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A Grateful LifeRoshni Lakhani and Bess Prescott - On the Trauma of CasteWhat if yoga was built on a system of caste apartheid? If the very philosophies and practices we engaged in for our personal and collective liberation were actually deeply unjust and harmful for many?Can we still practice and teach yoga?Where do we go from here?These are questions that we’re exploring today in this thoughtful, heartfelt and somewhat controversial interview on the podcast with Roshni Lakhani and Bess Prescott.Roshni (she/her) is a scholar, educator, and facilitator, specialising in the intersections between language, caste, and power in South As...2025-02-241h 16
A Grateful LifeLibbie Nelson - On Contemplating Death and 50 Years of YogaMy friend Libbie Nelson (she/her) is over 80 years old and has been contemplating death.In our conversation on the podcast today, Libbie and I talk about the five stages of a person's life, from student to householder, forest-dweller, renunciate and death and how thinking about death can actually help us to wake up and really live our lives with intention.Libbie has been teaching and sharing yoga for over 50 years and has a long list of qualifications, including physiotherapy, yoga teaching, yoga therapy, naturopathy, acupuncture and ayurveda and is a graduate of our Mental Health...2025-02-101h 03
A Grateful LifeMonique Michelson - On the Neurodivergent WomanHave you been diagnosed with Autism or ADHD recently? Or love or work with someone who has? You’re going to love today’s podcast episode!Monique Mitchelson (she/her) is an Autistic and ADHD’er Clinical Psychologist and the host of the very popular Neurodivergent Woman Podcast. We take a deep dive into her lived and professional experience of living a neurodivergent life and cover so much in today’s episode, including:What the terms neurodiverse and neurodiversity actually meanWhy many Autistic people prefer identity first languageHow Monique came out publicly as Autistic when she started the Neur...2025-01-271h 04
A Grateful LifeLeila Stuart - On Embodied Anatomy for Mental HealthI hated anatomy when I studied it at uni (can anyone else relate?). So when Leila Stuart reached out about coming on the podcast again to chat about her work with embodied anatomy, I was a little unsure about whether it would be interesting! But this episode is anything but boring!Leila spoke about burnout on the podcast last year, and it was such a popular episode and resonated for so many people. Leila is a pioneer in the field of embodied movement education, she’s a retired clinical massage therapist, a yoga teacher and therapist and the au...2025-01-1357 min
A Grateful LifeUmā - On Fourteen Years in SeclusionOm swastiastu, greetings from Bali!I first heard about Umā sitting in a women’s circle in Byron Bay, Australia, and the way my friends described her made me want to meet her immediately. You'll understand why when you listen in!Umā is the founding director of SATYA - the Synergistic Alignment of Tantra, Yoga & Ayurveda, and lives in Bali, Indonesia. Born in Kenya of Indian descent to a Hindu family of Freedom Fighters, at 20 Umā moved to Bali and entered into a 14 year apprenticeship in seclusion with her Shaivite guru in his hermitage.In ou...2024-12-161h 10
A Grateful LifeAna Davis - On Life After MenopauseThere’s been a lot of attention about the menstrual cycle and perimenopause in the media in the last few years, but what happens after we cross the threshold of menopause?Today’s episode with Ana Davis (she/her) is the final installment in this three-part series on the cycles of a woman's life. In the first episode, we spoke about menstruation, in the second episode we explored perimenopause and in this episode we’re pulling back the curtain on post-menopause.Listen in as Ana talks about menopause as an important rite of passage, how you know w...2024-11-2438 min
Changing Seasons Podcast15 - Nourishing oneself throughout perimenopause with Dr Lauren ToberSend us a textDr Lauren Tober is a clinical psychologist, yoga teacher, educator and author. Her new book Mental Health Aware yoga is a must have for any yoga teacher.In today’s episode here are some of the questions we have covered:You are a Psychologist and a yoga teacher who has spent a large part of your career trying to marry the two together. Have you seen a greater acceptance for yoga in the mental health world? You have a new book out called Mental Health aware yoga for people listening, can...2024-11-1459 min
A Grateful LifeAna Davis - On Perimenopause and YogaAna Davis (she/her) wrote a ground-breaking book on yoga and menstruation, and she was one of the first women I ever heard talking and writing openly about perimenopause.Today’s episode is part two in a three-part series on living and practising yoga in tune with the different seasons of a woman's life, and in this episode, we’re looking at perimenopause.My guest, Ana Davis is a feminine yoga teacher and trainer from Bliss Baby Yoga, and the author of the seminal book, Moving with the Moon.Join us for this conversation wher...2024-11-1145 min
The Flow Artists Podcast by Garden of YogaDr Lauren Tober: Creating Space for Mental WellbeingDr. Lauren Tober, a distinguished clinical psychologist and yoga teacher, offers profound insights into the intersection of psychology and yoga in our latest episode. As the founder of the Yoga Psychology Institute and author of "Mental Health Aware Yoga," Dr. Tober articulates the delicate balance required to create supportive environments that honour both mental health and yogic traditions. Her unique perspective, developed through years of clinical practice and yoga teaching, illuminates the path toward more inclusive and psychologically informed yoga instruction.
