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May You Live Well
Welcome to May You Live Well, where we share insights into the contemplative lives of inspiring individuals. May You Live Well features personal stories of real people from various backgrounds who share how they’ve been influenced by contemplative practices or ways of being, and how this has impacted their work, relationships, lifestyle, and worldview. Our guests are meditators, travelers, movers, creatives, homesteaders, and thought leaders. They lead by how they live and answer questions through their stories: How does the contemplative process change us? What are the benefits, and what challenges do we face along the way? What happens to our partnerships? When resistance arises, how do we work through it? What does it mean tap into our true potential? Listen well, leave inspired.
May You Live Well
Deniz Aydoslu on Depression, Self-Care, and Cultivating Healthy Boundaries and Relationships
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Alexa Owen
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Season 1
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Episode 2
In this episode I sit down with yoga practitioner, author, and self-care coach Deniz Aydoslu. Deniz and I both spent quite some time studying yoga therapy on Koh Phangan, Thailand, and we’ve also both moved through our own journeys of applying yogic tools for well-being to working through depression. In this talk Deniz shares more about her own background and challenges growing up, what pulled her toward yoga and spirituality, and what she’s learned about the intersections of emotional processing, boundaries, and relationships. We also get some of her top tips for self-care and building a life that you love – not just for the sake of your own joy, but for the well-being of others.
In this episode we discuss:
- Deniz's German and Turkish background and upbringing in Belgium
- Challenges with depression and mental health during adolescence
- Coming to yoga through injury
- Studying psychology and criminology in the UK
- Deniz's journey to Asia for yoga studies and living there for 5 years
- The inner landscape of depression and how yoga helped in the healing process
- The role of purpose: recognizing purpose versus searching for it outwardly
- The wisdom of anger and setting boundaries
- A pivotal realization that led Deniz toward her current partner
- The essence of self-care and what that means for people individually
Links + Resources:
- Deniz's website + free ebook (www.denizaydoslu.com)
- Deniz's book, Messages from the Deep: Calm Anxiety and Lift Depression with Yoga & the Elements
- On Insgagram: @deniz.aydoslu
- On Facebook: facebook.com/therapiesforevolution