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MENTAL HEALTH AWARE YOGA WITH DR LAUREN TOBER
On Yoga as a Work-In, Not a Work-Out with Indu Arora
Some things are simple by nature and we tend to complicate them. Others are complex by nature and we dilute them. Indu Arora (she/her) is a Yoga and Āyurveda teacher, mentor and author who has been sharing yoga philosophy, yoga therapy and Āyurveda for over two decades, taught in the traditional...
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On Celebrating Yoga with Merridy Woodroffe
I like to think I'm a feminist, but my guest on today's podcast episode really called me out on something important! Today’s episode is to celebrate our sponsor, Yoga Australia’s 25th year...
On Time and Spaciousness for Burnout Recovery with Stephanie Lopez
With so many of you reaching out to me to share your stories of deep fatigue and burnout, I’m delighted to share another episode on this very important topic. In today’s episode, you’ll hear a very...
On Midlife Burnout and Recovery with Leila Stuart
With so much information at our fingertips these days, you would think that we would know a thing or two about self-care. But so many women I know are experiencing burnout in midlife. When I shared...
Yoga as a Pathway to Radical Belonging
According to UNHCR, at the end of 2021, 89.3 million humans remain forcibly displaced. That’s more than double the amount since a decade ago, and the most since World War 2! As a yoga student,...
From the Heart: Mental Health and Yoga
As a yoga teacher living with Persistent Depressive Disorder and Generalized Anxiety Disorder, I have found that there is a very profound relationship between my mental health and my yoga practice....
On Cultural Appropriation and Yoga with Susanna Barkataki
Am I contributing to the cultural appropriation of yoga? As a white yoga student and teacher, how can I do better? These are questions that I’ve been wrestling with over the past two decades of...
On Making Yoga Accessible with Jivana Heyman
What does it mean to truly make yoga accessible? Accessible yoga is more than simply using yoga props in your classes or reminding your students that Child’s Pose is always an option. In today’s...
On Meditation for the Real World with Ann Swanson
Want to meditate, but don’t have the time? This episode is for you! In today’s podcast episode, I sat down with Ann Swanson (she/her) to talk about all things meditation. Ann is a yoga therapist and...
On God and Navigating Abuse in Spiritual Communities with J. Brown
In today’s podcast episode, Dr Lauren Tober (she/her) had intended to ask J. Brown about topics that many of us know him for, like gentle is the new advanced and slower is stronger. But in this...
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