Light Not Might

HEY!  You are in the middle of a pandemic and what is supposed to be the tail end of an entire year in quarantine. Of course you are struggling on so many levels! I have some info for you to consider. Mother Nature, your life coach, has a preference for ketones, and not glucose, for fueling the various important functions of your brain and body.    

Are you pretty sure that meditation and yoga are not working? They can't unless you get off sugar. Are you telling yourself a story that hormones are the reason you cannot get to your goal weight?  You're right. Sugar is why. Insulin is the very hormone that is to blame. When you eat carbs, your  pancreas secretes this fat-storage command to every cell in your body. Fat loss, weight loss and mental health cannot remotely happen if you  are a sugar-burner. When you eat carbs, your body converts them to glucose to fuel your brain. What happens next is a hormonal roller coaster that, unless you are exercising 7 hours a day, leads to fat storage.  

STARVE YOUR BODY OF SUGAR AND GUESS WHAT HAPPENS NEXT.............

Join in the fun with Danielle Day, Seattle-based author, lifestyle coach, Yoga teacher trainer and mystical LIGHTWORKER. In this 20 part series, you will learn Nature-Based practices and concepts for making sense of the magical world around you. Health, wealth and happiness are tangible blessings you can create right now.

This series is for anyone at a point in life where satisfaction and contentment are elusive. Danielle is 53 years old this year, and speaks with passion about cultivating magic and manifestation in the back half of life. Tai Chi'll, Magical Daoism, Ayurveda, crystals, forest bathing, meditation, and gratitude challenges are all a part of the fun. There is a reason you feel better beside a fireplace, working with crystals, hiking in the forest and mountains, and sitting beside the ocean, or any river or lake. Learn how to lean into Mother Nature's Coaching with your guide Danielle Day.

Are you ready to unlock the secrets to living with greater peace and ease? This high-vibration content is sure to make you smile, long after the episode ends. Feel free to jump in for any session, as they are presented in no special order.    Let's get into it!

This episode is for anyone who feels like their brain is broken.  Whether by screen time, the stresses of WFH, or mental health in the year 2021, this chat is for you.  Enjoy!

Join in the fun with Danielle Day, Seattle-based author, lifestyle coach, Yoga teacher trainer and mystical LIGHTWORKER. In this 20 part series, you will learn Nature-Based practices and concepts for making sense of the magical world around you. Health, wealth and happiness are tangible blessings you can create right now.

This series is for anyone at a point in life where satisfaction and contentment are elusive. Danielle is 53 years old this year, and speaks with passion about cultivating magic and manifestation in the back half of life. Tai Chi'll, Magical Daoism, Ayurveda, crystals, forest bathing, meditation, and gratitude challenges are all a part of the fun. There is a reason you feel better beside a fireplace, working with crystals, hiking in the forest and mountains, and sitting beside the ocean, or any river or lake. Learn how to lean into Mother Nature's Coaching with your guide Danielle Day.

Are you ready to unlock the secrets to living with greater peace and ease? This high-vibration content is sure to make you smile, long after the episode ends. Feel free to jump in for any session, as they are presented in no special order.    Let's get into it!

If Mother Nature is a Life Coach, then The Moon is most definitely her Personal Private Executive Secretary managing the family calendar behind the scenes!

Align with the planets and shine!

Join in the fun with Danielle Day, Seattle-based author, lifestyle coach, Yoga teacher trainer and mystical LIGHTWORKER. In this 20 part series, you will learn Nature-Based practices and concepts for making sense of the magical world around you. Health, wealth and happiness are tangible blessings you can create right now.

This series is for anyone at a point in life where satisfaction and contentment are elusive. Danielle is 53 years old this year, and speaks with passion about cultivating magic and manifestation in the back half of life. Tai Chi'll, Magical Daoism, Ayurveda, crystals, forest bathing, meditation, and gratitude challenges are all a part of the fun. There is a reason you feel better beside a fireplace, working with crystals, hiking in the forest and mountains, and sitting beside the ocean, or any river or lake. Learn how to lean into Mother Nature's Coaching with your guide Danielle Day.

Are you ready to unlock the secrets to living with greater peace and ease? This high-vibration content is sure to make you smile, long after the episode ends. Feel free to jump in for any session, as they are presented in no special order.    Let's get into it!

“Water Finds its Own Level”  

The element of water is at the heart of self care. Enjoy metaphor and the metaphysical with your host Danielle “Never a Bad” Day today. Happy Valentines Day!! 

Join in the fun with Danielle Day, Seattle-based author, lifestyle coach, Yoga teacher trainer and mystical LIGHTWORKER. In this 20 part series, you will learn Nature-Based practices and concepts for making sense of the magical world around you. Health, wealth and happiness are tangible blessings you can create right now.

