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Black Therapist Podcast

Yoga and meditative therapeutic practice with James Woods, MFT

Season 3, Ep. 4
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New Monday New Episode on this episode of the Black Therapist Podcast we discuss the interdisciplinary discipline approach to combining yoga and other ancient African practices into the therapeutic process. This week we interview therapist and yogi James Woods MFT, aka @datyogadude where he tells us about his Second annual @10000000manmeditation October 13th 2018 in Riverside CA. 


Also on this episode we discuss The difference between mindfulness and yoga, Why stillness is so important to being present, how yoga helps therapist to meet you where you are,

what counting sheep and meditation have in common, and 

how mental health care for black people is more important in the age of trump, Resist and me too movements. 

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