Dr Karina Smith
Dr Karina Smith
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What even is Trauma Informed Yoga?
This term is used very liberally in the yoga verse, but what does it actually mean to claim this title?
In today's bonus podcast episode, I get into this, and so much more, with the amazing Grace Tempany.
A powerful Irish presence in our yin yoga global community, Grace Tempany is a Senior Teacher with Yoga Alliance Professionals, a Trainer Pro and Mentor, specialised in yin, functional yoga, and trauma-informed somatic practices.
As a trainee psychotherapist, her lens is inherently person-centred. As a former secondary school teacher, the art of teaching has been her bedrock. Her teaching is built on the foundation of inclusion.
Since she started teaching yoga ten years ago, she has dedicated her practice, research and teaching to providing the most accessible space for everybody to practise being in their bodies, and learn to gain a deeper connection with themselves, their truth, their voice and their own unique and personal journey. She marries pedagogical expertise, lived and felt experience as knowledge, and the most up-to-date research from the yoga, education, and therapy worlds.
She created her own school of yoga because she believes in a deeper and more well-rounded yoga education. She knows that deep thinkers and old souls looking for retreats are yearning for more depth and integration opportunities. And she listened to to the soul whispers nudging her to create a home for many others out there who have yet to find theirs within the yoga community.
In 2023 ISFYT: The International School of Functional Yoga Teachers was born. In the making for at least the last 3 years, it will no doubt continue to evolve for many years to come.
Check out Grace's podcast:
"Fallen from Grace: reluctant conversations"
open.spotify.com/show/54XL6EOGsRbMq30MMgZ7Bh?si=ae5b4d101ed44e31
And check out Grace's amazing work with her yoga school:
⁠isfyt.com/⁠
I hope you enjoy this bonus episode.
Love Karina xx
podcast "fallen from grace"
website isfyt.com
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What do healthy tissues in the body feel like, and how can you take care of your hydration?
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🎙️In episode 12 of the Dr Karina Smith podcast, I am speaking to the wonderful Kendall Satie. Kendall is a Melbourne based Osteopath with a passion for working closely with patients to get them back to doing the things they love to do. With many years of experience as a Remedial Massage Therapist, heavily influencing her assessment and treatment style, she loves balancing the two modalities to ...
S2E11 YouTube HL 1
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🎙️ Excerpt from the FULL podcast episode 11 of the Dr. Karina Smith Podcast. www.drkarinasmith.com/podcast Check out the full episode here: ua-cam.com/video/ywnzNct7Sjc/v-deo.html Be guided by Dominique Salerno as she shares a profound reset breath. Excellent for times of panic, emotional and nervous system dis-regulation. I have personally used this many times myself, or when clients arrive fo...
The power of Pranayama
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🎙️In episode 11 of the Dr Karina Smith podcast, I am speaking to the one and only Dominique Salerno. Dominique founded the infamous Australian Yoga Academy here in Melbourne, and has been teaching public classes and training you teachers for over 20 years. Amongst many of her yoga passions, is the practice of Pranayama. This ancient medicine of utilising the breath, is probably needed now in th...
Your hyper-extended elbow is not a problem!
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This video explains how you can test to see if a student has a hyperextended elbow or if their elbow perhaps has a carrying angle. Remembering that neither of these structural presentations are dangerous or problematic for the student in their yoga practice, unless they find that they are getting some kind of pain in their elbow joints after weight bearing postures. Want to learn more about Fun...
Johannah Ashley; the art of pulse taking
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In episode 10 of the Dr Karina Smith podcast, I am speaking to the fantastic Johannah Ashley. Long-time Acupuncturist and student of Classical Acupuncture, Johannah runs a Chinese Medicine clinic in regional Victoria Australia, where for the past 6 years she has committed to practicing the compliment channels of Classical Chinese Medicine. These are the channels of Acupuncture written out of Hi...
Toe Squat
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Toe Squat is a pose from Yin Yoga that strongly targets the joints of the toes, ankles, and the skin and tissue of the soles of the feet. Depending on your anatomy; the variation of your ankle, the natural extension capacity of your toes, or the thick/tight nature of your plantar fascia, you might need an option for Toe Squat, that is milder. In this video I will guide you through my step-by-st...
Are you afraid of needles?
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Are you nervous at the thought of needles? Does your fear of needles put you off ever trying Acupuncture for your health? You are not alone. I have had many people on my treatment table who tell me, (moments before I start the acupuncture), that they are very afraid of needles. Sometimes these are people who are covered in tattoos, which I find very interesting. In this video I talk about the d...
