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Today’s Podcast is a message of hope and love. Take a break from the news as Danielle talks about vibration, gratitude and the Lifestyle Essentials of her new book "Light 10 Up! Ten Lifestyle Essentials to Glow By". She shares her personal journey to reclaiming health and happiness, and how Drew Barrymore and Rob Lowe helped to change her life. Friends, we here at Light Not Might are here for you offering support, friendship and Light. Not Might. Enjoy! ––– “Illuminating the path forward... ...Stay ready so you don’t have to get ready!” Light 10 Up!: Ten Lifestyle Essentials to Glow By Open Up! Yoga Teacher Training Teaching Yoga: The Side Hustle to Save the World - The Official Training Manual of Open Up! Yoga Teacher Training LearnItLive.com - live classes with Danielle! Find us on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OpenUpYogaTT/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/OpenUpYogaTT Yoga Alliance - https://www.yogaalliance.org/SchoolProfileReviews?sid=587 And please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts to help us grow the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lightnotmight/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lightnotmight/support

The original girl with short skirt and the loooooong jacket! Listen as Danielle catches up with the personal training client who changed her life. A Super mom with four children, a real leader in Tech, and one of the fittest, most can-do people around, Jessica is the inspiration behind the coaching in Light 10 Up! Ten Lifestyle essentials to Glow By. Available on Amazon!!! ;) This fun chat tells how you can do it all, no matter how busy or hectic your life may be! Let's get to it!!! ––– “Illuminating the path forward... ...Stay ready so you don’t have to get ready!” Light 10 Up!: Ten Lifestyle Essentials to Glow By Open Up! Yoga Teacher Training Teaching Yoga: The Side Hustle to Save the World - The Official Training Manual of Open Up! Yoga Teacher Training LearnItLive.com - live classes with Danielle! Find us on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OpenUpYogaTT/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/OpenUpYogaTT Yoga Alliance - https://www.yogaalliance.org/SchoolProfileReviews?sid=587 And please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts to help us grow the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lightnotmight/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lightnotmight/support

We are celebrating the close of this wild year with an interview with one of my favorite Open Up! alumna, Linh! Linh was in our last training class before the world shut down. But she graduated in the thick of it and immediately created a happy life teaching virtually. While in teacher training, Linh showcased a can-do attitude, and she sure did!!! Join us in this fun conversation as Linh describes how she’s adapted her teaching to fit the needs do her students working from home. Keep an eye out for Linh's Drakon Chi! And a big thank you, Linh, for your work with Bellevue LifeSpring - https://www.bellevuelifespring.org/ Namaste 🙏🏻 ––– “Illuminating the path forward... ...Stay ready so you don’t have to get ready!” Light 10 Up!: Ten Lifestyle Essentials to Glow By Open Up! Yoga Teacher Training Teaching Yoga: The Side Hustle to Save the World - The Official Training Manual of Open Up! Yoga Teacher Training and coming soon to LearnItLive.com!! Find us on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OpenUpYogaTT/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/OpenUpYogaTT Yoga Alliance - https://www.yogaalliance.org/SchoolProfileReviews?sid=587 And please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts to help us grow the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lightnotmight/message

Curious about the journey of an early career yoga teacher? Anneliese has quite the story to share! Fresh out of Teacher Training and right into the shutdown, Anneliese didn't miss a beat and moved her teaching online. She's not just surviving, but thriving!  Listen in as Danielle catches up with this most amazing yoga teacher training alum. Namaste 🙏🏻 ––– You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great! Open Up! Yoga Teacher Training Teaching Yoga: The Side Hustle to Save the World - The Official Training Manual of Open Up! Yoga Teacher Training and coming soon to LiveItLive.com!!! Find us on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OpenUpYogaTT/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/OpenUpYogaTT Yoga Alliance - https://www.yogaalliance.org/SchoolProfileReviews?sid=587 And please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts to help us grow the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lightnotmight/message

