Creative Stretch
Creativity encouragement using yoga & mindfulness for creative expression and adventurous exploration.
Episodes
There's still time to join me for Yoga & The Artist's Way, beginning September 13th! Learn more at https://doyogawithclara.com/artistsway/
Get a Taste of Yoga & The Artist's Way at https://doyogawithclara.com/artistswaytaste/
There is a corresponding yoga practice on my YouTube channel. Add the yoga asana (poses) practice to this mindfulness practice for a full experience! Watch the video at https://youtu.be/ef3yHA_RaOM
This we...
Join me for Yoga & The Artist's Way beginning September 13th!
Get a taste of what's in store for this 14-week journey to rekindle your creativity at https://doyogawithclara.com/artistswaytaste/
This week, we look at tools to cope with being highly empathic creative individuals in a world with heavy news that just seems so sticky.
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Dealing with self-doubt is something that creatives have to learn how to compartmentalize and cope with. This week, let's take a look at strategies that yoga in mindfulness offers us for dealing with self-doubt.
Practice with the follow-along video at https://youtu.be/1-fyU_AmoZw
Here's the song from [title of show] that I mention early in the episode: https://open.spotify.com/track/6Jdjzn2YDarrZYjogvRelM?si=2d52cf031fa7414b
Al...
Do you feel like your voice is stymied?
Maybe it feels that way because of physical challenges with our voice.
Maybe we feel like an external or internal force tamps down our voice.
Maybe we are at a loss of words to express a big or complicated feeling or emotion.
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This week, from the floor of Podcast Movement in Nashville, TN, we play with the practice of The Sacred Pause. It's a mindfulness technique that takes just a moment - a pause. Practice with me!
Upcoming Workshops:
Vocal Rx - Practical Tips for a Healthy & Dynamic Voice
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Join me for feel-good stretchy yoga and mindfulness to feel more at ease in body, heart, and mind, so you can tap more freely into your creative flow.
I'm Clara, an actor, writer, producer...oh yes, and a yoga teacher. I offer compact practices that support creative people to find more ease and joy in their creative flow.
Subscribe in your favorite podcast app, and be sure to check out the Yoga with Clara YouTube channel for more f...
Tapping into our sensory experience is an essential part of the creative process. This week, we explore a practice that helps us notice our sensory experiences more - and a few practices to help deal with when those senses get overwhelmed.
How is this supporting your creativity? Let me know how it goes at clara@doyogawithclara.com.
Mentioned in the Episode:
EMDR - Here's an article that explains it...thoroughly!
https://www.emdr....
In this unique podcast, I share why I “disappeared” for two months and what you can expect to see in this space going forward. I hope you’ll join me!
Following a major personal loss, I have made the choice to lean in more fully to my practice of yoga, its junction with creativity.
Coming in September: There will be two oppo...
Continuing to work with the 3-part breath, this week we use a visualization technique and notice what arises - and how we meet that.
Want to practice with me live? I record the mindfulness and meditation podcast episodes on Wednesdays at noon Eastern on Facebook & YouTube.
YouTube: http://bit.ly/yogawithclarayoutube
...As we encounter an ever changing world, how can we embrace the qualities of a warrior - the ones you choose to inhabit - as we explore three Warrior variations: Warrior I, Reverse Warrior, and Humble Warrior.
And for those of you curious about the Jekyll & Hyde song I mentioned, you’re...
What is my response? That is the question you are invited into this week as we continue our exploration of the 3-part breath, this time exploring a longer exhale.
Want to practice with me live? I record the mindfulness and meditation podcast episodes on Wednesdays at noon Eastern on Facebook & YouTube.
YouTube: http://bi...
Gently invite your hips into more ease with some movement and stretching.
There is an extended introduction offering variations and adaptations for the squat. If you prefer to skip straight to the movement, skip to 06:42.
You can view photos of the poses at http://doyogawithclara.com/68
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This week, we continue our practice of the three-part breath and tune into the connection between the breath and how we feel in body, mind, and heart.
Want to practice with me live? I record the mindfulness and meditation podcast episodes on Wednesdays at noon Eastern on Facebook & YouTube.
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While breathing may be involuntary, often our breath can feel held, difficult, or just not natural. There are many times when an easy breath may not feel available to us. On the other hand, there are times when our mental or emotional state feels stuck, difficult, or just not natural. Often, being able to take a moment to connect with our breath can impact our mental and emotional state positively. T...
65 - Breathing with Ease
While breathing may be involuntary, often our breath can feel held, difficult, or just not natural. There are many times when an easy breath may not feel available to us. On the other hand, there are times when our mental or emotional state feels stuck, difficult, or just not natural. Often, being able to take a moment to connect with ou...
Join me in moving with more ease in our everyday life with this simple yoga practice. At just over 10 minutes, it’s an easy practice to fit into the nooks and crannies of your life.
See photos of the poses at https://doyogawithclara.com/64/
Want to practice with me live? I record the ...
We are using our five senses as a way to anchor more fully in the present moment. This week, we'll use our sense of smell to learn how to pay better attention to what it's like to be ourselves right now, in this moment.
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Yoga with Clara website: http://doyogawithclara.com
Yoga with Clara Merch: https://bit.ly/yo...
It's fall! (Well, in the northern hemisphere, anyway.) Let's use the prompt of nature in her changing season to explore our senses, and the stories we have about those sensory experiences.
Pumpkin Smoothie Recipe
1/2 cup pumpkin puree
1 serving vanilla protein powder
1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt
1 inch fresh ginger root
5 ounces milk/milk substitute
spices to taste: cinnamon, nutmeg, clove - or use a pumpkin spice blend
Place all ing...
Do you describe yourself as a "busy person?" I know I do! This week, we look at some strategies for weaving deliberate pauses into our day and we do a brief meditation to practice self-care.
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Instagram: @doyogawithclara
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Yoga with Clara website: http://doyogawithclara.com
Yoga Class Series Coming Soon! Sign up to know more: https://bit.ly/y...
Self-care can look like a lot of things. Let's look at what works for you, and then choose just one thing. I'd love to hear what that one thing is! Let me know on Facebook or Instagram.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/doyogawithclara
Instagram: @doyogawithclara
YouTube: http://bit.ly/yogawithclarayoutube
Yoga with Clara website: http://doyogawithclara.com
Yoga Class Series Coming Soon! Sign up to know more: https://bit.ly/yogawi...
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