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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 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 & 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 & 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 & 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

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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.

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Books mentioned in the podcast

Yoga Radicals: A Curated Set of Inspiring Stories from Pioneers in the Field

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08XSGX1QF/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

Meet Allie https://alliemiddleton.com/

Meet Peggy https://www.linkedin.com/in/peggy-swarbrick-127a4765/

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

 Creating a Healthier Lifestyle

https://store.samhsa.gov/product/Creating-a-Healthier-Life-/SMA16-4958

https://store.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/d7/priv/sma16-4958.pdf

Wellness Quiz

https://alcoholstudies.rutgers.edu/wellness-in-recovery/quiz/