J. Brown Yoga Thoughts
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EP102 The Unexplainable Importance of Yoga
We've all heard about the amazing things that yoga can do for us, but try explaining exactly what it is and how it works and you quickly find yourself on shaky ground. There is an innate something at…
EP101 A Case for Anarchy in Yoga
Radical transformation is the provenance of yoga. The promise of bringing about change in oneself through will and determination, being able to derive truth and purpose by observing our own…
EP100 Lineage or Family Business
A lot of people in the yoga world are feeling confused. Changing social tides and startling revelations are calling into question the foundations on which many a career have been built. Deep vacuums…
EP99 The Future of Yoga is Small
The algorithms and operating systems that are governing our experiences, intended to expand our reach and connect us to the broader world, have borne unforeseen and adverse repercussions. This is…
EP98 Yoga's Greatest Challenge
A lot of people who go to yoga classes are not really interested in yoga. At least, not in the sense of being seriously committed and willing to take on a radical inquiry into the nature of being,…
EP97 Whence Credibility Comes
As the evolution of yoga in the modern world continues its slow-motion metamorphosis from ancient wisdom culture to fitness craze to no-one-knows-what-yet, expertise has become a highly sought after…
EP96 Patriarchy, Microaggression, and Political Correctness
I recognize that I was born into privilege. Being male, white and American comes with a set of assumptions and implicit biases that are deeply ingrained in me and the mores of our fathers. As a…
EP95 To Sell a Center
After nine years of owning and operating a yoga center in one of the most popular neighborhoods on the planet, I was approached by a broker inquiring if I was interested in selling my business. Nine…
EP94 Strung Out in the Attention Economy
Something has happened to the way I see myself in relationship to time, and the amount of life that is being spent behind a screen. For a while, I had a handle on my use of technology and my digital…
EP93 My Body is Not a Machine
In the post-lineage void of the current yoga scene, conversations around safety and improving the quality of yoga teacher-training often turn to biomechanics for solutions. However, replacing one…
EP92 I Love Yoga and Hate Everything About It
Pop culture continues to enjoy a glossy-eyed love affair with yoga. But many long-time practitioners and professionals are discovering that, somewhere along their journey over the last decade or so,…
EP91 Yoga Journal Exit Stage Right
Yoga Journal has announced that it is doing a "reset" on all of its annual conferences. There will be no more Yoga Journal Conferences for the rest of 2017 while they attempt to re-imagine the model…
EP90 Another Yoga Center Closing
It's official. I will be closing my yoga center down at the end of this year. The hipster pond that I once helped homestead a decade ago has come to a boil quicker than I could have foreseen, and the…
EP89 Getting Off the Crack
For a long time, I relished the way I could "crack" my back and neck. Just the right turn of my torso would send a ripple of clicks and releases along my spine. My idea about it was that those cracks…
EP88 Keep On Rockin' in the Real World
I grew up in the eighties. My folks moved from NY to Los Angeles and settled into the comfort of a big house, two-car garage, and three kids. We were never in want for money. My dad made millions as…
EP87 I Teach Yoga
A number of long-time yoga teachers are deciding to stop referring to what they teach as yoga. In the past, the term yoga represented a freedom to explore and discover truths outside western cultural…
EP86 Yoga and the New Discipline
The novelty of yoga has been worn down to almost nothing by a multi-billion dollar industry that cares little for its tenets, like the crumbling shreds of a shoddily made pvc mat from China. But from…
EP85 Abundance Mentality and Yoga Careers
Continuing education for yoga teachers is in high demand since the proliferation of yoga teacher training certification has reached epic proportions. No one expects someone to be seasoned after…
EP84 Incredible Shrinking Yoga Class
In the last twenty years, yoga in the west has gone from a guru-driven model to a market-driven model. Decisions still often come from atop a pyramid. But now, the directives are based more on…
EP83 Yoga's Marginal Utility
Among longtime yoga professionals, there are some well-kept secrets. The reasons for these truths to remain unspoken are rooted in protecting both personal and professional interests. But, for many,…
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J. Brown Yoga Thoughts has published 102 episodes since March 2020, covering topics in Personal Journals, Religion & Spirituality.
J. Brown Yoga Thoughts is currently sporadic with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 7m.
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