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...
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MENTAL HEALTH AWARE YOGA BLOG
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,...
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...
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...
What To Do When a Student Tells You About Their Cancer Diagnosis
One in every two people will receive a cancer diagnosis in their lifetime. But how do we respond when a student, friend, or family member tells us that they have been diagnosed with cancer? In...
Dual Awareness
Can we be present with our own internal experience and with our clients at the same time? Psychotherapist and Yoga Teacher Diane Liska (she/her) says we can! In this video episode, Diane shares the...
Listening Well
Dr Lauren Tober is flying solo on the A Grateful Life podcast this week, with a whole episode on listening well. We’ve all been through SO much over the past few years. And sometimes it just feels...
L.E.A.P. Method for Connection
In today’s video episode, Yoga Therapist and Psychiatric Nurse Anneke Sips joins us from the Netherlands. Listen in to hear Anneke talk about the L.E.A.P. method. Anneke learnt this method in her...
Yoga in Prisons
Introducing James Fox (he/him), the founder of the Prison Yoga Project. James has practiced yoga and mindfulness meditation for over 30 years and has dedicated himself over the last two decades to...
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