Yogaland Podcast with Andrea Ferretti & Jason Crandell: Recent Episodes
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This week, I speak to yoga teacher, writer, and mama Sarah Ezrin about her new book, The Yoga of Parenting: 10 Yoga Based Practices to Help You Stay Grounded, Connect with Your Kids, and Be Kind to Yourself. As Sarah points out right at the beginning of the episode, there are far more than just …
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Jason joins me on this week’s episode of Yogaland to share 5 essential ideas for a healthy spine in yoga. He clarifies:
- How to distribute your physical and mental attention for optimal spinal health while practicing
- One of the riskiest moves for the spine
- How shielding ourselves from back pain can lead to a weak back
- Whether the spine twists from bottom to top or from top to bottom
- When it’s beneficial to round the spine (and how we often forget to do this!) Links related to this episodeIn person + online Hybrid Yoga Teacher Training in London — learn more here: jasonyoga.com/hybrid
Essential Yoga Anatomy (online training) — learn more here: jasonyoga.com/anatomy
Essential Yoga Sequence for Low Back Pain
Essential Yoga Sequence for Neck, Shoulders, and Upper Back
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Learn the best way to practice, teach and troubleshoot one of Yoga’s most important hip openers: Pigeon Pose. In this episode, Jason breaks down the Yoga Anatomy of this essential hip-opener and shows you reliable ways to troubleshoot the knee discomfort that some students experience in this pose.The post Everything You Need to Know About Practicing & Teaching Pigeon Pose appeared first on Jason Crandell Yoga Method.
Jason joins Andrea on this episode to share his 5 essential ideas for healthy hips in yoga.
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My guest this week is Dara Kennedy, the founder of Ayla Beauty. Having spent more than 10 years in the retail beauty space, Dara started Ayla because she wanted to combine her expertise as a product developer and curator with her passion for yoga and wellness.
I’ve known Dara (as her customer!) for years and the mindfulness she brings to her business is notable. Her friend and the founder of Twelve Beauty, Pedro Catala, has said that she treats her customers like her best friends — and it’s true, she does and it’s part of the intention that she brings to Ayla.
On this episode, I got to ask Dara my burning questions and move fluidly from the meta to the micro topics about beauty, including:
- How yoga and meditation have influenced Dara’s life and the way that she runs her business
- Cultural differences in beauty philosophies — and how we can leave behind “hurts so good” beauty
- Is the skin barrier really as important as social media would have you believe?
- We also talk about navigating beauty during adolescence and menopause — two extremely challenging time periods in our beauty lives!
- How we can view our beauty identity through the lens of yoga — with more intuition and curiosity and wholeness. Links mentioned in the episodeNon-toxic beauty products: why they matter — This is from Dara’s excellent blog and has the list of ingredients that are not in any of the products Ayla carries. I found it really helpful when looking at what’s on my shelves!
Ayla Beauty
Navigating clean beauty & skin care with Rachel Pachivas and Abby Jean — This is a Yogaland interview I did with two product developers from the natural beauty line, AnnMarie Skincare
To see more behind-the-scenes photos of my visit to Ayla in San Francisco and to learn my favorite Ayla products, join my Substack! (If you’re not familiar with Substack, it will ask for your email and you can choose a free or paid subscription. Paid members get access to my chat threads, book club, and other content.)
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We know that change is a part of life — it’s also a part of the constantly evolving practice of yoga.As religious studies scholar Andrea Jain says in her book, Selling Yoga: From Counterculture to Pop Culture, “I emphasize premodern yoga’s context-sensitivity, heterogeneity, and malleability, rather than any central quality or essence presumed by some to be present across all systems.”In other words, yoga has always been malleable and responsive to the context in which it exists.On this episode, Jason and I talk about how we have experienced change in yoga practice over the past 25 years. We air some of our gripes (changes in Savasana, the abundance of heat-blasted classrooms) and point out some hugely positive changes as well (think: consent, less claim-making, more integration with everyday life).Would love to know some of your experiences of how yoga has changed, too! If you’d like to share them, subscribe to my Substack where I will start a thread. Links from the episodeAndrea Jain’s book, Selling Yoga
Andrea on the Practicing Well podcast with Kim weeks: Not fancy feels beautiful
Jason’s 300-hour online YTT: Get the details
Join the waitlist for the soon-to-be-launched online Anatomy course
Join Andrea’s Substack
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These are the five most essential sequencing concepts for teaching yoga classes for beginners.The post Yoga Teacher’s Companion: Essential Sequencing Concepts for Teaching Beginner’s Yoga appeared first on Jason Crandell Yoga Method.
