# Danny Mintz - "Busting Myths and Questioning Teachers"

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Podcast: [J. Brown Yoga Talks](https://stenobird.com/podcast/j-brown-yoga-talks-461344)
Published: 2025-12-22T06:08:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.jbrownyoga.com/yoga-talks-podcast/2025/12/danny-mintz
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## Resource

Danny Mintz is a listener of the show who reached out to J about the origins of yoga postures and it lead to this conversation about depictions of practice and the inner workings of being a teacher. They discuss whether modern yoga is 5000 years old or 500 years old, finding good teachers, Alison West, different stages of life, studio closures, finding your edge, Anusara, Jivamukti, personal practice, using music, yoga competitions, inversions, injuries, speaking out against abuse, and the testament for practice being the person it produces. To subscribe and support the show… GET PREMIUM . Say thank you - buy J a coffee . Check out J's other podcast… J. BROWN YOGA THOUGHTS .

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