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One of the most sought-after teachers today, Yogi Aaron is trailblazing a new path in the world of yoga. 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) and the online platform: The Yogi Club, host of the yoga podcast ‘Stop Stretching’, author of ‘Autobiography of a Naked Yogi’ and his new book ‘Stop Stretching! A New Yogic Approach To Master Your Body + Live Pain-Free', and is the Co-Owner of Blue Osa Yoga Retreat & Spa in Costa Rica, where he leads The Yogi Club Yoga Teacher Training Immersions year-round for students from all across the globe.

Yogi Aaron’s sense of humor, contagious laugh, courageous and adventurous spirit, and his own healing journey of overcoming pain and discovering and living his true life’s purpose makes him a stand-out and favored leading yoga teacher today. ​This is a wonderful conversation that really shakes up conventional thinking about stretching and pain reduction. It is a must listen for anyone wanting to live a life of freedom and joy.​

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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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This week I have the pleasure of being joined by Yogi Aaron!

Aaron is the Co-Owner of Blue Osa Yoga Retreat & Spa in Costa Rica where he leads The Yogi Club Yoga Teacher Training Immersions year-round for students from all across the globe. He's also a podcast host and author. 

More importantly, he's a great podcast guest who explains his ideas very clearly and talks a lot of sense! You're going to LOVE this episode.

Amongst the many things we're covering are;

What the function of muscles actually is and why stretching goes against it.
Why stretching is killing your gains and potentially causing your injuries.
Why stretching, and most warm-ups, before training simply does NOT make sense.
Why we should ban saying "Listen to your body".

And much, MUCH more. 

Get your copy of Yogi Aaron's book, "Stop Stretching! A New Yogic Approach To Master Your Body and Live Pain-Free." 

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