Sober Yoga Girl

In today's episode I share a short story on something I experienced this past week - an anxious thought spiral around something very silly in hindsight! I speak about how I use my knowledge of yoga philosophy and the five vrittis (thought spirals), and the strategies of HALT, plus communication skills with my friend, to work through my thoughts! In this episode I speak about the Yoga Sutra Study which started at the end of March. You can check out the program here! https://www.themindfullifepractice.com/yoga-sutra-study

On this episode I had my friend Megan Wilcox on the show! Megan from Sobah Sistahs is absolutely incredible. She came to be a guest in the Sober Girls Club this week, and shared her story about going alcohol free, and creating the Sobah Sistahs community. Megan has hosted two retreats in Bali as well as in other locations around the world and I have had the pleasure of teaching yoga on both of her Bali retreats and look forward to doing it again in 2025! Check out everything Megan has to offer on her website: https://sobahsistahs.com/

Sober Girls Club was so happy to welcome Tommy Rosen into our circle, the founder of Recovery 2.0. Alex was fortunate to attend a Recovery 2.0 Retreat in India in March of 2024 and had such a profound experience she wanted the community to have a chance to connect with Tommy! Recovery 2.0 is offering a free Life Beyond Addiction conference. You can register for the conference here: https://LifeBeyondAddiction.com Join our Sober Girls Yoga community, and get access to our weekly meetups and on demand yoga classes at: https://themindfullifepractice.uscreen.io/catalog . We have inspiring speakers like Tommy joining us frequently!

In this episode, I sat down with Rachel Brady, who has graduated from virtually every online yoga teacher training I offer! Rachel Brady is a mum of three based in the UK. In this episode Rachel shares her sober story, her ups and downs with it, how yoga enhanced her sober journey, and her new journey creating her new business post-ytt. You can check out everything Rachel offers here: https://www.rachelbrady.com/

In this amazing episode of the podcast I had my Yoga Philosophy Teacher, Anvita, on the podcast! Anvita was raised in Mumbai and grew up in a yoga institution led by her grandfather and father. She has a big YouTube following where I first encountered her work! In this episode we speak about some of the biggest misunderstandings I had about yoga, such as using the word "yogi", the word "namaste", "pratyahara" time - and more! Anvita teaches about how we can embody yoga and not just practice it on the mat. You can learn more about Anvita's offerings here. https://www.yogicgurukul.com/

In this special episode I sit down with one of my Yoga Teacher Training Graduates, Niamh, and she shares her journey with yoga healing her Crohn's Disease. Niamh is a yoga teacher, art therapist and counsellor who is originally from Canada but now lives in Thailand. In this amazing episode Niamh shares how the Yoga Teacher Training programs transformed her life. I am so excited to have Niamh assisting me on a 200 Hour YTT this April in Bali. If you're looking for a last minute, small and safe experience to become a yoga teacher - this is for you! Please learn more about the program here! https://www.themindfullifepractice.com/bali-200-hour

In today's episode I am thrilled to be sitting down with Teri Patterson, the Sober Nutritionist. I was a guest on Teri's podcast, The Sober Edge, a few years ago! In this episode we chat about Teri's alcohol free journey, and how she began focusing her work in nutrition and sobriety. Teri has many group programs for women and everything that she does can be found at: https://thesobernutritionist.com/

This is another amazing episode with one of our YTT grads, Deb Collins from Melbourne, Australia! In today's episode Deb shares about her journey going alcohol free through the Sober Girls Yoga 30 Day Challenge that led her all the way to a Yoga Teacher Training in Bali, Indonesia in 2023 with The Mindful Life Practice. Deb will be assisting on the 2024 Yoga Teacher Training and we are so excited to have her! If you want to join us, sign up here! https://www.themindfullifepractice.com/bali-200-hour

If you listen to only one Sober Yoga Girl Podcast episode this year...it should be this one. In this incredibly vulnerable episode, Jami Hanna shares her story with our community. Jami lost her son Judson Hanna after a struggle with addiction and mental health in May of 2021. She joined the Sober Girls Yoga Challenge and as fate would have it, I organized a yoga retreat that was starting on the one year anniversary of Judson's passing. Jami thought this was a sign and did everything in her power to join us for the retreat. She made an impact on everyone in her vulnerability sharing her journey during that powerful week together in Bali. She then went on to partake in our online teacher training program and played a pivotal role in building our online community. In this episode Jami explains how Bali was so transformative for her. I am absolutely thrilled to have Jami joining me again in Bali this July as an assistant on the next Sober Girls Yoga Bali Yoga Teacher Training. I know she will have an incredible impact on all our participants and team. If you're thinking about joining us, we have one single room and one double room left. Sign up now! It is going to be a powerful experience. :) Learn more about what we're offering at this link! https://www.themindfullifepractice.com/bali-200-hour

In this episode I had my friend Rory Kinsella back on the show! Rory is a Vedic Meditation teacher who is many years sober. Around three years ago, I had him on the show and he shared his sober journey. In today's episode we focus more on Vedic Meditation. We discuss: Book Alex & Rory's Bali Sober Retreat this September! This retreat is for anyone new to Vedic Meditation or new to sobriety, or anyone who wants a refresh. It's already 75% sold out! Join us here: https://www.wisemonkeyway.com/bali

