Yoga and its connection to mental health | Nikolai Blinow | TEDxSalveReginaU
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- Опубліковано 17 тра 2017
- Verbalizing the similarities between yoga philosophy and evidence-based, Western mental health practices. Identifying mindless-based yoga practice that can be utilizes in mental health treatment to enhance cognitive change and a mindfulness-based yoga practice that can be utilized to enhance behavioral change.
Nikolai Blinow is a certified yoga instructor and licensed mental health counselor in the state of Rhode Island. She founded OMpowerment Psychotherapy with the goal of serving a unique niche in the mental health and personal development community. Nikolai integrates research-based Westernized, mental health practices with holistic approaches to treatment and does this by combining training in interpersonal communications and mental health counseling with yoga and mindfulness practices.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
WOW... I wanted to thank you for your inspiration insight!! I am currently in my last year of counselling and have been practicing yoga initially to heal both a physical injury but also to strengthen my mind.. and like so many surprises in life, I have been gifted with something a whole lot bigger than just a specific outcome. Wholistic... yoga has not just allowed my injured body to realign and heal but something magical has happened and happening beyond my functional neuroplastic brain... my soul connection and strength.. I KNOW this works because I am experiencing a change I have always dreamt of.. after years of counselling, self help books etc. only yoga has allowed me to shift my perspective.. anyway, I'm not going to keep rambling with excitement but I too am on your path... together with others who live this, we can move towards a world where people can become autonomous.. this to me is building a happier world from the inside out!! ✨🙏🏼
good comment.
How and where do I start? Please. I'm an alcoholic and nothing else seems to work
@@bradleylatham8184 Find AA meeting ...That only a fellow alcoholic can understand..
@@bradleylatham8184 Hey! A deep understanding of Yoga philosophy and dedicated Yoga Practice can definitely help you drop the need for alcohol. Please find a yoga studio nearby and start a practice. See if you can speak to some experienced Yoga teachers. Please drop me your email or something and I can send you specific resources that might help. One great thing about Yoga Philosophy is that it does not judge. I wish you well!
@@dattagrace I'm in Brisbane, Australia too. Suburb is Greenslopes. I'm just not sure what style to begin with. Stay in touch, you are a good soul.
Sanathana Dharma one of oldest 'Way of Life' has contributed and still contributing for humanity in many forms ( Yoga, Ayurveda, Astrology, ZERO,. etc) Practice, enrich and explore Sanathana Dharma !
If we are to judge by the poverty, filth, and other problems of India, an outsider can safely conclude it hasn't contributed anything for humanity.
Appreciate the professional approach to describing the Ashtanga eight limbed path of yoga and how it correlates to the cognitive therapy. Combining yoga with professional medical guidance to map out and track how exactly one is changing and overcoming their mental imbalances would bring about wonderful, radical change in this world
Very apt presentation on application of Yoga in today's world with full of enxities. 👌👌
Yoga practice, shows a holistic path of happiness.
I strongly believe that practicing Yoga is a preventive measure.
It helps us before we fall in ditch.
Yam , niyam , asan , pranayam , pratyahar, dharna , dhyan , samadhi is ashtang yog . Main creator is shri krishna. "योगसाथ कुरुकर्माणि सम व्यक्त्वा धनजय सिद्धे असिद्धि समो भुक्त्वा समत्वम् योग उच्यते " - shrimadbhagvatgeeta ❤. Know and proud of your ancient Indian history and the blessings gifted to humanity.
One of the better Tedx talks that’s I’ve seen!! So inspired now!! ❤️❤️
Awesome, thanks so much for the positive feedback!
Yoga has been reduced to "self improvement industry". It's much more than that. The physical exercises and pranayama are just 2 layers out of 8.
abhishek k j lol, really?😂🤣
@@exp3905 why are you laughing ?
Original name of yoga is "asta-anga-yoga" , meaning eight limbed yoga. Physical yoga is one of the eight limbs. Search on the internet instead of lolling here.
abhishek k j ok, then what are the other 7 limbs?
@@exp3905 1. yama ( descipline w.r.t society )
2. Niyama ( descipline w.r.t yourself )
3. Asanas (physical postures , the only thing everyone seems to care and know ) .
4. Pranayama ( breath control )
5. Pratyahara ( internalising one's attention, withdrawal of senses)
6. Dharana ( concentration, meditation techniques, meditation involving effort )
7. Dhyana ( meditation without effort )
8. Samadhi ( empty mind, no thoughts , Shunya )
9. Mahasamadhi ( concious dieing )
@ORIOL MARE it has become commercial unfortunately
I have had many yoga students tell me how much their practice helps with their mental attitude.
