Hi, this is Amy Wheeler and i have had the good fortune to travel the world learning about Yoga Therapy on a global scale, meeting many of the leaders in the field along the way.I want to share with you what i am learning as i interview our colleagues. My hope is that together we can reduce the suffering of all sentient beings through our work as YogaTeachers and Yoga Therapists!Topics we will cover:<ul><li>Sciences of Yoga Therapy</li><li>Yoga Therapy Research</li><li>The Art of Yoga Therapy</li><li>Relationships in Yoga Therapy</li><li>Yoga Therapy Books/Authors</li><li>Yoga Therapy Leaders in Field</li><li>Social Justice in Yoga Therapy</li><li>Diversity, Equality &amp; Inclusion in Yoga Therapy</li><li>Yoga Therapy in Healthcare Systems</li><li>Yoga Therapy &amp; Insurance</li><li>Yoga Therapy &amp; National Exam</li><li>Yoga Therapy &amp; Standards</li><li>Cultural Competency in Yoga Therapy</li><li>Yoga Therapy &amp; Integrative Medicine Field</li></ul>Give Back Yoga University is our partner in creating social change and they help us to produce and promote this podcast. They are a charitable organization that helps bring yoga to those in need. If you would like to see the video version of this recording, you can donate to GBYU at: <a href="https://www.givebackyoga.org" rel="nofollow">https://www.givebackyoga.org</a> We have all benefitted from the ancient wisdom of India and her people, so it feels really great to be able to serve in this way. The Optimal State family has pledged on-going support of $500 per month, to go directly to KYM Mitra (<a href="http://www.kym.org/" rel="nofollow">www.kym.org</a>). We will collect the monies and gift them each month. Please consider a recurring monthly payment to the fund. Even a small gift or intention makes a difference! If we make more than $500 in any given month, it will roll into the following month’s payment. The hope is that we can contribute for many years to come. If you even lose the link to donate, it is at the top of the homepage at <a href="http://www.amywheeler.com/" rel="nofollow">www.amywheeler.com</a> also. I will be reporting on the website the progress, how much money is coming in at any given time and where we are in the process of getting this project off the ground. Here is the link for you to get started with your donation. We are so happy that you have decided to join us. We thank you for the bottom of our hearts! <a href="http://Paypal.me/KymMitraDonation" rel="nofollow">http://Paypal.me/KymMitraDonation</a> <a href="http://www.amywheeler.com/" rel="nofollow">Check out Amy&#39;s website</a><a href="http://amywheeler.com" rel="nofollow">http://amywheeler.com</a>

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Amy chats with Dr. Marlysa Sullivan who is a Physical Therapist and Yoga Therapist with over 15 years of experience. She is an Assistant Professor in Yoga Therapy and Integrative Health Sciences at Maryland University of Integrative Health. She is the author of Understanding Yoga Therapy: Applied Philosophy and Science for Well-being and co-editor of Yoga and Science in Pain Care: Treating the Person in Pain, as well as several peer-reviewed articles. While she has been focused on researching and treating chronic pain conditions and bridging evidence-based healthcare with western and yogic philosophy, her broader research interests involve defining the framework and explanatory model for yoga therapy based on philosophical and neurophysiological perspectives. Amy and Dr. Marlysa talk about her career, The idea of Pain is in the brain, and the recent critique of the work of Steven Porges and Polyvagal Theory.They talk about the following:·        Dr. Marlysa’s new fulltime job at the Veterans Administration for the Empower Veterans Program·        Her background as a Physical Therapist and the change to Yoga Therapy·        Dr Marlysa’s thoughts on Yoga therapists who don’t have degrees in Physical Therapy or a healthcare license but want to get jobs in the field.·        Dr. Marlysa’s Yoga therapeutic perspective on pain science and how she works with clients·        The principles Dr. Marlysa’s program covers in the Empower Veterans Program at VA·        Pain Science and the idea that pain is in the brain and nervous system (not the tissues)·        Pain as an output of the brain·        Creating a safe space and the importance for healing·        Self-regulation as the key to helping feel safe and do their deepest healing work·        Dr. Marlysa’s thought on the critique surrounding Dr. Stephen Porges work  October/ November podcasts are sponsored by: International Association of Yoga Therapists<a href="https://iaty.org/" rel="nofollow">https://iaty.org</a>Foundations we support<a href="http://www.kym.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.kym.org</a>We have all benefitted from the ancient wisdom of India and her people, so it feels really great to be able to serve in this way. The Optimal State family has pledged on-going support of $500 per month, to go directly to KYM Mitra (<a href="http://www.kym.org/" rel="nofollow">www.kym.org</a>). We will collect the monies and gift them each month. Please consider a recurring monthly payment to the fund. Even a small gift or intention makes a difference! If we make more than $500 in any given month, it will roll into the following month’s payment. The hope is that we can contribute for many years to come. If you even lose the link to donate, it is at the top of the homepage at <a href="http://www.amywheeler.com/" rel="nofollow">www.amywheeler.com</a> also. I will be reporting on the website the progress; how much money is coming in at any given time and where we are in the process of getting this project off the ground.Here is the link for you to get started with your donation. We are so happy that you have decided to join us. We thank you for the bottom of our hearts!Link to click in the description: <a href="http://paypal.me/KymMitraDonation" rel="nofollow">http://Paypal.me/KymMitraDonation</a> Books mentioned in the podcast:Understanding Yoga Therapy: Applied Philosophy and Science for Well-being Co-editor of Yoga and Science in Pain Care: Treating the Person in PainMeet Dr. Marlysa Sulliva <a href="https://marlysasullivan.com/" rel="nofollow">https://marlysasullivan.com/</a>Check out Amy&#39;s website <a href="http://www.amywheeler.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.amywheeler.com</a>

INTERVIEW WITH MARLYSA SULLIVAN MPT, E-RYT 500 & C-IAYT

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Amy chats with Dr Kelli Bethel, Kelli is a Physical Therapist with over 28 years of experience, a certified Yoga Therapist, and a registered, experienced 500-hour Yoga Instructor. Dr. Bethel owns Tafiya Yoga and Wellness. She is also Clinical Director of Yoga and Yoga Therapy at The University of Maryland School of Medicine Center for Integrative Medicine. She has extensive experience working with clients with neurologic injuries and disease, as well as patients with cancer.Amy and Dr. Kelli about Stroke and Traumatic Brain Injury, How Dr. Kelli has landed work inside of hospitals, how she negotiates fees, how she has adapted to COVID with teaching patients with stroke online, and the importance of specializing in a niche so that you can understand the needs of the people who make decisions at the hospital. She shares with us the most important things she works with for people who have experienced stroke. They touch on the following:·        How Dr. Kelli lands her hospital contracts and how she sets up contracts with hospitals·        Different types of niches such as stroke and TBI, and how she was able to fill a gap·        The importance of using the right language with health care providers and clients ·        Importance of knowing your research in Yoga and Yoga Therapy ·        The work that Dr. Kelli is engaged in currently·        Dr. Kelli’s process for dealing with client’s who have stroke or TBI·        How to keep people safe in yoga therapy, even on Zoom October/ November podcasts are sponsored by: International Association of Yoga Therapists<a href="https://iaty.org/" rel="nofollow">https://iaty.org</a> Foundations we support<a href="http://www.kym.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.kym.org</a>We have all benefitted from the ancient wisdom of India and her people, so it feels really great to be able to serve in this way. The Optimal State family has pledged on-going support of $500 per month, to go directly to KYM Mitra (<a href="http://www.kym.org/" rel="nofollow">www.kym.org</a>). We will collect the monies and gift them each month. Please consider a recurring monthly payment to the fund. Even a small gift or intention makes a difference! If we make more than $500 in any given month, it will roll into the following month’s payment. The hope is that we can contribute for many years to come. If you even lose the link to donate, it is at the top of the homepage at <a href="http://www.amywheeler.com/" rel="nofollow">www.amywheeler.com</a> also. I will be reporting on the website the progress; how much money is coming in at any given time and where we are in the process of getting this project off the ground.Here is the link for you to get started with your donation. We are so happy that you have decided to join us. We thank you for the bottom of our hearts!Link to click in the description: <a href="http://paypal.me/KymMitraDonation" rel="nofollow">http://Paypal.me/KymMitraDonation</a> Check out Amy&#39;s website <a href="http://www.amywheeler.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.amywheeler.com</a>Check out Dr. Kelli’s facebook page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/tafiyayogaandwellness/" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/tafiyayogaandwellness/</a>

INTERVIEW WITH DR KELLI M. BETHEL PT, DPT, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500

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Amy chats with Leigh Blashki, Leigh is an IAYT Certified Yoga Therapist, Yoga Australia Senior Registered Teacher, AAYT Registered Yoga Therapist, Certified iRest Teacher and has qualifications in Counselling and Health Sciences. Leigh has practiced yoga and meditation since 1968. He was the Founder of the Australian Institute of Yoga Therapy and has trained yoga teachers since 2000. He is often described as the ‘father of yoga therapy in Australia’.Amy and Leigh talk about Leigh’s decision to fully retire and how it feels to get to that point, making changes and the difficulty that comes with it, delinking from his professional role in Yoga and much more.They touch on the following:·       Leigh’s shares his health concerns·       Taking the decision to make a change·       Retirement in the Yoga world/community·       Different phases Leigh’s faced·       Letting Go and how to do it with grace·       Importance of having activities/friends outside the Yoga world·       Leigh’s thought on taking time off·       Leigh’s thought on delinking from Yoga professionally, yet keeping it close personally October 9th podcast is sponsored by:  Optimal State<a href="https://theoptimalstate.com/" rel="nofollow">https://theoptimalstate.com/</a> Foundations we support<a href="http://www.kym.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.kym.org</a>We have all benefitted from the ancient wisdom of India and her people, so it feels really great to be able to serve in this way. The Optimal State family has pledged on-going support of $500 per month, to go directly to KYM Mitra (<a href="http://www.kym.org/" rel="nofollow">www.kym.org</a>). We will collect the monies and gift them each month. Please consider a recurring monthly payment to the fund. Even a small gift or intention makes a difference! If we make more than $500 in any given month, it will roll into the following month’s payment. The hope is that we can contribute for many years to come. If you even lose the link to donate, it is at the top of the homepage at <a href="http://www.amywheeler.com/" rel="nofollow">www.amywheeler.com</a> also. I will be reporting on the website the progress; how much money is coming in at any given time and where we are in the process of getting this project off the ground.Here is the link for you to get started with your donation. We are so happy that you have decided to join us. We thank you for the bottom of our hearts!Link to click in the description: <a href="http://paypal.me/KymMitraDonation" rel="nofollow">http://Paypal.me/KymMitraDonation</a> Check out Amy&#39;s website <a href="http://www.amywheeler.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.amywheeler.com</a>Leigh no longer has a website, as he has moved into retirement. Feel free to find him for a personal connection on Facebook under his own name.

