Out Of The Clouds Chris Magee on his yoga journey - moving from injury to awareness, movement to introspection
Chris Magee (@mageesy), head of yoga at Psycle London, is a teacher's teacher who runs trainings and retreats worldwide (in normal times), when he is not offering what is marketed to be the toughest yoga class in London, aptly named OMFG.
The accomplished Irish yogi has had a surprising and compelling path. A keen rugby player in his teens, he then trained as an actor in London and was dutifully sent to yoga by his movement coach while in recovery from several injuries he'd previously suffered on the field. One thing led to another, more yoga and more injuries. He moved from what he referred to as 'ego-driven unawareness' to an entirely new path, one that revolutionised the way he trained himself and how he shared that with other people.
Chris holds the highest available E-500RYT from Yoga Alliance and is trained in Hatha, Vinyasa, Budokon, Ashtanga, Rocket Yoga and Acro Yoga, with roughly 2000 hours of training to date.
In this conversation, Chris candidly shares his wins and challenges around practice since his early start, his move from acting to training to yoga and how all three talents combined somehow into a 'perfect storm'. Anne and Chris discuss the difficulties that can be expected while teaching in a pandemic, what are the ways in for beginners away from a studio, and what it's like to hold space for all different types of students to find what they need out of the practice.
Not only is Chris an incredibly experienced teacher with much to share, but he also knows how to make his story come to life - we can only imagine how fun this must be for the students in his yoga class. Find all links to Chris' website and other details below. Enjoy!
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You can find Chris on his website Mageesy.com
or on Instagram @Mageesy
Links to his retreat later this year is here
or on the website Down To Flow Escapes
The next teacher trainings with Chris are listed here at Empowered Yoga School
Or train with Chris on Fiit.tv
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