Yogaland Podcast

Yoga in the 90s: The Wild, Weird & Wonderful Early Days


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If you practiced yoga in the 90s, you know… it was different.


Chapters:

00:00 Intro & why we’re talking about 90s yoga

04:03 Andrea’s first yoga class (and the clown car moment)

11:54 Jason’s first yoga class in college

25:11 Quirky studios, circus neighbors & wild props

31:26 What’s changed for better and worse



Before it was in every gym, before online classes, before Lululemon — yoga in the U.S. was a quirky subculture you had to seek out. In this episode of Yoga-ish, we share our funniest, weirdest, and most heartfelt memories from our early years of practice:

• Renting rooms in funky parts of town with circus performers as neighbors

• The original paper-thin blue and green mats that never got cleaned

• Heavy wooden props that could double as furniture

• Our first teachers — from deeply traditional to delightfully eccentric

• How yoga felt before it became mainstream, and what’s changed (for better and worse)


Whether you started in the 70s, 90s, or just last week, this is a love letter to yoga’s evolution — and a celebration of its wonderfully weird past.


💬 Your turn: Were you practicing yoga in the 90s (or earlier)? Share your best memory here or on Instagram (and tag us) -- we'd love to hear them!


📌 Resources & Trainings Mentioned:

ABOUT JASON CRANDELL AND HIS ONLINE YOGA TEACHER TRAININGS:


✅ Sequencing 2.0: Move Beyond Drop-in Classes

https://www.mission-e1.com/sequencing/


✅ 200hr Online Yoga Teacher Training:

https://learn.jasonyoga.com/200


✅ Considering YTT? Check out our honest guide, Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About YTT here: https://jasonyoga.com/yoga-teacher-training

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