The Uplifted Yoga Podcast

• Your Ultimate Wellness Gift Guide (Just in Time for Black Friday!) w/ Corrine Maples

  Looking for the perfect gift for the yogi or wellness lover in your life? Or maybe you're building your own holiday wish list? In this fun and cozy episode, Corinne and I share our favorite yoga gear, wellness hacks, and self-care staples—just in time for Black Friday and the holiday season. We dive into everything from yoga clothing and props to supplements and skincare tools, giving you a yogi-approved guide to all things supportive, stylish, and soul-nourishing. You'll hear: 🔹 Our go-to yoga clothing brands (from luxe to budget-friendly!) 🔹 Wellness staples we swear by—AG1, protein bars, electrolytes + more 🔹 Weird-but-awesome upgrades like face tape + at-home laser hair removal 🔹 Thoughtful gift ideas for yogis, wellness lovers + self-care enthusiasts ✨ Whether you're shopping for others or treating yourself, this episode is packed with ideas to inspire your holiday shopping and elevate your practice. Many of the items mentioned in this episode can be found at Brett's Amazon storefront (please also support local retailers, this was just the easiest place to assemble): https://www.amazon.com/shop/brettlarkinyoga  Additional Vendors Mentioned: Uplifted Abundance Journal & Guidebook Uplifted Chakra Journal Kroma Wellness Pique Life - please note this is a referral link Stars and honey protein bars Wear Pepper - small bust bras Calia Clothing- also sold at dick's sporting goods Finding Morgan Tyler - bite size strength workouts GUEST EXPERT: Corinne Maples (RYT 500)  |  @maplesyoga Corinne has been doing yoga since 2011 and has practiced every style of yoga under the sun, loving them all for different reasons; leading her to go through Uplifted 200 and 300 hr YTT as well as additional training in kundalini, chair, and prenatal yoga. In 2024, Corinne also became a certified Embodied Yoga Life Coach, working one on one with people to help move energy, release stuck patterns and become more embodied. She loves to help people maximize their yoga practice by giving them access to potent practices that can be done in as little as 15-30 min. Corinne teaches one on one Embodied Yoga Life Coaching privates, workshops, corporate classes, and retreats.  Book an Intro Session with Corrine: https://bookme.name/Mapleswellness/eylc-session  For more information on her offerings please reach out to [email protected]   FREE Practice: Evening Yoga to Relax & Sleep Better - Yoga Flow 😴 Relevant to Today's Episode: ✅ 200-hour Online Yoga Teacher Training 🔮 300-hour Online Yoga Teacher Training 🐍 Yoga for Self Mastery 💖 Uplifted Membership 🌀 Somatic Yoga Life Coaching  💫 Somatic Certification 🎧 Also Listen to: #343 – Holiday Gift Guide for Yogis 2024 #350 – Do a "Yoga Life Makeover" with Corinne Maples © 2025 Uplifted Yoga | BrettLarkin.com

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• How to Act from Wisdom & Make Every Moment Sacred: Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4

  What does it mean to act with wisdom—and make every moment sacred? In Chapter 4 of the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna reveals how true wisdom isn't passive—it's a call to action. He teaches Arjuna how knowledge, action, and sacrifice are deeply intertwined, offering a timeless guide for navigating moral crises with clarity and courage. Today, we explore how these teachings apply to your modern life, showing you how to transform every choice, breath, and moment into an offering aligned with your highest purpose. Here's what you'll learn: 🔹 What it means to put wisdom into motion in your daily life 🔹 How to meet crisis with clarity, courage, and spiritual alignment 🔹 The deeper meaning behind Krishna's words: "When righteousness fails, I create myself" 🔹 Practical ways to bring a sense of devotion and meaning into everyday action If you've ever asked yourself, "What should I do next?"—this chapter offers a profound answer: Act with awareness. Move from wisdom. Make it sacred. Loved this episode? 👉 Dive deeper into yoga's origins with my History of Yoga Course🐍 Or explore my 200-Hour Feminine Form Kundalini Training   📖 Different translations mentioned: Barbara Stoler Miller: https://www.amazon.com/Bhagavad-Gita-Krishnas-Counsel-Bantam-Classics/dp/0553213652  Godsong by Amit Majmudar: https://www.amazon.com/Godsong-Verse-Translation-Bhagavad-Gita-Commentary/dp/1524733474  Eknath Easwaran: https://www.amazon.com/Bhagavad-Gita-2nd-Eknath-Easwaran/dp/1586380192  Bhagavad-Gita As It Is by Swami Prabhupada: https://www.amazon.com/Bhagavad-Gita-As-Bhaktivedanta-Swami-Prabhupada/dp/0892131233    FREE Practice: Yoga for Energy & Courage: Power Yoga Sequence, 30-Min Yoga Class Relevant Blog: Kundalini for Feminine Energy: Ignite Your Creative Power and Passion   Relevant to Today's Episode: ✅ 200-hour Online Yoga Teacher Training 🔮 300-hour Online Yoga Teacher Training 💖 Uplifted Membership 🎧 Also Listen to: #358 – Intro to The Bhagavad Gita: How Do You Navigate Moral Dilemmas? #361 – Bhagavad Gita Chapter 1: Dharma, Emotions & Intellect #367 – Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2 – Part 1: Should You Follow Your Emotions? Or Your Responsibilities? #374 – Karma Yoga & the Detached Yogi: Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Part 2 #379 – Acting Without Attachment in a Messy World: Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3 © 2025 Uplifted Yoga | BrettLarkin.com

