#61: Les Bubka: Karate for Mental Health
Les is the founder of Karate for Mental Health, a disability karate coach and author of Anxious Black Belt and The Dark Side of Karate.
Les and Georgia discuss:
- How karate helped Les
- Inclusivity in karate
- Karate as a mindfulness practice
- Why karate can be great for mental health
- How to coach clients with hearing loss
- The importance of creating community
- The difference between karate for mental health and "regular" karate
To contact Les, please email [email protected]
On social media you can find Les on instagram: @lesbubka
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Thank you so much to Nari for the beautiful song "Shape Me" heard at the beginning and end of this episode. Nari wrote this song about Shape Your Life, a boxing program for self-identified female survivors of violence in Canada. She wrote this song using the words and experiences shared by participants with Cathy Van Ingen. You can find out more about Shape Your Life in my interview with Cathy in Episode 8. You can hear more of Nari's work by going to her Instagram: @narithesaga
