Center for Compassion Studies: Tiffany Cruikshank

The University of Arizona Center for Compassion Studies interviews Tiffany Cruikshank on her life, why yoga is so important to her, and what it means to be compassionate.

A Conversation on Compassion With Tiffany Cruikshank: Yoga Teacher, Author, Acupuncturist

on Bridging Yoga and Healthcare, and the Power of Practice

Tiffany Cruikshank is an internationally celebrated yoga teacher, author, acupuncturist, and founder of Yoga Medicine, an advanced training program in yoga therapy and anatomy for yoga teachers. She’s also a former student of the University of Arizona. In this conversation, we talk about her early yoga and meditation practice in college. Then we discuss her early career training with Frank Lipman, MD, and her time at Nike HQ as the company’s yoga teacher and acupuncturist. Finally, we get to her latest endeavor, Yoga Medicine. Tiffany shares what sustains her as a healer. She also opens up about how yoga became a calling. And, how it makes her feel to help bring healing and compassion to communities.