Justine Mastin - "Fangirl Geek-centric YogaQuest"

J. Brown Yoga Talks

J. Brown

Yoga, Health & Fitness, Yogateacher, Alternative Health, Yogaindustry, Religion & Spirituality, Spirituality

4.4 • 696 Ratings

🗓️ 11 December 2017

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Justin Mastine, creator of YogaQuest, talks with J about bringing yoga to the geek community. They discuss what it means to be a geek, the process of embracing her inner nerd through yoga, and how she came to create a narrative-based practice that gives permission for people to be who they are even when it doesn't fit what other people think is normal. Justine also shares her insights into the unique issues that those with passionate fandoms face, and provides an example of what it means to bring yoga with whimsy to unconventional spaces.

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0:00.0	And we are back.
0:11.8	Greetings to you, the listener.
0:14.7	Welcome to Jay Brown Yoga Talks podcast.
0:17.9	My name is Jay Brown.
0:20.3	I am happy to be with you again. How's it going with you this week?
0:27.6	I am feeling very good today. And the reason for that is because I got some action last night.
0:39.4	And that's maybe a kind of crass way to start out a podcast intro.
0:47.0	But, you know, honestly, I'm sure many of you out there listening have small children.
0:53.1	And, you know, we moved. And so let's just say that, um,
0:58.6	romantic time between me and my wife has been a little bit scarce. But last night, we found that time,
1:08.8	and it was a beautiful thing, and I want to celebrate that.
1:13.4	And I'm hoping that it's not wrong of me to mention it. My wife might feel a little weird about it,
1:19.2	but, you know, I just think that these days, it feels like the realm of sexuality. It's like a like a freaking minefield or something. So just to
1:31.5	have a partner to be with and to share each other, it was wonderful. And it makes you feel good.
1:40.5	And it's healing. And if you don't have a partner, I'm sorry I don't mean to be like
1:45.0	othering you or making you feel bad about that. But if you do have partnership, it's,
1:51.9	it's a glorious thing and it's healing. So there you go. That's where I am right now,
1:58.8	feeling good because my wife and I shared in love together.
2:03.6	It's fucking beautiful.
2:06.9	Speaking of like my personal life on this podcast, got a bunch of emails from people asking me
2:15.9	about my hip and my pain there. If you were listening a few weeks
2:21.5	ago when I had Jill Miller on talking about her hip replacement surgery, I mentioned that I have
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