In part two, Hannah and Celest take everything from the first episode and make it practical.

If you’ve been curious about neuroscience in yoga but felt overwhelmed or unsure where to start, this episode breaks it down into something simple, usable and real.

This is about integration, not disruption. You don’t need to overhaul your teaching. You just need to see it differently.

In this episode, we explore:

• What “test and retest” means and how to use it to guide your teaching in real time

• How to weave neuro drills into a flow without interrupting the experience

• Why one small, well-placed drill can be more powerful than overloading a class

• The concept of dosage and why more is not always better

• How to adapt your teaching to individual nervous systems rather than fixed protocols

• Why breathwork, movement and even traditional yoga practices are already forms of neuro work

• The ethical responsibility of teachers to understand the nervous system

• How improving safety in the brain can change movement, confidence and even chronic pain

They also explore the deeper question beneath it all:
Are we fixing the body, or improving the conversation between the brain and the body?

You’ll leave this episode with a clear starting point, a renewed sense of curiosity, and a reminder that good teaching isn’t about having all the answers, but about asking better questions.

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In this episode, Hannah turns the mic on Celest to explore one of the most important shifts happening in modern yoga teaching: moving beyond muscles and into the nervous system.

If you’ve ever felt stuck in your practice, confused by why something isn’t improving, or unsure how to evolve your teaching, this conversation opens a completely new lens.

Together, they unpack what sequencing really means from a neurological perspective, why traditional “build up to a pose” thinking can fall short, and how simple changes in input can completely transform how a body moves and feels.

This is not about adding complexity. It’s about understanding what’s actually driving movement, safety and progress.

In this episode, we explore:

• Why sequencing is more than arranging poses and what’s actually happening in the brain

• The role of sensory inputs, including vision, balance and internal awareness, in movement and performance

• Why strength and flexibility alone don’t guarantee progress in poses like Pincha Mayurasana

• How the nervous system determines whether a pose feels safe or threatening

• The hidden reasons behind plateaus, asymmetries and “stuck” patterns

• How past experiences, stress and injury history shape what happens on the mat

• Why repeating the same drills doesn’t always lead to change

• The emotional and psychological layers that influence physical practice

Celest also shares her own journey from a purely biomechanical approach to integrating neuro-based work, including the challenges of learning and teaching this in real time.

The conversation closes with a powerful reminder: your body is not failing you. It is responding to the information it receives.

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Progress in yoga rarely comes from talent. According to Miles Mortensen, it comes from doing the boring things consistently long enough that most people quit.

In part two, the conversation moves from movement into mindset.

Miles explains how he started yoga unable to touch his toes and built his physical practice from the ground up. His message is simple but uncomfortable: improvement comes from patience, repetition and learning to value the process rather than the result.

We talk about motivation, frustration and the psychology behind long-term progress, and why the “unsexy” foundational work is what makes advanced movement possible.

We also explore yoga philosophy in a modern world. How much should we follow traditional teachings? Is it okay to question them? And can ideas from psychology, stoicism and even elite endurance training sit alongside yoga practice?

In this episode we discuss:

Why consistency beats intensity

The mindset shared by athletes, meditators and long-term practitioners

What actually limits progress in yoga

Why philosophy should be explored, not blindly accepted

The role of responsibility and autonomy in personal growth

How teaching others accelerates your own learning

Together, these episodes form a powerful discussion on modern yoga, movement and personal development, and why there is never only one way to practice.

About Miles

Miles grew up in Sydney, Australia. His mother was a yoga teacher so its practices and teachings were always there in the background of his life. Miles dipped in and out of yoga from a young age but never committed to a regular stable practice

As he got older, things began to shift.

Now Miles is a professional DJ and dedicated yogi. ⁠Learn more about his work here. ⁠

About Alba Yoga Academy

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn more with Alba Yoga Academy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn more about our Yoga Teacher Training here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch our extensive library of YouTube videos.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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