Ep #92: What is Yoga with Byron de Marse

In this week’s episode of Going Pro, Michael, Byron, and guest host Alyssa Goldberg break down: what is yoga? Each with unique backgrounds and levels of experience teaching yoga, the three share what yoga can look and feel like to practitioners at any level. Together they discuss the impact this practice has had across the world over thousands of years. By looking at Google definitions of yoga, and also sharing what it means to each of them, the episode highlights the incredible depth of what the word “yoga” can mean.  In breaking down the mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual components of the practice, they shed light on how yoga can shift and change and grow with the individual.  They also dive into topics such as manifestation, magnetism, flexibility, connection, balance, co-regulation, peace, focus, strength, intimacy and breath — all with the intention of demonstrating how wide this one practice can reach and the difference it can make in one’s life.  00:00 Introduction 01:26 Purpose of asking: what is yoga? 02:38 Introducing episode guest, Alyssa Goldberg 05:42 Breaking down: What is yoga? 07:07 Google definition of yoga 09:27 The spiritual aspect of yoga 13:00 Balancing the nervous system  14:30 Yoga as union 17:30 Tracking conscious breathing 22:22 Making yoga your own 28:00 Intimacy and yoga 30:18 Connection and yoga Alyssa’s instagram: @alyssangoldberg --- About Going Pro Yoga: At Going Pro Yoga, we help yoga teachers become even better by teaching them new skills and giving them the tools they need to make their yoga classes safe, fun, and special for everyone. **Right now you can try Going Pro Yoga FREE for 7-days and sample: All Tools Needed to Master Cueing, Sequencing, and Alignment Video Library of over 75 fully Sequenced Classes, Sequence Chunks, and Flows FIRST EVER Yoga Cueing System with Over 160 poses and Hundreds of Variations Wisdom Talks from over 20,000 Hours of Teaching Experience Anatomy and Injury Prevention as it relates to Yoga. To Learn More, Visit Going Pro Yoga, and⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Start your 7-Day Free Trial⁠⁠⁠⁠! For more information about in-person trainings in Bali,⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.elementsofpoweryoga.com/advancedtrainings⁠⁠⁠