On today’s episode, Amy chats with Katherine Quayhagen. Katherine is a Registered Yoga Teacher and movement enthusiast. After spending two years in the Peace Corps in a rural village of Madagascar, Katherine realized the necessity of a multi-layered approach to mental, physical, and spiritual well-being. She incorporates mindfulness and meditation into all wellness activities at Longbranch Healthcare, from yoga and fitness classes to gardening. Amy and Katherine discuss the Addiction treatment i...
Jan 27, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 4Ep. 4
Today's guest is Satpreet Kaur. Satpreet Kaur is a registered yoga teacher and is ready to launch her career as a Yoga Therapist with a specialty in Thyroid Health, Movement & Lifestyle Coaching. She is a versatile yoga teacher who loves to incorporate strength and mobility in different ways into her class. Her mission is to inspire others to get physically and mentally strong blending her knowledge of yoga with movement science and biomechanics. Amy and Satpreet discuss Yoga and Yoga Therap...
Jan 20, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 4Ep. 3
Today's guest is Matt Erb, Integrative Physical Therapist and Yoga Therapist. Matt has worked extensively with persons experiencing acute and chronic health conditions using an integrative (holistic/whole-person, and mind-body integrated) model of care. He works with all forms of chronic pain, migraines, headache, craniofacial and spinal disorders, dizziness, and vertigo (vestibular conditions), chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia and many more. Matt and Amy talk about Yoga therapy as an emerging and ...
Jan 13, 2023•56 min•Season 4Ep. 2
Today's guest is Dr. Tracey Meyers, a licensed clinical psychologist in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New York. Dr. Tracey Meyers has 24 years of experience in the fields of clinical psychology and integrative medicine. She is the author of the book: Yin Yoga Therapy and Mental Health and has contributed several book chapters on yoga, addiction, and psychotherapy. Her research focuses on mindfulness and yoga for mental health and traumatic brain injury. In addition to her work as a clinical ps...
Jan 06, 2023•59 min•Season 4Ep. 1
Today’s episode is a solo episode with Amy Wheeler. Amy discusses a fundamental question that all C-IAYT Yoga Therapists need to be able to articulate with ease. How are you different than a psychologist who teaches breathing exercises in session? How are you different from a Physical Therapist that helps people heal from injury? How are you different than an Occupational Therapist that helps people live a more sustainable life? Listen to this episode to help you find the words to talk about how...
Dec 16, 2022•56 min•Season 3Ep. 33
Today's guest is Mary Tilson, a yoga and meditation teacher, holistic recovery coach and retreat leader, and certified addiction recovery coach. Mary creates world-class retreats that have received top ratings from Yoga Journal and Conde Nast Traveler. She worked for three years as the Yoga & Wellness Director at Nihi Sumba, which was named "Best Hotel in the World" by Travel+Leisure Magazine, and she continues to collaborate with wellness and travel industry leaders such as COMO Hotels, ROA...
Dec 09, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Season 3Ep. 32
Amy speaks with Dr. Baxter Bell. Since transitioning from a stressful career as a busy family doctor to that of a yoga teacher and medical acupuncturist. He graduated from the Piedmont Yoga Studio's 18-month Advanced Studies Program and spent many years as the Director of PYS's Deep Yoga Program, where he taught Experiential Anatomy, Yoga Technique, and Yoga Methodology. Baxter is a co-founder and former contributing writer for the blog Yoga for Healthy Aging, as well as a member of the faculty ...
Dec 02, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Season 3Ep. 31
Amy chats with Katie Allen MPH, C-IAYT. Katie is the Founder and School Director of AlcheMe Yoga Therapy, a yoga therapy company that provides professional training, comprehensive clinical programs, research, and community outreach initiatives. She co-founded Be the Change Yoga , a studio and education center. Katie, who directs the Yoga Therapy Program at Hoag Hospital's Center for Healthy Living, is passionate about bringing yoga to underserved communities. She is currently developing a Yoga P...
Nov 25, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 3Ep. 30
Amy chats with Dr. Felicity Molloy, Dr. Felicity maintains a professional profile that extends practice and teaching across dance, yoga, bodywork, and Somatics. Dr. Felicity Molloy is a Senior Level 3 Teacher Yoga Australia/NZ, MNZ Executive Committee for Research, Dip. Remedial Massage, Dance Victorian College of Arts). Fecility is a Lead Tutor of critical thinking and research at Wellpark College of Natural Therapies. She is deeply practiced in community program development, bringing body-base...
Nov 18, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 3Ep. 29
Amy and Cheryl talk about her background and Cancer care, getting grants through non-profit organizations, and the Subtle tools of Yoga she uses in her practice, and her new app. This is an interesting conversation you don’t want to miss! Cheryl found Yoga in 2001 to ease chronic back pain and became instantly enchanted by the subtle connections between the breath, body, mind, and emotions. Her training with master Hatha teachers from Piedmont Yoga Studio in Oakland, California, and the Integrat...
