The Uplifted Yoga Podcast

• Vyana + Udana Vayu: Energetic Expression, Circulation + Embodiment

  It's time to dive deeper into the subtle energy system that powers your yoga practice—and your life. In Part 2 of our exploration of the Vayus, I explore Udana Vayu (upward-moving energy) and Vyana Vayu (the expansive force that integrates everything), and how they influence expression, circulation, and embodiment. We connect the Vayus to chakras, Ayurveda, mudras, and practical tools you can use to balance these energies in your body and teaching. You'll learn: 🔹 The roles of Udana Vayu (expression, growth, communication) and Vyana Vayu (circulation, integration, wholeness) 🔹 How to use mudras to enhance your energetic balance 🔹 The link between prana, apana, agni, and ojas 🔹 How understanding the Vayus can refine your personal practice and your teaching 🔹 Why self-assessment of your energetic patterns can change everything This episode brings the Vayus to life—and shows you how to harness them to support your body, emotions, and path as a practitioner or teacher. 💖 Ready to deepen your practice and live from your true nature? Explore the Uplifted Membership here => https://www.brettlarkin.com/uplifted/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=uplifted   FREE Practice: 10 Min Easy Guided Meditation | MORNING MEDITATION FOR BEGINNERS Relevant Blogs:  Prana Vayu: The Breath of Vitality Apana Vayu: The Energy of Release & Surrender Samana Vayu: The Energy of Balance & How to Access It Udana Vayu: The Ascending Wind Vyana Vayu: The Energetic Secret to Flow   Relevant to Today's Episode: ✅ 200-hour Online Yoga Teacher Training 🔮 300-hour Online Yoga Teacher Training 🐍 Yoga for Self Mastery 💖 Uplifted Membership 🎧 Also Listen to: #385 – The 5 Vayus: How Energy Moves Through Your Body (Part 1)   Transcript © 2025 Uplifted Yoga | BrettLarkin.com  

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• The Koshas Decoded: Energy Layers, Leadership + Financial Flow with Carla Cline Thomas

  Join my 90-Day Profitability Roadmap for Yoga Teachers webinar–so you create income without confusion and burnout: https://www.brettlarkin.com/live-90day/ What happens when yoga philosophy becomes a living, breathing part of your life—and your business? In this episode, I sit down with Carla Cline Thomas, a graduate of the Uplifted™ 300-hour teacher training, to explore the Koshas—the five subtle layers of being—and how they influence everything from energy management to authentic leadership. Carla shares her journey of working with the Koshas to find deeper alignment, both on and off the mat, and how this wisdom has transformed her approach to business coaching. Here's what we cover: 🔹 How the Koshas can guide personal and professional evolution 🔹 Why prana isn't just breath, but your relationship to vitality 🔹 The connection between energy management and financial integrity 🔹 How Carla integrates yogic wisdom into her business coaching 🔹 Why creating nervous system safety is the key to sustainable transformation Whether you're on your own teacher training path or looking to live your yoga more fully, this episode offers both inspiration and actionable insights. 💖 Don't miss this: Reserve your seat for the 90-Day Profitability Roadmap for Yoga Teachers webinar and learn how to create income without confusion or burnout: https://www.brettlarkin.com/live-90day/   GUEST EXPERT: Carla Cline Thomas | @carlaclinethomas Carla Cline Thomas is an experienced Performance, Mindset and Business Coach with 22 years of working in management, real estate, marketing, and sales. After years of leading teams, designing marketing campaigns, and creating trainings for corporate America, she became the branding strategist, business mentor, lead trainer, and go-to coach for new yoga teachers and wellness leaders. Carla helps visionary entrepreneurs and light workers turn their passion into profit to get what is in your head and heart out into the world in the most authentic way possible. Book with Carla: https://calendly.com/carlaclinethomas/yoga-biz-breakthrough-call Get your Yoga Biz Breakthrough Blueprint Free Guide:  https://www.carlaclinethomas.com/Soul-Statement-Guide    FREE Practice: YOGA TO CONNECT WITH NATURE 🌱 | Beginner Yoga to Connect with the Universe & Yourself | 5 ELEMENTS 💫 Relevant Blog: Understand the Koshas and Discover 5 Deeper Dimensions of You   Relevant to Today's Episode: 🔮 300-hour Online Yoga Teacher Training 🐍 Yoga for Self Mastery 🌀 Somatic Yoga Life Coaching  💫 Somatic Certification 🎧 Also Listen to: #354 – Redefining "Niche" with Carla Cline Thomas #384 – Do Less, Heal More: 7 Invitations to Resolve Trauma from Organic Intelligence #386 – Stop Selling Products—Start Selling YOU: Human Design for Visibility & Flow with Juliette Stapleton #387 – Book 4 of the Yoga Sutras: The Mystical Path to Liberation Explained © 2025 Uplifted Yoga | BrettLarkin.com  

