What if protecting your energy didn't mean keeping the world out? When I was training as a psychologist, I was taught to imagine a stop sign as people shared their stories with me. Later, in yoga...
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MENTAL HEALTH AWARE YOGA BLOG
Why Mental Health Awareness in Yoga Matters
Yoga is often called a healing practice. For many people (but not always), it can be a place to slow down, come back into your body, and let the nervous system settle. That's part of why it can be...
On the Yamas, Mental Health and Yoga with Dr Lauren Tober
Welcome to the second episode in a special five-part pop-up series on Patanjali's eight limbs of yoga, exploring what each limb means for us as yoga teachers supporting our students' mental health....
On Ahimsa, Mental Health and Yoga with Dr Lauren Tober
Welcome to the first episode in a special five part pop-up series on Patanjali's eight limbs of yoga, exploring what each limb means for us as yoga teachers supporting our students' mental health....
On Abuse, Power and the Guru Myth with Uma Dinsmore-Tuli
It starts small. A teacher who tells you rather than asks you. A little too much praise when you fall in line, a little too much silence when you don't. Most of us have felt it and shrugged it off....
On Aerial Yoga as Therapy with Jo Stewart
Before I met Jo, my mental image of aerial yoga was mostly circus-like. Beautiful, yes. Fun, sure. Relevant to the yoga teachers and therapists I work with? I wasn't convinced. Boy, was I wrong. Jo...
On Sacred Places, Big Leaps and Following Your Bliss with Charley Patton
What does it take to leave behind everything you've built, cycle 8,000 miles across the world, with no clear plan for what comes next? I recorded this conversation live at the Bali Spirit Festival,...
On AI in Yoga with Lizzie Lasater
Will AI take over from yoga teachers? Join Lizzie Lasater and me as we explore this new frontier of AI in yoga practice, teaching and education. I’ve been watching as Lizzie has embraced AI in her...
On Holding Nothing with Elena Brower
Join Elena Brower (she/her) and I as we explore her incredible new book, Hold Nothing. This conversation is an invitation to slow down, reflect and embrace the beauty of letting go. We talk about...
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