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How Yoga Changed My Life
How Yoga Changed My Life is a podcast about the unexpected twists life throws our way and how we learn to keep going. 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. Through honest conversations, personal stories, and guided meditations, you’ll find reminders that you’re not alone—even when life doesn’t go according to plan.
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In Case of Emergency, Press Play Meditations
This yoga, meditation, and breath work podcast is based in San Antonio, Texas.
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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.
How Yoga Changed My Life
12. In Case of Emergency, Press Play: Grief Waves
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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 grief smaller. It’s about creating space and allow yourself to move through it one breath at a time.
Whether your loss is recent or years old, grief has a way of showing up when it needs our attention. When it does, you don’t have to fight it. You don’t have to push it away. You only need to breathe and let the wave move through. We didn't plan for this. But we're here. And for now, that's enough.
When grief shows up uninvited, press play.
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This series exists because so many of you reached out and said, “I didn’t plan for this either.”
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Hi, this is Adrian. Welcome to another episode of In Case of Emergency Press Play. Today's meditation is for those moments when grief arrives unexpectedly. I know I've had many of these moments over the past few months. In fact, today, just driving to see my probate lawyer, I had a moment where I saw a restaurant that I drove past that Brian and I had been to before. And it just kind of triggered that memory and that thought of, oh, I can't call him. I can't see him. So maybe you just had a memory or you heard a song or you've seen a photograph, or maybe just a simple wave that seems to come out of nowhere. That happens to me often. You don't need to fix anything today. You only need to breathe and let the wave move through you. Because when grief shows up uninvited, press play. Welcome to your practice. Take a moment to settle into a comfortable position. Allow the ground beneath you to support the weight of your body. There is nowhere else to be right now. There's nothing to fix. Nothing to figure out. Just this moment. Just this breath. Slowly breathe in through your nose. And gently exhale through your mouth. Again. Slowly breathe in through your nose. And exhale through your mouth. Allow your breath to settle into a smooth, natural rhythm. As your body softens, allow your attention to arrive fully here in this moment. Take a slow breath in and release it all out. Take another breath in. And a long slow breath out. Today we're not trying to fix anything. We're not trying to make grief smaller. We're not trying to find meaning or answers. We're simply making space for whatever is here. Maybe your grief feels heavy today. Maybe it arrived unexpectedly. Sometimes grief arrives quietly, and other times it crashes into your day like a wave. Neither is wrong. As you're here in this moment, notice where you're holding tension in your body. Scan through your body, from the top of your head, your jaw, your shoulders, your chest, your hands. Allow these areas to soften without forcing anything. Just a little softness. Take a breath in and slowly exhale. Grief is love with nowhere to go. And sometimes that love can hurt. Sometimes it can ache. And oftentimes it will catch you completely off guard. You do not need to push it away. You do not need to fight it. You only need to let the wave move through. Notice your breath. Breathe in. Breathe out. The wave may be here, but it will not stay exactly as it is. Like every wave, it rises, it peaks, and it eventually begins to settle for this moment. Let yourself float. No fixing or forcing just breathing and being right here in this very present moment. One breath at a time. Take another breath in slowly and release all your air out loudly through your mouth. Feel your belly deflate. Whenever you're ready to come back to your day, begin to gently reawaken your body. Notice your place and your space. From my heart to yours. Wherever you are right now, take a breath. Loosen your grip a little. And be bold. Listen and be impeccable with your words. Do meaningful work and leave things better than you found them. We didn't plan for this. But we're here. And for right now, that's enough.
