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Yoga Is a Practice, Not a Performance is a podcast that explores what yoga was meant to be—not something to perfect, but something to live as originally prescribed by the Sutras. Join hosts Tony and Emily as they move beyond poses, social media, and performance culture to have honest conversations about philosophy, science, psychology, mindfulness, movement, and everyday life.
Whether you're stepping onto a mat for the first time or have practiced for years, each episode offers practical insights to help you cultivate presence, resilience, and a deeper connection to yourself. Because yoga isn't about looking the part—it's about practicing the art of being human. With the goal of yoga being to "calm the fluctuations of the mind", this podcast is about remembering the true purpose of why yoga really exists.
Update frequency:
weekly
Average audio length:
32 minutes
English
United States
10 episodes
since Aug. 17, 2026
episodic
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What does it mean to practice yoga beyond the postures? In this special book-launch episode of Yoga Is a Practice, Not a Performance, Emily interviews Tony Tenaglier about his new book, In a Rush to Go Nowhere: Finding Savasana. Tony shares what inspired him to explore the roots of yoga, question w…
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Why are we adding heat, mirrors, weights, red light therapy, and other fitness trends to yoga classes? In this episode of Yoga Is a Practice, Not a Performance, we explore how modern yoga is evolving and what happens when yoga becomes increasingly focused on fitness, marketing, and the experience w…
What makes an effective yoga teacher? In this episode of Yoga Is a Practice, Not a Performance, we explore what it really means to teach yoga in 2026 and how teachers can create classes that offer more than just another workout. We discuss authenticity in yoga teaching, incorporating the Yoga Sutra…
How do you actually bring yoga philosophy into a yoga class? In Part 2, we get practical about weaving the Yoga Sutras and the Eight Limbs of Yoga into teaching without making philosophy feel disconnected from the physical practice. We discuss using a single Sutra, concept, or word as a class theme…
What happens when you look beyond the physical practice of yoga? In Part 1 of our conversation on yoga philosophy, we dive into the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali and discuss how discovering the Sutras changed our understanding of what yoga actually is. We talk about our first encounters with yoga philos…
In Episode 5 of Yoga Is a Practice, Not a Performance, we explore the relationship between yoga, social media, ego, identity, and authenticity. What happens when being a yoga teacher or practitioner becomes part of our identity, and how do we keep confidence from becoming ego or arrogance? We discu…
In this episode of Yoga Is a Practice, Not a Performance, we explore the complicated relationship between yoga and social media. Has Instagram and YouTube helped yoga grow, or has it turned yoga into something to watch, compare, and perform? We also question whether sharing yoga online can still be…
In this episode of Yoga Is a Practice, Not a Performance, we take a deeper look at the role of music and sound in yoga. Does music help us calm the fluctuations of the mind—or can it become another distraction? We explore silence, savasana, the sounds of the yoga room, music and flow states, volume…
In the fast-paced world we live in, many people seek ways to achieve a state of flow – that magical moment when time stands still, and everything else fades away. In today’s episode, we dive into the concept of flow, especially in the context of yoga, exploring how to cultivate this state through i…
Hot yoga, Instagram poses, and the pressure to "do it right" may be turning yoga into exactly the thing it was never meant to be. If you've ever wondered why the trend of yoga classes often feels more like a performance than a genuine practice, you're not alone. In this podcast …
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