How Yoga supports your mental health- a blog post by CBT therapist & TYSC student Stevie Tudor
Hello everyone, my name is Stevie and I am a cognitive behavioural therapist working for First Step in Carlisle and Eden. I am also a member of the Yoga Studio Carlisle! My path into yoga started with a few 1-1s with Emma back in 2016 as I was struggling with some lower back pain. I wasn’t looking for anything more than a good stretch out in all honesty and I didn’t see myself as the sort of person who would be able to… well… relax! Fast forward to the end of my first class with Emma and I surprised myself by crying. Not with sadness or pain, but relief and gratitude as the tension I was carrying started to release. Now yoga is a part of my life and something I recommend to my patients who are receiving therapy for depression, anxiety disorders and trauma. I have written a summary of some of the reasons why I would recommend yoga to anyone – but specifically those who are aiming to improve their self-care and wellbeing, and why the Yoga Studio Carlisle is the perfect setting f...