Today, we highlight 3 important topics...The trauma of cultural appropriation on Indian people What is 'decolonizing' mental health from a POC viewpoint Exploring compassion as a core valueYou might be wondering what any of this has to do with yoga? Occasionally, I take a step out of "traditional" or "more-predictable" yoga conversations to bring you topics that will influence your yoga life. This is one such conversation. Ekta Hattangady is a social worker, psychotherapist, and mindfulness coach. Who practices yoga & Buddhism. With 16 years of work experience in the US, UK & Canada. We get into learning about...What is the difference between Counselling and Psychotherapy?Ekta explains what qualifies as good mental healthWhat it means to decolonize mental health & its importanceEkta talks about yoga trauma for Indians abroadWhat is compassion?How empathy and compassion are relatedCompassion: Learned Behavior or Internal Trait?How to measure compassion?What comes first? Compassion or Mindfulness?Different types of compassionEkta's thoughts on the mental health of yoga teachers todayHow to increase your compassioYou can find all the resources mentioned in this episode in the show notes at https://letstalk.yoga/Connect with us on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/arundhati_baitmangalkar/Join our exclusive Facebook group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/letstalkyogaJoin our mailing list: https://www.aham.yoga/instagram-2021 for all episodes.