<span style="font-weight: 400;">Burned out or fatigued? Many folks turn to acts of self-kindness, like massages or meals out. While they may feel good in the moment, you may need a radical shift to sustain joy, energy, and resilience in your life. Join Amina Naru and Pamela Stokes Eggleston—co-founders of Retreat to Spirit and former co-executive directors of Yoga Service Council—for a step-by-step program that helps you develop an effective system of self-care. Over six weeks you’ll better understand, process, and remove the obstacles that stand in the way of your well-being, so you can live from your overflow—not your reserves. </span>

Unpack your life experience to develop useful and healing rituals so you can live from your overflow and not your reserves.

Yoga for Self-Care

<p>Here&#8217;s what you&#8217;ll cover in this lesson:</p> <ul> <li>How Society Impacts Your Self-Care Practice</li> <li>How Society Impacts Your Health</li> <li>Toolbox: Dr. Gail Parker on Overcoming Societal Impacts</li> <li>Video: Morning Practice</li> <li>Video: Evening Practice</li> <li>Homework</li> </ul> <h2>Health Impacts</h2> <p>Pam and Amina talk about the toll societal systems can take on the body and mind.</p> <shortcode type="jwplayer" props='{"jw_media_id":"kBE0I7dp"}'></shortcode> <h2>Meet Your Guest Teacher: Dr. Gail Parker</h2> <p><img loading="lazy" class="alignright wp-image-7191 size-full" src="https://wp.learn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/gail-parker.jpg" alt width="500" height="749" srcset="https://wp.learn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/gail-parker.jpg 500w, https://wp.learn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/gail-parker-200x300.jpg 200w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px"></p> <p>Gail Parker, Ph.D., C-IAYT, E-RYT 500, ACEP is the author of <a href="https://amzn.to/2U8XOJo">Restorative Yoga for Ethnic and Race-Based Stress and Trauma</a>. She is a psychologist and a certified yoga therapist. She became president of the Black Yoga ...</p>

Table of Contents

Introduction

Welcome

Science of Self-Care

Overcoming Obstacles & Building Resilience

Trauma

Societal Implications

Community Care

Best Practices for Self-Care

Societal Implications

Health Impacts

Meet Your Guest Teacher: Dr. Gail Parker

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