Spiritually Fit Yoga with Amelia Andaleon

Amanda Gorman, 22, National Youth Poet Laureate, recites her poem "The Hill We Climb" during the January 20, 2021 Inauguration ceremony welcoming President Joe Biden and Madame Vice President Kamala Harris.  Inspiring and enlightened. 

Happy Inauguration Day 2021!  In honor of celebrating the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Madame Vice President Kamala Harris, the theme of this episode is renewed VITALITY! Grateful for this new chapter for the United States of America.  This practice is recorded for Week 2 of "40 Days to Personal Revolution - A Breakthrough Program to Radically Change Your Body and Awaken the Sacred Within Your Soul" by Baron Baptiste.  The focus of Week Two is VITALITY.   30 min. Yoga + 5 min. savasana +  5 min. meditation Questions about this 40 days program?  DM me on instagram @spirituallyfityoga

Today's intro honors Martin Luther King, Jr.  This 15 minute meditation opens with a story about Siddartha becoming Buddha, followed by 4 minutes of silence.  In the last minute this meditation ends with a bell.  This meditation is intended to support anyone going through the Baptiste 40 Days program, using the book "40 Days to Personal Revolution - A Breakthrough Program to Radically Change Your Body and Awaken the Sacred Within Your Soul" by Baron Baptiste.  The focus of Week Two is VITALITY.   Questions about this 40 days program?  DM me on instagram @spirituallyfityoga

This 5 minute meditation is intended to support anyone going through the Baptiste 40 Days program, using the book "40 Days to Personal Revolution - A Breakthrough Program to Radically Change Your Body and Awaken the Sacred Within Your Soul" by Baron Baptiste.  The focus of week on is PRESENCE, and meditation cultivates presence.   This particular meditation invites you to observe your breath to awaken your sence of presence. Questions about this 40 days program?  DM me on instagram @spirituallyfityoga

This sequence is intended to support anyone going through the Baptiste 40 Days program, using the book "40 Days to Personal Revolution - A Breakthrough Program to Radically Change Your Body and Awaken the Sacred Within Your Soul" by Baron Baptiste.  It is recommended that you refer to this book to see pictures and explanations about these poses found on pages 65-92. This yoga practice itself is about 25 minutes long and includes as 5 minute savasana.  Questions about this 40 days program?  DM me on instagram @spirituallyfityoga

Welcome to Season 3 and to 2021! This will be a specific season intended to support anyone going through the 40 Days to Personal Revolution program. The episodes in this season are intended to follow the book: 40 Days to Personal Revolution - A Breakthrough Program to Radically Change Your Body and Awaken the Sacred Within Your Soul.   Listeners can enjoy the episodes in Season 3 without the book however, I highly highly recommend the book.  It's a beautiful paperback or hardback, it's also on kindle. It's a great introduction to Baptiste Power Vinyasa and the Baptiste methodology.  Questions? Feel free to DM me on Instagram @spirituallyfityoga or email amelia@spirituallyfityoga.com.  Thank you for stopping by! Amelia Andaleon, founder Spiritually Fit Yoga

Wow, it's FINALLY the last day of the year!  I decided to record a bonus episode to say thank you to all of you, read a few reviews, and lead a meditation to release 2020 (or whatever you isn't serving you) and create space for your intentions, and allow life to unfold.  The mantra for this meditation is: RELEASE and ALLOW May there be balance and harmony in this moment. I offer my intentions to benefit the highest good. 2020 was a doozy and I have to say one thing I am grateful for is the creation of this podcast and a new way for me to connect with you and be of service through yoga, meditation, and guest interviews.  I am ready to release what doesn't serve me and allow myself to be in the flow of 2021. Thank you for your support, ratings, reviews!  I'm taking a short break and will be back with new episodes and guest interviews in 2021! You'll still find me teaching group and private classes, and livestreams on Insight Timer.  Follow me on instagram at @spirituallyfityoga and on my website http://spirituallyfityoga.com.   Blessings and peace out!  Amelia Andaleon, Spiritually Fit Yoga podcast host

Welcome to my final guest interview of 2020!!  Wrapping it up with with this candid interview with Mike Murdoch! He shares how he stays spiritually fit as a chef and yoga teacher, and how he traversed his journey with food and an eating disorder to creating his successful Move Nourish Heal programs. He shares openly about dysmorphia and his experience as a 240lb 13 year old to where he is today.  I'm excited for you to listen to this personal conversation with Mike and be inspired by his stories and teachings!  Thanks for being here! Amelia Andaleon, Spiritually Fit Yoga About Mike Murdoch: With a passion for all things nourishing and a drive to innovate, Mike’s career in the food service industry has spanned two decades. Cordon Bleu trained with a Grande Diplome in Cuisine and Pastry, Mike has worked in all areas of the industry from fine dining to corporate. After years in the grocery sector as Chef and recipe developer to several of Canada’s largest food retailers, his focus shifted to health and wellness. Having been extremely overweight as a child, (240lbs at 13 years old) shifting diet and lifestyle had a profound impact on his own health and wellbeing. After being introduced to yoga in 2014, the practice allowed him to cultivate inner calmness and self-acceptance. Now a certified ERYT-500 Tier One Certified Baptiste yoga instructor and Culinary Nutrition Expert; he aims to help others find their own path towards optimal health and environmental sustainability.  His Move, Nourish, Heal programs focus on mindful movement and plant-based nourishment to heal body and soul. Reach Mike on instagram @move_nourish_heal  To learn about his 21-day Plant-Based Power Up program starting Jan. 3, 2021, youtube channel, etc. go here https://linktr.ee/MoveNourishHeal Thank you to all my guests in Season 2, and to all of you listeners! I love Mike's message to shift your perspective from seeing things as "hard" to "challenging." We can are are overcoming challenges every single day, in 2020 and beyond!  This is my last guest interview of 2020.  Stay tuned for a bonus episode to wrap up the year!   Join me Thursday morning December 31st 9:30-11:30am for a Yoga Workshop to Release 2020 and Welcome 2021.  It's a free/donation livestream on the Insight Timer app or on the http://insighttimer.com website.   I noticed a few more reviews popped up...THANK YOU!  Your 5 star ratings and reviews are always appreciated! It keeps me going to bring you this free content and connecting with you is even sweeter!  I'm mostly active on instagram @spirituallyfityoga where I'm currently running a #seethegood2020 challenge, to encourage a daily habit to look for the goodness in your life! 

