Happy Healthy Human Radio - Find Balance With Samantha Attard Phd, Ryt, Doula

"I'm so tense" is a complaint I often hear as a yoga teacher. But what is tension really, and how do we deal with it constructively? Listen in on this episode to learn about the real reasons we need to reduce our tension PLUS how to go through it. In Today's Episode: -Why is tension so insidious? -How does tension relate to energy and alignment? -How to release tension in your body. -Meditation to identify tension and stuck emotion. If you like this podcast, please leave a review on iTunes or share it with a friend. I also love to hear your feedback and questions! You can send me a message over on Instagram at @behappyhealthyhuman.

Welcome to vata season! Vata is ruled by movement and change, so we can best balance our bodies with stillness. Yin yoga is perfect for this intention. Let's do a grounding, simple practice to find refuge from the busy fall season.

Let's dive deep in to Vata season. What is vata energy? Where do you find it? And most importantly, how do you balance it? Stay for the end: there's a great lesson in self-acceptance, love, and expressing your highest strengths. In Today's Episode: -What is vata energy? -Where do we find vata energy in our world. -The important pitta and kapha-related ways to balance vata energy. -The major lesson in accepting vata. If you like this podcast, please leave a review on iTunes or share it with a friend. I also love to hear your feedback and questions! You can send me a message over on Instagram at @behappyhealthyhuman.

There is a LOT of change happening in our world, and figuring out how to serve and share your energy can be overwhelming. Let's talk about how you can best make a difference in the world and be of service to those around you while being true to yourself. In Today's Episode: -Why starting with yourself is the most important way to make change. -The energetic blocks that happen when you're not authentic to yourself. -How to be more authentic in your everyday actions. -The "big 3" of service - time, energy, and money. If you like this podcast, please leave a review on iTunes or share it with a friend. I also love to hear your feedback and questions! You can send me a message over on Instagram at @behappyhealthyhuman.

While I'm out of the country for my wedding and honeymoon, I'm sharing with you some of my favorite podcast episodes! This episode will teach you how to create an Ayurvedic routine, no matter what your dosha is. If you don't know what your dosha is and want to learn more about it- head on over to behappyhealthyhuman.com/discover-your-dosha-quiz to learn more! And if you want to follow along with my travels - catch me on Instagram at @behappyhealthyhuman!

While I'm out of the country for my wedding and honeymoon, I'm sharing with you some of my favorite podcast episodes! This episode teaches you how to do Tonglen meditation - it's a powerful practice to help you find compassion for yourself and connection with the world around you. And if you want to follow along with my travels - catch me on Instagram at @behappyhealthyhuman!

While I'm out of the country for my wedding and honeymoon, I'm sharing with you some of my favorite podcast episodes! This episode explains why, after 11 years of doing exclusively vinyasa yoga, I became a practitioner, advocate, and teacher of yin yoga. If you've been interested in trying yin yoga but don't know if it's right for you - check out this podcast! And if you want to follow along with my travels - catch me on Instagram at @behappyhealthyhuman!

While I'm out of the country for my wedding and honeymoon, I'm sharing with you some of my favorite podcast episodes! This episode is an exploration of how to start making dietary changes that feel authentic, effective, and attainable. And if you want to follow along with my travels - catch me on Instagram at @behappyhealthyhuman!

A different sort of episode today! This is the recording of the DC Yoga Podcast, where I was interviewed by host Chris Parkison. It was a breath of fresh air to get to talk yoga, Ayurveda, and life with Chris in his studio in Shaw. I thought you might enjoy this conversation as well (notably because I think I explain Ayurveda in probably the most eloquent way that I ever have). DC Yoga Podcast is awesome. There are conversations with yoga teachers and studio owners from around the DMV! I highly recommend you check it out on iTunes and Soundcloud. Thanks Chris!

In honor of my impending travels to Europe, I wanted to share my favorite yoga routine to do when traveling. Travel can aggravate Vata dosha - the wind and air energy, causing us to feel overwhelmed and unfocused. This set of sun salutations will put you in a grounded rhythm to help you feel like home, no matter where you roam. Even if you're at your house, this routine is the perfect "get up a go" yoga sequence to get your heart rate pumping and help you feel the power of your breath. If you like this podcast, please leave a review on iTunes or share it with a friend. I also love to hear your feedback and questions! You can send me a message over on Instagram at @behappyhealthyhuman.

If you have a stressful thought or fear that keeps coming up again and again, you need empowerment statements. Unlike affirmations, empowerment statements are specific and evidence-based, so they don't feel false or arbitrary. They're built from your own knowledge and beliefs. In this podcast, learn how to create your own empowerment statements for labor OR for any situation you're facing. In Today's Episode: -Why empowerment statements are more powerful than affirmations. -How to create an empowerment statement. If you like this podcast, please leave a review on iTunes or share it with a friend. I also love to hear your feedback and questions! You can send me a message over on Instagram at @behappyhealthyhuman.

