Integrative Approach to Fear and Anxiety

Integrative Approach to Fear and Anxiety with Saraswati

Saturday, October 4th 1pm-4pm; $50

Many of the challenges we face in daily life come from the way our minds interpret and react to experience. Both Yogic philosophy and modern psychology describe how unhelpful patterns of thinking can create suffering, and how we can learn to shift them.

In this workshop, we will:

• Practice simple breathing and meditation to calm and focus the mind, and explore why these tools help with inner transformation.

• Reflect on common patterns of distorted thinking, drawing from both Yogic wisdom and psychology, and examine how they contribute to fear, stress and disconnection.

• Learn the “cognitive triangle” – the interplay of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors – as a practical path for change.

• Practice reflections and exercises from both traditions to begin reshaping old patterns into more helpful ways of relating to ourselves and others.

Teacher: Saraswati has been a long-time staff member of the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta organization and is the director of the Toronto Yoga Center. She has taught Yoga to students of all ages for many years.  Saraswati also has a background in social work and psychotherapy, and she is happy to facilitate workshops focused on supporting mental well-being.