Yoga and Eating Disorders: Frequently Asked Questions
The yoga tradition is chock full of tools and practices for students dealing with eating disorder challenges, but it’s not immediately clear which elements will help!
This webinar is the grand finale in the Yoga and Eating Disorders CE series, offered through Yoga Alliance. In this webinar, Founder and Director of Eat Breathe Thrive, Chelsea Roff answers frequently asked questions from yoga teachers about eating disorders and how to most effectively serve this population.
In this webinar, you will learn:
- How to offer support: Strategies to connect with a student you suspect has an eating disorder (and what do if they don’t want help)
- Language and cues: How to ensure the words you use in your classes support eating disorder prevention and recovery
- Safety and risk: What to do if you are worried a student is too physically or psychologically unstable to attend classes safely
- Authenticity and Self-Disclosure: Discover if and when it is ever a good idea to share your personal eating disorder history with students, and how to do so with authenticity and professionality