In this episode, I interviewed Dr. Joe Tafur , MD, integrative Family Physician, curandero, author, and speaker. His acclaimed book, The Fellowship of the River , explores the role of spiritual healing in modern healthcare. Dr. Tafur currently offers integrative medical services virtually and in association with DayTryp Psychedelic Wellness Center in Phoenix, Arizona. He also provides telemedicine services to individuals in Arizona and California. Generally, I speak on this podcast with individu...
Jan 06, 2024•46 min•Season 4Ep. 12
In this episode I interviewed Uma Dinsmore Tuli . Uma fell in love with yoga and yoga nidra at the age of four and has been practicing ever since. She has been teaching since 1994 and training yoga therapists since 1999. An eco-yoga therapist with special expertise in yoga therapy for empowering women’s health, she runs retreats internationally, training teachers, and yoga therapists in menstrual health, pre- and postnatal yoga, and in yoga for menopausal health. In 2011, she cofounded the post-...
Dec 13, 2023•33 min•Season 4Ep. 11
In this episode, I interviewed Lee Majewski. Lee is a yoga therapist, an author, and founding director of Yoga for Health Institute , a non-profit organization located in Toronto, Canada. She is also a visiting Senior Yoga Therapist at Kaivalyadhama Yoga Institute in India. Her own journey through cancer brought home the value of ancient Yogic methods and resulted in creating a unique healing, residential and online, retreat Beyond Cancer. As a result of program effectiveness and being the first...
Nov 21, 2023•35 min•Season 4Ep. 10
In this episode I interviewed Brian James . Brian is a yoga teacher, transformational coach and integration counselor. He works with individuals in person or online and regularly teaches classes, workshops and trainings. Brian has been exploring the intersection of yoga, music, psychology and shamanism for over twenty-five years and has learned from master teachers and healers all over the world. Brian is also the author of Yoga + Plant Medicine, Integrating Yoga & Psychedelics for Your Heal...
Oct 24, 2023•36 min•Season 4Ep. 9
In this episode I interviewed Dr. Marc Halpern. Dr. Marc Halpern is the founder of the California College of Ayurveda and a classically trained Sivananda Yoga Teacher. He has been studying and practicing Ayurveda for more than 30 years. An expert in the field, he has written five textbooks as well as the popular book: Healing Your Life; Lessons on the Path of Ayurveda . Recently, he just published a textbook entitled Classical Yoga Therapy, the Integration of Yoga and Ayurveda , and we spoke abo...
Sep 08, 2023•42 min•Season 4Ep. 8
In this episode I interviewed Petia Kolibova Burns . Petia is an abundance and light activation coach who guides women to intuitively connect with their inner vision so they can experience personal and professional magnetism and become unapologetically abundant. Her mission is to empower visionaries who are on the path to embody their fullest self-expression to soulfully expand into a quantum leap in all dimensions of their lives. While availability lasts, experience your exclusive complimentary...
Jul 20, 2023•16 min•Season 4Ep. 7
In this episode I interviewed Joanna Sapir . Joanna is a business strategist for holistic practitioners, particularly those that integrate multiple modalities. Her special ability is in helping practitioners set up repeatable systems and processes in their businesses to serve their clients more powerfully, enroll committed long-term clients, and create steady income and cash flow. She has been a teacher and trainer for more than twenty years, from the classroom to the gym floor and now to wellne...
Jul 14, 2023•31 min•Season 4Ep. 6
In this episode I interviewed Brian Hyman . Brian is an accomplished and certified yoga instructor, meditation guide, dharma teacher, author, and father. He is also an addiction recovery activist. He has been clean and sober since 2009, and has been teaching yoga and meditation at Cliffside Malibu, a prominent treatment center in California, since 2012. His dedicated work in the field of addiction treatment and recovery combines yogic philosophy, Buddhist wisdom, Twelve Step principles, and time...
Jun 28, 2023•27 min•Season 4Ep. 5
In today’s episode I interviewed Artemis Emily Doyle and Bhairav Thomas English. With over 35 years of combined experience, Artemis Emily Doyle and Bhairav Thomas English are students and practitioners of various mystic traditions. They are lineage holders in the tradition of Shivoham Tantra. Together they are the authors of 'The Power of Tantra Meditation" , the founders of the Anuttara Ashram , School, Teacher Trainings, & the Tantra & Yoga Podcast. They live in a simple home, off-grid...
Jun 16, 2023•23 min•Season 4Ep. 4
In this episode I interviewed Joanne Spence . Joanne is the author of Trauma-Informed Yoga: A Toolbox for Therapists: 47 Practices to Calm, Balance, and Restore the Nervous System and the new card deck, Trauma-Informed Yoga Card Deck: 52 Self-Guided Practices to Calm, Balance, and Restore the Nervous System. Joanne has taught yoga in prisons, hospitals, schools, churches, and sometimes street corners. Her sub-specialties are treating adults and children with chronic pain, trauma, depression, anx...
