Why Should You Stop Stretching And What is AYAMA with Yogi Aaron

Has anyone ever told you to stop stretching?  Did you think stretching was fundamental to your health and mobility?   We discussed why stretching is not always beneficial to your health in this week’s episode of the Weekend Wellness Hour Show with Yogi Aaron.  Aaron has been studying yoga for over 30 years and now teaches his traditional yoga as well as his own version of yoga called AYAMA- Applied Yoga Anatomy + Muscle Activation™.   Yogi Aaron explained his health journey and how he dove deep into stretching and yoga practices that encouraged pushing muscles to the limits of their mobility.  Over the years, he developed more and more pain in his body and was considering a major back surgery.   We explored why Aaron held off on that surgery and what led him to learn about Muscle Activation Technique.  With his foundation of yoga and through his studies of Muscle Activation Technique, he developed AYAMA.    Aaron gave us an overview of this methodology and why he uses it to help people restore their mobility.  We discussed why people feel tight and what is truly happening in the body.    He even gave examples of how to achieve the wheel pose by focusing on three different poses that lead up to wheel pose.  He stressed the importance of incorporating isometrics into his practice.    Yogi Aaron is also the creator of the online platform: The Yogi Club, host of the yoga podcast ‘Stop Stretching’, author of ‘Autobiography of a Naked Yogi’ and the forth-coming book ‘Stop Stretching! A new yogic approach to master your body and live pain-free.’  He is the Co-Owner of Blue Osa Yoga Retreat & Spa in Costa Rica where he leads The Yogi Club Yoga Teacher Training Immersions year-round for students from all across the globe.   Please join us to learn more about the benefits of AYAMA and not stretching for your health.   Please feel free to reach out to Yogi Aaron at https://yogiaaron.com/.   -Dr. Amy Novotny   Subscribe to PABR Institute's email list for free Tips for Relief: https://pabrinstitute.activehosted.com/f/1   www.pabrinstitute.com