Best Carling Harps Podcasts (2024)

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232 - Allow Yourself Evolution w/Carling Harps 1:56:26

15d ago1:56:26

1:56:26

In this conversation with longtime yoga and movement teacher Carling Harps, we explore the value of observation and experimentation in teaching, managing imposter syndrome, the transformative power of becoming a parent, and her multidisciplinary movement journey. We also dive into the power of curiosity, embracing vulnerability, and asking for what…

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234: Rawness and Authenticity for Success w/Missy Bunch 1:54:12

1d ago1:54:12

1:54:12

Missy Bunch, a neurology expert and movement teacher to the pros, joins us today and I'm so excited! This is a juicy and vulnerable conversation and we talk so many things, from motherhood and movement science to business and making dreams come true. Some of today's takeaways: How authenticity and vulnerability on social media helps to connect on a…

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233 - Are Emotions Really Stored in Our Hips? 40:46

7d ago40:46

40:46

It's often said in yoga classes that emotions are stored in our hips. It's offered as a statement but today, I want to offer it as a question to explore. Takeaways Emotions are not necessarily stored in our hips; they are part of our overall human experience. We are more than one thing, and our emotions can be felt in various parts of our body. The…

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231 - Anger without Apology 30:30

22d ago30:30

30:30

Today I share my newfound appreciation for anger and the importance of allowing it to flow through me. Recently, a beloved tree next to my house was cut down and it evoked some intense emotions. Through the experience, I came to understand the power of expressing anger and grief without apology and the value of having a witness who can hold space f…

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230 - Revealing Your Authentic Power w/Kaili Meyer 1:44:00

29d ago1:44:00

1:44:00

Sales copywriter Kaili Meyer of Reveal Studio Co. is all about owning her voice. She joins us today and we go deep on business, authenticity, and writing to sell. Some episode highlights: - Why showing up as yourself is the way to magnetize clients - Five things to do when starting a new business - The four buyer types to understand - How writing a…

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229 - Watching Women Claim Themselves 15:12

1M ago15:12

15:12

I love watching women claim themselves. The process. The unfurling. The courage. Today I'm fired about it. Weekly stories by email from Bonnie’s HERE Connect with Bonnie: Instagram, Email (hello@bonnieweeks.com), Website Listen to Bonnie's other podcast Sexy Sunday HERE The music for this episode is Threads by The Light Meeting. Produced by: Grey T…

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228 - Authenticity as Resistance w/Jamie Fearn 1:36:55

1M ago1:36:55

1:36:55

Jamie Heron, a movement teacher and personal friend, joins us. We laugh a lot, and we talk about authenticity, taking up space, and challenging societal expectations as forms of resistance and empowered development. We explore how movement practices are interconnected and why it can be empowering to move beyond identifying with certain labels and d…

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227 - The Challenges and Rewards of Studio Ownership w/Steph Alston 1:21:36

2M ago1:21:36

1:21:36

Steph Alston joins for the first episode in a new series dedicated to yoga studio ownership. We're here to offer support to current and prospective owners and fill in some of the gaps in the larger conversation about not just studio ownership but the entrepreneurial life. Some of what we explore: The importance of knowing your why Practical advice …

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226 - What's the Difference Between Power Vinyasa and Vinyasa? 1:44:22

2M ago1:44:22

1:44:22

In this episode, we explore the difference between vinyasa and power vinyasa yoga. I share my personal definitions of vinyasa and power and how I teach them as well as some community comments and definitions shared in a recent conversation on my Instagram. We also talk about the lack of standardization in the industry; the importance of clear langu…

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225 - Feel Like You're Winning? 36:09

2M ago36:09

36:09

Today we talk the messy middle of life and the importance of acknowledging the challenges and losses we face. About the need for teachers to recognize that everyone is navigating their own internal landscape and to approach their students with empathy and understanding. I also share my approach to teaching handstands in a yoga flow, with focus on c…

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224 - The Power of Breath and Bravery with Iona Holloway 1:37:33

3M ago1:37:33

1:37:33

Iona Holloway, a breathwork facilitator and creator of Brave Thing, joins us today. We talk how bravely taking action and embracing heartbreak and imperfection to catalyze personal and professional growth. We talk about how breathwork can be a powerful tool for self-discovery and transformation and a supportive add-on to a yoga practice. We also di…

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223 - Choosing Your Responses to Life's Challenges w/Rodrigo Souza 1:39:16