Sweet Darkness by David Whyte - a poem to celebrate the winter solstice. ————————————————————————— Thank you for tuning in!   Next week will be my last guest interview of 2020 then moving on to 2021, and whatever awaits us in the new year! I really appreciate you giving my humble podcast a listen. Let me know what you've been getting from these episodes.  Let me know what you want to hear. Let me know if you would like to be a guest on my show!  Leave a review.  5 star ratings are always appreciated.  Reach out to me on instagram @spirituallyfityoga or via email at amelia@spirituallyfityoga.com.  Follow me on the Insight Timer app http://insig.ht/ameliaandaleon and join my weekly livestream sessions or enjoy my recorded meditations and yoga classes. May you be healthy, safe, and experience life free of suffering.  Until next time my friends!  Blessings and Peace Out, Amelia Andaleon

Welcome to Season 2 of Spiritually Fit Yoga!  Today's theme is "Home is Love" with today's guest Karlyn Langjahr.  Karlyn shares captivating stories about her work with wildlife as a conservationist in Zambia and Madagascar, and what she discovered through her grief journey after the death of her husband.  Through her grief journey and this pandemic she arrived to an epiphany that "Home is Love" and after time has passed and experiencing shadow work, she has allowed her light to shine, even brighter than before.  I'm grateful for this conversation with Karlyn and the opportunity for you to enjoy and learn from her.   Karlyn infuses her life-long passion and previous career in wildlife conservation management into her life coaching work, consisting of yoga, meditation and energetic alignment. She embodies and catalyzes deep transformation and uses the lessons from nature and universal wisdom to help guide you home to your authentic self and your inherent connection to the universe. You can find her on Instagram at @karlyn_langjahr or email her at karlyn.langjahr@gmail.com  Here is the quote Karlyn shared in this episode: "A healer's power stems not from any special ability, but from maintaining the courage and awareness to embody and express the universal healing power that every human benign naturally possesses." --Eric Michael Leventhal -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I'm excited to bring you more guest interviews! I will publish my next guest interview in two weeks and you will get another yoga or meditation with me next week.   Thank you for tuning in!   Let me know what you've been getting from these episodes.  Let me know what you want to hear. Let me know if you would like to be a guest on my show!  Leave a review.  5 star ratings are always appreciated.  Reach out to me on instagram @spirituallyfityoga or via email at amelia@spirituallyfityoga.com.  Follow me on the Insight Timer app http://insig.ht/ameliaandaleon and join my weekly livestream sessions or enjoy my recorded meditations and yoga classes. May you be healthy, safe, and experience life free of suffering.  Until next time my friends!  Blessings and Peace Out, Amelia Andaleon

We're in the final month of 2020 and I am choosing an attitude of hope and optimism.  Settle in for this yoga nidra, typically practiced laying down and even in bed.  Enjoy and thanks for tuning in!  I'll be back next week with another guest interview.  If you're enjoying these episodes, your support is appreciated by leaving a review and 5 star rating. Connect with me! Instagram: @spirituallyfityoga Facebook: Spiritually Fit Yoga http://spirituallyfityoga.com And, follow me on Insight Timer on the app or http://insighttimer.com.  Smiles and Peace Out, Amelia Andaleon

Welcome to Season 2 of Spiritually Fit Yoga!  Today's theme is "Rise Above the Noise" with my guest, Danielle Jokinen from Minneapolis, Minnesota.  ABOUT DANIELLE JOKINEN: Life and Spiritual Coach Founder, YOD Yoga Owner, Minnesota Power Yoga 200 Hr Yoga Teacher Training Program 500 HR Certified Baptiste Teacher Being a Life Coach, Yoga Teacher and YOD Program creator she is a student and leader of life.    Yoga, meditation and coaching changed her life, and she is committed to sharing the practices with the world with offering programs and 1:1 coaching. She also supports the Africa Yoga Project by bringing YOD training to Kenya. Join Danielle in Kenya in 2022! Her mission is to awaken and inspire all to be their true, authentic selves and live in optimal health, integrity and happiness. To guide people to their purpose so that they can live a life of creation and contribution. When she is not working, she loves spending time with her daughter and boyfriend, being outside in nature, and making food for friends and family! Find her on www.daniellejokinen.com www.yodyoga.com www.minnesotapoweryoga.com Email love@daniellejokinen.com Instagram: @Danielle.jokinen ========================================================================================== I'm excited to bring you more guest interviews! I will publish my next guest interview in two weeks and you will get another yoga or meditation with me next week.   Thank you for tuning in!   Let me know what you've been getting from these episodes.  Let me know what you want to hear. Let me know if you would like to be a guest on my show!  Leave a review.  5 star ratings are always appreciated.  Reach out to me on instagram @spirituallyfityoga or via email at amelia@spirituallyfityoga.com.  Follow me on the Insight Timer app http://insig.ht/ameliaandaleon and join my weekly livestream sessions or enjoy my recorded meditations and yoga classes. May you be healthy, safe, and experience life free of suffering.  Until next time my friends!  Blessings and Peace Out, Amelia Andaleon

Keeping it simple and real as I invite you to meditate with me in my backyard. And, join me on Insight Timer livestreams! Mindful Monday 815-845pmPST and Thanksgiving Eve Pause this Wednesday 11/25 815-845pmPST. Free livestreams on http://insighttimer.com or on the app. Follow me on Insight Timer http://insig.ht/ameliaandaleon 😊 I'll be back with a guest interview next week! ======================================Thank you for tuning in!   Let me know if you've been appreciating these episodes.  Let me know what you want to hear. Let me know if you would like to be a guest on my show!  Leave a review.  5 star ratings are always appreciated.  Reach out to me on instagram @spirituallyfityoga or via email at amelia@spirituallyfityoga.com. Peace out, Amelia