INTERVIEW WITH LEIGH BLASHKI C-IAYT, AAYT

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Amy chats with Anjali Deva, Anjali is an Ayurvedic practitioner, writer, and teacher. Her private practice, Rooted Rasa, specializes in understanding anxiety, depression, PTSD, digestive disorders, and women’s health from a holistic and integrative understanding. Anjali has been positively influenced by using food as medicine, daily and seasonal routines, western herbalism, Buddhist philosophy, and breath-based practices. Anjali’s approach to Ayurveda is gentle and compassionate. They talk about nourishing food choices, and how appropriate food helps the human body and mind to feel in balance. Anljali also discusses how food as the foundation of every part of our physical and subtle bodies, and how different types of foods are suitable for different seasons of the year and seasons of life.They touch on the following:·        The importance of understanding the different individual constitutions·        How certain foods impacts our body and mind·        Bowel movements to monitor health·        Types of foods suitable for different seasons·        Types of foods for different stages of life·        The cookbook that Anjali is creating for Optimal State·        Birth Constitution and food·        Anjali’s thoughts on intermittent fasting·        Anjali’s Ayurveda School and programs and her future project with Optimal State Yoga Therapy School October 2nd podcast is sponsored by:  Optimal State<a href="https://theoptimalstate.com/" rel="nofollow">https://theoptimalstate.com/</a> Foundations we support<a href="http://www.kym.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.kym.org</a>We have all benefitted from the ancient wisdom of India and her people, so it feels really great to be able to serve in this way. The Optimal State family has pledged on-going support of $500 per month, to go directly to KYM Mitra (<a href="http://www.kym.org/" rel="nofollow">www.kym.org</a>). We will collect the monies and gift them each month. Please consider a recurring monthly payment to the fund. Even a small gift or intention makes a difference! If we make more than $500 in any given month, it will roll into the following month’s payment. The hope is that we can contribute for many years to come. If you even lose the link to donate, it is at the top of the homepage at <a href="http://www.amywheeler.com/" rel="nofollow">www.amywheeler.com</a> also. I will be reporting on the website the progress; how much money is coming in at any given time and where we are in the process of getting this project off the ground.Here is the link for you to get started with your donation. We are so happy that you have decided to join us. We thank you for the bottom of our hearts!Link to click in the description: <a href="http://paypal.me/KymMitraDonation" rel="nofollow">http://Paypal.me/KymMitraDonation</a> Check out Amy&#39;s website <a href="http://www.amywheeler.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.amywheeler.com</a>Check out Anjali’s website <a href="https://www.rootedrasa.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.rootedrasa.com/</a>Instagram: @anjali

INTERVIEW WITH ANJALI DEVA

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Amy chats with Priya Verma C-IAYT. Priya Verma is the founder of Sandalwood Yoga. She is a Certified Professional Yoga Therapist and a Physician Assistant for over 20 years and has been caring for COVID patients on the frontline. She has pioneered integration of trauma-informed Yoga Therapy into a traditional medical model of care, specializing in non-pharmacologic pain management, integrating Yoga Therapy with Orthopedic Surgery, Sports Medicine, Asthma, Immunology, Allergy Medicine, Integrative Medicine and Interventional Radiology. She is the creator of the Clinical Resiliency Program, utilizing evidence-based assessments and developing self-care practices and self-regulation for clinicians, and healthcare workers across the spectrum.They discuss difficult conversations about Covid-19 &amp; Yoga Therapy, the immune system, practicing good hygiene in shared spaces and more.They touch on the following:·        Priya’s experience as a South Asian woman in the Yoga space·        Priya’s experience as a Physician Assistant and a Yoga Therapist·        The Immune System and how it fights Covid-19·        How to shift perspective and have difficult conversations about Covid-19·        Svadyaya or self-reflection as you approach your life in Covid-19 times·        Questions to ask yourself about your perspective·        The Trauma Informed NVC approach·        Finding our mutual needs as a society of people on earth together·        Understanding our different strategies and why they might be occurring·        Practical Hygiene in shared spaces to prevent the spread of Covid-19·        Risk factors in Covid-19·        Handling difficult or uncomfortable conversations with compassion and clarityBio:Priya grew up with yoga as a Second-Generation Indian-American studying Yoga and Meditation from her father, who studied with the yoga master of 2 Indian Prime Ministers. She has formally studied from Internationally respected yoga teachers, Physicians and Researchers in Medical Yoga. She has Certification as a Professional Yoga Therapist through the International Association of Yoga Therapists. She has extensive training in the lineages of Ashtanga Yoga, Iyengar Yoga, Integral Yoga, Thai Yoga and currently further studying applications of Yoga Therapy in the Krishnamacharya Tradition. She has a BS in Molecular Genetics Ohio State University, MS in Physician Assistant Seton Hall University and the University of Medicine Dentistry NJ, Newark. and is a published author of Research in Neuroimmunology focused on Gut – Brain links from Ohio State Medical School.She has pioneered integration of Yoga into a traditional medical model of care, specializing in non-pharmacologic pain management. She offers the scientific lens of utilizing Mind-Body practices with Best Practices in Medicine.She is the creator of the Clinical Resiliency Program, utilizing evidence-based assessments and developing Self-Care practices and Self-regulation for Clinicians, and Healthcare workers across the spectrum.She is experienced with local, national Boards and large Hospital System Boards.  She consults with Healthcare companies on the role of Yoga Therapy in Healthcare, Comprehensive Integrative Pain Management (CIPM) and Stress Management. September’s podcasts are sponsored by:  Optimal State<a href="https://theoptimalstate.com/" rel="nofollow">https://theoptimalstate.com/</a> Foundations we support<a href="http://www.kym.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.kym.org</a>We have all benefitted from the ancient wisdom of India and her people, so it feels really great to be able to serve in this way. The Optimal State family has pledged on-going support of $500 per month, to go directly to KYM Mitra (<a href="http://www.kym.org/" rel="nofollow">www.kym.org</a>). We will collect the monies and gift them each month. Please consider a recurring monthly payment to the fund. Even a small gift or intention makes a difference! If we make more than $500 in any given month, it will roll into the following month’s payment. The hope is that we can contribute for many years to come. If you even lose the link to donate, it is at the top of the homepage at <a href="http://www.amywheeler.com/" rel="nofollow">www.amywheeler.com</a> also. I will be reporting on the website the progress; how much money is coming in at any given time and where we are in the process of getting this project off the ground.Here is the link for you to get started with your donation. We are so happy that you have decided to join us. We thank you for the bottom of our hearts!Link to click in the description: <a href="http://paypal.me/KymMitraDonation" rel="nofollow">http://Paypal.me/KymMitraDonation</a> Check out Amy&#39;s website <a href="http://www.amywheeler.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.amywheeler.com</a>Check out Priya’s website <a href="https://sandalwoodyoga.com/" rel="nofollow">https://sandalwoodyoga.com/</a>

INTERVIEW WITH PRIYA VERMA C-IAYT

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Amy discusses with Jivana Heyman, C-IAYT, E-RYT500, who is the founder and director of the Accessible Yoga Association, an international non-profit organization dedicated to increasing access to yoga teachings. Accessible Yoga offers Conferences, Community Forums, a Podcast, and a popular Ambassador program. He’s the co-founder of the Accessible Yoga Training School, and the author of w, as well as the forthcoming book, Yoga Revolution: Building a Practice of Courage &amp; Compassion (Shambhala, Nov. 2021).  Amy and Jivana talk about Yoga Revolution &amp; Accessible Yoga, Jivana’s background in Yoga and Activism, the act of service without expecting credits/praises in return, and experiencing compassion and love towards other people.They touch on the following:<ul><li>Jivana’s forthcoming book, Yoga Revolution</li><li>Jivana’s Yoga background as an activist and how it informs his yoga teaching</li><li>The importance of Community &amp; Service from the heart and with compassion</li><li>Jivana’s experience with parenting and being married as a yoga teacher</li><li>Showing compassion to others, as we have difficult discussions</li><li>How to keep your priorities and focus on what is really important in your life</li><li>Experience is all that there is, and outcome might be irrelevant</li><li>Jivana’s mother’s death and how it impacted him as a human</li><li>Yoga &amp; Social Justice</li><li>Selfless Service</li><li>Jivana’s personal practice</li></ul> Today’s Podcast is sponsored by The Optimal Therapy School<a href="https://theoptimalstate.com/" rel="nofollow">https://theoptimalstate.com/</a> Foundations we support<a href="http://www.kym.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.kym.org</a>We have all benefitted from the ancient wisdom of India and her people, so it feels really great to be able to serve in this way. The Optimal State family has pledged on-going support of $500 per month, to go directly to KYM Mitra (www.kym.org). We will collect the monies and gift them each month. Please consider a recurring monthly payment to the fund. Even a small gift or intention makes a difference! If we make more than $500 in any given month, it will roll into the following month’s payment. The hope is that we can contribute for many years to come. If you even lose the link to donate, it is at the top of the homepage at www.amywheeler.com also. I will be reporting on the website the progress; how much money is coming in at any given time and where we are in the process of getting this project off the ground.Here is the link for you to get started with your donation. We are so happy that you have decided to join us. We thank you for the bottom of our hearts!Link to click in the description: <a href="http://paypal.me/KymMitraDonation" rel="nofollow">http://Paypal.me/KymMitraDonation</a>Check out Amy&#39;s website <a href="http://www.amywheeler.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.amywheeler.com</a>Meet Jivana  <a href="http://www.jivanaheyman.com/" rel="nofollow">jivanaheyman.com</a>Books mentioned in the podcastYoga Revolution: Building a Practice of Courage and Compassion by Jivana Heyman<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Yoga-Revolution-Building-Practice-Compassion/dp/1611808782" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/Yoga-Revolution-Building-Practice-Compassion/dp/1611808782</a>Accessible Yoga: Poses and Practices for Every Body<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Accessible-Yoga-Poses-Practices-Every/dp/1611807123" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/Accessible-Yoga-Poses-Practices-Every/dp/1611807123</a>

INTERVIEW WITH JIVANA HEYMAN C-IAYT, E-RYT500

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Amy chats with Amy Weintraub,The founder of the LifeForce Yoga Healing Institute, Author of the bestselling Yoga for Depression and Yoga Skills for Therapists: Effective Practices for Mood Management, has been a pioneer in the field of yoga and mental health for over 20 years. She trains health and yoga professionals at notable international venues and offers workshops for every day practitioners. The LifeForce Yoga protocol is being used in residential treatment centers, hospitals and by health care providers around the world. They discuss depression and some types of depression, Tools to use to help with handling depression, Amy’s background and her favorite tools, They talk about the following:·        Amy’s Weintraub’s newest product, the MOOD Card Deck, and ways that it can be used·        Amy’s experience with depression and how yoga changed her life·        The ability of a Yoga Therapist to manage a client who is in an agitated state ·        The difference between a lethargic type of depression and an anxiety-based depression and how to work in two very different ways ·        Tools to help with a lethargic based depression and an anxiety-based depression ·         Amy’s favorite practices and lifestyle changes to help with her own depression/ moods·        What Amy hopes to give to the world as a yoga therapist·        What one can expect from receiving yoga therapy if they have depression·        How Amy deals with disappointment or sad situations in her professional life·        Yoga mantras for health and healing of depression August’s podcasts are sponsored by:  Optimal State<a href="https://theoptimalstate.com/" rel="nofollow">https://theoptimalstate.com/</a>  Foundations we support<a href="http://www.kym.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.kym.org</a>We have all benefitted from the ancient wisdom of India and her people, so it feels really great to be able to serve in this way. The Optimal State family has pledged on-going support of $500 per month, to go directly to KYM Mitra (<a href="http://www.kym.org/" rel="nofollow">www.kym.org</a>). We will collect the monies and gift them each month. Please consider a recurring monthly payment to the fund. Even a small gift or intention makes a difference! If we make more than $500 in any given month, it will roll into the following month’s payment. The hope is that we can contribute for many years to come. If you even lose the link to donate, it is at the top of the homepage at <a href="http://www.amywheeler.com/" rel="nofollow">www.amywheeler.com</a> also. I will be reporting on the website the progress; how much money is coming in at any given time and where we are in the process of getting this project off the ground.Here is the link for you to get started with your donation. We are so happy that you have decided to join us. We thank you for the bottom of our hearts!Link to click in the description: <a href="http://paypal.me/KymMitraDonation" rel="nofollow">http://Paypal.me/KymMitraDonation</a> Meet Amy Weintraub <a href="https://www.amyweintraub.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.amyweintraub.com/</a>Amy’s MOOD CARD DECK <a href="https://mailchi.mp/amyweintraub/card-deck" rel="nofollow">https://mailchi.mp/amyweintraub/card-deck</a>Amy Weintraub Instagram id: @amylifeforceyogaYoutube: Amy Weintraub AuthorFacebook: Amy WeintraubCheck out Amy&#39;s website <a href="http://www.amywheeler.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.amywheeler.com</a>

