E82| The Art of Distraction: How Letting Go Lets the Magic In

E84| Yoga, Ayurveda & the New Moon

Episode 84 - Yoga, Ayurveda & the New Moon In this 15-minute episode, we explore yoga poses and Ayurvedic rituals to support the new moon time. If you want to drop in deeper to new moon energy, please join us for the July New Moon Gathering for Caregivers [https://jenniferallenyogaandwellness.heymarvelous.com/product/95095] on July 14, 2026 at 6PM MT. Caregiving is one of the most generous acts a human being can offer — and one of the most depleting. Over-doing, over-giving, burnout, and exhaustion are not signs of weakness; they are signs that you have been giving without replenishment. The new moon is a natural pause in the lunar cycle — a threshold of darkness and quiet that invites us inward. This two-hour online gathering is designed especially for women who spend their days caring for and tending to: mothers, grandmothers, teachers, nurses, environmental stewards, and those tending to themselves through chronic conditions. Through gentle organic yoga, restorative movement, guided Yoga Nidra meditation, and reflective journaling, you'll be guided into a state of deep rest that rebalances your nervous system and quietly restores what caregiving asks of you. What to expect: * Grounding breathwork to arrive and settle in * Gentle & restorative yoga  * Guided yoga nidra journey to deeply restore body and mind * Journaling prompts and a new moon pdf guidebook * Community with other women walking a similar path Come exactly as you are. Leave feeling like yourself again. Cost: $22 Supplies needed: yoga mat, pillows, blankets, touchstone, journal & art supplies The New Moon Gathering is included inside the Easeful Yoga Lifestyle Collective(EYLC). The EYLC is a soft landing place for overwhelmed, stressed-out, exhausted woman. EYLC is a yoga & yoga nidra membership and on-demand yoga resource library that is rooted in rest, aligned with Ayurveda and devoted to dharma. Each month, we will rest with yoga nidra, practice Aunsara-Inspired Yoga, and gather for a workshop or intensive study. Join the live or practice with the recordings from anywhere. To learn more or register: Easeful Yoga Lifestyle Collective. [https://jenniferallenyogaandwellness.heymarvelous.com/product/16903] To learn more about me and my offerings: Facebook: Wisdom for Women Community [https://www.facebook.com/groups/1961868054063262/] Substack: yourradicallyrestedlife [https://yourradicallyrestedlife.substack.com/] Instagram: radicalrestyogi [https://www.instagram.com/radicalrestyogi/] Website: Jennifer Allen Yoga and Wellness [https://jenniferallenyogaandwellness.heymarvelous.com/]

E83| Rebel Magic

Episode 83 - Rebel Magic In this 12-minute episode, we explore one of the idea of Rebel Magic: rest/wonder/magic.  The Wisdom for Women from Yoga & Ayurveda Podcast is sponsored by the Easeful Yoga Lifestyle Collective(EYLC). The EYLC is a soft landing place for overwhelmed, stressed-out, exhausted woman. EYLC is a yoga & yoga nidra membership and on-demand yoga resource library that is rooted in rest, aligned with Ayurveda and devoted to dharma. Each month, we will rest with yoga nidra, practice Aunsara-Inspired Yoga, and gather for a workshop or intensive study. Join the live or practice with the recordings from anywhere. To learn more or register: Easeful Yoga Lifestyle Collective. [https://jenniferallenyogaandwellness.heymarvelous.com/product/16903] To learn more about me and my offerings: Facebook: Wisdom for Women Community [https://www.facebook.com/groups/1961868054063262/] Substack: yourradicallyrestedlife [https://yourradicallyrestedlife.substack.com/] Instagram: radicalrestyogi [https://www.instagram.com/radicalrestyogi/] Website: Jennifer Allen Yoga and Wellness [https://jenniferallenyogaandwellness.heymarvelous.com/]