Spring Yin & Chinese Medicine Masterclass
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This Spring Yin Masterclass is a class designed to introduce the concepts of Spring time from a Chinese Medicine lens. With a focus on the physical and emotional health of the Liver and Gallbladder organs/meridians, this workshop begins with a detailed explanation of how Chinese Medicine considers these organs, followed by a guided yin yoga practice to experience the energetics and inner connec...
Why can't I press my shins to the floor?
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This video takes a look at how the relationship between the height of the foot and the tibia bone might have different implications for a person during yoga postures such as child's pose, saddle pose, and even simply being on all fours for your cat cow pose. Not everyone can be on all fours and "press their shins into the floor" for example. Here we see two different examples of this, as well a...
Sphinx pose
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Sphinx/Seal pose are backbends from Yin Yoga. Sphinx is a great place to start, and can be explored further by adjusting the pose into the Seal variation. In this video I will guide you into Sphinx pose, and offer some variations so that you can find the version that suits you best. 1. Sphinx pose 2. Adjusting the legs 3. Seal pose 4. Hanging or supported head 5. Sacrum resting on the block
My most Common Health Advice as a Dr of Chinese Medicine
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As an acupuncturist I encounter really common health issues with my patients all day long. There are some really simple preventative health measures that you can be doing, to ensure you don't get sick as often, you have god vitality, and your body has the energy it needs for a long healthy life. These are some of the most common pieces of advice I share with my patients: 1. Stop drinking coffee...
Stop Using These Yoga Cues!
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As a yoga teacher passionate about skeletal variation education, there are lots of "yoga cues" that make me cringe when I hear them. Only a certain percentage of the people in the class will be able to attain them, because of their bone structure, or "skeletal variation". Which means lots of other students will forever feel like they are not good at yoga. The more you learn about the beautiful ...
What is the difference between PCO and PCOS?
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What is the difference between polycystic ovaries (PCO) and polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)? These terms are sometimes used interchangeably, and both of them will indicate certain presentations with the health of the ovaries, but the actual details of why, and what is going on in your body are very different, and will require different approaches and treatment. In this video I gave a basic b...
Dragon pose
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Dragon pose is a strong lunge posture from Yin Yoga that targets the hip flexor and quad group of the back leg. It is well known for the intense sensations it provides through the hip flexor, which some people love, and others find too strong. In this video I will walk you through how to set up for Dragon, and also show you four other variations of this pose: 1. Classic dragon 2. Propping the h...
Michael Max - Full Podcast Episode
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Michael Max - Full Podcast Episode
Are you actually hydrated?
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Are you actually hydrated?
Why can't I get my heels to the floor in downward dog?
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Why can't I get my heels to the floor in downward dog?
Are you hydrated? - Full Podcast Episode
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Are you hydrated? - Full Podcast Episode
Butterfly Pose
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Butterfly Pose
Caterpillar pose
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Caterpillar pose
Mandy Gratzer - Full Podcast Episode
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Mandy Gratzer - Full Podcast Episode
Healing the whole body with Jarryd Harvey
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Healing the whole body with Jarryd Harvey
Jarryd Harvey - Full Podcast Episode
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Jarryd Harvey - Full Podcast Episode
Yin Yoga for the shoulders and upper body
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Yin Yoga for the shoulders and upper body
Yin Yoga to calm the heart
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Yin Yoga to calm the heart
Mantras and Mudra in Yin Yoga
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Mantras and Mudra in Yin Yoga
How many acupuncture sessions will I need?
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How many acupuncture sessions will I need?
Heidi Trigar | Full Podcast Episode
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Heidi Trigar | Full Podcast Episode
How to chart your BBT using "Fertility Friend"
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How to chart your BBT using "Fertility Friend"