INTERVIEW WITH AMY WEINTRAUB MFA, E-RYT 500,C-IAYT,YACEP

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Amy talks with Crystal Frazee, a high-performance and resilience coach and the creator of the Somatic Attunement Method™. She has a doctorate in Physical Therapy, certificates in integrative health for women, a certified Health &amp; Wellness Coach, and a pioneer in the field of Yoga Therapy. Amy and Crystal talk about Crystal’s background and her experience as a professional, dealing with clients as a Yoga Therapist, and the Importance of having a niche and more.They discuss the following:·        What it is like to be a high-achieving Type A woman in the world and not apologize for being who we are·        Working with the boundaries of pushing too hard and falling into burnout and pain·        Knowing your value as a Yoga Therapist·        Crystal’s professional background and what led to where she is today·        Is another healthcare license needed to get work as a Yoga Therapist? What are the pros and cons of having another healthcare license?·        The journey and importance of finding your niche in Yoga Therapy·        Culture’s expectation of women and how to break the mold to be exactly who you are·        Using the right language with clients as a Yoga Therapist so that you can meet them where they are, and not where you are·        Burnout as a woman and how to work back from it·        Benefits of listening to your client’s needs from Crystal’s experienceAugust’s podcasts are sponsored by The Optimal State<a href="https://theoptimalstate.com/" rel="nofollow">https://theoptimalstate.com/</a>  Foundations we support<a href="http://www.kym.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.kym.org</a>We have all benefitted from the ancient wisdom of India and her people, so it feels really great to be able to serve in this way. The Optimal State family has pledged on-going support of $500 per month, to go directly to KYM Mitra (<a href="http://www.kym.org/" rel="nofollow">www.kym.org</a>). We will collect the monies and gift them each month. Please consider a recurring monthly payment to the fund. Even a small gift or intention makes a difference! If we make more than $500 in any given month, it will roll into the following month’s payment. The hope is that we can contribute for many years to come. If you even lose the link to donate, it is at the top of the homepage at <a href="http://www.amywheeler.com/" rel="nofollow">www.amywheeler.com</a> also. I will be reporting on the website the progress, how much money is coming in at any given time and where we are in the process of getting this project off the ground.Here is the link for you to get started with your donation. We are so happy that you have decided to join us. We thank you for the bottom of our hearts!Link to click in the description: <a href="http://paypal.me/KymMitraDonation" rel="nofollow">http://Paypal.me/KymMitraDonation</a>Meet Crystal <a href="https://crystalfrazee.com/" rel="nofollow">https://crystalfrazee.com/</a>Instagram @drcrystalfrazeeCheck out  <a href="http://www.amywheeler.com/" rel="nofollow">Amy&#39;s website</a>

INTERVIEW WITH CRYSTAL FRAZEE

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Amy discusses Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder with Melissa Sue Vair Ogden, who is a Certified Yoga Teacher. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Women’s Studies and also a Master’s in Public Administration, Nonprofit Management. Amy and Melissa talk about Yoga/ Therapeutic yoga for PMDD (premenstrual dysphoric disorder), Melissa’s struggle with PMDD, Various symptoms of PMDD, and how Yoga helps Melissa deal with PMDD symptoms and help others with PMDD change their lives. They touch on the following:<ul><li>Melissa’s personal experience with PMDD and how she manages it</li><li>Keeping track of your menstrual cycle and understanding your body</li><li>Symptoms of PMDD and how it manifests in the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual layers of the body</li><li>How Yoga Therapy/Therapeutic Yoga helps to deal with PMDD symptoms</li><li>Melissa’s thought on creating more awareness on PMDD</li><li>Melissa’s interest in social justice</li><li>Gender neutrality and PMDD</li><li>Melissa’s though on dealing with grief from her own experience of PMDD</li></ul>  Today’s Podcast is sponsored by The Optimal Therapy School<a href="https://theoptimalstate.com/" rel="nofollow">https://theoptimalstate.com/</a>  Foundations we support<a href="http://www.kym.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.kym.org</a>We have all benefitted from the ancient wisdom of India and her people, so it feels really great to be able to serve in this way. The Optimal State family has pledged on-going support of $500 per month, to go directly to KYM Mitra (www.kym.org). We will collect the monies and gift them each month. Please consider a recurring monthly payment to the fund. Even a small gift or intention makes a difference! If we make more than $500 in any given month, it will roll into the following month’s payment. The hope is that we can contribute for many years to come. If you even lose the link to donate, it is at the top of the homepage at www.amywheeler.com also. I will be reporting on the website the progress; how much money is coming in at any given time and where we are in the process of getting this project off the ground.Here is the link for you to get started with your donation. We are so happy that you have decided to join us. We thank you for the bottom of our hearts!Link to click in the description: <a href="http://paypal.me/KymMitraDonation" rel="nofollow">http://Paypal.me/KymMitraDonation</a>  Check out Amy&#39;s website <a href="http://www.amywheeler.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.amywheeler.com</a>Meet Melissa on Instagram @yogaforpmddFacebook @Yoga for PMDDEmail@ yogaforpmdd@gmail.comYoga for PMDD community <a href="https://www.patreon.com/yogaforpmdd" rel="nofollow">https://www.patreon.com/yogaforpmdd</a>

INTERVIEW WITH MELISSA SUE VAIR OGDEN

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Amy discusses with Pamela Stokes Eggleston, who is the Executive Director of the Yoga Service Council and Founder of Yoga2Sleep, Consultant, Advisor, Contributing Editor, National Speaker, Co-Founder of Retreat-To-Spirit. She is a certified yoga teacher and yoga therapist with specialized certifications in plant-based nutrition, cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I), and yoga for trauma to work with military service members, Veterans, and their caregivers. Amy and Pamela talk about sexual trauma within the US Military troops, and why fighting against prejudice against others is part of living our yoga. They touch on the following:<ul><li>Pamela’s in-depth knowledge and her experience dealing with women military vets who went through sexual trauma</li><li>Dealing with negative people</li><li>Pamela’s case study on military sexual trauma in the book YOGA AND RESILIENCE: Empowering Practices for Survivors of Sexual Trauma</li><li>Teaching Yoga Therapy to military or veterinary spouses</li><li>Post-Covid reflections and where do we go from here with our yoga services</li><li>Yoga therapists engaging in political conversations around race and ethnicity</li><li>Social Justice as one of the 5 yamas of Patanjali’s 8 Limbs of Yoga</li></ul>  Today’s Podcast is sponsored by The Optimal Therapy School<a href="https://theoptimalstate.com/" rel="nofollow">https://theoptimalstate.com/</a>  Foundations we support<a href="http://www.kym.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.kym.org</a>We have all benefitted from the ancient wisdom of India and her people, so it feels really great to be able to serve in this way. The Optimal State family has pledged on-going support of $500 per month, to go directly to KYM Mitra (www.kym.org). We will collect the monies and gift them each month. Please consider a recurring monthly payment to the fund. Even a small gift or intention makes a difference! If we make more than $500 in any given month, it will roll into the following month’s payment. The hope is that we can contribute for many years to come. If you even lose the link to donate, it is at the top of the homepage at www.amywheeler.com also. I will be reporting on the website the progress; how much money is coming in at any given time and where we are in the process of getting this project off the ground.Here is the link for you to get started with your donation. We are so happy that you have decided to join us. We thank you for the bottom of our hearts!Link to click in the description: <a href="http://paypal.me/KymMitraDonation" rel="nofollow">http://Paypal.me/KymMitraDonation</a> Books mentioned in the podcast:YOGA AND RESILIENCE : Empowering Practices for Survivors of Sexual Trauma Check out Amy&#39;s website <a href="http://www.amywheeler.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.amywheeler.com</a>Meet Pamela <a href="http://www.yoga2sleep.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.yoga2sleep.com/</a>Contact Pamela via yoga2sleep@gmail.com

INTERVIEW WITH PAMELA STOKES EGGLESTON MBA, MS, C-IAYT, E-RYT-500, YACEP

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Amy and Allie Middleton are the hosts of today’s podcast. Allie Middleton is a Licensed Psychotherapist, Author, Yoga Teacher &amp; Certified Yoga Therapist. Allie’s focus has been to help with envisioning the future of Yoga and Yoga Therapy. Amy and Allie chat with Rachelle Pean a licensed social worker, LMSW. Rachelle tells us the journey of how she left her day job and became an entrepreneur who co-founded Root3d, a wellness space in Albany, New York for BIPOC people to heal. She also specializes in EMDR, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as it relates to trauma, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. They discuss creating safe spaces for BIPOC individuals, how to move from a regular day job to becoming a full-time yoga and wellness professional, Rachelle’s background, and the importance of listening to your deeper voice and admitting to yourself what you are feeling. They talk about the following:<ul><li>Rachelle’s background and how she got started with Yoga</li><li>The power of listening &amp; feeling, for self and clients</li><li>The turning point in Rachelle’s life/career</li><li>Early steps Rachelle took to get to where she is today</li><li>How Rachelle felt handing in her resignation and took the leap</li><li>How Root3d began and the vision behind it</li><li>Finding collaborators that share the same values</li><li>How Rachelle continues to gain the confidence to move forward</li><li>The importance of having safe spaces for black and brown people to heal</li></ul> Today’s podcasts is  sponsored by:  Optimal State<a href="https://theoptimalstate.com/" rel="nofollow">https://theoptimalstate.com/</a>  Foundations we support<a href="http://www.kym.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.kym.org</a>We have all benefitted from the ancient wisdom of India and her people, so it feels really great to be able to serve in this way. The Optimal State family has pledged on-going support of $500 per month, to go directly to KYM Mitra (<a href="http://www.kym.org/" rel="nofollow">www.kym.org</a>). We will collect the monies and gift them each month. Please consider a recurring monthly payment to the fund. Even a small gift or intention makes a difference! If we make more than $500 in any given month, it will roll into the following month’s payment. The hope is that we can contribute for many years to come. If you even lose the link to donate, it is at the top of the homepage at <a href="http://www.amywheeler.com/" rel="nofollow">www.amywheeler.com</a> also. I will be reporting on the website the progress; how much money is coming in at any given time and where we are in the process of getting this project off the ground.Here is the link for you to get started with your donation. We are so happy that you have decided to join us. We thank you for the bottom of our hearts!Link to click in the description: <a href="http://paypal.me/KymMitraDonation" rel="nofollow">http://Paypal.me/KymMitraDonation</a> Book mentioned in the podcastYoga Radicals: A Curated Set of Inspiring Stories from Pioneers in the Field by Allie Middleton launching on the 19th of August 2021<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08XSGX1QF/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08XSGX1QF/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&amp;btkr=1</a> Meet Rachelle <a href="https://www.rachellepean.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.rachellepean.com/</a>Meet Allie <a href="https://alliemiddleton.com/" rel="nofollow">https://alliemiddleton.com/</a>Check out Amy&#39;s website <a href="http://www.amywheeler.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.amywheeler.com</a>

