Science and Myths Behind Yoga • The Critical Thinking Podcast | Ft. Salome Thornton

Yoga can be a wonderful, but also dangerous practice based on what information you choose to believe in it. In this great conversation with Salome, a Yoga instructor focusing on the science side of it we talk what Yoga myths are out there, what can be done about that and we also touch the subject of mental health and depression, a very important question for today's situation in the world.

Here is a link to an audio podcast version of the talk: https://anchor.fm/the-questioning-podcast/episodes/2---Science-and-Myths-Behind-Yoga-ft--Salome-Thornton-ecvtme

Time Stamps:
00:00 Intro
03:13 Breaking the mold of teaching Yoga
04:30 Is Scientific Yoga becoming more popular?
07:15 Science of Enlightenment
12:18 Were you into scientific Yoga from day one?
23:13 False information passed on through generations
33:00 Bringing anatomy into Yoga
37:38 Which Yoga myths frustrate you most?
49:00 "Fake it till you make it"
59:18 Impossible promise made by Yoga
01:02:00 Understanding our emotions
01:12:25 "Familiarity breeds contempt"
01:16:38 Overcoming depression - A personal experience
01:29:12 Presenting a false ideal
01:33:20 Ways to face the current world crises
01:47:28 Is skepticism a bad thing?
01:54:08 Do you recommend learning Yoga online?
01:58:10 Danger with "Yoga influencers"
02:04:20 Maintaining a healthy Yoga group
02:10:18 Summary

You'll find more episodes of the Questioning Podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpYu1wrhxbcwaxX4XEwKhisQ7ZbW-ypbS

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