This is Yoga unCorked. We are two Cork Women passionate about yoga. With this podcast we want to lift the lid or un-cork yoga...get it?!
Content warning, there will be swearing, we are rude and if you're a member of the yoga police, leave now!
But it is also a place for you to learn, laugh and come to love yoga as much as we do. And even better, bring some Yoga practice and wisdom into your daily life.
In each episode you'll find us chatting about the mysteries of this ancient wisdom in an accessible and entertaining way. While honouring and respecting this practice. It's changed our lives
S4 Ep 37 - Menopause or Metamorphosis? - Jenni Galvin talks about her surgical menopause.
***Please note this is a personal account and not to be mistaken for medical advice***
Join Jeanie and Jenni, dear friends, as they discuss life after a surgical menopause from full hysterectomy including:
- Sex after menopause - "I felt like an almond"
- Is your spiritual love and power connected to your womb? If so what happens when it's removed?
- How "Fanny cream is like a facial for your fanny"
- Are you welcome in womb circles when you don't have a womb?
- Menopause or Metamorphosis? Your next chapter.
- Doing a ceremony on your womb to say goodbye.
Please seek trusted medical advice before using any pharmaceutical items mentioned in this episode.
References - Women who run with wolves https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_Who_Run_with_the_Wolves
11 Apr 2023
S4 Ep 36 - Sally Parkes Women's Yoga Specialist
Do you teach mainly women over 35?
Are you a women over 35?
Then listen to this!
In part 2 of our Menopause series Jeanie interviews Sally Parkes - Women's Yoga Specialist
Sally and Jeanie discuss:
- How hot flushes can be a way to burn up tamas (stagnant or 'manky' energy as Sally says) creating room for new ideas, creativity, healing.
- Sally's realisation "I'm probably over half way through my life and there really is no time to waste", how perimenopause has allowed her live better.
- Adaptations and focus points for 35+ yr old body pelvic floor or pelvic carriage.
- Are you postnatal or perimenopausal....or both!?
- The intense dreams and processing during perimenopause
- What can yoga teachers do to help those over 35/40 with their movement practice
- And so much more!
Connect with Sally and check out her upcoming trainings here: https://sallyparkesyoga.com/
25 Mar 2023
S4 Ep 35 - Menopausal Sisters in a Nightclub - Rachel Boon Naturopath & Medical Herbalist
If you have a womb then you need to listen to this episode.
If you know someone with a womb, you need to listen to this episode!
Join Jeanie as she goes on a deep dive into the hormonal shifts in the womb with Rachel Boon, exploring various stages, including Menopause.
We discuss:
- How Oestrogen is the Party Animal Twin ordering shots on a school night
- Progesterone is Sensible Twin ordering the Uber and carrying the high heels
- Why pooing is so important for our hormonal balance
- Perimenopause is like a second puberty
- Connections between the womb and our brain including the Hypothalamus, Pituitary, Ovarian Axis - Communication Super Highway
- Non hormonal Contraception
- Menopause is technically only 1 day!
- HRT - what's it all about?
- Herbs and foods for balancing hormones
- How Low Progesterone can mean more anxiety
References:
Rachel Boon - www.rachelboon.co.uk (http://www.rachelboon.co.uk/)
Instagram: @naturopathherbalist (https://www.instagram.com/naturopathherbalist/)
Facebook: @naturopathandherbalist (https://www.facebook.com/NaturopathandHerbalist/)
Red school - https://www.redschool.net/
4,000 weeks - https://www.oliverburkeman.com/books
Clinical Psychologist Episode - https://open.spotify.com/episode/5WtK5AFnGzu8NDNMgoaqDT?si=Q3XY6BQFTp2ETuW503GmNQ
Ananda's Episode - https://open.spotify.com/episode/0Ees2vx0Prw9M4mPavGLwI?si=CIE2MIFST_6YDZDhVp6w4g
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