About this episode

Brendan discusses yoga as a physiological and psychological practice with Dr. Farah Shroff, a public health expert.

In this episode Brendan is joined by Dr. Farah Shroff to discuss all about yoga as a physiological and psychological practice. Dr. Farah M Shroff is a Canadian public intellectual with expertise in global public health research and education. She envisions and strives for Health for All on a Healthy Planet. A policy expert, she has worked for governments in Canada and elsewhere. She specializes in solving health problems. Her research areas are integrative health approaches such as Ayurveda and yoga, and social/environmental justice. Speaking French, Spanish and English, she has worked in many nations as an educator in academia and other communities. She founded and leads Maternal and Infant Health Canada (https://linktr.ee/MIHCan), a global public health collaborative aiming to improve the wellbeing of women, young ones and the environment. Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health recently awarded her a mid-career fellowship, recognizing her expertise and leadership in global public health. Currently, she is on the Board of the Harvard Health Lab and Expert, Global Health, at the Harvard Innovation Lab. She works as an independent consultant, faculty member at the University of…

People in this episode

Host: Brendan

Guest: Dr. Farah Shroff

Topics covered

• yoga
• public health
• integrative health
• social justice
• mind-body practices

Keywords

• yoga
• public health
• Ayurveda
• mental health
• integrative health

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Maternal and Infant Health Canada, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Harvard Health Lab, Harvard Innovation Lab, Vancouver Coastal Health Authority

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