The discussion explores the critical aspects of trauma-informed teaching and the importance of establishing safe, brave spaces within yoga...2024-11-111h 02
The Indian Wisdom PodcastEp 40 Mental Health Aware Yoga: A Conversation with Dr. Lauren ToberJoin Dr. Raj in conversation with Dr. Lauren Tober, Clinical Psychologist, Life Coach and Yoga Teacher, about her new book, "Mental Health Aware Yoga: A Guide for Yoga Teachers." In her book and our conversation, Dr. Tober discusses the foundations of yoga psychology, therapeutic skills, the mental health crisis, and more.
You can find Dr. Tober at https://www.laurentober.com/
The Indian Wisdom Podcast is hosted by Dr. Raj Balkaran, a Sanskrit scholar, seasoned storyteller and spiritual lineage holder. He teaches at the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies and at The Indian Wisdom School. He...2024-10-2434 min
A Grateful LifeAna Davis - On Moving with the MoonMoving with the moon is a way of living and practising yoga in tune with our menstrual cycle.Today’s podcast episode is part one of a three-part series on living and practising yoga in tune with the different seasons of a woman's life, and in this episode, we’re looking at menstruation.My guest, Ana Davis (she/her) is a feminine yoga teacher and trainer from Bliss Baby Yoga, and the author of the seminal book, Moving with the Moon.In our intimate conversation, Ana shares about menarche as a rite of passage, and...2024-10-2152 min
New Books in PsychologyLauren Tober, "Mental Health Aware Yoga: A Guide for Yoga Teachers" (Singing Dragon, 2024)When taught properly, yoga can be a healing and life-affirming practice for students experiencing mental illness. Lauren Tober's book Mental Health Aware Yoga: A Guide for Yoga Teachers (Singing Dragon, 2024) will cover the foundations of yoga psychology, therapeutic skills, the mental health crisis, and more. After reading, yoga teachers and trainees will feel confident creating a safe space for their practice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/psychology2024-10-2037 min
New Books in Indian ReligionsLauren Tober, "Mental Health Aware Yoga: A Guide for Yoga Teachers" (Singing Dragon, 2024)When taught properly, yoga can be a healing and life-affirming practice for students experiencing mental illness. Lauren Tober's book Mental Health Aware Yoga: A Guide for Yoga Teachers (Singing Dragon, 2024) will cover the foundations of yoga psychology, therapeutic skills, the mental health crisis, and more. After reading, yoga teachers and trainees will feel confident creating a safe space for their practice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/indian-religions2024-10-2037 min
New Books in Spiritual Practice and MindfulnessLauren Tober, "Mental Health Aware Yoga: A Guide for Yoga Teachers" (Singing Dragon, 2024)When taught properly, yoga can be a healing and life-affirming practice for students experiencing mental illness. Lauren Tober's book Mental Health Aware Yoga: A Guide for Yoga Teachers (Singing Dragon, 2024) will cover the foundations of yoga psychology, therapeutic skills, the mental health crisis, and more. After reading, yoga teachers and trainees will feel confident creating a safe space for their practice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/spiritual-practice-and-mindfulness2024-10-2037 min
A Grateful LifeShannon Crow - On the Sustainable Yoga TeacherIf you’re a yoga teacher, or have ever thought about becoming one, this podcast episode with Shannon Crow (she/her) is for you!This episode is a full circle moment for me. After I was interviewed on Shannon’s podcast, the Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast a few years ago, my publisher, Singing Dragon, reached out to ask me if I would be interested in writing a book on yoga and mental health. I had actually already written the first draft of the book at the time, so it was such perfect timing. And so now, to be...2024-10-141h 06
A Grateful LifeDelamay Devi - On Yoga for the SeasonsDelamay Devi (she/her) followed the sun and skipped out on winter for many years by travelling around the world teaching yoga.Born and raised in Australia’s yoga mecca, Byron Bay on Bundjalung Country in Australia, Delamay started her teaching journey in the late 90s as a dance teacher, which progressed over the years to teaching yoga and sharing embodied practices around the world, with Shiva Rea as her long time mentor.Delamay is passionate about sharing movement as medicine and yoga philosophy in sync with the natural cycles of existence, and it’s for this...2024-10-071h 00
Living In AlignmentDr. Lauren Tober - Mental Health through the Lens of YogaDr Lauren Tober is a Clinical Psychologist, Senior Yoga Teacher and author of Mental Health Aware Yoga: A Guide for Yoga Teachers, based in Mullumbimby, Australia.
