If you’re a yoga teacher who’s had to teach while working with an injury, this podcast episode is for you! Or if you see the same injuries over and over again in your students, there are tons of nuggets of wisdom here for you too. Monica Bright is a master yoga teacher in the areas of anatomy, self massage, injuries and recovery strategies. She is also currently teaching full time while recovering from her own shoulder injury. She has a wealth of knowledge to share based on both study and personal experience and I can’t wait for y’all to learn from her!
In this episode you’ll hear:
all about the shoulder injury Monica is working with, including the diagnosis, therapy and interventions she’s had and how her recovery is going how her current shoulder injury has impacted her teaching the injuries Monica most commonly sees in her students and how she works with those injuries in class the injuries that are more prevalent in people who’s only form of exercise is asana and the kinds of modalities she recommends they add into their movement practice advice for yoga teachers who are currently working with an injury why it is so important to let our students have their own experience and a framework to do that consistentlyLearn More From Monica:
At her website On Instagram53: The Science of Yoga with Ann Swanson
52: Cult Dynamics, Abuse + Healing in Yoga with Matthew Remski
51: An Applied Neuroscience Approach to Yoga + Movement with Erin Jade
50: Very Special Episode: Interview With My Two Best Friends!
49: How To Offer Modifications in a Group Class with Gabby DeLorenze
48: Not Teaching Yoga Anymore with Caitlin Casella
47: How To Hold Space with Octavia Raheem
46: Resistance Bands + Yoga with Giulia Pline and Laurel Beversdorf
45: Incorporating FRC Into Yoga Classes with Clayton Weakly
44: Taxes for Yoga Teachers with Michelle Linane
43: Practicing and Teaching Meditation with Cyndi Lee
42: How Side Gigs and Great Referrals Can Build Your Private Yoga Practice with Janie Ganga
41: Deep Dive Teaching in Luzerne, Switzerland with Karen Kurzmeyer
40: Full Time Teaching in Greenville, North Carolina with Samantha Harrison
39: Expansive Teaching Within Our Scope of Practice with Megan Spears
38: Full Time Teaching in San Francisco with Raquel Scalon
37: Q + A About Private Lessons with Francesca
36: How To Teach A 2 Person Private Lesson
35: The State of Yoga Education with Jules Mitchell
34: A Creative Use of Props with Guest Teacher Trina Altman
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Good Mood Revolution
HyberNation: Sleep Stories and Meditations
Good Nurse Bad Nurse
The Relaxback UK Show
Perform with Dr. Andy Galpin
Well Beyond 40