This series is for anyone at a point in life where satisfaction and contentment are elusive. Danielle is 53 years old this year, and speaks with passion about cultivating magic and manifestation in the back half of life. Tai Chi'll, Magical Daoism, Ayurveda, crystals, forest bathing, meditation, and gratitude challenges are all a part of the fun. There is a reason you feel better beside a fireplace, working with crystals, hiking in the forest and mountains, and sitting beside the ocean, or any river or lake. Learn how to lean into Mother Nature's Coaching with your guide Danielle Day.

Are you ready to unlock the secrets to living with greater peace and ease? This high-vibration content is sure to make you smile, long after the episode ends. Feel free to jump in for any session, as they are presented in no special order.    Let's get into it!

Every rockstar has a team backing them up. Share a cup of tea with Danielle, and meet the members of Mother Nature's crew, the Shen. Explore the five elements of nature, her five spirit deities, and the infinite ways to connect with your higher purpose in this fun exploration of Magical Daoism.

Join in the fun with Danielle Day, Seattle-based author, lifestyle coach, Yoga teacher trainer and mystical LIGHTWORKER. In this 20 part series, you will learn Nature-Based practices and concepts for making sense of the magical world around you. Health, wealth and happiness are tangible blessings you can create right now.

This series is for anyone at a point in life where satisfaction and contentment are elusive. Danielle is 53 years old this year, and speaks with passion about cultivating magic and manifestation in the back half of life. Tai Chi'll, Magical Daoism, Ayurveda, crystals, forest bathing, meditation, and gratitude challenges are all a part of the fun. There is a reason you feel better beside a fireplace, working with crystals, hiking in the forest and mountains, and sitting beside the ocean, or any river or lake. Learn how to lean into Mother Nature's Coaching with your guide Danielle Day.

Are you ready to unlock the secrets to living with greater peace and ease? This high-vibration content is sure to make you smile, long after the episode ends. Feel free to jump in for any session, as they are presented in no special order.    Let's get into it!

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“Illuminating the path forward...

...Stay ready so you don’t have to get ready!”

Ayur means life.

Veda means science. 

Let’s explore what Mother Nature wants you to know.

Join in the fun with Danielle Day, Seattle-based author, lifestyle coach, Yoga teacher trainer and mystical LIGHTWORKER.  In this 20 part series, you will learn Nature-Based practices and concepts for making sense of the magical world around you.  Health, wealth and happiness are tangible blessings you can create right now. 

This series is for anyone at a point in life where satisfaction and contentment are elusive.  Danielle is 53 years old this year, and speaks with passion about cultivating magic and manifestation in the back half of life.  Tai Chi'll, Magical Daoism, Ayurveda, crystals, forest bathing, meditation, and gratitude challenges are all a part of the fun.  There is a reason you feel better beside a fireplace, working with crystals, hiking in the forest and mountains, and sitting beside the ocean, or any river or lake. Learn how to lean into Mother Nature's Coaching with your guide Danielle Day. 

We are celebrating the close of this wild year with an interview with one of my favorite Open Up! alumna, Linh!
Linh was in our last training class before the world shut down. But she graduated in the thick of it and immediately created a happy life teaching virtually. While in teacher training, Linh showcased a can-do attitude, and she sure did!!! Join us in this fun conversation as Linh describes how she’s adapted her teaching to fit the needs do her students working from home.

Keep an eye out for Linh's Drakon Chi!

And a big thank you, Linh, for your work with Bellevue LifeSpring - https://www.bellevuelifespring.org/

Namaste 🙏🏻

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“Illuminating the path forward...

...Stay ready so you don’t have to get ready!”

Curious about the journey of an early career yoga teacher? Anneliese has quite the story to share! Fresh out of Teacher Training and right into the shutdown, Anneliese didn't miss a beat and moved her teaching online. She's not just surviving, but thriving! 

Listen in as Danielle catches up with this most amazing yoga teacher training alum.

Namaste 🙏🏻

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You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great!

Happy Hanukkah!!!

It’s been a long year with many ups and downs. Catch up with Jake Grossman as we talk about how he’s been handling Covid and making the best life possible. 

Learn how resilience, gratitude and love keep yogis going. Tough times don’t last. Tough people do!

Namaste 🙏🏻

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You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great!

The Gyms are closed, so how do you stay fit? The Pandemic is challenging all of us to make healthy choices. Let’s see how Anessa and LaMarcus navigate life’s ups and downs, as they live their very healthy lifestyle in 2020. 

Namaste 🙏🏻

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You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great!

We’re back! Join me today as we celebrate Small Business Saturday and our friend and alumna Katie Lodge!

Katie graduated from our Teacher Training program four years ago, and now she’s opening 2 new studios and starting her own Teacher Training program. We chat about life as a yoga teacher and studio owner in this changed world.

I’m also excited to share a bit of my own journey and the new pivot I’m taking with my business and with Light Not Might. This podcast will be an integral part of the evolution, so I’m happy to have you here!