Welcome to Season 2 of my Spiritually Fit Yoga podcast!  This episode's theme is "MIndfulness and Prayer."  Today's guest is Darren Cockburn, a mindfulness teacher, author, spiritual songwriter, and business coach to online teachers of meditation, mindfulness, and yoga.  Darren leads an online community called "Conscious Digital Teachers" which is a free Facebook group. He also is a multi-faith teacher and leads several Conscious Living groups.  To learn more visit his website at http://darrencockburn.com and connect with him on Facebook: @darrencockburnauthor Instagram: @darren.cockburn, and Twitter @darrencockburn.  You can also find Darren as a publisher on Insight Timer where he has many meditations and talks.   ***********BONUS EPISODE! Darren has generously shared one of his meditations on our podcast.  Listen to the next episode, Season 2 Episode 41, for his Daily Mindful Prayer *********** I'm excited to bring you more guest interviews! I will publish my next guest interview in two weeks and you will get another yoga or meditation with me next week.   Thank you for tuning in!   Let me know what you've been getting from these episodes.  Let me know what you want to hear. Let me know if you would like to be a guest on my show!  Leave a review.  5 star ratings are always appreciated.  Reach out to me on instagram @spirituallyfityoga or via email at amelia@spirituallyfityoga.com.  Follow me on the Insight Timer app http://insig.ht/ameliaandaleon and join my weekly livestream sessions or enjoy my recorded meditations and yoga classes. May you be healthy, safe, and experience life free of suffering.  Until next time my friends!  Blessings and Peace Out, Amelia Andaleon

"Daily Mindful Prayer" with Darren Cockburn. This is a Bonus Episode which follows my interview with Darren Cockburn, "Mindfulness and Prayer" in Season 2, Episode 40.  Today's guest is Darren Cockburn, a mindfulness teacher, author, spiritual songwriter, and business coach to online teachers of meditation, mindfulness, and yoga.  Darren leads an online community called "Conscious Digital Teachers" which is a free Facebook group. He also is a multi-faith teacher and leads several Conscious Living groups.  To learn more visit his website at http://darrencockburn.com and connect with him on Facebook: @darrencockburnauthor Instagram: @darren.cockburn, and Twitter @darrencockburn.  You can also find Darren as a publisher on Insight Timer where he has many meditations and talks. Thank you for tuning in!   Let me know what you've been getting from these episodes.  Let me know what you want to hear. Let me know if you would like to be a guest on my show!  Leave a review.  5 star ratings are always appreciated.  Reach out to me on instagram @spirituallyfityoga or via email at amelia@spirituallyfityoga.com.  Follow me on the Insight Timer app http://insig.ht/ameliaandaleon and join my weekly livestream sessions or enjoy my recorded meditations and yoga classes. May you be healthy, safe, and experience life free of suffering.  Until next time my friends!  Blessings and Peace Out, Amelia Andaleon

One of my favorite ways to destress is to get out of my head and into my body through yoga. After following the Presidential election, my yoga and meditation practice shift me from fretting over numbers, anxiety and worry to getting into the zone through breath and movement. May you be intentional with your breath and this yoga practice to create a meditation through movement. 🧘🏽‍♀️🙏🏽 I'll be back with another guest interview next week! Thanks for tuning in!! Reviews and your comments always welcome! Peace out! ✌🏽💓 Amelia Andaleon, Spiritually Fit Yoga (Connect with me! Instagram @spirituallyfityoga, Facebook Spiritually Fit Yoga, Email amelia@spirituallyfityoga.com)

Welcome to Season 2 of my Spiritually Fit Yoga podcast!  This episode's theme is "Anchor Points and Awareness. Lessons from a Nurse and Yoga Studio Owner."  I'm excited to bring you this episode with my guest, Jen Silvera, a hospice nurse, co-owner of Baptiste Power Yoga San Francisco, with her husband Sean Silvera.  Jen is a mom, Tier 3 Certified Baptiste Influencer and a wellness coach.  Jen loves traveling, yoga, cycling, and connecting with people and nature.  Enjoy this conversation with my inspiring mentor and friend. And, I'm so happy I get to publish this episode on Baptiste Power Yoga San Francisco's Five Year Anniversary!  Happy Anniversary BPYSF!   You can connect with Jen on instagram @jenniferjsilvera and @baptistepoweryogasf.  Read more about her and her studio at http://baptistepoweryogasf.com I'm excited to bring you more guest interviews! I have been interviewing guests and will publish their episodes every other week and publish meditations and yoga classes in between interviews.  Thank you for tuning in!  Let me know what you've been getting from these episodes.  Let me know what you want to hear. Let me know if you would like to be a guest on my show!  Leave a review.  5 star ratings are always appreciated.  Reach out to me on instagram @spirituallyfityoga or via email at amelia@spirituallyfityoga.com.  Follow me on the Insight Timer app and join the free livestream with me Tuesday Nov 3rd 815-9pmPST Election Evening Destress and Yoga Nidra: https://insig.ht/GVQUr70c1ab May you be healthy, safe, and experience life free of suffering.  Until next time my friends!  Blessings and Peace Out, Amelia Andaleon

The Obstacle Is The Way. A short meditation with a mantra and affirmation. An invitation to shift the mindset from feeling stuck or blocked to possibility._________ As always, thank you for tuning in!  I will be back with another guest interview next week, to hear how my guests stay spiritually fit!  Let me know if something shared here was helpful or inspired something in you.  Let me know in a review or DM me.  I appreciate you tuning in! Have a beautiful, blessed day!  Amelia Andaleon, Spiritually Fit Yoga (Connect with me! Instagram @spirituallyfityoga, Facebook Spiritually Fit Yoga, Email amelia@spirituallyfityoga.com)