Happy Hanukkah!!! It’s been a long year with many ups and downs. Catch up with Jake Grossman as we talk about how he’s been handling Covid and making the best life possible.  Learn how resilience, gratitude and love keep yogis going. Tough times don’t last. Tough people do! Namaste 🙏🏻 ––– You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great! Open Up! Yoga Teacher Training Teaching Yoga: The Side Hustle to Save the World - The Official Training Manual of Open Up! Yoga Teacher Training Find us on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OpenUpYogaTT/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/OpenUpYogaTT Yoga Alliance - https://www.yogaalliance.org/SchoolProfileReviews?sid=587 And please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts to help us grow the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lightnotmight/message

The Gyms are closed, so how do you stay fit? The Pandemic is challenging all of us to make healthy choices. Let’s see how Anessa and LaMarcus navigate life’s ups and downs, as they live their very healthy lifestyle in 2020.  Namaste 🙏🏻 ––– You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great! Open Up! Yoga Teacher Training Teaching Yoga: The Side Hustle to Save the World - The Official Training Manual of Open Up! Yoga Teacher Training Find us on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OpenUpYogaTT/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/OpenUpYogaTT Yoga Alliance - https://www.yogaalliance.org/SchoolProfileReviews?sid=587 And please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts to help us grow the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lightnotmight/message

We’re back! Join me today as we celebrate Small Business Saturday and our friend and alumna Katie Lodge! Katie graduated from our Teacher Training program four years ago, and now she’s opening 2 new studios and starting her own Teacher Training program. We chat about life as a yoga teacher and studio owner in this changed world. I’m also excited to share a bit of my own journey and the new pivot I’m taking with my business and with Light Not Might. This podcast will be an integral part of the evolution, so I’m happy to have you here! You can find Katie and her studios here: https://www.ashayoga108.com/ https://www.facebook.com/katielodge.ryt https://www.instagram.com/ashayoga108/ Namaste 🙏🏻 ––– You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great! Open Up! Yoga Teacher Training Teaching Yoga: The Side Hustle to Save the World - The Official Training Manual of Open Up! Yoga Teacher Training Find us on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OpenUpYogaTT/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/OpenUpYogaTT Yoga Alliance - https://www.yogaalliance.org/SchoolProfileReviews?sid=587 And please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts to help us grow the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lightnotmight/message

These are trying times and we need to be able to keep grounded and safe. Tap into your imagination to feel better right now. Listen to the dulcet tones of Danielle’s voice as she offers this meditation for you. Namaste 🙏🏻 ––– You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great! Open Up! Yoga Teacher Training Teaching Yoga: The Side Hustle to Save the World - The Official Training Manual of Open Up! Yoga Teacher Training Find us on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OpenUpYogaTT/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/OpenUpYogaTT Yoga Alliance - https://www.yogaalliance.org/SchoolProfileReviews?sid=587 And please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts to help us grow the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lightnotmight/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lightnotmight/support

Pranayama is more than just breathing, it is switching gears from living to being. Your life force and your finite resource of time on the earth is exhibited by your beautiful breath flowing in and out. We'll look at how your breath is key to your vibration and quality of living and so much more, including a special guest demonstration by my dog Nemo! Watch the video companion to this episode - https://youtu.be/IQwG_fsmnRA You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great! Open Up! Yoga Teacher Training Teaching Yoga: The Side Hustle to Save the World - The Official Training Manual of Open Up! Yoga Teacher Training Find us on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OpenUpYogaTT/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/OpenUpYogaTT Yoga Alliance - https://www.yogaalliance.org/SchoolProfileReviews?sid=587 And please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts to help us grow the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lightnotmight/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lightnotmight/support

Your personal practice isn't just the physical, it is your higher power. The Second Limb of Yoga, Niyama, is the focus of this episode. What your postures look like is one thing, but your personal practice is every bit as much a part of yoga and just as vital. We'll break down the five Niyamas and explore how to live in alignment with these principles in your practice, and in your life. Watch the companion video to this episode - https://youtu.be/GlBs1xwY8Ms You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great! Open Up! Yoga Teacher Training Teaching Yoga: The Side Hustle to Save the World - The Official Training Manual of Open Up! Yoga Teacher Training Find us on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OpenUpYogaTT/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/OpenUpYogaTT Yoga Alliance - https://www.yogaalliance.org/SchoolProfileReviews?sid=587 And please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts to help us grow the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lightnotmight/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lightnotmight/support

