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Health & Fitness

Yogaland Podcast

by Andrea Ferretti
Health & Fitness

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About the show

This down-to-earth podcast by Andrea Ferretti (former executive editor of Yoga Journal) will keep informed and inspired to practice yoga. Topics run the gamut from nitty gritty technique (her yoga teacher husband Jason Crandell often joins to help with this) to down-to-earth conversations about how to apply yoga's lessons and tools to help craft a happy, balanced life. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/yogaland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Latest episodes

  • Is Yoga Enough? What It Trains Brilliantly and Where it Leaves Gaps

    October 6, 2026 · 42 min

    Is yoga enough? It's one of the most debated questions in the wellness world — and honestly, it's the wrong question. Yoga has specific strengths and specific limitations. The most useful thing we can do as practitioners and teachers is…

  • 3 Resistance Band Exercises That Transform Your Backbends & Build Shoulder Strength

    September 29, 2026 · 26 min

    Most yoga backbend preparation focuses on opening the front body. That's valuable — but it's only half the equation. The posterior shoulders, rhomboids, and upper back muscles that should be driving backbends are almost never specifically…

  • The Six-Phase Structure to Build a Strong Yoga Class

    September 23, 2026 · 43 min

    If you've been wondering how to incorporate resistance training into your yoga classes without losing what makes yoga yoga — this episode is for you. In this conversation breaks down his exact six-phase structure bringing resistance…

  • Yoga(ish): Life Updates, Big Changes, and What This Summer Taught Us

    September 17, 2026 · 47 min

    The summer went quickly; we thought we'd reconvene and catch you up on our latest in life and yoga. As a reminder! Yoga-ish conversations are where we share life stuff, and although it may cross over into yoga territory, it is decidedly…

  • Yoga Philosophy Explained — The 6 Core Teachings That Unite Every Tradition

    July 29, 2026 · 33 min

    What is yoga — really? Most practitioners and teachers can answer that question with a pose, a breath, or a feeling. Far fewer can answer it with the philosophical depth the tradition actually deserves. This week's episode does just…

  • Your Twists Are Missing This

    July 23, 2026 · 22 min

    Most yoga twists are done to the spine — not with it.   In nearly every conventional yoga twist, the arms and legs do the work: The hand presses against the knee. The elbow hooks outside the thigh. The leverage of the limbs produces the…

  • Does Yoga Build Strength? The Science Behind What Yoga Actually Does

    July 11, 2026 · 44 min

    This week Jason and I have a conversation the yoga world has been dancing around for years: Does yoga build strength?   Jason offers an honest framework for understanding the ways that yoga builds strength — and where it genuinely falls…

  • 3 Breathwork and Pranayama Techniques for Yoga Teachers Who Keep Putting It Off

    July 1, 2026 · 21 min

    If you've been meaning to teach pranayama in your classes but keep finding reasons to wait — this week's podcast is for you. Most yoga teachers want to include breathwork. The problem isn't interest — it's knowing where to start, how long…