Jun 09, 2023•26 min•Season 4Ep. 3
In this episode I was joined by Marita Greenidge and Kelly Froio. Marita and Kelly both work with the IAYT, or International Association of Yoga Therapists, and we spoke about the upcoming annual Symposium on Yoga Therapy and Research that is presented by the IAYT. This year's conference will be June 15–17 in Reston, Virginia and promises inspiring keynotes, dynamic workshops, and many other sessions Support the show Connect with Inner Peace Yoga Therapy Email us: info@innerpeaceyogatherapy.com ...
May 15, 2023•30 min•Season 4Ep. 2
In this episode I interviewed three recently certified Yoga Therapists: Sara Augustin, Lisa Segar and Shari Schwarz. We spoke about their experience in our training program and the work they are doing today as professional Yoga Therapists. Support the show Connect with Inner Peace Yoga Therapy Email us: info@innerpeaceyogatherapy.com Website Instagram Facebook...
May 11, 2023•48 min•Season 4Ep. 3
On this episode I interviewed Tracee Stanley . Tracee is the author of the bestselling book Radiant Rest: Yoga Nidra for Deep Relaxation and Awakened Clarity and the forthcoming The Luminous Self: Sacred Yogic Practices & Rituals to Remember Who You Are (October 10, 2023 by Shambhala Publications). She is the founder of Empowered Life Circle, a sacred community and portal of practices, rituals, and Tantric teachings inspired by more than 20 years of study in Sri Vidya Tantra and the teaching...
Apr 19, 2023•26 min•Season 4Ep. 1
In this episode, I interviewed Cindy Crace. Cindy is a yoga teacher, a yoga therapist, a friend, and she’s an alumni of Inner Peace Yoga Therapy. Cindy lives in Williamsburg, VA where she’s the director of Shanti Garudasana Yoga School and she also works as a yoga therapist at the College of William and Mary. Cindy spoke about the different facets of the work she does in the world as a yoga therapist (she’s multifaceted!) and the people that she serves. Support the show Connect with Inner Peace ...
Apr 15, 2023•24 min•Season 2Ep. 45
In this episode, I interviewed Lacey Ramirez . Lacey is a yoga teacher, global health researcher, and writer based in St. Louis. Through her work, she seeks to make yoga accessible, inclusive, and equitable. I came across Lacey’s work after reading her article in Yoga U Online on the Research on the Benefits of Embodiment and Interoceptive Awareness. We spoke about this and more on the podcast. Support the show Connect with Inner Peace Yoga Therapy Email us: info@innerpeaceyogatherapy.com Websit...
Apr 07, 2023•20 min•Season 2Ep. 44
In this episode, I interviewed Mahur-Nain Webster . Madhur-Nain is an author, Meditation Instructor and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She prides herself in adapting different modalities of healing to her clients’ needs. We spoke about Meditation, Mental Health Tools and Psychotherapy and more on the podcast. Support the show Connect with Inner Peace Yoga Therapy Email us: info@innerpeaceyogatherapy.com Website Instagram Facebook...
Mar 09, 2023•26 min•Season 2Ep. 43
This episode is a recap of a recent Zoom panel we held with the following Inner Peace Yoga Therapy students and alumni: Zachary Rochester Michelle Wimberly Meghan Bass-Petti In the panel, these individuals shared their experiences in our training, and spoke to what their yoga therapy work and path looks like today. Support the show Connect with Inner Peace Yoga Therapy Email us: info@innerpeaceyogatherapy.com Website Instagram Facebook...
Dec 15, 2022•14 min•Season 2Ep. 42
In this episode I interviewed Kaitlyn Holsapple . Through the journey of healing her own PTSD, Kaitlyn channeled and created somatic yoga therapy, an integrative healing art form that gently and effectively alchemizes trauma into Soul Power, which she is most known for. We spoke about this and more on the podcast. Support the show Connect with Inner Peace Yoga Therapy Email us: info@innerpeaceyogatherapy.com Website Instagram Facebook...
Dec 02, 2022•32 min•Season 2Ep. 41
In this episode I interviewed Heidi Crocker. Heidi is the Accreditation Manager for the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT). We spoke about the evolution of the profession, Yoga Therapy Certification, Licensure and more. Support the show Connect with Inner Peace Yoga Therapy Email us: info@innerpeaceyogatherapy.com Website Instagram Facebook...
Nov 21, 2022•29 min•Season 2Ep. 40
In this episode I interviewed Niya Bajaj . We spoke about her work as a yoga therapist and her presentation at the Lifestyle Medicine Summit. Support the show Connect with Inner Peace Yoga Therapy Email us: info@innerpeaceyogatherapy.com Website Instagram Facebook...
