{"podcast":{"title":"Deepen Your Yoga Practice","slug":"deepen-your-yoga-practice-7000189","podcast_index_feed_id":7000189,"rss_url":"https://feeds.castos.com/0pxmg","website_url":"https://deepen-your-practice.castos.com","image_url":"https://episodes.castos.com/66ba3e93ca38b7-69875388/images/podcast/covers/c1a-1vg11-kpdoo2d0bpr9-bpbzmh.png","author":"Lauren Leduc","episode_count":100,"summary":"Deepen Your Yoga Practice is a podcast dedicated to helping you explore the many layers of yoga, both on and off the mat. Hosted by Lauren Leduc, founder of True Love Yoga, each episode delves into topics like anatomy, philosophy, meditation, and the deeper spiritual aspects of yoga. Whether you're a seasoned practitioner or just beginning your yoga journey, this podcast offers insightful conversations, expert interviews, and practical guidance to help you enrich and elevate your practice. Join us as we journey together to deepen our understanding and experience of yoga.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T00:17:30.838441+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/deepen-your-yoga-practice-7000189"},"episode":{"title":"What Your Yoga Teacher Wishes You Knew","slug":"what-your-yoga-teacher-wishes-you-knew","published_at":"2026-07-13T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/deepen-your-yoga-practice-7000189/what-your-yoga-teacher-wishes-you-knew","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/deepen-your-yoga-practice-7000189","url":"https://deepen-your-practice.castos.com/episodes/what-your-yoga-teacher-wishes-you-knew","audio_url":"https://episodes.castos.com/66ba3e93ca38b7-69875388/2481826/c1e-3o288uwqpmdan050d-8d83mn4pbm99-yxugoy.mp3","summary":"In this very special 100th episode of Deepen Your Yoga Practice, Lauren Leduc reflects on the heart of yoga after years of conversations exploring philosophy, anatomy, nervous system science, meditation, ethics, spirituality, teacher training, and more. To celebrate this milestone, Lauren asked True Love Yoga teachers and 300-hour trainees one simple question: “What is something you wish your students knew?” The answers were deeply aligned and beautifully human. In this episode, Lauren explores themes of belonging, self-acceptance, autonomy, breath, nervous system awareness, compassion, and the reminder that yoga is not about becoming perfect — it’s about becoming more honest, aware, and connected while fully inside your humanity. This episode is a love letter to students, teachers, community, and the evolving practice of yoga itself. In This Episode: Why you already belong in yoga spaces The importance of autonomy and modifying practices Self-acceptance as the practice itself Learning to listen to your body Why breath matters more than you think Yoga beyond perfectionism and productivity culture Consistency over intensity Compassion, awareness, and being beautifully human Mentioned in This Episode: Ahimsa (non-harm) Aparigraha (non-grasping/non-attachment) Ujjayi breath The Eight Limbs of Yoga True Love Yoga Teacher Trainings Practice Reflection Questions: What would it feel like to believe I already belong? Where can I practice more compassion toward myself? What is my body communicating to me lately? Am I approaching yoga as performance or relationship? What happens when I allow myself to be imperfectly human? Learn more about Lauren, classes, trainings, and retreats at:https://www.trueloveyogakc.com/ Listen to more episodes of Deepen Your Yoga Practice:https://deep…","meta_description":"In this very special 100th episode of Deepen Your Yoga Practice, Lauren Leduc reflects on the heart of yoga after years of conversations exploring philoso…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":500,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/deepen-your-yoga-practice-7000189/episodes/what-your-yoga-teacher-wishes-you-knew/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/deepen-your-yoga-practice-7000189/what-your-yoga-teacher-wishes-you-knew.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}