Ever heard one of these comments?
“Downward dog hurts my wrists.”
“I meditate in lotus pose, but my knees ache afterward.”
“My shoulders get sore in child’s pose.”
The most common response from yoga teachers? “Keep working on your flexibility. One day, you’ll be open enough to get the pose.”
Maybe. Either that, or the student will get osteoarthritis.
And these are the students who are lucky enough to experience pain in the damaged joints. Others may not know how much they’re hurting themselves until years later. As a medical doctor and a yoga teacher, I find this situation tragic.
Yoga can be an incredible tool to stay healthy and live a long life. New research studies continue to be added to the pile of proof that yoga is good for you. Avoiding yoga because you’re worried about injury is not the answer. The answer is to empower yourself with knowledge.
It’s unfortunate that most yoga teachers – let alone yoga students – aren’t trained very thoroughly in anatomy. Students tend to assume that their teachers have expertise in this area, but unfortunately, that’s often not the case. Most yoga teacher trainings focus on handing down the “classic” forms of the poses.
As a medical doctor, I know the body inside and out. And as a yoga teacher, I know the practice. I frequently lead workshops and trainings on these topics. I’m passionate about helping people practice yoga safely.
This book was born from the “aha!” moments of my students. When they figure out why a pose hurts every time they do it, and find out how damaging it could be to continue doing it the painful way, they can’t believe they’d never learned this information before.
What are you doing in your yoga practice that’s damaging your joints? Do you even know that you’re hurting yourself? The short time it will take you to read this book will pay off in every single yoga class you take – or teach – for the rest of your life.
The huge benefits of yoga can be yours, without the risk of long-term injury. This book will teach you how.
“Downward dog hurts my wrists.”
“I meditate in lotus pose, but my knees ache afterward.”
“My shoulders get sore in child’s pose.”
The most common response from yoga teachers? “Keep working on your flexibility. One day, you’ll be open enough to get the pose.”
Maybe. Either that, or the student will get osteoarthritis.
And these are the students who are lucky enough to experience pain in the damaged joints. Others may not know how much they’re hurting themselves until years later. As a medical doctor and a yoga teacher, I find this situation tragic.
Yoga can be an incredible tool to stay healthy and live a long life. New research studies continue to be added to the pile of proof that yoga is good for you. Avoiding yoga because you’re worried about injury is not the answer. The answer is to empower yourself with knowledge.
It’s unfortunate that most yoga teachers – let alone yoga students – aren’t trained very thoroughly in anatomy. Students tend to assume that their teachers have expertise in this area, but unfortunately, that’s often not the case. Most yoga teacher trainings focus on handing down the “classic” forms of the poses.
As a medical doctor, I know the body inside and out. And as a yoga teacher, I know the practice. I frequently lead workshops and trainings on these topics. I’m passionate about helping people practice yoga safely.
This book was born from the “aha!” moments of my students. When they figure out why a pose hurts every time they do it, and find out how damaging it could be to continue doing it the painful way, they can’t believe they’d never learned this information before.
What are you doing in your yoga practice that’s damaging your joints? Do you even know that you’re hurting yourself? The short time it will take you to read this book will pay off in every single yoga class you take – or teach – for the rest of your life.
The huge benefits of yoga can be yours, without the risk of long-term injury. This book will teach you how.
