The dark side of daily practice

Published: April 25, 2019, 9 a.m.

b"Even the most wonderful medicine can be harmful when applied inappropriately. While a daily home yoga practice can be nourishing and inspiring for many teachers, approaching it from a place of competition and lack is a recipe for injury and depletion.\\xa0 Inspired by an email I received from a fellow yoga teacher, today's episode explores the following questions: We try to make a yoga practice accessible for students, but what about the teacher? What does it mean if you are actually becoming less flexible rather than more flexible when you increase your frequency of practice? It feels like everyone tells me a yoga teacher must practice, but if I suspect my practice might be injuring me, should I stop? Do you need to be able to perform certain poses to be a good yoga teacher? Links and Resources: Schedule a coaching call with Mado Join the Yoga Teacher Resource Facebook Group Get new episodes emailed to you weekly"