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Matt Giordano

Providing you with Monthly Online Yoga Immersions, Teacher Trainings and continued education courses

01/26/2026

How do I strengthen my wrists?

💪Like any muscle strength comes from doing the action that the muscle is designed to do. Sounds obvious but more often than not it’s NOT Obvious because you’ll always avoid doing something that makes you feel weak.

🤔The reason you know your wrists have room to get stronger is because you did a pose that requires that strength and you felt discomfort or lack of engagement - THAT pose that revealed this to you IS WHAT you need to do

🫵The only change you need to make is to be deliberate and focus your attention on engaging the muscles of the wrist.

👉How: Grip your fingers into the ground.

🫀there are two wrist muscles that cross from the forearm to the fingers called the Flexor Digitorum Longus and Profundus. Gripping the ground engages these and you’ll likely feel the difference instantly!

Did you feel it? Let me know either way 👇

01/21/2026

In 2012 I was contacted by to discuss the making of a DVD called “Hot Yoga for Beginners”. It marked what felt like a huge leap in success on my journey. At the time Gaiam DVDs were THE thing, there was no online yoga boom just yet.

Still to this day I wonder if they had the right guy or not. They said that they heard I was THE guy for Hot Yoga in Manhattan. Maybe 3 of the 25 classes a week I taught were hot, and I think they had the lowest attendance. I went with it of course.

Perfectly Naive little me UPSOLD them on Yoga For Runners. I convinced them that having specified Yoga offerings was more likely to sell than generic. For some reason they listened to me - to my surprise I was right, that offer became way more popular than Hot Yoga for Beginners.

What I didn’t see coming:
As soon as these DVD’s were released The Cody App smashed the Yoga market and wiped out DVDs. Gaiam followed suit and took everything online….but in my contract we discussed royalties for DVD sales not streaming. Gaiam did give me a tiny royalty which is till recover to this day so I’m not complaining, just saying that’s how life is, sometimes you land something big and it winds up being nothing and sometimes it’s the opposite.

In the big picture these DVDs didn’t do much to push my career along, aside from receiving some random moments of recognition while traveling, and maybe 1 or 2 of you reading this found me through those DVD’s?

However, what I really got out of it was the experience of being on film, the coaching of how to talk on camera. The process of taking an idea and turning it into a tangible product and then getting that product to people physically and digitally. These skills are the reason I was able to build my website, 200 & 300 hour online teacher trainings, 60+ online immersions, the Yoga Anatomy Course, The Pose Lab and so on.

It’s the reason so many of you are here today, practicing with me online or in person.

Grateful for past experiences though they may not have been what I envisioned, they have lead me here: do you have stories like this?

01/20/2026

So you use props? Have they helped you move forward or are they holding you back?

01/19/2026

Upward Tilt (posterior tilt) of the scapula is the least discussed movement of the shoulder blade and I believe that to be because it is incredibly complicated and difficult to feel.

1. When the arms are over head in this position, you’ll start to feel your arm bone collides with the shoulder - this is bone on bone compression - you don’t want this feeling.

2. To create space in the shoulder joint LIFT the arm pits up and you’ll feel a hollowing of the arm pit - this is the head of the arm bone moving back - resulting in the top of your shoulder blade moving back and the bottom wing tip pushing forward.

Limiting factor: Poster Tilt will indirectly cause upper thoracic extension which most people don’t have much of so be mindful. Aim for space in the shoulder joint not depth from the outside view of the pose.

Functional Shoulder Impingement (secondary) refers to overhead functional movement patterns causing tearing or compressed soft tissue sometimes referred to as rotator cuff disfunction among others.

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01/14/2026

😅Who Am I Seeing on this tour, and where?
Feb 20-22 UK
Feb 24-25 TBD: London
Feb 27-Mar 1
Mar 2-3 .hh : Hamburg
Mar 4 .yoga Munich
Mar 6-8 France
March 28 New Jersey
April 17-19 Sweden
April 24-26 Austria
May 2-9 Retreat Costa Rica (3 Spots)
May 9-16 Retreat Costa Rica (Sold Out)
May 29-31 Freano CA
June 12-14 Fest MA
June 20-24 Global Training CT

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01/11/2026

Today: Sign up in bio! See you on the mat!

01/10/2026

Do you typically focus on one of these or all 3 when you practice?

For the month of January starting Sunday Jan 11th, I’m offer a 10 class series called “Slow Flow & Go” designed to provide you with the most well rounded 1 hour “your go to” yoga experience. Each class will provide Asana, Breath Work and Meditation. You’ll get lifetime access so you can use this as your quick and easy yoga on the go type practice that you can do anywhere any time.

Register today, we will see you tomorrow live at 12p eastern time, or you can simply practice anytime you want after the livestream!

01/09/2026

Are you a yoga teacher struggling with social media and marketing? Do you feel like you’re selling yourself?

It’s not that you aren’t a good teacher or that your content isn’t good 👉 small changes can mean the difference in millions of views and followers and could mean the difference between a daily grind or a thriving career.

1. Can you see the difference between these two videos?
2. The knowledge is the same, same teacher, equal value.

After building on IG since 2012, more recently , and I’ve come to learn a few things that can help you!

1. You can have the skill, talent, camera, sound quality, etc. But that doesn’t equal follows, likes shares, views. Etc.
2. Yes you can also have a following and be a 💩teacher. But this is not about that - it’s about you.
3. You actually don’t need to be the best at what you do to gain exposure, but being the best you can be will certainly help with longevity and returning students/customers/clients.
4. Being able to do fancy poses or looks sexy also won’t equate to virality, they are plenty of people that have both that don’t get any exposure.
🔥5. Success? What creates success is ALWAYS changing, there is no secret. What works right now won’t be what works next month or next year on the surface level.

“Now it’s about carousel posts”
“now it’s 3 second watch time”
“now its trending music”

I’ve been on all these platforms watching trends, and never have a really hit a trend. What I have done is just show up consistently and continuously posting, observing what worked, then altering and trying something else. Literally throwing 💩out and seeing what sticks.

🎤‼️Most importantly not basing my self worth on the success or failure of a video post. Just posting it. You are NOT what you create, and you certainly aren’t worth more or less based on success of it.

❓For a while I’ve been considering a social media and marketing training to help yoga teachers and creatives get the F out of their own way. Is this something you’d be interested in? 🫵👇

01/07/2026

The ending is my favorite 😂 On a serious note, Does your hip hike up in asymmetrical postures?

👉why do this? This is not a question of right or wrong: you can do the pose both ways.

👉It’s a question of patterns - if you always have your front leg hip hiked you’ll always be stretching your inner hamstrings more than the outer.
👉Doing it the way I’m suggesting will also help you with deliberate activation of the opposing side obliques improving your functionality of lateral spinal flexion which helps you with balance, walking, pivoting etc.

❓Want to practice together?
✅ Online Classes begin Jan 11th “Slow Flow & Go”
🔟 1 Hour Classes designed to be your go to daily practice. They include technique infused, moderately paced classes with breath work and guided meditations to help you feel balanced Physically, mentally and energetically!

👉Sign up in Bio

01/06/2026

Revolved Flying Half Lotus = Half Lotus + Side Crow. woooof. I do love this pose to be honest, but it’s not a quick adventure unless you already have half lotus and side crow in your practice. Last months online courses we spent 10 classes working on the skills of Hip Open and Arm Balances so we can access postures like this. Next months classes will be a well rounded experience, focusing on a wider array of postures and skills, and adding in breathwork and meditation to each class to keep us all grounded and present in 2026. Classes begins January 11th 🧘🧘‍♀️🧘‍♂️ Registration coming soon

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