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46 Expert Insights: Addiction Recovery & Yoga with Lara Ederer
Yoga Medicine
English - October 13, 2022 09:00 - 53 minutes - 72.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsMedicine Health & Fitness Education How To Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Today we discuss a topic that affects many people in our communities whether we know it or not. Host Rachel speaks with Lara Ederer, a yoga teacher, Yoga Medicine Therapeutic Specialist, and Chemical Dependency Professional with both personal and professional experience with addiction.
In this episode, Lara talks with Rachel about how she defines addiction, what withdrawal and recovery can look and feel like, how yoga contributed to her own sobriety, and the many ways it can support the recovery of others.
Listen to this episode to explore how yoga can ignite a student’s awareness of and appreciation for their body, perhaps for the first time, as well as the importance of a supportive group environment, the potential for symbolism and storytelling to plant powerful philosophical seeds, and other advice on how to incorporate yoga and meditation practices into addiction recovery.
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Watch this episode on YouTube Introduction to Yoga for Addiction Recovery Online Course Connect with Lara Ederer:Instagram | Lara Ederer Yoga | YM Online Guest Teacher
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