Changing Seasons Podcast
Changing Seasons is a podcast that gently explores the transitions we move through in life from fertility to menopause, surrogacy to grief, and the many shifts in between. Hosted by Jody Vassallo, Ayurvedic guide, intuitive cook, and founder of ‘Gather’. Each episode is an invitation to slow down, listen in, and reconnect with the wisdom of your body and the cycles of nature.
Through the lens of traditional medicine and lived experience, we dive into the big topics: perimenopause, menopause, fertility, gut health, grief and loss, surrogacy, Ayurveda, and food as medicine.
This is a space for real conversations, tender truths, and practical ways to nourish yourself no matter what season you're in.
Changing Seasons Podcast
15 - Nourishing oneself throughout perimenopause with Dr Lauren Tober
Dr 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 you explain what Mental Health Aware yoga is?
- Why would you recommend someone attend a mental health aware yoga class? How does it differ from other yoga?
- What are some of the benefits of practising Mental Health Aware yoga?
- In your book you talk about the importance of how we practise yoga over what we practice? Can you speak to this for us?
- As I age I've naturally felt drawn to a slower gentler yoga practice and find loud full dynamic classes stressful. When I was younger I loved them.
- I found the research Bessel Van der Kolk did fascinating. Could you tell listeners about the study and its findings?
- There is a lot of focus these days on breath work in the wellness space, but for some bringing attention to the breath can be unsettling. What is the approach to cueing breath in mental health aware yoga?
- Why do yoga teachers need to know about mental health aware yoga and where could one start expanding their knowledge?
- Can you talk about the importance of creating a safe container in a yoga class?
- I am perimenopausal/menopausal woman who is feeling anxious but I want to practice yoga, what type of yoga would you suggest?
Website:
www.yogapsychologyinstitute.com
My new book Mental Health Aware Yoga: A Guide for Yoga Teachers
Order today at: www.mentalhealthawareyoga.com/book