Yogaland Podcast Andrea Ferretti

Jason joins me on this episode, where we delve into the practice of letting go. We talk about the many instances where the concept of letting go appears in yoga philosophy, why it's beneficial, and what is required before we endeavor to let go. We also share our personal journeys toward cultivating emotional maturity, surrender, and resilience in the face of life's challenges.
Highlights:
02:37 The Art of Letting Go
03:08 Core Strength and Yoga Philosophy
10:48 The Concept of Surrender in Yoga
16:13 Practical Applications of Letting Go
22:42 The Importance of Inner Safety
25:31 Exploring the Sensation of Safety in Yoga
26:05 Meditation and Inner Resilience
26:50 Community and Mindfulness
28:20 The Mental Game in Yoga Poses
31:43 Present Moment Awareness
34:59 Letting Go of Future Worries
37:44 Personal Stories of Letting Go
43:24 Challenges of Aging and Physical Limitations

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On this solo podcast, Jason shares a roadmap for making a sustainable living as a yoga teacher. He breaks down the importance of yoga teacher training in your career development, the importance of learning to teach higher ticket offerings, and the best ways to develop and maintain a consistent student base.
Highlights:
Internal success and contentmentThe role of yoga teacher trainingThe 4 aspects of making a livingYoga Teacher MindsetUnderstanding the Yoga EconomyDeveloping and Maintaining StudentsEmbracing Change & Adaptation
Train with Jason's Yoga Alliance accredited trainings! Enroll in his 300-Hour YTT: jasonyoga.com/300
Hone your sequencing with Mastering the Art of Yoga Sequencing: jasonyoga.com/sequencing
The last yoga anatomy course you will need to take! Essential Yoga Anatomy: jasonyoga.com/anatomy


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Jason joins me on this episode to talk about the challenges of making a living as a yoga teacher and how he has managed those challenges over the past 30 years. There have been many twists and turns and even some failures. We give you a peek behind the curtain of his career, honing in on 6 pivotal moments and what Jason learned from them.
Related to this episode! Next week Jason is hosting a webinar where he shares his roadmap how to make it as a yoga teacher. You can sign up for this free webinar at www.jasonyoga.com/webinar

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Giana Gambino and Bradshaw Wish of CAYA Yoga School join me this week to talk all things yoga retreats! These two have come together to create a dream-team when it comes to retreats -- they offer several domestic and international retreats per year (look for their 2025 retreat in Italy) and they've honed their process. They generously share all of their secrets in this conversation. We cover:

How they split the workload (and the payout)Planning itineraries vs. farming them outTheir marketing/sales calendarWhat goes into pricing (and what you might be forgetting)The food! (the thing participants often complain about the most)Funny retreat snafus and how they handled themWhy you should never put a charcuterie board out if Bradshaw is on retreat with you
You can get to know Giana and Bradshaw better on their podcast A Funny Thing About Yoga
I'll put links to their retreats and yoga school on the shownotes page here: yogalandpodcast.com/episode332


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Learn how to improve your Camel Pose (Ustrasana) and help your students go deeper. This episode breaks down how to make the lower back, knees, and neck more comfortable in this posture. It also outlines the best cues to help everyone feel stronger, more flexible, and more comfortable in this backbend.


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Practicing--and teaching--Down Dog the same way every time leads to diminishing returns and stale cues. This episode breaks down 5 ways to improve Downward Facing Dog (Adho Mukha Svanasana) to focus on opening your shoulders, opening your hips, stretching your hamstrings, stretching your calves and more. Perfect for yoga students and yoga teachers alike.
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