Stop Stretching
Have you ever wondered why stretching does not help you against tightness? Do you suffer from pain? Chances are you’ve attempted to ‘stretch it out.' And maybe you got a little relief by doing so. But then your pain comes back — again and again, sometimes with a vengeance. What if there was another way to get relief from your pain? A way that doesn’t involve stretching and even holds the potential to eliminate your pain for good? Curious? Welcome to Stop Stretching with Yogi Aaron! In this 8-part podcast series, Yogi Aaron will share his story from living in pain to becoming pain-free, how he came to develop his signature yoga methodology, AYAMA - Applied Yoga Anatomy + Muscle Activation™, the science behind why stretching is actually hurting us, and how mainstream yoga has become fixated on flexibility even though it has nothing to do with enlightenment — which is the true purpose of the practice. Yogi Aaron is the creator of AYAMA — Applied Yoga Anatomy + Muscle Activation™ has been teaching yoga for 30+ years, is a bestselling author, and owner and yoga director at Blue Osa Yoga Retreat in Costa Rica. A revolutionary at heart, he’s on a mission to get people back in touch with the true essence of yoga, flip the script on stretching, and help humanity live pain-free! Learn more about Yogi Aaron at yogiaaron.com and keep learning with him on Instagram, Facebook, Youtube, and his Facebook Group — How to Live A Pain-Free Life with AYAMA. Check out https://YogiAaron.com for more information.
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Introducing: Stop Stretching with Yogi Aaron! Do you want to eliminate your pain…for good? Stretching is NOT the answer, and I am here to tell you why. If you want to learn a revolutionary way to eliminate your pain for good, then tune in to this Podcast series, Stop Stretching!
Have you been stretching and wondered why you are not a happier or more enlightened person? Maybe Stretching isn’t the answer!?
Welcome to Yogi Aaron’s STOP Stretching podcast series.
In this first episode, through his story, Yogi Aaron shares why he has come to the conclusion that stretching is not good for your body.
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Do you suffer from pain? Chances are you’ve attempted to ‘stretch it out’ at your regular yoga class. And maybe you got a little relief by doing so. But then your pain comes back — again and again, sometimes with a vengeance. What if there was another way to get relief from your pain? A way that doesn’t involve stretching and even holds the potential to eliminat...
Learn how the brain talks to muscles to start stretching correctly — and live pain-free! Today, meet Katie Burdick. She’s a Muscle Activation Technique Teacher from Colorado and one of the key people who has inspired the development of Applied Yoga Anatomy + Muscle Activation™ (AYAMA). Through dealing with several injuries, both as a gymnast and then a runner,...
So here is the thing: when you have stability and a muscular system that is working properly, you will have less pain in your body and life.
Instead of stretching, what if we IMPROVE MUSCLE FUNCTION through muscular engagement? There’s this beautiful synergy between the way the body is moving and all of these postures. So again, like really flipping the scrip...
Have you ever wondered where the “yoga is stretching” madness comes from? The history of yoga is complicated and extends back thousands of years. It started simply with the aim of unifying the body, mind, and spirit. Fast forward to today… and here we are: thinking that yoga is about stretching and flexibility, and that if you can’t touch your toes, you're not a “good yogi”.
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“Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should.”
As we discussed in previous episodes, stretching is actually hurting your body. By passively lengthening your muscles, you are breaking the connection the brain has to that muscle, disrupting the neuromuscular connection. When you think about it, stretching is the exact opposite of enhancing or improving muscle ...
A lot of people think their yoga teacher can do no wrong — placing them on a pedestal and accepting behaviors that would never be allowed in other instances. But the truth is, many so-called yoga gurus have a dark side.
In this episode, I’ll shed light on the unfortunate abuse of power that runs rampant in the yoga world and what yoga students need to be aware ...
When we are in pain, we can’t do anything in our lives. When we feel instability in our bodies, that instability ravages the mind. We can’t focus on anything else because all we can think about is how to get rid of this pain. Our body is the vehicle that we live in throughout our life. If you wear out your body, where are you going to live? So where do we go from here?
The last episode of STOP Stretc...
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