That's great to hear. Thank you for sharing!
Real yoga is all about the Hindu religion.
@@dharmayogaashram979 Stop doing this.
@@Thespecster212125 doing what? Telling the truth?
@@fromburnouttobalance6384 🥰
Thx India 😍🥰🤩🇮🇳✌️✌️✌️
Satya Pratap Nayak what are you happy about
@@exp3905 because it's Indian
"The real purpose for practicing yoga is to realize that I am not this body. I want eternal happiness, complete knowledge, and eternal life-that is the ultimate end of the true yoga system." Hare KRSNA.
Massively improves both Mental health and chronic pain.
When you find out one of your friends did a TEDx talk... yes yes yes. I love yoga.
been getting into yoga recently (outdoors whilst this belated UK summer lasts!) and enjoyed listening to this analogy. My god does she rock those jeans too
Yes! Love it👏🏽 reasons I do yoga and wanted to create a UA-cam to help other people!
Don't do it -- you will do more harm than good. I'm warning you so you don't make a big mistake. Go watch on Steven Bancarz's channel "Former Kundalini Yoga Teacher Reveals All (Mike Shreve)." Yoga is NOT innocent exercise we have been deceived into accepting.
@@AI-ch3if wow. I’ve been doing daily yoga for almost 2 years now and I will look into the video but I absolutely love my yoga and honestly no one could change my mind about it. Yoga has done me way more GOOD than bad…
I have not gotten one bad thing out of doing DAILY yoga
Bin doing yoga about 18months now I love it it helps with pain flexibility and camnedss within
Thank you so very much. ❤️
Restorative yoga helped and is still helping my ED recovery
Thank you!
I started yoga&meditation within a month some kind of changes in my body and mind.....
Totally worth it!
Brilliant speaker!
Is there somewhere we can see the last slide in full? Wondering what the notes on ‘thoughts’ and ‘physical sensations’ were?
Insightful presentation. Well done!
Good class and informative
Proverbs 18:21
Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
It is Einstein’s famous equation E=MC^2, in which E is energy (rajas), M is mass (tamas), and C is the speed of light (sattva). Energy, mass, and light are endlessly bound together in the universe.
@@NinjaPandallnight tractor by kapda step paragon for a 7
Yoga really works 💖
Who can help with accessing the power point slides on the back screen of her presentation, please? They are not shown fully in this video.
Great talk!
excellent video could not agree more!
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Good talk but wish that the video showed the visuals the speaker prepared instead of focusing on the speaker from weird angles. Especially since there were non-english words which helps to connect to a visual even if it is little more than just the word spelled out.
And Yoga guys and gals... You need to thank India... Yog is from India... It is of India...
no
yoga is from china
@@inforthewin3231 nice joke😂👍
Right
@@inforthewin3231 🤣🤣
I love ashtanga xx
@spitual (in telegram) audio of Bhagavad Gita in different languages...
Love
Astanga Yoga is a real technology to unite self with creation. Its side benefits are many incl disease modification, improvement in focus, treatment of various mental and physical disorders
Sunil Thummala no way. Really?🤣
sarvangasan adhomukhaswanasan prasaritapadasan.
hail the lord !
I have full respect to this lady..but she became yoga teacher in very less span of time..how?..Here in India to reach that stage it will decades..is she learned full yoga or only physical exercises and breathing exercises..that's doesn't make yoga teacher right?..plz correct me if I'm wrong
Oh? So it isn't just stretching, there's psychological connection to it. I see. And Christians in favor of yoga just say it is stretching.
Anzu love it’s so much more than that! It’s mobility training as well it serves to prevent osteoporosis later on in life, gives you mental clarity, strength, flexibility and stress relief!
Everything has a mental connection.
Hi I wonder, what Christians? say its a form of stretching. I am someone that feels called to live my life for God, and to learn to become less self centered and more other centered “love your neighbor as your self”. I also truly believe yoga is a very real form of aligning your mind, your spirit, and your body into a learned harmony. We are tri-beings, I believe made in the image of the trinity. So I’m a Christian, I believe yoga is one part stretching, but it is so much more than that. Yoga is complex and yet simple, its learning to be in complete harmony with your complete being. Completely aligning with the Christianity that I know.
Oh NO! It is not just stretching. IT is a complete road map to enlightenment, awakening, Buddhahood, Self-Realisation, Oneness, Freedom from Suffering... whatever you may call it.
Its a connection between your body and your mind, being able to control every little bit of your body while moving through emotional experiences. It's almost a like exercise + prayer combo depending on your intention.
Start listening at 1:25 and thank me later.
you’re 6 minutes late
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Masss❤️
Great 👍👍
Now do you believe...that India is great?
