Share the Love Episode- Therapeutic Yin Yoga on the Yoga Pro Podcast
While I am on a small holiday break from the podcast, I thought it would be fun to re-share some of the episodes of other people's podcasts where I have been interviewed about Yin Yoga. This mini-series of episodes is what I'm calling - Share The Love! This Share the Love Episode Is with Pamela Crane from the Yoga Pro Podcast About Pamela Crane: Pamela Crane (MS-Yoga Therapy, C-IAYT, E-RYT, RYT-500, YACEP) is a Certified Yoga Therapist, Actor and Dancer, and former Broadcast Journalist; who loves having meaningful conversations around yoga practices, impacts on society, and entrepreneurship skills. In her business, Interoceptive Performance, her passion includes helping yoga professionals learn evidence-based and scientifically supported research to augment their yoga training Topics Covered: -Nyk’s yoga journey -Her surprising introduction to Yin yoga -Nyk’s definition of Yin yoga -The unique sensations offered by a yin yoga practice -The difference between yin and restorative yoga -To prop or not prop in yin yoga -How she realized her application of yin was therapeutic -Why she keeps her students working at 50-60% of their capacity -What Nyk does to keep her therapeutic yin classes trauma-informed and accessible -Keeping the therapy in yin -Support for hypermobility and tissue/joint damage -Misconceptions about yin yoga -The importance of interoceptive awareness and personal agency in yoga -Differentiating instruction for multi-level classes -Contraindications of yin yoga -Why being ourselves as a teacher is so important -Making sure you teach yin effectively through training