Better Posture, Better Breath: Vimla Lalvani’s Guide to Real Yoga | The Champagne Yogi #1

Описание: Better Posture, Better Breath: Vimla Lalvani’s Guide to Real Yoga
Unlock pain-free posture, calmer breathing, and a steadier mind with yoga pioneer Vimla Lalvani. In this episode, Vimla cuts through trends and myths to explain Real Yoga: alignment first, breath that actually works, and simple, practical tools you can use today—at any age.

Trained directly under B.K.S. Iyengar in India in the late 1960s, Vimla has taught yoga for over 50 years. She shares why posture must come before pranayama, how flexibility comes through breath (not force), and what truly makes a good teacher. This is yoga as a discipline, a science, and a lifelong practice—not a performance.

The conversation also explores yoga’s role in emotional resilience, including stress, anxiety, panic, grief, and aging well. Vimla offers grounded, compassionate insight shaped by decades of teaching, personal loss, and deep study.

What you’ll learn

The #1 misconception about yoga—and how to fix it in 5 minutes

Posture vs breath: which comes first (and why it matters)

Flexibility through breath, not pushing or forcing

A 60-second grounding breath for panic and anxiety

Candle-gazing for calming a restless or “monkey” mind

Safe ways to start yoga if you’re over 50 or can’t get on the floor

How yoga supports grief, stress, and emotional regulation

Why yoga is a science, not a religion

A candid take on hot yoga, modern training, and teacher standards

Chapters

[00:00] Intro
[01:28] Biggest misconception about yoga
[02:13] What “Real Yoga” actually means
[03:49] Training with B.K.S. Iyengar in India
[04:51] First yoga class at 19 — life-changing moment
[10:17] Why Iyengar finally accepted her
[14:03] Discipline, compassion & daily practice
[17:19] Yoga for busy people (5-minute practice)
[19:27] Flexibility, posture & modern desk life
[22:47] Meditation for people who struggle to sit still
[27:08] Resetting your life with yoga & environment
[31:16] Yoga, Ayurveda & the science of life
[35:18] Why many modern teachers fall short
[41:44] Iyengar’s approval — a defining moment
[47:09] Breathwork for panic
[48:16] Using yoga to process grief
[53:04] The one pose she’d do for life
[57:35] Yoga research with UCLA
[1:03:12] Hot yoga: origins, risks & misconceptions
[1:09:10] Menopause, hormones & shoulder stand
[1:12:02] The pose that changed her life — Surya Namaskar

CO - Host : Jade Coles
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Resources

📘 Real Yoga by Vimla Lalvani
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Real-Yoga-pu...

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