Yogi Aaron is a speaker, entrepreneur, international retreat leader, business mentor, and a trailblazer in the area of limitless potential.
For the last 20 years, Aaron has been guiding others on their journey inward through the teachings and practices of yoga and tantra. Dedicated to evolving and advancing the lives of his clients around the world, Yogi Aaron is successfully bridging the gap between ancient wisdom, psychological thought, and contemporary living.
Yogi Aaron is the co-founder of Blue Osa Yoga Retreat and Spa in Costa Rica and currently serves as the Master Yoga Teacher leading 200 and 500 hr Yoga Teacher Training every year. He is a sought-after trainee and speaker, well-known for his authentic, straightforward approach and unbashful wit.
Yogi Aaron is also the author of "Autobiography of a Naked Yogi' and has a stream of entrepreneurial successes beginning with his revolutionary Hot Nude Yoga enterprise. Aaron is no stranger to uncovering purpose and experiencing exponential growth along with it.
Today, Yogi Aaron continues to provide and hold sacred space for those ready to realize their own limitless potential. And leaves them with practical tools to extend their life of purpose.
Yogi Aaron is a speaker, entrepreneur, international retreat leader, business mentor, and a trailblazer in the area of limitless potential.
For the last 20 years, Aaron has been guiding others on their journey inward through the teachings and practices of yoga and tantra. Dedicated to evolving and …
What You Need To Get Started
My top recommendations and resources for a successful AYAMA Training experience: REQUIRED: STOP STRETCHING! A New Yogic Approach To Master Your Body and Live Pain-Free, I will be making book references throughout the training and you will be required to submit a book report to complete your certification. STOP STRETCHING, the podcast (Available on all streaming platforms including Spotify and Apple) Please listen to episodes 1-4 before continuing. SUGGESTED: Join our Facebook Group here. RECOMMENDED: Anatomy APPS During the AYAMA sections of this training, we encourage you to follow along in an anatomy APP. This will allow you to trace and learn where the muscles are in your body. There are a variety of anatomy APPS available today. We highly recommend these two: Essential Anatomy Complete Anatomy Whichever APP you decide to use, download it on your IPAD/Computer/Phone before you start this training so you have it ready to go at any time to deepen your understanding of your anatomy and specifically your muscles! Other: Autobiography of a Naked Yogi by Yogi Aaron Yoga Mat (Best yoga mat ever!) Four Yoga Blocks (Dimensions 4" x 6" x 9") Yoga Straps (The link will take you to a combo) Yoga Blankets (We recommend having at least 4, more if possible) Sandbags (Have at least 2 on hand) Yoga Chair (Having a proper yoga chair on hand is a game changer! AND in level 3, we will be covering Chair AYAMA!) Spinal Molding Blocks (To correct posture and spinal curves): For Neck and For Low Back Questions? Use the comments section to ask anything!
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20-Minute Yoga Flow For Detox + Digestion
Ready to get rid of all those toxins that have built up in your system? Join me on the beach in Costa Rica to sweat out everything you are ready to let go of! This practice will strengthen you, increase your range of motion, and help you eliminate and detox the stuff that inhibits your lightest expression and joy!
OMG - I think this practice just moved into my Top 5 Yogi Club favorites! I went from feeling sluggish to feeling fabulous in 20 minutes! Thank you.
@Rebecca Duarte what a great compliment. Thanks so much!
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What To Expect In Level 3
What to expect in level 3. Here are some highlights of what you will specifically learn in level 3: 'The Box' mobility assessment test and how to self-assess for pain (and assess others as well) The deeper purpose of yoga asana Yoga sequencing and how to prepare for certain yoga poses Yoga sequencing for pain points The pain journey - a more comprehensive look How to incorporate AYAMA into your teaching Do you plan to teach AYAMA to others? Let us know in the comments!
Let's GO!!!
@Rosco Difini hang on for the ride. This is a BIG one. :)
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Introduction To Level 3
Introduction to level 3. My hope is that by the end of level 3, you will: Learn how to assess your own pain Understand posture alignment and muscular engagement Learn the ins and outs of sequencing and how to build your own yoga sequence How to address pain in different areas of the body and create yoga classes for them Gain a deeper level of muscle function knowledge Are you excited to get started? Tell us in the comments what you are most excited to learn in Level 3.
I am so deeply grateful to be able to take this Course and learn from "The Master". I have come a long way since last I saw you in '23 (at least I think it was then when you worked on me) and when I was truly ignorant about the major impact AYAMA would have in my life. I only hope that I live long enough "to finally become muscle pain free"! I am really looking forward to exploring the Third Level with you!
@ARIAAL ASHLIE welcome to level 3. Now we really begin to dive in.
15-Minute Practice - 5 Simple Muscle Activations To Become More Flexible
Increase Stability And Mobility NOW! Remember... Take before and after photos so you can see how your range of motion changes Post your photos in the comment section and share how you felt before and after this practice Get more flexibility... without stretching!! In this video Yogi Aaron is going to show you how to increase your range of motion and mobility by activating your muscles instead of stretching them! Using the revolutionary Applied Yoga Anatomy + Muscle Activation™ (AYAMA) approach, this practice will leave your whole body feeling strong, stable, more mobile, and pain-free! Unlock the rest of the videos in the Yogi Club here!
Really enjoyed this today. Hitting a bunch of different areas.
@Lisa Valech one of my personal favs as well!
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Yoga Adjustments: What Happens In The Body
Yoga Adjustments — What Happens In The Body In this video, I show you how a popular yoga adjustment creates weakness in the body. Try this with a friend to feel the effects in your own body and then tell me what you think in the comments!
I’ve never done this to anyone, but have been the recipient. Unless I know the teacher and their understanding of the body, I almost never let anyone touch me. Especially if I am trying to slip away for a few minutes.
What are your thoughts on passive stretching in twists? For example, Parivrtta Sukhasana, it’s often taught to use the hand on the opposite knee to pull yourself further into the twist. However, after assisting at a YTT, I’ve come to believe that a simple action like that can lead to injury.
@Chris Keithley Thanks for sharing this. And asking.
Adjustments in twists are, in some ways, even worse. Whenever we passively push ourselves or our students and exceed a range of motion at any joint. we are going to compromise those muscles. In twisting, almost every single muscle in the trunk and spine has something to do with rotating. So, when a teacher adjusts a student who is twisting, that is going to negatively affect more than 30 muscles. Not sure if you have seen this yet in the Yogi Club, I just uploaded it. https://members.theyogi.clu...
Makes me feel glad that I've hardly been able to set hands on any of my students over the past five years (since I've been mostly virtual)! I would have been causing so much harm!!!
@Rosco Difini I just uploaded this to the Yogi Club. Definitely watch it and go through it, because it is a perfect model for teachers like yourself to share with others. https://members.theyogi.clu...
I have two anatomy books The Key Muscles of Hatha Yoga and The Key Poses of Hatha Yoga both by Ray Long MD FRCSC. I am going to see if they work for me before investing in the app. I don't remember what they cost. I bought them years ago for my first teacher training.
@Teri sure that is no problem. The anatomy apps are great because there are (obviously) more functionality. You can zoom in and see where the attachments are, etc. But the books are fine if they are serving you.