Inside My Injury: A Yoga Teacher’s Journey from Pain to Depression to Healing
Yoga teacher Meagan McCrary's injury forced her to roll up her mat, but it helped her remember and return to many of the things she loved about yoga to begin with.
Yoga teacher Meagan McCrary's injury forced her to roll up her mat, but it helped her remember and return to many of the things she loved about yoga to begin with.
Yoga teacher Meagan McCrary spoke to a handful of prominent vinyasa yoga teachers about the current state of the practice and their concerns for the future of the flow. Here, she highlights some of the top-line thought and conversation starters for teachers.
Opens your shoulders and chest in Setu Bandha Sarvangasana.
Modify Setu Bandha Sarvangasana if needed to find safe alignment in your body.
Open your shoulders, chest, and upper back, and practice rooting down through your forearms and lifting your shoulders away from the floor with these prep poses for Eka Pada Viparita Dandasana.
Root your forearms, lift your shoulders, curl your chest open, and extend through your spine and legs as you move step by step into Eka Pada Viparita Dandasana.
From opening the body to stabilizing a pose, there are many ways the wall can assist you in your yoga practice. Discover 8 ways to modify, deepen, and explore poses with the one prop everyone has at home.
Not only do props help you find more space, freedom and stability in your poses, they’re also great teaching tools with endless uses if you get creative. Dedicate some time to playing with props.
We look at three of the riskiest poses commonly practiced in yoga and how to modify them for your and your students’ safety.
No one should have to suffer through a yoga class when their low back is acting up. Fortunately, there are many different, creative ways to play with props and modify asanas to free the low back from pain.
Let’s face it, a lot of what we do with our bodies on the mat looks a bit ridiculous. It’s healthy to take a step back from time to time, lighten the mood, and note the absurdity of it all.
Need yoga lesson planning inspiration? Use these tips to stay inspired when creating new sequences for your yoga classes, so you and your students will never get bored.
No student should have to withstand knee pain in a pose. Here are simple modifications for five basic yoga poses to offer your students.
A lot of new yoga teachers feel lost and slightly overwhelmed once the cocoon of Teacher Training has been shed. Learn how to get your yoga teaching career started.
With yoga continually evolving, CE is crucial for teachers. Here, five tips for getting the most you can out of your time as a student.
Let’s set the record straight about what really goes on at yoga festivals and events. No, you don’t have to speak Sanskrit fluently.
Steal these three three core-building balance moves from The YogaSlackers to cultivate slackline-ready strength.
When the square footage of your mat starts to feel small, consider taking your practice outdoors with these 5 adventure sports perfect for yogis.
As we celebrate the magazine’s 40th anniversary, we’re also commemorating 20 years of unforgettable YJ events. Take a look back at 20 sweet memories.
How do you know if the option you’ve chosen is best for you? This fun and revealing guide can help you pick the right class.