INTERVIEW WITH RACHELLE PEAN

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Amy and Allie Middleton hosts today’s podcast. Allie Middleton is a Licensed Psychotherapist, Author, Yoga Teacher &amp; Certified Yoga Therapist. Allie hopes to build relationships with influencers that are in adjoining fields of health care. Amy and Allie chat with Harvey Rosenthal. Harvey has over 45 years of experience working to promote public mental health policies and practices that advance the recovery, rehabilitation, rights, dignity and full community inclusion of individuals with psychiatric disabilities and/or diagnoses. He has helped to create several nationally acclaimed and highly replicated peer support and transformational training innovations and worked to advance informed choice protections, self-directed care and health and racial equity.They discuss peer support, self-directed care and its connection to wellness / rehabilitation fields, and how Harvey’s work can help guide the future of Yoga Therapy and Mental Health. They talk about the following:·        “Imagine your worst nightmare, turn it on the side and your have your life purpose.”·        Harvey’s journey through his own mental health challenges and how it impacted his professional journey·        The impact of his experience on the field of Yoga Therapy·        The Peer Support model that can be used in Yoga Therapy·        Self-Directed care and its benefit to mental healthcare and application to Yoga Therapy·        Important financial implementation strategies in the Health care sector·        Where Mental Health funding would be most applicable to Yoga Therapy·        How Harvey handles difficult situations·        Harvey‘s thought on burnout and taking care of himself so that he does not feel like quitting when the going gets rough  July’s podcasts are sponsored by:  Optimal State<a href="https://theoptimalstate.com/" rel="nofollow">https://theoptimalstate.com/</a> Foundations we support<a href="http://www.kym.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.kym.org</a>We have all benefitted from the ancient wisdom of India and her people, so it feels really great to be able to serve in this way. The Optimal State family has pledged on-going support of $500 per month, to go directly to KYM Mitra (<a href="http://www.kym.org/" rel="nofollow">www.kym.org</a>). We will collect the monies and gift them each month. Please consider a recurring monthly payment to the fund. Even a small gift or intention makes a difference! If we make more than $500 in any given month, it will roll into the following month’s payment. The hope is that we can contribute for many years to come. If you even lose the link to donate, it is at the top of the homepage at <a href="http://www.amywheeler.com/" rel="nofollow">www.amywheeler.com</a> also. I will be reporting on the website the progress; how much money is coming in at any given time and where we are in the process of getting this project off the ground.Here is the link for you to get started with your donation. We are so happy that you have decided to join us. We thank you for the bottom of our hearts!Link to click in the description: <a href="http://paypal.me/KymMitraDonation" rel="nofollow">http://Paypal.me/KymMitraDonation</a> Book mentioned in the podcastYoga Radicals: A Curated Set of Inspiring Stories from Pioneers in the Field by Allie Middleton launching on the 19th of August 2021<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08XSGX1QF/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08XSGX1QF/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&amp;btkr=1</a> Meet Harvey <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/harvey-rosenthal-7212358/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/in/harvey-rosenthal-7212358/</a><a href="https://www.nyaprs.org/" rel="nofollow">https://www.nyaprs.org/</a>Meet Allie <a href="https://alliemiddleton.com/" rel="nofollow">https://alliemiddleton.com/</a>Check out Amy&#39;s website <a href="http://www.amywheeler.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.amywheeler.com</a>

INTERVIEW WITH HARVEY ROSENTHAL

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Amy and Allie chat with Dr. Dori Hutchinson, Sc. D. today. Dori is The Executive Director of the Centre of psychiatric rehabilitation in Boston University since 1984, Besides serving as Director of Services, Dr. Hutchinson is an Associate Clinical Professor at Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at Boston University. Dr. Dori Hutchinson also sits on several community mental health center advisory boards both locally in Massachusetts and nationally. Allie Middleton is a Licensed Psychotherapist, Yoga Teacher &amp; Therapist. Allie is interested in building relationships with influencers in adjoining fields of healthcare. Allie feels that the field of Yoga Therapy has much to learn from the field of Behavioral Health. Allie is an expert in Theory U process, Social Presencing, and has been meditating and practicing yoga for over 45 years. The field of yoga therapy is about 30 years behind the field of Behavioral Health and we can learn from their professional trajectory. They discuss behavioral health, Psychiatry and Yoga therapy and what they have in common, and also what Yoga Therapy can learn from behavioral health and these other fields, Psychiatric Rehabilitation. They talk about the following:·        The concept of an interrupted life and how we can find meaning and purpose·        The potential of Yoga Therapy in Psychiatric Rehabilitation·        Dori’s Recovery Education Program and how it has helped the Mental Health field·        Dori’s observation on the effects of Yoga in her program within Behavioral Health and the potential for Yoga Therapy to spread in this arena·        How helping people with burnout and resilience is the key to our success as we grown the field of Yoga Therapy·        Principles and practices of the recovery and resilience model·        The motivation behind Dori’s vision for her Dept. at Boston University·        The benefits of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and how when you help someone, often times their family is willing to be a benefactor to support your cause  July’s podcasts are sponsored by:  Optimal State<a href="https://theoptimalstate.com/" rel="nofollow">https://theoptimalstate.com/</a>  Foundations we support<a href="http://www.kym.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.kym.org</a>We have all benefitted from the ancient wisdom of India and her people, so it feels really great to be able to serve in this way. The Optimal State family has pledged on-going support of $500 per month, to go directly to KYM Mitra (<a href="http://www.kym.org/" rel="nofollow">www.kym.org</a>). We will collect the monies and gift them each month. Please consider a recurring monthly payment to the fund. Even a small gift or intention makes a difference! If we make more than $500 in any given month, it will roll into the following month’s payment. The hope is that we can contribute for many years to come. If you even lose the link to donate, it is at the top of the homepage at <a href="http://www.amywheeler.com/" rel="nofollow">www.amywheeler.com</a> also. I will be reporting on the website the progress; how much money is coming in at any given time and where we are in the process of getting this project off the ground.Here is the link for you to get started with your donation. We are so happy that you have decided to join us. We thank you for the bottom of our hearts!Link to click in the description: <a href="http://paypal.me/KymMitraDonation" rel="nofollow">http://Paypal.me/KymMitraDonation</a> Book mentioned in the podcastYoga Radicals: A Curated Set of Inspiring Stories from Pioneers in the Field launching on the 19th of August 2021<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08XSGX1QF/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08XSGX1QF/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&amp;btkr=1</a> Meet Dori <a href="https://cpr.bu.edu/bio/dori-hutchinson/" rel="nofollow">https://cpr.bu.edu/bio/dori-hutchinson/</a>Meet Allie <a href="https://alliemiddleton.com/" rel="nofollow">https://alliemiddleton.com/</a>Check out Amy&#39;s website <a href="http://www.amywheeler.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.amywheeler.com</a>

INTERVIEW WITH Dr. DORI HUTCHINSON Sc.D

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Amy chats with Ann Marie Johnston, who is the Director of “Yoga for Better Health” and the Founder of “Global Yoga Therapy Day.” Amy discusses the initiatives Ann Maire is passionate about and creating in the world. They talk about how Ann Marie started “Yoga for Better Health” and “Global Yoga Therapy Day,” what drives/motivates her, her visionary mind, and what she hopes to contribute and accomplish in the field of Yoga Therapy.They talk about the following:<ul><li>Ann Marie’s visionary mind and how she uses meditation to guide her decisions</li><li>How Yoga helped with Ann Marie’s symptoms of depression</li><li>How to sit with your inner critic (the jackal who needs cuddles)</li><li>Who are you to make a difference in the world? If not you, who?</li><li>How meditation &amp; breathing practices have helped Ann Marie come up with innovative ideas that can change the world</li><li>How to pivot your business when your idea is not flowing </li><li>Ann Marie’s advice on business marketing, how she tests the viability of the new products in the market with landing pages and email lists</li><li>How Ann Marie started “Yoga for Better Health” for burnt-out healthcare providers</li><li>Where Ann Marie plans to take “Yoga for Better Health” in the future</li><li>The history of Global Yoga Therapy Day and what 2021 looks like with 108 speakers</li><li>The difference between a Yoga Therapist and a Therapeutic Yoga</li></ul> July’s podcasts are sponsored by Optimal State Therapy School with special note of the Physical Health Module in September on Assessment and Therapeutic Planning for the Physical Body<a href="https://theoptimalstate.com/" rel="nofollow">https://theoptimalstate.com/</a> Foundations we support:<a href="http://www.kym.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.kym.org</a><a href="https://givebackyoga.org/" rel="nofollow">https://givebackyoga.org/</a>We have all benefitted from the ancient wisdom of India and her people, so it feels really great to be able to serve in this way. The Optimal State family has pledged on-going support of $500 per month, to go directly to KYM Mitra (<a href="http://www.kym.org/" rel="nofollow">www.kym.org</a>). We will collect the monies and gift them each month. Please consider a recurring monthly payment to the fund. Even a small gift or intention makes a difference! If we make more than $500 in any given month, it will roll into the following month’s payment. The hope is that we can contribute for many years to come. If you even lose the link to donate, it is at the top of the homepage at <a href="http://www.amywheeler.com/" rel="nofollow">www.amywheeler.com</a> also. I will be reporting on the website the progress; how much money is coming in at any given time and where we are in the process of getting this project off the ground. Here is the link for you to get started with your donation. We are so happy that you have decided to join us. We thank you for the bottom of our hearts!Link to click in the description: <a href="http://paypal.me/KymMitraDonation" rel="nofollow">http://Paypal.me/KymMitraDonation</a> Check out Amy&#39;s website <a href="http://www.amywheeler.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.amywheeler.com</a>Check out the global yoga therapy conference happening in August <a href="https://globalyogatherapyday.com/" rel="nofollow">https://globalyogatherapyday.com/</a>Other useful links: •        <a href="https://yogabetterhealth.com/" rel="nofollow">https://yogabetterhealth.com/</a> •        Download the white paper: <a href="https://pages.yogabetterhealth.com/white-paper-yoga-professionals-fb-2/" rel="nofollow">https://pages.yogabetterhealth.com/white-paper-yoga-professionals-fb-2/</a>•         Download the white paper: <a href="https://pages.yogabetterhealth.com/white-paper-yp/" rel="nofollow">https://pages.yogabetterhealth.com/white-paper-yp/</a> •         Yoga Better Health App (Free): https://yogabetterhealth.com/ybh-app/ (Available in Apple &amp; Android)•         Yoga Better Health Pro App (For Yoga Professionals) - https://yogabetterhealth.com/ybhp-app/

