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by Andrea Ferretti
This down-to-earth podcast by Andrea Ferretti (former executive editor of Yoga Journal) will keep informed and inspired to practice yoga. Topics run the gamut from nitty gritty technique (her yoga teacher husband Jason Crandell often joins to help with this) to down-to-earth conversations about how to apply yoga's lessons and tools to help craft a happy, balanced life.
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- 2 days ago33 min
Yoga Philosophy Explained — The 6 Core Teachings That Unite Every Tradition
What is yoga — really?Most practitioners and teachers can answer that question with a pose, a breath, or a feeling. Far fewer can answer it with the philosophical depth the tradition actually deserves. This week's episode does just that.Drawing on academic scholarship, Sanskrit etymology, and nearly 30 years of teaching and study, Jason identifies the six core teachings that appear consistently across the diverse spectrum of yoga traditions — from Hatha to Jnana, from Karma to Bhakti, from Patanjali to modern practice. Not a single reductive definition, but a genuine philosophical framework that holds up across lineages, eras, and approaches.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/yogaland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 1 weeks ago21 min
Your Twists Are Missing This
Most yoga twists are done to the spine — not with it. In nearly every conventional yoga twist, the arms and legs do the work: The hand presses against the knee. The elbow hooks outside the thigh. The leverage of the limbs produces the rotation, while the spinal muscles — the obliques, the multifidus, the deep rotators — remain largely passive. The spine is being twisted. It is not doing the twisting. I turn this on its head in this week’s solocast. In 15 minutes, you’ll transform the quality and depth of three yoga-informed spinal rotation exercises by adding resistance bands. This is not just about better twists. It's about building functional rotational strength that yoga's conventional twisting patterns cannot provide.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/yogaland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 2 weeks ago44 min
Does Yoga Build Strength? The Science Behind What Yoga Actually Does
This week Jason and I have a conversation the yoga world has been dancing around for years: Does yoga build strength? Jason offers an honest framework for understanding the ways that yoga builds strength — and where it genuinely falls short. What You'll Learn: Why strength matters — particularly for longevity The two primary components of strength development and how yoga addresses each oneHow yoga builds neuromuscular strength, efficiency, and coordination — and why that's more valuable than most practitioners realizeWhy yoga will never produce hypertrophy — and what that means for long-term health, muscle mass, and metabolic functionWhat progressive overload is and why bodyweight training alone cannot provide itWhy yoga primarily recruits Type 1 fibers and almost never accesses Type 2 fibers and why it mattersWhy resistance training and yoga are not competing modalities — they are extraordinary partnersThe Iyengar yoga innovation argument: why adding resistance training tools to yoga is no different from what the greatest yoga innovators have always doneSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/yogaland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Jul 1, 202621 min
3 Breathwork and Pranayama Techniques for Yoga Teachers Who Keep Putting It Off
If you've been meaning to teach pranayama in your classes but keep finding reasons to wait — this week's podcast is for you.Most yoga teachers want to include breathwork. The problem isn't interest — it's knowing where to start, how long to spend, and whether students will actually value it. This episodes solves all three problems in under 20 minutes, with three simple, immediately usable techniques you can bring to your next class.No restructuring required. No special training needed. Just three practical breathwork tools, three locations in your class to use them, and the confidence to begin.The Three Techniques Covered:Coherence Breathing / Sama Vritti Pranayama — 5.5 x 5.5 seconds, ideal for class openingsBreath-linked movement — half sun salutations, Utkatasana flow, eagle arms transitionsExtended exhale breathing — 6:2:8:2 ratio, ideal pre-Savasana for nervous system downregulationChapters:00:00 Introduction — why yoga teachers keep putting pranayama off01:20 Concern 1: Will my students get bored?02:06 Concern 2: Which technique should I use?02:27 Concern 3: Where does pranayama go in class?03:49 Location 1: Class opening — coherence breathing07:07 Location 2: Within dynamic movement — breath-linked movement patterns10:31 Location 3: Pre-Savasana — extended exhale breathing13:51 The final challenge — pick one technique and try it this weekSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/yogaland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Jun 9, 202614 min
Boat Pose Is Not an Ab Exercise