Nov 11, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 3Ep. 28
Today we are chatting with Pamela Crane. Pamela & Amy talk about helping people build their confidence and bringing their authentic selves into their yoga practice as practitioners, Imposter Syndrome and fear of Showing up Authentically, Confidence vs. Self–doubt, Focusing on what you are giving to others, and Helpful tips on dealing with negative comments and being on camera. Pamela has over 35 years of experience in yoga, dance, group fitness, and public-school teaching many of them simult...
Nov 04, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 3Ep. 27
Amy talks with Laura Hogan in today’s episode. Laura is a mental health therapist with an LCPC and a yoga therapist with a C-IAYT. Laura specializes in working with women prone to perfectionism leading to burnout, depression, and anxiety. More recently, Laura has created a resiliency and burnout recovery program for employees at Riverside Hospital in Illinois, USA. Amy and Laura talk about Laura's background and how she got started in Yoga Therapy, the Yoga Therapy, and Employee Assistance Progr...
Oct 28, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 3Ep. 26
Today’s episode is a solo episode with Amy Wheeler. Amy discusses a fundamental question that all C-IAYT Yoga Therapists need to be able to articulate with ease. How are you different than a Psychologist who teaches breathing exercises in session? How are you different from a Physical Therapist that helps people heal from injury? How are you different than an Occupational Therapist that helps people live a more sustainable life? Listen to this episode to help you find the words to talk about how...
Oct 21, 2022•46 min•Season 3Ep. 25
Today’s episode is a wonderful combination of yogic mysticism and scientific research. We are honored to speak with Dr. Krishnamurthy, the Pro Vice Chancellor, and Research Director of S-VASA University in Bangalore, Indian which offers degree programs all the way up to receiving a Ph.D. in Yoga Studies. Dr. Krishnamurthy begins the conversation by telling us some of the latest research on yoga and aging. We then move into the history of the invasions of Indian universities between the 5th and 1...
Oct 14, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 3Ep. 24
On today’s episode, Amy chats with Becky Deano. Becky was introduced to yoga in 2000 and her life has never been the same. Her interest in yoga, mental health and spirituality was strengthened while completing her studies at Pacifica Graduate Institute. She holds a license as a professional counselor (LPC), and she also is certified as a Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT). In 2006 after returning from study in India at the Krishnamacharaya Yoga Mandiram Becky and several fellow yoga teachers formed Yoga Sa...
Oct 07, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 3Ep. 23
Today’s episode is a solo episode with Amy Wheeler. Amy’s undergraduate and master’s degree are in Community Health Promotion back in the 1980’s and early 1990’s. So it is not a surprise that Amy’s connection to Yoga Therapy is so strong, as Yoga Therapy is about feeling good, showing up as your best self, and being accountable to the health behaviors that you promised yourself you would live by. The question is, how can we help ourselves and our clients create the life they desire? Amy talks ab...
Sep 30, 2022•55 min•Season 3Ep. 22
Today’s episode sees Amy chatting with Prashant Joshi. He is a computer scientist and an electrical engineer, master coach/therapist, and has been an IT Industry management leader for the past 25+ years. He has introduced Yoga-principles in the academic and corporate world at all levels of management. He has brought Yoga to the tennis courts, executive boardrooms, mental health facilities, and senior centers. He is an invited motivational speaker and an avid tennis player. Prashant and his wife ...
Sep 23, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 3Ep. 21
In today’s episode, Amy chats with Neil Pearson, Neil is a physiotherapist, yoga therapist, and Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia. He is the Co-Director of Pain Care Aware and creator of the Pain Care Yoga training programs for health professionals and yoga therapists. Neil is the founding Chair of the Physiotherapy Pain Science Division in Canada, recipient of the Canadian Pain Society's Excellence in Interprofessional Pain Education award, and faculty in four y...
Sep 16, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 20
In today’s episode, Amy interviews two special friends and colleagues from Japan, Madoka and Chiaki. Japan is Amy’s favorite places on earth and she had the good fortune of being hosted in Japan by Madoka and Japan Yoga Therapy Society (JYTS) in 2018. In this talk we discuss many topics and give you an overview of all things to do with Yoga Therapy in Japan. They talk about the following: Madoka describes how the Global Yoga Therapy Society was conceived in 2017 The Japan Yoga Therapy Society ha...
Sep 09, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 3Ep. 19
In today’s episode, Amy gives us a glimpse into one of her global talks from last year at the 5th Annual Asian Yoga Therapy Conference in Singapore. Amy was asked to talk about Covid19 and how using appropriate pranayama can help people to feel happier, healthier and recover more quickly through breathing exercises. The key is gentle breath and movement coordinated, with mental focus. Amy talks about what happens physiologically when we exhale and when we inhale. They talk about the following: A...
