Barbara Ley Yoga

04/11/2024

I had a wonderful time with Anu Kaur last weekend presenting on our "full circle" model of patient/provider trauma-informed communication and care at the Society for Integrative Oncology annual conference last weekend in Costa Mesa, CA.

18/05/2023

Yoga and Yoga Therapy Folks: Early Bird registration for the IAYT's annual Symposium on Yoga Therapy and Research (SYTAR) ends Friday. Consider joining us! I'm presenting a 1.45 hour-long workshop, "Yoga Therapy for College Student Mental Health during COVID-19 and Beyond: Trauma-Informed and Social Justice Perspectives." I'm also participating on a panel discussion on the topic of yoga therapy for difficult times and times of change. Let me know if you have any questions!

10/08/2022

The same principles apply to trauma-informed parenting and trauma-informed yoga for kids. Taking this approach takes pressure off of the kids and allows their nervous systems to relax into safety, which is at the heart of trauma-informed healing.

It also takes pressure off parents and teachers by challenging their own assumptions that they need to try harder to obtain certain outcomes from their kids or that they must doing something wrong if the kids are not responding to their efforts in a particular way. In reality, parents and yoga teachers just need to show up and meet the child where they are at. When parents and teachers take this performance pressure off of themselves, they are better able to relax their nervous systems, feel safe, and be open to genuine connection with the child.

What if I gave you a one-page summary of the "What to do if your child doesn't participate in therapy" podcast from a couple weeks ago?

I was shocked by the response to that podcast- therapists wanted to share it with their clients and supervisees and colleagues, and parents wanted to share it with their therapist or their parenting partner or anyone else who has an opinion on what kids should (or shouldn't) be doing in therapy.

Luckily I have brilliantly talented friends and colleagues who make beautiful things so here you go. A one page infographic you can share with absolutely anybody you want to.

You can download the JPG right here on Facebook. JPGs are good for saving to your phone and sharing on social media. If you want a PDF, head over to my website. PDFs are good for printing and sending via email. https://robyngobbel.com/childintherapy/

I hope it helps :)

31/01/2022

Check out our latest study on the use of yoga for promoting undergraduates mental health and well-being! https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author/MJMX5UVSF6EQBZIAIZMV?target=10.1111/aphw.12341

17/10/2021

Surely we have to punish our kids? If we don't, they will become spoiled brats right? Wrong. This is probably one of the biggest misconceptions in parenting. Psychologists over the years haven't helped with this belief. The focus of behaviour change in the past, has been on rewards and punishments. Our whole society is built on this way of thinking. If we speed in our car and get caught, we get punished with a fine. Of course we have to have rules but does the punishment actually work? If you think about speeding, my guess is that you have driven over the speed limit before. If you see a police car, you probably put your foot on the break and slow down (even if you weren't speeding). But when the police car is out of sight your speed will go back up. If you get fined, you probably won't speed for a while, but eventually you will speed again. The need to follow that rule hasn't been internalised, you only follow the rules when the "punisher" (police) is there. The same is true with our kids, they will avoid the behaviour while you (the "punisher") is there, but if they are only stopping to avoid the punishment then they will do it when you aren't there.

More information on my blog:

https://www.thetherapistparent.com/post/why-punishment-doesn-t-work-and-what-does

Link in bio

16/10/2021

My first yoga tiktok! Your practice space doesn't need to be perfect. Just practice. (And special thanks to my new tiktok video producer, the_jingster1. You can follow his videos on tiktok)

15/10/2021

Very proud of our students.

University of Delaware students have issued a list of demands regarding changes they'd like to see surrounding the handling of domestic violence, sexual assault, and gender-based violence on college campuses

17/09/2021

Practicing crutch handstands.

02/09/2021

Working on his handstand.

02/09/2021

Hi everybody, my undergraduate advisee is writing her senior honors thesis on trauma-informed practices in K-12 music education. As part of her research, she wants to interview IK-12 music teachers who implement trauma-informed practices in their classes. If this sounds like you, please consider participating in her project! Also, please share this flyer with other music teachers or music teacher groups that you know of. Thank you!

18/08/2021

"About two weeks after children return to the classroom, a doctor with Nemours Children's Health System is predicting a surge in COVID-19 cases."

About two weeks after children return to the classroom, a doctor with Nemours Children's Health System is predicting a surge in COVID-19 cases.