With a passion for health, healing, happiness and awakening, Lauren integrates the best of Western psychology with ancient yogic wisdom, both on and off the mat.
Passionate about the life-changing benefits of yoga, Lauren is the founder of the Yoga Psychology Institute and the Mental Health Aware Yoga training. This professional development training for Yoga Teachers is designed to educate teachers about mental health so they can support their y...2024-09-301h 01
A Grateful LifeJody Vassallo - On Food as Medicine for Mental HealthHow can understanding our doshas support our mental health?In today’s podcast episode, I’m delighted to introduce you to Jody Vassallo. Jody has been a recipe writer and food stylist for over 20 years, working with some big names like Marie Claire, Donna Hay, Jamie Oliver and Vogue. She’s also a yoga teacher and ayurvedic practitioner. I love Jody’s cookbooks, and her book Beautiful Food is a staple in my kitchen.In this episode, Jody and I talk about food as medicine through the lens of ayurveda, including the different doshas, how we ca...2024-09-241h 03
A Grateful LifeDr Arielle Schwartz - On Applied Polyvagal Theory in YogaHow do we bring polyvagal theory into our yoga practice and teaching to support healing and growth?In today’s episode, I’m joined by Dr Arielle Schwartz (she/her), a fellow clinical psychologist and yoga teacher, and a leading voice in the healing of trauma, to dive into this fascinating topic.Arielle is an internationally sought-after teacher and author of seven books including The Complex PTSD Workbook, The Post-Traumatic Growth Guidebook, EMDR Therapy and Somatic Psychology, and Applied Polyvagal Theory in Yoga. As the founder of the Center for Resilience Informed Therapy, she offers a mind...2024-09-0956 min
This is Yoga TherapyMental Health Aware Yoga with Dr. Lauren ToberIn this episode I interviewed Dr. Lauren Tober. Lauren is a Clinical Psychologist and Yoga and Meditation Teacher with a passion for health, healing, happiness and awakening. She is the founder of the Yoga Psychology Institute, dedicated to navigating the challenges of being human through the lens of yoga and western psychology, offering trainings for mental health professionals interested in bringing yoga into their therapy work, and for yoga teachers who want to support their students experiencing mental health challenges through the global Mental Health Aware Yoga training. She also runs the Centre for Mind Body Wellness in Mullumbimby (A...2024-08-2828 min
A Grateful LifeDr Raj Balkaran - On the Stories Behind the PosesPull up a cushion, pour yourself a chai and join Dr Raj Balkaran and I around the virtual fire for storytime.Raj is a scholar of Sanskrit narrative literature, wisdom teacher and online educator. He's the founder of The Indian Wisdom School, author of the book The Stories Behind the Poses: The Indian Mythology that Inspired 50 Yoga Postures and runs a thriving one-on-one spiritual guidance practice.In our discussion today, Raj shares about the importance of stories to impart and receive wisdom, and why understanding the stories behind the yoga asanas we know and love gives...2024-08-191h 05
A Grateful LifeAmy Landry - On Finding Authentic Yoga in IndiaHave you ever wanted to go to India to experience authentic yoga and Ayurveda, but not sure where to start?Let me introduce you to Amy Landry!Amy is a senior yoga teacher, Ayurvedic practitioner, mentor and podcast host, and takes people on pilgrimages to India to create meaningful memories of a lifetime. What a job!In this podcast episode, we’ll be hearing about Amy’s introduction to yoga, after finding an ayurvedic quiz online in the early dial-up days of the internet and coming across a yoga DVD in the newspaper, as well...2024-08-0544 min
A Grateful LifeJulie Smerdon - On Yoga Through AdversityHave you ever heard people say that yoga helps them to navigate the ups and downs of life?I know this is something that I say all the time. But what does it actually mean?In today’s episode, I’m joined by beloved Brisbane yoga teacher, Julie Smerdon (she/her), where she shares some of the big health and financial challenges of life, and how movement and yoga helped her to navigate them, as well as the one piece of advice she was given fairly early in her career as a yoga teacher that changed ever...2024-07-2257 min
A Grateful LifeDanni Carr - On a Trauma-informed Quest to Kick the BingeDanni Carr used to wake up some mornings with a feeling of dread, wondering if she’d remembered to put her kids to bed and what alcohol fuelled things she’d said or done the night before.After years of touring and partying with her husband Ash Grunwald, a much-loved Australian Blues Musician, the excessive binges started to take their toll and the two decided enough was enough, and they both decided to quit drinking for a year.Fast forward six years, and Danni is now the founder of the How I Quit Alcohol podcast, and is o...2024-07-0953 min