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• Vyana + Udana Vayu: Energetic Expression, Circulation + Embodiment

  It's time to dive deeper into the subtle energy system that powers your yoga practice—and your life. In Part 2 of our exploration of the Vayus, I explore Udana Vayu (upward-moving energy) and Vyana Vayu (the expansive force that integrates everything), and how they influence expression, circulation, and embodiment. We connect the Vayus to chakras, Ayurveda, mudras, and practical tools you can use to balance these energies in your body and teaching. You'll learn: 🔹 The roles of Udana Vayu (expression, growth, communication) and Vyana Vayu (circulation, integration, wholeness) 🔹 How to use mudras to enhance your energetic balance 🔹 The link between prana, apana, agni, and ojas 🔹 How understanding the Vayus can refine your personal practice and your teaching 🔹 Why self-assessment of your energetic patterns can change everything This episode brings the Vayus to life—and shows you how to harness them to support your body, emotions, and path as a practitioner or teacher. 💖 Ready to deepen your practice and live from your true nature? Explore the Uplifted Membership here => https://www.brettlarkin.com/uplifted/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=uplifted   FREE Practice: 10 Min Easy Guided Meditation | MORNING MEDITATION FOR BEGINNERS Relevant Blogs:  Prana Vayu: The Breath of Vitality Apana Vayu: The Energy of Release & Surrender Samana Vayu: The Energy of Balance & How to Access It Udana Vayu: The Ascending Wind Vyana Vayu: The Energetic Secret to Flow   Relevant to Today's Episode: ✅ 200-hour Online Yoga Teacher Training 🔮 300-hour Online Yoga Teacher Training 🐍 Yoga for Self Mastery 💖 Uplifted Membership 🎧 Also Listen to: #385 – The 5 Vayus: How Energy Moves Through Your Body (Part 1)   Transcript © 2025 Uplifted Yoga | BrettLarkin.com  

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• The Koshas Decoded: Energy Layers, Leadership + Financial Flow with Carla Cline Thomas

