The Passive Hang - Episode 32 - Mark Robberds -The Specialist Generalist

Mark Robberds (@markrobberds) joins the Passive Hang! Mark is a Yoga Teacher residing in India, but is normally based in Bali and his hometown is in Sydney, Australia. 

Mark sits between an interesting intersection, coming as a yoga “specialist” and now studying under Ido Portal, as well as exploring other methods such as FRC, MovNat, and handbalancing. 

We get into Mark’s perspective of adopting a generalist approach, and what the yoga specialisation can bring to the movement world - and what I was most interested in - the use of the breath. State regulation, and use within static and dynamic movements, inside training, outside of training. Mark does a wonderful job of giving a great introduction into these elements of breathwork practice. Having taught many students over 20 years, it was great to also get Mark’s perspective on teaching and tips on how to become a better teacher. 

Even though we were separated by a virtual meeting, I could feel Mark’s strength in connecting and being himself - a strong grounding nature to the way he communicated, honest in his view and with a playful curiosity which seems to be guiding him. I think this is what comes out from the content he also shares - provoking positive and critical discussion, but also showing playful parts of his process and practice. I appreciate that in our chat the content matched the man.

You can find him @markrobberds