Embody & experience mindfulness-based yoga & meditation for stress reduction.

Experience the heart of Yoga & Mindfulness with Lisa Pollard. 

Mindfulness-based yoga & meditation practices which explore the inter-connectedness of movement & stillness in the spirit of self-care. Lisa's open-hearted approach to facilitating mindfulness creates a warm inviting space to discover the joys of these mind-body practices. 

Lisa has 30 years of ongoing yoga & mindfulness self practice, join Lisa  to embody & enjoy ongoing practice to support well being, reduce stress, anxiety, and tension in the body, heart, and mind. 

Touch gently into the present moment, remembering to be awake and see things as they really are. Learn to cultivate kindness, patience, and generosity towards yourself and others. May your practice continue to grow and nourish, listen deeply and trust this unfolding exploration into presence.
Love & Blessings 
Lisa

Lying Down Yoga Sequence

Lying Down Body Scan

Awareness of Breathing, Body & Sounds

Standing Yoga Sequence

Four Postures Practice

Rest & Renew

Sitting, Walking and Breathing

Mindfulness Bells

Releasing Tension

Immune Support & Vitality

Smiling Inside

Soothing & Calming the Mind

Moving with the Breath-Release Agitation

Caring for Your Spine

Calming the Nervous System

Alternate Nostril Breathing

Healthy Joints - Freedom of Movement

Comfortable with Silence

Stability & Balance

Stop, Sense & See

Release & Refresh

Mindfulness Bells - Extended Practice

Pausing into Presence

Remember to Breathe

Steady & Smooth

Breathing Hands

Tuning in & Being With

The Seed of Meditation

Open Twist to Support Internal Organs

Progressive Muscle Relaxation

Sensing, Soothing & Rocking

Walking Meditation - Extended Practice

Gayatri Mantra - Dedication to the Sun

Healing Chant

Opening Chant - Ashtanga Yoga (8 Limbs)

Legs on the Lounge - Body Scan

Shhh Breathing for Ease

Shoulder Breathing

4 Part Breathing

Soothing Through Touch

Centering & Grounding

Humming Breath for Ease

Straw Breathing to Calm the Mind

Supporting the Eyes

Heart Space

Healing Hug

Releasing Stress

Standing Yoga & Pause Breathing

Yoga & Lions Breath

Yoga, Breathing & Sound

Fear Is Here

The Sacred Pause

Chair Posture

In & Out

Kneeling Posture

Breath & Body

Legs On The Chair

Feeling Tone

Coming Home

Awareness of Breathing

Standing Mountain

Thoughts & Feelings

Walking Meditation-Sense Doors

Neck Care Sequence

Pleasure Walk

Sounds & Thoughts

Caring for your Spine

Body Sweep Part by Part

Breath & Sounds

Centering Breath

Travel Sleep Stories for deep rest & renewal, a place to unwind with curiosity and listen to storylines from the heart. Make some time to calm the nervous system and let go into deep listening; allowing time to rest, restore, and renew at bedtime for deep sleep.

Join Lisa Pollard and listen to travel sleep stories for deep rest & renewal. The gentle supportive guidance will support a calm place to unwind, with curiosity, with storylines from across the globe of heart and adventure. Make some time to calm the nervous system, allowing your mind to let go into deep listening for deep sleep.

Surf to Sand

On the Meekong with Annie

Fabulous in Fiji

5 Weeks in India

Siem Reap with Libby

The Mermaid Pool

Cycling Around Uluru

Yoga in Santorini

New York to Toronto

Bali to Lombok

To the Top

Chicago Lights

Los Angeles To Mexico

Lisa Pollard

Yoga & Meditation Teacher

AFGHANISTAN

ALAND ISLANDS

ALBANIA

ALGERIA

AMERICAN SAMOA

ANDORRA

ANGOLA

ANGUILLA

ANTARCTICA

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA

ARGENTINA

ARMENIA

ARUBA

AUSTRALIA

AUSTRIA

AZERBAIJAN

BAHAMAS

BAHRAIN

BANGLADESH

BARBADOS

BELARUS

BELGIUM

BELIZE

BENIN

BERMUDA

BHUTAN

BOLIVIA

BONAIRE, SINT EUSTATIUS AND SABA

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

BOTSWANA

BOUVET ISLAND

BRAZIL

BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM

BULGARIA

BURKINA FASO

BURUNDI

CAMBODIA

CAMEROON

CANADA

CAPE VERDE

CAYMAN ISLANDS

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

CHAD

CHILE

CHINA

CHRISTMAS ISLAND

COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS

COLOMBIA

COMOROS

CONGO

CONGO, THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE

COOK ISLANDS

COSTA RICA

COTE D'IVOIRE

CROATIA

CUBA

CURACAO

CYPRUS

CZECHIA

DENMARK

DJIBOUTI

DOMINICA

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

ECUADOR

EGYPT

EL SALVADOR

EQUATORIAL GUINEA

ERITREA

ESTONIA

ETHIOPIA

FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS)

