#74 - ANDREW MCGONIGLE AKA DOCTOR YOGI - On how a yoga teacher should use anatomy, facing chronic fatigue and leaving the medical profession

Andrew McGonigle (@doctoryogi) has been studying anatomy for over twenty years, originally training to become a doctor and then moving away from Western medicine to become a yoga teacher, massage therapist and anatomy teacher. He combines his skills and experience to teach anatomy and physiology on Yoga Teacher Training courses internationally and runs his own yoga anatomy trainings. His book Supporting Yoga Students with Common Injuries and Conditions was published in March 2021 and his new book The Physiology of Yoga was published in June 2022. He lives in Los Angeles with his husband.

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-Becoming a medical doctor and realising that was not his path

-Facing chronic fatigue & anxiety

-Discovering transcendental meditation for stress

-Finding you niche in an industry

-Being comfortable with changing your mind

-How a yoga teacher should use anatomy 

-The importance of language as a teacher 

-The power of space and silence 

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