Using Yoga as a Tool to Address Addiction, Depression and Anxiety – with Beth Shaw

In this episode, Beth Shaw shares how you can use Yoga as a tool to transform your mind, body and spirit, how you can address addiction and mental health issues such as depression and anxiety through Yoga.

Beth is a pioneer in the Wellness, Yoga & Fitness space in North America. She played a critical role in the widespread growth of yoga throughout the U.S. and Canada. In 1994, she founded the global mind-body education school, called YogaFit, which has since certified over 200,000 instructors worldwide.

Beth is also a best-selling author of several books including YogaFit, YogaLean, The YogaFit Athlete, and, Healing Trauma With Yoga.

She is a go-to yoga & mindfulness expert in the media and has been featured in numerous fitness, business and other publications including SELF, Yoga Journal, Huffington Post, New York Times, Time Magazine, LA Times, Entrepreneur, Washington Post, and USA Today.

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What we discussed during the show:

00:00 Intro
01:58 Beth’s favorite quote: “Just for today.”
02:33 Beth’s background
03:40 Beth’s experience with addiction
04:53 How Beth played a pivotal role in the growth of Yoga throughout the US and Canada
06:03 How can Yoga be used as a tool to address addiction and recovery
06:45 How does Yoga help with mental health, specifically, anxiety and depression?
08:13 Other benefits of Yoga
09:03 How does Yoga transform a person physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually
11:05 About Beth’s non-profit organization – Visionary Women in Fitness
12:38 About YogaFit
13:38 Healing Trauma with Yoga
15:16 Beth’s lowest point in life
16:31 Happiest moment of life
17:29 What does ‘recovery’ mean to Beth
17:58 Who Beth looks up to
18:42 What do people often get wrong about her
19:50 What is Beth trying to learn
20:39 What is something Beth wished she knew when she was 20
21:09 Rapid Fire round – 5 Questions
1. What’s on her nightstand: Three books – Consciousness Rising, Predictable Revenue, Healing Trauma With Yoga
2. Favorite meal: A spinach salad with sauteed walnuts and blue cheese and beets
3. Favorite resource / book: The Power of Now
4. No. of hours of sleep every night: 7
5. Favorite TV show: Sinners
6. One thing she’s grateful for today: Her health
23:18 Beth’s advice to anyone struggling with addiction

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