Amy Chats with Sonya Chapnick who is a certified Yoga Therapist with more than three decades of training and experience. She is a member of the faculty for the Optimal State Yoga Therapy School and is the founder of YogaGently.com. Her unique combination of clinical training, studio teaching, and specialization in mental health, enhances her passion for creating a paradigm shift around aging: not viewing aging as a decline, but instead as a journey of empowered wellness. She has been featured in...
Oct 29, 2021•1 hr 27 min
Listen to the full episode by supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yogatherapyhour 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...
Oct 22, 2021•5 min
Listen to the full episode by supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yogatherapyhour 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 cli...
Oct 15, 2021•6 min
Listen to the full episode by supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yogatherapyhour 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 descr...
Oct 08, 2021•7 min
Listen to the full episode by supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yogatherapyhour 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 br...
Oct 01, 2021•7 min
Listen to the full episode by supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yogatherapyhour 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 T...
Sep 24, 2021•7 min
Listen to the full episode by supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yogatherapyhour 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 t...
Sep 17, 2021•5 min
Listen to the full episode by supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yogatherapyhour 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...
Sep 10, 2021•6 min
Listen to the full episode by supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yogatherapyhour 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 & 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 ...
Sep 03, 2021•7 min
Listen to the full episode by supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yogatherapyhour 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...
Aug 27, 2021•5 min
Listen to the full episode by supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yogatherapyhour 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...
Aug 20, 2021•5 min
Listen to the full episode by supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yogatherapyhour Amy and Allie Middleton are the hosts of today’s podcast. Allie Middleton is a Licensed Psychotherapist, Author, Yoga Teacher & 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...
Aug 13, 2021•5 min
Listen to the full episode by supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yogatherapyhour Amy and Allie Middleton hosts today’s podcast. Allie Middleton is a Licensed Psychotherapist, Author, Yoga Teacher & 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...
Aug 06, 2021•6 min
Listen to the full episode by supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yogatherapyhour 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 ce...
Jul 30, 2021•5 min
Listen to the full episode by supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yogatherapyhour 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...
Jul 23, 2021•5 min
Listen to the full episode by supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yogatherapyhour Amy hosts the show with Allie Middleton this week, a Licensed Psychotherapist, A Yoga Teacher & 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 Supp...
Jul 16, 2021•6 min
Listen to the full episode by supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yogatherapyhour Amy chats with Steven Inghram MS, C-IAYT, who is a Yoga Therapist & 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 bulli...
Jul 09, 2021•5 min
Listen to the full episode by supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yogatherapyhour 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 ...
Jul 02, 2021•6 min
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 anxi...
Jun 25, 2021•1 hr
Listen to the full episode by supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yogatherapyhour 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: Stephanie’s 40th birthday and how she found out she was going ...
Jun 18, 2021•5 min
Listen to the full episode by supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yogatherapyhour Amy chats with Laurie Hyland Robertson the Editor of Yoga Therapy today & 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 l...
Jun 11, 2021•5 min
Listen to the full episode by supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yogatherapyhour 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 imp...
Jun 04, 2021•5 min
Listen to the full episode by supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yogatherapyhour 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 Transformi...
May 28, 2021•5 min
Listen to the full episode by supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yogatherapyhour Amy talks with Per Erez and they talk about embodiment & 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 i...
May 21, 2021•5 min
Listen to the full episode by supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yogatherapyhour 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 ...
May 14, 2021•5 min
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 ...
Apr 26, 2021•29 min