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• How To Be the CFO of Your Yoga Business with Kristin Svetz

  Join my 90-Day Profitability Roadmap for Yoga Teachers webinar–so you create income without confusion and burnout: https://www.brettlarkin.com/live-90day/ Do you know the difference between revenue and profit? Are you tracking your cash flow—or avoiding it? In this episode, I sit down with Uplifted 300-Hour graduate Kristin Svetz, a fractional CFO for soulful entrepreneurs, to talk all things money, metrics, and mindset. We explore how yoga teachers and wellness practitioners can take empowered control of their business finances—without losing the heart behind the work. You'll learn: 🔹 What a CFO actually does—and why your business needs one (even if it's you) 🔹 How to understand and manage cash flow, revenue, and profit 🔹 The mindset shifts that unlock true financial empowerment 🔹 Why investing in your business can be the key to sustainable growth 🔹 Simple steps to start making data-informed decisions that feel good Whether you're spreadsheet-averse or ready to scale, this episode will help you become the soulful CFO of your own yoga business. 💖 Don't forget to grab your seat for the 90-Day Profitability Roadmap for Yoga Teachers webinar: https://www.brettlarkin.com/live-90day/   GUEST EXPERT: Kristin Svets | @kristinsvetscoaching Kristin Svets holds an MBA in Finance and spent over a decade in corporate banking, before merging her financial expertise with over 1,000 hours of coaching and mindfulness certifications. As the founder of Illuminated Finance, she helps heart-led entrepreneurs master financial strategy, deepen money literacy, and cultivate an empowered money mindset. Kristin teaches CEOs how to think like a CFO—balancing the yin of energetic alignment with the yang of strategic financial knowledge and action. She is also the author of Designed to Shine: Living Intentionally to Discover Your Inner Light and a mentor for visionary business owners ready to grow with purpose, peace, and profits. Connect with Kristin: @illuminatedfinance https://illuminatedfinance.com https://www.kristinsvets.com   FREE Practice: Somatic Morning Workout for Beginners | Yoga to Find Your Center 🎯 Relevant Blogs:  The Ultimate Guide to Creating Yoga Business Plans (With Template) 13 Types of Yoga Teacher Tax Deductions (And Other Tax Tips) Managing Cash Flow and Profit In Your Yoga Business   Relevant to Today's Episode: ✅ 200-hour Online Yoga Teacher Training 🔮 300-hour Online Yoga Teacher Training 🐍 Yoga for Self Mastery 🎧 Also Listen to: #354 – Redefining "Niche" with Carla Cline Thomas #360 – Insider YouTube Secrets for Yoga Teachers #386 – Stop Selling Products—Start Selling YOU: Human Design for Visibility & Flow with Juliette Stapleton © 2025 Uplifted Yoga | BrettLarkin.com

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• Your Chakra Business Blueprint: Streamline Your Marketing & Align Your Funnel with Meli De Los Santos