You can find Katie and her studios here:

https://www.ashayoga108.com/

https://www.facebook.com/katielodge.ryt

https://www.instagram.com/ashayoga108/

Namaste 🙏🏻

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You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great!

These are trying times and we need to be able to keep grounded and safe. Tap into your imagination to feel better right now.

Listen to the dulcet tones of Danielle’s voice as she offers this meditation for you. Namaste 🙏🏻

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You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great!

Pranayama is more than just breathing, it is switching gears from living to being. Your life force and your finite resource of time on the earth is exhibited by your beautiful breath flowing in and out. We'll look at how your breath is key to your vibration and quality of living and so much more, including a special guest demonstration by my dog Nemo!

Your personal practice isn't just the physical, it is your higher power. The Second Limb of Yoga, Niyama, is the focus of this episode. What your postures look like is one thing, but your personal practice is every bit as much a part of yoga and just as vital. We'll break down the five Niyamas and explore how to live in alignment with these principles in your practice, and in your life.

In this episode, we take a deep dive into what it means and what it takes to be a good yogi. We'll dig into the First Limb of Yoga - Yama. We explore the five yamas and how to apply these core principles into your real world. Ethics, integrity, behavior - it's more than teaching a class, it is a true way of living. 

Danielle recently had her team over to the treehouse for lunch and a podcast. They talked about how Session #56 is about to begin and what the new TTs are in for. 

What’s it like to join a teacher training? How do you overcome your fears? How do you know when it’s time to take a leap?

Join us as Jake and Jordan talk about what it takes to say yes to the journey and yes to yourself when you “Open Up!” In yoga teacher training!

Follow these amazing people!

“I hope that yoga can be the light at the end of the tunnel that I cannot see yet.” With these words, Sarah Haynes began her journey as a Light Worker. Danielle sits down with Sarah, a beloved Open Up Alum. Listen in as Sarah describes her unique small business with big dreams. She also shares her story of how teaching yoga has helped her experience with depression and how she discovered the healing powers of Reiki and became a practitioner - “Being at my low point really opened the door for so many other things.” Proof that saying YES is the magic ingredient, Sarah’s story will inspire you to see what will be!!! 

Where you can find Sarah  

InRoot Yoga for First Responders 

Bliss Yoga Studio - Reiki Certification 

Wildwood Yoga Studio Writhe Pole Dance 

https://www.instagram.com/kiki0717/ 

Special shout out to Jessica Liukko at Love and Light Salon 

In this episode, Danielle celebrates the grace, the light, and the beauty that is Carly Backman.

Since graduating from Open Up in early 2015, Carly has taught internationally and pursued advanced training all over the world. Hear about her journey as a teacher, studying & teaching while traveling, and about her work volunteering with the International Rescue Committee.

What is Trauma-informed teaching? How do yoga and social media co-exist? How do you “let yoga do the work”?

We cover a lot of ground in this enlightening chat, so come on along!

Sit down with recent graduates/alumni/rockstar early-career teachers, Emma Gonzalez, Katrina Muser, and Jake Grossman, as Danielle commemorates the 54th graduating group of Open Up! Teacher Training. Join the party and hear some insights from this fun round-table discussion.

Listen in as Danielle celebrates Juli’s 200 RYT graduation. Learn about her journey becoming a Yoga Teacher while raising a family. 

This is for anybody who’s ever self-identified as maybe ready… 

We love all our YTT alumni at Open Up! Yoga Teacher Training.

Let’s hang out!

The scariest part of teaching yoga? When students complain about your yoga class. 

What happens when yoga teachers get a thumbs-down on their class?  Hear Danielle’s take on handling student complaints in this behind the scenes look at the darker side of being a Lightworker. 

For the student, for the teacher, and for the studio owner, there are insights and lessons for us all to learn and to share.

Yoga Alliance has changed its credentialing standards! 

If you are shopping for a YTT program, be aware that new standards are taking effect in 2022. In this episode, I explain how Open Up! Teacher Training already meets the new Yoga Alliance credentialing standards, and has from the very beginning. 

Over 54 sessions and hundreds of Teachers coming from our program ready to teach on day 1! You bet we're doing it right!

All kale and no play makes for a dull journey. When it’s time to party, what’s an awakened vehicle of light like yourself to choose? Assuming you’re not driving a car, teaching a class later, or caring for small children, raise your goblet of Rock!

Grab a drink with Danielle, and explore which adult beverages are right for Vata, Pitta, and Kapha in this lighthearted offering. 

Lightworkers,

We salute you!

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Danielle sits down with recent alumnus/rockstar Jake Grossman to discuss his journey - finding yoga, diving into teacher training, and the transition between training and the launch of his new career in being a Yoga Teacher . 

Is Jake living his yoga, earning his living AND making the world an even better place?

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