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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 in crisis all day long

·        Burnout in the healthcare field

·        How Per began his journey in teaching Yoga and Tai Chi in Chicago in the 1990’s

·        The meaning of Embodiment

·        The difference between Yoga Therapy and Somatics

·        The mechanism that creates positive change in the human system when we participate in interoceptive awareness and embodiment practices

·        The language and its importance in helping students getting in touch with their own interoceptive awareness and even their own self-analysis during daily practice

·        What is Pandiculation and why is it important?

·        Pers experience as a black queer man in the yoga field and how we can become better allies

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Music by

Peter Morely

Meet Per Erez

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To educate yourself about the experience of being LGBTQIA+, please checkout Queer Story Time by Steven IngHram who’s IG handle is “@futureNMDyogi”