3M ago1:39:16

1:39:16

We're joined today by Rodrigo Souza, a teacher of adaptive and accessible yoga. He shares his evolutionary journey since sustaining a life-changing spinal cord injury at the age of 33, paralyzing him from the chest down. Some episode highlights: Embracing imperfection and overcoming the fear of sharing your voice Identity is not fixed and can evolv…

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222 - How We Restore and Re-story 27:25

3M ago27:25

27:25

Today I'm reflecting on the concepts of restoring and re-storying ourselves, inspired by some big transitions I'm navigating as the parent of a child soon to be leaving home for college. He will become a new person and I will, too. But what happens before then--and now? This is about grief and love, and choosing to rewrite certain stories about our…

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221 - Moving with Curiosity w/Trisha Durham 1:37:54

3M ago1:37:54

1:37:54

Trisha Durham joins us today! She's a movement trainer who "helps curious people to move more comfortably, kindly, competently," and we talk about the process of finding her voice as a teacher. We talk about her journey from Ashtanga to vinyasa, finding freedom in movement, how to develop and make money as a teacher, and so much more. Connect with …

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220 - Creating a Classroom Experience 31:42

4M ago31:42

31:42

There are so many things to pay attention to while teaching--movements, words, people in the room, music, where to stand in the room, and why. And more. It's a lot. Today we talk about what I think is one of the most important aspects to pay attention to and cultivate--and it may surprise you. Weekly stories by email from Bonnie’s HERE Connect with…

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219 - Do You Want to Teach Magnetic Yoga Classes? 36:15

4M ago36:15

36:15

Today we talk Flow School, my online program designed to help yoga teachers tap into their creative sequencing and find their authentic voice. Flow School helps you understand the why behind your choices, offers a supportive community of like-minded, rule-bending teachers, and provides tools and resources to support you in leading the kinds of clas…

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218 - Questions for a New Year 32:29

4M ago32:29

32:29

As we near the end of the year, some questions are alive for me and I share them with you, along with some insights from a trip this week to a clothing-optional hot springs. We explore the themes of letting go, having conversations with our pain, and how embracing uncomfortable spaces can expand us. And if you'd like to give it a listen, here's the…

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217 - Three Ways to Own the Hell Out of Your Voice 28:57

4M ago28:57

28:57

Today, we're talking about voice, y'all! The power of voice applies to everyone, not just yoga teachers. Today I share three practices to help you own the hell out of your voice by building safety and trust in yourself. We also talk body language because that's a big part of voice, too. PS: Yoga Strong merch is here! Support the show by snagging so…

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216 - The Rooms We Build In Ourselves 20:51

4M ago20:51

20:51

Have you ever painted a wall in your house and felt like the experience of the entire room was transformed--from a can of paint? Today we talk about how the little things are the big things. And how it often doesn't take much to shift us-- how we move, how we think--even our whole damn lives. Weekly stories by email from Bonnie’s HERE Connect with …

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215 - Keeping Promises to Ourselves 25:23

5M ago25:23

25:23

Have you ever gotten to a place where you're tired of you getting in your own way? Today is about that. I share about the process of getting a new tattoo and how it relates to keeping promises to myself. And all the things that can get in the way of that, like procrastination and comparison and perfectionism. This is about meeting and befriending t…

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214 - Five Minutes to Move (You) 19:54

5M ago19:54

19:54

Today I share a game-changer practice. For some of y'alls, this episode might be all you end up needing from me--to propel you, to do the thing that is inside of you that wants to get out. This is Five Minutes to Move, and this is how I come to my mat. It supports this connection to my own movement, and to my own flow, that greatly informs how I te…

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213 - Ten Practices for New Teachers 40:17

5M ago40:17

40:17

I'm here to help yoga teachers own the hell out of their voice. Today, I share ten of my top practices to support new (or returning) teachers to do just that. Which is really about supporting you to become the biggest and most impactful version of yourself. Because you can't step into your becoming as a teacher and have it not permeate the rest of …

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212 - This is Bigger Than You, But Needs You 21:35

5M ago21:35

21:35

"This is bigger than me, but it needs me." I share how these words came to me, and how they've guided me the last couple of years as a teacher, and in the creation of leading of Flow School. I think this idea applies in our leadership, as teachers, and other spaces in our lives too. We need to show up and do our part--and be able to hold ourselves …

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211 - Five Ways to Shake Up Your Sequencing 22:39

6M ago22:39

22:39

When we teach something new, something that demands a different attention, it gets us out of our heads and into our bodies. As teachers, I really believe that part of the gift that we get to give is that of moving people, not just through space but within and through themselves. We get to witness as they move and are moved. Part of how we're able t…

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210 - When It's Everything You Don't Want 29:06

