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...
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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...
Acceptance and Authenticity: Yoga Is For Everybody
As yoga students, our introduction to this beautiful practice almost always starts on the mat. But why do we go to that first class? To try it out? To accompany a friend? To understand what the fuss...
Language for a Safe Space
As Yoga Teachers, part of our job is to create a safe environment for our students; not only physically, but also emotionally. A safe space is one in which our students feel at ease, welcome, and...
How Yoga Can Help with Chronic Pain and Depression
Chronic pain and depression often go hand-in-hand. According to Pain Australia, 30-40% of people with a diagnosed mental health condition also seek treatment for chronic pain (Casey et al., 2022),...
Stop Touching Me
In today’s video episode, Dr Lauren Tober shares her recent experiences of being touched inappropriately in yoga classes. After sharing a series of video episodes earlier in the year on touch and...
From Subtle Abuse to Personal Agency: One Teacher’s Journey
A LETTER FROM A MENTAL HEALTH AWARE YOGA GRADUATE I spent the weekend in Mullumbimby learning about mental health and how to be a responsible yoga teacher to my students. I had no idea so much would...
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