How to Decrease Anxiety
In today’s video episode Dr Lauren Tober answers a from the Daisha from the Mental Health Aware Yoga Facebook group, on how to reduce anxiety with yoga.
Listen in to hear Dr Lauren talk about:
- The stats regarding and anxiety and yoga,
- Yoga psychology and how this relates to anxiety,
- Creating a safe container
- Evidence based practices
- Contraindication
Dr Lauren also shares her favourite way to reduce anxiety with yoga. And it’s somewhat counterintuitive!
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Hi, I'm Dr Lauren Tober!
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.
In fact, 79.4% of yoga students report practicing yoga for the mental health benefits.
It's important that Yoga Teachers know how to support them.
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