#114 Doctor Yogi (Andrew McGonigle) - Movement is Medicine

Andrew McGonigle aka Doctor Yogi (www.doctor-yogi.com  / @doctoryogi) Andrew McGonigle is a medically trained yoga anatomy teacher empowering yoga teachers to teach from a more science-informed perspective. He talks to Adam about: The Physiology of Yoga | Evidence-based thinking/research | Where is our information coming from? | What is anecdotal information? | What is expert opinion? | Systematic reviews/meta-analysis | Does yoga cause injuries? | Critical thinking | Muscle fascia & yin yoga | Does muscle shorten or lengthen over time? | Stretch tolerance | Role of the nervous system | Can you have short hamstrings? | Importance of hypermobility | Micromanaging teachers | The use of teaching language | Movement is medicine | Not moving is worse than moving | Lower back issues | Yoga for stress | Menstruation and shame in yoga | Parasympathetic system | Role of the diaphragm | Is yoga all you need? | What is bandha? | Detoxification, diet and yoga | When to step away from the rules This episode is sponsored by Momence, the booking system we’ve been using for the last year and highly recommend. Momence is a booking system for online, in-person and hybrid classes and events with packages to fit self-employed teachers to multi-site studios. With Momence, you can: · • Manage your class and workshop schedule • Organize your appointment types and availability • Create marketing and win-back campaigns • Organize your on-demand videos and courses • See exactly how your business is doing through insightful reporting. • Have customers self-check-in via kiosks • Sell products and services with a fully integrated point of sale With live support by chat, phone and email Momence is easy to use for yourself and your customers. 2 MONTHS FREE TRAIL: for more information click on this link https://momence.com/lp/keen-on-yoga or book a demo and quote “Keen on Yoga”    

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