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How Yoga Changed My Life
How Yoga Changed My Life shares honest conversations about grief, resilience, healing, and the practices that help us navigate life’s hardest seasons. Through personal stories, movement, meditation, breathwork, and interviews, you’ll discover tools to help you keep moving forward—even when life changes unexpectedly.
Hosted by Adrienne Smith, Mia Obaile, Nora Pair and Natalie Pasqualone, each episode explores resilience, family, personal growth, grief and the moments that change us forever.
New episodes every Monday.
We Didn’t Plan For This special series
In Case of Emergency, Press Play Meditations
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We Didn't Plan For This Special Series
This series exists because so many of you reached out and said, “I didn’t plan for this either.”
If you’ve gone through a diagnosis, a loss, a life change, a career shift, a divorce, becoming a caregiver, moving, starting over — we want to hear your story.
EMAIL US: WDPFTPodcast@gmail.com
You don’t have to have it figured out. You just have to be willing to share honestly.
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Wanna share your yoga story? Send us a email at yogachanged@gmail.com.
The theme music for this episode, “Cenote Angelita”, was written and produced by Mar Abajo Rio AKA MAR Yoga Music. Dive deeper into this and other original yoga-inspired compositions by visiting bio.site/mcrworks. For the latest updates on upcoming events featuring his live music for yoga and meditation, be sure to follow @maryogamusic on Instagram.
Episodes
214 episodes
21. In Case of Emergency, Press Play: When Stress Becomes Your Unwanted Roommate
When stress has made itself a little too comfortable and won't take a hint, press play.Stress doesn't just live in our thoughts or the world around us - it settles into our muscles, connective tissue, and joints. It can even chang...
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190. We Didn’t Plan For This: What Grief Sounds Like on Vacation
We thought we were just taking a beach trip. Instead, the drive, the music, and a quiet morning on the water reminded us that grief doesn’t stay home when you leave town.This isn’t an episode about moving on.It’s about le...
20. In Case of Emergency, Press Play: The Stories We Tell Ourselves
The Stories We Tell Ourselves: Rewrite Your Inner DialogueThe way you speak to yourself matters! Your thoughts influence your choices and the opportunities you believe are possible. Sometimes the biggest obstacle isn’t what’s happ...
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19. In Case of Emergency, Press Play: Peaceful Beach Meditation
Can't make it to the beach today? We got you.Life gets LOUD! Emails. Traffic. Notifications. Responsibilities. Adulting. Before you know it, your nervous system has been on red all day.This meditation is your invitation to ...
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People Be Peopling: Pink Hair, Walkie-Talkies & The Greatest Dad Long Con Game Ever
Nora’s back! Natalie and Adrienne survived. And after being away for months, one thing became abundantly clear…People still be peopling!A quick disclaimer: We did our best to censor names… but a few slipped through. That...
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18. In Case of Emergency, Press Play: Quiet the Noise
Peace isn’t something you have to chase. It’s something you can return to.So much of our day is spent replaying the past or worrying about what’s next that we forget the only place peace actually exists—the present moment.In this ...
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17. In Case of Emergency, Press Play: Breathe Through Color
Color has the power to influence the way we feel—and when paired with intentional breathing, it can become a powerful tool for calming the mind and reconnecting with yourself.In this guided meditation, you’ll journey through the colors o...
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189. We Didn't Plan For This: Dad's Chili
My Dad’s Chili What reminds you of the people you love? For some, it’s a song. A photograph. A place. A favorite recipe. For Adrienne’s daughter Mallory, it was her Dad’s chili.In this special episode, Mallory shares her coll...
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16. In Case of Emergency, Press Play: Self-Compassion
How often do you offer yourself the same kindness you so freely give to everyone else?This guided meditation is a gentle reminder that self-compassion isn’t something you earn—it’s something you practice. Through mindful breathing, learn...
