In this episode I sit down with Yogi Aaron, one of the most sought-after teachers today. Known for his unorthodox perspectives on stretching and flexibility and how both cause more harm than good, his teachings aim to help as many people as possible live a pain-free life so they can realize yoga's true intentions. He is the creator of the revolutionary approach to yoga — Applied Yoga Anatomy + Muscle Activation™ (AYAMA)
Together we explore:
- Yoga and relationship to injury
- Different approaches to teaching yoga that don’t include stretching
- How to approach pain when it comes into the body
- Observation into your teaching language
- Diving into the phrase listening to the body
- Learning to address the root cause of the body
- How to translate pain in your body and using inquiry to understand a persons pain
- Certain Postures that Yogi Aaron avoids
- Breaking down how to work into specific poses without stretching
- Practices for shortening the muscles - Isometric holds ( Muscle activations)
- Aarons perspective on Iyengar and Anusara
- Approach to not going deeper into the pose and breaking down muscle functions.
- How we can create further problems when we over compensate
- Aaron’s approach to Yoga Teacher Training focusing on functional anatomy
- How to identify muscle weakness and increase strength
- Process for evaluating if a yoga teacher training is right for you
- Importance of continuing to study and train as a yoga teacher
- Coming back to feeling at home in your own body
- Untapped Power: Trail Blazing
Yogi Aaron’s sense of humor, contagious laugh, and courageous adventurous spirit, makes him a stand-out and favored leading yoga teacher today.
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