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MENTAL HEALTH AWARE YOGA WITH DR LAUREN TOBER
On the Niyamas, Mental Health and Yoga with Dr Lauren Tober
In this third episode on Patanjali's eight limbs of yoga, we’re exploring the niyamas and how they can support mental health in our yoga teaching. While the last two episodes were on the yamas, on how we engage with the world, in this one, we turn inward to the niyamas, on how we relate to...
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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...
Yoga for Burnout
Burnout can be defined as a combination of exhaustion, cynicism (negative thought patterns) and a reduction in effectiveness, efficacy or adequacy (Maslach & Leiter, 2022). Burnout often occurs...
On Living with Stage Four Cancer with Sandra Palmer
Sixteen months ago, one of our beloved Mental Health Aware Yoga mentors, Sandra Palmer (she/her) was diagnosed with stage four cancer, and was told that it was likely that she had less than two...
Psychoneuroimmunology and Yoga with Dr Kaitlin Harkess
Have you ever wondered why you tend to get sick after a busy or stressful period, and wished you could do something about it? Our guest today, Dr Kaitlin Harkess (she/her) researched yoga, stress...
Addiction and Yoga with Lissie Turner
How can yoga help us to dissolve our addictive patterns? In this podcast episode, Dr Lauren Tober (she/her) is joined by Lissie Turner (she/her), CEO of the The Prana Project, to talk about...
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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.
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