Yogaland Podcast

Andrea Ferretti
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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. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/yogaland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 21h ago

    Is Yoga Enough? What It Trains Brilliantly and Where it Leaves Gaps

    Is yoga enough? It's one of the most debated questions in the wellness world — and honestly, it's the wrong question. Yoga has specific strengths and specific limitations. The most useful thing we can do as practitioners and teachers is understand both — clearly and without defensiveness. That's what this episode does. We look at what yoga genuinely does brilliantly — and where it falls meaningfully short. Not to diminish yoga, but to add complement it with additional strength-training as a modality. Jason's newest online course, Strong Yoga is now open for enrollment! To learn more and register, click here: learn.jasonyoga.com/strongyoga Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/yogaland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Is Yoga Enough? What It Trains Brilliantly and Where it Leaves Gaps

  2. Sep 29

    3 Resistance Band Exercises That Transform Your Backbends & Build Shoulder Strength

    Most yoga backbend preparation focuses on opening the front body. That's valuable — but it's only half the equation. The posterior shoulders, rhomboids, and upper back muscles that should be driving backbends are almost never specifically strengthened in a yoga practice. The result: most practitioners push the floor away rather than pulling the chest forward — and no amount of additional stretching fixes a strength problem. This week’s podcast fixes that. Jason breaks down three targeted resistance band exercises for the posterior shoulders and upper back — and immediately applies each one to Locust, Cobra, Camel, and Bridge so you can feel the difference in real time. What You'll Learn: Why posterior shoulder and upper back weakness is the most overlooked limitation in yoga backbends Three resistance band exercises — seated and standing row, elbow flare pull, and band pull-apart at three angles — that directly target the muscles yoga consistently under-develops How to choose the right resistance level and how many sets and reps to use for both pre-practice activation and longer-term strength building How to apply each exercise immediately to Locust, Cobra, Camel, and Bridge — and feel the difference in muscular recruitment in real time Why resistance provides proprioceptive feedback that bodyweight yoga cannot and how that feedback immediately improves your backbends Registration opens for Jason's newest course, Strong Yoga on Thursday! Get on the waitlist and we'll let you know when you can enroll: jasonyoga.com/strength Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/yogaland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    3 Resistance Band Exercises That Transform Your Backbends & Build Shoulder Strength

  3. Sep 23

    The Six-Phase Structure to Build a Strong Yoga Class

    If you've been wondering how to incorporate resistance training into your yoga classes without losing what makes yoga yoga — this episode is for you. In this conversation breaks down his exact six-phase structure bringing resistance training into a yoga context. The central insight: resistance doesn't make yoga harder. Done intelligently, it makes yoga easier, more embodied, and more effective than ever before. We talk through: -Why Jason developed this approach — the personal and professional reasons behind this evolution -Why yoga props have always facilitated length and support -How resistance training and yoga are complementary modalities that address each other's gaps directly -Andrea's personal experience of how targeted strengthening resolved years of chronic SI joint pain -Why pranayama and meditation are non-negotiable in this structure -The interdisciplinary philosophy behind Jason's approach — why looking at embodiment through multiple lenses produces greater truth than any single ideology -Why Jason is not replacing his existing yoga teaching — this is an addition, not a substitution! NOTE! Jason's Strong Yoga: The Fundamentals of Resistance Training for Yoga Teachers will be open for enrollment soon! Click here to join the waitlist and we'll send you the details: jasonyoga.com/strength Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/yogaland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    The Six-Phase Structure to Build a Strong Yoga Class

  4. Sep 17

    Yoga(ish): Life Updates, Big Changes, and What This Summer Taught Us

    The summer went quickly; we thought we'd reconvene and catch you up on our latest in life and yoga. As a reminder! Yoga-ish conversations are where we share life stuff, and although it may cross over into yoga territory, it is decidedly non-technical. This week, we cover a lot of ground and talk about: Books we loved this summerWhat we're watching (spoiler: We're divided over Widow's Bay)Surprising joy in our journey with memory careJason's professional evolution and the vulnerability that comes with itWhat's coming next — a new resistance training course for yogis called Strong Yoga. Join the waitlist to learn all about it: jasonyoga.com/strength Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/yogaland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Yoga(ish): Life Updates, Big Changes, and What This Summer Taught Us

  5. Jul 29

    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.

    Yoga Philosophy Explained — The 6 Core Teachings That Unite Every Tradition

  6. Jul 23

    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.

    Your Twists Are Missing This

  7. Jul 11

    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 done Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/yogaland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Does Yoga Build Strength? The Science Behind What Yoga Actually Does

  8. Jul 1

    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 openings Breath-linked movement — half sun salutations, Utkatasana flow, eagle arms transitions Extended exhale breathing — 6:2:8:2 ratio, ideal pre-Savasana for nervous system downregulation Chapters: 00:00 Introduction — why yoga teachers keep putting pranayama off 01:20 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 breathing 07:07 Location 2: Within dynamic movement — breath-linked movement patterns 10:31 Location 3: Pre-Savasana — extended exhale breathing 13:51 The final challenge — pick one technique and try it this week 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. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/yogaland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    Andrea Ferretti
  • Years Active
    2016 - 2026
  • Episodes
    452
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Andrea Ferretti
  • Show Website
    Yogaland Podcast

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