
Online Course
Yoga and Eating Disorders
Expert Insights on Recovery
Led by Chelsea Roff, Dr. Catherine Cook-Cottone, and Maris Degener
Yoga can help build skills to support eating disorder recovery, but it can also be a double-edged sword.
This course, led by Chelsea Roff, Dr. Catherine Cook-Cottone, and Maris Degener, explores how yoga can safely and effectively support those affected by eating disorders. Blending lived experience, research, and clinical practice, it offers practical tools for yoga teachers, clinicians, and individuals in recovery to integrate yoga into eating disorder prevention and treatment.
The Double-Edged Sword of Yoga
Yoga can be healing for individuals with eating disorders, but it can also be a trigger or way of masking eating disorder behaviors.
While this practice offers powerful tools for recovery, it can also reinforce harmful patterns when practiced or taught without awareness. This short video explores how to practice and teach yoga in ways that support eating disorder prevention and recovery.