Tessa Manning YOGA

Tessa Manning YOGA Tessa is a certified Jr 1 Iyengar Yoga teacher and has been practicing Iyengar yoga since 2007.

Level 2 Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher (CIYT) and International Yoga Therapist (IAYT) with 15+ years of experience helping people relieve pain, improve mobility, and feel stronger through therapeutic yoga. She received her teacher training at the Iyengar Yoga Institute of San Francisco. She is dedicated to the Iyengar method because of its attention to alignment and the thorough change it brings about in the body. And avid practitioner, Tessa has used Iyengar Yoga to help treat her scoliosis. She teaches in a way that is safe, accessible, and compassionate - providing individual attention to each student.

09/03/2026

If your low back hurts in backbends, the answer is getting into your upper back and shoulder blades.

In Upward Dog, when the shoulders roll forward and the chest stays behind the arms, the movement often gets pushed into the low back.

Instead, work on creating space through the upper back with a yoga chair:
✨ Roll the outer shoulders back
✨ Draw the shoulder blades into the back
✨ Straighten the arms as you move the chest forward

Your backbend should be distributed through your whole spine, not dumped into one vulnerable spot.

Save this and try it in your next practice.

Follow for more pain-free back yoga tips 🤍

09/02/2026

Small change. BIG difference. ✨

After 15+ years of teaching Iyengar Yoga, one thing I see again and again: it’s not always about doing a different pose, it’s about learning how to work differently in the pose you’re already doing.

A small adjustment can create more space, better support, and completely change how a pose feels in your body.

This is the kind of detail I love teaching, because once you feel the difference, you can’t unfeel it.

Want to experience this kind of personalized guidance?

Comment PRIVATE and I’ll send you info about working with me 1:1, online or in person. 🤍

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