A Grateful LifeMerridy Woodroffe - On Celebrating YogaI like to think I'm a feminist, but my guest on today's podcast episode really called me out on something important!Today’s episode is to celebrate our sponsor, Yoga Australia’s 25th year anniversary. And joining us is their Vice President, Merridy Woodroffe. Merridy is a wife, a dog mum, a lawyer, an ashtanga yoga practitioner and a yoga therapist, as well as being the vice president of Yoga Australia. Right at the beginning of the episode, Merridy calls me Dr Lauren, and when I tell her she can just call me Lauren, she very gently...2024-06-2451 min
A Grateful LifeStephanie Lopez - On Time and Spaciousness for Burnout RecoveryWith so many of you reaching out to me to share your stories of deep fatigue and burnout, I’m delighted to share another episode on this very important topic.In today’s episode, you’ll hear a very personal conversation with a dear teacher, mentor and friend Stephanie Lopez. I met Stephanie around 10 years ago when she first came to Australia to teach an iRest meditation training, and it is not an exaggeration to say that this training with Stephanie and Richard Miller changed my life, both personally and in the way I work. Ten years later, it sti...2024-06-1758 min
A Grateful LifeLeila Stuart - On Midlife Burnout and RecoveryWith so much information at our fingertips these days, you would think that we would know a thing or two about self-care. But so many women I know are experiencing burnout in midlife.When I shared my own experience about coming a little too close to burnout for comfort last year, Leila Stuart reached out to me and shared about her own experience with burnout, chronic fatigue and recovery. So of course I invited her to come and share her wisdom with us all on the podcast!Leila is a clinical massage therapist, yoga teacher and...2024-06-0458 min
A Grateful LifeSusanna Barkataki - On Cultural Appropriation and YogaAm I contributing to the cultural appropriation of yoga? As a white yoga student and teacher, how can I do better?These are questions that I’ve been wrestling with over the past two decades of practicing and teaching yoga, and so I’m delighted to be speaking to Susanna Barkataki about them in this podcast episode.Susanna (she/her) is a teacher, coach, inclusivity promoter, yoga culture advocate, the founder of the Ignite Yoga and Wellness Institute and the author of Embrace Yoga’s Roots.In our conversation Susanna and I talk about where...2024-04-0857 min
A Grateful LifeJivana Heyman - On Making Yoga AccessibleWhat does it mean to truly make yoga accessible?Accessible yoga is more than simply using yoga props in your classes or reminding your students that Child’s Pose is always an option.In today’s podcast episode, I’m joined by yoga teacher Jivana Heyman (he/him) from Accessible Yoga and we talk about how we can truly make our yoga classes accessible.Listen in as we explore accessible yoga as seeing ourselves and our students as whole and not in need of fixing, as diversity and representation in yoga teachers and imagery online...2024-03-1756 min
Soul Sessions | Jungian Coaching Podcast by CreativeMindDr. Lauren Tober on Working with Mental Health as a Yoga TeacherFounder of the Yoga Psychology Institute and the Mental Health Aware Yoga training, Dr. Lauren Tober, joins Dr. Rob to discuss the depths of yoga and guided practices and how these practices harmonize with our hectic realities.In this enlightening conversation, Dr. Tabor shares her vast knowledge and personal experiences, highlighting the essence of utilizing meditation and yoga for overall mental health. Host Robert Maldonado, PhD, joins her to explore the deep connections between these practices and their implications for therapy and self-discovery.In this episode, we unpack:How varying meditation techniques, including short...2024-03-1144 min
A Grateful LifeAnn Swanson - On Meditation for the Real WorldWant to meditate, but don’t have the time? This episode is for you!In today’s podcast episode, I sat down with Ann Swanson (she/her) to talk about all things meditation. Ann is a yoga therapist and the author of the internationally bestselling book the Science of Yoga and the brand new book Meditation for the Real World.Listen in to hear us talk about the science of meditation, how Ann’s own mental health struggles led her to the physical aspect of yoga, and then eventually to meditation, why long formal meditation practices aren’t...2024-03-1149 min
