We can tolerate pain, run from it, fight it, avoid it, give in to it, and witness it. With practice, we can learn how to influence it in many different ways. With yoga, we can increase our discernment of pain, recognising that neither ignoring pain nor avoiding anything that is painful serve us in yoga.

Co-facilitated by the Yoga Alliance Community Engagement team, Lisa Pearson, ordained Swami Swarupananda in Kriya Yoga, and Neil Pearson, physical therapist and Clinical Associate Professor, this member meet-up offers you the chance to share and brainstorm during facilitated break-out rooms and guides us to ‘think about what we think about’ pain during yoga.

Whether you're already a Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance, a current student at one of our many Registered Yoga Schools, or thinking about starting a yoga teacher training, there's a lot a Yoga Alliance membership offers that you may not know about. Join the Community Engagement team for an event designed to help you get the most from a Yoga Alliance membership. The team will go over the many resources available to you as a member, including the Member Assistance Program and YA CommUnity, setting up your professional profile, accessing benefits, and more. Bring any and all questions—or even let us know what benefits you'd like to see in the future!

At Yoga Alliance, we believe in the power of connection and community. Member Meet-Ups bring together yoga professionals from around the world into one virtual space to engage in meaningful conversations, share knowledge, and strengthen their network.

In this hour-long meet-up, members from the Yoga Alliance Community Engagement team and Jenna Bell Collins, Continuing Education Director at Challenge to Change, Inc. come together to build a community of individuals who are passionate about bringing yoga into schools. All Yoga Alliance members are welcome. Join this conversation to meet others doing this work, talk about the community you serve, and find ways to support each other.

To ensure that everyone has an opportunity to actively participate, registration will be limited. This way, we can maintain an engaging and inclusive environment for all attendees.