Yoga Psychology Institute

12/10/2026

🎧 In our conversation on the podcast, Michelle Cassandra Johnson shares how she channels crone energy to cultivate protection and set boundaries.

Yes to more crone energy!

To listen in, search for A Grateful Life podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or go to https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/you-are-protected-with-michelle-cassandra-johnson/id1193048930?i=1000793187803.

08/10/2026

Get ready with me for the very last Mental Health Aware Yoga training in Mullumbimby the weekend after next.

Big shout out to all the incredible yoga teachers who have signed up and are working their way through the online component this week.

I can’t wait to meet you!

There are just a couple of places left on this very last training. Join us at www.mentalhealthawareyoga.com/hybrid ♥️

05/10/2026

🎧 Michelle Cassandra Johnson just published an incredible book called You Are Protected, and we were so fortunate to have her on the podcast this week.

Join us to hear her invocation of protection at the beginning of the beginning of the episode, and another as she closed our conversation at the end.

There’s so much goodness in this episode and I cannot wait to share it with you!

To listen in, search for A Grateful Life podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or go to https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/you-are-protected-with-michelle-cassandra-johnson/id1193048930?i=1000793187803.

28/09/2026

"Just relax."

"Breathe through it."

Two well-meaning (and sometimes very unhelpful) things we say in yoga class. We've all heard them, and most of us have said them too at some point.

For a student who isn't feeling calm and regulated, being told to relax can feel impossible, or a little condescending.

Our wonderful mentor Biddy McNamara has written a new piece on why mental health awareness in yoga matters. She covers the trust students bring into the room, the small shifts in language that hand agency back to them, and why knowing where your role ends is part of holding a safe space.

Find the article at www.mentalhealthawareyoga.com/why-mental-health-awareness-in-yoga-matters

If you're a yoga teacher in Australia (or you've been looking for an excuse to visit the Byron Bay), Biddy will be with me in Mullumbimby for the last ever hybrid Mental Health Aware Yoga training, 17-18 October.

All the details are at https://www.mentalhealthawareyoga.com/hybrid



What's a cue you've let go of, or one you've started using instead? I'd love to hear.

23/09/2026

🎧 As a functional psychologist, Kelly McGonigal and sees that everything in human nature serves a purpose.

And I love love love the way she describes the function of joy.

Listen to hear!

To listen in, search for A Grateful Life podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or go to https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/on-lowering-your-threshold-for-joy-with-kelly-mcgonigal/id1193048930?i=1000791027598 to tune in.

22/09/2026

🎧 I sometimes feel guilty for feeling joy when there is so much suffering in the world. But Kelly McGonigal set me straight.

She sees joy as our moral responsibility!

To listen in, search for A Grateful Life podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or go to https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/on-lowering-your-threshold-for-joy-with-kelly-mcgonigal/id1193048930?i=1000791027598 to tune in.

19/09/2026

Last chance to join a hybrid Mental Health Aware Yoga training. Ever.
Start the online component today.
Join us in Mullumbimby / Byron Bay (Australia) 17-18th October.
Sign up and get started today at www.mentalhealthawareyoga.com/hybrid.
Or comment AWARE and we’ll DM you the link ♥️

15/09/2026

15/09/2026

The Mental Health Aware Yoga training starts today, and if you're a yoga teacher, I'd love to welcome you in.

Every time we run this training, a group of incredible yoga teachers join us from all over the world, and we spend six months together learning about mental health, about western and yogic psychology, and about how to hold a class that's genuinely safe and nourishing for the students who need it most.

The doors open this morning, and then it's yours for six months, at your own pace. Some people dive in right away. Others move slowly and steadily through. You get to make it work for you.

If you've been sitting with this one for a while, today's the day.

Enrolment closes tonight.

Join us at www.mentalhealthawareyoga.com/online.

14/09/2026

The online Mental Health Aware Yoga training starts tomorrow, and if you're a yoga teacher, I'd love to welcome you in!

Every time we run this training, a group of incredible yoga teachers join us from all over the world. And we spend six months together, in community, learning about mental health, about western and yogic psychology, and about how to hold a class that's both safe and nourishing for the students who need it most.

The doors will open in the morning, then you'll have six months to work through the training, at your own pace.

Some people dive in right away, and others move more slowly and steadily through the program. You get to make it work for you.

Come and join us!

All the details are at www.mentalhealthawareyoga.com/online.