DC Yoga Podcast- Whitney Paterson

DC Yoga Podcast Episode 30-Whitney Paterson - Making a living teaching one on one yoga instead of classes - Working on one one with students - Leading a Mysore yoga program - Letting go of your inner yoga teacher when taking yoga classes - The definition of yoga - Yoga as awakening - "doing less" in your practice - Sivananda Yoga - Living and working at Kripalu - Being good at something before you start doing it- the Type A curse - Asana for fun? You bet - The first day of a Mysore practice - Personalizing your practice one on one with a teacher - Living in India - Studying in Mysore - Softening your personal practice - Tradition and Innovation in Yoga Whitney has been a student and teacher of yoga for the last 10 years and studied many different styles, however, the traditions that have called to her most have been Ashtanga and Iyengar. She is drawn to the extensive lineages that both of these traditions maintain, and also their emphasis on the teacher-student relationship. It has been her experience that having a one-on-one relationship to a teacher is essential for progress in yoga. This is what led Whitney to focus her energy and efforts to working with one-on-one with students. She finds that students are able to work on a deeper level and make greater strides in the context of private sessions. Whitney is honored to assist and bear witness to each student's hard work and transformation though yoga. Whitney has taken 3 extended trips to India in the past few years to further her studies; two trips to study at KPJAYI with Sharath Jois (Mysore, India), and one to study her other passion, Ayurveda, with Dr. Vasant Lad (Pune, India). She plans to return to India yearly to continue my studies in both subjects. http://www.whitneypaterson.com https://yogaheightsdc.com/yoga-heights-mysore/