Yoga Stories Project – Hunter Clarke-Fields: Recent Episodes
None
Hunter Clarke-Fields, MSAE, RYT, is a mindfulness mama mentor. She coaches over-stressed moms on how to cultivate mindfulness in their daily lives.
Are you feeling life’s waves right now? Hunter shares wisdom from the yoga and mindfulness traditions that will help you find balance in an unstable time. Learn the how we take lessons from the very definition of yoga and even from the physical practice to create your own equanimity https://www.mindfulmamamentor.com/blog/balancing-lifes-instability/
Sam Chase shares deep wisdom in a funny and accessible way. Hunter Clarke-Fields loved talking to the author of Yoga & The Pursuit of Happiness, who is also a father, a scholar, and one of the most down-to-earth teachers of yogic wisdom she has ever met. He brings together eastern contemplative tradition and western scientific research to […]
When practiced well, mindfulness is at the heart of any yoga practice. In today’s podcast, we talk about the roots of mindfulness in yoga – traditionally and today – AND how to make your yoga practice more mindful. Do you find yourself going through the motions with your yoga? Do you want a deeper experience? […]
Hunter Clarke-Fields talks with Kimberly Dark, writer, storyteller, professor, and yogi. She’s a founding member of the Yoga and Body Image Coalition, a group committed to body love by promoting yoga that is body positive and reflects the full range of human diversity. Through the body and stories, Kimberly leads groups to their own skills of peace and […]
When we start to practice yoga, things begin to change in our lives. First we may start to see our body and all the tension and stress we are holding. Then if we’re lucky, we start to see how we are holding unhealthy things in our minds and hearts as well. The same could be said […]
For the vast majority of my life I suffered from deep lows that would visit me regularly. I am a sensitive, “artistic personality” and these pits of despair made a major impact on my life. Finally, at a major transition point in my life, I started a regular mindfulness meditation practice. At first, I thought I […]
I had a great time talking to yogi David Ursillo. He’s a teacher of writing, yoga and self-expression and has a lot of great things to say about how these tools can help our healing…and our purpose. The story of Dave’s beginnings with yoga start with a P90X workout and feelings of shame that came […]
Today’s podcast is a special one where we turned the tables on me, and I am the interviewee! Yep, you get to hear my yoga story. Hear how much I needed yoga and mindfulness to regulate my intense emotions as a highly sensitive person. You can listen for my very, very practical reasons for going to […]
Are you on the path of wholeness? That’s what yoga is all about. It’s in the definition: the word yoga means to “yoke” together. In this case, body-mind and spirit. Wholeness. Peace. Ease in ourselves. That’s why we practice mindfulness and yoga: to practice wholeness for at least a few minutes in a full day. Today on the […]
I had such a blast talking to Kira Willey – she’s a beautiful soul with a really beautiful voice! Kira is a yogi, kids yoga teacher and singer and songwriter. She makes beautiful kids yoga music albums with songs that nurture the ear, the mind, and the heart. Her albums have won Parents’ Choice Awards […]
As we go about our daily lives, we constantly interpret the situations we find ourselves in. We have an internal voice that determines how we perceive every situation. By default, we believe what we think , but it’s not always helpful. In fact, we mamas are so hard on ourselves! We are often much harsher […]
Today’s inspiring interview is with Suzanne Sterling, singer, performer, founder of Voice of Change and co-founder of Off The Mat Into The World. I’ve been listening to Suzanne’s music for weeks on end here. She began with the philosophy of yoga in high school. When she began with physical postures, her first yoga teacher was […]
Seane tells the story of her life partying in New York City before she discovered yoga at the Life Cafe. Discover her revelations from her very first time on the yoga mat and how it helped her heal herself from OCD. Learn the differences between the physical-mental, emotional, and psychic-symbolic realms of yoga. “I can’t know love, […]
This podcast is going to be a special gift for mamas who are pregnant or were recently pregnant. Desiree grew up with her family immersed in the spiritual side of yoga. At six she was drawing the Om symbol! She watched her mother abuse prescription drugs. She eventually learned to embrace and not reject her […]
Hal Elrod has an amazing story of crash and resurrection. Here it all came to a devastating halt for this young man, at the top of his game. And how he used his determination to pick up the pieces and keep going. It’s inspiring to say the least. Hal is the author of best-selling book, The […]
Gail Silver, author of children’s books about mindfulness, director of Yoga Child, which brings yoga and mindfulness to Philadelphia schools. Mindfulness gives her permission to mess up sometimes. And that’s okay. Her book Anh’s Anger began with a quest to deal with her daughter’s tantrums. When she tried to help her daughter with anger, it set […]
Have you been pregnant? Have questions about how to have a great childbirth experience? Today’s interview is with Debra Flashenberg, founder of the PreNatal Yoga Center of New York. She’s a prenatal yoga expert, doula, and childbirth educator. She’s created a nurturing environment to support women in every stage of her childbirth journey. Listen to Debra’s story of […]