This is a very special episode! On this episode I have Lauren Gowers as a guest. Lauren is an Air Hostess in the UK. She attended the Sober Girls Yoga Bali Retreat in January 2023 and she loved it so much that she came back for the 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training with me in Bali in May of 2023! Lauren will be an assistant on the upcoming 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training with the Mindful Life Practice in July of 2024, and also will be a guest on the India retreat. (A Retreat Superstar? She definitely attended the most International Retreats and Trainings of any Mindful Life Practice member in the last two years!) In this episode Lauren shares: you We share the story of why the hike up Mount Batur was transformative for the group of sober women on the retreat in January of 2023, and more! Lastly, we also reveal where the 2025 Annual International Big Sober Girls Yoga Retreat will be...so tune in if you want to be the first to know! The Sober Girls Yoga Adventure to India is already sold out, but if you are considering joining a Sober Girls Yoga Bali event this year, the info is here: Retreat: https://www.themindfullifepractice.com/bali-yoga-retreat-2024 200 Hour: https://www.themindfullifepractice.com/bali-200-hour

Do you find it difficult to adopt a regular, consistent home yoga practice? If this is you then you need to listen to this podcast episode! In today's podcast episode Alex sits down with Brett Larkin, a YouTube Yoga Teacher and author of the newly released book Yoga Life. In this episode Alex and Brett speak about the value of a personal practice, how to cultivate it, and how your doshas from aryuveda impact cultivating a potent practice. You can buy Brett's Book Here: https://amzn.to/3RQBBwP . Let me know what you think of her book by joining the Sober Girls Yoga Facebook Group and leaving a post!

In today's episode, Alex had a chance to connect with Kate Lindley who was on a previous episode of the Sober Yoga Girl Podcast sharing her sober story! Kate is a former school teacher who has spent the last eight months driving her Jeep from Dubai to China. In this episode Kate shares about what it's like to travel slow, some misconceptions and stereotypes debunked about the Middle East, and some of the lessons she's learned along the way. Follow the remaining four months of Kate's journey by following her on Instagram @explorewith.kate.

Olubunmi Aboaba is a recovery coach who supports clients working with their energy lines to enhance recovery. She helps people achieve their best lives after facing burnout, addiction, or divorce. She helps them find their success through Future Life Progression. You can discover Olumbunmi's work at: https://yourfuturelife.co.uk/

What is manifestation? What are the main steps? How can we manifest the things we dream of? In this short episode I speak about the top three steps to manifest anything in your life from your dream job to your relationship and how I put these steps into practice to manifest big things in my life including my boyfriend! I am leading a manifestation workshop on Zoom on December 27th - if you want to manifest your dreams into 2024 join us! ​ I'm also going to be leading Christmas Eve Yin and New Year's Eve Yoga (both traditions that I offer every year!) On New Years Eve I will be in Vancouver with my boyfriend so if you sign up for the Zoom yoga class...you might meet him! Join us at: https://www.themindfullifepractice.com/live-schedule

Jane Ballard and Alex met in April when Jane came to Bali for the Sobah Sistahs Retreat! Alex taught the yoga for the group, and after Jane's return, she joined our Online Yoga Teacher Training community! In this episode, Jane shares her sober story and how her trip to Bali transformed her and supported her on her journey. Jane is leading a sober women's retreat in April 2024 in Bali. Check out her offering here! https://www.janewballard.com/bali-retreat-registration

Meet Emma Ebdon - a friend of Alex's from the Abu Dhabi days! Emma is now a Simplicity Coach and helps stressed out women simplify their lives. After an inspiring conversation where Emma came and spoke to Sober Girls Club members about letting go, Alex decided to bring Emma on the show to share her message with an even wider audience. Tune into this episode to learn: ​ - Why Emma became a Simplicity Coach - Some of the difficulties in letting go - The health benefits in letting go - How letting go is a spiritual practice (connecting to yoga) - What she let go of beyond physical possessions - Where Emma recommends starting to let go ​ Connect with Emma and join her 30 Day Declutter Challenge Here! https://preview.mailerlite.io/preview/165379/forms/96569550339835274

In this episode Alex sits down with Kally Greenaway, one of our members who completed the Sober Girls Yoga 30 Day Challenge one year ago. She's been heavily involved with our community and completed our 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training this year! She is also now one year sober. In this episode hear her inspiring story of why she chose to be alcohol free and the challenges she overcame along the way. ​ You can join the next Sober Girls Yoga 30 Day Challenge in January 2024 at this link: https://www.themindfullifepractice.com/30-day-sober-challenge

In these weekly lives in the Sober Girls Yoga Facebook Group, Alex and Kristen discuss what it means to live yoga. In today's conversation they discuss Samtosha, or the practice of contentment. What does it mean to feel contentment in the moment? What does it mean to practice joy even when times are challenging? Alex and Kristen do these lives every week on Mondays at 7am EST in the Sober Girls Yoga Facebook group. Join the group on Facebook to listen to the conversations live: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sobergirlsyoga

Alex chats with Tawny Lara today, who is the "Sober Sexpert" based in New York City. In this episode, Tawny and Alex speak about sober dating, sober sex, and the process of writing and publishing her first book, "Dry Humping." Tawny describes what it's like to be an educator on these traditionally "taboo" subjects. We will meet Tawny for Sober Girls Book Club on Sunday November 19. You can book the Sober Girls Club with Tawny here: www.themindfullifepractice.com/live-schedule . You can order Tawny's book here: https://amzn.to/3FlFL9Y