Welcome to Episode #70 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! My conversation with Yangchen Lhamo, a yoga teacher from Bhutan, was so delightful as we discussed how yoga is not just what you practice, but how you walk, talk, and interact with others. I hope that this conversation lit a spark in you, about how yoga can help all sentient beings.

If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about yoga as an act of service then this is the conversation for you.

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Tell me more about Yangchen Lhamo

Yangchen Lhamo is a yoga teacher and yoga studio owner in Bhutan. She teaches Hatha yoga, meditation, and Ashtanga Vinyasa. She completed her 200-hour yoga teacher training in Rishikesh in January 2020, and opened Yoga Yangchen in Thimphu, the capital city of Bhutan, in September 2020. In 2022, she completed her 300-hour yoga teacher training in Rishikesh.

Yoga Yangchen’s main social cause is Doghouse Bhutan, which she founded with her Bhutan-based Swiss friend Nadine. It is a community-based project. Doghouse Bhutan builds doghouses for the free-roaming dogs of Bhutan using scrap materials to protect them from the rain, cold, and snow.

Yangchen’s passion in life is creating and improving the well-being of all sentient beings— animals and people alike. She loves learning and exploring new things and meeting new people. She believes that changing the world for the better requires you to start with yourself. After all, ‘practice what you preach’ is core to being able to inspire others.

What to expect in the Yoga In Bhutan episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

I was astounded that Yangchen opened her yoga studio in the same year as getting her yoga certification, as well as in the middle of the pandemic! So many yoga studios closed during the pandemic, yet Yanchen knew it was time for her to open her own. She wanted to give back to her community. Yoga has given Yangchen so many beautiful gifts, like the ability to be more reflective instead of reactive. Yet, she sure has given so many gifts back to her community!

Yangchen also shared with us her thoughts on yoga. Yoga is not just what you practice. Yoga is the way you walk, talk, and the actions you take. Everything, all the small things, is yoga.

For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in Bhutan episode?

• Yoga in Bhutan has a long history, but hasn’t been practiced by everyday people until very recently
• Yoga as a way to balance our everyday life and our emotions
• Opening a yoga studio the same year as getting certified
• Advice for teachers who want to open their own studio
• Yoga has helped her become more reflective instead of reactive

Connect with Yangchen Lhamo

www.yogayangchen.com

https://www.instagram.com/yogayangchenbhutan/

https://www.facebook.com/yogayangchen

https://www.instagram.com/doghousebhutan/

https://www.facebook.com/doghousebhutan

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