcribe →070 Asmita (5 Kleshas)
Apr 3000:39:30Tap to summarizeThoughts? Questions? Feel free to get in touch - we'd love to hear from you :-)In this week's podcast we discuss Asmita, the second of the five Kleshas. Often translated as ego, and arguably the subtlest troublemaker of the bunch, it's the deeply human habit of confusing who we truly are with the roles, labels and stories we've collected along the way — the job title, the personality type, the identity we defend a little too fiercely in an argument. The ancient yogis saw it clearly thousands of years ago, and as we'll discover, it's just as alive and kicking today, and how Asmita quietly runs the show — and what we can do about it.Emma and Andy try to keep their podcasts light-hearted and unedited, wherever possible, allowing for a more natural conversation style and an authentic representation of their characters. They aim to provide information and entertainment by mixing their knowledge, research and personal experiences with debate and (occasional) opposing view points. :-)If you would like more information about Emma and Andy or Learn Live Give and what they are trying to achieve, please go to www.learnlivegive.co.uk for more information. Also, please feel free to get in touch with us if you have any questions or queries, thoughts or feedback on our podcasts. We'd love to hear from you.
Transcribe →069 Avidya (5 Kleshas)
Apr 2300:47:36Tap to summarizeThoughts? Questions? Feel free to get in touch - we'd love to hear from you :-)This is the first of our five-part series on the kleshas — the afflictions that Patanjali identified in the Yoga Sutras as the root causes of human suffering. We're starting with avidya — often translated as ignorance, but more precisely: wrong knowing. Not simply an absence of information, but a fundamental misperception of reality itself… mistaking the impermanent for permanent, the painful for pleasant, the impure for pure. It's the root klesha — the first of the five afflictions, and the one from which all the others grow.Over the next four episodes, we'll explore how avidya gives rise to ego, attachment, aversion, and the fear of death. But today, we discuss the ‘fog’ that makes all the other kleshas possible. Emma and Andy try to keep their podcasts light-hearted and unedited, wherever possible, allowing for a more natural conversation style and an authentic representation of their characters. They aim to provide information and entertainment by mixing their knowledge, research and personal experiences with debate and (occasional) opposing view points. :-)If you would like more information about Emma and Andy or Learn Live Give and what they are trying to achieve, please go to www.learnlivegive.co.uk for more information. Also, please feel free to get in touch with us if you have any questions or queries, thoughts or feedback on our podcasts. We'd love to hear from you.
Transcribe →068 Sattva (3 Gunas)
Apr 1600:43:05Tap to summarizeThoughts? Questions? Feel free to get in touch - we'd love to hear from you :-)This is the final stop on our tour of the three Gunas, and we've saved the best until last... Sattva is the quality of clarity, lightness, and calm — think fresh air, a clear mind, and that rare feeling where everything just flows. But as with everything 'yoga' it's far more than that too. In this episode we explore what Sattva actually is, how to recognise it showing up in everyday life, and why gently cultivating more of it might be the simplest upgrade you make this year.Emma and Andy try to keep their podcasts light-hearted and unedited, wherever possible, allowing for a more natural conversation style and an authentic representation of their characters. They aim to provide information and entertainment by mixing their knowledge, research and personal experiences with debate and (occasional) opposing view points. :-)If you would like more information about Emma and Andy or Learn Live Give and what they are trying to achieve, please go to www.learnlivegive.co.uk for more information. Also, please feel free to get in touch with us if you have any questions or queries, thoughts or feedback on our podcasts. We'd love to hear from you.
Transcribe →067 Rajas (3 Gunas)
Apr 900:40:50Tap to summarizeThoughts? Questions? Feel free to get in touch - we'd love to hear from you :-)In this episode, we discuss Rajas, the second of the Gunas (the three fundamental qualities that, according to yoga philosophy, make up all of nature). Rajas is the quality of motion, drive, restlessness, passion and energy. If you ever find yourself rushing from one thing to the next, mind racing, unable to switch off, that's Rajas at work. We explore where Rajas sits in the Guna framework, how it shows up in everyday life, and how yoga invites us to work with its fire rather than burn out from it. Sattva (clarity and balance) will be discussed in next week's episode.Emma and Andy try to keep their podcasts light-hearted and unedited, wherever possible, allowing for a more natural conversation style and an authentic representation of their characters. They aim to provide information and entertainment by mixing their knowledge, research and personal experiences with debate and (occasional) opposing view points. :-)If you would like more information about Emma and Andy or Learn Live Give and what they are trying to achieve, please go to www.learnlivegive.co.uk for more information. Also, please feel free to get in touch with us if you have any questions or queries, thoughts or feedback on our podcasts. We'd love to hear from you.
Transcribe →066 Tamas (3 Gunas)
Apr 200:44:14Tap to summarizeThoughts? Questions? Feel free to get in touch - we'd love to hear from you :-)Ever feel stuck, foggy, or like you just can't get moving? That might be Tamas at work. The Gunas are the three fundamental qualities that, according to yoga philosophy, make up all of nature — including our bodies, minds, and moods. In the first of three episodes on the Gunas, we explore Tamas — the quality of inertia, heaviness, and rest. We look at where it fits in the broader Guna framework, how it shows up in everyday life, and how yoga gives us tools to recognise and shift it. Rajas (passion and energy) and Sattva (clarity and balance) will be discussed in depth in the next two episodes.Emma and Andy try to keep their podcasts light-hearted and unedited, wherever possible, allowing for a more natural conversation style and an authentic representation of their characters. They aim to provide information and entertainment by mixing their knowledge, research and personal experiences with debate and (occasional) opposing view points. :-)If you would like more information about Emma and Andy or Learn Live Give and what they are trying to achieve, please go to www.learnlivegive.co.uk for more information. Also, please feel free to get in touch with us if you have any questions or queries, thoughts or feedback on our podcasts. We'd love to hear from you.
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