6M ago29:06

29:06

We're all gonna experience things in life that are difficult and sludgy--things that we maybe wouldn't have chosen for ourselves. And while it's important for us to feel and experience what we feel, we also have choices as to how we frame things, where we put our attention. Because if we pause, if we shift our perspective a little, we can find thin…

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209 - The Yin to My Yang 37:27

6M ago37:27

37:27

Today's share comes in response to a question from one of y'all: What's the yin to my yang? I do and hold a lot of things. I've got a lot of ideas and projects and business things going, where I'm showing up for a lot of people. And I'm a mom to three kids. I've got a lover. I've got this pod. There's a lot of yang--assertive, leading kind of energ…

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208 - What Does Vinyasa Mean to You? 25:10

7M ago25:10

25:10

Today is my first day back to IRL studio teaching--and with a new studio! It's got me pondering student-teacher and teacher-owner relationships, along with my own relationship to the teaching of flow yoga. Today I offer lots of questions for your consideration, like: What does it mean to you to practice vinyasa? Does it mean the same thing(s) to yo…

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207 - Be Terrified and Do It Anyway 30:00

7M ago30:00

30:00

Sometimes getting what we want can be terrifying. And sometimes we feel terrified even when we know deep down that we can do the damn thing. Even if it may not seem like it, I know these feelings well. Even after close to a decade of teaching and showing up on Instagram. Today I talk about the journey from teaching in my garage to teaching and work…

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206 - How Would This Change You? 23:28

7M ago23:28

23:28

I often say that I help people own the hell out of their voice. Earlier this month, the day before my 40th birthday, I lost my voice for the first time ever. It got me thinking about what exactly it means to own our voice--and all the ways, audible and not, that we speak. Join me for some thought experiments, a story about a woman who lost her hear…

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205 - Leading Us Toward the Divine with Steph Alston 1:23:15

10M ago1:23:15

1:23:15

One of my favorite parts of this podcast is the fact that I get to introduce you to cool people, out in the world being leaders and doing cool stuff. My guest today is a person I used to work with and who now has a studio of her very own. Steph Alston is no stranger to leadership—just like me, Steph grew up in the LDS church, where she had the oppo…

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204 - You Are The One You've Been Waiting For 23:24

11M ago23:24

23:24

Giving yourself permission to be more you isn’t a one-and-done process. Showing up fully is a forever journey. When I started sharing my life online, the way I showed up looked so different than how I show up now. Little by little, I became braver and now I get to be as big as I want to be. Friends, the same is true for you. When you start to own w…

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203 - There's Enough Room for All of Us with CJ Yeagley 1:02:48

11M ago1:02:48

1:02:48

There is no “right” way to be a yoga teacher. But so often, we get caught up in ego and competition, trying to be the “best” or judging others for showing up in a way that’s different than how you might teach… the truth is, there’s enough room for all of us. If you show up in your own joy and with intent to truly serve your students, you’ll always …

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202 - A Case For Repeating the Same Class All Week 17:50

11M ago17:50

17:50

This is for the teachers out there. I’ve had so many conversations about repetition recently, both from week to week and within a single class itself. Maybe you’re feeling some kind of pressure to put out a brand new flow every single week, but I’d like to make a case for doing the same things. But even if you hear the same things over and over aga…

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June is Strength Month! 28:35

11M ago28:35

28:35

Welcome back to Life in Commune! In this episode Patrick sits down to chat about June's focus of Strength and brings some closing thoughts to our month of Growth in May. There is also a good amount of time for Q&A in this episode, we hope you enjoy! practice with us : http://www.communeyogastudio.com…

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201 - Presence is Pleasure 18:36

11M ago18:36

18:36

I did something new yesterday. I took a hip hop dance class. Doing something new and awkward and sometimes uncomfortable like taking a hip hop class was never something I felt I had the courage for before yoga. There is something that yoga has given me—or more accurately, that I have given myself through the process of self-discovery that yoga has …

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200 - We Are Stronger in Community with Aaliyah Earvin 1:14:49

11M ago1:14:49

1:14:49

Sometimes being a leader means learning when to listen. In leadership roles, often we feel like we have to do it all alone, without the advice or help of the people around us but in truth, we are stronger in community. We are stronger together. We miss out on opportunities to grown when we keep things to ourselves or refuse to ask for help. Our com…

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Feeling stuck? Find paths to freedom and growth! 33:20

12M ago33:20

33:20

Getting stuck in a rut happens to all of us! In this month of practices we have been focused on growth, but one of the biggest challenges we all face is returning to ourselves when life trips us up. In this week's episode Carling and Patrick discuss what happens when they get stuck in the mud and methods they use to get out of that space. Enjoy the…