INTERVIEW WITH ANN MARIE JOHNSTON

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Amy hosts the show with Allie Middleton this week, a Licensed Psychotherapist, A Yoga Teacher &amp; Therapist, and an Author. Allie hopes to build relationships with influencers that are in adjoining fields of health care. They chat with Dr. Peggy Swarbrick, a pioneer and global wellness leader at Rutgers University. Dr. Peggy coordinates activities for the Wellness Institute of the Collaborative Support Programs of New Jersey. She is an avid Yoga Practitioner. She talks about her model “The Eight Dimensions of Wellness’, How the model evolved from the 1980s till now, and the benefits of Peggy’s Model. The month of July 2021 will incorporate guests from the field of Behavioral Health so that we in the field of Yoga Therapy can learn how to grow and expand our message and influence. We will take lessons from these 4 guests and apply what they have learned in decades of experience while growing a similar field.  Amy, Allie &amp; Peggy talk about the following:·        Peggy’s background and how she came about her model ‘The Eight Dimensions of Wellness”. We discuss the similarities this model has to Yoga Therapy.·        What motivated Peggy to decide to do pursue this pathway for over 40 years and how that has culminated in changing the world!·        How Peggy’s idea started off with healing herself, then expanded to help others and eventually became adopted by major government organizations and ended up in every wellness textbook that exists. Key, it is about whole health and healing and her model “landed” because it is intuitive, and people recognize themselves in the model. Keep it simple and easy to understand is Peggy’s advice!·        Peggy’s advice to people on what to think about when they have a new idea. It is a very yogic way to look at our work.·        What opportunities Yoga Therapists have Post Covid and that there will be money coming down the pike to support the work of yoga therapists, and how to tap into that stream to do your work.·        Allie’s experience with cocreating Wellness &amp; Recovery programs together and the parallels to Yoga Therapy, especially starting to work with the healthcare providers and giving them an experience of what yoga therapy really is.·        Embodied Innovation from the inside out. How to listen deeply to your own heart and then bring your gifts to the world.·        Research and Systems based strategies that can help Yoga Therapists move from the little ME into the big WE consciousness and why that matters.·        Coaching &amp; Counselling models and how it pertains to Yoga Therapy. Yoga Therapy is much more akin to coaching and this is great news because healthcare is excited about coaching!·        Challenges Peggy faced implementing her model and how she overcame adversity in getting her message out to the public over 40 years. She has suggestions for how we as yoga therapists can expand out influence and make a difference in the world. July’s podcasts is sponsored by:  Optimal State Therapy School<a href="https://theoptimalstate.com/" rel="nofollow">https://theoptimalstate.com/</a> Foundations we support<a href="http://www.kym.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.kym.org</a><a href="https://givebackyoga.org/" rel="nofollow">https://givebackyoga.org/</a>We have all benefitted from the ancient wisdom of India and her people, so it feels really great to be able to serve in this way. The Optimal State family has pledged on-going support of $500 per month, to go directly to KYM Mitra (<a href="http://www.kym.org/" rel="nofollow">www.kym.org</a>). We will collect the monies and gift them each month. Please consider a recurring monthly payment to the fund. Even a small gift or intention makes a difference! If we make more than $500 in any given month, it will roll into the following month’s payment. The hope is that we can contribute for many years to come. If you even lose the link to donate, it is at the top of the homepage at <a href="http://www.amywheeler.com/" rel="nofollow">www.amywheeler.com</a> also. I will be reporting on the website the progress; how much money is coming in at any given time and where we are in the process of getting this project off the ground.Here is the link for you to get started with your donation. We are so happy that you have decided to join us. We thank you for the bottom of our hearts!Link to click in the description: <a href="http://paypal.me/KymMitraDonation" rel="nofollow">http://Paypal.me/KymMitraDonation</a> Books mentioned in the podcastYoga Radicals: A Curated Set of Inspiring Stories from Pioneers in the Field<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08XSGX1QF/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08XSGX1QF/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&amp;btkr=1</a> Meet Allie <a href="https://alliemiddleton.com/" rel="nofollow">https://alliemiddleton.com/</a>Meet Peggy <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/peggy-swarbrick-127a4765/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/in/peggy-swarbrick-127a4765/</a>Check out Amy&#39;s website <a href="http://www.amywheeler.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.amywheeler.com</a>  Creating a Healthier Lifestyle <a href="https://store.samhsa.gov/product/Creating-a-Healthier-Life-/SMA16-4958" rel="nofollow">https://store.samhsa.gov/product/Creating-a-Healthier-Life-/SMA16-4958</a> <a href="https://store.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/d7/priv/sma16-4958.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://store.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/d7/priv/sma16-4958.pdf</a> Wellness Quiz <a href="https://alcoholstudies.rutgers.edu/wellness-in-recovery/quiz/" rel="nofollow">https://alcoholstudies.rutgers.edu/wellness-in-recovery/quiz/</a>

INTERVIEW WITH PEGGY SWARBRICK PhD, FAOTA

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Amy chats with Steven Inghram MS, C-IAYT, who is a Yoga Therapist &amp; Naturopathic Medical Student, and the Host of Queer Story Time on Instagram. Steven talks about his show, how he got started, The LGBTQ+ community, Gender Identity and Sexual Identity. Amy and Steven discuss the following:·        Stevens show Queer Story Time and how it started·        Steven’s background, and his experience with being bullied·        How Steven got into the Yoga Therapy Field and what attracted him to Yoga Therapy·        Gender Identity &amp; Sexual Orientation·        Identifying as a safe space for the LGBTQ+ community as a Yoga Therapist·        Medical Discrimination and ethics around LGBTQ+·        Body dysphoria as it relates to the Trans community and what Yoga Therapists need to know·        The importance of Using the correct pronouns and language to honor and respect This week’s podcast is sponsored by:  Optimal State Yoga Therapy School<a href="https://theoptimalstate.com/" rel="nofollow">https://theoptimalstate.com/</a> Foundations we support<a href="http://www.kym.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.kym.org</a><a href="https://givebackyoga.org/" rel="nofollow">https://givebackyoga.org/</a>We have all benefitted from the ancient wisdom of India and her people, so it feels really great to be able to serve in this way. The Optimal State family has pledged on-going support of $500 per month, to go directly to KYM Mitra (<a href="http://www.kym.org/" rel="nofollow">www.kym.org</a>). We will collect the monies and gift them each month. Please consider a recurring monthly payment to the fund. Even a small gift or intention makes a difference! If we make more than $500 in any given month, it will roll into the following month’s payment. The hope is that we can contribute for many years to come. If you even lose the link to donate, it is at the top of the homepage at <a href="http://www.amywheeler.com/" rel="nofollow">www.amywheeler.com</a> also. I will be reporting on the website the progress; how much money is coming in at any given time and where we are in the process of getting this project off the ground.Here is the link for you to get started with your donation. We are so happy that you have decided to join us. We thank you for the bottom of our hearts!Link to click in the description: <a href="http://paypal.me/KymMitraDonation" rel="nofollow">http://Paypal.me/KymMitraDonation</a> Connect with Steven on Instagram, Facebook, twitter and tiktok @futurenmdyogiCheck out Amy&#39;s website <a href="http://www.amywheeler.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.amywheeler.com</a>

INTERVIEW WITH STEVEN INGHRAM (MS, C-IAYT)

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Amy chats with Mala Cunningham Ph.D., C-IAYT, who is a counselling Psychologist and Assistant Professor at University of Virginia at Arlington. Mala is a leading speaker, educator, and trainer in the field of Lifestyle Medicine, Health Psychology, Neuroscience, and Medical Yoga.  Her passion is creating a bridge between medicine, Psychology, Neuroscience, Yoga, and Mindfulness. Amy and Mala talk about Yoga and its relationship with Neuroscience, Mental health, and the benefits that yoga, breathing and meditation create for the brain and body. They discuss the following:<ul><li>Amy and Mala’s course “Mental Health, Brain Science &amp; Yoga, a joint venture with Yogaville coming up on July 28th to Aug 3rd 2021</li><li>Mala talks about she and Amy’s background in Classical Yoga as well as being a western Professor at a university</li><li>How Mala has been able to bridge the concepts of Yoga and science (psychology, medicine etc.) in her career/teachings</li><li>The importance of translating ancient concepts into modern terms people can understand</li><li>Yoga enlightenment, the History of Yoga and origins</li><li>How &amp; why Mala decided to focus on bringing Yoga into cardiac programs</li><li>The benefits of yoga on the nervous system and brain</li><li>Vagal tone, Vagal syncope and the Vagus Nerve</li></ul> June’s podcast is sponsored by:  Optimal State Yoga Therapy School<a href="https://theoptimalstate.com/" rel="nofollow">https://theoptimalstate.com/</a>  Foundations we support<a href="http://www.kym.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.kym.org</a><a href="https://givebackyoga.org/" rel="nofollow">https://givebackyoga.org/</a>We have all benefitted from the ancient wisdom of India and her people, so it feels really great to be able to serve in this way. The Optimal State family has pledged on-going support of $500 per month, to go directly to KYM Mitra (<a href="http://www.kym.org/" rel="nofollow">www.kym.org</a>). We will collect the monies and gift them each month. Please consider a recurring monthly payment to the fund. Even a small gift or intention makes a difference! If we make more than $500 in any given month, it will roll into the following month’s payment. The hope is that we can contribute for many years to come. If you even lose the link to donate, it is at the top of the homepage at <a href="http://www.amywheeler.com/" rel="nofollow">www.amywheeler.com</a> also. I will be reporting on the website the progress; how much money is coming in at any given time and where we are in the process of getting this project off the ground.Here is the link for you to get started with your donation. We are so happy that you have decided to join us. We thank you for the bottom of our hearts!Link to click in the description: <a href="http://paypal.me/KymMitraDonation" rel="nofollow">http://Paypal.me/KymMitraDonation</a> For more information on “Mental Health, Brain Science &amp; Yoga course coming up on July 28th to Aug 3rd 2021 please visit <a href="https://www.yogaville.org/" rel="nofollow">https://www.yogaville.org/</a> Meet Mala <a href="https://www.cardiacyoga.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.cardiacyoga.com/</a>Check out Amy&#39;s website <a href="http://www.amywheeler.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.amywheeler.com</a>

INTERVIEW WITH MALA CUNNINGHAM (Ph.D., C-IAYT)

