Squawk Box with Alexandria Crow

* Moving through life like there’s an infinite supply * Suddenly feeling how finite everything is * The realization you might never see the thing you’re waiting for * Joy, grief, and wonder arriving all at once * Your brain is being trained toward lack and fear all day * Toxic positivity vs. actually choosing potential on purpose * One shot at moving through this life through your lens * You won’t...

* “I should be able to figure this out myself” (the thought that’s costing you years) * Hospital bed, contract renewal, said yes anyway * Best business year ever, while she couldn’t physically work * Feast and famine income isn’t a yoga tax, it’s a structure problem * $5 masterminds and YouTube videos that gave you pieces, never the whole thing * “I’ll invest when I have enough saved up” (the excu...

* Do you actually know how your work helps people? * Elevator pitch. Two minutes. No buzzwords. * The yoga world’s dirty little secret (it’s not the splits) * More than poses! But also... only poses in every photo * Vedic Jeopardy vs. knowing what karma looks like on a Tuesday * Traffic. Late. Honking. Dragging it into your evening. * The little wave that ends the whole spiral * Accessibility does...

* Smartest teachers in the room, too scared to say anything * The fictitious mob waiting to pounce * (They’re not real. Probably.) * Meanwhile: confident, factually wrong, thriving * More certifications won’t fix this, sorry * Two hours on a caption, still not posted * Plato’s cave but make it social media * Sand the edges off enough to end up saying nothing * Your nervous system genuinely thinks...

* Famous podcast host: two glasses of wine, three days of suffering * Sir, that’s called being human * Checking sleep score at 6am (irony, thy name is data) * Optimization culture or extremely expensive anxiety * Have the diet coke or cookie. I’m begging you. * Rogue student post goes viral, comment section tells on itself * “You’re missing nuance” (I assure you, I’m not missing nuance) * Bill doi...

We did something a little different this week…I went live with two YST alumni who are amazing, you’re going to love them. Nina ( @ninastarr 1111 ) is a yoga student and teacher and Jeremy ( @full_panther_music ) doesn’t teach and has no problem admitting he isn’t much for a vinyasa class, but both of them are deeply into these teachings and always bring something thought provoking and insightful t...

* It all started with some books * Philosophy Fridays or it’s just calisthenics * 35 cities, same questions, same results * Room of 50. One hand up. * Just read it on your own…sure * Goat yoga, glow sticks, missing foundation * “It’s my fountain of youth” * Inspirational quotes=dopamine hit * 2025 was brutal, zero downward dogs, practiced daily * Patterns built into the poses (suspiciously conveni...

* Midnight. Dishes. Pillows askew. * “You know you’re doing it right now, right?!” * Rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic * Feet on floor. Brain: but what about the credit card bill * The Zoom mute button that moved * Finger up. Feet down. Found it. * The sandwich that cannot go to school imperfect * The retreat email edited 73 times (unsent) * Coping mechanisms: terrible AND your best friend *...

* Your nervous system is training right now, mat or no mat * Every thought is a rep (yes, that one too) * Dan Brown wrote a yoga book and doesn’t know it * You inherited a channel you didn’t choose * Great Depression scarcity, three generations later, still running * Your brain isn’t negative, it’s just really well trained * “No signups yet” is a station, not a fact * The kleshas called, they want...

* Yelling at a neuroscience video (relatable content) * That’s just yoga. That’s just yoga. * Nikola Tesla, unlikely yoga ally * Dan Brown’s prologue did not expect this * One foot in, one foot out, hoping nobody notices * God. Yeah, she said it. * Particles getting smaller, questions getting bigger * The map runs out. Then what? * The kleshas on a physics grant * Certainty is not coming. Sorry. *...

* I took a week off, yup, zero apologies…b/c breaks are good * Arjuna whining about meditation being hard (relatable king) * Krishna’s unsympathetic but correct response * “What if I fail?” the question your brain will never stop asking * There is no failing. There’s only forgetting and trying again. * Your biology’s one job: keep you exactly where you are * The invisible bridge in Indiana Jones (...

* Take two, after the audio disappeared into the ether * The $30/month math that doesn’t math * Behind the scenes at the biggest streaming yoga platforms and what I learned that you need to know * Even streaming models with massive investor backings can’t make it work * Yoga with Adriene’s actual income source (it’s not what you think) * The $10/month membership I launched and then killed in month...

* Visibility requires stiffening your spine * Is there a more meaningless word in the yoga world than “Transformation”? * Plenty of people don’t like me (totally fine) * You’re not surprised I’m not actually trying to reach everybody, right? * I couldn’t care less if strangers on the internet don’t like what I say * A method to get out of the fear rut * You’re hedging so much you’re turning into a...

