Self-Care as Yoga Teachers
Self-care is a critical lesson for practitioners of the healing and helping arts. As Yoga Teachers, Yoga Therapists, and integrative practitioners, we know the value of prioritizing self-care.
Even if it is a constant struggle to fill your own cup, it’s essential to prioritize our own care practices.
One of the ways to practice self-care is to explore our own yoga practice to ensure we aren’t reinforcing any movement patterns that lead to repetitive stress and, possibly, injury.
If you’re a flow yogi or Vinyasa-loving yogini, taking care to maintain spinal integrity and support through transitions is essential to preventing yoga injury.
Explore some of the critical transitions in the flow practice that may lead to yoga injury with Kellie Adkins, MS, C-IAYT, YACEP.
*The Flow practice - and the movements below - are contraindicated for many bodies, including but not limited to bodies that have arthritis, osteoporosis, osteopenia, spinal injury, spinal fusions, pregnant bodies, and those in recovery from surgery. This is not an exhaustive list. Please practice at your own risk and direct questions about whether a practice is safe for you to a Certified Yoga Therapist.
Preventing yoga injury - in your own practice and in your teaching - is an essential self-care practice for Yoga Teachers and Yoga Therapists.
