Yogaland Podcast

This week's meditations are going to focus on self-compassion. With that in mind, I decided to re-run a previous episode where I explain the research and benefits on self-compassion. Much of the research -- led by Dr. Kristin Neff — has shown that self-compassion is a more effective way to increase optimism, happiness, curiosity, and connectedness. This episode talks you through the research and offers three very practical ways to incorporate self-compassion in your yoga practice and life.Shownotes can be found at: www.jasonyoga.com/podcast/episode265Always a good idea to subscribe to our newsletter for new content as well as info on our upcoming trainings and workshops! www.jasonyoga.com/newsletter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cultivate contentment and happiness by connecting internally to one of your favorite spots in nature. Take in the sights, smells, and feeling tone of nature to help invite a sense of simple, quiet joy.If you haven't already, join our newsletter and I'll let you know when new ones are up! https://www.jasonyoga.com/newsletter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Set the tone for your day feeling grounded, light, and at ease with this guided meditation. (PS: I'll be sharing mini-meditations all through the month of May. They're intentionally short and sweet SO THAT YOU DO THEM! I hope you will join me and send me about what you think.)I'll be publishing the meditations twice/week. If you haven't already, join our newsletter and I'll let you know when new ones are up: www.jasonyoga.com/newsletter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jason and Andrea explore all sides to the question of whether or not you should wait -- and get a few years of teaching under your belt -- between completing a 200-hour training and starting a 300-hour.>>> Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss an episode! Andrea will be offering a month of meditations all through the month of May. You can also join our newsletter list for reminders here: jasonyoga.com/newsletter <<< Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Practicing and teaching Bakasana (crow pose / crane pose) is much more accessible with effective techniques. This episode provides you with the four best preparatory postures for Bakasana. It also gives you insight into how to sequence for Bakasana and essential tips for teaching Bakasana.Watch the video companion: https://youtu.be/wRUsnTugZG8 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, we return to Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra and Jason shares three models for applying the eight-limb path to life — The Step-by-Step Model, The Integrated Model, and The Single Limb Model. Show notes: http://www.jasonyoga.com/podcast/episode234 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Last week Jason shared the foundational concepts of purusha and prakriti. Go back and listen if you haven’t yet! This week, we continue to talk through foundational concepts that Patanjali presents in The Yoga Sutra — citta, vrittis, and the gunas. Jason defines terms and paints a picture of how they all fit together. And we also talk about how much we personally believe that Patanjali applies to our own lives.Show notes: http://www.jasonyoga.com/podcast/episdoe230 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today is the first in a series of episodes where Jason shares the underpinnings of Patanjali. Most yoga students have heard their teachers reference Patanjali and the text that he is known for, The Yoga Sutra. But rarely do teachers have time to unpack this seminal text. For this episode, Jason shares the foundational concepts of purusha and prakriti and the samkya philosophy that informs Patanjali’s worldview.Show notes: http://www.jasonyoga.com/podcast/episode229 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I want to offer some context for today's episode. My guest is the phenomenal pediatric psychologist and author of the new book, Brain-Body Parenting: How to Stop Managing Behavior and Start Raising Joyful, Resilient Kids, Mona Delahooke. Mona is not a yoga teacher; in fact, her life's work focuses on looking beyond children's behaviors to understand the root cause -- which, in most cases, begins by looking at the nervous system.So, although her work focuses on children and how we parent and teach our children, there is so much beneath the surface that applies to all adults. None of us were parented the way that Mona and her colleagues suggest -- because the neuroscience simply wasn't there when we were kids. Our parents didn't have Polyvagal theory in their back pockets (we talk about this in the episode), they didn't know that the most effective way to manage our behavior was to co-regulate with us, to make sure our "platform" was sturdy, and to practice self-compassion.Now that we know these things, we have the opportunity to practice them in our own lives; to hold space for them in our yoga classes; to view our friends and family's negative behaviors through the lens of the nervous system instead of instantly judging them. This is THE stuff for me right now -- the intersection of neuroscience, psychology, and applied yoga philosophy or mindfulness. This is where we have the power to change our own lives and the lives of those we come into contact with. To break it down, in this episode here are a few of the things we cover:Mona's three-part framework for how to measure the state of the autonomic nervous system, and how to utilize it in working with childrenNew research about interoception and how interoceptive awareness can help children develop emotional literacyCo-regulation and how it’s different from coddling or spoiling a child (plus how yoga teachers use it in their classes, even if they don’t know it!)Why she feels that flexibility is the cornerstone of resilience for children and adults alikeShow notes: http://www.jasonyoga.com/podcast/episode261  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode of Yoga Teacher's Companion breaks down the single most important key to practicing and teaching Bakasana and other arm balances.Watch the companion video: https://jasonyoga.com/podcast/ytc-ep14/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.