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  • @ankeschlaeffer7577
    @ankeschlaeffer7577 13 годин тому

    Wonderful, thank you!❤

  • @mrm-velsinghyoutube.kumbak8547

    💙💙💯✅🕉️🌸🙏🌼👏👏🌆🌆🌉🌉🌃🌃

  • @carollazerick9637
    @carollazerick9637 6 днів тому

    Nidra interrupted by ads?!.?

    • @DrKarinaSmith
      @DrKarinaSmith 6 днів тому

      ahh I'm so sorry, they keep turning them back on. I am definitely not getting paid lol. Thanks for bringing this to my attention. My apologies for the disturbance.

  • @figleafyogi
    @figleafyogi 6 днів тому

    OMG....I can attribute the health issues I have had for several years to my dampness-inducing diet. I was heavy on sweet morning smoothies, citrus and cold fruits, nut butters for breakfast. Mostly everything I have been eating has contributed to an imbalanced spleen and body dampness. This video is very helpful. I've been making yogi tea (ginger, cardamon, clove and pepper) to warm up my digestion and have it in the morning as well as roasted dandelion root tea. There are several things I need to change ASAP! I have been warming up my oat milk for my smoothie but another Dr on UA-cam said to eat food, not drink it and banana is considered cold in TCM. I have to revamp my entire approach to food.

    • @DrKarinaSmith
      @DrKarinaSmith 6 днів тому

      its such a different approach hey! good on you for being open to making changes

  • @NancySchulz-u1o
    @NancySchulz-u1o 9 днів тому

    Thank you. I'm going to a herblist and he's helping me.. Nancy

  • @YungSavage-h8z
    @YungSavage-h8z 10 днів тому

    Can PID causes PCO

    • @DrKarinaSmith
      @DrKarinaSmith 9 днів тому

      to my understanding no. Not from a chinese med perspective. And PID is a blanket term to describe inflammation in the pelvis of I understand that correctly?

    • @YungSavage-h8z
      @YungSavage-h8z 9 днів тому

      @@DrKarinaSmith Thank You

  • @desertfox432
    @desertfox432 Місяць тому

    Drain the swamp! ✊

  • @wildnwoollyfarm9982
    @wildnwoollyfarm9982 Місяць тому

    "Cricket"...this sugar bowl squatty pose made me think Cricket, Cricket...Really enjoying spending time practicing with you! You'll be seeing more of me in the future! I'm halfway 'round the world, so that's cyberspeakin'🤩

  • @YinYoga_StefanieArend
    @YinYoga_StefanieArend Місяць тому

    I wonderful conversation, thank you so much! 🙏🥰☯

  • @morningglory.213
    @morningglory.213 Місяць тому

    Also! I realized I feel the most connected to myself and more interested in my hobbies during this time I wonder why that happens

  • @virginaiachance8324
    @virginaiachance8324 Місяць тому

    Is there anything I can do to prevent the dizziness and little neck discomfort. Anytime I lay flat with no neck support I seem to get dizzy and neck discomfort not sure how to work around it lol

    • @DrKarinaSmith
      @DrKarinaSmith Місяць тому

      oooh have you had any imaging done on your neck?

    • @virginaiachance8324
      @virginaiachance8324 Місяць тому

      @@DrKarinaSmith They didn’t find anything but it is super hard on that area and causes me migraines so I try to be easy on my exercises but I manage lol but I want to do more but the dizziness and neck thing scare me because if I do something wrong I pay for it later with a migraine. I really want to do more than I can right now.

    • @DrKarinaSmith
      @DrKarinaSmith Місяць тому

      @@virginaiachance8324 If you prop your head a certain way when laying flat does this prevent issues? If so, just take that prop with you to class and whenever you are laying flat use the prop to support your unique anatomy

    • @virginaiachance8324
      @virginaiachance8324 Місяць тому

      @@DrKarinaSmith yes it does help. Thank you ☺️

  • @Bauernbund1959
    @Bauernbund1959 Місяць тому

    great practice. Thanks for sharing

  • @Naturegirl501
    @Naturegirl501 Місяць тому

    Thankyou. This was fantastic and just what was needed ❤

  • @andiebrookemaines4080
    @andiebrookemaines4080 Місяць тому

    I am so grateful that I came across this video, the extreme amount of fatigue, anxiety, mood swings that I battle. I am desperate for sleep some days before my cycle, eating, craving sweet. This knowledge is good.

  • @PRonYouTube
    @PRonYouTube Місяць тому

    I'm sorry, but I think you may be swinging too far the other way - there is such a thing as excessive normalization. Let's not normalize true pathologies. Ankle dorsiflexion *is* innate to us, look at any newborn. Unfortunately our modern lifestyles have made us lose it as we age. It is becoming an increasingly rare skill that needs to be trained, whereas cultures that normalize the Asian squat rarely deal with this issue. I appreciate the spirit of "we are all special and unique", but there is also wisdom in ancient teachings that shouldn't be glossed over.