I recently did a webinar on how to structure your classes for beginners and there were tons of requests from folks who wanted to be able to re-watch it even after the replay period.So, ta-dah! I’m making it available to everyone as a two-part series!Watch Part I below — it focuses on the 5-part class structure that I’ve been using with my beginners for over a decade.The post Yoga Teacher’s Companion: How to Structure Yoga Classes for Beginners appeared first on Jason Crandell Yoga Method.
We’ve noticed the pendulum swinging toward strength in recent years (not a bad thing), and we wanted to offer context for the counterpoint: Stretching. (BTW, This is a great companion to episode 288, ‘How much strength does yoga really build?’)
We take a big, contextual step back and look at:
- What is stretching?
- What are the types of stretching?
- What are some of the contraindications
- Are there still benefits and if so, what are the most effective protocols for increasing flexibility?
At the tail end of this episode, Andrea also interviews Genny Wilkinson, who is on the cusp of opening a brand new yoga and movement studio in the heart of London. Jason will be offering his hybrid 300-hour Advanced YTT there in 2023 so we were excited to learn all about Genny’s vision for what promises to be a gorgeous, authentic community space.
Links related to the episodeHow much strength does yoga really build? (episode 288)
Go take a class at Mission in London opening March 17th!
Learn more about Jason’s Hybrid YTT that is at Mission in 2023!
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Many of us have an attraction/repulsion thing when it comes to learning yoga anatomy. Why is that? Anatomy reminds us that embodiment is amazing, but it can also be overwhelming and frustrating to feel like we’ll never “get it all.”
Never fear! On this episode, Jason talks about why it’s so important to learn anatomy and how to approach it so that you feel empowered and inspired.
Before you listen: Jason is launching his Essential Anatomy for Yoga Teachers course soon! Get on the waitlist here: learn.jasonyoga.com/anatomy
Other links you might enjoyOur catalogue of 35 Yoga Anatomy-focused podcasts
A few highlights from the above list:
- Teaching Chaturanga Safely
- 5 Best Poses for Shoulder Mobility
- Best Preparations for Bakasana
- How to Prevent Yoga Injuries
- How should you tilt your pelvis in backbends?
From the blog:
- Yoga and your hips, Part I
- Yoga and your hips, Part II
- Yoga and your hips, Part III
- Yoga and your core, Part I
- Yoga and your core, Part II
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So excited to share this week’s episode with you: Jill Miller joins me for her fifth Yogaland podcast to talk about her new book, Body by Breath: The Science and Practice of Physical and Emotional Resilience.
This is a book that I recommend every yogi have in their library. It gives you the full “behind-the-scenes” tour of complex relationship between the nervous system, brain, gut, fascia, and breath when we are trying to stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system (aka when we’re trying to “down-regulate” or “de-stress”). It also provides myriad options for working with your body and breath to build deep reserves of mental, emotional, and physical resilience.
Jill and I discuss how she continues to heal her body by building parasympathetic endurance, what she means when she says, “The body thinks in feels,” how yogis can hone and deepen their breath awareness, how much breath-work we can do to feel the benefits, and what her current practice looks like.
Related LinksIf you order Jill’s book by February 27th, you’ll get a whole host of perks! Learn more at: www.bodybybreath.com
Join me on Substack for a month-long book club focused on Body by Breath! Jill will join us for an exclusive Q&A there, too: yogaland.substack.com
Here are past Yogaland episodes with Jill:
Harnessing the vagus nerve to “turn on your off switch”
All about your fascia (Part I)
All about your fascia (Part II)
Jill Miller on hip replacement surgery and how yoga is in need of a tune-up
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Jumping back into Chaturanga more gracefully isn’t about raw strength—although, a healthy amount of strength is certainly helpful. It’s about using leverage and motion to your advantage. The key to the process is simple: you need to counter the motion of jumping back with greater motion moving forward. This video teaches you 3 essential drills for learning to jump back into Chaturanga more gracefully. You and your students will have great results!The post Yoga Teacher’s Companion: How to Jump Back Into Chaturanga More Gracefully appeared first on Jason Crandell Yoga Method.
