Yogaland Podcast

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 popularity

James Woods (Dat Yoga Dude) — bringing yoga and social-emotional learning into schools and communities

Maty Ezraty — why even the most accomplished yoga teachers still get nervous before every class

Susanna Harwood Rubin — navigating metastatic cancer with devotion, sacred spaces, and grace

Judith Lasater — the concept of inner gold and what distinguishes a truly good teacher from an abusive one

Jill Miller — the five Ps of inducing the relaxation response and harnessing vagal tone

Andrea Jain — an unbiased take on academic history of yoga's globalization

Julia Lowrie Henderson — the psychology behind why Bikram's cruelty registered as trustworthiness

Sally Kempton — the mantra that changed her relationship to failure

Tias Little — perfectionism as a cul-de-sac

Tara Stiles — doing it your own way, softness, and building a yoga practice around ease

Daya Grant — what neuroscience tells us about the yoga practitioner's brain and interoceptive awareness

Lisa Walford — four pillars of health developed after an HIV diagnosis in 1985, decades ahead of her time
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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.
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As yogis, we’re certainly aware of the many benefits of stretching — but are you aware of what the research actually says about how to stretch effectively? Or how to evaluate that research honestly?

On this week’s Yogaland, I’m sharing meta-analyses and systematic reviews to give you a clear, accurate, and intellectually honest picture of what actually increases flexibility.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

Why dynamic and passive stretching work through completely different mechanisms — and why you need both.

What the research consistently shows about stretch intensity — and why moderate intensity outperforms both light and maximal stretching for tissue adaptation.

The sweet spot for hold duration — and why total weekly volume matters more than any single session variable.

The most important and most under-appreciated variable in flexibility training.

I'd love to know what you think of episodes like these, so please leave a comment. It also helps others find our work.
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What happens when two yoga teachers fall down a NASA rabbit hole and can't stop thinking about non-duality, The Overview Effect, and Grandmother Moon? This episode of Yoga-ish — our more personal, less technique-focused podcast — is exactly that kind of conversation.

Yoga-ish is where Jason and Andrea talk about their actual lives: what they're reading, watching, thinking about, and how all of it connects (loosely) to yoga, mindfulness, and the work of being a human.

We covered so much this week, including:
- Artemis II & The Overview Effect — and why astronauts returning from space sound a lot like meditators coming out of deep practice
- Christina Koch's transmission from the far side of the moon and what "moon joy" actually means
- Our review of Project Hail Mary + what we're reading
- Neurodivergent kids, intrinsic motivation, and letting go of the sticker chart
- 10 years of Yogaland — and what's coming next

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If you've ever felt lonely as a yoga teacher — you're not alone. And that's exactly what this week's podcast is about.

Teaching yoga is one of the most isolating jobs most people never see coming. You're surrounded by students, immersed in a tradition built on connection, and somehow you still end up feeling like you're doing it alone. In this video I'm naming that honestly — and talking about what we can actually do about it.

Jason talks about:
Why teaching yoga is more isolating than it looks from the outside
The structural reasons yoga teachers feel like ships in the night
The real cost of isolation — burnout, imposter syndrome, and self-doubt
Why community with fellow teachers is irreplaceable
How connecting to your lineage and tradition sustains you
What I built to solve this problem — and how you can do the same

Become part of Jason's community of yoga teachers:
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