Welcome to Season 2 of Spiritually Fit Yoga!  I'm excited for you to hear this inspiring episode with my guest, Paige Elenson! Listen to her share how a playful decision during a family safari in Kenya led to creating Africa Yoga Project, which she co-founded with Baron Baptiste.  Paige has a rich yoga background as a JivaMukti teacher, she studied with Dharma Mittra, is a Senior Baptiste Yoga Teacher Trainer, and she loves acroyoga. Beyond her asana practice, she leads a weekly yoga sutras group and shares an introduction to the yoga sutras in this episode.  She reminds us to be steady and joyful, on and off the mat. Her philanthropy and spiritual activism leads and empowers others towards a higher purpose, including serving those in need.  Her latest program is "Sweat Serve Share", a 10-day challenge to meditate, practice yoga and high intensity interval training.  As of this episode, AYP has raised over $200,000, and reached over 20,000 people in 22 countries in Africa.  For $25 you can join this super fun challenge, just $2.50/day to support your physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health. Register at africayogaproject.org. As an option, create a team and invite 5+ friends! The accountability of a team makes a big difference, especially if getting to your mat feels challenging. Reach out to me if you want to join me on, TEAM UMOJA, led by Meghan Zimmerman. DM me on IG @spirituallyfityoga. It's a win-win, AYP benefits from your contribution, and you benefit from 10 days of physical, mental, and spiritual fitness! Join us NOW and let's Sweat Serve Share TOGETHER starting NOVEMBER 1st!  Connect with Paige and AYP on Instagram: @paigelenson, @africayogaproject Thanks for tuning in today! Listen to the next Bonus Episode with Wanji, an AYP student and now teacher and Programs Manager in Nairobi! Paige Elenson's Biography from http://africayogaproject.org  Co-Founder and Executive Director Africa Yoga Project Paige lives and breathes the creed of service and self-empowerment that she teaches. A native New Yorker, Ashoka Fellow, Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Global Citizen 2017 award recipient, Paige has been teaching yoga for over a decade. As a Senior Baptiste Yoga Teacher, Paige leads yoga teacher trainings in Kenya and across the United States. teaches in Yoga Journal Conferences across the United States, and is a featured presenter at the Evolution Asia Yoga Conference, the Barcelona Yoga Conference, the AcroYoga Festival, the Baptiste Power Flow Immersion, and the Yoga Teacher Telesummit. Paige’s incisive skills as a businesswoman, spiritual activist, and social entrepreneur inspired her work with the Africa Yoga Project organization. In 2007, Paige moved to Africa and co-founded the AYP organization, a movement that empowers the youth of Kenya to learn, contribute, and change their lives through the transformative power of yoga. With the support of Baron Baptiste and his community, the AYP organization facilitated the first yoga teacher training in Kenya and now employs local youth to teach full-time in their own communities. AYP programs offer free classes to over 6,000 students per week, simultaneously building schools and funding education, critical operations, and environmental endeavors. Since 2007, Paige has partnered with leaders in politics, philanthropy, design, and entertainment to broaden the AYP organization’s empowering reach. Whether working alongside Donna Karan’s Urban Zen Foundation, UNICEF, or Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move Initiative, Paige creates unique opportunities for community involvement and transformation. At home in Nairobi or reaching students around the world, Paige’s dedication to positive global change is infectious and inspiring.

Bonus Episode: Guest interview with Wanji! This interview follows episode 39 with Paige Elenson, co-founder of Africa Yoga Project.  Wanji shares her story about AYP transforming and saving her life, as a student then becoming a Certified Baptiste Teacher, and now a Programs Manager for AYP.  She is passionate about sharing yoga and her love of and gratitude for AYP.  Wanji will share about AYP's upcoming global Sweat Serve Share challenge starting November 1, 2020, in which she is one of the teachers leading yoga and meditation.  To join this challenge visit africayogaproject.org.   Wanji chatted with me from her home in Nairobi, Kenya.  Eliam Wanjiku (Wanji), Programs Manager for Africa Yoga Project (AYP), is part of the senior management of the organization, one of its oldest employees and most experienced teachers, and a graduate of the program. Wanji has been part of AYP since her first class in 2009. After that first class she made up her mind that yoga was what she wanted to do with her life. She became a certified Baptiste Yoga Teacher through AYP's 200-hour training and has been teaching yoga for 10 years. She has since completed Baptiste Level 2, Baron Baptiste's Leadership Workshop and numerous other trainings in Kenya, Mexico and the US. She has worn many hats at AYP, working on donor engagement, the mentorship program, coordinating AYP teachers across Africa, managing the Shine Center (AYP's community wellness and yoga center in Nairobi), in marketing and communications as AYP Brand Manager and as Executive Assistant to Paige Elenson, AYP Co-Founder and Executive Director. Wanji's experience as a yoga teacher ranges from free outreach classes in the community where she grew up (Kariobangi, a low-income neighborhood in Nairobi) to private lessons for ambassadors and the UN community in Nairobi. She has attended  Hanuman Festival in Colorado and has taught yoga on 5 AYP fundraising tours at yoga studios across the US. She has led retreats and workshops in Africa and will lead her first retreat in Europe in September. In June she will represent AYP on the organization's first fundraising tour in Europe, teaching at yoga studios across the Netherlands and Belgium. Wanji has experience teaching Baptiste Power Yoga, YOD (Your Own Determination) and pre-natal yoga. She has a diploma in Business Management and certifications in computer skills and disaster management. She is also a trained doula. Wanji's intention as a yoga teacher is to lead practices that are soothing and challenging, according to each student's needs in a given moment. Wanji is leading change by demonstrating the importance of yoga to the world. She believes when we come together to practice yoga it inspires us to share ideas and release stress.

Today's episode is inspired by the Netflix documentary, "Kiss the Ground."  As a response to this powerful documentary, I was inspired to plant seeds, literally in my garden, and plant the message that each one of us has an opportunity to heal our planet by healing our soils.  I highly recommend watching this informative movie, narrated by Woody Harrelson, and teachings from scientists and farmers around the world, on how we as humans can regenerate damaged, parched lands, to let Mother Nature do what she does best: to thrive and provide for us.   It's up to us to put our "thank you" into action, by offering healing practices into our soils through mindful planting, composting, and stopping methods which harm our soils.  And, harming our soil ultimately harms our crops, animals, and ourselves.  This is my way of planting seeds, to use my voice and small platform to ask you.  What will you do to make a difference?  Watch the movie.  This movie is refreshingly not about politics.  It's focused on science, agronomy, and agriculture, and done in a way which left me feeling hopeful and inspired.  I hope it impacts you in a positive way as it has done for me.   And, enjoy my short meditation, with the mantra "Plant a seed. Heal our soils. Heal our planet. Heal ourselves." It's an offering of lovingkindness, metta, to our planet, to Mother Nature.  As always, thank you for tuning in!  I will be back with another guest interview next week, to hear how my guests stay spiritually fit!  Let me know if something shared here was helpful or inspired something in you.  Let me know in a review or DM me.  I appreciate you tuning in! Have a beautiful, blessed day!  Amelia Andaleon, Spiritually Fit Yoga (Connect with me!  amelia@spirtituallyfityoga.com, Instagram @spirituallyfityoga, Facebook Spiritually Fit Yoga) e7TDw3CdgPaS1hTngBTQ