  • @mandyarchery3780
    @mandyarchery3780 2 місяці тому

    This is excellent information. ❤ I came of the pill in May after 23 years and it's been terrible.

  • @lissomecoral
    @lissomecoral 2 місяці тому

    People should be aware of this & take it seriously. Only by that there will be changes in the workplace policies. I hope the women with huge influence are working on it. Also we as women should not quickly invalidate other women who express their sufferings just because we only experience milder cycles.

  • @everydayisricenewday
    @everydayisricenewday 2 місяці тому

    Wow I am going through this right now and I am going to be kinder to myself! :) Thank you!

  • @ennisonrosa3
    @ennisonrosa3 2 місяці тому

    This is so helpful! I've never managed to do this pose and finally understand that it is due to tension in my lower back and not because there is something dreadfully wrong with my body 😅

  • @elizabethreid9799
    @elizabethreid9799 2 місяці тому

    Thanks Karina ❤

  • @ems9097
    @ems9097 2 місяці тому

    what a great explanation with wonderful alternatives! thank you so much Dr Karina

  • @partychokes
    @partychokes 2 місяці тому

    Love this practice - I'm preparing to teach a liver/gallbladder themed Yin class this evening and this practice really helped me feel into the spaciousness of my body. Thank you for sharing 💚

  • @gersendedupont1654
    @gersendedupont1654 2 місяці тому

    What about feeling down in the middle of the cycle, around ovulation time? Have noticed this some more since being middle aged 🤔

  • @tarasBUGRYN
    @tarasBUGRYN 2 місяці тому

    Thank you!

  • @Ironman10720
    @Ironman10720 3 місяці тому

    I am new, how much time will it take me to learn?

  • @Kattreat
    @Kattreat 3 місяці тому

    Finally someone speak out ! Thank you!

  • @lindslambden
    @lindslambden 3 місяці тому

    Excellent!! Thank you!❤

  • @mrm-velsinghyoutube.kumbak8547
    @mrm-velsinghyoutube.kumbak8547 3 місяці тому

    Namaskar India yogini Dr🪷🕉️🕉️🌅👏🙏💕💙💙🌀🤘🤘🤘

  • @pc_hmk2204
    @pc_hmk2204 3 місяці тому

    I feel more exhausted on whole week of ovulation. Also mild cramps and bloating. And normal cramps on period day 1 and 2.

  • @Bmonkeygurl
    @Bmonkeygurl 3 місяці тому

    I can't figure out a good strap posture to lie on my back, bend my knees and grab my ankles.

    • @DrKarinaSmith
      @DrKarinaSmith 3 місяці тому

      Is this for a happy baby type position? Could you hold the backs of your thighs?

    • @Bmonkeygurl
      @Bmonkeygurl 3 місяці тому

      @DrKarinaSmith I do ok with happy baby. I am not sure what it is called. I tried the blocks though and it made some things much more doable

  • @Bmonkeygurl
    @Bmonkeygurl 3 місяці тому

    Mine can't either! It is impossible to get certain poses to work without blocks.

    • @DrKarinaSmith
      @DrKarinaSmith 3 місяці тому

      Use the blocks, it is life changing! And don't listen to anyone say you should not need them.

  • @kylielandingin5737
    @kylielandingin5737 3 місяці тому

    First day of mens and I feel fatigue along with dysmenorrhea and leg pain. But still have to go to work. Wish there is a work policy for this like a 1st day mens leave or can work from home. Fyi, on days without mens, I can walk 6000 to 10k steps per day but 1st day of mens I feel like I don't have the energy to even walk 1k

  • @shalalalaaa4126
    @shalalalaaa4126 3 місяці тому

    I'm the only one who feels exhausted one week after their period? Cause I also feel like that before my period and it makes sense, but I noticed that always, the week after (or after a week) of my period I go through an horrendous fatigue, like, always.

    • @RiniHS96100
      @RiniHS96100 Місяць тому

      I am experiencing that right now a week after my period

  • @lisahoward207
    @lisahoward207 4 місяці тому

    So beautiful- very needed-arriving as needed- thank you Karina x

  • @jaysun3260
    @jaysun3260 4 місяці тому

    This was enlightening

  • @estycki
    @estycki 4 місяці тому

    just curious how is adjusting your car seat for you? I find I tend to get upper back pain on long drives trying to hold my arms straight up towards the steering wheel, I'm either leaning my seat forward or overstretching my back - while I see other people reclined back and arms relaxed.. people tell me to just move the seat forward but I have long legs and then they bend and hit the steering wheel... but I suspected I have short arms 😅 not as your short as yours, but I can tell in certain situations, including yoga, something is a bit off. I appreciate someone else pointing that some support is appropriate.

