{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/62314bd4af235c001200981d/630f163661dd900012356bd3?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Uncovering your true, authentic self with Emily Kendall","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62314bd4af235c001200981d/1714622360167-7ac4d05d01ca33ecd6f1ab7ea98c6d1f.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Uncovering your whole, authentic self with Emily Kendall</p><p><br></p><p>I’m pumped to bring you Episode 2 of our new season 🙌🏻 In this interview, I chat with Emily Kendall, of EmK Yoga who provides functional movement and mental health support online and in Hamilton.</p><p><br></p><p>Find more about Emily at her website - <a href=\"https://www.emkyoga.co.nz\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.emkyoga.co.nz</a></p><p><br></p><p>We chat about ALL SORTS of things, and Emily provides an incredible perspective on getting through her mental health challenges as well as navigating this complicated experience we call life! As a solo mother of a beautiful three year old - Em has some great tips on sleep and time management fo those with children!</p><p><br></p><p>And, I’m sure you’ve heard in before how great yoga is (probably from me 🙄), but REALLY, you can’t hear it enough! In this crazy world, we truly all need a practice like yoga to breath, slow down and move the body.</p><p><br></p><p>We chat about -&gt;</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Her journey starting yoga at 16 years when her mum dragged her along to a class. Her mum was looking for other ways to support her mental health which was going down hill.</li><li>Yoga helped her feel good - and didn’t even realise she could feel so good!</li><li>There was a moment when a specific breathing technique helped her get to sleep - she KEEN how potent yoga could be (and she had struggled with insomnia).</li><li>How vinyasa yoga just landed in her heart and she never left!</li><li>Emily studied psychology in order to understand her own mind</li><li>How Emily ties psychology into her classes - for example the breath isn’t just the breath - it directly impacts the nervous system which then impacts the physiology of the body.</li><li>Em’s daily practice of being curious - and always staying open. She follows her flow and her intuition, she isn’t rigid about having one thing she has to do everyday - especially emphasises flow and being gentle as she has a three year old!</li><li>We discuss the fine line between flow and discipline and how Emily is actually shedding her identity around being COMPLETELY in flow and bringing a little more discipline to her daily routine.</li><li>How Emily makes friends and connects deeply with them - being herself and being vulnerable is an important part of this process.</li><li>Take responsibility for her own life and her own decisions.</li><li>How it’s great to have people around you who are on your side and calling you out when it’s necessary and also the importance of ‘calling out’ friends with kindness</li><li>What Emily has learnt as a mother - how has bringing a child into this world changed her view of life.</li><li>Emily’s sleep tips - taking into account that she’s got a three year old and has struggled with sleep in the past!&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Get 10% off a Teddy bed using Em's code - EMILY10 at checkout.</p><p><br></p><p>What an epic conversation with soooo many amazing nuggets of gold! Thanks Em!</p>","author_name":"Laura Hett"}