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Amy chats with Joy Stone, A bestselling author, Anxiety coach, Mindset expert, and Spiritual teacher. Joy received her positive psychology education at the Whole-Being Institute under Harvard Professor Tal Ben-Shahar, and her yoga teaching certification under the Anusara style – a therapeutic application of yoga philosophy and practice.They talk about Anxiety and ways to manage it, Self-doubt, Yoga Sutras, and their new project coming up in 2022. They touch on the following:·        Dealing with anxious thoughts·        Joy’s first book and her background growing up·        Joy’s experience with Yoga Sutras·        The Importance of understanding our relationship with ourselves·        Building/Changing New patterns·        Anxiety as an addiction·        Self-doubt·        Amy &amp; Joy’s upcoming project in 2022 Books mentioned in the podcast:If I’m so spiritual, why am I still so anxious by Joy Stone <a href="https://www.amazon.com/If-Spiritual-Why-Still-Anxious-ebook/dp/B085HD3KRC" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/If-Spiritual-Why-Still-Anxious-ebook/dp/B085HD3KRC</a> Releasing Self-doubt by Joy Stone<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58025899-releasing-self-doubt" rel="nofollow">https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58025899-releasing-self-doubt</a> June’s podcast is sponsored by:  Optimal State Therapy School<a href="https://theoptimalstate.com/" rel="nofollow">https://theoptimalstate.com/</a>  Foundations we support<a href="http://www.kym.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.kym.org</a><a href="https://givebackyoga.org/" rel="nofollow">https://givebackyoga.org/</a>We have all benefitted from the ancient wisdom of India and her people, so it feels really great to be able to serve in this way. The Optimal State family has pledged on-going support of $500 per month, to go directly to KYM Mitra (<a href="http://www.kym.org/" rel="nofollow">www.kym.org</a>). We will collect the monies and gift them each month. Please consider a recurring monthly payment to the fund. Even a small gift or intention makes a difference! If we make more than $500 in any given month, it will roll into the following month’s payment. The hope is that we can contribute for many years to come. If you even lose the link to donate, it is at the top of the homepage at <a href="http://www.amywheeler.com/" rel="nofollow">www.amywheeler.com</a> also. I will be reporting on the website the progress; how much money is coming in at any given time and where we are in the process of getting this project off the ground.Here is the link for you to get started with your donation. We are so happy that you have decided to join us. We thank you for the bottom of our hearts!Link to click in the description: <a href="http://paypal.me/KymMitraDonation" rel="nofollow">http://Paypal.me/KymMitraDonation</a> Book mentioned in the podcastMeet Joy Stone <a href="https://www.joystonecoaching.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.joystonecoaching.com/</a> Check out Amy&#39;s website <a href="http://www.amywheeler.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.amywheeler.com</a>

INTERVIEW WITH JOY STONE

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Amy chats with Stephanie Von Meeteren, An Ayurveda Specialist, Optimal State Yoga Therapist. They talk about menopause, how yoga therapy can help with the symptoms of perimenopause and menopause, premenstrual syndromes, and hormone imbalance, Stephanie’s life changing story and her experience with perimenopause. They discuss the following:<ul><li>Stephanie’s 40th birthday and how she found out she was going through perimenopause</li><li>The importance of tracking your hormones and menstrual cycle</li><li>Different cultural views of menopause</li><li>Some ways the western and eastern views from yoga therapy can help with the symptoms of perimenopause and menopause</li><li>Different zones of menopausal symptoms and how women experience menopause emotionally, mentally, physically, and somatically</li><li>How Stephanie decided to focus on menopause and its symptoms</li><li>Hormonal changes</li><li>How to communicate with people who do not understand the benefits of Yoga Therapy and Ayurveda</li></ul> June’s podcast is sponsored by:  Optimal State Yoga Therapy School<a href="https://theoptimalstate.com/" rel="nofollow">https://theoptimalstate.com/</a> Foundations we support<a href="http://www.kym.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.kym.org</a><a href="https://givebackyoga.org/" rel="nofollow">https://givebackyoga.org/</a>We have all benefitted from the ancient wisdom of India and her people, so it feels really great to be able to serve in this way. The Optimal State family has pledged on-going support of $500 per month, to go directly to KYM Mitra (<a href="http://www.kym.org/" rel="nofollow">www.kym.org</a>). We will collect the monies and gift them each month. Please consider a recurring monthly payment to the fund. Even a small gift or intention makes a difference! If we make more than $500 in any given month, it will roll into the following month’s payment. The hope is that we can contribute for many years to come. If you even lose the link to donate, it is at the top of the homepage at <a href="http://www.amywheeler.com/" rel="nofollow">www.amywheeler.com</a> also. I will be reporting on the website the progress; how much money is coming in at any given time and where we are in the process of getting this project off the ground.Here is the link for you to get started with your donation. We are so happy that you have decided to join us. We thank you for the bottom of our hearts!Link to click in the description: <a href="http://paypal.me/KymMitraDonation" rel="nofollow">http://Paypal.me/KymMitraDonation</a> Meet Stephanie <a href="https://lucidstateyoga.com/" rel="nofollow">https://lucidstateyoga.com/</a>Clubhouse @stephanievmConnect with Stephanie <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-von-meeteren-808ab71b8/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-von-meeteren-808ab71b8/</a>Stephanie’s Facebook support group <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/yourwildhormones" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/groups/yourwildhormones</a>Check out Amy&#39;s website <a href="http://www.amywheeler.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.amywheeler.com</a>

INTERVIEW WITH STEPHANIE VON MEETEREN

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Amy chats with Laurie Hyland Robertson the Editor of Yoga Therapy today &amp; Managing Editor of the International Journal of Yoga Therapy (peer reviewed journal on PubMed). They discuss Yoga Therapy, the difference between Yoga Therapy and Yoga, the upcoming SYTAR conference and what to look forward to.They talk about the following:·        Laurie’s role as the editor of Yoga Therapy Today and what they look out for when people submit articles to the magazines.·        How Laurie got into the Yoga Therapy Field and what attracted her to Yoga Therapy·        What is Yoga Therapy and how is it different than Yoga·        The entry points for clients to come to Yoga Therapy·        Laurie’s preferred Yoga Therapy tool(s)·        The SYTAR conference and the benefits of having it online·        Keynote speakers for the SYTAR conference: Steven Porges PHD, Helene Langevin MD, Carol Krucoff C-IAYT, Shirley Telles PhD, MBBS, MPhil. and why these speakers matter as we move the field of yoga therapy forward like pioneers across the vast land before us June’s podcasts is sponsored by:  Optimal State and the July Mental Health Module on Yoga Therapy for Trauma, Addiction, PTSD, ADHD, Autism, OCD and Phobias<a href="https://theoptimalstate.com/" rel="nofollow">https://theoptimalstate.com/</a> optimal-state-mental-health-3-trauma-and-addiction-course Foundations we support<a href="http://www.kym.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.kym.org</a><a href="https://givebackyoga.org/" rel="nofollow">https://givebackyoga.org/</a>We have all benefitted from the ancient wisdom of India and her people, so it feels really great to be able to serve in this way. The Optimal State family has pledged on-going support of $500 per month, to go directly to KYM Mitra (<a href="http://www.kym.org/" rel="nofollow">www.kym.org</a>). We will collect the monies and gift them each month. Please consider a recurring monthly payment to the fund. Even a small gift or intention makes a difference! If we make more than $500 in any given month, it will roll into the following month’s payment. The hope is that we can contribute for many years to come. If you even lose the link to donate, it is at the top of the homepage at <a href="http://www.amywheeler.com/" rel="nofollow">www.amywheeler.com</a> also. I will be reporting on the website the progress; how much money is coming in at any given time and where we are in the process of getting this project off the ground.Here is the link for you to get started with your donation. We are so happy that you have decided to join us. We thank you for the bottom of our hearts!Link to click in the description: <a href="http://paypal.me/KymMitraDonation" rel="nofollow">http://Paypal.me/KymMitraDonation</a> Book mentioned in the podcast<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Yoga-Therapy-Foundations-Tools-Practice/dp/1787754146/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=yoga+therapy+foundations&qid=1623339935&sr=8-2" rel="nofollow">Yoga Therapy Foundations, Tools, and Practice: A Comprehensive Textbook</a>Co-Edited with Diane Finlaysonto be released June 21, 2021, by Singing Dragon <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Yoga-Therapy-Marlysa-Sullivan/dp/1138484555/ref=sr_1_1?crid=33AT29B0IKW7H&dchild=1&keywords=understanding+yoga+therapy&qid=1613255773&sprefix=yoga+therapy+under%2Caps%2C203&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow">Understanding Yoga Therapy: Applied Philosophy and Science for Health and Well-Being</a>Written with Marlysa SullivanReleased in 2020 by Routledge Laurie’s website <a href="https://www.lauriehr.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.lauriehr.com/</a>Laurie’s Yoga studio: <a href="https://www.wholeyoga.net/" rel="nofollow">https://www.wholeyoga.net/</a>Check out Amy&#39;s website <a href="http://www.amywheeler.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.amywheeler.com</a> SYTAR conference:<a href="https://conferences.iayt.org/sytar2021" rel="nofollow">https://conferences.iayt.org/sytar2021</a> IAYT&#39;s site for the public:<a href="https://yogatherapy.health/" rel="nofollow">https://yogatherapy.health/</a>

INTERVIEW WITH LAURIE HYLAND ROBERTSON MS C-IAYT

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Amy discusses with Shailla Vaidya, a former Emergency Room Physician and Family Doctor. Shailla MD MPH CCFP(EM) C-IAYT is a graduate of Dalhousie Medical School, the University of Ottawa Family and Emergency Medicine Residency Program, and the Harvard T.Chan School of Public Health. Shailla worked on the Reservations of the First Nation people as a Medical Doctor for several years and it had a big impact on her way of thinking about the world. In today’s podcast, Shailla and Amy talk about Yoga therapy and Concussions, the effect and Shaillas experience with concussion. They discuss the following: ·        Land Acknowledgement of the First Nation people of Canada and the history of indigenous people and their culture·        Shailla talks on how she feels when her South Asian culture is misrepresented, not understood or unappreciated ·        Shailla talks about her experience with concussion and what she has learned from the experience of having to accept her new life and limitations·        Processes/Stages of Grief that go with an injury like a concussion·        Benefits of slowing down into a new way of Be-ing and practicing selfcare to heal a concussion·        Tools of Yoga and how they help to promote healing include: 	-Changes in perception about her situation and life-Slow breath and coordinated movement is the key tool for changing the neuroplasticity and creating new positive neuropathways	-Becoming more mindful in daily life with everything she does	-Having more self-compassion when her brain can’t keep up	-Slowing down to the pace of her body·        Physical trauma and psychological trauma are one, they are not separate·        Why change needs to happen now in our world and what we can do about it·        How underappreciation of indigenous cultures causes a higher allostatic load and makes it more difficult to heal·        The eastern cultures were naturally more slowly and thus a person can stay more embodied, the western cultures move quickly and promote more disembodiment·        How eastern cultures and western allopathic medicine are not at odds with one another·        Both eastern and western cultures are useful and need to be used together for healing·        How this path has lead Shailla to her life purpose or svadharma Today’s podcasts is sponsored by Optimal State &amp; the upcoming Mental Health 100-hour Program for Trauma and Addiction in July 2021<a href="https://theoptimalstate.com/" rel="nofollow">https://theoptimalstate.com/</a> optimal-state-mental-health-3-trauma-and-addiction-course The video version of this podcast can be found at <a href="http://www.givebackyoga.org/" rel="nofollow">www.GiveBackYoga.org</a> Replays can be found here:<a href="https://www.union.fit/orgs/give-back-yoga/videos?event_category_id=give-back-yoga-foundation-yoga-therapy-hour-with-amy-wheeler" rel="nofollow">https://www.union.fit/orgs/give-back-yoga/videos?event_category_id=give-back-yoga-foundation-yoga-therapy-hour-with-amy-wheeler</a> Podcast is available in audio form on all major podcast platforms. Please leave us a positive note of support on the podcast platform that you listen to our show on! We thank you! Foundations we support<a href="http://www.kym.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.kym.org</a><a href="https://givebackyoga.org/" rel="nofollow">https://givebackyoga.org/</a> We have all benefitted from the ancient wisdom of India and her people, so it feels really great to be able to serve in this way. The Optimal State family has pledged on-going support of $500 per month, to go directly to KYM Mitra (<a href="http://www.kym.org/" rel="nofollow">www.kym.org</a>). We will collect the monies and gift them each month. Please consider a recurring monthly payment to the fund. Even a small gift or intention makes a difference! If we make more than $500 in any given month, it will roll into the following month’s payment. The hope is that we can contribute for many years to come. If you even lose the link to donate, it is at the top of the homepage at <a href="http://www.amywheeler.com/" rel="nofollow">www.amywheeler.com</a> also. We have collected over $1700 in the month of May for KYM. Thank you for your generosity!Here is the link for you to get started with your donation. We are so happy that you have decided to join us. We thank you for the bottom of our hearts!Link to click in the description: <a href="http://paypal.me/KymMitraDonation" rel="nofollow">http://Paypal.me/KymMitraDonation</a> Music by <a href="https://zenmusic.biz/about" rel="nofollow">Peter Morely</a> Meet <a href="https://www.theyogamd.ca/" rel="nofollow">Shailla Vaidya</a>Shailla Vaidya’s <a href="https://www.theyogamd.ca/programs/" rel="nofollow">offerings</a> Check out Amy&#39;s website <a href="http://www.amywheeler.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.amywheeler.com</a>

Amy discusses with Shailla Vaidya, a former Emergency Room Physician and Family Doctor. Shailla MD MPH CCFP(EM) C-IAYT is a graduate of Dalhousie Medical School, the University of Ottawa Family and Emergency Medicine Residency Program, and the Harvard T.Chan School of Public Health. Shailla worked on the Reservations of the First Nation people as a Medical Doctor for several years and it had a big impact on her way of thinking about the world.