* Deepak in the Epstein files * 3,200+ mentions (post-conviction) * “I wasn’t shocked. Not even a little.” * Born into evangelical mega churches * Vampires sucking hope from seekers * The behind-the-scenes behavior gap * I freaking love these texts though * Portia Nelson’s Autobiography in Five Chapters poem * Chapter Three forever (most people) * You can see it, still fall in * Familiar misery >...

* Nurse casually drops “you had a stroke” (WHAT?!) * Then medical bills showed up (less funny) * The researcher pattern you’ll recognize * Hours in googling to subdue that feeling of anxiety * The scary thing is just getting bigger while you “research” * Arjuna’s anxiety attack on the battlefield * “Your words seem wise” (Krishna’s shade) * Trapped in the same pattern with no way out * The reason...

* Today we get personal * Down manifestation rabbit hole (again) * People love inspiring lectures (then go right back) * No integration between intellect and practice * Haven’t been on rubber rectangle in years * Last February, I’m fine, but had six figures of medical bills * Feet on ground, butt on couch (here now) * Redirect mind every 30 seconds * No information creates certainty (learned that...

* My phone heard the word “manifesting” (now I’m in Instagram hell) * It’s just yoga philosophy repackaged * Yoga teachers want thriving businesses but think it’s antithetical to yoga * Yoga people following manifesting pages (oh interesting) * So you think goals are okay…but not if you have your yoga hat on * Take your yoga off the mat (but not for business apparently) * “I’m bad at selling” Are...

* Episode’s a day late (thought Wednesday was Tuesday) * Repetition is key in business (shocker) * The Coca-Cola branding example (again) * Remember Clear Coke? Crystal Pepsi? Why tho * New Coke: nobody asked for it * Cherry Coke existed at soda fountains forever * Yoga teachers think they need constant novelty * Your nervous system likes predictability actually * Novelty ≠ how people learn at dep...

A fun meandering philosophically fun episode * YST weekend was fire * Fifth-timers in philosophy course (they can’t quit) * Scientists discovered retrocausality (particles time travel) * This isn’t about rewriting historical events, relax commenters * Time isn’t linear (yoga sutras knew it) * Your Instagram post flopped, now what? * The meaning you make = your future * “Maybe nobody cares what I h...

* Episode 20! (Thank you for being here) * “New Year, Same Me” because inherent worth isn’t negotiable * Not doing New Year’s resolutions (they’re doomed) * 30 days/30 classes won’t fill the worth gap * Lack-based goals vs. wholeness-based goals * D2R Biz planning session incoming (mindset work alert) * You keep ending up in Chicago but want Boston * Maybe you need a roadmap? Just saying * “Do I a...

* I’m not ghosting you just because it’s the holidays * Accessibility is trendy but not much has actually changed * Gary dying in your Sunday restorative? He’s the majority, not the exception * Your classes are full of the exception to the rule * It’s easy to think things are accessible because everyone in the room seems to be able to do what you’re offering…until you realize who isn’t in the room...

* “Blossom your anus” is real and you’ll never unhear it * Two teachers got kicked out of a workshop for laughing at this cue * Alex’s magazine photo ended up next to it in giant letters * “Lift your kneecaps” - her friend’s don’t lift * The experiment where teachers couldn’t explain their own cues * “Arms to the ceiling” chaos every single time * We’re gatekeeping yoga with a language most people...

* “Honor your body! But put your foot EXACTLY here” - the yoga world’s most confusing message * We give students agency then physically move them when they use it * The “engage your core” experiment proves everyone feels poses completely differently * Most teachers can’t explain WHY a pose exists beyond “stretch hamstrings” or “cures depression” (it doesn’t) * We’ve trained our eyes to see hypermo...

* “World-class teachers say this” isn’t reason enough to believe it * Broken telephone in yoga - outdated info and backwards anatomy * “You better question me” - even Alex wants to be challenged * Digital Alex still exists online contradicting current Alex * Injury and exclusivity cycles continue when we don’t question authority * “I did everything right and got hurt” - heard 5x a week * Trust tha...

* 17-18 years ago this life seemed impossible - no more cubicles, just connection * Step by step, year by year, here we are * Black Friday doors opened and the response left me in tears * All I want is for you to share your talents and build a business that supports you wildly * Thank you for changing my life - grateful for every single one of you LINKS & SUCH: Make sure you don’t miss the Black F...