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15. In Case of Emergency, Press Play: Courage
Courage isn’t the absence of fear—it’s choosing to move forward even when fear riding shotgun beside you.This guided meditation is for the moments when life feels uncertain, overwhelming, or just plain hard. Whether you’re facing a diffi...
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188. We Didn't Plan For This: Wait...You Said No Chemo?!
Wait...I thought you said no chemo?!Those are words no one wants to hear after believing the hardest part is over.In this follow-up conversation, Nora shares what happened when her treatment plan changed. After preparing for one s...
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14. In Case of Emergency, Press Play: Next Step
Some seasons of life don’t come with clear answers.Maybe you’re waiting on news or facing a tough decision. Maybe everything feels uncertain and your mind won’t stop trying to solve tomorrow before today is even over.This meditati...
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13. In Case of Emergency, Press Play: Enough
For exhausted humans, perfectionists, widows, parents, and caregivers.Have you ever had the feeling like you should be do more, accomplish more, heal faster, or somehow handle life better than you are?This guided meditation is an ...
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12. In Case of Emergency, Press Play: Grief Waves
Grief doesn’t always arrive when we expect it.Sometimes it’s a song on the radio, a photograph, or a memory that suddenly brings a wave of emotion crashing in.This guided meditation isn’t about fixing, understanding, or making gri...
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187. We Didn’t Plan For This: Moving, Grieving & Growing Up
The move they never planned. In this week’s episode, you’ll hear a conversation between Campbell and Nora about college, independence, grief, and what it feels like to move forward after losing a parent. The milestones Brian should ...
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186. We Didn't Plan For This: First Father's Day Without Him
It’s Father’s Day weekend. It’s also the weekend Campbell moved to Birmingham to begin her next chapter. For Adrienne, these two milestones collide in a way she never expected.In this personal episode of We Didn’t Plan for This, Adrienne...
11. In Case Of Emergency, Press Play: Present Moment
Life has a way of pulling us in every direction. We replay conversations, worry about tomorrow, and carry the weight of things that haven’t even happened yet.This guided meditation is an invitation to gently return to the only place you...
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10. In Case Of Emergency, Press Play: Focused Breathing
When life feels overwhelming, your breath is always with you.This short guided meditation is a simple invitation to pause, slow down, and reconnect with the steady rhythm that’s been there all along. No special experience required. No p...
9. In Case Of Emergency, Press Play: Protect Your Energy
Some days it feels like everyone wants a piece of you. Your attention. Your time. Your patience. Your energy.This guided meditation offers a gentle space to reconnect with yourself and create healthy boundaries without buil...
185. Widow or Grief Brain is Real: My Brain Left The Group Chat
Have you ever walked into a room and completely forgotten why you were there? Do you constantly find yourself trying to remember where you put your keys? Since Brian's unexpected passing in January, Adrienne has found herself forget...
8. In Case Of Emergency, Press Play: Moonlight
Some vacations require plane tickets. This one just requires pressing play.Have you ever noticed that everything feels a little softer under moonlight?This guided visualization invites you to step away from the noise, the responsi...
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7. In Case Of Emergency, Press Play: Grounded
Ever notice how your mind can be everywhere except where you are?This guided meditation is an invitation to step away from the planning, the replaying, the worrying, and the endless mental to-do list. Through simple breat...
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6. In Case Of Emergency, Press Play: Kindness
Most of us would never speak to a friend the way we sometimes speak to ourselves.This guided loving-kindness meditation is an opportunity to soften your inner dialogue and reconnect with compassion—for yourself, the people you love, ...
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5. In Case Of Emergency, Press Play: Anxiety
If anxiety burned calories, some of us would never need another workout.This guided meditation is designed for the moments when your mind is racing, your shoulders are creeping toward your ears, and your nervous system feels like it’s wo...
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184. My Husband Died Without a Will. Now What?
When Brian died, Adrienne thought there was a will.They had talked about it. He told her it was done. It wasn’t until after he died that she learned there was no will—and felt the rug pulled out from under everything she thought had been...
