Recently, as a mindful mommy, I've been going on my 30-day Yoga Journey, a free yoga video series on YouTube. Those who remember I used to listen to music at 1.4x speed will suspect I don't follow along at regular speed. Indeed, I'm sprinting along the path of my journey at 1.1x speed.

Yes, at first it felt almost sacrilegious to me too. I want you to cast aside your initial judgement, though, and re-consider the arguments I presented in my post about music at 1.4x speed. As consumers of media, we have the power of interpretation - to reproduce the media in our own way. That includes on a TV or on a phone, in a quiet apartment or in a noisy bar, and yes, at a slower or at a faster speed than 1.0x.

Given the variety of people out there, I have to imagine the “best” speed for everyone does not lie at exactly 1.0x.¹ I have found casually (though not blindly) A/B testing between 1.0x and 1.1x speed that I prefer 1.1x.

Perhaps the most reasonable objection, people think of yoga as slowing down. However, since I usually watch YouTube videos at 2.0x speed, sometimes 1.5x, I am actually slowing down for my Yoga Journey!