Yoga Teachers' Mental Health: Yoga's Not So Dirty Secret with Kim McNeil

The intelligent edge yoga podcast was produced by Kathryn Anne Flynn; author of Teach Kind, Clear Yoga: A Guide for Practitioners and Teachers. To learn more about Kathryn, practice online, or find retreats and training opportunities, visit kathrynanneflynn.comShow Notes:Let's talk about mental health and yoga teachers, since so many people who turn to yoga are seekers or individuals looking for greater wellness. Kim McNeil from Calgary, Alberta and I open the conversation - imperfectly, compassionately, and honestly.We talk about Kim's background, and what it's like to be an introvert in a job that favours extroverts.How teaching yoga can cultivate a different persona in front of classes, and introduce the term "cult of personality" as it applies to yoga teachersThe secrecy around mental health challenges for yoga teachers, as if perfect mental health were a pre-requisite for teachingThe difference between learning from a difficult situation and teachers making excuses for being "challenging" (ie is that person a mirror for you?)The needs of co-regulation and community that yoga is attempting to provide, imperfectly, and developing skills for being wellAcknowledging the need for creating a stable, healthy relationship for teaching yoga (building confidence) and being steady in yourself