Fate of India is learning Yoga from foreigners who don’t know nothing about it...
doesn't matter what we focus on? hmmm
Focus on Jesus and do Yoga, its not meditation.
It's the state of mind or consciousness that is important. What we do outwardly are just frills.
@@gshrdy5415 there is no relation in jesus and yoga
And did you just assume he is Christian
What is Sorcery?? Controlling (natural/external) spirits through imitating physical actions of the spirit in question (Like storm, rain, etc). With the leap in knowledge that there resides an inner spirit within (human) body(the animus hypothesis), Sorcery was directed towards this inner spirit aka mind and viola it became Yoga!!Subsequently Yoga was given a very broad interpretation that virtually appropriated everything under the sun which is not my focus here.....Where I’m going is Yoga{which Comes from the root Yoke(protoIndoEuropean)=>that (object)which reins in} is using the physical/the material, the body to control the non-material/the nonphysical aka the mind!!! You see we(Indians) were the first Marxists(of sorts)!!!
Our tryst with Marxism doesn’t stop there!! Take, for example, Krishna’s grand dictat in Gita “Do your work(action) with no regards to the (fruits of) result “. Here again, the stress is on the work/action!! That is Marxist to the core!! And also the whole Gita is about friction/antagonism in the format of dialogue which is nothing but dialectical!!! Thus the two most dominant themes of our thought are Marxist in nature!!!
[I would go even further to quote another ( Indian)ubiquitous adage of ours “Do not seek the roots of a guru or a sage” implying our wonder about the roots/origins of our gurus aka our educators!! This pertains to another very significant Marxist question. Marx wondered“Who will educate the educators??]. Had Marx asked the same question in his younger days it would have been in his characteristic acerbic style, Who would educate these #%*$!?
Now, why I thought this (going from physical to nonphysical) aspect of the original (Indian)Yoga as important is, as I briefly noted earlier, that later with the passage of time Yoga was prescribed as a (spiritual) remedy to all our problems, without really addressing the underlying material conditions!!! That’s is escapism of the governing class through this easy and cheap (so called) spiritual remedy!!!
Hinduism is LOVE
Unfortunately, this "yoga teachers/therapists" are not Hindus and therefore what they are doing is a cruel scam.
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Yall couldnt get a indian person to talk about this, like not only are our practices appropriated but white people have become the face of yoga
Incredible! Divorcing Yoga from the Hindu religion and pretending to be a "yoga teacher" is a serious mental health issue!
Hi, Swami Paramatma. I'm wondering if keeping yoga connected to Hinduism makes it okay to use shameful language. Further, more traditional styles of yoga introduced to America go unpracticed due to major cultural differences. In my opinion, we want as many people practicing yoga as possible. More people doing yoga = a better world. I'm wondering if connecting yoga to American counseling could be a helpful way to introduce the American mainstream to more esoteric and helpful practices. Namaste
@@andrewcerow1511 Thanks for this very supportive and thoughtful response! As a therapist, I see MANY clients who are interested in yoga + meditation practices, but are intimidated for various reasons, and so they never try them. My goal in providing this talk is to demystify yoga and mindfulness practice + make it more accessible to people. Honestly, some people are going to hate that; Like you, I feel like its a disservice to the broader population to only encourage people to do these practices if they are done in more strict, "traditional" ways. Not that I think the old ways should be ignored or unappreciated. I just think we have to meet people where they are at
YOGA!
If you do Yoga without spiritual connection. Then it is just a joke .
Jai shree krishna🕉️
Matthew 6:19
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
Matthew 6:20
But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
How does this help with mental health? Praying doesn’t make mental illness go away. The f*** outta here with this none sense
I loose Peace in the name of Jesus.
Yoga comes from Indian culture Non Indians do not have the rights to teach yoga
Let's stop whitewashing yoga!
Geeze! Wonder how much she got paid being on TEDX just for providing people with .....ummm...common sense?? GEEZE
It’s not so common sense as so many people are not aware of the benefits the practice of Yoga has to our mental and physical health. As mentioned, people still think of Yoga as being “woowoo”.
Did you not know that TedX speakers don’t get paid? Further, they have to foot their own bill when it comes to travel to the venue and other allied expenses. TedX gives a platform to speakers. Speakers have to apply to get a chance to speak at an event. Then they’re shortlisted based on the theme of the event. Nobody gets paid to give a Ted Talk. Nobody. But smart speakers make money by using this opportunity to promote their other work and strengthen their brand.
@@dattagrace is correct here. TEDx speakers receive no compensation.
It sounds like you need to try yoga
Proverbs 18:21
Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.