Welcome to Season 2 of my Spiritually Fit Yoga Podcast!  I'm excited to bring you another guest, Amy Andrews, and hear how she stays spiritually fit through yoga, meditation, and as a farmer in Eastern Washington state.  She and her husband Tim run a full-time farm business for veterans to learn farm skills and inner calm on their peaceful "13 Fox Farm" near beautiful Chelan, Washington.  Amy is a Certified Baptiste Educator and teaches online and in person, including at wineries in the Chelan area. She believes curiosity is key to the practice of yoga and encourages playfulness and exploration. The practice of yoga has helped her realize her full potential and be true to herself and she encourages students to be in discovery of what yoga can offer them. When she’s not on the mat or in the yoga studio or teaching online or working the farm, Amy loves to paddleboard, is an avid crossfitter, and loves to be outside in nature. You can find Amy on Instagram @amyandrewsyoga or at her website: www.amyandrewsyoga.com . 13 Fox Farm assists veterans in learning the basics of farming and farm business through programs, events and community living.  If you’re interested in what’s she’s up to with farming, you can find their farm on Instagram @13foxfarm.  I'm excited to bring you more guest interviews! I have a great lineup of guests and will publish their episodes every other week and still publish meditations and yoga classes in between interviews.  Thank you for tuning in!  Let me know what you've been getting from these episodes.  Let me know what you want to hear. Let me know if you would like to be a guest on my show!  Leave a review.  5 star ratings are always appreciated.  Reach out to me at amelia@spirituallyfityoga.com.  May you be healthy, safe, and experience life free of suffering.  Until next time my friends!  Blessings and Peace Out, Amelia Andaleon

As requested by a special student and mama to be, this hypnobirthing meditation is for all you pregnant mamas. It is best practiced frequently before birth to condition body and mind to relax, and when you need, play this hypnobirthing session to immediately invite deep relaxation. At the end you will be invited to sleep or awaken. May you feel relaxed, confident and full of love as you prepare for your miraculous birth! 🙏🏽  (Background music credit: "Our Peaceful Ocean” composed by Music Of Wisdom - Licensed from https://meditationmusiclibrary.com/) ***************************************  Thank you for tuning in! Your feedback and ratings are much appreciated! Let me know how these episodes are benefitting you and what you’d like to hear in the future! Blessings, Amelia

Welcome to Season 2 of my Spiritually Fit Yoga Podcast!  I'm excited to bring you guest interviews, to learn how they practice spiritual fitness and to hear their inspirational stories.  My first guest is Pilar Caso, a certified Baptiste Yoga Influencer, mom, and an amazing teacher on and off her mat, currently living in Napa Valley, California.  Pilar shares how she was able to leave an abusive relationship after an enlightening experience during a week-long Baptiste Yoga Retreat led by Baron Baptiste.  And, she shares many nuggets of wisdom throughout this interview. I was also able to extract myself from an abusive relationship experienced in my younger years.  I have a lot of compassion and empathy for anyone who feels stuck in a hurtful relationship. How to follow Pilar Caso: http://pilaryoga.com and she's on Instagram @pilarcasoyoga  Lastly, I want to mention that we just lost a powerful, impactful woman and leader, Ruth Bader Ginsburg.  Here is the quote I shared by her: "So often in life, things that you regard as an impediment turn out to be a great, good fortune." - Ruth Bader Ginsburg. RBG, thank you for fighting for gender equality, equal pay, and so much more! Your legacy lives on and our world is a better place because of you. Rest in Power, RBG.     I'm excited to bring you more guest interviews! I have been interviewing guests and will publish their episodes every other week and publish meditations and yoga classes in between interviews.  Thank you for tuning in!  Let me know what you've been getting from these episodes.  Let me know what you want to hear. Let me know if you would like to be a guest on my show!  Leave a review.  5 star ratings are always appreciated.  Reach out to me at amelia@spirituallyfityoga.com.  May you be healthy, safe, and experience life free of suffering.  Until next time my friends!  Blessings and Peace Out, Amelia Andaleon NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE at http://thehotline.org and 1-800-799-7233.  Please reach out for help. There is a way out.

This is a special practice dedicated to health care workers, fire fighters, or anyone who is struggling to get to their mat.  I have friends who are working long days at the hospital, parents who are weary from online school at home, and I've been hearing students say they just don't have time or energy to get to their mat.  This episode is for you.  It is also for anyone who has an injury and can't manage a downward dog or chaturanga.  It is for anyone who needs a gentle wakeup, or a gentle way to let go of your day and head to sleep.  The practice ends with me leading you into savasana and for you to stay as long as you would like.  Be gentle with yourself.  Thank you to all of you heroes, keep our lives and properties safe.   Namaste, Amelia Andaleon *************************************** Thank you for tuning in! Your feedback and ratings are much appreciated! Let me know how these episodes are benefitting you and what you’d like to hear in the future! Blessings, Amelia

This is a short, simple and sweet meditation, useful for any time of day or any situation when you want to slow down, connect to the present moment, and set an intention, your sankalpa. Enjoy this simple meditation. Namaste 🙏🏽 Amelia Andaleon  \

If life feels heavy, whether from a global pandemic or wildfires, we can lose sight of what's right in the world. This meditation offers a shift from experiencing despair to a mindset of hope and possibility. See miracles im the midst of the muck. It begins with me reading "Life of Miracles" by Thich Nhat Hanh followed by a Yoga Nidra to invite you to see the miracles in your life, and to invite deep relaxation and sleep. This ends with "Namaste." 🙏🏽 (Background music credit: "Our Peaceful Ocean” composed by Music Of Wisdom - Licensed from https://meditationmusiclibrary.com/) *************************************** Thank you for tuning in! Your feedback and ratings are much appreciated! Let me know how these episodes are benefitting you and what you’d like to hear in the future! Blessings, Amelia

