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 David train teachers through the organization Sādhana Mālā Yoga Training. Amy talks with Ranju Roy and Dave Charlton about yoga tradition, what is yoga vs. yoga therapy, Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra, the nature of suffering in the mind and how we can move forward with our yoga communities/ sangha. Ranju and Dave have worked together in the UK for several decades creating workshops, teacher trainings and practicing as yoga therapists. They bring a refreshing viewpoint in that they have been committed to a tradition long-term, but they each remembered the goal of yoga was to become more authentically themselves. The path has lead each of them to understand with clarity what it means to be self-directed, to observe the patterns of their own minds and to continue to show up with an open heart and discriminating mind. They talk about the following:What does it mean to be in a yoga lineage or tradition?What are the benefits of being in the TK Tradition?What does it mean to take personal responsibility for your life?How can we spiritually mature and embody our own life?The difficulties in finding a teacherHow sangha can become our spiritual pathWhat is Yoga Therapy?Is Yoga different than Yoga Therapy?Was Patanjali a yoga therapist?Isn’t all yoga therapeutic in nature?What was Desikachar’s take on therapy?The guṇa and therapy If you would like to receive the free infographics and handouts that correspond to each episode on the Yoga Therapy Hour Podcast, please subscribe to our segmented email list. You will have the opportunity to determine the Infographic Topics that you would like to receive. When The Yoga Therapy Hour Podcast has a topic that corresponds to your choices, then you will receive an email for that week with the PDF’s for download.Topics you can choose from include:• Yoga Therapy & Mental Health• Yoga Therapy & Physical Health• Social Justice in yoga & Yoga Therapy• Yoga/Ayurveda Toolbox• Yoga & Indian Philosophy• Global & Trending Yoga Therapy TopicsClick the link below to subscribe. It takes 10 seconds total.https://amywheeler.com/subscribe Today’s podcasts is sponsored by: Optimal State 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 $250 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 $250 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.Here is the link for you to get started with your donation. We are so happy that you have decided to join us. We thank you for the bottom of our hearts!Link to click in the description: http://Paypal.me/KymMitraDonation The Optimal State and Yoga Therapy Hour Podcast also has a Patreon page. We now have 5 staff that help us product the audio and video versions of the podcast. Please consider donating to help us keep this good work for the field of yoga therapy going. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yogatherapyhourThe new You Tube Channel for this podcast is: YouTube: AmyWheelerPhd    https://www.youtube.com/c/AmyWheelerphdCheck out Amy's websiteFeel free to use download our free eBook and mobile App by going to the websites below.www.OptimalStateApp.comwww.GoldZoneBook.com Facebook: Optimal State by Amy Wheeler     https://www.facebook.com/OptimalStatebyAmyWheelerTwitter: Optimal State of Living with Dr. AmyTikTok: Dr. Amy@OptimalStateofLivingInstagram: Optimal State by Amy Wheeler   Pinterest: TheOptimalState    https://www.pinterest.com/TheOptimalStateTo checkout their offeringshttps://www.sadhanamala.com Books mentioned in the podcastEmbodying the Yoga Sutrahttps://www.amazon.com/Embodying-Yoga-Sutra-Support-Direction/dp/1578636884

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 that traces its roots to 2,000-year-ago in India, the imparter of goddess archetype theory as a pathway to soul-ascension, Shunya reinterprets and re-contextualizes ancient Vedic wisdom and dharma teachings of Advaita Vedanta (non-dual teachings), Ayurveda's lifestyle wisdom and Yoga scriptures, to create a learning and awakening path for contemporary seekers, empowering people everywhere to lead spiritually fearless, fulfilled and enlightened lives. Amy & Shunya talk about being The first feminine leader of an unbroken wisdom lineage from India, Shunya’s experience with patriarchy, The stories of Goddesses Lakshmi and Saraswati as they apply to women who might be seeking yoga therapy.  