K-Yoga with Monica

Feeling overwhelmed, overstimulated, or just... tired? 🍃

I want to personally invite you to a 5-minute pause. My new guided meditation isn't about fixing you—it's about offering a soft place to land, rest, and remember your own strength.

This is your gentle reminder that it is more than okay to stop, breathe, and let yourself be held for a few moments.

No goals, no pressure—just rest. I hope it helps you find a moment of calm. 💫

Full video here: https://youtu.be/S52WYAyOwds?si=8rxFt...

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Many of us are in a season of transition–personally and collectively, which can leave us feeling ungrounded. 🌿

I created this channel to share an ancient Korean healing practice—passed down from master to student for thousands of years—that helps us lovingly release the tension that keeps us stuck, soothe the nervous system, and step into an embodied sense of alignment and flow.

My newest video is a guided practice to help you do just that. May it serve to bring you back to your center and help you to remember: your body knows the way. 🕊️

https://youtu.be/bH0uqNg6p3g

#koreanyoga #kyogawithmonica #yogaforbeginners #fasciarelease

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I know the heavy, bloated feeling that just won’t go away — and how discouraging it can be.

A few years ago, I found myself with a sluggish metabolism and constant bloating, no matter what I ate. Out of curiosity (and honestly, frustration), I began exploring somatic exercises — gentle, body-based movements that support the nervous system and internal organs.

In Eastern medicine, the lower belly — called the 𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘫𝘦𝘰𝘯 in Korean — is considered the seat of our digestive fire. Ancient Taoist breathwork practices focus on this area to draw in 𝘬𝘪/𝘤𝘩𝘪 (vital energy) and “stoke the fire” for better digestion and vitality.

This gentle K-Yoga sequence incorporates:
* 𝗧𝘄𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 to gently massage and stimulate the digestive organs
* 𝗥𝗵𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 to boost circulation and release stagnant energy
* 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 to tone and lengthen the waist over time

💛 May it leave you feeling lighter, calmer, and more at ease in your body.

Full video now live: https://youtu.be/e2QZZy7OXKg

#koreanyoga #kyogawithmonica #yogafordigestion #guthealthyoga

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✨ New practice just dropped on the channel!

This one’s all about gently releasing the tension and tightness that can build up and reshape the spine—while inviting more length, space, and flexibility back into the body.

We’ll start by creating room for deeper, more expansive breathing, then shift into breathwork to calm the nervous system and bring you back to a grounded, centered state of awareness.

Postural change doesn’t happen overnight—it’s a gradual process. But with consistent practice, we can peel away layers of tightness and encourage the body to open, soften, and align.

May this session support you in restoring ease, mobility, and a deep sense of connection from head to toe. 🙏

#yoga #kyogawithmonica #posture

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💫 NEW! K-Yoga for Beginners – Level 3 / Part 1 is now live!

"It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop." — Confucius

This gentle practice invites you to slow down, breathe deeply, and reconnect with your energy from the inside out.

Moving slowly, taking pauses, or simply lying down to breathe — it all counts. Your presence is enough. 🫶

https://youtu.be/EqiL_5s6Pzw

#KYoga #KoreanYoga #SlowMovement #MindfulBreathwork #GentleYoga #HealingFromWithin

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NEW! ✨ I just uploaded a fresh music-led breathing practice to YouTube. 🫶
This video is designed to guide you through a gentle, soothing rhythm—helping you slow your breath, reset your nervous system, and reconnect with a sense of calm and peace in your day. I hope it brings you a moment of ease whenever you need it. 🙏

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This year, in some mystical traditions, is seen as a time of transition—an in-between phase where old structures fall away and new, more supportive ones are still forming.

If you’ve been feeling the weight of that uncertainty, you’re not alone. I’ve been feeling it deeply, too.

Before I had practices to help ground my energy, moments like these would bring waves of anxiety that left me feeling stuck and overwhelmed.

There was nowhere for all that energy to go.

If that’s where you are right now, I invite you to lean into your body as an anchor. Movement and breath can help process the emotions and racing thoughts that arise—letting them move 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 rather than 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺.

I just shared a new Korean yoga practice here on YouTube to support your nervous system through this transition. ✨

It’s a gentle sequence focused on the 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀—an invitation to create space within, to feel what’s present, and gently release what’s ready to move.

If that sounds like something your system could use, I’d love to practice together. 💛

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFOM8...

#yoga #mindbodyhealing #kyogawithmonica

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NEW! ✨ Korean Yoga + Breathwork to Detox & Boost Energy

When I first began practicing breathwork, I was struck by how immediately it sharpened my focus and brought a sense of clarity.

But I also remember how challenging it felt.

Especially with deep belly breathing, I noticed how my attention kept drifting upward — bouncing back into my chest, away from my core. It felt unfamiliar. Slippery, even.

Still, I was curious:
What might change if I kept training my ability to stay connected to my center — to release old, stuck energy and receive fresh oxygen?

In the beginning, it’s not obvious what the rewards of this kind of consistency will bring.

But over time, I started to notice them:
• A clearer inner yes or no — deeper intuition
• A stronger center — both physically and emotionally
• A steadier mind and greater focus
• Increased lung capacity — when I speak, sing, swim, or run
• A sense of aliveness — energy flowing more freely

These weren’t overnight transformations. They unfolded slowly (and still are)–a quiet shedding of the old, and cultivating possibilities for new ways of moving through the world.

That’s what I hope to share with you through each practice: a gentle way to reconnect with your breath, your body, and your deep inner knowing.

Level 2 Part 3 is up on the channel! Join me on this journey of transformation from the inside out. 🐍

#thichnhathanh #koreanyoga #breathwork #YogaforBeginners #yearofthesnake

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Thank you so much to everyone who’s subscribed to the channel! It really means a lot to me that people around the world are discovering and hopefully benefiting from this ancient, yet still largely unknown, practice. ❤

This week, I wanted to share a quote from one of my favorite artists and architects, Maya Lin: “To fly, we have to have resistance.”

To me, it represents the balance of opposites that is often required to achieve progress. Birds don’t simply float effortlessly; they flap their wings against the air, creating resistance that pushes them upward and forward. The resistance is essential for flight.

In a similar way, deep breathing, stretching, meditating, and visualizing may bring peace: but they’re not always easy or effortless to do. Stretching can reveal where we’re tight. Belly breathing can reveal how much we default to chest breathing. Meditating can reveal how busy our minds are.

I think often the hardest part is unconditionally accepting where we are and giving ourselves the internal support we need to continue practicing even when we feel resistance. This is a huge part of the journey I think isn’t spoken of enough: the practice of care-taking ourselves through the process of the growth and change we seek. And yet, it can change the game in terms of whether we learn to work with the resistance or don’t feel resourced to navigate the inevitable ups and downs of the journey.

I hope that this quote can serve as a reminder that there is nothing wrong with you if you are experiencing resistance: that it’s a natural part of the process we face in order to evolve, in order to fly. I’m right there with you.

Level 2/Part 2 is up on the channel!

Looking forward to practicing with you, thank you again for being here. ✨


#mayalin #koreanyoga #YogaforBeginners

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When the world feels uncertain, I find myself reflecting on the wisdom of our ancestors—the way they cultivated resilience and rooted themselves through life’s storms.

This practice is my humble offering to you: a way to steady your nervous system, reconnect with your breath, and nurture resilience—one breath, one movement at a time.

Level 2 / Part 1 is now live ✨ We’ll explore new breathwork postures to ground and restore.

Come just as you are—I’ll meet you on the mat.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRSZb...

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