February 20, 2023

The Funny Thing About Yoga

Theres a Style of Yoga for Everybody and Other Silly Things

Episode No. 2

In this episode Giana and Bradshaw talk about several different styles and forms of Modern Yoga practices. They believe that there is no one size fits all practice, however, there is a style of yoga for every body. It may take some time and practice to find the style of yoga you resonate with most, but with the information in this episode the hosts aim to provide you with a starting point. They talk about Ashtanga Vinyasa, Vinyasa, Hatha, Bikram, Hot Yoga, Yin and Restorative. While you learn about these styles, both hosts share a several personal stories about injury, what they like about teaching some of these styles, and the nervous system, among other things. Stay tuned for their funny stories to hear the unbelievable twist you’d never expect. 

00:00 Podcast Intro Song

00:30 Bradshaw and Giana talk about whats on their minds.

01:00 Different Styles of Yoga and How to Find the One for You

2:05 The Hatha Yoga Umbrella 

5:24 Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga

9:28 Different Ways to Practice Ashtanga

11:05 Mysore

12:28 Sitting Forward Bends & Asymmetrical poses

14:08 Repetitive Stress Issues

14:37 Binding 

16:20 Vinyasa Yoga

18:42 Sequencing Vinyasa

18:58 Subcategories of Vinyasa

19:30 Vinyasa varies Dependent on your Teacher

20:30 Hatha at Your Local Studio

21:42 Simple Hatha Transitions

23:00 Hatha is Great for Beginners, Aging bodies or for Slowing Down

25:28 Bikram Yoga

29:54 Bikram Versus Hot Yoga

35:12 Yin Yoga

37:33 Yin Sequencing and Holds

38:50 Yin Variations

39:34 What We Like about Teaching Yin

42:43 Restorative Yoga and the Differences between Yin

45:06 You Need Time to Restore

46:52 Regulating your Nervous System 

49:50 Synopsis: There is a Style of Yoga for Every Body 

51:36 The Funny thing About Yoga 

56:57 What to Expect Next Week

57:53 Outro

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