Finding ways to limit your expectations while still having excitement for what is to come can be a complicated path to walk. In this episode Patrick and Carling chat about there own process wrangling their expectations while staying open to joy on and off the mat!

In this episode Patrick and Carling explore the relationship between being good and having your talents work for you.

In this episode we give you three tips that will help you find balance upside down in any inversion! This was inspired from our recent Awakening Inversion Training in Seattle at our studio Commune Yoga.

In this episode we discuss experience and how it can be nurturing our growth or numbing us to our reality.

In this episode we discuss what exactly "Alignment Yoga" is and how we might define the differences between Good and Bad alignment. We wonder who exactly gets to decide the alignment rules, and if we really can apply them as students and teachers.

We are officially back from baby hiatus and talking about one of the more hot button issues when it comes to teaching yoga! Can you teach something in class if you can't perform it in your own asana practice? We discuss how to make this a reality and the steps it takes to bringing authenticity into your teachings.

In this episode we sit down and have an open conversation about Carling's journey as a yoga student over the course of her pregnancy.

Teaching new students can be a tricky game, in this episode we talk about our experience teaching new students and offer five tips that will help you structure your classes and have success sharing knowledge!

In honor of July 4th we're throwing it way back to 1996 with a special guest to watch the classic movie Independence Day. Have a laugh with us in this pop culture focused episode as we invade a world run by Will Smith, Jeff Goldbloom, and Bill Pullman as they try and save the world from alien anarchy!

We all procrastinate. It is one of the most impossible things to avoid, sometimes we all need that sense of urgency to kick in so we can transform into our best selves, but other times it can lead to stress and negativity. In this episode we talk about where we are currently struggling with a lack of planning and how to notice when bad patterns are taking over day to day life!

Find some time to do nothing? Life is busy. For all of us. Job or no job, kids or no kids, intentional or not - things just seem to pile up. There is so much constant stimulation going on that it can lead to an immense level of sensory overload. In this episode we discuss how to step away from the madness (even if its just for a minute) and back into yourself!

In this episode we talk about exploring the yoga practice, getting into the roots of what you are looking for, and finding a practice that suits those needs.

The cultural phenomenon broken down from our nerdy perspective, enjoy as we dive deep into our own fan theories and talk real world approaches to Game of Thrones.

In this episode we discuss the pervasive messaging that we should be able to "do it all" and how that affects our notions of control, worthiness, and purpose. What does it actually mean to "do it all" and why do we think we can, or should be able to anyways?

You have your 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training Certificate, now what?! In this episode we go over 5 key things to help you land your first job and become part of the local yoga community where you live.

Patrick and Carling chat about the long distance side of their relationship, what it means to stay connected while apart, the miracle of Facetime, and their best tips for maintaining an integrated, authentic, long term relationship across borders.

Welcome to our new podcast, Life in Commune! We are beyond excited to be back sharing with all of you. In this first episode we set the scene for what is to come then laugh through an speedy update of what we have been up to and why we are moving on from our previous podcast.