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Why Students Don’t Want to Be Touched In Yoga Classes
Touch is a controversial subject in the yoga world. Is it nourishing and healing? Or is it triggering and re-traumatising? Actually, it’s not that simple. Join Dr Lauren Tober for this latest video episode to hear one experience of when a teacher touched her repeatedly and inappropriately in...
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Listening Well
Dr Lauren Tober is flying solo on the A Grateful Life podcast this week, with a whole episode on listening well. We’ve all been through SO much over the past few years. And sometimes it just feels...
How To Help Anxious Students Feel Comfortable
In today’s video episode Dr Lauren Tober answers a question from Nikola: “How can we make people with anxiety feel as comfortable as possible in our group classes?” Given that anxiety is a common...
How Yoga Helps with Mental Health
How does yoga improve mental health? Join Dr Lauren Tober for this week’s video episode to answer this question from Tara, a member of the Mental Health Aware Yoga Facebook group. The mechanisms...
Yoga Nidra and Mental Health
Today we have a question from Jo about Yoga Nidra and mental health. Jo said that she’s really interested in yoga nidra, but would like to find out more about the benefits and precautions of yoga...
How to get Referrals from Psychologists
Many psychologists see the benefit of yoga for mental health, but they don’t always know which styles or teachers to recommend to their clients interested in yoga. In today’s video episode, Dr...
How I’m Giving Back
Today Dr Lauren Tober is talking about the circle of giving and receiving. After her hometown of Mullumbimby, Australia was flooded a couple of weeks ago, she’s been contacted by so many of our...
Pranayama for Menopause and PMS
In today’s video episode Ana Davis (she/her) from Bliss Baby Yoga is joining Dr Lauren Tober (she/her) to share a pranayama practice for menopause and PMS. Ana has been a keen yoga practitioner...
Yoga for Kindness
In this video episode we’re joined by Mental Health Aware Yoga Mentor Sandra Palmer (she/her). Sandra is a Registered Psychologist, experienced Yoga teacher, and iRest meditation teacher in New...
Let’s Talk About the Pelvis
Introducing Yoga Teacher and Physiotherapist Lisa Fitzpatrick (she/her)! In today’s video episode Lisa is going to talk about something that’s a little controversial in the mental health / trauma...
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