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MENTAL HEALTH AWARE YOGA WITH DR LAUREN TOBER
On Interoception and the Wisdom of the Body with Dr Lauren Tober
Your throat tightens in a conversation, a few seconds before you've worked out why. You feel a flutter of anxiety in your belly before your mind catches on to what’s happening. Your body is always talking to you, sending signals from the inside, all day long. That inward-facing sense has a name,...
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Book Launch
Come and celebrate with us! 🎉 Join us online or in-person to celebrate the publication of my new book Mental Health Aware Yoga: A Guide for Yoga Teachers. The online launch party, hosted by...
The Hero’s Journey
Joseph Campbell, mythology expert and philosopher, studied many of the great myths of the world and found that there was really only one story; the Hero’s Journey. In this story, the hero is...
On the Stories Behind the Poses with Dr Raj Balkaran
Pull up a cushion, pour yourself a chai and join Dr Raj Balkaran and I around the virtual fire for storytime. Raj is a scholar of Sanskrit narrative literature, wisdom teacher and online educator....
My Strongholds for Mental Health
I’m a mother with two teenage boys who have autism. In the early days of their diagnoses and succeeding years of intervention, I was wrought with stress, anxiety and overwhelm with the challenges...
On Finding Authentic Yoga in India with Amy Landry
Have you ever wanted to go to India to experience authentic yoga and Ayurveda, but not sure where to start? Let me introduce you to Amy Landry! Amy is a senior yoga teacher, Ayurvedic practitioner,...
On Yoga Through Adversity with Julie Smerdon
Have you ever heard people say that yoga helps them to navigate the ups and downs of life? I know this is something that I say all the time. But what does it actually mean? In today’s episode, I'm...
Nourishing Everyday Awareness
Walking down the street, I felt the hectic energy around me. The city was buzzing, and the faces seemed like a blur. My mind was repeating, how are other people doing this? Then the words came to me...
On a Trauma-informed Quest to Kick the Binge with Danni Carr
Danni Carr used to wake up some mornings with a feeling of dread, wondering if she’d remembered to put her kids to bed and what alcohol fuelled things she’d said or done the night before. After...
Mental Health Aware Yoga: A Guide for Yoga Teachers
My very first book, Mental Health Aware Yoga: A Guide for Yoga Teachers is going to be out in the world in just 2 weeks! This is an absolute dream come true. And today I'm just delighted to be able...
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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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