Yoga for Depression by Amy Weintraub is written by a yoga instructor and trainer for yoga instructors on how she used yoga and yoga techniques to heal her depression as well as manage her ongoing symptoms. At the end of each chapter, she includes step by step instructors on breathwork, sequences, and meditations. Weintraub exploresContinue reading “Katie’s Bookshelf: Yoga for Depression by Amy Weintraub”
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Katie’s Bookshelf: The Heart Speaks by Mimi Guarneri
The Heart Speaks by Mimi Guarneri is written by a cardiologist who lost several family members to heart disease. She began her career as a cardiologist inserting stents in her patients to aid in blockages. She began to notice that the same people continue to return for the same issues. Simultaneously, a few of her patientsContinue reading “Katie’s Bookshelf: The Heart Speaks by Mimi Guarneri”
Listen: Changing the Face of Yoga Podcast
Stephanie Cunningham of “Changing the Face of Yoga” podcast recently interviewed Katie on how she integrates restorative yoga in her mental health practice to aid in managing symptoms of traumatic stress, anxiety, depression, and self-injury. Listen here or download in the podcast app on your iphone(Episode “Trauma”).
Katie’s Bookshelf: Relax and Renew by Judith Hanson Lasater
I just completed Level 1 training of Judith Hanson Lasater’s Relax and Renew: Learning to Teach Restorative Yoga so it’s fitting to review the book. This is the book for all things restorative yoga. She provides information on the benefits of this type of yoga and a thorough explanation on all of the props usedContinue reading “Katie’s Bookshelf: Relax and Renew by Judith Hanson Lasater”
Lasater Yoga’s 21-Day Savasana Intensive – My thoughts
I recently completed Lasater Yoga’s 21-day Savasana Intensive. Seems strange that Savasana(relaxation) and intensive can go in the same sentence huh? Well THEY DO! Savasana can be one of if not the most difficult poses in yoga. “Why? You just lie on the floor?” Well yes. That’s where the real work happens. Not the outerContinue reading “Lasater Yoga’s 21-Day Savasana Intensive – My thoughts”