  Join my 90-Day Profitability Roadmap for Yoga Teachers webinar–so you create income without confusion and burnout: https://www.brettlarkin.com/live-90day/ How do you run a thriving yoga business and stay energetically aligned? In this episode, I talk with Uplifted 300-Hour graduate Meli De Los Santos—a spiritual business mentor and AI-savvy yogi—about how tools like AI and funnels can actually amplify your authenticity instead of replacing it. We explore how to bring chakra wisdom into your marketing, overcome tech resistance, and streamline your systems to stay focused on what really matters: connection, clarity, and growth. You'll learn: 🔹 How to build a soulful funnel that reflects your unique energy 🔹 What AI can (and can't) do for your yoga business 🔹 How to apply the chakra system to marketing strategy 🔹 Tips to overcome tech overwhelm and start building systems that serve you If you've ever felt torn between staying spiritual and getting strategic—this episode shows you how to do both. 📈 Ready to build a career in yoga that feels aligned, purposeful, and profitable? Sign up for my upcoming webinar: https://www.brettlarkin.com/live-90day/   GUEST EXPERT: Meli De Los Santos | @the_dreaming_yogi Meli De Los Santos, also known as The Dreaming Yogi, is the founder of Funnel Chakras, where she helps conscious creators and wellness coaches simplify their tech and build businesses that honor their energy instead of deplete it. With a background in engineering and a self-proclaimed tech nerd, Meli teaches her unique Funnel Chakras Framework, which aligns each stage of business with the energy centers. Her work grew out of her own healing journey, overcoming anxiety and panic attacks through yoga and dream work, which first led her to support others in understanding their dreams, and eventually to guide yoga teachers in bringing their businesses online. Today, she bridges the mystical and the practical, making funnels feel less overwhelming and more like a natural extension of wellness work. Download Meli's FREE Chakra Business Map: https://thedreamingyogi.org/chakras/  Meli's website: thedreamingyogi.org    FREE Practice: ACTIVATE YOUR THIRD EYE CHAKRA | Kundalini Yoga for Intuition | Breathwork for Creativity & Vision Relevant Blog: How to Get Traffic to Your Yoga Website With SEO   Relevant to Today's Episode: ✅ 200-hour Online Yoga Teacher Training 🔮 300-hour Online Yoga Teacher Training 🐍 Yoga for Self Mastery ✨ AI Training Course 🎧 Also Listen to: #363 – How to Become a Magnet for Loyal Students & Own the Room with Confidence with Taylor Lorenz #365 – Launch Ugly! My Top 5 Business Tips for Yoga Entrepreneurs #383 – Parenting Through the Chakras: Insights from a Mama of Four with Jennica Joyce © 2025 Uplifted Yoga | BrettLarkin.com

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• Book 4 of the Yoga Sutras: The Mystical Path to Liberation Explained

  What's the ultimate goal of yoga? According to Patanjali—it's liberation. In this episode, I dive deep into Kaivalya Pada, the final and most mystical book of the Yoga Sutras, to explore how we disentangle from the mind's illusions and return to our true nature as pure consciousness (Purusha). We unpack the mechanics of karma, the role of Dhyana in neutralizing mental patterns, and how to finally recognize yourself as the witness, not the mind. You'll learn: 🔹 The difference between Purusha and Prakriti 🔹 How karma shapes our thoughts, habits, and reactions 🔹 Why meditation (Dhyana) is key to neutralizing karmic patterns 🔹 The role of the gunas in shaping perception and suffering 🔹 How to live from the clarity of the witness, not the chaos of the mind If you've ever sensed there's more to you than your thoughts, this episode offers a map back to your freedom. 💖 Ready to deepen your practice and live from your true nature? Explore the Uplifted Membership here => https://www.brettlarkin.com/uplifted/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=uplifted 📱 Join my 90-Day Profitability Roadmap for Yoga Teachers webinar–so you create income without confusion and burnout: https://www.brettlarkin.com/live-90day/    Translations Mentioned: Reverend Jaganath Carrera: Inside the Yoga Sutras: A Comprehensive Sourcebook for the Study & Practice of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras Barbara Stoler Miller: Yoga: Discipline of Freedom: The Yoga Sutra Attributed to Patanjali BKS Iyengar: Light on the Yoga Sutras Alan Finger: Tantra of the Yoga Sutras: Essential Wisdom for Living with Awareness and Grace Edwin F Bryant: The Yoga Sutras of Patañjali: A New Edition, Translation, and Commentary Sri Swami Satchidananda: The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali   FREE Practice: KUNDALINI YOGA TO RELEASE ENERGY & EMOTIONS WITH MUSIC | Kundalini Yoga for Depression and Anxiety Relevant Blog: What Are The Gunas In Yoga? A Complete Overview   Relevant to Today's Episode: ✅ 200-hour Online Yoga Teacher Training 🔮 300-hour Online Yoga Teacher Training 🐍 Yoga for Self Mastery 💖 Uplifted Membership 🎧 Also Listen to: #297 – What is Samkhya Philosophy and How is it Different from Yoga? #279 – Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Summary – BOOK ONE Explained #282 – Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Summary – BOOK TWO Explained © 2025 Uplifted Yoga | BrettLarkin.com

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