Jahnavi (Claire) Missingham - "Holding True to What You Know"
J. Brown Yoga Talks
talks with J about living a life and having a profession in yoga. They discuss being raised by a devout Sufi and going by different names, NY from 1997-2005, music in classes, Sean Corn, Jivamukti training at Omega Institute, Peter Rizzo, teachers being placed on pedestals, HOME Wellness opening up in London, Kundalini yoga with Guru Jagat, Yogaglo, DVD's and Yoga Journal, intellectual property and protecting integrity, utilizing technology, devotion and Hinduism, and finding our way back to who we really are inside. To subscribe and support the show… . Say thank you - . Check out...
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Andrew Tanner - "Live from BYF2025, American Yoga Council"
J. Brown Yoga Talks
, founder of the and the , talks with J live from the Berkshire Yoga Festival 2025 about the launch of his new project to advance the profession of yoga teaching. They discuss the long history of standards and trade organizations, core values of AYC, retirement funds, standards and a new system, proficiency-based education, incentive structures and career paths, differentiation, public benefit corporations, technology and growth, and focusing on helping yoga teachers make a living. To subscribe and support the show… . Say thank you - . Check out J's other podcast… .
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Reika Shucart - "Full-Time Yoga Teacher"
J. Brown Yoga Talks
, host of the , talks with J about what has become of studio culture and the realities of the profession in 2025. They discuss the differences between Japanese and American cultures, international development and volunteer tourism, teaching 28-30 classes/week, benefiting from online training, earning more money and ethical conflicts, mirrors, vegetarianism, less yoga specific offerings, lifestyle and identity, ashtanga active series, and getting outside the box to witness and inspire students. To subscribe and support the show… . Say thank you - . Check out J's other podcast… ....
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Paul Bramadat - "Skeptical Scholar, Devoted Practitioner"
J. Brown Yoga Talks
, Director of the and author of , talks with J about letting your body settle the score and the anthropology of yoga. They discuss transformation and academic dispassion, experience vs intellectual reasoning, religious studies and small p politics, the response from academic circles to being a yoga teacher, healing properties of practice, coping with the world better, and connection to what animates your curiosity. To subscribe and support the show… . Say thank you - . Check out J's other podcast… .
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Reggie Hubbard - "Politics, Spiritual Truths, and Sound Healing"
J. Brown Yoga Talks
, founder of , talks with J about recovering from a stroke and praying instead of protesting. They discuss his background in politics, the impact of 9/11, realities of a broken system, working for Bernie Sanders, navigating dark nights of the soul, collective liberation, coming into community, political neutrality as a privilege, having a stroke, turning to sound for healing, listening to your intuition, addressing dis-regulation with deep spiritual resonance, and gratitude for every little miracle. To subscribe and support the show… . Say thank you - . Check out J's other podcast…...
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Aimee Echo - "Mysore Lives in the Spirit of its Teachers"
J. Brown Yoga Talks
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. They discuss parallel scenes in 90's LA and NY, sub culture of Mysore rooms, Patabhi Jois touring the US, studying with Sharath and Shruthi, authorization agreements and certification, Jois Yoga, aftermath of Sharath's death, a new "active" series, hands on adjustments, comparing Ashtanga and Desikachar, listening, and casting a shorter net to invite more serious inquiry and practice. To subscribe and support the show… . Say thank you - ....
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Abby Hoffmann - "Boutique Fitness Ain't What It Used To Be"
J. Brown Yoga Talks
, founder of , talks with J about their formative years and opening another yoga center again after they both swore they never would. They discuss ashtanga rooms in the late 90's, classes getting sweaty, being asked to teach before TT’s existed, moving out of the city, bringing yoga to dance training, emergence of rock star teachers, freer approaches to asana, taking a gig at hot studio chain, advantages to the boutique fitness model, learning business skills, patterns of attendance, and being rooted in your community. To subscribe and support the show… . Say thank you - . Check out...
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Roberta McGinley - "Hot Studios Are Bouncing Back"
J. Brown Yoga Talks
Roberta McGinley, once owner of Tadasana Yoga Studio in Wappingers Falls NY, talks with J about owning centers and finding places to teach. They discuss when Roberta hosted J for a workshop in 2018, different styles and discerning hot, upscaling spaces with showers, moving from space to space, adult spiritual summer camps, unexpected life turns, people still using the Bikram brand, puppy yoga workshops and vin yin classes, ins and outs of hot 26, having your heart touched by yoga, and being with other people in shared intention. To subscribe and support the show… . Say thank you - ....
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Judith Valerie - "Old School Ways of Enduring Community"
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, a Raleigh NC tradition for over 30 years, talks with J about sticking to principles and building creative spiritual community. They discuss students that inspire, early childhood experiences of being a pantheist, traveling around India and Nepal, receiving Shaktiput, migrating to Mississippi, hybridizing different styles, the role of alignment cues and adjustments, Interplay philosophy, evolving teacher/student relationships, quotes and poems that affirm hope, keeping things alive in spirit, and trust in letting students come to you. To subscribe and support the show… . Say thank...
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Mike Huggins - "Maintaining the Spark of Yoga Service"
J. Brown Yoga Talks
, author of , founder of , and long time friend of the show, talks with J about the state of yoga in the criminal justice system and beyond. They discuss training incarcerated people to be teachers, power dynamics in prison, providing essential life skills, life cycle of the yoga industry, instructor vs teacher, no longer being alternative, differentiation and specialty, and the uniquely human aspects that gives meaning to our lives. To subscribe and support the show… . Say thank you - . Check out J's other podcast… .
info_outlineEmily Smith, founder of Yogaversity, talks with J about the former and current state of online yoga. They discuss her eight-year tenure as a producer for Yoga International and the transition from print to digital, first figuring out what a yoga class looks like online, Yogaglo and copyrighting camera angles, portals and pay structures, subscription overload, YI being sold to Gaia, horizontal vs vertical growth, changing attention spans, set curriculum’s and self-directed learning, process of developing courses, and the beauty of remaining forever curious.
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