So much has changed in our world in the last several months, and the questions I keep asking myself are:
If everything is going to change, what matters most?
If we are never going back to the old way of doing things, what do I want to create in the new world?
I’m so excited to host a series here on The Mentor Sessions called, Where Do We Go From Here? where I get to ask leaders in our yoga world these exact questions. The feedback about the first episode has been great. Someone said this,
"I think that the format of the three of you having a convo is really beautiful and effective. There was a casualness which actually made the conversation go deeper I think than if it had just been one persons’ thoughts."
Today my guests are Crystal McCreary and Monica Bright and I can’t wait for you to absorb their wisdom and insight!
Crystal McCreary (she/her/hers) is a Lead Yoga, Mindfulness and Health Educator & Teacher Trainer with 13+ years of experience in instructing yoga and mindfulness to people of all ages. She has a passion for implementing comprehensive wellness programs within schools and organizations to foster compassionate and equitable communities and sustainable work environments. Crystal’s expertise is derived from a lifetime of harnessing powerful embodied, contemplative tools necessary to navigate the unique challenges of living as a Black cis-woman in an inequitable world. She has facilitated trainings for many organizations that aim to support the social and emotional wellbeing of youth and adults including and she currently works full-time in the Health Department at The Dalton School in New York. Crystal is excited to soon release a yoga and mindfulness resource for children with the support of Bala Kids
Monica Bright (she/her/hers) is a master yoga teacher in the areas of anatomy, self massage, injuries and recovery strategies. With over 2000 hours of training in yoga & human movement, she continues to cultivate a deep love for the human body. Monica has co-led multiple Yoga Teacher Trainings, facilitates workshops on movement and injuries prevalent in yoga, leads anatomy trainings and hosts yearly international Yoga Retreats. She created and manages an online yoga membership with access to her video class library, instructional videos, audio classes, and playlists and keeps in touch with students all over the world.
In this episode you’ll hear:
how Monica and Crystal made quick pivots in their teaching practice this spring the big changes they both think we will see in the yoga world next year what they think their work might look like a year from now some changes they both hope we are going to see in the next several years recommendations for listeners to consider as our world continues to changeLearn More From Crystal:
On her Website On Instagram On Facebook On YouTubeLearn More From Monica:
On her website On Instagram On YouTube93: Teaching Kids Yoga Has Lessons For Us All with Crystal McCreary
92: Q+A Planning And Progress In Private Lessons #3
91: Legal Protections For Yoga Teachers with Cory Sterling
90: Super Practical Answers To All Your Yoga-Tech Questions with Alex Haley
89: An Update On Online Teaching + A Deep Dive Into The Camera On/Camera Off Debate
88: How Not To Teach Yoga with Tori Lunden
87: The Nuances Of Trauma-Informed Yoga with Sangeeta Vallabhan
86: What It REALLY Looks Like to Regress or Progress Movement with Trina Altman
85: The Trans* Yoga Project with M Camellia + River Redwood
84: The Power of Pranayama with Mirabelle D'cunha
83: A Teacher Owned Co-Op with Shamina Rao + Elizabeth Barnett of The Connective
82: The 12 Routines That Saved Me Last Year
81: Yoga In India + Yoga In The West with Arundhati Baitmangalkar
80: An Evidence-Based Approach to Mindful Movement with Jenn Pilotti
79: Embracing Yoga’s Roots, Studentship and Anti-Racism Work with Susanna Barkataki
78: Injuries + Teaching Yoga with Monica Bright
77: Letting Go of Alignment (And What To Teach Instead) with Derek Cook
76: I Opened A Virtual Studio!
75: Where Do We Go From Here? with Amber Karnes + Susanna Barkataki
74: Where Do We Go From Here? with Theo Wildcroft + Matthew Remski
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