* "I'm bad at yoga" starter pack: wobbly headstands and occasional asshole behavior* Yoga isn't measured by party tricks or permanent zen mode* Former fancy pose teacher looked graceful but felt like garbage inside* Gymnastics + rule-following = three injury cycles of pure stupidity* Terror realization: "Who wants classes from a broken pretzel?"* Plot twist: more students came when the circus act ended* Uber drivers as accidental philosophy students via traffic rage therapy* Nine out of ten had yoga completely backwards* Chair yoga can still suck if you're obsessing over shapes* The hypermobile self-selection club running the show* Mixed messaging epidemic: "Don't worry about toes" while toe-obsessing* Arjuna's epic meltdown: "Mind-restraining harder than wind-restraining!"* Krishna's chill response: no failing, just forgetting and remembering* You're practicing or forgetting, never good or bad at ancient philosophyLINKS & SUCH:Interested in the upcoming courses mentioned during this episode?* Yoga Student Training (YST) - Philosophy Course - Click here to be the first to know when the doors open September 8.* Deconstruct to Reconstruct (D2R) - Anatomy Course - Click here to be the first to know when the doors open this fall.* D2R The Business of Yoga - Business & Marketing Course - Click here to see what the course is all about. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit squawkbox.yogaphysics.com
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#2 - Savasana's Just Napping in Public
* Savasana without philosophy is basically a socially acceptable nap party* Most yoga teachers got zero philosophy training but hey, no shame or shade* Philosophy survey bombshell: who's actually read the full Sutras (spoiler: almost nobody)* Philosophy sessions secretly crushed anatomy weekends in popularity* Yoga became "choose your own adventure" when the rulebook went missing* The Star Trek club using step aerobics to lure in unsuspecting victims* Pizza photos advertising a steakhouse then arguing with hungry customers* Preaching anti-flexibility while posting human pretzel marketing shots* Plot twist: most yoga people are bendy and have zero clue* The rare 5-10% stiff people finally getting why they can't origami* Philosophy course stealthily demolished anatomy course attendance* Philosophy junkies happily binge-watching the same course like Netflix* Meet people where they are instead of surprise dharma-bombing them* Reality check: this ain't a spa day, sometimes it's uncomfortable AF* YST doors cracking open with zero subtlety whatsoever* The "you're not broken, never were" lightbulb moment* Orchestra vibes over everyone playing kazoo in unison* Alex's "there's the yoga" addiction reaches concerning levels* Ancient texts saving modern yoga from complete chaosLINKS & SUCH:Interested in the upcoming course mentioned during this episode?* Yoga Student Training (YST) - Philosophy Course - Click here to be the first to know when the doors open September 8. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit squawkbox.yogaphysics.com
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#1 - Welcome to the Squawk Box
* Podcast procrastination champion finally hits record* Instagram poll gets totally ignored* Squawk Box wins by executive crow decision* Triple pun mastery: mic + Crow + general squawking* Anti-zen yoga podcast vibes incoming* Philosophy nerd meets comedy club energy* 17 years of teaching, 27 years of practice (ouch that’s long)* Arjuna finally gets off the couch* Ancient wisdom meets rubber islands* Social media can't contain all this squawking* Philosophy or bust, baby* Shaking up the yoga world one squawk at a time This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit squawkbox.yogaphysics.com
Join Alexandria Crow for bold, irreverent, and honest conversations that go way beyond the yoga mat. From teaching yoga and yoga business to ancient philosophy applied to modern life, plus so much more that goes way beyond yoga alone. Buckle up – Squawk Box is about to ruffle some feathers. squawkbox.yogaphysics.com
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