Social Prescribing, Medication and Yoga
Today we have a question from Rachel, who asks “I’m interested in social prescribing and people being referred to Yoga Teachers rather than be given drugs, what are your views on social prescribing and yoga?”
Listen in to hear Dr Lauren Tober talk about social prescribing in the UK and Australia, as well as the role of antidepressant medication and yoga.
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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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