#57 – Keen on Yoga Podcast with Shanna Small

Shanna Small is a writer and Yoga teacher who speaks to the
intersectionality of Yoga and social justice.  She has
practiced Ashtanga Yoga and studied the Yoga Sutras since 2001.
She has studied in Ashtanga in Mysore with Sharath Jois. Shanna
studied Sanskrit, the Yoga Sutras and the Hatha Yoga Pradipika
with Laksmish in Mysore, India.  


Shanna finds joy in making the Ashtanga practice accessible for
all.  She studied with Amber Karnes and Dianne Bondy and is
Yoga For All certified. She is a regular contributor for Yoga
International, OmStars and the Ashtanga Dispatch.    


She teaches diversity and inclusivity, Yoga Sutras as well as
accessibility trainings and workshops. She is a founding member
of Yoga For Recovery Foundation, a non-profit that helps those
recovering from addiction, trauma and systemic oppression.
 Shanna is also certified in the Trauma Conscious Yoga
Method.


Shanna is a graduate of Georgia State University and holds a
bachelor’s in business with a concentration in marketing. Before
becoming a full time yoga teacher, Shanna was a recruiter and ad
account executive.