Sep 02, 2022•55 min•Season 3Ep. 18
In today’s episode, Amy chats with Dr. Shyam Ranganathan. Shyam is a thought-leader, author, and teacher of Eastern Philosophy, and an expert in the traditions of Indian Moral Philosophy. Dr. Ranganathan is a trained scholar and researcher of philosophy and is the author, editor, and translator of numerous peer-reviewed, scholarly works. His research focus across disciplines is understanding how non-Western traditions are marginalized in a Westernized world, and how BIPOC traditions of philosoph...
Aug 26, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 3Ep. 17
On today’s episode, Amy chats with Alyssa Pfennig an intuitive business coach, digital marketing strategist, and Certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT) living her best life with her daughter in the heart of Mexico’s central highlands. She has trained in using yoga practices such as asana, pranayama, and meditation, to help with structural, mental, and emotional issues and helps students make every pose accessible and comfortable. Alyssa is an E-RYT 200/RYT 500 with the Yoga Alliance and a member of t...
Aug 19, 2022•57 min•Season 3Ep. 16
On today’s episode, Amy chats with Rebecca Sebastian, A 20-year teacher of yoga and 10-years of experience as a yoga therapist. Rebecca is the owner of the Sunlight Yoga Center, Rebecca Sebastian is passionate about yoga, yoga teaching, and helping lift our local community. She is the co-founder of the Quad Cities Yoga Foundation in the Midwest of the United States (Iowa). Rebecca and Amy have a lively conversation about building a business in yoga and yoga therapy. This is a joyful journey wher...
Aug 12, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 3Ep. 15
Nina Zolotow is a seasoned writer that has co-authored the Yoga for Healthy Aging Blog and the book by the same title with Baxer Bell. Now Nina brings a new book forward called “Yoga for Times of Change.” With all that is happening individually and within society, this appeared to be the perfect topic for today’s podcast. I think it is safe to say that most of us are experiencing some forms of anxiety, depression, fear and anger as we navigate these challenging times. Amy and Nina talk about the...
Aug 05, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Season 3Ep. 14
Xu-Ya (pronounced Shu-Ya) is working with her business partner, Janus Tsai, to bring yoga therapy to Taiwan. They are trailblazers and in the early phases of helping the yoga community and private clients to understand “What is yoga therapy?” and “How can it help with health, happiness and beyond?” Xu-Ya also goes by Jelly, and she tells us that there are many yoga studios in Taiwan that focus on yoga for the physical body, but that yoga therapy and even talk therapy is very new to their culture...
Jul 29, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 13
In today’s episode, Amy chats with Ranju Roy and David Charlton. Ranju has been practicing yoga since the mid-1980s. Ranju has taught many yoga classes, retreats, and workshops in the UK. He has taught at the British Wheel of Yoga (BWY) Congress, Association for Yoga Studies (aYs) Conventions, and many In-Service Trainings. David has been studying yoga since 1987. He also has an MA in Eastern Philosophy and a particular interest in Sanskrit, Vedic chanting, and yoga philosophy. Both Ranju and Da...
Jul 22, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 3Ep. 12
In today’s episode, Amy chats with Acharya Shunya. Shunya is a truth-teller who facilitates authenticity, self-remembrance, and divine feminine pathways to awakening. Acharya Shunya is the author of two bestselling books Ayurveda lifestyle Wisdom (2017), Sovereign Self (2020), and her newest book is coming out in September 2022 by Sounds True, Roar Like a Goddess : Every Woman's Guide to Becoming Unapologetically Powerful, Prosperous, and Peaceful. She first female head of her spiritual lineage ...
Jul 15, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Season 3Ep. 11
In today’s episode, Amy chats with Molly McManus, C-IAYT, SE, AHC. Molly is the President of the Board of the IAYT, and co-owner and faculty of Yoga North International SomaYoga Institute. She enjoys her work teaching specialized group classes and trainings, individual YT sessions. Molly is sought out for her special areas of interest in chronic pain and the conditions of stress in programs she has designed: such as Ayurveda Nourish, Building Resilience with SomaYoga & Ayurveda, SomaYoga for...
Jul 08, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Season 3Ep. 10
Amy talks with Cheri Dostal Ryba in this episode. Cheri has been teaching movement, anatomy, yoga, and fitness since 2000. Cheri has also trained and mentored yoga teachers since 2010. Cheri educates about her work in the niche of Pelvic Floor Therapy and how it differs from Physical Therapy. They also talk about Cheri’s background and how she got started with pelvic health, her experience moving back to the Midwest with a young family and starting afresh, and Cheri’s new book titled Pelvic Yoga...
Jul 01, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Season 3Ep. 9
In today’s episode, Amy chats with Bea Teuten. Bea is a UK qualified yoga teacher and yoga therapist (1000-hour BWY Diploma), a TeenYoga teacher, and a Vedic Chant Teacher. She is trained in the tradition of Professor Sri Krishnamacharya and his son TKV Desikachar and has studied with Colin Dunsmuir, Gill Lloyd, Radha Sundararajan, and at The Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram in Chennai India. She is a current Chair at TYSP (The Society of Yoga Practitioners) and offers Individual classes as well as...
Jun 24, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 3Ep. 8