They talk about the following:What does it mean to be in a yoga lineage or tradition?How Shunya feels being the first feminine leader of an unbroken wisdom lineageShunya’s lineage as a progressive one and her grandfather’s wisdomShunya’s life journey and using the mud to grow the lotusPatriarchy and how it has impacted Shunya’sRooting out internal and external misogynyThe Goddesses Lakshmi and Saraswati and the ancient Vedic stories that they representHow Shunya reacts to injustice using the archetypes of the goddesses If you would like to receive the free infographics and handouts that correspond to each episode on the Yoga Therapy Hour Podcast, please subscribe to our segmented email list. You will have the opportunity to determine the Infographic Topics that you would like to receive. When The Yoga Therapy Hour Podcast has a topic that corresponds to your choices, then you will receive an email for that week with the PDF’s for download.Topics you can choose from include:• Yoga Therapy & Mental Health• Yoga Therapy & Physical Health• Social Justice in yoga & Yoga Therapy• Yoga/Ayurveda Toolbox• Yoga & Indian Philosophy• Global & Trending Yoga Therapy TopicsClick the link below to subscribe. It takes 10 seconds total.https://amywheeler.com/subscribe Today’s podcasts is sponsored by: Optimal State 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 $250 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 $250 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.Here is the link for you to get started with your donation. We are so happy that you have decided to join us. We thank you for the bottom of our hearts!Link to click in the description: http://Paypal.me/KymMitraDonation The Optimal State and Yoga Therapy Hour Podcast also has a Patreon page. We now have 5 staff that help us product the audio and video versions of the podcast. Please consider donating to help us keep this good work for the field of yoga therapy going. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yogatherapyhourThe new You Tube Channel for this podcast is: YouTube: AmyWheelerPhd    https://www.youtube.com/c/AmyWheelerphdCheck out Amy's websiteFeel free to use download our free eBook and mobile App by going to the websites below.www.OptimalStateApp.comwww.GoldZoneBook.com Facebook: Optimal State by Amy Wheeler     https://www.facebook.com/OptimalStatebyAmyWheelerTwitter: Optimal State of Living with Dr. AmyTikTok: Dr. Amy@OptimalStateofLivingInstagram: Optimal State by Amy Wheeler   Pinterest: TheOptimalState    https://www.pinterest.com/TheOptimalStateTo checkout Chunya’s offeringshttps://www.acharyashunya.com/ Books mentioned in the podcasthttps://www.acharyashunya.com/ayurveda-lyfestyle-wisdomhttps://www.acharyashunya.com/copy-of-sovereign-self

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 Chronic Pain, Making a Change for Good – 30 Days to Compassionate Self Discipline, The Chemistry of Joy, and Yoga for Stress, Anxiety, and Depression. Molly participates in continuous training and active engagement in her field. Molly's journey includes service on the Accreditation Committee for the IAYT and engagement with national teaching and speaking engagements promoting the efficacy of yoga. Amy and Molly talk about the following Strategic Plans for IAYT and Living a life of Balance: Molly’s thoughts on stewardship and on becoming the President of the Board at IAYTThe Diamond Map that Molly created as a way to guide her leadership strategyLeadership & inclusion in IAYTIAYT’s future and Online learningNext steps for IAYT in regards to diversity and inclusionStrategic goals for IAYT in 2022 and 2023Progress on the international front for IAYTHow Molly juggles work and familyMolly’s near-death experience and what it taught herHow Molly can keep herself in balance as a house-holder  If you would like to receive the free infographics and handouts that correspond to each episode on the Yoga Therapy Hour Podcast, please subscribe to our segmented email list. You will have the opportunity to determine the Infographic Topics that you would like to receive. When The Yoga Therapy Hour Podcast has a topic that corresponds to your choices, then you will receive an email for that week with the PDF’s for download.Topics you can choose from include:• Yoga Therapy & Mental Health• Yoga Therapy & Physical Health• Social Justice in yoga & Yoga Therapy• Yoga/Ayurveda Toolbox• Yoga & Indian Philosophy• Global & Trending Yoga Therapy TopicsClick the link below to subscribe. It takes 10 seconds total.https://amywheeler.com/subscribe Today’s podcasts is sponsored by: Optimal State 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 $250 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 $250 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.Here is the link for you to get started with your donation. We are so happy that you have decided to join us. We thank you for the bottom of our hearts!Link to click in the description: http://Paypal.me/KymMitraDonation The Optimal State and Yoga Therapy Hour Podcast also has a Patreon page. We now have 5 staff that help us product the audio and video versions of the podcast. Please consider donating to help us keep this good work for the field of yoga therapy going. