Addiction and Yoga with Lissie Turner
How can yoga help us to dissolve our addictive patterns?
In this podcast episode, Dr Lauren Tober (she/her) is joined by Lissie Turner (she/her), CEO of the The Prana Project, to talk about addiction recovery and yoga.
In this moving interview, Lissie shares her own journey with transforming what she describes as a 22-year drinking career during her time as a presenter on Triple J Radio, into a thirst for a profoundly calmer and more humble life.
They also explore a yoga therapy perspective on overcoming addiction and what we can all do to move through our addictive patterns.
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