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199 - Combining Yoga and Strength Training 24:45

12M ago24:45

24:45

I’m so excited about what I’m about to share with you because I’ve created something I’ve never seen before and I know you’re going to love it, too. I came to yoga from a weight-lifting background and have always loved the element of strength needed in flow. So, I created Yoga Strong—not this podcast, but a 3 month program where we will be combinin…

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Breathwork + Meditation Practice : Smooth Sailing with Carling Harps 28:36

12M ago28:36

28:36

Join Carling to find space for feeling in this smooth sensation filled pranayama practice. Bring new elements of detail and definition to your breathing as you sit with poise to create presence. This is an audio recording of a class Carling released for our new month's focus "Growth" in our online studio. Enjoy this session and if you want more you…

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Shifting Energy Vinyasa Yoga Practice with Patrick Beach 43:58

12M ago43:58

43:58

Join Patrick in this vinyasa flow based session that plays with pace and rhythm to create a detailed connection to your practice. This journey will help you find a connection to each transition which opens the door for new levels of strength in body and mind to be created. In order to clean the house we need to establish a connection to our foundat…

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198 - The Inaugural Flow School IRL 30:24

12M ago30:24

30:24

Last week was the first ever IRL Flow School. Many years ago now I decided to start sharing my life online, and now I have the immense joy and pleasure to connect with all of you in person. There is real magic in showing up to listen and learn and do something new together, and IRL Flow School is something I am absolutely stoked to do again. We do …

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Finding Growth in Your Practice 33:48

12M ago33:48

33:48

Join Patrick and Carling for a conversation around this month's theme in Commune Online, join us for classes this month by visiting www.communeyogastudio.com May’s studio theme is all things GROWTH & EXPANSION 🌀 Because as much as we know we can’t control it all - it’s also comforting to stay rooted in the truth that we grow what we sow. And there …

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Slowing Down Your Yoga Practice 38:57

1y ago38:57

38:57

The pace at which we practice yoga asana creates the framework for how we feel and connect to the moment just as much as the poses we choose to move through. In this episode Carling and Patrick chat about their journey's into various forms of yoga and how their practices have evolved over time.By Patrick Beach & Carling Harps

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197 - The Work It Takes To Be Excellent 21:59

1y ago21:59

21:59

There is a time for rest in life, but there is also a time to work hard, and to really hustle. As a child I played basketball, and in that sport I always too pride in being the first one down the court—always ready to shoot. I want to be the first one down the court now. If you really want something (and I really want something) there is work invol…

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Practical Routines and Practices 54:00

1y ago54:00

54:00

While there are many optimal ways to live life some of them can feel very unpractical or unattainable. In this episode Patrick and Carling discuss there method for building good habits and patterns in daily life. Laugh through this conversation with us as we make a series of absurd off the cuff references and pull it all together to (hopefully!) he…

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Regulating Your Body and Mind 35:26

1y ago35:26

35:26

Join Carling and Shelby for a discussion about rituals, seasons, and transitions in life! Practice with us online : http://www.communeyogastudio.comBy Patrick Beach & Carling Harps

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196 - The Infinite Game of Being Human 20:21

1y ago20:21

20:21

What are you paying attention to? Is it the infinite process of coming to know yourself? Is it the way you might be feeling shame? It’s so easy to take shame on in this life, the feeling of doing “this” wrong, of not belonging. When we feel shame, we feel small. We lose the essence of self and how we express ourselves in this world. We get to be th…

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It's Time for Spring Cleaning! 36:41

1y ago36:41

36:41

Welcome to a new month on Commune Online! Here we are rolling right into spring with a focus on moving new energies into our practice. The sun is shining, birds are chirping, and it’s time to start defrosting from the winter chill. This month, we’re shifting our focus to the inner needs of clearing our new space and starting fresh. It’s time for a …

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195 - How to Leave a Thing 26:16

1y ago26:16

26:16

How do you leave a thing in a generous way? These four mindset intentions help me navigate the times I say "no" to make more room for a "yes" while still honoring the way the thing changed me. Having just left a studio that I've taught at for a year and a half, a change that felt hard but right, I lean into abundance, gratitude, listening and cerem…

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Ideas for Recovery 51:27

1y ago51:27

51:27

Recovery can be a big confusing topic in the world of buzz words and internet protocols. In this episode we chat about mindsets for feeling better in your body, our daily routines, and creating sustainability in your practice. Laugh along with with us as we chat about cold plunges, lazarus pits, restorative stretching, star wars, and finding a path…

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