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yogatherapyhourThe new You Tube Channel for this podcast is: YouTube: AmyWheelerPhd    https://www.youtube.com/c/AmyWheelerphdCheck out Amy's websiteFeel free to use download our free eBook and mobile App by going to the websites below.www.OptimalStateApp.comwww.GoldZoneBook.com Facebook: Optimal State by Amy Wheeler     https://www.facebook.com/OptimalStatebyAmyWheelerTwitter: Optimal State of Living with Dr. AmyTikTok: Dr. Amy@OptimalStateofLivingInstagram: Optimal State by Amy Wheeler   Pinterest: TheOptimalState    https://www.pinterest.com/TheOptimalStateCheck out Molly’s offeringshttps://www.yoganorthduluth.com/

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 Therapy For The Whole Woman. Amy and Cheri talk about the following Cheri’s background and her decision to move across states to be closer to familyHow Cheri started studying Pelvic Yoga Therapy and her personal journeyHow running was a wake-up call for Cheri to understand her own the pelvic healthThe symptoms of pelvic floor dysfunction that might inform the need for yoga therapyThe potential benefits of yoga therapy for pelvic health for both men and womenThe variety of ways that Cheri works with her patients from a yoga therapy perspectiveHow the nervous system is connected to pelvic healthThe positive outcomes that Cheri has experienced with the client she’s worked withCheri’s new book and how it can help all yoga therapists   If you would like to receive the free infographics and handouts that correspond to each episode on the Yoga Therapy Hour Podcast, please subscribe to our segmented email list. You will have the opportunity to determine the Infographic Topics that you would like to receive. When The Yoga Therapy Hour Podcast has a topic that corresponds to your choices, then you will receive an email for that week with the PDF’s for download.Topics you can choose from include: • Yoga Therapy & Mental Health• Yoga Therapy & Physical Health• Social Justice in yoga & Yoga Therapy• Yoga/Ayurveda Toolbox• Yoga & Indian Philosophy• Global & Trending Yoga Therapy TopicsClick the link below to subscribe. It takes 10 seconds total.https://amywheeler.com/subscribe Today’s podcasts is sponsored by: Optimal State 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 $250 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 $250 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.Here is the link for you to get started with your donation. We are so happy that you have decided to join us. We thank you for the bottom of our hearts!Link to click in the description: http://Paypal.me/KymMitraDonation The Optimal State and Yoga Therapy Hour Podcast also has a Patreon page. We now have 5 staff that help us product the audio and video versions of the podcast. Please consider donating to help us keep this good work for the field of yoga therapy going. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yogatherapyhourThe new You Tube Channel for this podcast is: YouTube: AmyWheelerPhd    https://www.youtube.com/c/AmyWheelerphdCheck out Amy's website Feel free to use download our free eBook and mobile App by going to the websites below.www.OptimalStateApp.comwww.GoldZoneBook.com Facebook: Optimal State by Amy Wheeler     https://www.facebook.com/OptimalStatebyAmyWheeler Twitter: Optimal State of Living with Dr. Amy TikTok: Dr. Amy@OptimalStateofLiving Instagram: Optimal State by Amy Wheeler    Pinterest: TheOptimalState    https://www.pinterest.com/TheOptimalState Books mentioned in the podcastPelvic Yoga Therapy For The Whole Womanhttps://www.amazon.com/Pelvic-Yoga-Therapy-Whole-Woman/dp/1787756645/ Checkout Cheri’s offeringshttps://www.cheridostal.com/

