Woods' Yoga Teaching Pedagogy
I teach yoga as a practice in personal + collective liberation.
I teach yoga for personal + collective wellbeing.
I teach yoga as a radical rewilding practice to heal from toxic dominant culture.
I teach yoga to build our inner capacity to respond, rather than become numb, to the stress of living in a world experiencing daily global crises.
I teach yoga so that Black women (cisgender/transgender/gender expansive) + those who stand with us can flourish at optimal levels of wellbeing + dopeness.
I intentionally design my yoga classes with Black culture in mind. (🎶cue r+b/neo-soul playlist🎶)
I teach self-compassionate, body affirming, trauma-informed yoga.
I teach yoga as an exploratory practice. There's no perfect shape to strive for.
I teach yoga for folks who want to get out of their heads, and into their bodies.
I teach yoga for those who enjoy a generally slow to medium paced flow. We will build a lil heat every now and then.
I intentionally design movements, flows + sequences to prioritize care for the body and the prevention of injury --progressively loading postures + movements to prepare you safely for what's next.
I teach courses + programs because I want people to experience deeply nourishing yoga on and off their mat.
I teach yoga so that we can manage life's highs and lows with ease, grace, + skill.
I teach yoga so that we can connect with our TRUE nature.