Nov 01, 2022•18 min•Season 2Ep. 39
In this episode I interviewed a woman who needs little introduction. Judith Hanson Lasater , Ph.d. and physical therapist, has taught yoga around the world since 1971. Judith offers numerous live events , digital courses , and has published 11 books, including her most recent, Yoga Myths , and Teaching Yoga with Intention . In the podcast we spoke about her life and her work, and about how Yoga itself is inherently therapeutic. Support the show Connect with Inner Peace Yoga Therapy Email us: inf...
Oct 20, 2022•45 min•Season 2Ep. 38
In this episode I interviewed yoga teacher and activist Reggie Hubbard . Reggie teaches Members of Congress, Congressional Staff, leading progressive organizations and individuals, sharing techniques for growing peace and ease as a foundation, not an afterthought. He also advises yoga communities, yoga studios, teachers and the broader wellness industry on the importance of diversity and inclusion, opening the practice to all and eliminating exclusionary cultures and habits. Support the show Con...
Oct 18, 2022•23 min•Season 2Ep. 37
In this episode, I interviewed Anjali Rao . Anjali (she/her) is a Yoga educator who offers a critical lens into the teachings of yoga in service to the challenges of the times we live in. Her work offers insight into the Yoga stories and histories that have been obscured by heteropatriarchy and colonization . She brings an intersectional lens in integrating yoga philosophy and history, with storytelling, imagery and poetry. She is an Indian American immigrant, a cancer survivor and believes that...
Oct 07, 2022•25 min•Season 2Ep. 36
In this episode I interviewed Jenna Csont . Jenna is a Certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT), having graduated from Inner Peace Yoga Therapy in 2020. Today she works as a yoga therapist at Skyway Behavioral Health in Skokie, IL, a specialized behavioral health center with an array of services built just for clients dealing with mood, anxiety, and traumatic stress disorders, complex mental health diagnoses, trauma, and eating disorders. We spoke on the podcast about her role there and what she calls ...
Oct 03, 2022•22 min•Season 2Ep. 35
In this episode I interviewed Dr. Jennifer Kreatsoulas . Jennifer is a certified yoga therapist specializing in eating disorders and body image. She is a sought-after international speaker and former host of Real Body Talk, an online interview talk show. Through her virtual school, Yoga for Eating Disorders, Jennifer offers individual yoga therapy, groups, classes, and continuing education and mentoring for professionals. She is the author of Body Mindful Yoga, and The Courageous Path to Healing...
Sep 28, 2022•22 min•Season 2Ep. 34
In this episode I interviewed Dr. Arielle Schwartz . Dr. Schwartz has a private practice in Boulder, Colorado providing Psychotherapy, Supervision, and Consultation in Resilience Informed Therapy which applies research on trauma recovery, EMDR Therapy, and Somatic Psychology to form a strength-based, trauma treatment model. She is also an author of several books on trauma, resilience and growth. We spoke about these subjects and more on the podcast. Links & Resources: Arielle's Blog Arielle'...
Jul 13, 2022•32 min•Season 2Ep. 33
This episode is a recap of a recent Zoom panel we held with the following Inner Peace Yoga Therapy students and alumni: Karen Campbell Toni Vandermarel Katie Pine Janet Liu In the panel, these individuals shared their experiences in our training, and spoke to what their yoga therapy work and path looks like today. Support the show Connect with Inner Peace Yoga Therapy Email us: info@innerpeaceyogatherapy.com Website Instagram Facebook...
Jun 28, 2022•53 min•Season 3Ep. 33
In this episode I interviewed Rynn Burkett and Meg Hayden. Rynn and Meg are both current students in the Inner Peace Yoga Therapy Certification program. They are doing some amazing work in the world and we wanted to spotlight that a bit on the podcast. Specifically, and among other things, they are working with teenage boys in group homes or jails, some of whom are in recovery, and they are offering group yoga therapy. To connect with Rynn: IG: @sb.musique FB: https://facebook.com/integrativeyog...
Jun 24, 2022•41 min•Season 3Ep. 32
In this episode, I interviewed Durga Leela. Durga is a yoga therapist and yoga teacher, Ayurvedic practitioner and author of the new book entitled Y oga of Recovery: Integrating Yoga and Ayurveda with Modern Recovery Tools for Addiction . By offering an empowering personal program of self-care in recovery, the book provides guidance for everyone affected by widespread modern addictiveness. We spoke about this and more on the podcast. To learn more about Durga and her work, visit yogaofrecovery.c...
May 28, 2022•41 min•Season 3Ep. 31
In this episode I interviewed Joseph LePage. Joseph founded Integrative Yoga and Integrative Yoga Therapy in 1993, and is a pioneer in the field of Yoga therapy training programs. He began teaching yoga therapy in hospital settings in 1995 and continues up to the present as Director of The Healthy Heart Program, which conducts Yoga Therapy group programs in public health settings throughout Brazil. Recently, Joseph became on the faculty of the Inner Peace Yoga Therapy program and today he is lea...
May 11, 2022•40 min•Season 3Ep. 30