Accepting help can be difficult. We tell ourselves that we're lazy, incapable of taking care of ourselves, or otherwise aren't being the strong being we're supposed to be. This is particularly an issue for my pittas listening! Let's talk about why accepting help is SO important for your sense of connection and happiness, plus, how to accept help with grace. In Today's Episode: -Why it's OK to ask for help. -How to trust your intentions. -What to do in the moment to transform anxiety to gratitude. If you like this podcast, please leave a review on iTunes or share it with a friend. I also love to hear your feedback and questions! You can send me a message over on Instagram at @behappyhealthyhuman.

Bow Pose! This heart opener, shoulder opener, hip opener, and back strengthener is more complex than it looks! Let's open up the front body and work the abdominals so you can find your way into bow pose (and learn to love this shape!) If you like this podcast, please leave a review on iTunes or share it with a friend. I also love to hear your feedback and questions! You can send me a message over on Instagram at @behappyhealthyhuman.

Life can be tough (no kidding). But too often these tough moments become an opportunity for us to blame and shame ourselves. In today's podcast, we're talking about why you could be doing ALL of the right things and still not get the outcome you desire, PLUS talk about the power of sharing your struggles with others. In Today's Episode: -Why your worth is not tied to outcomes. -How your self-protection is causing loneliness. -How to connect and pull yourself out of the shame spiral. If you like this podcast, please leave a review on iTunes or share it with a friend. I also love to hear your feedback and questions! You can send me a message over on Instagram at @behappyhealthyhuman.

Did you know that 25% of emergency cesearean births are because of "failure to progress?" Once labor starts, we all want it to keep going. In this podcast, I discuss why labor slows down and how to speed it back up again. In Today's Episode: -Why your hospital room isn't set up to have a speedy labor. -What you can do to get labor started again if it slows down. -Why most of us worry about the speed of labor way too early. If you like this podcast, please leave a review on iTunes or share it with a friend. I also love to hear your feedback and questions! You can send me a message over on Instagram at @behappyhealthyhuman.

If you've ever taken yoga with me (in person or on the podcast!), you know I create pretty unique sequences. But these poses are not random - they're always tied to an energetic or emotional theme that I want to embody physically. In today's podcast, you'll learn how I create my yoga sequences PLUS get tips on creating your own powerful sequences at home. In Today's Episode: -How I create yoga sequences. -What has to happen before you figure out the poses to teach. -How you can create a mindful yoga sequence at home. If you like this podcast, please leave a review on iTunes or share it with a friend. I also love to hear your feedback and questions! You can send me a message over on Instagram at @behappyhealthyhuman.

It's the request I get most often from private clients and yoga students: can we do something to relax my back? If you want to soften up your spine and release tight muscles, this is the practice for you. 25 minutes of simple movements to help your back relax! If you like this podcast, please leave a review on iTunes or share it with a friend. I also love to hear your feedback and questions! You can send me a message over on Instagram at @behappyhealthyhuman.

Are you breathing correctly? Breathe is the most fundamental part of our lives (you don't go a day without it!), yet most of us aren't breathing correctly. Our shallow breaths are weakening our core muscles, starving our bodies, and stressing us out. In today's podcast: how to take proper, diaphragmatic breaths, PLUS an explanation of why yogis aren't always the best breathers. In Today's Episode: -Why we are so bad at breathing. -The muscles of the torso and how to use your diaphragm to breathe. -Why yogis aren't always the best breathers. -Breathing practice and exercises you can do at home! If you like this podcast, please leave a review on iTunes or share it with a friend. I also love to hear your feedback and questions! You can send me a message over on Instagram at @behappyhealthyhuman

We hear a lot about diastasis recti after you've delivered the baby, but is it possible to prevent and treat diastasis recti when you're still pregnant? It sure is! In today's podcast, I'm diving into the most important exercises you can be doing to prevent diastasis recti in early pregnancy and to even help treat diastasis during your pregnancy. In Today's Episode: -The most important thing you can do to prevent diastasis recti during pregnancy. -Daily exercises to activate transverse abdominis. -Using belly bands and kinesio tape to help prevent further separation. If you like this podcast, please leave a review on iTunes or share it with a friend. I also love to hear your feedback and questions! You can send me a message over on Instagram at @behappyhealthyhuman.

Sure, you could think about your Ayurvedic dosha as an imbalance, but I prefer to think about the most positive ways to express my dosha. Let's discuss why each dosha is *perfect*, *beautiful*, and *awesome*. In Today's Episode: -The typical way of viewing your doshas vs how I examine dosha types. -My experience with embracing the positive aspects of my dosha. -What are the best attributes of each dosha and how to express them. If you like this podcast, please leave a review on iTunes or share it with a friend. I also love to hear your feedback and questions! You can send me a message over on Instagram at @behappyhealthyhuman.