Yoga and Eating Disorders

Presentation prep for Yoga Therapy as a complement to eating disorder treatment and recovery at Lewis and Clark College. Stoked to cover concepts of neuroscience, trauma informed care, and yoga philosophy. It's a great opportunity to further collaboration between health care professionals and yoga therapists-- a great combo👍I love my clinic family @monte.nido! Here's a little guidance first to those in recovery⬇️
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ED Warriors: if yoga helps you, make sure to avoid studios overly focused on superficial achievements and "perfect" bodies. Find a Certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT) who specializes in yoga for ED. You got this. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
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Next for my fellow Yoga teachers/fitness professionals:🙏stay in your lane. Do not give dietary advice (unless you are a dietician). Do not push cleanses, promote food rules or restriction. Conversations should avoid topics like weight loss, food choices or diets. You have no clue how much or how little body self hatred a student carries or their history with food. Err on the side of Do No Harm. This is out of your scope unless you are otherwise qualified and licensed to offer nutritional advice. What can you do?
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Don't lose hope because the Yoga Sutras got you covered. You can truly support your students by sharing yoga's incredibly relevant ethical precepts the yamas and niyamas: self compassion and self appreciation through ahimsa; balance of energy through bramacharya; the practice of finding contentment santosha.
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Can't wait to share at Lewis and Clark's Graduate campus this weekend!
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