Are You Seeing the Whole Picture? A Yoga Teacher’s Quiz on Pain & Movement

When a student tells you, “This hurts,” what’s your first response

I offer a modification and hope it works

I encourage them to breathe through it.

I don't really know, so I suggest to them listen to their body.

I assess their movement patterns and see how they are compensating, and based on what I see and what they say, I offer guidance and support.

Which statement is true about pain?

Pain always means something is structurally wrong.

Pain is a signal from the nervous system, not always a sign of injury.

If a student is in pain, they should stop practicing yoga altogether

You see a student in Warrior I with their knee collapsing inward. What do you do?

Ask them to square their hips more.

Tell them to press their knee outward.

Observe what’s happening at their foot, hip, and pelvis before making a correction

Which of these compensations is hardest to spot?

Breath holding.

Over-reliance on passive flexibility.

Gripping in the feet.

All of the above

A stretch is merely a sensation; it is not a sign that you are doing the pose correct. True or False

True

False

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