Touch is controversial in the yoga world. Is it necessary for safe alignment? Is it healing in our touch-deprived world? Is it triggering and traumatising? The answer is, it depends. When I surveyed yoga students about how their experience of yoga had supported or detracted from their mental health, one common theme was being touched […]
Dr Lauren Tober
Dr Lauren Tober is a Clinical Psychologist, Senior Yoga Teacher and the founder of Mental Health Aware Yoga, a global training organisation for Yoga Teachers and Health Professionals. 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. Lauren is on a mission to make yoga classes safe, nourishing and transformative for all students, including those experiencing mental health challenges, and invites you to join her by attending the free Mental Health + Yoga Summit, the short Introduction to Yoga + Mental Health Course or by becoming a Mental Health Aware Yoga Teacher.
Nine Ways to Nourish Your Highly Sensitive Yoga Student
Highly Sensitive People have sensitive nervous systems. They pick up on more things in their environment and they process them more deeply than others. High sensitivity is a superpower but it does have its challenges, as sensitives are likely to reach overwhelm and burn out more quickly than their non-sensitive friends. While Highly Sensitive People […]