This week, Giana and Bradshaw take a hard and honest look at the once-popular hashtag YogaEveryDamnDay, a phrase that began with good intentions but quickly became a symbol of obsession, injury, and hustle culture disguised as wellness.
They reflect on their own experiences of going too hard, pushing through pain, chasing results, and losing touch with the deeper purpose of the practice. Both share the moments that made them realize that more wasn’t always better, and that the pursuit of progress at all costs was no longer serving them.
In this episode, they explore:
They also dig into the responsibility yoga teachers have in modeling a healthy relationship to movement and rest. What kind of messages are we sending when we celebrate discipline without moderation? What does it look like to teach from a place of enoughness rather than exhaustion?
This is a raw and reflective conversation about unlearning toxic productivity and returning to movement as a practice of connection, not performance.
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