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MENTAL HEALTH AWARE YOGA WITH DR LAUREN TOBER
On Living Ritual with Tracee Stanley
Every Monday morning, as the sun is coming up, I walk down my friend's garden path to her house for tea ceremony. Gentle music. Incense. Bowls of tea. A handful of women from my little town, sitting together in silence. There is some kind of alchemy there I cannot fully explain. What I walk away...
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Yoga, Mental Health and Boundaries
Dr Lauren Tober sits down with Kate Pippos, the Head of Yoga at Virgin Active, to talk about all things yoga, mental health, parenting, boundaries and consent. Kate is also a Mental Health Aware...
Acceptance and Authenticity: Yoga Is For Everybody
As yoga students, our introduction to this beautiful practice almost always starts on the mat. But why do we go to that first class? To try it out? To accompany a friend? To understand what the fuss...
How to Diagnose Mental Illness
We know that nearly 80% of yoga students report practicing yoga for the mental health benefits, but only a small proportion of students will actually disclose that they’re experiencing mental health...
The Intersection of Yoga Psychology and Mental Health
How do yoga psychology and contemporary western psychology fit together? Are they complementary or do they have totally different ideas about mental health? Join Dr Lauren Tober to learn about one...
Meditation and Mental Health in 10 Minutes a Day
In this podcast episode Dr Lauren Tober speaks to Dr Elise Bialylew from Mindful in May to hear about her journey from working in a psychiatric hospital setting to running a global mindfulness...
The Effects of Yoga on Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Every single person on this planet has been impacted in some way or another by the COVID-19 pandemic, and people are still feeling effects at a physical, mental, spiritual, social and economic...
Language for a Safe Space
As Yoga Teachers, part of our job is to create a safe environment for our students; not only physically, but also emotionally. A safe space is one in which our students feel at ease, welcome, and...
5,4,3,2,1 Grounding Practice
Even if we teach yoga mindfully, skilfully and aware of the mental health challenges that our students might be facing, our students might still become triggered, anxious or overwhelmed in our...
Patting for Self-Regulation
Life can get overwhelming at times. When we become dysregulated, either hyper-aroused or hypo-aroused, there are many simple practices that we can do to self-regulate and bring ourselves back within...
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Hi, I'm Dr Lauren Tober!
As a Clinical Psychologist and Yoga Teacher of nearly two decades and the author of Mental Health Aware Yoga: A Guide for Yoga Teachers, I'm passionate about integrating yoga and psychology on the mat, in the counselling room and in the world.
With the growing interest in mental health and yoga, yoga students are attending yoga classes for the mental health benefits in unprecedented numbers.
In fact, 79.4% of yoga students report practicing yoga for the mental health benefits.
It's important that Yoga Teachers know how to support them.
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