J. Brown Yoga Talks
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J. Brown Yoga Talks
Yoga teacher and writer J. Brown is leading the way in the Slow Yoga Revolution, advocating for more intimate, breath-centered, therapeutic yoga practices. J interviews guests from old-school yoga teachers to other yoga revolutionists about philosophy, spirituality, and the business of yoga.
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512 episoade
Year End Check In with J - "The Age of Professional Yoga is Over"
Once again, J offers his annual year end reflection on where things stand going into the new year. He discusses the grief of learning that a family me...
Danny Mintz - "Busting Myths and Questioning Teachers"
Danny Mintz is a listener of the show who reached out to J about the origins of yoga postures and it lead to this conversation about depictions of pra...
Donna Farhi - "Conscious Pedagogic Models for Change"
Donna Farhi returns to talk with J about conscious pedagogic models that foster independence and moving towards grounded sensitivity. They discuss hom...
Kim Hopkins - "Service, Strategic Planning, Ripple Effects"
Kim Hopkins, executive director of the Shanthi Project, talks with J about the not-for-profit work of providing yoga and mindfulness education to chil...
Neil Taylor - "Mindfulness of the Ordinary and Profound"
Neil Taylor joins the show to follow up with J on the ongoing conversation about mindfulness education. They discuss Neil's entrance into practice, th...
Karin Lynn Carlson - "Yoga is a Tool, Not an Identity"
Karin Lynn Carlson, founder of Return Yoga and author of the substack Gristle and Bone, returns to touch base with J on the reckoning going on in the...
Cassie McKamey - "Being Guided to Practice and Faith"
Cassie McKamey is a listener of the show whose email to J led to this conversation about coming to yoga on the internet through a lens of christian fa...
Sarah Powers - "An Inner Lens of Listening to Heart-Mind"
Sarah Powers, co-founder of the Insight Yoga Institute, talks with J about integrating Yoga, Tao, and Mindfulness. They discuss the progression of yog...
Edward Clark and Laurie A. Greene - "Grappling with Self and Other"
Edward Clark and Laurie A, Greene, co-authors of Yoga and the Body: The Future of Modern Yoga in the Studio and Beyond, talk with J about interrogatin...
Adam Keen - "Reappraising Modern Yoga Methodology"
Adam Keen, host of the Keen on Yoga Podcast, returns to the show to revisit a conversation they started years ago about the role of teachers and teach...
Anna Taylor - "Teaching Presence More Than Poses"
Anna Taylor, author of Weaving Mindfulness & Compassion into Yoga Teaching, talks with J about the intersection of mindfulness education and yoga. The...
Chris Cochrane - "Science, Spirit, Horses, and Shakespeare"
Chris Cochrane is a listener of the show who joins to talk with J about her unique background and perspective on science and yoga. They discuss workin...
J. Brown - "10 Years, 500 Episodes, Challenges Ahead"
On the occasion of the 10-year anniversary and 500th episode of the show, J reflects on the state of the yoga profession and industry. He discusses th...
Lora Markova and Katharine Scalora - "Dedicated Aerial Yoga"
Lora Markova and Katharine Scalora, founders of Earth & Aerial Yoga in Hudson MA, talk with J about the advantages of owning an aerial yoga studio. Th...
Pamela Weber - "Keeping Things Going Against All Odds"
Pamela Weber, co-founder of NATA Yoga in Paris, talks with J about the uncertain future that independent centers face and the determination that keeps...
Kelli Hansel and Shawn Lindsay - "Embracing Studio Ownership"
Kelli Hansel and Shawn Lindsay, owners of Indigo Yoga in Caldwell NJ, talk to J about taking over a studio and reaching for more than just being OK. T...
Josh Thomas and Geoffrey Dugue - "Unburdened Love of Jesus"
Josh Thomas and Geoffrey Dugue, hosts of the Love for the Unseen God Podcast, talk with J about opening to transformational grace and a personal relat...
Kevin Flynn - "A Fruitful Wrestling in Christian Faith"
Kevin Flynn, one of the founders of Christians Practicing Yoga, talks with J about the intersection between Yoga and Christ. They discuss the history...
Britta Van Dun - "Acupuncture and Subtle Realms"
Britta Van Dun, founder of Intuitive Health & Healing, is an old friend of J's and they talk about attuning to the subtle and healing with soul throug...
