Yoga Off the Mat is a podcast about life and all of its blunders, bloopers, and blissfulness. Yoga is not a sequence of pretzel shapes on a mat, it is an intentional lifestyle, it is how we show up in the world. I am your host Theresa Macy, certified yoga therapist, yogini, licensed massage therapist and quite possibly certifiably nuts...about this crazy, beautiful world we all live in together. Join me on this journey of life through conversations and connections, chatting with all sorts of people, from everyday ones to bigger-than life ones. Where you’ll be inspired through nature, yoga practices, random musings, and all around real-life experiences. Our lifestyle is a reflection of what we practice on the mat You’ll be Inspired to muse deeper. Calmed to your core allowing wonder and curiosity to enter. Invigorated to laugh at yourself, to really crack it up. Activated to empower and be empowered. Provoked to shed a tear or two because life is not always rainbows and sunny blue skies.  Welcome to a community of peace lovin’, nature huggin’, yogi-livin’ wacky humans. Welcome to the real-life world of yoga at Yoga Off the Mat.

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A conversation with Sherry and Belle. Being human is absolutely marvelous. My first yoga teacher said &#34;do this your whole life” so I have been practicing for 55 years. A steady practice throughout my week touches every part of me. Everyday I have a practice a seven minute head stand while watching jeopardy. My physical practice informs my spiritual practice and vice versa. I believe we get what we need in our lives when we need it.

Designing from the Inside

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Paula discovered yoga and knew during her first savasana that she wanted to share this wonderfulfeeling with everyone. Paula has practiced a variety of forms of hatha yoga, but has learned toappreciate the incredible necessity of restorative yoga to all of us. Links:Amazon Book Page: https://www.amazon.com/Paula-Strupeck-Gardner/e/B08HLGWXVN/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_ebooks_1

Healing Power of Rest

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Peace From Within ~ Overcome Anxiety and Depression Though Yoga With Anne-Laure Peaucelle I was looking for stress relief, I was looking for physical activity. I can’t remember why I walked into my first yoga class, but I did. It was a really challenging hot power yoga classes. Honestly, I do not know why I went back because I really did not like it. But I just kept going because it made me feel better in both for my physical and mental health.<a href="https://yogawithannelaure.com/group-program/" rel="nofollow">https://yogawithannelaure.com/group-program/</a>

Peace from Within

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Leave the drama at the door. Math class is a drama free zone

Math & Mindfulness with Mr. Liebel

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The future belongs to the youthful, time is on their side. Those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. envisions greater things and then intentionally make their dreams their reality. They not only have the vision, but also the will to overcome all obstacles. Om Shanti ~ Namaste

Youthful Insights ~ Yoga is for Everyone

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Resting in ShadowSherry Sadoff Hanck In the quiet darkness things arise	often distorted, like a shadowHeartbeat soars, fear unleashed	the slightest sadness felt as sorrow The dawn brings light to shine open	the demons in their nestFrom this fresh view they’ve all but vanished	heart and mind are now at rest Brought to you Courtesy of <a href="https://integratednaturalhelath.com" rel="nofollow">Integrated Natural Health  </a>Follow on Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/IntegratedNaturalHealthGuru" rel="nofollow">@IntegratedNaturalHealthGuru</a>  Follow on Instagram I<a href="https://www.instagram.com/integratednaturalhealth/" rel="nofollow">ntegrated Natural Health</a>

Resting in Shadow

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Some wise person once told me that I was a Yogi. I laughed at her and shrugged it off.But that statement really got me thinking more on what a Yogi really is in the day to day sense of the word. Could she have been correct? Was I a Yogi?<h2>Yoga-ish</h2>I joke that I practice Yoga-ish. I grudgingly pull out my mat once a week – if that. Maybe she thinks I might be a Yogi because I own an actual yoga mat. But seeing me practicing my Yoga-ish? I don’t know the proper poses. I fall over. I don’t know the breathing. I definitely don’t like practicing yoga in front of other people who really know yoga. I feel like I’m back in middle school just wanting to fit in, and I definitely do not fit in when it comes to practicing yoga. I, in fact, stand out like a sore thumb.So, again – me a Yogi?! Ha! No way!<h2>What does being a Yogi really mean?</h2>But what if she meant I was a Yogi in another sense of the word? When I write about gaining wellness and balance, I’m not the poster child for those two words, but I do know that living a balanced life means being out of whack every now and again. I’m pretty good at being out of whack. Maybe my wise friend, meant that I was a Whacki, not a Yogi.That’s when the lightbulb finally lit.Being a Yogi doesn’t mean you practice on the mat every morning, meditating and breathing in perfect unison with the universe. It doesn’t mean that you are a vegan or a hippie, or a tree hugger, or a Buddhist. In the day to day struggles and joys, yoga means that you strive for <a href="https://integratednaturalhealth.com/wellness-and-balance-a-plan-created-for-your-unique-lifestyle/" rel="nofollow">wellness and balance</a> in your life.For me that means mountain biking, hiking, maybe some Yoga-ish, running. Anything that gets me away from my computer for a moment…to breathe, to move, to recharge. Then, in the evening, when work is done, the day waning, I’ve earned my beverage of choice. I’ve earned the stillness around a campfire. I’ve created my wellness and balance for that moment in time. I’ve earned my Yogi badge. Brought to you Courtesy of <a href="https://integratednaturalhealth.com" rel="nofollow">Integrated Natural Health</a> Follow on Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/IntegratedNaturalHealthGuru" rel="nofollow">@IntegratedNaturalHealthGuru</a>Follow on Instagram I<a href="https://www.instagram.com/integratednaturalhealth/" rel="nofollow">ntegrated Natural Health</a>

What does being a Yogi really mean?

I am Yoga-ish

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About Yoga Off The Mat Yoga Off the Mat is a podcast about life and all of its blunders, bloopers, and blissfulness. Yoga is not a sequence of pretzel shapes on a mat, it is an intentional lifestyle. I am your host Theresa Macy, certified yoga therapist, yogini, licensed massage therapist and quite possibly certifiably nuts...about this crazy, beautiful world we all live in together. Join me on this journey of life through conversations and connections. Brought to you Courtesy of I<a href="https://integratednaturalhealth.com" rel="nofollow">ntegrated Natural Health </a>Follow on Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/IntegratedNaturalHealthGuru" rel="nofollow">@IntegratedNaturalHealthGuru</a>Follow on Instagram<a href="https://www.instagram.com/integratednaturalhealth/" rel="nofollow"> Integrated Natural Health</a>

Introducing Theresa

Introducing Theresa & Yoga Off The Mat

*Yoga Off the Mat* is a podcast about life and all of its blunders, bloopers, and blissfulness. Yoga is not a sequence of pretzel shapes on a mat, it is an intentional lifestyle, it is how we show up in the world. I am your host Theresa Macy, certified yoga therapist, yogini, licensed massage therapist and quite possibly certifiably nuts...about this crazy, beautiful world we all live in together. Join me on this journey of life through conversations and connections, chatting with all sorts of people, from everyday ones to bigger-than life ones. Where you’ll be inspired through nature, yoga practices, random musings, and all around real-life experiences. Our lifestyle is a reflection of what we practice on the mat

You’ll be Inspired to muse deeper. Calmed to your core allowing wonder and curiosity to enter. Invigorated to laugh at yourself, to really crack it up. Activated to empower and be empowered. Provoked to shed a tear or two because life is not always rainbows and sunny blue skies.

Welcome to a community of peace lovin’, nature huggin’, yogi-livin’ wacky humans. Welcome to the real-life world of yoga at Yoga Off the Mat.