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Dark Side of the Mat

By: Justine Mastin and Kat Heagberg Rebar
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  • Always insightful, sometimes sarcastic, never shaming. Hosts Kat and Justine spill the tea on all the creeps, cults, and crime in the yoga world.
    © 2024 Justine Mastin and Kat Heagberg Rebar
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Episodes
  • Understanding Yoga Research & Biomechanics

    Understanding Yoga Research & Biomechanics
    Sep 29 2023

    No doubt there’s a lot of pseudoscience in the yoga world, but it can be challenging for even the most well-intentioned and skeptical among us to understand yoga research and how science and — yes, even math — apply to yoga practice. Thank Isaac Newton's ghost for Jules Mitchell, author of “Yoga Biomechanics” who stopped by the dark side to explain it to us layfolk in the most fun and user-friendly way possible.

    Jules' website, teacher training, mentorship:
    https://www.julesmitchell.com/

    Jules' book:
    https://a.co/d/fFfoqjV

    Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/darksideofthemat

    Follow us on social media: @darksideofthematpod on Instagram @matdarkside on Twitter and
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    Send us a tip to: darksideofthematpod@gmail.com

    Buy Justine’s books:
    https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/724011/the-grieving-therapist-by-larisa-a-garski-lmft/
    https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/659309/starship-therapise-by-larisa-garski/

    Buy Kat’s books:
    https://www.amazon.com/Yoga-Inversions-Guide-Going-Upside/dp/1645471004
    https://www.amazon.com/Yoga-Where-You-Are-Customize/dp/1611807867

    Artwork by Ali Ford:
    https://linktr.ee/wickedencounters
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    57 mins
  • Does Everyone NEED Yoga?

    Does Everyone NEED Yoga?
    Jun 3 2023

    Justine, Kat, producer Kyle, and special guest Nam Chanterrwyn discuss the notion everyone needs yoga to be complete and explore possible dark cultural underpinnings behind that idea (umm... actual nazis just entered the chat?)

    Nam's website, classes, retreats, & teacher trainings
    https://www.yoganam.yoga

    Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/darksideofthemat

    Follow us on social media: @darksideofthematpod on Instagram @matdarkside on Twitter and
    http://facebook.com/darksideofthematpod

    Send us a tip to: darksideofthematpod@gmail.com

    Buy Justine’s books:
    https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/724011/the-grieving-therapist-by-larisa-a-garski-lmft/
    https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/659309/starship-therapise-by-larisa-garski/

    Buy Kat’s books:
    https://www.amazon.com/Yoga-Inversions-Guide-Going-Upside/dp/1645471004
    https://www.amazon.com/Yoga-Where-You-Are-Customize/dp/1611807867

    Artwork by Alexsandra Ford:
    https://linktr.ee/wickedencounters
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Operation "F That Guy"

    Operation "F That Guy"
    Feb 10 2023
    Bikram is coming to Canada…or is he? In this very special episode Colin Hall tells Justine and Producer Kyle about his efforts to thwart Bikram’s plans in operation “F that guy.” Tune in and then join in the fight!Here are some steps you can take to help stop Bikram Choudhury.  Sign the petition @changedotorg, https://www.change.org/p/stop-predator-bikram-choudhury-from-hosting-yoga-seminar-at-the-parq-marriott-vancouver Write an email to the Mayor of Vancouver, Ken Sim, @kensimcity, ken.sim@vancouver.ca Contact CBC News Vancouver, @cbcnews, cbcnewsvancouver@cbc.ca, 604-662-6801 Write an email to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, @seanfrasermp, sean.fraser@parl.gc.ca Contact Canada Border Services Agency, @canborder, 1-888-502-9060 Write an email to the event organizers, Canada Yoga Sports Federation, @canada_yoga info@canadayoga.com Share this and other articles, information and resources about Bikram Choudhury. Resources on Bikram Choudhury: Dr. Ramani Durvasula, @doctorramani, Navigating Narcissim Podcast: Bikram Yoga and the Abuse of Power w/ Mandeep Kaur Sandhu. Netflix Documentary, Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator. Daily Hive Articles: @dailyhivevancouver Yoga Journal Articles: @yogajournal Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/darksideofthematFollow us on social media: @darksideofthematpod on Instagram @matdarkside on Twitter andhttp://facebook.com/darksideofthematpodSend us a tip to: darksideofthematpod@gmail.comBuy Justine’s books:https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/724011/the-grieving-therapist-by-larisa-a-garski-lmft/https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/659309/starship-therapise-by-larisa-garski/Buy Kat’s books:https://www.amazon.com/Yoga-Inversions-Guide-Going-Upside/dp/1645471004/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=kat+heagberg&qid=1675131847&sprefix=kat+heag%2Caps%2C156&sr=8-1https://www.amazon.com/Yoga-Where-You-Are-Customize/dp/1611807867/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=yoga+where+you+are&qid=1639698472&sr=8-1https://www.amazon.com/Embodied-Resilience-through-Yoga-Empowerment/dp/0738762490/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3BQWMQTQTIDUF&keywords=embodied+resilience+through+yoga&qid=1639698620&sprefix=embodied+res%2Caps%2C229&sr=8-1WHAT IS DARK SIDE OF THE MAT?Always insightful, sometimes sarcastic, never shaming. Hosts Kat and Justine spill the tea on all the creeps, cults, and crime in the yoga world.
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    44 mins
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