This is the sixth year Jason led his week-long, healing yoga retreat on Maui, but the first year we did a live Yogaland podcast! We did not humble brag about the beautiful setting, the food, the roosters, or the camaraderie of the students — we just full on brag bragged. But we also answered student questions, which happened to mainly focus on backbending.
Here’s an overview:
- We talk about the benefits of immersing yourself in yoga on retreat and how Jason thinks of healing yoga retreats as mini trainings
- Jason shares his approach to teaching Ujjayi breathing, and why he believes that fast, vinyasa flow classes have the potential to undermine the benefits of the practice
- We discuss how to tell the difference between structural limitations and non-structural, changeable limitations in backbends
- Tips on how to progress to more advanced backbends after you’ve mastered Urdhva Dhanurasana (Wheel Pose or Upward-Facing Bow Pose)
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RECOMMENDED AND RELATED LINKS
The Mother of All Backbends: Urdhva Dhanurasana
Yoga Pose Notebook: Eka Pada Urdhva Dhanurasana
The Surprising Way to Deepen Your Backbends
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