About Us
Dr. McKay Crowley, MD, FACP
Dr. McKay Crowley has a lifelong interest in biomechanics and movement arising from her passion for equestrian sports. Her medical interests are broad, including functional medicine and the role exercise, mindfulness, meditation, breathing, and nutrition play in physical and mental health.
Her training in neurofunctional and sports medicine acupuncture has cemented her position that the human body is designed for, and benefits from, functional movement. Her own journey with a herniated disc and hot yoga healing, as well as a desire to improve her longevity in the saddle, provided the spark for the Yoga Co-Op Athens space.
As an entrepreneur and small business owner, it seemed logical that this space could also serve as an incubator for instructors of any movement modality wanting to start their own business, but unable to afford high overhead and long-term leases as start-ups.
The design of the space was done with intention to create a community committed to health and wellbeing, using a variety of movement and mindfulness/meditation modalities. The space can accommodate all yoga practices, including hot yoga, and has hosted salsa dancing classes. It is open to all movement modalities.
Yoga Co-Op Athens is envisioned to bring practitioners of all disciplines together to promote the health of our community. Diverse practitioners will avoid a “one size fits all” approach to moving the body in a healthy and functional way.
Dr. Crowley earned her B.A. in History and Political Science from the University of Georgia, and after 15 years in healthcare administration, returned to school, earning her M.D. from Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC. She completed her Internal Medicine residency at Wake Forest Baptist Health Bowman School of Medicine in Winston Salem, NC and is board certified in both Internal Medicine and Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Dr. Crowley also practices neurofunctional and sports medicine acupuncture, with training from McMasters University Contemporary Medical Acupuncture program, and has completed Institute for Functional Medicine’s training program.
