Wow wow wow — it’s been 10 years since the launch of Yogaland! It feels like it’s been a heartbeat and also a lifetime. There’s been so much learning, growth, and love while making these episodes for the past decade. I spent time compiling precious insights–gems if you will–that stood out to me from the past 10 years.
We revisit moments with:
Amy Ippoliti — free diving, environmental activism, and asking young people about purpose instead of popularity
James Woods (Dat Yoga Dude) — bringing yoga and social-emotional learning into schools and communities
Maty Ezraty — why even the most accomplished yoga teachers still get nervous before every class
Susanna Harwood Rubin — navigating metastatic cancer with devotion, sacred spaces, and grace
Judith Lasater — the concept of inner gold and what distinguishes a truly good teacher from an abusive one
Jill Miller — the five Ps of inducing the relaxation response and harnessing vagal tone
Andrea Jain — an unbiased take on academic history of yoga’s globalization
Julia Lowrie Henderson — the psychology behind why Bikram’s cruelty registered as trustworthiness
Sally Kempton — the mantra that changed her relationship to failure
Tias Little — perfectionism as a cul-de-sac
Tara Stiles — doing it your own way, softness, and building a yoga practice around ease
Daya Grant — what neuroscience tells us about the yoga practitioner’s brain and interoceptive awareness
Lisa Walford — four pillars of health developed after an HIV diagnosis in 1985, decades ahead of her time