Do bees smell fear? Listen to insight, stories, and employing daily rituals practicing acts of simplicity, to shift from fear, worry, or anxiety, to a calm, confident, directed state of mind. This episode wraps up with a 10 minute meditation. *************************************** References: "Meditations from the Mat" by Rolf Gates and Kristina Kenison. Quote by Swami Vivekananda. Tidying expert, Marie Kondo, can be found at https://konmari.com. ***************************************  Meditation and mindfulness is a practice, the more you flex your mindfulness muscle, the stronger, more resilient, and less reactive you become, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. Namaste 🙏🏽 Amelia Andaleon  ***************************************  Thank you for tuning in! Your feedback and ratings are much appreciated! Let me know how these episodes are benefitting you and what you’d like to hear in the future! Blessings, Amelia

This short STOP meditation inspired by Deepak Chopra. A simple tool to regulate your emotions, stop you from saying or doing something you might regret, and to reset and begin again. For adults, kids, parents of a teenager (like me), for anyone! Meditation and mindfulness is a practice, the more you flex your mindfulness muscle, the stronger, more resilient, and less reactive you become, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. Namaste 🙏🏽 Amelia Andaleon *************************************** Thank you for tuning in! Your feedback and ratings are much appreciated! Let me know how these episodes are benefitting you and what you’d like to hear in the future! Blessings, Amelia

60 min Baptiste Power Vinyasa (live recording) - what can you put your focus ON to invite expansion and growth? What can you take your attention OFF to allow for energy and time focused on your intention, your sankalpa? This is a rigorous, fast-paced power vinyasa practice. Practice ahimsa, self-care and non-violence towards body and mind. May you breathe deep, cultivate focus of the mind, rinse out, cleanse and detox. Namaste 🙏🏽 Amelia Andaleon *************************************** Thank you for tuning in! Your feedback and ratings are much appreciated! Let me know how these episodes are benefitting you and what you’d like to hear in the future! Blessings, Amelia

This gentle yoga practice can be used before bed or to gently wake up. Enjoy! Namaste 🙏🏽 Amelia Andaleon *************************************** Thank you for tuning in! If you like what you hear please leave a rating and review! Your feedback and support are much appreciated! 🙏🏽

30 min Power Vinyasa Yoga - when you don't have time for a full 60-90 minute class and you want to get to your mat and move, breathe, get the heart pumping. This short practice invites vitality and energy and offers you to step into your powerful, peaceful inner warrior. My hope is that you feel whole, complete and connected to clear sense of living your life purposefully and mindfully. Namaste 🙏🏽 *********************************************** Thanks for tuning in! Your feedback is appreciated! Please leave a rating and review. Blessings, Amelia Andaleon

This is a gentle yoga practice focused on tadasana, mountain pose. The intention of this simple sequence is to invite a sense of stability through an engagement of the whole body in mountain pose. Through the focus on the anatomy you are invited to be intentional in creating the physical posture of each pose. This is an energizing and relaxing practice, for any time of the day, suitable for all levels. A gentle short flow follows tadasana with a few half sun salutations, then on to your back for gentle twists, savasana and final meditation to complete your practice. Namaste 🙏🏽 ********************************************* Please leave feedback with a review and rating. I’d love to hear from you. Thank you for tuning in! ❤️ Amelia Andaleon

In response to my students requesting an episode on how to feel whole in times of insecurity and how to deal with uncertainties of the future. Reframe your thoughts about uncertainty. Heads up, this is a deep thoughts episode with a lot of food for thought. I weave spiritual philosophy and mental mastery as tools to reframe "uncertainty", with references to the Buddha’s noble truths, and excerpts from my yoga teacher’s book: “Perfectly Imperfect - The Art and Soul of Yoga” by Baron Baptiste. Buckle up and enjoy the ride! ************************************************************Thank you for tuning in! My intention is to offer nuggets of wisdom to feed your soul and flex your spiritual fitness muscles. If you experience benefits from my podcast and think others would too, please leave a 5 star rating and drop me a note in a review. Interested in a topic? Mention it in your review! And, connect with me on instagram and facebook @spirituallyfityoga Namaste, Amelia Andaleon

I'm back from vacation and I brought you some birds...actually a recording of birds! 😊🐦 This meditation includes my recording of the dawn chorus during sunrise at my home in Port Angeles. Some of the birds heard are: dark eyed junco, spotted towhee, white-crowned sparrow, swainson's thrush, and a seagull shows up too. Enjoy this virtual birding session with me. Transport yourself to the beautiful Olympic Peninsula and invite a deep connection to nature. Namaste 🙏🏽

Part 2 - Pay Attention. Follow-up after last week’s meditation challenge and Guided Meditation at Lake Crescent in Port Angeles, WA. (recorded from my family home in the olympic peninsula)

Day 7/7 Pay Attention Meditation Challenge - REFLECT: Shift your focus from your intention this week to yourself., CONGRATULATIONS! Acknowledge yourself for committing to your meditation practice! Please share your feedback in a review, leave me an audio message on this podcast, or DM me at instagram @spirituallyfityoga 😊✌🏽*** Each daily meditation will introduce different elements of meditation to cultivate a daily practice, offering the benefits of a relaxed body and focused, de-cluttered mind. Just like a muscle, meditation and mindfulness is strengthened with practice and conditioning. The request this week is to “pay attention.“ Join this challenge and see what happens! Namaste, Amelia Andaleon ********************************************To learn more about this week’s challenge in Season 1/Episode 16.

Day 6/7 Pay Attention Meditation Challenge - DISCOVERY: awaken the explorer mind on your journey to discovery. *** Each daily meditation will introduce different elements of meditation to cultivate a daily practice, offering the benefits of a relaxed body and focused, de-cluttered mind. Just like a muscle, meditation and mindfulness is strengthened with practice and conditioning. The request this week is to “pay attention.“ Join this challenge and see what happens! Namaste, Amelia Andaleon ********************************************To learn more about this week’s challenge in Season 1/Episode 16.

Day 5/7 Pay Attention Meditation Challenge - ALLOW: It is what it is. *** Each daily meditation will introduce different elements of meditation to cultivate a daily practice, offering the benefits of a relaxed body and focused, de-cluttered mind. Just like a muscle, meditation and mindfulness is strengthened with practice and conditioning. The request this week is to “pay attention.“ Join this challenge and see what happens! Namaste, Amelia Andaleon ********************************************To learn more about this week’s challenge in Season 1/Episode 16.

