Five Ways to make your Yoga Classes safe for Students with Trauma
Join us to hear Dr Lauren Tober’s top five ways to make your yoga classes safe for students with a history of trauma, whether you’re teaching in a specialised setting or a general yoga studio setting.
She dives into the importance of:
- Being clear in your class description, so students know what to expect before they arrive.
- Staying where your students can see you (don’t creep up behind them).
- Not touching your students.
- Offering choices, not commands.
- Offering eyes open or closed.
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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.
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