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 group classes in Twickenham and Richmond West London. She works with many conditions including for those affected by cancer, MS, sleep problems, anxiety, and stress.Amy & Bea discuss how she understood that she would be switching her career to become a yoga teacher, and her first experience with the healing powers of yoga with respect to epilepsy, They also talk about the responsibilities of the students and teachers, and the benefits of chanting and more. Amy and Bea talk about the following TYSP and what they do as an organizationHow Bea got interested in Yoga & Yoga TherapyBea’s experience with her daughter and the healing journeyRoles and Responsibilities of a yoga teacherRoles and Responsibilities of a yoga studentWhy is having a mentor important to the healing journey?What is a student’s responsibility towards the teacher and practice?Bea’s journey and her favorite yoga tool (hint- mantra)Mantras, Chanting, and how they work If you would like to receive the free infographics and handouts that correspond to each episode on the Yoga Therapy Hour Podcast, please subscribe to our segmented email list. You will have the opportunity to determine the Infographic Topics that you would like to receive. When The Yoga Therapy Hour Podcast has a topic that corresponds to your choices, then you will receive an email for that week with the PDF’s for download.Topics you can choose from include:• Yoga Therapy & Mental Health• Yoga Therapy & Physical Health• Social Justice in yoga & Yoga Therapy• Yoga/Ayurveda Toolbox• Yoga & Indian Philosophy• Global & Trending Yoga Therapy TopicsClick the link below to subscribe. It takes 10 seconds total.https://amywheeler.com/subscribe Today’s podcasts is sponsored by: Optimal StateWe 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 $250 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 $250 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.Here is the link for you to get started with your donation. We are so happy that you have decided to join us. We thank you for the bottom of our hearts! We are happy to tell you about the programs that we are supporting if you email us at: yoga@theoptimalstate.comLink to click in the description: http://Paypal.me/KymMitraDonation The Optimal State and Yoga Therapy Hour Podcast also has a Patreon page. We now have 5 staff that help us product the audio and video versions of the podcast. Please consider donating to help us keep this good work for the field of yoga therapy going. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yogatherapyhourThe new You Tube Channel for this podcast is: YouTube: AmyWheelerPhd    https://www.youtube.com/c/AmyWheelerphdCheck out Amy's websiteFeel free to use download our free eBook and mobile App by going to the websites below.www.OptimalStateApp.comwww.GoldZoneBook.com Facebook: Optimal State by Amy Wheeler     https://www.facebook.com/OptimalStatebyAmyWheelerTwitter: Optimal State of Living with Dr. AmyTikTok: Dr. Amy@OptimalStateofLivingInstagram: Optimal State by Amy Wheeler   Pinterest: TheOptimalState    https://www.pinterest.com/TheOptimalStateTo find the upcoming programs please visithttps://www.tsyp.yoga/http://justbe.yoga/

Amy will be hosting this episode without a guest after evaluating her life deeply these past few weeks as she experienced a health crisis. She also talks about the four aims of life according to Indian philosophy, her background growing up, what she’s learned through this whole experience of realizing that life is short and she needs to have more JOY on a regular basis. Amy talks about the following:·        Updates on Amy’s surgery and her plans going forward·        The Four Aims of life: Artha, Kama, Dharma and Moksha·        Artha: The meaning of Wealth & Abundance·        Kama: What Joy means, and finding joy in our lives·        Dharma: Right action, figuring out what we need to let go of in our lives·        Moksha: Liberation and what it means to surrender If you would like to receive the free infographics and handouts that correspond to each episode on the Yoga Therapy Hour Podcast, please subscribe to our segmented email list. You will have the opportunity to determine the Infographic Topics that you would like to receive. When The Yoga Therapy Hour Podcast has a topic that corresponds to your choices, then you will receive an email for that week with the PDF’s for download.Topics you can choose from include:• Yoga Therapy & Mental Health• Yoga Therapy & Physical Health• Social Justice in yoga & Yoga Therapy• Yoga/Ayurveda Toolbox• Yoga & Indian Philosophy• Global & Trending Yoga Therapy TopicsClick the link below to subscribe. It takes 10 seconds total.https://amywheeler.com/subscribe Today’s podcasts is sponsored by: Optimal State 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 $250 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 $250 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.Here is the link for you to get started with your donation. We are so happy that you have decided to join us. We thank you for the bottom of our hearts!Link to click in the description: http://Paypal.me/KymMitraDonation The Optimal State and Yoga Therapy Hour Podcast also has a Patreon page. We now have 5 staff that help us product the audio and video versions of the podcast. Please consider donating to help us keep this good work for the field of yoga therapy going. