Mental Health, Yoga & Our Experience

May 15, 2023The Funny Thing About YogaMental Health, Yoga & Our ExperienceEpisode No. 14For Mental Health Awareness Month, Giana and Bradshaw get really real about their mental health and how It led them toward their yoga journey. They both find It important to raise awareness and reduce the stigma surrounding mental health issues by sharing their experiences and the several tools that have helped them cope with and ameliorate stress, anxiety, grief, and depression. Its important to note that these types of issues can affect all of us and there are several different paths towards peace or healing. In this episode rather than offering a guide or how to, they simply get candid. They discuss how and why yoga has become an important part of their mental health-care, as well as share other techniques and outlets. They also provide context around the nervous system, pranayama, yoga as a path to freedom, suffering, compassion, and so much more. For such a heavy topic, you can still anticipate a few good chuckles, as they believe one of the best coping mechanisms has been laughter and finding joy in the little things.00:00 Intro Song00:30 Hello and Welcome to our Chaotic Dynamic02:00 Yoga and Mental Health04:20 Giana Talks about Grief Leading her to Yoga10:36 Bradshaw talks about Therapy, Anxiety and OCD14:05 Obsessive Thinking19:10 We are NOT our Thoughts20:40 Yoga is Citta Vritti Nirodha 21:56 Pranayama - Breath Regulation22:40 The Nervous System26:22 Being in the State of Flow28:20 The Minds Jobs is to Think29:45 Different Types of Mental Healthcare35:11 Compassion is Key 36:50 Dukkha and Buddhist Inspiration39:27 How do you teach compassion42:45 Moments of Connection44:20 Intrusive Thoughts 47:50 Its a Practice with Many Tools49:12 Emotional Moments on the Mat52:13 The Funny Thing About Yoga56:43 Closing Thoughts 58:40 OutroBOOKS:Overcoming Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts by Sally M. Winston, PsyD and Martin N. Seif, PhD Listen on AudibleWaking the Tiger by Peter A. Levine Listen on Audible The Body Keeps the Score by Sean Pratt Listen on AudibleFollow Us on Instagram:@TheFunnyThingAboutYoga @CayaYogaSchool @GianaGambino @BradshawWishBe Featured on the Podcast: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSck2nTNc_UlcCKBhZId5DmDwoU6aslkFfGKtdz-1uSo-HNY8g/viewformLearn more about C.A.Y.A. Yoga School: https://www.cayayogaschool.comEmail: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.