Most yoga teachers cue Full Boat Pose as an abdominal exercise. It isn't — and once you understand why, you'll also discover Low Boat Pose: the most underused core exercise in yoga.Full Boat Pose (Paripurna Navasana) is primarily a hip flexor exercise. Low Boat Pose (Ardha Navasana) is primarily an abdominal exercise. Understanding why — and how to use both intelligently — is one of the most practical yoga anatomy insights you can bring to your teaching and your practice.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/yogaland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Jun 2, 202617 min
The Real Reason Your Hamstrings Are Still Tight — A Mobility Breakdown for Teachers & Students
Most people assume tight hamstrings are a stretching problem. They're not. Hamstring tightness is almost always multifactorial, which means the solution requires a broader range of strategies — not more of the same stretching that hasn't worked.On this podcast, Jason breaks down 6 evidence-informed strategies for improving hamstring flexibility that go well beyond passive stretching. Whether you're a yoga teacher, yoga student, or anyone focused on mobility and movement quality, these strategies will change how you think about — and train — your hamstrings.What you'll learn:-Why foam rolling works neurologically — not just mechanically — and how to use it as a primer before you stretch-Why strengthening your glutes may do more for your hamstring flexibility than more stretching ever will-How weak hip flexors limit anterior pelvic tilt — and why that directly limits hamstring length-Why your adductors (especially adductor magnus) may be quietly working against your hamstring flexibility-How dynamic stretching and engaged stretching give your nervous system more feedback — and unlock more range than passive stretching alone-Why hamstring tightness is almost always multifactorial — and why there is no single magic techniqueSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/yogaland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- May 20, 20261h 2m
Yoga Teachings That Have Endured — 10 Years and 8 Million Downloads Later
Wow wow wow -- it's been 10 years since the launch of Yogaland! It feels like it's been a heartbeat and also a lifetime. There's been so much learning, growth, and love while making these episodes for the past decade. I spent time compiling precious insights--gems if you will--that stood out to me from the past 10 years.We revisit moments with:Amy Ippoliti — free diving, environmental activism, and asking young people about purpose instead of popularityJames Woods (Dat Yoga Dude) — bringing yoga and social-emotional learning into schools and communitiesMaty Ezraty — why even the most accomplished yoga teachers still get nervous before every classSusanna Harwood Rubin — navigating metastatic cancer with devotion, sacred spaces, and graceJudith Lasater — the concept of inner gold and what distinguishes a truly good teacher from an abusive oneJill Miller — the five Ps of inducing the relaxation response and harnessing vagal toneAndrea Jain — an unbiased take on academic history of yoga's globalizationJulia Lowrie Henderson — the psychology behind why Bikram's cruelty registered as trustworthinessSally Kempton — the mantra that changed her relationship to failureTias Little — perfectionism as a cul-de-sacTara Stiles — doing it your own way, softness, and building a yoga practice around easeDaya Grant — what neuroscience tells us about the yoga practitioner's brain and interoceptive awarenessLisa Walford — four pillars of health developed after an HIV diagnosis in 1985, decades ahead of her timeSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/yogaland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- May 9, 20261h 45m
Instability and Love: A Conversation About Family, Addiction, and Recovery
This week's podcast is such a special one because it focuses on our family. Jason sits down with his brother, Todd, to talk about growing up together, the chaos of addiction within family, anxiety, self-compassion, and healing as an ongoing process. I love both of these men so much, and I'm so proud of them for sharing so openly. This isn't a yoga-specific episode — it's a conversation between two brothers about family trauma and the instability that addiction creates for everyone, not just the person with the addiction. I hope you will listen, and if you or someone you know is struggling with addiction or is in recovery, I hope you will share it. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/yogaland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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This down-to-earth podcast by Andrea Ferretti (former executive editor of Yoga Journal) will keep informed and inspired to practice yoga. Topics run the gamut from nitty gritty technique (her yoga teacher husband Jason Crandell often joins to help with this) to down-to-earth conversations about how to apply yoga's lessons and tools to help craft a happy, balanced life.
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