Day 4/7 Pay Attention Meditation Challenge - OBSERVE THE OBSERVER: Notice your noticing. *** Each daily meditation will introduce different elements of meditation to cultivate a daily practice, offering the benefits of a relaxed body and focused, de-cluttered mind. Just like a muscle, meditation and mindfulness is strengthened with practice and conditioning. The request this week is to “pay attention.“ Join this challenge and see what happens! Namaste, Amelia Andaleon ********************************************To learn more about this week’s challenge in Season 1/Episode 16.

Day 3/7 Pay Attention Meditation Challenge - SHIFT YOUR VISION: See what you’re not seeing. What is the elephant in the room? What are choosing not to see? *** Each daily meditation will introduce different elements of meditation to cultivate a daily practice, offering the benefits of a relaxed body and focused, de-cluttered mind. Just like a muscle, meditation and mindfulness is strengthened with practice and conditioning. The request this week is to “pay attention.“ Join this challenge and see what happens! Namaste, Amelia Andaleon ********************************************To learn more about this week’s challenge in Season 1/Episode 16.

Day 2/7 Pay Attention Meditation Challenge - EQUANIMITY: Remove obstacles and cultivate a non-reactive, calm, and clear mind. *** Each daily meditation will introduce different elements of meditation to cultivate a daily practice, offering the benefits of a relaxed body and focused, de-cluttered mind. Just like a muscle, meditation and mindfulness is strengthened with practice and conditioning. The request this week is to “pay attention.“ Join this challenge and see what happens! Namaste, Amelia Andaleon ********************************************To learn more about this week’s challenge in Season 1/Episode 16.

Day 1/7 Pay Attention Meditation Challenge - ENVIRONMENT: Create your seat and meditation space. *** Each daily meditation will introduce different elements of meditation to cultivate a daily practice, offering the benefits of a relaxed body and focused, de-cluttered mind. Just like a muscle, meditation and mindfulness is strengthened with practice and conditioning. The request this week is to “pay attention.“ Join this challenge and see what happens! Namaste, Amelia Andaleon ********************************************To learn more about this week’s challenge listen to Season 1/Episode 16

“Pay Attention” - this is a talk and meditation using the metaphor of planting seeds and tending to your garden. You are invited join this 7-day meditation challenge starting Monday June 22nd, or anytime! The challenge is to “pay attention” every morning. I will post daily meditations to support your practice then follow-up with part 2 after our week of meditating together. 😊 A seated, awake 🧘🏽‍♀️ meditation is encouraged as opposed to many of my previous meditations where I put you to sleep. 😴 I’d love to hear what you experienced from this 7-day meditation challenge!Leave me an audio message on this podcast, or comments in a review, or DM me. 😊 Be well and I wish you peace. Namaste 🙏🏽 Amelia ******************************************** Thank you for tuning in! Your feedback is welcome and reviews and ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ratings super appreciated to motivate me to keep offering this free content. My intention is to provide episodes to nurture body, mind and breath, and stay spiritually fit! Namaste 🙏🏽 Amelia //////// Connect with me on Instagram and facebook @spirituallyfityoga

Ten Tenets of Teaching Baptiste Yoga - 60 min Baptiste Power Vinyasa. Listen and learn from these tenets to show up powerfully in your practice and life. These tenets are powerful guidelines for teachers, students, everyone! Ask yourself what action will you take to serve a higher good? African Proverb: “If you think you’re too small to make a difference you haven’t spent a night with a mosquito.” ********************************************Thank you for tuning in! Your feedback is welcome and reviews and ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ratings super appreciated to motivate me to keep offering this free content. My intention is to provide episodes to nurture body, mind and breath, and stay spiritually fit! Namaste 🙏🏽 Amelia //////// Connect with me on Instagram @spirituallyfityoga

This 60 min Yoga Nidra invites you to switch off activity in the body and mind to allow deep rest before bedtime or anytime you desire inner calm and peace. Positive affirmations are offered to enter your subconscious to feel whole, complete, loved, loveable, peaceful, calm, abundant and grateful. Namaste 🙏🏽 *************************************** Your feedback and reviews are appreciated! If you loved this episode drop me a 5 star review to let me know you want more and to motivate me to keep creating and offering you this free content. It’s my honor to be of service to my listeners and I hope my offerings nurture your body, mind and soul. Namaste 🙏🏽 Amelia

60 min Baptiste Power Vinyasa - Black Lives Matter (audio recording from live zoom class)

My unscripted, transparent, in the moment thoughts on racism, and police brutality, from me, a POC (person of color), Asian-American. I'm not an expert or authority on Black Lives Matter and I've been listening and learning, to be better and do better. I share my thoughts on why SOME of the yoga community SEEMED to be quiet during BLM. And, wrap up with a 8:46 silent meditation in honor of George Floyd. 🙏🏽 I admit this unscripted episode is not polished but, it's me talking to you, freestyle. I might edit down the road but right now it's me being honest and sometimes rambly, with the intention to share ideas and resources to support Black Lives Matter. I find myself admitting I was both on the receiving end of racial slurs and born into a family who was sometimes racist. And, while I wanted to share honest examples of racism I was not proud to speak aloud, I share how it's possible to do a u-turn from unfair judgment to acceptance. Shining light on the darkness, instead of ignoring the problems, is a step towards transformation. Just because you sweep those dust bunnies under the couch doesn't mean the dirt is gone. It's time to awaken and be courageous enough to look where the dirt is hiding. Eyes, mind and heart open my friends. ***** My episode notes are an important part of my contribution to you and the BLM cause. I humbly offer my perfecly imperfect thoughts and a handful of resources on how to support our black community and get educated on Black Lives Matter. When we know better we can do better. ❣️ Amelia ***** Resources mentioned during this episode: instagram accounts: @shaunking , @grassrootslaw , @wejustwill @spirituallyfityoga ***** Uncover Your Hidden Prejudices meditation by Justin Michael Williams on Insight Timer app: https://insig.ht/PtSR4ffy26 ***** Listen to podcast: “Motivation for Black People” Episode 123: https://apple.co/305XZJf ***** Read article “6 Ways Asian Americans Can Tackle Anti-Black Racism in Their Families” by Kim Tran https://bit.ly/3gREgTI ***** More links: https://blacklivesmatter.com/what-we-believe/ https://www.naacp.org/campaigns/we-are-done-dying/m https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/03/parenting/kids-books-racism.html ***** If you would like to donate to some local Bay Area organizations, here are some (of many) great places you can do so: https://www.gofundme.com/f/bay-area-bail-fund http://www.crc4sd.org/contribute https://www.antipoliceterrorproject.org/donate Supporting local black-owned businesses is also a great way to show support. Here is a directory of some in the Bay Area: https://projects.sfchronicle.com/2020/black-owned-restaurants/ ********************************************Thank you for listening!! Your 5 star review is appreciated ! 🙏🏽❤️

