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Ep 133: How Often Should Students Practice Yoga?
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Answering the question of how often to practice yoga seems simple enough, but the full answer is more nuanced than most students expect. This episode takes a broader look at what the body actually needs to stay healthy and resilient over time, why yoga works best as part of a varied movement diet rather than as a student's only form of exercise, and what the yoga tradition itself says about practice beyond the physical postures. I'll also share a personal story of injury that came directly from too much deep stretching, which is one of the most common and least-talked-about patterns in dedicated yoga practitioners.
We'll cover:
- What We Get Wrong About More Yoga
- What a Balanced Movement Diet Includes
- My Personal Injury Story
- Yoga - More Than Asana
- A Practical Answer on the Frequency Question
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