CRYSTAL MCCREARY, MFA, ERYT-500, RCYT

Crystal McCreary, MFA, ERYT-500, RCYT, is an educator and yoga instructor with experience as both a public school classroom teacher and administrator. She has over 10 years of experience teaching yoga and mindfulness, and is a teacher and lead trainer for Little Flower Yoga. Crystal leads trainings on teaching yoga in K-12 urban schools and participates regularly as a curriculum consultant and lead teacher for research studies on yoga and mindfulness conducted by CUNY-Hunter’s public health department. Having experienced yoga and mindfulness to be extremely effective techniques for cultivating wellness in stress-filled modern life for 18 years, Crystal’s mission is to bring about wellness in underserved communities and combat the toxic stress that too frequently creates barriers to learning, along with significant health challenges. Her teaching is most significantly influenced by the 500-hour YogaWorks Teacher Training program, Jason Crandell, Jason Ray Brown’s Anatomy Studies for Yoga Teachers & Movement Professionals, Headstand: Yoga in Schools Training, Bent on Learning’s Certification Program for Yoga in Schools, the Mindful Schools training courses, and Little Flower Yoga.