Why Yoga Injuries Happen with Alexandria Crow

Wowee, this was a fun episode. I had a whole host of questions compiled, but today’s guest, Alexandria Crow, was just bringing so much gold, I had to follow it. If you don’t know, early on in her yoga career, Alex appeared in several famous yoga journal ads, performing incredibly complex asana. As a new teacher, I was heavily influenced by those ads, and they played a part in forming my ideal of what a yogi, or at least, yoga teacher should be able to do with their body.

After several debilitating injuries, Alex has done a complete 180, and now teaches teachers how to make their classes functional & accessible. If you want to know more about Alex, and read her official bio, head over to the show notes via the link below.

PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS

Alex’s journey from advanced poses on the cover of yoga journal to teaching ethical & accessible yogaThe details of Alex’s yoga related injuries & how she’s practices nowAlex then unpacks the issues with how we teach pose centric yoga classes, which include:Ignoring skeletal variation / proportionThe requirements of many yoga poses that take us beyond functional range of movementThe fact that most teachers currently have a misunderstanding of biomechanics Coming to yoga with a seeker mentalityGroup dynamics / giving over ones powerThe lack of scaffolding, which leads to leading over teachingHypermobility & the rates of hypermobility among the general population vs. in yoga teachers

FIND ALEX

Alex’s InstagramAlex’s NewsletterAlex’s WebsiteThe Deconstruct to Reconstruct Program

FIND CORA

Cora’s InstagramCora’s Newsletter

For links & resources mentioned in this episode go to www.corageroux.com/episode61

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