Dark Side of the Mat

Dark Side of the Mat

By Justine Mastin and Kat Heagberg RebarReligion & SpiritualityTrue Crime
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Dark Side of the Mat episodes

  • Understanding Yoga Research & Biomechanics

    No doubt there’s a lot of pseudoscience in the yoga world, but it can be challenging for even the most well-intentioned and skeptical among us to understand yoga research and how science and — yes, even math — apply to yoga practice. Thank Isaac Newton's ghost for Jules Mitchell, author of “Yoga Biomechanics” who stopped by the dark side to explain it to us layfolk in the most fun and user-friendly way possible.

    Jules' website, teacher training, mentorship:
    https://www.julesmitchell.com/

    Jules' book:
    https://a.co/d/fFfoqjV

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    Buy Justine’s books:
    https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/724011/the-grieving-therapist-by-larisa-a-garski-lmft/
    https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/659309/starship-therapise-by-larisa-garski/

    Buy Kat’s books:
    https://www.amazon.com/Yoga-Inversions-Guide-Going-Upside/dp/1645471004
    https://www.amazon.com/Yoga-Where-You-Are-Customize/dp/1611807867

    Artwork by Ali Ford:
    https://linktr.ee/wickedencounters

    58 min
  • Does Everyone NEED Yoga?

    Justine, Kat, producer Kyle, and special guest Nam Chanterrwyn discuss the notion everyone needs yoga to be complete and explore possible dark cultural underpinnings behind that idea (umm... actual nazis just entered the chat?)

    Nam's website, classes, retreats, & teacher trainings
    https://www.yoganam.yoga

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    Buy Justine’s books:
    https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/724011/the-grieving-therapist-by-larisa-a-garski-lmft/
    https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/659309/starship-therapise-by-larisa-garski/

    Buy Kat’s books:
    https://www.amazon.com/Yoga-Inversions-Guide-Going-Upside/dp/1645471004
    https://www.amazon.com/Yoga-Where-You-Are-Customize/dp/1611807867

    Artwork by Alexsandra Ford:
    https://linktr.ee/wickedencounters

    1 hr 9 min
  • Operation "F That Guy"

    Bikram is coming to Canada…or is he? In this very special episode Colin Hall tells Justine and Producer Kyle about his efforts to thwart Bikram’s plans in operation “F that guy.” Tune in and then join in the fight!

    Here are some steps you can take to help stop Bikram Choudhury.
     
    Sign the petition @changedotorg, https://www.change.org/p/stop-predator-bikram-choudhury-from-hosting-yoga-seminar-at-the-parq-marriott-vancouver

    Write an email to the Mayor of Vancouver, Ken Sim, @kensimcity, [email protected]

    Contact CBC News Vancouver, @cbcnews, [email protected], 604-662-6801

    Write an email to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, @seanfrasermp, [email protected]

    Contact Canada Border Services Agency, @canborder, 1-888-502-9060

    Write an email to the event organizers, Canada Yoga Sports Federation, @canada_yoga [email protected]

    Share this and other articles, information and resources about
    Bikram Choudhury.

    Resources on Bikram Choudhury:

    Dr. Ramani Durvasula, @doctorramani, Navigating Narcissim Podcast: Bikram Yoga and the Abuse of Power w/ Mandeep Kaur Sandhu.

    Netflix Documentary, Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator.

    Daily Hive Articles: @dailyhivevancouver

    Yoga Journal Articles: @yogajournal

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    Buy Justine’s books:
    https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/724011/the-grieving-therapist-by-larisa-a-garski-lmft/
    https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/659309/starship-therapise-by-larisa-garski/

    Buy Kat’s books:
    https://www.amazon.com/Yoga-Inversions-Guide-Going-Upside/dp/1645471004/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=kat+heagberg&qid=1675131847&sprefix=kat+heag%2Caps%2C156&sr=8-1
    https://www.amazon.com/Yoga-Where-You-Are-Customize/dp/1611807867/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=yoga+where+you+are&qid=1639698472&sr=8-1
    https://www.amazon.com/Embodied-Resilience-through-Yoga-Empowerment/dp/0738762490/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3BQWMQTQTIDUF&keywords=embodied+resilience+through+yoga&qid=1639698620&sprefix=embodied+res%2Caps%2C229&sr=8-1

    WHAT IS DARK SIDE OF THE MAT?
    Always insightful, sometimes sarcastic, never shaming. Hosts Kat and Justine spill the tea on all the creeps, cults, and crime in the yoga world.

    45 min
  • Better Late Than Never
    Guess who’s back, back again? Dark Side’s back, tell a friend! After a lengthy hiatus, Dark Side of the Mat is back. In this Season 2 intro, producer Kyle asks Justine and Kat for their insights about spiritual abuse, and somehow learns about Justine’s lost dream of owning a pony.
    1 hr 2 min
  • Create-a-Cult With Justine and Kat! (Season 1 Finale/Q&A)
    In this Season 1 wrap-up (don't worry, we'll be back for season 2!) Justine and Kat answer your questions about yoga creeps, cults, and crimes and more — your queries ranged from serious to silly, and you even got us creating our own cults at the end. You won't want to miss this one, friends.
    1 hr 7 min

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Always insightful, sometimes sarcastic, never shaming. Hosts Kat and Justine spill the tea on all the creeps, cults, and crime in the yoga world.