TAA 045: 3 Hidden Things Holding you Back From Your Freestanding Handstand (and what to do to fix them)

TAA 003: 3 Ways to Overcome the Fear of Inversions: Show Notes One of the most emailed questions to me of all time Why overcoming fear is not automatic The various yoga poses that cause fear Why I used to be scared of dropping back and standing up Rational fear vs. by The Asana Academy Podcast

23 min listen

TAA 001: Handstand Roadmap Pt. 1: Show Notes This episode is based off of The Handstand Roadmap and it covers Steps 1-4. If you don’t have a copy of it, you can get your copy here. Posts mentioned in the show: How To Do A Handstand: Why Not Stacking The Hips Properly Can Derail Your ... by The Asana Academy Podcast

24 min listen

TAA 002: Handstand Roadmap Pt. 2: Articles Mentioned: How To Do A Handstand: Why Not Stacking The Hips Properly Can Derail Your Progress The Ultimate Guide to Handstand From Day Dreaming to Goal Setting: Everything you Need to Crush it at Handstand Transitions Show Notes Why being over... by The Asana Academy Podcast

23 min listen

TAA 015: What to do When You’re Stuck (in your yoga practice): In This Session You’ll Learn: Why it’s so important to honestly address weaknesses in your body “Weakness Swapping” Why it pays off to consistently change your routine How setting multiple practice targets help hit the even bigger target How to break c... by The Asana Academy Podcast

24 min listen

TAA 008: 4 Simple Tips to “Quick-Fix” Your Headstand: Subscribe & Download the Podcast HERE! Q&A: What is your take on students showing up late to class? What You’ll Learn: The 4 Simple Tips to “Quick-Fix” your Headstand One of the most common mistakes students make when learning headstand. by The Asana Academy Podcast

25 min listen

TAA 007: A Practical Guide to Building a Yoga Class (And how to make new students love you): Subscribe & Download the Podcast HERE! Show Notes: The 2 largest fears of new yoga teachers (and how to overcome them) The fears I had when I first started teaching The most important question to ask yourself when starting to teach How to find your “Av... by The Asana Academy Podcast

27 min listen

TAA 025: One-Handed Handstands, The Brutal Reality of Iraq, & Championing a Brave New World Pt. 1 – Dylan Werner: In this show, I interview Dylan Werner, of Dylan Werner Yoga. This dude is a phenomenal guy, he does every type of arm balance imaginable including handstands, one-handed handstands, and hollow backs. Dylan tell’s you his complete story including many ... by The Asana Academy Podcast

32 min listen

TAA 014: The Zen of Dealing With Angry Students: In This Session You’ll Learn: Why it’s important to find your teaching avatar The inner critic vs. the outer critic How to take negative feedback from students How to prevent criticism from destroying your self-confidence My rough times as a new yoga t... by The Asana Academy Podcast

21 min listen

TAA 006: 3 Handstand “Rookie Mistakes” Students Make (And how to fix them): Show Notes: The 3 handstand “Rookie Mistakes” that new students make What’s the deal with Yogi Toes? Moving energy up vs. moving injury down How to avoid wrist issues by engaging your feet Subtleties, not details Learn about the Wall Test The optimal f... by The Asana Academy Podcast

18 min listen

TAA 010: How to Properly Structure a Yoga Class (the simple sandwich technique): In this Episode, You’ll Learn: The Simple Sandwich Technique (including the wrapper) to structure a yoga class What makes a yoga class perceived as boring & long Why it’s so important to unite the room from the very beginning How to control the energ... by The Asana Academy Podcast

28 min listen

TAA 005: Teacher Training – How to Develop Room Presence: Subscribe & Download the Podcast HERE! In this show you’ll learn: The common mistakes of brand new yoga teachers The 3 “P’s” & the grand “P” The scary teaching exercise I do on the first day of training What is “presence” and how to develop it How prop... by The Asana Academy Podcast

21 min listen

TAA 016: Finding Your Authentic Voice (and how to stop fearing yourself): Listen to the show here! In this session you’ll learn: How to find your authentic teaching voice Why it’s important to stay true to yourself Silencing the Inner Critic How to figure out what you DON’T want to teach Why your teaching avatar is so import... by The Asana Academy Podcast

29 min listen

TAA 004: The Practical Guide to Engaging Your Core Correctly: In this show you’ll learn: How to engage your core correctly The muscles that should be working and what you should be feeling My favorite exercises for tuning the core “on” How a properly engaged core translates into stronger inversions And much more ... by The Asana Academy Podcast

29 min listen

TAA 022: Bad Anatomy, Rebelling Against the Institution & The Power of Saying “No” Pt. 2 – Alexandria Crow: This is part 2 of the show where I speak with Alexandria Crow. She’s a no B.S., straight to the point kinda person, which is really refreshing to hear in the yoga world. We speak about the reality of being a “yogalebrity” and being an international ico... by The Asana Academy Podcast

59 min listen

TAA 017: How to Get Private Clients (and how to keep them): Listen to the show here! In this Session You’ll Learn: The most important thing you should do after you graduate from a teacher training How teaching clients is different from teaching classes How to get your first private clients How to determine your... by The Asana Academy Podcast

