Skillful Means Podcast
Skillful Means Podcast offers practical wisdom for everyday life. Host Jennifer O'Sullivan explores navigating life's challenges through the lenses of Buddhist mindfulness, yoga, Internal Family Systems, and positive psychology.
Each month, episodes feature grounded guidance and accessible practices for meeting whatever arises with greater ease.
Jennifer is a Certified IFS Practitioner with over 20 years of experience teaching yoga and mindfulness.
Find out more: https://www.skillfulmeanspodcast.com and https://www.sati.yoga
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 29 minutes
- Episodes
- 126
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
#75 Embodied Listening Guided Practice
Join Annie Moyer as she guides you through an exploration of embodied listening, connecting you to the subtle vibrations of sound that can be felt throughout the body.
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#74 What do we mean by "embodiment?"
The word embodiment is becoming as ubiquitous as mindfulness these days. Wondering if the word is drifting in meaning, Annie and Jen look at what embodiment is through several l…
#73 Yin Short for the Upper Back Guided Practice
In our fifth and final Short Yin Yoga Practice Snack, Jen shares offers some relief for the upper back, a common area of tension for a lot of people.
Throughout the practice, sh…
#72 Who's the Real Teacher in the Yoga Room?
In this month's conversation, Annie and Jen are exploring the question: who's the real teacher in the yoga room? To put another way, how do we balance listening to our own inner…
#71 Yin Short for the Thighs & Back Guided Practice
In our fourth Short Yin Yoga Practice Snack, Jen skillfully and tenderly guides you through a sequence of postures for the thighs and back. Because the thighs, in particular, ca…
#70 Form vs Function
We're continuing our exploration of opposites in the way that yoga is practiced and taught with a look at the debate over form and function when it comes to asana. How do we sta…
#69 Yin Short for the Upper Chest & Arms Guided Practice
In the third Short Yin Yoga Practice Snack, Jen guides three postures for the upper chest and arms. This little practice is a nice antidote to desk posture.
She also shares enc…
#68 Can Sutra 2.33 help us overcome negativity? Or not?
In this month's discussion, Annie and Jen unpack sutra 2.33 from "The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali." When negative thoughts arise, this sutra advises that we cultivate the opposite.…
#67 Yin Short for the Inner & Outer Thighs Guided Practice
In this second Short Yin Yoga Practice Snack, Jen shares three postures that target the inner and outer thighs to help promote gracefulness and mobility in areas that are often…
#66 The Yoke and the Yolk of Purusha & Prakriti
In the next few discussion episodes, Annie and Jen will explore some of the common opposites that show up in our practices spaces and in conversations among practitioners and te…
#65 Yin Short for the Low Back Guided Practice
This is the first practice in a series Jen is calling "Yin Shorts: Short Yin Yoga Practice Snacks with a Dash of Mindfulness."
Kicking things off, Jen focuses on the low back wit…
#64 Tending the Garden of the Mind
Following on Annie's series of contemplative practices on the kleshas, Jen and Annie discuss how uncovering the roots of our "mental poisons" might guide us in navigating curren…
#63 The Kleshas, Part 5: Contemplating Abhinivesha Guided Practice
In the last practice in our series on the kleshas (hindrances) Annie masterfully guides you through a contemplation of abhinivesha. Often translated as "fear of death," it can a…
#62 The Language of Inclusion in Yoga Spaces
This month, Annie and Jen discuss how consequential our language is, particularly when cultivating a culture of inclusivity in our yoga and spiritual spaces. We see yoga communi…
#61 The Kleshas, Part 4: Contemplating Dvesha Guided Practice
Continuing our contemplations of the kleshas — t he causes of suffering — Annie guides us through a tender exploration of dvesha, or aversion. Noting that we tend to view our av…
#60 Balancing Tapas & Santosha
Annie and Jen explore the nuances of Tapas (heat) and Santosha (contentment), two oft misunderstood concepts. Is tapas really about burning off impurities through vigorous pract…
#59 The Kleshas, Part 3: Contemplating Raga Guided Practice
In this heart-filled third of five practices on the kleshas – the causes of suffering — Annie guides you through the difference between love and attachment (raga), beautifully b…
#58: Lessons from "Ted Lasso"
Jen and Annie excavate some themes and lessons from the hit TV show "Ted Lasso" including: the shadowy side of positivity culture, how much are we truly responsible for other pe…
#57 The Kleshas, Part 2: Contemplating Asmita Guided Practice
In this second of five practices on the kleshas – the obstacles that hide our true self – Annie unpacks a beautiful contemplation of asmita, egoism. More than just holding a hig…
#56 Better Together
Annie and Jen examine a problematic dynamic in yoga spaces where competition fuels predatory tactics that ultimately serve few people. They also discuss the commodification of y…