Episode 118 Holistic Tools For Managing Overwhelm For Highly Sensitive People: Interview with Erika Belanger
Yoga in the Therapy Room: Tips for integrating trauma informed yoga · Chris McDonald, LCMHCS
Audio is streamed directly from the publisher (traffic.libsyn.com) as published in their RSS feed. Play Podcasts does not host this file. Rights-holders can request removal through the copyright & takedown page.
Show Notes
What does it mean to be an HSP? What challenges come with being an HSP and what holistic strategies can you use to overcome the overwhelm of being highly sensitive?
MEET Erika Belanger
Erika is a yoga teacher, somatic coach, and the host of the On & Off Your Mat Podcast. For the last 8 years, Erika has helped sensitive women let go of overwhelm and overthinking by learning to manage their thoughts, feel their feelings, and heal their nervous system through mind-body-spirit practices. She's living proof of the power of self-healing as she herself has grown and worked through eating disorders, chronic illness, addiction, mental illness, patterns of self-sabotage & self-abandonment, and childhood trauma. She teaches online and in-person, for week-long retreats bringing her students and clients on a journey of awareness, compassion, embodiment, and transformation.
Find out more at Erika Belanger and connect with Erika on Instagram & Facebook
IN THIS PODCAST:
- Recognizing the signs that you may be an HSP 3:18
- Finding and understanding the source of your overwhelm 15:00
- What are some holistic practices that can help HSP? 19:32
Recognizing The Signs That You May Be An HSP
- Understanding the energy cycle of being highly sensitive
- The importance of understanding how your body reacts to stress
- What does it mean to widen your window of tolerance
- How each HSP is unique in their symptoms
Finding And Understanding The Source Of Your Overwhelm
- Are you more prone to anxiety as an HSP?
- The importance of accepting and embracing yourself as a highly sensitive person
- Finding ways to stay within your window of tolerance
What Are Some Holistic Practices That Can Help HSP?
- The importance of integrating many practices and touching on all aspects of your wellbeing
- How do your thoughts affect your emotions?
- What is a "Thought Protocol?"
- Bringing your emotions back into your body and integrating movement and being present
- What is an "Orienting Practice"?
- Integrating spirituality into your holistic approach
Connect With Me
Download the Free guide: How to build confidence and competence bringing yoga into the therapy room
The Yoga in Therapy Collective —where therapists learn, grow, and get support with yoga-informed practices
Explore the Yoga Basics for Therapists course—designed to help you confidently and ethically integrate yoga into therapy
Yoga Basics: The Therapist's Guide to Integrating Trauma-Informed Yoga into Sessions
Instagram: @chris_mcdonald58
Join the Free Bringing Yoga Into the Therapy Room Facebook group
Leave a review and subscribe to this podcast