Chara Caruthers - "Holding Space for Psychedelic Healing"
Chara Caruthers returns to talks with J about the therapeutic value of psychedelics and the questions their use raises. They discuss ineffable experie...
Lauri Nemetz - "Visual Rhetoric, Fascia, Insights Into Existence"
Lauri Nemetz, author of The Myofascial System in Form and Movement, talks with J about interpretations of anatomy and thinking in different ways about...
Jeff Bailey - "Healing Sensation and Peaceful Presence"
Jeff Bailey, author of Mobility for Life: Healthy Joints, Strong Bones, and a Peaceful Mind with AVITA YOGA®, talks with J about interrupting patterns...
Kari Harendorf - "Not the Same Yoga We Were Doing in the 90's"
Kari Harendorf, co-founder of Better Yoga, talks with J about reviving old models with new eyes. They discuss the East Village NYC scene in the early...
Ruth White - "Teachers, Freinds, and the Sweet Use of Adversity"
Ruth White, author of Presence: The Truth of Yoga, talks with J about egos, teaching methods, and meeting the needs of students. They discuss BKS Iyen...
Tim Kelleher - "When it's Still Worth the Doing"
Tim Kelleher, founder of Boston Yoga Union, talks with J about the trials and tribulations of being a yoga center owner then and now. They discuss bei...
David Swenson - "Broke Hippies and Traditional Knowledge"
David Swenson, author of Only Dead Fish Go With The Flow, talks with J about his new memoir and the evolution of styles and systems. They discuss doin...
Jahnavi (Claire) Missingham - "Holding True to What You Know"
Jahnavi (Claire) Missingham talks with J about living a life and having a profession in yoga. They discuss being raised by a devout Sufi and going by...
Andrew Tanner - "Live from BYF2025, American Yoga Council"
Andrew Tanner, founder of the Berkshire Yoga Festival and the American Yoga Council, talks with J live from the Berkshire Yoga Festival 2025 about the...
Reika Shucart - "Full-Time Yoga Teacher"
Reika Shucart, host of the Full-Time Yoga Teacher Podcast, talks with J about what has become of studio culture and the realities of the profession in...
Paul Bramadat - "Skeptical Scholar, Devoted Practitioner"
Paul Bramadat, Director of the Centre for Studies in Religion and Society at University of Victoria and author of Yogalands: In Search of Practice on...
Reggie Hubbard - "Politics, Spiritual Truths, and Sound Healing"
Reggie Hubbard, founder of Active Peace Yoga, talks with J about recovering from a stroke and praying instead of protesting. They discuss his backgrou...
Aimee Echo - "Mysore Lives in the Spirit of its Teachers"
Aimee Echo, founder of Community Yoga Club/Ashtanga Yoga Long Beach, talks with J about the carrying on of tradition and the evolution of practice. Th...
Abby Hoffmann - "Boutique Fitness Ain't What It Used To Be"
Abby Hoffmann, founder of Yantra Studio, talks with J about their formative years and opening another yoga center again after they both swore they nev...
Roberta McGinley - "Hot Studios Are Bouncing Back"
Roberta McGinley, once owner of Tadasana Yoga Studio in Wappingers Falls NY, talks with J about owning centers and finding places to teach. They discu...
Judith Valerie - "Old School Ways of Enduring Community"
Judith Valerie, a Raleigh NC tradition for over 30 years, talks with J about sticking to principles and building creative spiritual community. They di...
Mike Huggins - "Maintaining the Spark of Yoga Service"
Mike Huggins, author of Going OM: A CEO's Journey from a Prison Facility to Spiritual Tranquility, founder of Transformation Yoga Project, and long ti...
Danielle Kunz Dwyer - "Finding Joy Even Though It’s Stressful"
Danielle Kunz Dwyer, founder of Yoga For You, talks with J about organizing a business and being together in a more expansive state. They discuss conn...
Mariela Cruz - "Who is in Authority and What is the Criteria?"
Mariela Cruz talks with J about her recent post entitled, "The Death of My School in Mysore." They discuss discovering her guru Sharath Jois while bei...
Giana Gambino & Bradshaw Wish - "Sustaining the Profession"
Giana Gambino & Bradshaw Wish, founders of C.A.Y.A Yoga School and hosts of The Funny Thing About Yoga Podcast, talk with J about the ins and outs of...
Neal Shaffer - "Deciding What Practice Will Be"
Neal Shaffer, founder of First Mile Strategies, talks with J about what it's like for new teachers in today's climate. They discuss finding Rodney Yee...