In today’s podcast, Shailla and Amy talk about Yoga therapy and Concussions, the effect and Shaillas experience with concussion.



They discuss the following:



·        Land Acknowledgement of the First Nation people of Canada and the history of indigenous people and their culture

·        Shailla talks on how she feels when her South Asian culture is misrepresented, not understood or unappreciated 

·        Shailla talks about her experience with concussion and what she has learned from the experience of having to accept her new life and limitations

·        Processes/Stages of Grief that go with an injury like a concussion

·        Benefits of slowing down into a new way of Be-ing and practicing selfcare to heal a concussion

·        Tools of Yoga and how they help to promote healing include: 

	-Changes in perception about her situation and life

-Slow breath and coordinated movement is the key tool for changing the neuroplasticity and creating new positive neuropathways

	-Becoming more mindful in daily life with everything she does

	-Having more self-compassion when her brain can’t keep up

	-Slowing down to the pace of her body

·        Physical trauma and psychological trauma are one, they are not separate

·        Why change needs to happen now in our world and what we can do about it

·        How underappreciation of indigenous cultures causes a higher allostatic load and makes it more difficult to heal

·        The eastern cultures were naturally more slowly and thus a person can stay more embodied, the western cultures move quickly and promote more disembodiment

·        How eastern cultures and western allopathic medicine are not at odds with one another

·        Both eastern and western cultures are useful and need to be used together for healing

·        How this path has lead Shailla to her life purpose or svadharma 



Today’s podcasts is sponsored by Optimal State & the upcoming Mental Health 100-hour Program for Trauma and Addiction in July 2021

https://theoptimalstate.com/ optimal-state-mental-health-3-trauma-and-addiction-course



The video version of this podcast can be found at www.GiveBackYoga.org 

Replays can be found here:

https://www.union.fit/orgs/give-back-yoga/videos?event_category_id=give-back-yoga-foundation-yoga-therapy-hour-with-amy-wheeler



Podcast is available in audio form on all major podcast platforms. Please leave us a positive note of support on the podcast platform that you listen to our show on! We thank you!



Foundations we support

http://www.kym.org

https://givebackyoga.org/



We have all benefitted from the ancient wisdom of India and her people, so it feels really great to be able to serve in this way. The Optimal State family has pledged on-going support of $500 per month, to go directly to KYM Mitra (www.kym.org). We will collect the monies and gift them each month. Please consider a recurring monthly payment to the fund. Even a small gift or intention makes a difference! If we make more than $500 in any given month, it will roll into the following month’s payment. The hope is that we can contribute for many years to come. If you even lose the link to donate, it is at the top of the homepage at www.amywheeler.com also. We have collected over $1700 in the month of May for KYM. Thank you for your generosity!

Here is the link for you to get started with your donation. We are so happy that you have decided to join us. We thank you for the bottom of our hearts!

Link to click in the description: 

http://Paypal.me/KymMitraDonation



Music by 

Peter Morely



Meet Shailla Vaidya

Shailla Vaidya’s offerings 

Check out Amy's website http://www.amywheeler.com

INTERVIEW WITH SHAILLA VAIDYA (MD MPH CCFP(EM) C-IAYT)

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pod-public-media-files/2021/5/29/2/0d2a5241-0757-43f6-8913-293aba8638e7_arker_yoga_therapy_hour_with_amy_wheeler_eps_3.mp3

Amy meets with Dr. Gail Parker, Gail is an author, Psychologist and a Yoga Therapist. She is the author of Restorative Yoga for Ethnic and Race-Based Stress and Trauma and is the current president of the Black Yoga Teachers Alliance (BYTA) Board of Directors. Her second book will come out in November 2021 and is the practical handbook that goes with her first book. The second book is called Transforming Ethnic and Race Based Traumatic Stress with Yoga and it is on pre-order now. Dr. Parker is a lifelong practitioner of yoga and is well known for her pioneering efforts to blend Psychology, yoga, and meditation as effective self-care strategies that can enhance emotional balance and contribute to the overall health and wellbeing of practitioners. They discuss the following:·        Gail’s Yoga Journal Cover, and how she felt about it the experience start to finish·        Feeling completely aligned with your internal self and external image·        Aging and the challenges/ joys age brings·        The importance of therapists practicing self-care that makes them feel safe inside so that we can connect with other humans. No safety = no connection = no healing·        The Nervous System and Its role in race-based trauma and stress·        Creating a safe internal environment as the key to healing (no matter what the reality of the external environment presents to us)·        The importance of the therapeutic relationship in healing and how to build trust with clients (note: it is an inside job)·        Gail’s upcoming book (see above)·        Difference between trauma and grief May’s podcasts are sponsored by Teddy’s Heart:  <a href="https://teddysheart.org/" rel="nofollow">https://teddysheart.org</a> Free Facebook Group to discuss the podcast after it is released:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/4255999181111478" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/groups/4255999181111478</a> Foundations we support<a href="http://www.kym.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.kym.org</a><a href="https://givebackyoga.org/" rel="nofollow">https://givebackyoga.org/</a>We have all benefitted from the ancient wisdom of India and her people, so it feels really great to be able to serve in this way. The Optimal State family has pledged on-going support of $500 per month, to go directly to KYM Mitra (<a href="http://www.kym.org/" rel="nofollow">www.kym.org</a>). We will collect the monies and gift them each month. Please consider a recurring monthly payment to the fund. Even a small gift or intention makes a difference! If we make more than $500 in any given month, it will roll into the following month’s payment. The hope is that we can contribute for many years to come. If you even lose the link to donate, it is at the top of the homepage at <a href="http://www.amywheeler.com/" rel="nofollow">www.amywheeler.com</a> also. I will be reporting on the website the progress, how much money is coming in at any given time and where we are in the process of getting this project off the ground.Here is the link for you to get started with your donation. We are so happy that you have decided to join us. We thank you for the bottom of our hearts!Link to click in the description: <a href="http://paypal.me/KymMitraDonation" rel="nofollow">http://Paypal.me/KymMitraDonation</a> Music by <a href="https://zenmusic.biz/about" rel="nofollow">Peter Morely</a> Meet <a href="https://www.drgailparker.com/" rel="nofollow">Dr. Gail Parker</a> Gail’s article <a href="https://blackyogateachersalliance.org/love-the-heart-of-the-matter/" rel="nofollow">https://blackyogateachersalliance.org/love-the-heart-of-the-matter/</a>Yoga Journal with Gail <a href="https://www.yogajournal.com/lifestyle/golden-age-doctor-gail-parker/" rel="nofollow">https://www.yogajournal.com/lifestyle/golden-age-doctor-gail-parker/</a>Article on grief, guilt and trauma mentioned in the podcast <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/may/23/christopher-martin-george-floyd-minneapolis-cup-foods" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/may/23/christopher-martin-george-floyd-minneapolis-cup-foods</a> Check out <a href="http://www.amywheeler.com/" rel="nofollow">Amy&#39;s website</a>

Amy meets with Dr. Gail Parker, Gail is an author, Psychologist and a Yoga Therapist. She is the author of Restorative Yoga for Ethnic and Race-Based Stress and Trauma and is the current president of the Black Yoga Teachers Alliance (BYTA) Board of Directors.  Her second book will come out in November 2021 and is the practical handbook that goes with her first book.  The second book is called Transforming Ethnic and Race Based Traumatic Stress with Yoga and it is on pre-order now.
 
Dr. Parker is a lifelong practitioner of yoga and is well known for her pioneering efforts to blend Psychology, yoga, and meditation as effective self-care strategies that can enhance emotional balance and contribute to the overall health and wellbeing of practitioners.

They discuss the following:
•	Gail’s Yoga Journal Cover, and how she felt about it the experience start to finish
•	Feeling completely aligned with your internal self and external image
•	Aging and the challenges/ joys age brings
•	The importance of therapists practicing self-care that makes them feel safe inside so that we can connect with other humans.  No safety = no connection = no healing
•	The Nervous System and Its role in race-based trauma and stress
•	Creating a safe internal environment as the key to healing (no matter what the reality of the external environment presents to us)
•	The importance of the therapeutic relationship in healing and how to build trust with clients (note:  it is an inside job)
•	Gail’s upcoming book (see above)
•	Difference between trauma and grief


May’s podcasts are sponsored by Teddy’s Heart:  
https://teddysheart.org

Free Facebook Group to discuss the podcast after it is released:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/4255999181111478

Foundations we support
http://www.kym.org
https://givebackyoga.org/
We have all benefitted from the ancient wisdom of India and her people, so it feels really great to be able to serve in this way. The Optimal State family has pledged on-going support of $500 per month, to go directly to KYM Mitra (www.kym.org). We will collect the monies and gift them each month. Please consider a recurring monthly payment to the fund. Even a small gift or intention makes a difference! If we make more than $500 in any given month, it will roll into the following month’s payment. The hope is that we can contribute for many years to come. If you even lose the link to donate, it is at the top of the homepage at www.amywheeler.com also. I will be reporting on the website the progress, how much money is coming in at any given time and where we are in the process of getting this project off the ground.
Here is the link for you to get started with your donation. We are so happy that you have decided to join us. We thank you for the bottom of our hearts!
Link to click in the description: 
http://Paypal.me/KymMitraDonation

Music by 
Peter Morely

Meet Dr. Gail Parker 
Gail’s article https://blackyogateachersalliance.org/love-the-heart-of-the-matter/
Yoga Journal with Gail https://www.yogajournal.com/lifestyle/golden-age-doctor-gail-parker/
Article on grief, guilt and trauma mentioned in the podcast https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/may/23/christopher-martin-george-floyd-minneapolis-cup-foods

Check out  Amy's website


INTERVIEW WITH DR. GAIL PARKER

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pod-public-media-files/2021/5/22/2/ad4cfd5d-3da0-4335-88c1-a87cff399440_amy_wheeler_podcast_-_per_erez_-_eps2_mixdown.mp3

