Ep 116: Students With Wrist Pain In Your Yoga Classes? Here's How to Help!

About this episode

This episode provides yoga teachers with essential modifications for students experiencing wrist pain during classes.

Yoga modifications for wrist pain are essential skills for any teacher leading vinyasa or flow-based classes, yet most teacher trainings barely cover them. If you've ever noticed a student skip plank, chaturangas, or even table top pose, this episode will help you understand why and offer strategies you can incorporate into your very next class. Learn multiple practical modifications for Down Dog, Plank, Chaturanga, and Table Top that actually work. Discover how to use invitational lang...

People in this episode

Host: Monica Bright

Topics covered

• wrist pain
• yoga modifications
• vinyasa
• flow-based classes
• teacher training
• Down Dog
• Chaturanga

Keywords

• wrist pain
• yoga modifications
• vinyasa
• Down Dog
• Chaturanga
• teacher training
• flow classes
• plank
• table top pose
• invitational language

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