A Grateful LifeJ. Brown - On God and Navigating Abuse in Spiritual CommunitiesIn today’s podcast episode, I had intended to ask J. Brown about topics that I know him for, like ‘gentle is the new advanced’ and ‘slower is stronger’.But in this interview we ended up talking about how as a 16 year old he grappled with his mother’s cancer diagnosis, the promise he made to her before she died, what it means to receive a message or a download that guides your life, and where that message actually comes from.We talk about God, Christianity, the abuse in both Christianity and in yoga communities, if it’s possibl...2024-03-0454 min
J. Brown Yoga TalksDr. Lauren Tober - "The Frontline of Mental Health Care"You are listening to the free version of J. Brown Yoga Talks. To hear the rest of our conversation, please subscribe to podcast premium at: https://www.jbrownyoga.com/premium. Dr Lauren Tober, creator and author of Mental Health Aware Yoga, talks with J about the intersection of psychology and yoga for mental health. They discuss the limitations of a clinical approach, the DSM5, doing an n=1 study, finding the right treatment methodology, differences in pedagogy, importance of relationship, supporting students, mental health integrating with the gunas, protocols for helping people feel safe, touch and c...2024-02-2646 min
A Grateful LifeSandra Palmer - On Living with Stage Four CancerSixteen months ago, one of our beloved Mental Health Aware Yoga mentors, Sandra Palmer (she/her) was diagnosed with stage four cancer, and was told that it was likely that she had less than two years to live.In today’s episode, Sandra talks about what it was like when she was first given this diagnosis totally out of the blue, how she has navigated the landscape of grieving, treatment, the medical system, communicating to others about her diagnosis, learning to listen to her own needs, and how yoga has helped. Sandra told me that when sh...2024-02-191h 00
A Grateful LifeDr Kaitlin Harkess - On Psychoneuroimmunology and YogaHave you ever wondered why you tend to get sick after a busy or stressful period, and wished you could do something about it?I certainly do! If you joined me for the Mental Health and Yoga Summits that we held in 2022, you might have noticed towards the end of each of the week-long Summits that my voice was getting pretty scratchy. After each Summit I came down with a cold, and spent a few days in bed afterwards recovering.My guest today, Dr Kaitlin Harkess (she/her) researched yoga, stress and the immune system for...2024-02-0653 min
A Grateful LifeLissie Turner - On Addiction and YogaHow can yoga help us to dissolve our addictive patterns?Today I’m 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.We also explore a yoga therapy perspective on overcoming addiction and what we can all do to move through our addictive patterns.2024-01-231h 01
A Grateful LifeAnneke Sips - On the Dark Night of the SoulHave you ever gone through a time that feels impossibly difficult? When you just can’t find a way out? I know I have. In today’s episode, I sit down with Anneke Sips, a psychiatric nurse and yoga therapist in the Netherlands, to talk about the dark night of the soul. In this episode Anneke guides us on how to prepare for a dark night of the soul, how to tell when you’re experiencing one, and some powerful ways to move through a dark night of the soul experience, when you’re right in...2024-01-171h 15
Mel Bampton Presents...How HumanHow To Pacify The Corrosive Narrative of 'I Am Not Enough' with Dr Lauren ToberDr Lauren Tober is a psychologist, a Senior Yoga Teacher and the creator of the Mental Health Aware Yoga Teacher Training. What I love about Lauren’s work is how she integrates evidence based data with that that is beyond the measure of science – the subtlties of the deeper self that yoga interacts with – in a clinical setting. She finds a way to expand beyond the confines of modern psychology through the breadth of yogic knowledge, utilising a vast palette of tools to access the needs of the individual human mind. In this conversation we chat about what pat...2023-12-271h 00
A Grateful LifeLiving a Life of Meaning and Purpose with Anand MehrotraJoin Dr Lauren Tober (she/her) and Anand Mehrotra (he/him) for this intimate conversation, recorded live in a yurt at the Sattva Sanctuary on Bundjalung country in Australia.Hear Anand speak about his journey in becoming a yoga teacher and spiritual leader, the role that he sees yoga playing in mental health and how we can live a life of meaning and purpose.If you listen right to the end of the interview, you will also hear Anand’s answer to Lauren’s question about cultural appropriation and his thoughts on non-Indian yoga teachers sharing the...2023-11-2855 min
