Ep. 75: oga Through a Woman’s Lens: Soft Strength, Fluidity and Care - with Lynn Murphy.
Have you ever wondered what it truly means to practice yoga through a woman’s lens — one that honors the body’s wisdom, its fluid nature, intuition and (hormonal) life transitions?
In this episode, I’m joined by Lynn Murphy, an experienced practitioner and teacher in women’s yoga, the active birth movement and pelvic health. We explore how her personal journey — from menarche to menopause, activism to artistry — shaped a lifelong dedication to supporting women’s wellbeing through yoga informed by the teachings of Vanda Scaravelli.
In this conversation, we talked about:
Lynn’s personal journey as a woman and artist — from menarche to birth and postpartum and menopause — and how this has shaped her path into yoga, the birth world and women’s health.
Why following our intuition, this deep inner voice of our true calling is part of a healthy vagina and pelvic bowl!
What Lynn means with “Yoga through a women’s lens”; Lynn shared about the pioneering teaching of Vanda Scaravelli and how her teaching has (and continuously does) transformed Lynn`s yoga practice.
What lies at the core of this approach to yoga, namely being present with gravity, the breath and a fluid spine so that we can cultivate a sense of soft strength, find more ease through less effort and reconnect with the body`s inherent intelligence.
Lynn`s offer, Women’s Yoga; Lynn shared how she works with women of all ages and stages and how this practice can support pelvic health, nervous system regulation, and hormonal transitions … and why this is an important part of the pelvic health toolbox.
How through these conversations we learn what The Healthy Vagina Project is truly about; Inclusion and awareness, to acknowledge that the whole body is healing the part - to be with the pelvic bowl is asking us to be with the whole body - as practitioners and patients, to name that we know as much as we don’t know and through talking between practitioners we can weave a web of support for all women, that the alternative way of healing can exist next to the medical path, there is space for both / and … on all levels!
More about Lynn:
Lynn Murphy is a yoga teacher, trainer, and birth trauma recovery practitioner with over 30 years’ experience supporting women’s pelvic health. Her work is trauma-informed and pelvic-centred, helping women reconnect with their pelvis through embodied yoga, breath, and practical practices. She mentors women through life transitions and trains teachers and therapists in programmes such as Pelvic Love Sessions, Womb to World, and Mother Love. Lynn is deeply committed to helping women feel empowered, resourced, and at home in their bodies.
I hope you enjoy this conversation!