Blue Hour

Limb by Limb: A Conversation About Yoga

Season 6 Episode 48

Most people have some familiarity with yoga but very few understand that it's part of a comprehensive practice that includes much more than how you move your body.

In this episode, Adina chats with yoga instructor Jenn Pynch. Jenn has been teaching yoga for over twenty years. She’s studied yoga and pilates for 30 years and remains a dedicated student in the traditions of Ashtanga and Iyengar Yoga. 

During their conversation, Adina and Jenn discussed

  • The value of proper instruction
  • The value of understanding lineage and tradition
  • The 8 limbs of yoga
  • Yoga for trauma and anxiety

Resources Mentioned:

Light On Yoga by B.K.S. Iyengar

Light On Pranayama by B.K.S. Iyengar

The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali

Rocket Yoga

Vini Yoga

Specializing in movement for athletes and yoga for all abilities, Jenn teaches an alignment based and anatomically focused practice. Developed for injury prevention and restoring the body post-game and after travel, her workshops and classes have been featured at several camps, colleges and festivals. Jenn is honored to have worked with the NCAA, NBA, NFL and Burton, for both on and off season strength and conditioning sessions.

Jenn currently offers group and private instruction in person. Her intention is to share the skills & tools that have inspired and changed her own life- mind, body and spirit. Jenn believes that each practitioner requires a personal approach that involves curiosity, investigation, determination and practical application.

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Adina Arden Cooper is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who prefers to refer to herself as a Shadow Guide and Soul Healing Specialist. She helps highly sensitive creative visionaries heal trauma so they can not only survive this human experience but thrive in the expression of their greatest gifts. Adina has over 20 years of experience in education and mental health. She's also an artist, a seeker, a mother, and very curious person.

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Joshua Zamrin is a nomadic soul guide, somatic life coach, and sacred purpose mentor, deeply immersed in the realms of embodiment, shamanic wisdom, and mythopoetic exploration. With a background in nervous system regulation, mindfulness, and compassionate communication, he weaves together ancient and modern practices to help others reconnect with their deepest truth. His work is rooted in rites of passage, initiation, and the sacred journey of becoming, drawing inspiration from indigenous traditions, soul-centered psychology, and the raw wisdom of nature.