Yoga for Anxiety and Depression with Maureen Davis

Part Three of our Four-Part Series on Yoga for Mental Health

Show Notes

Yoga has been found to be beneficial for those suffering from anxiety and depression, and in this episode (part three of our four-part series on yoga for mental health), Maureen Davis chats about yoga as an intervention for anxiety and depression.

Maureen is a yoga therapist, life coach, and teacher with 20+ years in the field of yoga with an emphasis on mindfulness. She helps people manage chronic pain, anxiety and depression to live a more joyful life.

Topics:

-Maureen’s yoga story

-Assessing the client

-When physical postures elicit an emotional response

-How yoga helps with root causes of anxiety and depression

-Getting caught in the story

-Finding the inner witness

-How your yoga practice affects others around you

-Keeping up with your practice authentically

-Physical pain that can accompany depression and anxiety

-Importance of breath work for depression and anxiety

-Why you have to be ready to shift your plan with clients who suffer from depression and anxiety