Does yoga build strength? The short answer is yes. But does it build enough strength? Jason and Andrea dive into this topic and answer questions such as:* What are the three different types of strength and which type does yoga build most efficiently? * Which regions of the body are more challenging to strengthen in yoga? * Do you need to supplement your strength with something other than yoga? * What about post-menopausal women, who are more prone to muscle loss (sarcopenia) year over year? Related LinksWe have a whole collection of Anatomy-related yoga podcasts that you might want to check out here.
Jason’s full online course and teacher training schedule for 2023 is now available! Check out the schedule here.
You can support the podcast and have access to more interesting content by subscribing to Andrea’s new Substack community here.
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Learn how to teach your new yoga students the four most essential sun salutations. This episode includes the benefits, most essential cues, and key focal points to teach your students. It even shows you how to troubleshoot the most common challenges.The post Yoga Teacher’s Companion: How to Teach the Most Essential Sun Salutations to Beginners appeared first on Jason Crandell Yoga Method.
Yoga philosophy is so vast, it can be overwhelming to think about how to convey it to beginners (or even in your mixed level classes!) It’s one of the reasons yoga teachers lean so heavily on Patanjali’s eight limbs — Look! A list! Everyone loves a good list!
And while there’s nothing wrong with sharing the eight limbs, Patanjali’s worldview is different than, say, the Tantric worldview.
This week, Jason shares the 8 philosophical concepts or themes he teaches beginners. It’s a macro-view of how he likes to incorporate the teachings and will give you lots of inroads that are accessible to all levels of students.
Related LinksMastering the Art of Teaching Yoga to Beginners
Selling Yoga: From Counterculture to Popular Culture, by Andrea Jain
The Subtle Body: The Story of Yoga in America, by Stefanie Syman
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It’s January, which means, in all likelihood, more beginners are coming to your classes! On this episode, Jason helps you prioritize 10 essential concepts to convey to beginners when you’re teaching asana. This foundational episode will help you take a step back and review how you’re teaching your students and it will likely spark your own inner priorities, too!
You Might Also Enjoy...New course coming soon! Mastering the Art of Teaching Beginners. (Registration opens January 15th, 2023. Join the waitlist.)
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Jason is a passionate advocate for creating a simple 4-week series for beginning yoga students.January is a great time of year to do it (obvs), so we thought we’d talk through why a beginners’ series is so vital along with how to pitch it to your studio, how to price it, and how to create a curriculum that is thorough without being overwhelming. Related content:* Teaching Beginners in an All Levels Class * Jason answers the most common questions about teaching beginners * Yoga Philosophy for Beginners * Join the waitlist to learn more about Jason’s upcoming course, The Art of Teaching Yoga to Beginners The post It’s time to create a 4-week series for beginners. Here’s how. appeared first on Jason Crandell Yoga Method.
One of the upsides of long-term practice is that you develop skills that help you in your day-to-day life. On this episode, Andrea and Jason share the skills that they’ve gleaned through yoga and mindfulness practices that have helped them in their relationships — both with each other and with their loved ones.Things like — seeing our reactivity and learning to pause and respond, developing a more stable sense of self, learning to acknowledge and allow others to have feelings, and calmly abiding with our loved ones are just a few of the key points Andrea and Jason talk about.
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Oh the irony. The sweet, sweet irony of going to yoga class to “find balance” or “inner peace” only to find ourselves rushing through Sun Salutations or consistently choosing the “hardest” variation of a pose even if we are way out of our depth. We’ve all been there. Slowing down is hard. It doesn’t sound …
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As modern vinyasa yoga teachers there is pressure (both subliminal and overt) to make classes “hard.” There’s no easy fix to this. Vinyasa yoga classes are movement-based. The sedentary nature of modern life means that people need to move their bodies — and they crave it. So, how to give them what they need while still conveying …
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You deserve more than just another Chaturanga and Upward Dog–and, so do your students. Here’s a tutorial on spicing up your Sun Salutations and adding creativity–while maintaining balance and effectiveness.
