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In the last episode, Dr Lauren Tober talked about why your students might not want to be touched.
In today’s episode, she’s sharing two alternate ways that you can offer support, guidance, or assistance to your yoga students without touching them.
If you enjoyed this episode and would like to learn more about teaching yoga using the principles of Mental Health Aware Yoga, we invite you to join us for the Introduction to Yoga and Mental Health training.
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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.
In fact, 79.4% of yoga students report practicing yoga for the mental health benefits.
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