Energy Works Podcast

In this solo episode, Lauren explores the connection between our emotions, our bodies, and long-term health through the lenses of Energy Medicine Yoga, Ayurveda, and Chinese medicine, looking at how unresolved, "undigested" emotional experiences can show up in the body, alongside what Western research reveals about the link between emotional wellbeing, stress, and physical health.

Chrissy teaches yoga in some of the hardest spaces imaginable: locked inpatient units, juvenile detention centers, geriatric care. No mats, no "namaste." Just accessible, choice-based practices that help people rebuild agency and realize they aren't broken.

If you've ever wanted to help others heal, but never imagined yourself becoming a yoga teacher, this episode is for you.
Lauren and Blaine share the inspiration behind their new Energy to Heal Facilitator Training at Omega this October.

In this week's solo episode, Blaine explores why that happens through the lens of Chinese Medicine's Five Element Theory. Discover how fear, joy, and grief shape your relationship with gratitude, why it can be difficult to fully receive the good moments in your life, and a simple practice to help you return to gratitude when fear takes over.

Summer's busy, high-energy pace can leave us feeling drained. In this solo episode, Lauren shares how Chinese Medicine and Energy Medicine Yoga remind us that balance doesn't come from doing more, it comes from knowing when to slow down.

In this episode of Big Ideas, Blaine is joined by her Food Energetics teacher, Kimberly Ashton of @QiFoodTherapy, for a conversation about Five Element Nutrition, seasonal eating, and why one-size-fits-all nutrition advice often falls short.

After learning that a yoga teacher she studied with in India has been accused by multiple women of sexual misconduct spanning more than a decade, Blaine explores a difficult but important question:
What happens when the people we trust misuse their power?

In this week's solo episode, Lauren explores why breaking old habits isn't just about willpower, it's actually about working with your body's energy. Discover how the Triple Warmer energy system influences change and learn a simple Energy Medicine technique to help calm resistance and welcome new possibilities.

In this episode, Blaine shares the story of signing up for a duathlon and then spending the weeks leading up to it wondering if she should back out. With a full schedule and plenty of reasons not to go, she chose to show up anyway.

In this episode, Lauren and Blaine explore the connection between self-care, leadership, and commitment through the lens of Energy Medicine Yoga and the Five Elements.
They also share a big milestone in Blaine's journey from student to co-owner of EMYoga, and the personal growth, responsibility, and trust that came with it.

In this episode, Lauren explores anger as spring’s emotion in Energy Medicine Yoga and shares simple practices to help you release stuck energy, find clarity, and channel anger into positive action.

Through the lens of Energy Medicine and the Fire Element, she explores why the chest tightens, why the nervous system gets activated so quickly around familiar people, and how the body tries to balance connection with protection.