{"podcast":{"title":"Yoga Medicine","slug":"yoga-medicine-4454020","podcast_index_feed_id":4454020,"rss_url":"https://yogamedicine.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://YogaMedicine.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/a/5/d/8/a5d825074b82906740be95ea3302a6a1/Yoga_Medicine_Show_Art_1400.jpg","author":"Tiffany Cruikshank","episode_count":172,"summary":"This show was created to educate and empower yoga students and teachers to use yoga therapeutically to optimize experiences, communities and resilience. Our methods are based on a deep understanding of anatomy, physiology and the integration of modern science and research with traditional practices and experience. We believe research is just as precious as experience and we believe in the human potential for change and greatness. Our goal is to help you learn the owners manual of your unique body/mind and so we offer this as a free resource to anyone interested in optimizing their health and wellbeing. SUBSCRIBE TO YOGA MEDICINE ON iTUNES/APPLE PODCASTS: https://apple.co/3aWW3XO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS EPISODE: https://YogaMedicine.com ——————————— CONNECT WITH US! ——————————— FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TiffanyCruikshankYoga INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/yoga_medicine TWITTER: https://twitter.com/yoga_medicine LINKEDIN: https://ca.linkedin.com/company/yoga-medicine PINTEREST: https://www.pinterest.com/tiffanyyoga","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T18:18:40.843274+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/yoga-medicine-4454020"},"episode":{"title":"Support Yourself for a Joyful Holiday: Expert Insights with Diane Malaspina PhD","slug":"support-yourself-for-a-joyful-holiday-expert-insights-with-diane-malaspina-phd","published_at":"2025-11-06T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/yoga-medicine-4454020/support-yourself-for-a-joyful-holiday-expert-insights-with-diane-malaspina-phd","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/yoga-medicine-4454020","url":"https://YogaMedicine.com/podcast-148","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/yogamedicine/148_-_Holiday_Support_-_Yoga_Medicine.mp3?dest-id=3094661","summary":"The holidays can bring up strong feelings. Whether you're managing travel, disruption to regular routines, over-indulgence, or deeper issues like family conflict or loss, this time of year isn't always as magical as we perhaps imagine it to be. Today, host Rachel is joined by returning guest Diane Malaspina, yoga teacher and psychologist, to share practical suggestions on how we can better self-regulate through the holiday season. In this episode, Diane stresses the importance of making time for honest reflection on our feelings regarding this season, and shares how this process prompted one key change in her own life that created more joyful holidays. Listen to this episode to learn how a mindful approach can, slowly but surely, transform your experience of the holiday season. — Show Notes: Holiday expectation versus reality [3:08] Honest reflection on how you feel about the holidays [5:20] Cultivating awareness BEFORE the holidays arrive [9:05] Carrying imagined expectations from others [11:49] Challenge one undesirable holiday pattern [14:50] Embracing seasonal rhythms [18:47] Self-regulation micro-doses accumulate [21:37] Boundaries as self-care [30:29] Grief at the holidays [39:50] Yoga Medicine Burnout Resilience Program [47:48] Final takeaways [50:48] — Links Mentioned: Watch this episode on YouTube LIVE Online Burnout Resilience Program Working with Grief – Theory & Therapeutic Application of Yoga Online Course Inside the Yoga Sutras – The Path to Freedom Online Course Exploring the Niyamas through Meditation & Practice Online Course Exploring the Yamas through Meditation & Practice Online Course Previous Yoga Medicine® Podcast Episodes with Diane Malaspina, PhD: 04: Find Ease in Uncertainty 31: The Power of Intention 57: Drishti, the Potency of Our Focus – Res…","meta_description":"The holidays can bring up strong feelings. Whether you're managing travel, disruption to regular routines, over-indulgence, or deeper issues like family c…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3226,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/yoga-medicine-4454020/episodes/support-yourself-for-a-joyful-holiday-expert-insights-with-diane-malaspina-phd/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/yoga-medicine-4454020/support-yourself-for-a-joyful-holiday-expert-insights-with-diane-malaspina-phd.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}