Theo Wildcroft, PhD, is a yoga teacher, trainer, writer and scholar. Her research considers the democratization of yoga post-lineage and the many different ways yoga communities are responding to concerns about safety in practice. She is at the forefront of the movement for trauma sensitivity, and diversity and inclusion. Theo is an honorary lifetime member of the British Wheel of Yoga and she is registered with the International Yoga Network (IYN RYT 500) and Yoga Alliance (E-RYT 500). She is also an Associate Lecturer at the Open University, UK, Coordinator of the SOAS Centre of Yoga Studies and a guest lecturer at a number of other universities. She lives in Wiltshire, UK.Harriet McAtee is the founder and lead trainer of Nourish Yoga Training. Harriet's teaching emphasises empowering students to embrace and nourish their bodies and minds, with a focus on embodied movement, cultivating intuition and fun. She relishes the opportunity to make practice matter in everyday life through social justice and making yoga accessible and inclusive. Originally from Australia, she now lives in Oxford, UK.

The Yoga Teacher's Survival Guide shines in its capacity to engage in critical thinking and question the established norms within the yoga profession. The authors' dedication to scrutinizing these issues is admirable, prompting readers to re-evaluate their own perceptions and practices. The book's critique serves as a stark reminder that no field is without its flaws, and it compels us to address these shortcomings for the betterment of yoga as a whole.

Theo Wildcroft, PhD, is a yoga teacher, trainer, writer and scholar. Her research considers the democratization of yoga post-lineage and the many different ways yoga communities are responding to concerns about safety in practice. She is at the forefront of the movement for trauma sensitivity, and diversity and inclusion. Theo is an honorary lifetime member of the British Wheel of Yoga and she is registered with the International Yoga Network (IYN RYT 500) and Yoga Alliance (E-RYT 500). She is also an Associate Lecturer at the Open University, UK, Coordinator of the SOAS Centre of Yoga Studies and a guest lecturer at a number of other universities. She lives in Wiltshire, UK.Harriet McAtee is the founder and lead trainer of Nourish Yoga Training. Harriet's teaching emphasises empowering students to embrace and nourish their bodies and minds, with a focus on embodied movement, cultivating intuition and fun. She relishes the opportunity to make practice matter in everyday life through social justice and making yoga accessible and inclusive. Originally from Australia, she now lives in Oxford, UK.

The Yoga Teacher's Survival Guide shines in its capacity to engage in critical thinking and question the established norms within the yoga profession. The authors' dedication to scrutinizing these issues is admirable, prompting readers to re-evaluate their own perceptions and practices. The book's critique serves as a stark reminder that no field is without its flaws, and it compels us to address these shortcomings for the betterment of yoga as a whole.