FAROE ISLANDS

FIJI

FINLAND

FRANCE

FRENCH GUIANA

FRENCH POLYNESIA

FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIES

GABON

GAMBIA

GEORGIA

GERMANY

GHANA

GIBRALTAR

GREECE

GREENLAND

GRENADA

GUADELOUPE

GUAM

GUATEMALA

GUERNSEY

GUINEA

GUINEA-BISSAU

GUYANA

HAITI

HEARD ISLAND AND MCDONALD ISLANDS

HOLY SEE (VATICAN CITY STATE)

HONDURAS

HONG KONG

This short guided practice is to encourage a pause breathing space with touch, a moment to feel into the body with support and gentleness. This practice can be repeated during the day if you are feeling stressed or disconnected from your body. 
Thank you for for your ongoing practice.
Best wishes
Lisa 

This short guided practice to inquire into sensation in the the physical body and how this can support the autonomic nervous system. When releasing the tongue and the jaw through this guided practice, you may notice a slight change in the mouth. Be curious and attentive to the body, soft tongue, soft jaw, soft belly and soft hands to invite ease. 
Thank you for your ongoing practice.
Best wishes
Lisa 

Tuning in and feeling our changing emotions can offer us an opportunity to befriend and attend to our internal experience. This practice invites you to touch into what is here and name it, leaning into what is here to be known. Sometimes we can tune in and be with our internal world for a few moments and slowly sense how to come back into balance. Touching in for a few moments, being with, using touch, and then creating a bigger container, expanding out to seeing & hearing. I hope you can return to balance with this short guided meditation learning to pause regularly, knowing this changing flow of experience. Thank you for your ongoing practice.
Best wishes
Lisa 


Allow the sound of the mindfulness bell to bring your attention gently back to the present moment and to be curious about what arises. You may be aware of sounds, breath & body, or the changing nature of thoughts & emotions. The practice is about being awake and noticing various aspects of this unfolding experience. I hope you enjoy listening to the sound of the bells as you wake up to each new fresh moment. Thank you for your ongoing practice and I hope it can support you to be present a little more each day. 

This healing chant is traditionally chanted 108 times, Shiv Mahamrityunjaya Mantra,  this mantra is  to help liberate us from fear and move towards a sense that we are connected to nature. I hope this chant can support your practice today, feel free to listen and join in when the the chant becomes familiar to you.
Chanting supports, concentration, reduces stress & anxiety, gives strength to the body, heart & mind. 
Best wishes
Lisa Pollard 


Heart Space is a short guided meditation to cultivate gratitude as an antidote to fear or worry. Touch and breath is cultivated in this practice to support ease. 
Thank you for your practice today.
Best wishes
Lisa 

Breath & body is a short guided meditation, the breath is the object of meditation and then expanding out to the whole body. The natural breath and the sensations in the body invite the attention to rest in the present moment. The first foundation of mindfulness includes the breath and body, the physical sensations are easier for us to pay attention to when learning to practice. I hope you enjoy this meditation and can rest your attention in your body breathing. Thank you for your practice and I hope it supports you back into wellness. 

An invitation to pause into presence, by stopping and breathing and welcoming yourself into this new fresh moment. We often rush through our daily lives, this practice will support you to mindfully pause and be with the body breathing. I hope your practice continues to grow as you learn to pause and come home to your body and breath as an anchor at various times throughout your day. Breathing consciously with awareness, as you trust that your body knows how to breathe. thank-you for your practice. 

A guided short breathing practice to lengthen the out breath and calm the mind. We often breathe faster when our mind is racing, so learning to invite a slow long smooth out breath has a soothing effect on the mind. I hope you can practice some breathing today as the breath is the bridge between the body & the mind.
Best wishes
Lisa 

Pay attention to your breath and sounds in and around you, an invitation to notice your body breathing. Learn to train your mind in this concentration practice, as you ride the waves of breath moment to moment. Body & breath your home base as you feel this natural rising & falling. Thank you for your ongoing practice and may it support you into wellness each day.
Best wishes,
Lisa Pollard
www.lisapollard.com

This short guided mindfulness meditation invites the breath to the center of your awareness. Feeling the sensations as you breathe in and out. You might feel the sensations at the nose, throat, chest, or abdomen. Learning to rest your attention wherever the sensations are most obvious to you. I hope you can learn to train your mind as you stay with the natural breath, coming back when the mind wanders. Mental noting may help you experience the breath and this can sometimes support your practice. May your ongoing meditation continue to nourish you each day, as your intention grows to practice regularly with kindness & patience. 
Best wishes,
Lisa Pollard
www.lisapollard.com

Feeling Tone is a short guided meditation to learn to pay attention to the feeling tone in the body. Feeling tone is the second foundation of mindfulness and this is where we register if something feels pleasant, unpleasant, or neutral. This practice helps us to know what is unfolding in the body, heart & mind and informs us of what is here to be known, moment by moment. We learn to relate to our experience or understand the hedonic tone, being with different feeling tomes without judgment. We can become more resilient as we learn to stay even if our habitual habit is to want to push away or pull towards these various states in the body. Thank you for your practice today and I hope it can support you to be with what is. 