Since we’ve had the big coming out of Caitlyn Jenner, have you had questions about transgender people? I have, and in this intimate conversation with Jacoby Ballard, I get to ask some of them. Jacoby is a yoga and Buddhism teacher known for his playfulness, heart-opening, and commitment to change from the inside out. Jacoby wants […]
Mike Huggins was unhappy but financially comfortable at his corporate job. Seeking out yoga for a bad back, he discovered a passion. But then everything went downhill, fast. He and others in his company were charged with a corporate misdemeanor. He lost his job. He spent over 2 years awaiting trial. Then the worst happened. For the first […]
A unique and honestly real perspective on motherhood from Tibetan yoga teacher Rose Taylor Goldfield. We learn what is Buddhist Yogic exercise? We hear her story of growing up apart from the mainstream and how that shaped her path. She shares her mission to make the practices of Tibetan Buddhism effective for real people’s busy […]
Today’s podcast is dedicated to everyone who has every struggled or who is currently struggling with body image. Is that just about everyone?!? We live in a culture that looks down on and shames those of us with curvier bodies. The mass-market media ideal of perfection is unattainable and leaves dangerous and life-threatening scars in […]
How do you feel about your body? If you’ve heard that voice in your head that tells you that you aren’t thin enough, pretty enough… fill in the blank, then you are normal. And isn’t that sad that so many women and girls walk through life feeling not enough? Listen for Melody’s story about how […]
I was so honored to have this conversation with Nikki Myers. Through yoga, she overcame enormous suffering with addiction. Now she’s developed a nationwide network that helps others do the same. Nikki has been an addict, a yogi, a mother, a grandmother, an MBA graduate, and a healer… and she has gratitude for all of it. Her […]
After breaking a rib in a frightening fall, Gwen Soffer woke up to the problems with her drinking and over-exercise. So began her journey toward better physical health, mental health and healing through yoga. She now has a passion for personal evolution and discovery. She inspires her students to be open to the lessons they […]
Have you ever had someone sing to you in a yoga practice before? I met Natalie Levin when she not only sang, she sang opera to my class at Philadelphia’s Namas Day (Psst..there’s even more opera at the end of this podcast!). Natalie embraces resting, acceptance, gratitude and glitter in her yoga teaching and practice. […]
Hunter talks to Erica Bleznak, yogi, inspirational teacher and mama of three. Erica is both serious and light about yoga as a path to liberation. As we look at our reactions to the postures and take away layers, we get to see the truth of who we are. She tells yoga teachers that the best thing […]
In this month’s podcast, Yoga Stories Project, I talk to Michelle Maron of Lake Champlain Yoga & Wellness. What I love about Michelle is that despite her quiet exterior, she has an amazing tenacity. She shares her story of failing and failing again.. but she keeps on going. I hope her persistence inspires you as […]
Adam Marcus is a dear friend and colleague. We share a passion for integrating the teachings of mindfulness into a physical yoga practice. Adam shares how yoga balanced his life as an attorney. How yoga quickly moved beyond a physical practice for him. How yoga has seeped into every part of his life. He talks […]
Who is my unlikely yoga teacher & What is this new kind of yoga? If you have practiced yoga with me, you know that this style of teaching is different. It’s not called Core-Strength vinyasa because we are working towards rock-hard abs. Core-Strength means that each movement originates in the center of your body and with your breath. When […]
Yoga daddy and author Brian Leaf on letting go of ego and judgement and tuning into our own hearts – for ourselves, as parents, and in our livelihood. Brian shares how yoga healed his sickness as a teenager and why he needs the postures now more than ever. Listen for his advice for parents who want […]
Meet the mom who created a yoga festival because her yoga had taught her to ask “why not?” instead of why. Namas Day founder Mary Fetterman says “I just flew into it.” Mary shows us what’s possible for each of us when we get comfortable on that edge. She’s a believer that even if we practice […]
Have you ever wondered how to optimize your energy? How to take healing into your own hands? Conversation with Cate Stillman of YogaHealer.com. She is a teacher of Ayurveda – yoga’s 5,000-year old system of good health. We talk about her journey into yoga for healing. We talk about being a yoga mama. We talk about surfing, […]
Iyengar yoga enthusiast, improvisational pianist, and mama Catherine Marie Charlton and Hunter discuss establishing good habits and how 21 days is a myth. Catherine got deep into yoga to balance her hormones for conception. We also talk about the art of improvisation and how she has to let go of self-judgement and planning to be in the […]
Mothering as a spiritual practice, attachment parenting, and learning to make better choices with mama and podcaster, Elsie Escobar. She shares her view of sleep as a spiritual practice. As she says, “I am of service to these tiny beings and it’s necessary for me to get myself together.”