I have just read this amazing article in the June, 2008 International Association of Yoga Therapists publication, "Yoga Therapy in Practice". There was an article called, "A Yoga Teacher's Pain" by Kris Kramer. I was stunned to see what she wrote about, what I have experienced for years in my body.......and nobody talks about. She says, "The emotional stress of teaching yoga while being in physical pain has humbled me. It has caused me to question my practice and my competence as a teacher." She talks about jumping into poses to demonstrate, hopping up after demonstrations to quickly get around to the students.....and the damage that is created in our bodies when we do not teach mindfully and in harmony with our own bodies. It really makes me think about my current injuries, how my body often does hurt after teaching and how tired I sometimes feel. I think that using students who are warmed up to demonstrate is the key, asking them to move step by step in and out of the pose (as you would like to rest to follow) is the answer. Such a good reminder for me.