If you’ve ever wondered what’s really happening in your body and brain during asana and meditation, today’s conversation is going to fascinate you. Our guest is Dr. Daya Grant -- a neuroscientist, sports psychologist, and mental performance consultant -- who explains the growing research on mindfulness and meditation and how these practices are beneficial to the brain.
We cover a lot of ground in this interview including:How yoga and meditation affect the brain, both structurally and functionallyWhat happens to the brain during breathing practices like alternate-nostril breathing (which Daya says is one of the most widely studied pranayama exercises)How she helps athletes use mindfulness, asana, and yoga philosophy to enhance their performanceWhat it was like having a meditation practice growing up impacted her, and how she’s carrying on that tradition with her own son
 Show notes: http://www.jasonyoga.com/podcast/episode258   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is Your Brain on Yoga with Dr. Daya Grant

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Health & Fitness

Susanna Harwood Rubin is back! Susanna was my guest on episode 165, and we continue our intimate conversation here. Our conversation runs the gamut (but somehow all ties together), ranging from her recent trip to her spiritual home in India, to living fully and joyfully with metastatic breast cancer, to her passion for teaching her own form of "embodied writing." 
Shownotes for this episode can be found at yogalandpodcast.com/episode329 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"I am my own beloved, my own best friend" -- Susanna Harwood Rubin on navigating life with cancer

Adam and Holly Husler are an impressive yoga duo: Holly has gone from performing in a girl-band to singing healing mantras and becoming one of the UK’s leading crystal bowl sound healing trainers. Adam has taught classes, workshops and trainings in over 60 studios in over 20 countries, with a robust home schedule in London's leading studios. Together they are parents to a young son and co-hosts of the podcast, Honestly Unbalanced.
On this episode, Jason and I catch up Adam and Holly to ask them the questions that folks often ask us: How do they balance their relationship while working and podcasting together? How has their practice changed and supported them as they've become new parents? How did Adam stumble and eventually find his voice as one of Instagram's funniest yoga reels creators? Plus, Holly shares all the goods on Sound Healing: How it works, why she started teaching it, and the empowering approach she takes when leading her online Sound Healing trainings.
For links to Adam and Holly's trainings, Holly's album, and the interview Andrea did on Honestly Unbalanced, go to : yogalandpodcast.com/episode328 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

They're a vibe. Sound healing, parenting, podcasting & growing with Adam & Holly Husler

"I needed my yoga to find me, to comfort me -- not be another box to check off." An open and inquisitive conversation about navigating the challenges, grief, and joys of perimenopause and menopause -- and how to craft a yoga practice that meets you in the moment.
For shownotes, go to yogalandpodcast.com/episode327
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Yoga for Perimenopause & Menopause with Judith Hanson Lasater and Lizzie Lasater

This week Jason and I talk about why a home practice is essential if you want to integrate yoga in your day to day life. We also offer our thoughts on what constitutes home practice so that you give yourself a break and focus on what's important -- getting on your mat! Our hope is that home practice can be the thing in your life that consistently feels like a respite, a refuge, a haven.
We hope you enjoy this conversation where we talk through these 7 distinct reasons that developing a home practice is beneficial:It's so much easier to be consistentYou can focus on regions of the body that need more supportYou can use it as a supplement to your studio classes (or other forms of exercise)You get to practice the poses you loveYou get to spend more time on the poses you want to master but struggle withWe all need a daily dose of self-regulationFor yoga teachers, it's a way to get in touch with your own voice, creativity, and insight
 I've linked to five essential sequences on our shownotes page: yogalandpodcast.com/episode326 
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7 Reasons to Make Your Home Yoga Practice a Priority

Take a deep breath and get ready to take notes for this one: Jason hones in on 5 of the most common mistakes yoga teachers make. They're so common, in fact, that there are a few Jason still has to be mindful of from time to time. This episode is packed with simple, straightforward ideas to help you teach more skillfully and with more confidence.
⭐️ Join us in at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts for a morning of yoga to benefit Boston Children's Hospital! The event is April 28th. Join our Team Yogaland here: yogareachesout.org
⭐️ For shownotes: yogalandpodcast.com/episode325 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is Your Brain on Yoga with Dr. Daya Grant

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