Amy talks with Per Erez and they talk about embodiment &amp; somatics, and what it’s like being an embodied queer man in the yoga field.They discuss the following:·        Per talks about his two brand new jobs, and how more jobs are emerging in this new field of yoga therapy·        How yoga therapy can help to providing support to healthcare workers who are experiencing high caseloads and dealing with people in crisis all day long·        Burnout in the healthcare field·        How Per began his journey in teaching Yoga and Tai Chi in Chicago in the 1990’s·        The meaning of Embodiment·        The difference between Yoga Therapy and Somatics·        The mechanism that creates positive change in the human system when we participate in interoceptive awareness and embodiment practices·        The language and its importance in helping students getting in touch with their own interoceptive awareness and even their own self-analysis during daily practice·        What is Pandiculation and why is it important?·        Pers experience as a black queer man in the yoga field and how we can become better allies May’s podcasts are sponsored by Teddy’s Heart:  <a href="https://teddysheart.org/" rel="nofollow">https://teddysheart.org</a>Foundations we support<a href="http://www.kym.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.kym.org</a><a href="https://givebackyoga.org/" rel="nofollow">https://givebackyoga.org/</a>We have all benefitted from the ancient wisdom of India and her people, so it feels really great to be able to serve in this way. The Optimal State family has pledged on-going support of $500 per month, to go directly to KYM Mitra (<a href="http://www.kym.org/" rel="nofollow">www.kym.org</a>). We will collect the monies and gift them each month. Please consider a recurring monthly payment to the fund. Even a small gift or intention makes a difference! If we make more than $500 in any given month, it will roll into the following month’s payment. The hope is that we can contribute for many years to come. If you even lose the link to donate, it is at the top of the homepage at <a href="http://www.amywheeler.com/" rel="nofollow">www.amywheeler.com</a> also. I will be reporting on the website the progress, how much money is coming in at any given time and where we are in the process of getting this project off the ground.Here is the link for you to get started with your donation. We are so happy that you have decided to join us. We thank you for the bottom of our hearts!Link to click in the description: <a href="http://paypal.me/KymMitraDonation" rel="nofollow">http://Paypal.me/KymMitraDonation</a> Music by<a href="https://zenmusic.biz/about" rel="nofollow">Peter Morely</a> Meet <a href="https://www.bareessentialsyoga.com/" rel="nofollow">Per Erez</a>Check out <a href="http://www.amywheeler.com/" rel="nofollow">Amy&#39;s website</a>To educate yourself about the experience of being LGBTQIA+, please checkout Queer Story Time by Steven IngHram who’s IG handle is “@futureNMDyogi”

INTERVIEW WITH PER EREZ

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pod-public-media-files/2021/5/15/0/75b1641d-dcef-485b-b561-97ccb3ba1abf_y_wheeler___geust_alyssa_worstrel_eps1_mixdown.mp3

Amy talks with Alyssa Wostrel, the new Executive Director (ED) of the International Association of Yoga Therapists(IAYT). Alyssa’s career has been devoted to increasing access to complementary, integrative, whole-person healthcare by supporting a paradigm shift toward health creation and well-being.She shares how the experience has been in the new role as ED, and how her strong leadership experience in both the nonprofit and for-profit worlds helps in the position she is in. They discuss the progress of the IAYT and what they have accomplished in under 20 years, and how to advance the profession to expand the workforce and field of yoga therapy. They touch on the following:<ul><li>Helping people understand what yoga therapy is in a clear and concise way.</li><li>Alyssa talks about her experience before IAYT and what she brings to IAYT.</li><li>Alyssa also discusses the IAYT’s mission, which is to partake in projects that help increase access to integrative care, wellness, and health awareness.</li><li>They discuss IAYT’s mission, strategic plans, and goals.</li><li>Alyssa talks about the upcoming IAYT National Examination.</li><li>And finally, what to expect at the online 2021 SYTAR AND SYR.</li></ul> May’s podcasts are sponsored by Teddy’s Heart:  <a href="https://teddysheart.org/" rel="nofollow">https://teddysheart.org</a>Foundations we support<a href="http://www.kym.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.kym.org</a><a href="https://givebackyoga.org/" rel="nofollow">https://givebackyoga.org/</a> We have all benefitted from the ancient wisdom of India and her people, so it feels really great to be able to serve in this way. The Optimal State family has pledged on-going support of $500 per month, to go directly to KYM Mitra (<a href="http://www.kym.org/" rel="nofollow">www.kym.org</a>). We will collect the monies and gift them each month. Please consider a recurring monthly payment to the fund. Even a small gift or intention makes a difference! If we make more than $500 in any given month, it will roll into the following month’s payment. The hope is that we can contribute for many years to come. If you even lose the link to donate, it is at the top of the homepage at <a href="http://www.amywheeler.com/" rel="nofollow">www.amywheeler.com</a> also. I will be reporting on the website the progress, how much money is coming in at any given time and where we are in the process of getting this project off the ground. Here is the link for you to get started with your donation. We are so happy that you have decided to join us. We thank you for the bottom of our hearts! <a href="http://paypal.me/KymMitraDonation" rel="nofollow">http://Paypal.me/KymMitraDonation</a> Music by<a href="https://zenmusic.biz/about" rel="nofollow">Peter Morely</a> Meet <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alyssawostrel/" rel="nofollow">Alyssa Wostrel</a>Contact <a href="https://www.iayt.org/general/?type=CONTACT" rel="nofollow">Alyssa Wostrel</a>Check out Amy&#39;s website http://www.amywheeler.com

INTERVIEW WITH ALYSSA WOSTREL (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF IAYT)

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pod-public-media-files/2021/4/26/14/bc01de40-de53-4deb-888d-9968c275a843_stream.mp3

Amy talks about her experience and reasons for starting this podcast which is to understand Yoga Therapy and its effect on a global scale. She has traveled around the world and met amazing people. One of the goals of this podcast series is to showcase Yoga Therapy and what it means to different people from various works of life around the world. Another goal is to create a community, connections and educate people about Yoga Therapy.Amy touches on the following:* Yoga therapy as complementary care to other forms of allopathic medicine.* How Yoga therapy does a full assessment on all the layers of a person(such as the physical, emotional, personality, physiological, spiritual, and mental layers) and comes up with different yoga interventions to help.* A huge benefit of Yoga therapy (helps people regulate their autonomic nervous system).* Amy talks about her work with a research group at Wake Forest University and the importance of research to Yoga Therapy.* How Yoga therapy gives people a sense of empowerment. Format of the podcast series* It will be taped every Thursday and released Saturday Morning A variety of topics would be covered such as:* How to use yoga therapy for high blood pressure, low back pain, asthma etc.* How Yoga Therapy helps people find meaning and purpose.* Yoga therapy on a global scale with questions like what are insurance companies saying about Yoga therapy, what is happening in health care, what are big health care providers companies saying, are there IDC codes doctors can give their clients for Yoga Therapy.* Mental health and Cultural Appropriation And a host of many other topics.You can also contribute by sending us a mail on any topic you would like us to discuss. We support BIPOC people. We support the LGBT community. We support taking care of Mother Earth and reducing climate change. We support care for your mental health. ICD Codes (International Classification of Diseases)<a href="https://icd10coded.com/" rel="nofollow">https://icd10coded.com</a> The code for Yoga Therapy is 8EOZXYA. You need to be a provider to use it. If you have an NPI (National Provider Number) number you can give clients a superbill (the receipt needs a certain info like diagnosis code ect) to submit to their insurance company. The producers of this podcast do not have further information on ICD Codes. Below is a link to the IAYT website that gives more information<a href="https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.iayt.org/resource/resmgr/PDFs/AltBillingCodes.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.iayt.org/resource/resmgr/PDFs/AltBillingCodes.pdf</a> Veterans Administration <a href="https://www.va.gov/WHOLEHEALTH/professional-resources/Yoga.asp" rel="nofollow">https://www.va.gov/WHOLEHEALTH/professional-resources/Yoga.asp</a> Foundations we support<a href="https://www.givebackyoga.org/" rel="nofollow">https://www.givebackyoga.org</a><a href="http://www.kym.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.kym.org</a> Music by <a href="https://zenmusic.biz/about" rel="nofollow">Peter Morely</a> Check out Amy&#39;s website <a href="http://www.amywheeler.com" rel="nofollow"> http://www.amywheeler.com</a>

One of the goals of this podcast series is to showcase Yoga Therapy and what it means to different people from various works of life around the world. Another goal is to create a community, connections and educate people about Yoga Therapy.

Amy talks about her experience and reasons for starting this podcast which is to understand Yoga Therapy and its effect on a global scale. She has traveled around the world and met amazing people.  One of the goals of this podcast series is to showcase Yoga Therapy and what it means to different people from various works of life around the world. Another goal is to create a community, connections and educate people about Yoga Therapy.

Amy touches on the following:
•	Yoga therapy as complementary care to other forms of allopathic medicine.
•	How Yoga therapy does a full assessment on all the layers of a person(such as the physical, emotional, personality, physiological, spiritual, and mental layers) and comes up with different yoga interventions to help.
•	A huge benefit of Yoga therapy (helps people regulate their autonomic nervous system).
•	Amy talks about her work with a research group at Wake Forest University and the importance of research to Yoga Therapy.
•	How Yoga therapy gives people a sense of empowerment.

Format of the podcast series
•	It will be taped every Thursday and released Saturday Morning

A variety of topics would be covered such as:
•	How to use yoga therapy for high blood pressure, low back pain, asthma etc.
•	How Yoga Therapy helps people find meaning and purpose.
•	Yoga therapy on a global scale with questions like what are insurance companies saying about Yoga therapy, what is happening in health care, what are big health care providers companies saying, are there IDC codes doctors can give their clients for Yoga Therapy.
•	Mental health and Cultural Appropriation
And a host of many other topics. You can also contribute by sending us a mail on any topic you would like us to discuss.

We support BIPOC people.  
We support the LGBT community.
We support taking care of Mother Earth and reducing climate change.
We support care for your mental health.

Check out Amy's website
www.amywheeler.com 


Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/yoga-therapy-hour-amy-wheeler/donations

INTRODUCTION to THE YOGA THERAPY HOUR with AMY WHEELER

Learning about Yoga Therapy on a global scale meeting many of the leaders in the field along the way. I want to share with you what I am learning as I interview our colleagues. My hope is that together we can reduce the suffering of all sentient beings through our work as yoga teachers and yoga therapist!

Hi, this is Amy Wheeler and i have had the good fortune to travel the world learning about Yoga Therapy on a global scale, meeting many of the leaders in the field along the way.

I want to share with you what i am learning as i interview our colleagues. My hope is that together we can reduce the suffering of all sentient beings through our work as YogaTeachers and Yoga Therapists!

Topics we will cover:

Sciences of Yoga Therapy
Yoga Therapy Research
The Art of Yoga Therapy
Relationships in Yoga Therapy
Yoga Therapy Books/Authors
Yoga Therapy Leaders in Field
Social Justice in Yoga Therapy
Diversity, Equality & Inclusion in Yoga Therapy
Yoga Therapy in Healthcare Systems
Yoga Therapy & Insurance
Yoga Therapy & National Exam
Yoga Therapy & Standards
Cultural Competency in Yoga Therapy
Yoga Therapy & Integrative Medicine Field
Give Back Yoga University is our partner in creating social change and they help us to produce and promote this podcast. They are a charitable organization that helps bring yoga to those in need. If you would like to see the video version of this recording, you can donate to GBYU at:

https://www.givebackyoga.org 


Check out Amy's website



Yoga Therapy Hour with Amy Wheeler

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