Yoga and Compassion with Dr Sunil Lad, Consultant Psychologist

Today's guest is the wonderful Dr Sunil Lad, Consultant Psychologist in the NHS here in the UK , who has an interest in both yoga and compassion. 

We discuss Yoga in the context of what are called the Yamas and Niyamas - the ways in which we relate and conduct ourselves in relation to others and ourselves. The topic of Compassion underpins our conversation and Sunil highlights its utility in areas such as pain management. Also, if you can find a quiet place where you are alone and have some space, Sunil leads us through a brief compassionate yoga session focusing on one just asana (yoga posture). 

Finally, he invites us to consider how we take our experience and our practice from the mat into our wider daily lives.

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Thank you for listening 

On today's show, our guest is Claire who is an active participant in Adriene's social media community the Kula. If you love yoga and enjoy it for all that it brings you this is a heartwarming conversation. 

Claire has a busy job in the NHS and a family both of which demand time, energy and commitment. Our conversation ranges from the benefits of regular yoga practice, even very short sessions of a few minutes to the long twenty minutes flow (a fave of Claire) and beyond. 

We discuss friendships and support in the virtual world and how that can then translate into real and lasting face ti face friendships. 

We chat about Claire's one and only face to face yoga class (and it wasn't your average one by the way!). 

Having an online teacher such as Adriene as opposed to one that we might see face to face. 

And of course, the rich, depth, companionship and support that being a member of a community like the Kula brings.

Enjoy and thank you for listening.

Andrew"