This is a resource index of most of the recommended readings from our YTT program. We hope this is a helpful tool for revisiting or going deeper with a range of topics. Thanks to YTT grad Rod for the idea for this index.
You're welcome! ;)
Emma & Leena
🦴 Anatomy & Biomechanics
Pandiculation: A Safe Alternative to Stretching
Liberated Body Podcast: Gill Hedley- Exploring Inner Space
A Cool Anatomy Resource: Muscular Typogram
Liberated Body Podcast: Tom Myers - Mapping the Anatomy of Connection
Northwest Foot and Ankle YouTube: Fundamentals of Footwear
Northwest Foot and Ankle: Plantar Fasciitis or Fasciosis?
Northwest Foot and Ankle: Bunion Stretch
Northwest Foot and Ankle: Choosing Healthy Shoes for Kids
Katy Bowman: Psoasana Until You Can Savasana
Mindful Strength Podcast: Gil Hedley (Integral Anatomy)
Mindful Strength Podcast: Practice (Mindful Strength Practice: Feet)
Mindful Strength Podcast: Paul Thompson (The Barefoot Podiatrist)
Mindful Strength Podcast: Jules Mitchell - Injuries (Injuries, Pain & Biomechanics)
Does Traditional Yoga Lead to Muscular Imbalance? Part 1
But I Thought All Yoga Was Therapeutic
Should We Practice Chaturanga?
Why "Drop Your Shoulderblades" Will Never Work
Dr. Kathy Dooley YouTube Channel
Interviews with Maddy Shen: Knee Anatomy
Interviews with Maddy Shen: Neck Anatomy
Katy Bowman: Hypermobility and Shoulder Stability
Liberated Body Podcast: Katy Bowman
Liberated Body Podcast: Jill Miller
Liberated Body Podcast: Mary Bond
Should We Practice Chaturanga?
The Dose: How to Breathe Better and Why It Matters
🧠 Trauma Awareness & Consent
Trauma-Sensitive Blog Post by Theo Wildcroft
5 Influential Yogis Weigh in on Yoga Adjustments
The Walrus - Yoga’s Culture of Sexual Abuse (CW: sexual assault)
🌈 Body Positivity / Fat Acceptance / Fat Activism
What is Weight Stigma? With Ragen Chastain
Accessible Yoga: Poses and Practices for Every Body (Book by Jivana Heyman)
Accessible Yoga - Challenges & Lessons by YTT Grad Nathan Cartwright
The Body with Sonya Renee Taylor on the Finding Our Way Podcast
🔥 Anti-Racism / Decolonization / Cultural Appropriation
Mindful Strength Interview: jamilah malika abu-bhakare
The Uncommon Yogi: A History of Blacks & Yoga in the US
How Casteism Manifests in Yoga
How Casteism Manifests in Yoga Spaces
Why I Don’t Celebrate International Yoga Day
Decolonizing Yoga - Constanza Eliana Chinea on The Belonging Podcast
You Are Here: Exploring Yoga and the Impacts of Cultural Appropriation
Great (and Funny) Video on How to Talk About Racism
5 Ways White Feminists Can Address Our Own Racism
CBC Tapestry Episode on Cultural Appropriation
Arundhati Roy on Free Speech and Failing Democracy
⚧️ Gender & Feminism
About Purportedly Gendered Body Parts (Dean Spade)
Yoga, Sex, and the Student-Teacher Relationship
Downward Dog and Dominant Paradigms: Are We Really the Change We Want to See?
🤰 Pregnancy & Prenatal Yoga
Yoga and Pregnancy: Supportive and Safe Savasana
Inversions and Safety During Pregnancy
Core Considerations for Yoga During Pregnancy
🧘 History & Philosophy
Zen Peacemakers: The Three Tenets
Gate of Sweet Nectar by Krishna Das
Let’s Talk Yoga Podcast - Prasad Rangnekar: Origins of Yoga
Let’s Talk Yoga Podcast - Prasad Rangnekar: Traditional vs. Modern Yoga
Ayurveda and the 5 Elements by Matthew Remski
Seeking the Gita by Matthew Remski
Ayurveda, Elements and Restorative Yoga
Business of Yoga
Top Teachers’ Advice for New Yoga Teachers
A Girl’s Gotta Eat by Christina Sell
Let’s Talk Yoga Podcast - Arundhati Baitmangalkar
Home Practice
10 Tips for Establishing a Regular Home Practice
Yoga Detour Mobile Morning Routine
🎙️ Vulnerability, Self-Compassion, & Psychology
Brené Brown on Vulnerability and Perfectionism
TED: Brene Brown - The Power of Vulnerability
🌎 Climate & Social Awareness