Description: WTF is hot yoga? Vinyasa? Yin? Ashtanga?  What happens if I have to fart? On today’s episode, we break down the overwhelming world of yoga, the different styles and their benefits, the different teachers you’ll encounter, weird (yet totally normal) things that happen to everyone in a yoga class, and where the heck to start if you’re brand new or if you’re stuck in a rut.


We all began our yoga journeys in different places, but the common denominator was that we all started somewhere. This episode lifts the veil of how to get yourself into a yoga studio and what types of classes might work for you, as well as what classes might not. None of us practice just one type of yoga: we have found that depending on our minds and bodies on a particular day, we may crave a different style or flow than we did the day before. We also discuss what advice that we as yoga instructors want our students to know about our classes and what to focus on and listen for in classes you attend or what video resources you seek out. In any case, a variety of types of yoga WILL work for you, just as they have worked for us. 

Here’s our cheat sheet: 
Hot Yoga: 80-100 degree heated practice
Vinyasa: Each pose moves quickly; poses are connected to the breath in a flow sequence
Yin: Poses are held for several minutes; poses are meant to push, stretch, and lengthen the body
Restorative: Very relaxing; no physical exertion; lots of props (pillows, blocks, and blankets); meditative 
Iyengar: uses props to help with alignment in most poses
Ashtanga: Same series of poses taught and practiced in the same order for the same amount of time in each class
Bikram: hot yoga practice with the same poses practiced in the same order each time; has a dress code; not allowed water during the class

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Ep. 5: Starting a Yoga Practice

Welcome to the Fly Over Yogis Podcast! Lindsay, Jordan, Jeana, and Megan are a group of Midwest friends and yoga teachers, and in this episode we discuss what brought us together to create the Fly Over Yogis Podcast. 


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