In this episode, we take a deep dive into what it means and what it takes to be a good yogi. We'll dig into the First Limb of Yoga - Yama. We explore the five yamas and how to apply these core principles into your real world. Ethics, integrity, behavior - it's more than teaching a class, it is a true way of living.  Watch the companion video to this episode - https://youtu.be/ahoQz8KeRww You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great! Open Up! Yoga Teacher Training Teaching Yoga: The Side Hustle to Save the World - The Official Training Manual of Open Up! Yoga Teacher Training Find us on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OpenUpYogaTT/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/OpenUpYogaTT Yoga Alliance - https://www.yogaalliance.org/SchoolProfileReviews?sid=587 And please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts to help us grow the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lightnotmight/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lightnotmight/support

Our latest episode is a podcast companion to our online training series, Yoga Humanities. This 101 discussion is the preamble to our entire Teacher Training program. Listen in as we explore and illuminate concepts related to the practice and tradition of Yoga in the 21st century. "Yoga as spiritual direct action" is our way of addressing the question "What is Yoga?"  YouTube - Yoga Humanities 101 - Stillness, Clarity, and Light You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great! Open Up! Yoga Teacher Training Teaching Yoga: The Side Hustle to Save the World - The Official Training Manual of Open Up! Yoga Teacher Training Find us on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OpenUpYogaTT/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/OpenUpYogaTT Yoga Alliance - https://www.yogaalliance.org/SchoolProfileReviews?sid=587 And please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts to help us grow the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lightnotmight/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lightnotmight/support

Danielle recently had her team over to the treehouse for lunch and a podcast. They talked about how Session #56 is about to begin and what the new TTs are in for.  What’s it like to join a teacher training? How do you overcome your fears? How do you know when it’s time to take a leap? Join us as Jake and Jordan talk about what it takes to say yes to the journey and yes to yourself when you “Open Up!” In yoga teacher training! Follow these amazing people! Jordan - @yogajordan or yogajordan.com - https://www.instagram.com/shinelikethesunyoga/ Jake - @plantbased_jake  - https://www.instagram.com/plantbased_jake/ You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great! Open Up! Yoga Teacher Training Teaching Yoga: The Side Hustle to Save the World - The Official Training Manual of Open Up! Yoga Teacher Training Find us on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OpenUpYogaTT/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/OpenUpYogaTT Yoga Alliance - https://www.yogaalliance.org/SchoolProfileReviews?sid=587 And please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts to help us grow the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lightnotmight/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lightnotmight/support

“I hope that yoga can be the light at the end of the tunnel that I cannot see yet.” With these words, Sarah Haynes began her journey as a Light Worker. Danielle sits down with Sarah, a beloved Open Up Alum. Listen in as Sarah describes her unique small business with big dreams. She also shares her story of how teaching yoga has helped her experience with depression and how she discovered the healing powers of Reiki and became a practitioner - “Being at my low point really opened the door for so many other things.” Proof that saying YES is the magic ingredient, Sarah’s story will inspire you to see what will be!!!  Where you can find Sarah   InRoot Yoga for First Responders  Bliss Yoga Studio - Reiki Certification  Wildwood Yoga Studio Writhe Pole Dance  https://www.instagram.com/kiki0717/  Special shout out to Jessica Liukko at Love and Light Salon  Open Up! Yoga Teacher Training Teaching Yoga: The Side Hustle to Save the World - The Official Training Manual of Open Up! Yoga Teacher Training  Find us on:  Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OpenUpYogaTT/  Twitter - https://twitter.com/OpenUpYogaTT  Yoga Alliance - https://www.yogaalliance.org/SchoolProfileReviews?sid=587 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lightnotmight/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lightnotmight/support

