Mental Health & Yoga
I've been a longtime listener of A Grateful Life, and if you've spent any time in the yoga or wellness world, chances are you already know Dr. Lauren Tober's voice thoughtful, grounded, and never afraid to go deep. So when I had the chance to sit down with her for this episode, I couldn't say yes fast enough.
Lauren is a Clinical Psychologist and Senior Yoga Teacher who has spent over two decades weaving together the wisdom of psychology and yoga and her work feels more relevant than ever. As yoga teachers, we're often holding space for students who are struggling in ways we may not be trained to recognize, let alone support. Lauren's work on Mental Health Aware Yoga is exactly the kind of conversation our community needs more of, and I loved getting to dig into it with her.
This one's a good one grab your tea and settle in.
Meet Dr. Lauren Tober
Based on Bundjalung Country in Mullumbimby, Australia, Lauren teaches and travels globally. Her work is soulful without being new-agey, evidence-based without being clinical, and above all, deeply human.
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Topics on the Show
- Lauren's journey bridging clinical psychology and yoga
- What "Mental Health Aware Yoga" means and why it matters
- Common blind spots: how yoga teachers can unintentionally cause harm with students who are struggling
- Where the line is between holding space and referring out to a mental health professional
- Trauma-informed teaching — what most yoga trainings leave out
- Patanjali's 8 limbs through the lens of mental health
- Practical first steps for teachers who want to become more mental-health-aware
- Lauren's online Mental Health Aware Yoga training and who it's for
- Living and teaching from Bundjalung Country, and how place shapes her work
- What "a grateful life" means to Lauren today
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