A Grateful LifeThe Essence of iRest: A Conversation with Fuyuko Sawamura-ToyotaIn this enlightening episode, I sit down with Fuyuko Sawamura-Toyota (she/her), a renowned expert in iRest Meditation, to explore the profound impact of yoga on mental health and delve into the transformative philosophy behind iRest. Fuyuko's vast knowledge and experience offer a unique perspective on how iRest can support healing and empower individuals from all walks of life.We begin by delving into Fuyuko's personal journey of how yoga has played a pivotal role in transforming her own mental health. With candid insights, she shares the ways yoga has nurtured her inner...2023-08-041h 00
A Grateful LifeKate Pippos - On Yoga, Mental Health and BoundariesDr Lauren Tober sits down with Kate Pippos, the Head of Yoga at Virgin Active, to talk about all things yoga, mental health, parenting, boundaries and consent.Kate is also a Mental Health Aware Yoga graduate, and you will hear her talk a little about what stood out for her most from the training, and how she’s bringing this into her teaching and leadership at Virgin Active.The online Mental Health Aware Yoga training is opening for registration on Monday 26th of June 2023, so if you are a Yoga Teacher or...2023-06-2143 min
A Grateful LifeDr Elise Bialylew - On meditation and mental health in 10 minutes a dayDr Lauren Tober sits down with Dr Elise Bialylew from Mindful in May to hear about her journey from working in a psychiatric hospital setting to running a global mindfulness campaign, as well as how much meditation we actually have to do to start feeling the benefits.Dr Elise Bialylew is the author of the #1 bestselling meditation book, The Happiness Plan and founder of Mindful in May, the world’s largest online global mindfulness fundraising campaign that teaches thousands of people each year to meditate while raising funds to build clean water projects in the de...2023-04-2444 min
Live Like You Love YourselfEP49 - Mental Health + Yoga with Dr. Lauren ToberWhat are the most important synergies between yoga and psychology? Chara speaks with Dr. Lauren Tober about her evolution as a yoga teacher and psychologist and how that has been informed by the ways that yoga and modern-day psychology have slowly moved toward each other over the course of the last couple of decades. We explore why and how yoga is an important context for yoga teachers and students to become more aware of and how to live and practice in a world where nearly everyone is touched by trauma of some kind. We also hear about Lauren’s up...2023-04-041h 29
Virgin Active MindsAm I getting enough rest? With Dr Lauren ToberDo you get enough rest? Beyond sleep, our bodies require times of rest throughout the day. Whether it's a nap, restorative yoga practice or taking 5 minutes in your car before heading into the house to be with your family, humans need rest to thrive. In this insightful episode, Mark speaks with clinical psychologist Dr Lauren Tober about the importance of rest. The two explore why western culture doesn’t prioritise rest and the detriment this can cause to our health and wellbeing. You’ll walk away with many practical tips to embrace rest and find better balance in your life...2022-12-1925 min
The Connected Yoga Teacher PodcastMental Health Aware Yoga with Dr. Lauren ToberThe Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 285: Mental Health Aware Yoga with Dr. Lauren Tober Description: Nearly one in five U.S. adults live with a mental illness and 1 in 3 Canadians will be affected by a mental illness during their lifetime. Globally, there is an upward trend in the number of people living with and impacted by mental health conditions. This means we may have students in our classes with mental health conditions that we don’t know about. How can we best support these students within our scope of practice? Dr. Lauren Tob...2022-08-151h 03
Therapists Rising Podcast19. Integrating the Worlds of Yoga and Mental Health with Lauren ToberPeople are flocking to yoga for help with mental health… but most yoga teachers don’t have any sort of psychology background!But what if we could take these very different fields and combine them together to better help people with accessible and affordable mental health support?Lauren Tober is following her passion for mental health and yoga by building a business that creates a combination of her two passions, with summits, certifications and more. So if you’re looking to see how you can do the sa...2022-08-1053 min