This is an offering to calm nerves and spread peace during this civil unrest. A reading from “When things fall apart” by Pema Chodron and Yoga Nidra. Namaste 🙏🏽 #blacklivesmatter #spreadpeace

Today’s theme: “Relax with what is.” 75 min Baptiste Yoga Power Vinyasa (audio recording from live zoom class 5/26/20) with long hip opener in frog pose. 🐸 Optional Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2aOBRrmwUIbXtBy73QDJqy?si=7xGqymTWTWGkaLeoYsPFdg

75 min Baptiste Power Vinyasa class (recording of live zoom class from May 19, 2020) Here is a link to the playlist offered if you want music while you practice: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2aOBRrmwUIbXtBy73QDJqy?si=dXo30cmARvq_iGDLjzS7YQ

Live recording from May 13, 2020 class for Baptiste Power Yoga San Francisco. 60 min rigorous Baptiste Power Vinyasa Yoga - starting with core in beginning of class and adding HIIT (high intensity interval training) with mountain climbers to stoke the inner fire. This class is best suited for experienced yogis. AND, anyone is welcome to this practice. Baptiste Power Yoga is traditionally practiced in a 90-95 degree room without music. You're welcome to add heat in your practice space to ramp up the sweat and detox. As an option, I have included a playlist for your background music throughout the class starting with the first "song" named "Silent Track", which is 4 min of silence. You might opt to practice in silence and wait until savasana to start the song "Aum." Spotify playlist link included below. Because the beginning of the live recording is missing I've recorded a separate segment to start this class. You will hear a change in the volume and audio quality when the live recording kicks in. May you flow with breath, sweat and detox, and be up to something bigger than yourself! Namaste 🙏🏽 Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2aOBRrmwUIbXtBy73QDJqy?si=PzTBxXcbSV6Sj40gr3Vrgw ////////////////////////////////////////// WANT MORE BAPTISTE POWER VINYASA? If you loved this class, leave me a review and let me know! Thank you!! Amelia

Week 9, phase 2 of shelter in place, and corona fatigue might be kicking in where you're just getting fed up with this pandemic. I'm here to tell you I get it, I'm frickin' tired of this too, and I encourage you to hang in there, that we can do it together. And, to offer this meditation to ease anxiety and worry and invite peace and calm. As an option, I also invite you to use the doTerra Adaptiv essential oil to enhance your meditation. Other oils: wild orange, lavender, copaiba, spearmint, neroli, sweetgum. Breathe in presence, let go of anxiety and worry. Repeat: "I am peaceful. I am calm." 🙏🏽 Namaste, Amelia Andaleon

The recent announcement to extend shelter in place another month in California felt like someone moving the finish line further away, like the proverbial pandemic carrot got f#in yanked away. The struggle is real. For me, to stay spiritually fit is to trust in a higher truth especially when tempted to give up, collapse in a heap of worry, eat emotions (please no more carbs!), or lose sleep numbing out with Netflix . So many of us are not sleeping well right now and it’s one of our most effective ways to keep our body, mind and spirit fit. When sleep-deprived we can succumb to self-sabotaging thoughts and behaviors. Keep the course to self-care. I offer this yoga nidra to invite a deep rest, to release fear and trust that you are safe, now and in the future. As an option, I also mention essential oils to enhance your yoga nidra. Consider using lavender, peppermint, cinnamon, black spruce, or any other oils with the properties to dispel fear. Breathe deep and slow and relax the entire body. I wish you peace and a sweet, deep, restful sleep. If you are enjoying these episodes please share with others and leave a review to let me know you appreciate my podcast! Namaste 🙏🏽

Rise up because you can. Rise for the weary and the hungry and the grieving and the gone. Rise because your lungs breathe and fuel a life to heal and to serve. Rise for our brothers and sisters who stand in the face of fear. Rise up for those who can’t. Rise up because YOU can. I rise up for you. And, when I can’t will you please rise for me? Rise up for those warrior women and men. Rise up to say “thank you” and “Amen.” - Amelia Andaleon

Happy Earth Day! Connecting to nature offers me a sense of grounding and stability, and is one if my favorite ways to stay spiritually fit. And, the new moon offers powerful energy to plant your seeds and set intentions. Grab your journal or just take your seat for meditation. Namaste 🙏🏽💚🌎

Meditation with lavender essential oil.  Whether you have lavender oil or not you can receive the relaxation response of this meditation.  Lavender oil is often used to relax, reduce anxiety, and induce sleep.  Take a seat or get ready for bed and enjoy this meditation.  This meditation ends with silence to lead you into a deep slumber. Namaste.

"Get curious, not furious" is a powerful mantra in this 15 minute meditation to shift emotionally charged reactions from a state of stress to peace and calm. Use this meditation as a tool to break the habit of lashing out with undesirable words or behaviors, towards others or towards yourself. This exercise trains the body and mind to relax, observe your feelings, pause, and choose calm over habitual knee-jerk reactions.

Welcome to Spiritually Fit with Amelia! I'll share yoga, meditations, tips and stories which inspire to connect to something bigger than yourself and a deep, deep inner joy. I'm interested in spiritual, not religious practices, involving the ordinary or extraordinary. Whether it's farming or backpacking or surfing or birdwatching, if it lights up your soul and connects you to your higher purpose, I want to hear about it and interview you here in this podcast! Connect with me at amelia@spirituallyfityoga.com. Tune in. Subscribe. Leave a review to let me know you appreciate my offerings. I give YOU 5 stars for showing up and giving me a listen. Let's inspire each other to practice loving kindness towards all beings, towards self, and towards our planet. Namaste 🙏🏽