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 had a global meeting in 2018 with friends from many countries coming together to create the “Sendai Declaration”
• Yoga Therapy in Japan is defined as Isometric Yoga and we talk about the technique and share a You Tube link to a class (class given in English)
• How Isometic Yoga is showing promising research results for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
• How Isometric Yoga is being used by Dentists in Japan
• The USA arm of Isometric Yoga: Yoga Nikatan in AZ with Masayo & Chiaki
• How Madoka and business partner Yukiko started a Yoga for Business Course in Japan
• The bias against creating a business from spiritual teachings and how Madoka overcame her prejudice to create a successful course in Japan

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