29 min listen

TAA 011: How to do a Press Handstand (repeatedly and effortlessly): In this Episode, You’ll Learn: A clear strategy for learning how to press to handstand Why stacking the hips is CRITICAL to nailing a press handstand What to do about “overactive” shoulders Straight arm strength vs. by The Asana Academy Podcast

27 min listen

TAA 021: Bad Anatomy, Rebelling Against the Institution & The Power of Saying “No” Pt. 1 – Alexandria Crow: In this show, I speak with Alexandria Crow. She’s a no B.S., straight to the point kinda person, which is really refreshing to hear in the yoga world. We speak about the reality of being a “yogalebrity” and being an international icon, by The Asana Academy Podcast

28 min listen

TAA 024: Alignment Truth & Lies, Perfectionism, & The Power of Thinking Twice and Asking “Why” -Alexandria Crow: Back by popular demand, I speak with Alexandria Crow again, founder of Yoga Physics, and we discuss alignments, joints, bad cues, perfectionism and being uncomfortable. In This Session You’ll Learn: Alignment cues that aren’t always right Your shoulder... by The Asana Academy Podcast

32 min listen

TAA 023: How Meditation Helped Build a Million Dollar Clothing Line from Scratch – Chad Satlow: In this session, I interview Chad Satlow, CEO & Founder of Third Eye Threads. He shares his early mistakes and failures building the brand that’ll literally save you years of bashing your head against a wall. Plus, by The Asana Academy Podcast

67 min listen

TAA 013: The Art of Simple Sequencing: In this session you’ll learn: 3 Ways to make intelligent sequencing simple Common sequencing mistakes new teachers make Why creativity isn’t always a good thing for building a class Why a self-practice is critical for building smooth sequences How ... by The Asana Academy Podcast

22 min listen

TAA 009: Q&A #1 – Staying Motivated, Press Handstand Fixes, My Daily Practice, Yoga and Running: Questions Answered on Today’s Show: “I feel like I’m constantly stuck in my practice, do you have specific tops for staying motivated?” “I can’t seem to get my Press [Handstand]. I can shift forward and get my feet of the ground but that’s it. by The Asana Academy Podcast

20 min listen

TAA 027: How to Profit from People that Say “No”: In this session you’ll learn: One of the failures of most new yoga teachers (and why they never succeed) “The fortune’s in the follow up” Why you need to ask for something more than once What “No” actually means Why “making” jobs is way more importan... by The Asana Academy Podcast

22 min listen

TAA 012: How to do a Press Handstand Pt. 2 (a simple core routine): In this session you’ll learn: The amount of core strength that it takes to do a Press Handstand The “Circle Theory” of the hips (and how to determine the difficulty of a transition) How to triple the effectiveness of your L-Sit (even if you can’t get y... by The Asana Academy Podcast

24 min listen

TAA 050: Straight Arm Vs. Bent Arm Strength: Subscribe and Download the Show Here! Thanks for Listening! Thanks so much for listening! If you have anything to share, leave it in the comment section below. If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using one of the buttons on the side! Also, by The Asana Academy Podcast

18 min listen

TAA 019: The Perfect Playlist, The Psychology of Handstand, & How to Practice Yoga with Bad Knees Pt.1 – Jonathan Rickert: Jonathan, a former DJ and collegiate soccer player, brings the goods in this session, he cover’s everything from how to put to together the perfect playlist for your yoga class (and where to find the music) to mastering your handstand, by The Asana Academy Podcast

34 min listen

TAA 030: The 180 Degree Press Handstand Theory: In This Session You’ll Learn: The 180 Degree Press Handstand Theory Why it’s important to not neglect your pike Dissection of the press handstand movement – the 2 phases plus the pre-press And so much more! by The Asana Academy Podcast

13 min listen

TAA 028: How the Freedom of Dance Beat Cancer, Left People in Tears at Tedx & Inspired a Movement – Brianna Mercado: In this Session You’ll Learn: The complete story of Brianna Mercado How Brianna battled back and beat cancer twice How dance saved Brianna and how she turned a lifelong passion into a career How to be happy even when things seem impossible All about Br... by The Asana Academy Podcast

61 min listen

The 3 Phases Of Press Handstand – Which One Do You Get Stuck On?: [Cheers to @chilloutbaba for making this awesome video!] Hey there, I’m currently in the middle of teaching workshops and a training here in UK (Edinburgh) and have had some great discussions with some of the students working on their press handstands ... by The Asana Academy Podcast

20 min listen

TAA 033: What You Focus On GROWS (And your hamstrings): Subscribe and Download the Show Here! Thanks for Listening! Thanks so much for listening! If you have anything to share, leave it in the comment section below. If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using one of the buttons on the side! Also, by The Asana Academy Podcast

18 min listen

TAA 032: How to Build a Bulletproof Press Handstand Practice Q&A: Today’s show is a follow up episode to my latest blog post, The Psychology of Excellence: How to Build a Bulletproof Press Handstand Practice. I’m answering questions that I received via email, Facebook, and all other social medias. by The Asana Academy Podcast

20 min listen

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TAA 045: 3 Hidden Things Holding you Back From Your Freestanding Handstand (and what to do to fix them)

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