The brain and the nervous system play a HUGE role in how we integrate sensory information, experience pain and create movement patterns but this topic is not often covered in foundational yoga teacher trainings. That is why I’m so excited to introduce you to Missy Bunch (she/her), a multi-certified movement therapist who has been educating and coaching for over 14 years.
As a young professional dancer, she battled many injuries over her career and one day she found someone who studied neurology (the study of the brain and nervous system). After one session with this person, her 4-year knee pain was completely gone. She knew she wanted to teach this approach to the world.
The importance of brain function and using the nervous system to rapidly “debug” movement patterns, decrease pain and increase performance, has led her to teach and create lightning-fast improvements with people from all walks of life. Her specialties include injury prevention, injury rehabilitation, joint mobility and decreasing pain, holistically.
In this episode you’ll hear:
a deep dive into assessments including how to cue them and what are we looking for when we reassess
what it mean to move into a shape “reflexively”
how can we work with the brain to decrease pain
the role of the nervous system in integrating inputs and creating motor output
all about the opposing joint theory and how to use it with 1x1 students
an overview of cranial nerves and how and why to stimulate them
Resources Mentioned:
Missy’s website
Missy on Instagram
The Science of the Private Lesson
The Mentor Sessions Sangha
12: Creating a Sustainable Movement Practice
11: The Yoga of Discernment—What It Is And How To Teach It
10: How Anatomy Studies Changes Our Teaching with Guest Teacher Jason Ray Brown
09: Useful Language + Our Scope of Practice with Guest Teacher Jules Mitchell
08: The Case for Teaching Without Demonstrating
07: Anatomy Informed Yoga with Guest Teacher Dr. Ariele Foster
06: How To Teach Better Private Yoga Lessons
05: Mindful Strength with Guest Teacher Kathryn Bruni-Young
04: How To Deal With Schedule Drama And Chronic Re-Schedulers
03: Yoga Deconstructed with Guest Teacher Trina Altman
02: No Right & No Wrong? Why Teaching Yoga Is So Scary!
01: Introducing the Mentor Sessions: A Conversation with Francesca Cervero + Rachael Cook
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