In this episode, Danielle celebrates the grace, the light, and the beauty that is Carly Backman. Since graduating from Open Up in early 2015, Carly has taught internationally and pursued advanced training all over the world. Hear about her journey as a teacher, studying & teaching while traveling, and about her work volunteering with the International Rescue Committee. What is Trauma-informed teaching? How do yoga and social media co-exist? How do you “let yoga do the work”? We cover a lot of ground in this enlightening chat, so come on along! Follow Carly - @holacarly on IG and http://www.holacarly.com/ Take her class at: The Six at South Lake Union  Root Yoga in Columbia City  Sun Salutation Workshop October 6, 2019 - 1-3pm at Root Yoga And be inspired by the great work of the International Rescue Committee You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great! Open Up! Yoga Teacher Training Teaching Yoga: The Side Hustle to Save the World - The Official Training Manual of Open Up! Yoga Teacher Training Find us on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OpenUpYogaTT/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/OpenUpYogaTT Yoga Alliance - https://www.yogaalliance.org/SchoolProfileReviews?sid=587 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lightnotmight/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lightnotmight/support

Pablo Casals said that “to the whole world you might be just one person, but to one person you might just be the whole world.”  Sit in on a conversation between Danielle and Most Awesome Alumni, Aaron Maxwell, as they catch up and reflect upon the tradition, the legacy, and the mission of Open Up! Yoga Teacher Training. Follow Aaron on Instagram or Facebook  Slow Retreats - Why (K)not Yoga Retreat with Aaron Maxwell  You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great!  Open Up! Yoga Teacher Training Open Up! Yoga Teacher Training Teaching Yoga: The Side Hustle to Save the World - The Official Training Manual of Open Up! Yoga Teacher Training  Find us on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OpenUpYogaTT/  Twitter - https://twitter.com/OpenUpYogaTT  Yoga Alliance - https://www.yogaalliance.org/SchoolProfileReviews?sid=587 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lightnotmight/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lightnotmight/support

Sit down with recent graduates/alumni/rockstar early-career teachers, Emma Gonzalez, Katrina Muser, and Jake Grossman, as Danielle commemorates the 54th graduating group of Open Up! Teacher Training. Join the party and hear some insights from this fun round-table discussion. As always, a huge thank you to Get Zen Hot Yoga! You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great! Open Up! Yoga Teacher Training Teaching Yoga: The Side Hustle to Save the World - The Official Training Manual of Open Up! Yoga Teacher Training Find us on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OpenUpYogaTT/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/OpenUpYogaTT Yoga Alliance - https://www.yogaalliance.org/SchoolProfileReviews?sid=587 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lightnotmight/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lightnotmight/support

Listen in as Danielle celebrates Juli’s 200 RYT graduation. Learn about her journey becoming a Yoga Teacher while raising a family.  This is for anybody who’s ever self-identified as maybe ready…  Once again, a huge thank you to Get Zen Hot Yoga! You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great! Open Up! Yoga Teacher Training Teaching Yoga: The Side Hustle to Save the World - The Official Training Manual of Open Up! Yoga Teacher Training Find us on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OpenUpYogaTT/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/OpenUpYogaTT Yoga Alliance - https://www.yogaalliance.org/SchoolProfileReviews?sid=587 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lightnotmight/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lightnotmight/support

We love all our YTT alumni at Open Up! Yoga Teacher Training. For Danielle, the sweetest part of her gig is walking on the Path with luminescent, lovely yogis like Audrey. Listen in on a fun conversation between Open Up! Lead Trainer Danielle Day and early-career Rockstar Audrey Verginia about finding yoga, finding her voice and finding out how awesome of a yoga teacher you really can become when you Open Up! You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great! Open Up! Yoga Teacher Training Teaching Yoga: The Side Hustle to Save the World - The Official Training Manual of Open Up! Yoga Teacher Training Get Zen Hot Yoga Find us on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OpenUpYogaTT/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/OpenUpYogaTT Yoga Alliance - https://www.yogaalliance.org/SchoolProfileReviews?sid=587 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lightnotmight/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lightnotmight/support

Let’s hang out! Take a break and join Danielle and her very special guest, Adam Riehl. Adam is a dear member of the Open Up! family, Manager of Be One Yoga in Kirkland, and a kick-ass yoga teacher sharing his light in the community. We sit down and talk about a wide range of topics offering a glimpse into the Side Hustle to serve the community. Adam shares his experiences as a teacher and studio manager, and his struggles and achievements in his journey. This fun chat with one of America’s best loved teachers will put a smile on your face.  http://www.openupyogatt.com/home Teaching Yoga: The Side Hustle to Save the World --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lightnotmight/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lightnotmight/support