  Join my 90-Day Profitability Roadmap for Yoga Teachers webinar–so you create income without confusion and burnout: https://www.brettlarkin.com/live-90day/ What happens when yoga philosophy becomes a living, breathing part of your life—and your business? In this episode, I sit down with Carla Cline Thomas, a graduate of the Uplifted™ 300-hour teacher training, to explore the Koshas—the five subtle layers of being—and how they influence everything from energy management to authentic leadership. Carla shares her journey of working with the Koshas to find deeper alignment, both on and off the mat, and how this wisdom has transformed her approach to business coaching. Here's what we cover: 🔹 How the Koshas can guide personal and professional evolution 🔹 Why prana isn't just breath, but your relationship to vitality 🔹 The connection between energy management and financial integrity 🔹 How Carla integrates yogic wisdom into her business coaching 🔹 Why creating nervous system safety is the key to sustainable transformation Whether you're on your own teacher training path or looking to live your yoga more fully, this episode offers both inspiration and actionable insights. 💖 Don't miss this: Reserve your seat for the 90-Day Profitability Roadmap for Yoga Teachers webinar and learn how to create income without confusion or burnout: https://www.brettlarkin.com/live-90day/   GUEST EXPERT: Carla Cline Thomas | @carlaclinethomas Carla Cline Thomas is an experienced Performance, Mindset and Business Coach with 22 years of working in management, real estate, marketing, and sales. After years of leading teams, designing marketing campaigns, and creating trainings for corporate America, she became the branding strategist, business mentor, lead trainer, and go-to coach for new yoga teachers and wellness leaders. Carla helps visionary entrepreneurs and light workers turn their passion into profit to get what is in your head and heart out into the world in the most authentic way possible. Book with Carla: https://calendly.com/carlaclinethomas/yoga-biz-breakthrough-call Get your Yoga Biz Breakthrough Blueprint Free Guide:  https://www.carlaclinethomas.com/Soul-Statement-Guide    FREE Practice: YOGA TO CONNECT WITH NATURE 🌱 | Beginner Yoga to Connect with the Universe & Yourself | 5 ELEMENTS 💫 Relevant Blog: Understand the Koshas and Discover 5 Deeper Dimensions of You   Relevant to Today's Episode: 🔮 300-hour Online Yoga Teacher Training 🐍 Yoga for Self Mastery 🌀 Somatic Yoga Life Coaching  💫 Somatic Certification 🎧 Also Listen to: #354 – Redefining "Niche" with Carla Cline Thomas #384 – Do Less, Heal More: 7 Invitations to Resolve Trauma from Organic Intelligence #386 – Stop Selling Products—Start Selling YOU: Human Design for Visibility & Flow with Juliette Stapleton #387 – Book 4 of the Yoga Sutras: The Mystical Path to Liberation Explained © 2025 Uplifted Yoga | BrettLarkin.com  

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• How To Be the CFO of Your Yoga Business with Kristin Svetz

  Join my 90-Day Profitability Roadmap for Yoga Teachers webinar–so you create income without confusion and burnout: https://www.brettlarkin.com/live-90day/ Do you know the difference between revenue and profit? Are you tracking your cash flow—or avoiding it? In this episode, I sit down with Uplifted 300-Hour graduate Kristin Svetz, a fractional CFO for soulful entrepreneurs, to talk all things money, metrics, and mindset. We explore how yoga teachers and wellness practitioners can take empowered control of their business finances—without losing the heart behind the work. You'll learn: 🔹 What a CFO actually does—and why your business needs one (even if it's you) 🔹 How to understand and manage cash flow, revenue, and profit 🔹 The mindset shifts that unlock true financial empowerment 🔹 Why investing in your business can be the key to sustainable growth 🔹 Simple steps to start making data-informed decisions that feel good Whether you're spreadsheet-averse or ready to scale, this episode will help you become the soulful CFO of your own yoga business. 💖 Don't forget to grab your seat for the 90-Day Profitability Roadmap for Yoga Teachers webinar: https://www.brettlarkin.com/live-90day/   GUEST EXPERT: Kristin Svets | @kristinsvetscoaching Kristin Svets holds an MBA in Finance and spent over a decade in corporate banking, before merging her financial expertise with over 1,000 hours of coaching and mindfulness certifications. As the founder of Illuminated Finance, she helps heart-led entrepreneurs master financial strategy, deepen money literacy, and cultivate an empowered money mindset. Kristin teaches CEOs how to think like a CFO—balancing the yin of energetic alignment with the yang of strategic financial knowledge and action. She is also the author of Designed to Shine: Living Intentionally to Discover Your Inner Light and a mentor for visionary business owners ready to grow with purpose, peace, and profits. Connect with Kristin: @illuminatedfinance https://illuminatedfinance.com https://www.kristinsvets.com   FREE Practice: Somatic Morning Workout for Beginners | Yoga to Find Your Center 🎯 Relevant Blogs:  The Ultimate Guide to Creating Yoga Business Plans (With Template) 13 Types of Yoga Teacher Tax Deductions (And Other Tax Tips) Managing Cash Flow and Profit In Your Yoga Business   Relevant to Today's Episode: ✅ 200-hour Online Yoga Teacher Training 🔮 300-hour Online Yoga Teacher Training 🐍 Yoga for Self Mastery 🎧 Also Listen to: #354 – Redefining "Niche" with Carla Cline Thomas #360 – Insider YouTube Secrets for Yoga Teachers #386 – Stop Selling Products—Start Selling YOU: Human Design for Visibility & Flow with Juliette Stapleton © 2025 Uplifted Yoga | BrettLarkin.com

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