How To Help Anxious Students Feel Comfortable
In today’s video episode Dr Lauren Tober answers a question from Nikola: “How can we make people with anxiety feel as comfortable as possible in our group classes?”
Given that anxiety is a common experience, and students with anxiety will likely be attending your yoga classes, this is a very important consideration.
Listen in to hear about the importance of being warm and welcoming with new students, being predictable with ongoing students, and doing your best to be calm and regulated in yourself.
And if you haven’t already downloaded the “Patanjali’s Eight Limbs of Mental Health Aware Yoga ebook”, come and access it right away.
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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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