Show Notes
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 British Columbia and teacher of yoga, dance, meditation and other mind-body activities. She is also a member of the Board of Governors of the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority (https://www.vch.ca/en/dr-farah-shroff). Dr Shroff is regularly featured in the media. She lives on the land of the Coast Salish Nations aka Vancouver, with her spouse and their sons (when they are home!).
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