Aunty Jacqui Jarrett (she/her) is a proud Dharawal & Gumbaynggirr woman, elder & traditional owner of the Sydney Basin in Australia. As soon as Aunty Jacqui joined the Mental Health Aware...
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MENTAL HEALTH AWARE YOGA BLOG
On the Trauma of Caste with Roshni Lakhani and Bess Prescott
What if yoga was built on a system of caste apartheid? If the very philosophies and practices we engaged in for our personal and collective liberation were actually deeply unjust and harmful for...
On the Neurodivergent Woman with Monique Mitchelson
Have you been diagnosed with Autism or ADHD recently? Or love or work with someone who has? You’re going to love today’s podcast episode! Monique Mitchelson (she/her) is an Autistic and ADHD’er...
On the Sustainable Yoga Teacher with Shannon Crow
If you’re a yoga teacher, or have ever thought about becoming one, this podcast episode with Shannon Crow (she/her) is for you! This episode is a full circle moment for me. After I was interviewed...
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...
New Year, New You: The Impact of Toxic Positivity on Our Mental Health
At the end of last year, I was asked by a colleague about how I would be both theming and promoting my yoga classes in light of the upcoming new year. It seemed like everywhere I looked,...
How to Create a Safe Container for Yoga Students Experiencing Anxiety
Anxiety is very common worldwide, with one in four Australians reported suffering this condition in a 2007 survey (ABS, 2007). Statistically speaking, it is likely there will be yoga students with...
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...
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