E82| The Art of Distraction: How Letting Go Lets the Magic In

Episode 82 - The art of distraction: how letting go lets the magic in In this 20-minute episode, we explore one of the most counterintuitive yet scientifically supported ideas in modern creativity research — that certain forms of distraction are not the enemy of deep work, but one of its most powerful allies. We will talk about distraction — not as a failure of willpower, not as the enemy of your practice, not as the thing to overcome... but as a doorway. A doorway into the deepest creative, intuitive, and healing parts of yourself. Resources:  • Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being (2023) • Research: Baird et al. (2012), “Inspired by Distraction,” Psychological Science • Research: Shofty et al. (2024), Default Mode Network and Creativity, journal Brain • PMC Study: “How Chanting Relates to Cognitive Function, Altered States and Quality of Life” (2022) • Baird et al. (2012), “Inspired by Distraction: Mind-Wandering Facilitates Creative Incubation,” Psychological Science • Shofty et al. (2024), “Default Mode Network Electrophysiological Dynamics and Causal Role in Creative Thinking,” Brain • Beaty et al. (2014), “Creativity and the Default Network: A Functional Connectivity Analysis of the Creative Brain at Rest,” Neuropsychologia • EEG research on Yoga Nidra and theta/delta brainwave states (Ally Boothroyd; The Shala London) • PMC research on chanting and mantra: “How Chanting Relates to Cognitive Function, Altered States and Quality of Life” (2022) The Wisdom for Women from Yoga & Ayurveda Podcast is sponsored by the Easeful Yoga Lifestyle Collective(EYLC). The EYLC is a soft landing place for overwhelmed, stressed-out, exhausted woman. EYLC is a yoga & yoga nidra membership and on-demand yoga resource library that is rooted in rest, aligned with Ayurveda and devoted to dharma. Each month, we will rest with yoga nidra, practice Aunsara-Inspired Yoga, and gather for a workshop or intensive study. Join the live or practice with the recordings from anywhere. To learn more or register: Easeful Yoga Lifestyle Collective. [https://jenniferallenyogaandwellness.heymarvelous.com/product/16903] To learn more about me and my offerings: Facebook: Wisdom for Women Community [https://www.facebook.com/groups/1961868054063262/] Substack: yourradicallyrestedlife [https://yourradicallyrestedlife.substack.com/] Instagram: radicalrestyogi [https://www.instagram.com/radicalrestyogi/] Website: Jennifer Allen Yoga and Wellness [https://jenniferallenyogaandwellness.heymarvelous.com/]

E81| April 2026 Rest Message - draw your energy back to yourself

Episode 81 - April 2026 Rest Message: draw your energy back to yourself In this 8-minute episode, we explore how to reclaim our energy through rest so we can bloom from stored energy rather than from depletion.  The Wisdom for Women from Yoga & Ayurveda Podcast is sponsored by the Radical Rest Private Podcast. If you love yoga nidra & are into minimalism - this is for you. If you want to release exhaustion, remember your true nature and rise up into your rested power - this is for you. The Radical Rest Podcast brings you yoga nidra practices in the format you already love — straight to your ears, on your schedule, no mat or studio required. There are no live classes to show up for, no schedules to keep, no guilt about missing a session. Just you, your body, and the goddess Yoga Nidra waiting for you whenever you are ready. This is the Radical Rest Podcast [https://jenniferallenyogaandwellness.heymarvelous.com/product/92486].  To learn more about me and my offerings: Facebook: Wisdom for Women Community [https://www.facebook.com/groups/1961868054063262/] Substack: yourradicallyrestedlife [https://yourradicallyrestedlife.substack.com/] Instagram: radicalrestyogi [https://www.instagram.com/radicalrestyogi/] Website: Jennifer Allen Yoga and Wellness [https://jenniferallenyogaandwellness.heymarvelous.com/]

E80| March 2026 Rest Message - Rest is a Beautiful Interruption

Episode 80 - March 2026 Rest Message: Rest is a Beautiful Interruption In this 14-minute episode, we explore rest as a beautiful in a world with no pause button.  The Wisdom for Women from Yoga & Ayurveda Podcast is sponsored by the Radical Rest Private Podcast. If you love yoga nidra & are into minimalism - this is for you. If you want to release exhaustion, remember your true nature and rise up into your rested power - this is for you. The Radical Rest Podcast brings you yoga nidra practices in the format you already love — straight to your ears, on your schedule, no mat or studio required. There are no live classes to show up for, no schedules to keep, no guilt about missing a session. Just you, your body, and the goddess Yoga Nidra waiting for you whenever you are ready. This is the Radical Rest Podcast [https://jenniferallenyogaandwellness.heymarvelous.com/product/92486].  To learn more about me and my offerings: Facebook: Wisdom for Women Community [https://www.facebook.com/groups/1961868054063262/] Substack: yourradicallyrestedlife [https://yourradicallyrestedlife.substack.com/] Instagram: radicalrestyogi [https://www.instagram.com/radicalrestyogi/] Website: Jennifer Allen Yoga and Wellness [https://jenniferallenyogaandwellness.heymarvelous.com/]