{"podcast":{"title":"Yogaland Podcast","slug":"yogaland-podcast-218319","podcast_index_feed_id":218319,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/3d745b41-3dae-4e9f-8bd0-d48ea7d90b85","website_url":"http://www.jasonyoga.com/podcast","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/61433a0ff581aa62a3520e2a/1633450578484-970649ae89b3a1880791778ca0f23753.jpeg","author":"Andrea Ferretti","episode_count":446,"summary":"This down-to-earth podcast by Andrea Ferretti (former executive editor of Yoga Journal) will keep informed and inspired to practice yoga. Topics run the gamut from nitty gritty technique (her yoga teacher husband Jason Crandell often joins to help with this) to down-to-earth conversations about how to apply yoga's lessons and tools to help craft a happy, balanced life. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/yogaland . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-12T18:17:50.468775+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/yogaland-podcast-218319"},"episode":{"title":"3 Breathwork and Pranayama Techniques for Yoga Teachers Who Keep Putting It Off","slug":"3-breathwork-and-pranayama-techniques-for-yoga-teachers-who-keep-putting-it-off","published_at":"2026-07-01T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/yogaland-podcast-218319/3-breathwork-and-pranayama-techniques-for-yoga-teachers-who-keep-putting-it-off","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/yogaland-podcast-218319","url":"https://jasonyoga.com/podcast/episode391","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/yogaland/e/6a443d8875e7a3e961de0a0d/media.mp3","summary":"If you've been meaning to teach pranayama in your classes but keep finding reasons to wait — this week's podcast is for you. Most yoga teachers want to include breathwork. The problem isn't interest — it's knowing where to start, how long to spend, and whether students will actually value it. This episodes solves all three problems in under 20 minutes, with three simple, immediately usable techniques you can bring to your next class. No restructuring required. No special training needed. Just three practical breathwork tools, three locations in your class to use them, and the confidence to begin. The Three Techniques Covered: Coherence Breathing / Sama Vritti Pranayama — 5.5 x 5.5 seconds, ideal for class openings Breath-linked movement — half sun salutations, Utkatasana flow, eagle arms transitions Extended exhale breathing — 6:2:8:2 ratio, ideal pre-Savasana for nervous system downregulation Chapters: 00:00 Introduction — why yoga teachers keep putting pranayama off 01:20 Concern 1: Will my students get bored? 02:06 Concern 2: Which technique should I use? 02:27 Concern 3: Where does pranayama go in class? 03:49 Location 1: Class opening — coherence breathing 07:07 Location 2: Within dynamic movement — breath-linked movement patterns 10:31 Location 3: Pre-Savasana — extended exhale breathing 13:51 The final challenge — pick one technique and try it this week Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/yogaland . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"If you've been meaning to teach pranayama in your classes but keep finding reasons to wait — this week's podcast is for you. Most yoga teachers want to in…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1281,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/yogaland-podcast-218319/episodes/3-breathwork-and-pranayama-techniques-for-yoga-teachers-who-keep-putting-it-off/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/yogaland-podcast-218319/3-breathwork-and-pranayama-techniques-for-yoga-teachers-who-keep-putting-it-off.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}