    • @DrKarinaSmith
      @DrKarinaSmith 3 місяці тому

      Awesome question! My seat headrest is one of those ones that pushes your head forward. I took it out, and turned it around and now the flat part is where my head rests. Solved lots of discomfort issues for me in my shoulders and upper body!

    • @estycki
      @estycki 3 місяці тому

      @@DrKarinaSmith I have heard other people do that too! I wonder if I can do that in my car... nice to hear that helps!

  • @Claire_Davidson
    @Claire_Davidson 4 місяці тому

    What a great tutorial! I actually tore my meniscus in saddle pose when I first started in a yin yoga class. I am much more body aware now.

    • @DrKarinaSmith
      @DrKarinaSmith 3 місяці тому

      I'm so sorry to hear that! It is such a common yoga injury. One that would not happen so much if we had more knowledge on bone compression in the hip.

  • @nadiraosman6726
    @nadiraosman6726 4 місяці тому

    Amazing 👏 🙀 ❤❤❤❤

  • @Timetraveler1111MN
    @Timetraveler1111MN 4 місяці тому

    Also worrying- overthinking is a factor; grief unresolved

    • @DrKarinaSmith
      @DrKarinaSmith 3 місяці тому

      overthinking is huge! Such a root issue in many health imbalances x

  • @Ladida386
    @Ladida386 4 місяці тому

    What do you think about lymph drainage? Does it help or not?

    • @DrKarinaSmith
      @DrKarinaSmith 4 місяці тому

      yes it can help, but its not getting to the root cause as to why damp is being created in the first place.

    • @Ladida386
      @Ladida386 4 місяці тому

      @@DrKarinaSmith yes I get that. My problem is overthinking, as well as damp climate where I live. A lot of fog and rain from autumn to spring. It's so obvious that when I go to dryer climate my body starts to work differently. I definitely need to move away from where I live. I'm using sauna, lymph drainage, dry brushing... And I'm working on cleaning my diet.

  • @LoveAlwaysYoga
    @LoveAlwaysYoga 4 місяці тому

    This was awesome!!!!! Thank you!!

  • @nokita777
    @nokita777 4 місяці тому

    Thanks i need do this.

  • @tablesbytheseasons7902
    @tablesbytheseasons7902 5 місяців тому

    Thank you so much...your presentations are some of the best I've seen- and I've watched/listened to hundreds...I really appreciate the way you dont over complicate your explanations...the way you express and carry your voice with even tones is very welcoming and pleasing to my sensitive ears and helps me retain the information...you are a natural teacher, thank you for making these awesome presentations.

    • @DrKarinaSmith
      @DrKarinaSmith 5 місяців тому

      oh my goodness, thank you so much for this beautiful feedback. And thank you for tuning in xxx

  • @chefsheila2428
    @chefsheila2428 5 місяців тому

    Is it possible to have a very heavy period (lasting more than a month) full of blood clots because of phlegm damnpness?

    • @DrKarinaSmith
      @DrKarinaSmith 5 місяців тому

      possibly. But it sounds like other patterns to me. That is way too much blood to be losing every month. If you have not done so already, I advise you book in for a pelvic exam and ultrasound to see what might be causing the heavy blood loss.

  • @callisto9149
    @callisto9149 5 місяців тому

    I wish there were more videos about menstruation cycles and grief for women who want children and the aging body.

    • @DrKarinaSmith
      @DrKarinaSmith 5 місяців тому

      Hey there, do you want some content on the unspoken journey of fertility for women?

  • @jend450
    @jend450 5 місяців тому

    Love! Hoping for more yin/ qigong videos - have them on repeat so soothing

  • @jend450
    @jend450 6 місяців тому

    Absolutely loved the combination so very relaxing

    • @DrKarinaSmith
      @DrKarinaSmith 6 місяців тому

      thank you so much for this feedback. May I ask, were you interrupted by ads? (Ive had some trouble with this setting)

  • @jend450
    @jend450 6 місяців тому

    Wonderful practice

  • @jend450
    @jend450 6 місяців тому

    I am so twisted doing neck yoga moves my legs were on fire and that’s where the movement was most intense (I do have a neck impediment that I’m working on)

  • @jend450
    @jend450 6 місяців тому

    Lovely