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Jason has recently been answering lots of questions about yoga sequencing lately — on his recent webinar and Instagram lives — so we today Jason is answering the five most common sequencing questions that have cropped up recently. Included in this discussion: Is it better to do backbends before or after inversions in a sequence? …
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This is your Ultimate Guide to Sequencing for Backbends. It’s a master class that teaches you the anatomical rationale behind intelligent, sustainable sequencing that will help your students do deeper, more comfortable backbends.
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When it comes to sequencing, there are a few things that trip yoga teachers up time and time again. Jason’s back on the podcast today to talk about several of the mistakes he’s made himself through the years and how he’s shifted his approach to sequencing to overcome these challenges. PS: Jason will be running …
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The details of transitioning into Half Lotus and Full Lotus are rarely discussed. Transitioning incorrectly significantly increases the likelihood of injuring the knee in these poses. This yoga teacher’s breakdown discusses the anatomy and mechanics of transitioning into lotus with the greatest efficiency and safety–a must for all teachers and practitioners that work with these …
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Today’s guest, Sarah Kucera, is a yoga teacher, Ayurvedic practitioner, and chiropractor based in Kansas City, Missouri. In this chat, we talk about Sarah’s new book, The Seven Ways of Ayurveda, which helps you hone in on your dominant dosha and how it influences your communication style, your stress behaviors, and your relationships. It is …
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Learn to prepare yourself and your students for Lotus (Padmasana). There are countless postures that will help prepare your body for lotus, but these are my 7 favorite!
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Dr. Chelsea Jackson Roberts joins me on the podcast today. You may know Chelsea from her current post as a Peloton yoga teacher, or from her numerous Yoga Journal covers, or as co-founder of Red Clay Yoga in Atlanta, or even from her weekly meditations with her buddy Jennifer Garner. Accolades and achievements aside, Chelsea …
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The lovely and wise Naomi Annand joins me on this episode to talk about her new book, Yoga for Motherhood. This book is one of my absolute favorites — filled with reassuring words that envelope you like a warm hug, well-curated essays that resonate deeply, and practical yoga sequences to keep you balanced through the …
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These are my five favorite (slightly less conventional) preparations for splits (Hanumanasana). In addition to opening up your body, each of these postures helps teach a technical element of the splits.
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Meet your students where they are by learning the 4 best set-ups for Forearm Balance. You’ll learn the pros and cons of each set-up and why these options work for different students.
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If you’ve had a hard time getting back into regular studio (or home) practice since the pandemic hit in 2020, you’re not alone! This episode is filled with practical ideas to help you get over your malaise and get back to it. If you were looking for a sign — this is it! We ask …
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This episode features the best shoulder openers to prepare you and your students’ bodies for Handstand and Forearm Balance. We’ll cover the best strengtheners and techniques for these postures soon in upcoming episodes.
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Do twists detoxify? Is it safer to jump back to Chaturanga than Plank? In all likelihood you’ve heard — or even taught? — one of the yoga myths you’ll hear on this episode. This is a judgement-free zone and not about shaming or guilting anyone! But it’s important to unpack some of the idiosyncratic beliefs …
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This episode features the best shoulder strengtheners to prepare you and your students body for Handstand and Forearm Balance. Make sure to also check out episode 19 where we look at the best shoulder openers for Handstand and Forearm Balance!
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This week I’m sharing a topic that’s dear to my heart, which is creating a meditation practice that you love. We all face common (often self-imposed) meditation obstacles, from telling ourselves we just “can’t do it right,” to feeling like we don’t have time to stressing ourselves out with an austere approach that feels like …
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We’ve gotten a lot of questions asking about how Jason set up the curriculum for his 200-hour yoga teacher training, so that’s what we cover in this episode. Last week was Part I — we discussed how Jason intends to create community, mentor support, and practice teaching in the online space. This week we go …
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ICYMI: We just launched the Jason Crandell 200-Hour Teacher Training! On this episode, I help Jason toot his own horn about it. Jason walks you through his process and how he honed in on how to make such a transformative foundational training work in an online format. He shares: How he plans to build community …
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What is the vagus nerve? More importantly, why should we, as yogis, care? Jill Miller comes on the podcast this week to help us understand how we can tap into the vagus and stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system, bringing about the relaxation response. Jill shares her recipe — “the 5 Ps,”– for stimulating the vagus …
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