On and Off Your Mat Yoga Podcast

If you struggle with depression or even the occasional depressive mood, listen in. My guest is a therapist who approaches depression holistically by including yoga in her toolbox. We’re discussing depression in general, and how you can use the practice to support yourself through hard times.Chris McDonald is a holistic licensed therapist and runs an online practice called Path to Hope Counselling. She's sharing how she incorporates yoga into her therapeutic practices to support her clients’ nervous systems and release positive neurochemicals, and how you can use yoga in your own toolbox.Get full show notes and more information here: https://erikabelanger.com/170

Are you feeling like you have too much on your plate? Are your stress levels through the roof, or are you just feeling defeated? If you’re struggling to keep up with the demands of life and the intensity of your inner world and need some practical tips to overcome overwhelm, then today’s episode is for you.This week I help you regain control and find peace in the midst of internal and external chaos. I’m discussing how to know when you’re in overwhelm, the limitations of the generally-offered strategies for dealing with overwhelm, and I’m giving you the specific four-step process to overcome overwhelm.Join the waitlist for The Sensitivity Reset: Releasing Overwhelm for a Happier LifeGet full show notes and more information here: https://erikabelanger.com/169

Are you tired but can’t sleep? Maybe you’re irritable and you could cry at the drop of a hat.  So much to do but no energy or motivation to do any of it? That my friend sounds like overwhelm. And today I have just the perfect practice for you.This short and calming yoga practice is part of our premium subscription, to get access to it, become a premium podcast member. When you leave a review for the podcast on iTunes you can have access to the membership for free, including today’s class as a thank you for helping others to find the podcast and on their healing journey. DM @onandoffyourmatpodcast or email (erika.belanger@gmail.com) me a screenshot of your review and we'll get you set up.On the membership platform, you'll find: 1. Your premium podcast episodes ($5/month). Just like before, as a member, you can get a ton of exclusive audio and video content like this yoga class of overwhelm. 2. You can now also have access to almost 400 recorded full-length yoga classes in a Netflix-Style Membership ($25/month). 3. You can sign up for any live-stream class I offer! With our podcast premium membership, your contribution ripples to thousands of people every week, allowing me to offer accessible quality free content to a wide community of yogis. This podcast is a way I contribute to the community, and this membership is a way you can too. It allows you to share everything yoga offers with the world by supporting me in the creation and production of this podcast while I choose to keep it ad-free. 

If you’ve ever experienced symptoms like weight fluctuation, fertility challenges, painful periods, or digestive issues, your hormones might be out of balance. Hormone imbalance can have a snowball effect on every area of your health, but my guest has a wealth of experience to share on this topic that might make a huge difference.Carrie Kostiner is a yoga teacher and integrative wellness coach who helps women optimize their health through food and movement. Tune in to discover the power of hormones and the magic that the body is capable of. Carrie is sharing how a hormone imbalance impacts your health, and her tips for balancing your hormones for better wellness.Get full show notes and more information here: https://erikabelanger.com/167

If you’re a yoga teacher who wants to expand your income and your impact, today’s episode is exactly what you need. You might be only teaching drop-in yoga classes right now, but my guest this week is here to show you how you can move into a more sustainable and profitable business model instead.Gwendoline Ferreira is a business and marketing strategist for yoga teachers with dozens of online courses, hundreds of successful students, and transformational online yoga masterminds that serve students all over the world. We’re discussing how you can narrow your online offerings and serve your clients in the best way possible.Get full show notes and more information here: https://erikabelanger.com/166

Do you live a fast-paced life and struggle to lower your stress levels? Do you tend to multitask and get distracted easily? Are you more emotionally reactive than you would like, or are you simply looking to improve your overall well-being? If you said yes to any of these questions, you could likely use some slowing down and mindfulness in your life, so today’s episode is for you.Learn the difference between slowing down and mindfulness, the benefits of these practices, and how to become more mindful, create peace and space in your life, and cultivate gratitude. I also share my tips to make mindfulness a regular practice and how to center yourself when you’re feeling like things are a little chaotic again.Listen to the full episode here: www.erikabelanger.com/165

Do you feel like you're constantly running on a hamster wheel? If you ever wonder how to take a break or how to stop feeling like you always have to be 'doing' something? Today’s episode is for you. It's not always easy to slow down, but mindfulness meditation is a great place to start.This new year also coincides with the 5th anniversary of the podcast and for the occasion, we changed the cover art! I’m so excited to hear what you have to say. To celebrate, we are also offering a month for free on the premium membership. Use the coupon FREETRIAL to create your account for free.Since this video practice is part of our premium subscription, you’ll have access to it for free, and you’ll be able to explore everything we have on there. You’ll find 30 min yoga classes, meditations, led pranayamas, philosophical chats, workbooks to go our episodes, and more. Find it here. On the membership platform, you'll find: 1. Your premium podcast episodes ($5/month). Just like before, as a member, you can get a ton of exclusive audio and video content like this class for sensitive knees.2. You can now also have access to almost 300 recorded full-length yoga classes in a Netflix-Style Membership ($25/month). 3. You can sign up for any live-stream class I offer! With our podcast premium membership, your contribution ripples to thousands of people every week, allowing me to offer accessible quality free content to a wide community of yogis. This podcast is a way I contribute to the community, and this membership is a way you can too. It allows you to share everything yoga offers with the world by supporting me in the creation and production of this podcast while I choose to keep it ad-free. 

Have you experienced a spiritual Awakening or Awakenings? My guest this week is Ali Levine, host of the podcast Awakening with Ali. She is an intuitive stylist, a breathwork practitioner, and a transformation expert who helps conscious women breathe, embody, surrender, and transform.Join us for a conversation about awakening, how to understand that it’s happening, and the tools that can help you get through the experience. We also talk about the relationship between ourselves and colors, how to make a conscious choice to question things and change, and how breathwork yoga can be an incredible tool.Get full show notes and more information here: https://erikabelanger.com/163

If you've kind of lost track of who you are or what you want or why you want it, today's episode is for you. I’m excited for you to hear from today’s guest as we discuss how what we should do might actually be unhealthiest for us.Tricia Huffman specializes in working with people in the public eye to keep them in integrity with who they want to be while also enjoying the life that they're living right now. Tricia and I talk about how to understand what you want instead of focusing on what you think you should do and the importance of compassion for yourself.Get full show notes and more information here: https://erikabelanger.com/162