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yogatherapyhourThe new You Tube Channel for this podcast is: YouTube: AmyWheelerPhd    https://www.youtube.com/c/AmyWheelerphdCheck out Amy's websiteFeel free to use download our free eBook and mobile App by going to the websites below.www.OptimalStateApp.comwww.GoldZoneBook.com Facebook: Optimal State by Amy Wheeler     https://www.facebook.com/OptimalStatebyAmyWheelerTwitter: Optimal State of Living with Dr. AmyTikTok: Dr. Amy@OptimalStateofLivingInstagram: Optimal State by Amy Wheeler   Pinterest: TheOptimalState    https://www.pinterest.com/TheOptimalState

Today’s show would be a solo show with Amy. Amy Wheeler, the host of Yoga Therapy Hour, shares very important personal news and update on her life. She also talks about her journey with healing and teaching. Amy talks about the spiritual end game of Yoga Therapy, Living life in Alignment, Fear and ways to lessen fear, how to find more spaciousness and much more. Today’s episode is a must listen! Amy talks about the following ·        Her recent health diagnosis and how she is receiving the news·        Her journey with teaching at the university for 25 years coming to a close·        Yoga Therapy spiritual end game and how this informs how we live our lives·        Bad habits that can be created as a result of living in fear·        Things that can help reduce fear or make you feel safe·        How can you get into a deep state of Spaciousness (Bramha) without feeling fear·        Yoga Tool Box to help create Spaciousness·        Understanding what you need to de-link from to lessen the Fear If you would like to receive the free infographics and handouts that correspond to each episode on the Yoga Therapy Hour Podcast, please subscribe to our segmented email list. You will have the opportunity to determine the Infographic Topics that you would like to receive. When The Yoga Therapy Hour Podcast has a topic that corresponds to your choices, then you will receive an email for that week with the PDF’s for download.Topics you can choose from include: • Yoga Therapy & Mental Health• Yoga Therapy & Physical Health• Social Justice in yoga & Yoga Therapy• Yoga/Ayurveda Toolbox• Yoga & Indian Philosophy• Global & Trending Yoga Therapy TopicsClick the link below to subscribe. It takes 10 seconds total.https://amywheeler.com/subscribe Today’s podcasts is sponsored by: Optimal State 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 $250 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 $250 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.Here is the link for you to get started with your donation. We are so happy that you have decided to join us. We thank you for the bottom of our hearts!Link to click in the description: http://Paypal.me/KymMitraDonation The Optimal State and Yoga Therapy Hour Podcast also has a Patreon page. We now have 5 staff that help us product the audio and video versions of the podcast. Please consider donating to help us keep this good work for the field of yoga therapy going. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yogatherapyhourThe new You Tube Channel for this podcast is: YouTube: AmyWheelerPhd    https://www.youtube.com/c/AmyWheelerphdCheck out Amy's website Feel free to use download our free eBook and mobile App by going to the websites below.www.OptimalStateApp.comwww.GoldZoneBook.com Facebook: Optimal State by Amy Wheeler     https://www.facebook.com/OptimalStatebyAmyWheeler Twitter: Optimal State of Living with Dr. Amy TikTok: Dr. Amy@OptimalStateofLiving Instagram: Optimal State by Amy Wheeler    Pinterest: TheOptimalState    https://www.pinterest.com/TheOptimalState

Our guest today is Shelly Prosko, Shelly is a Canadian physiotherapist, yoga therapist, author, speaker and educator dedicated to empowering individuals to create and sustain meaningful lives by teaching and advocating for the integration of yoga into modern healthcare. She is a respected pioneer of PhysioYoga, a combination of physiotherapy and yoga. She is a Pain Care Aware Lead Trainer and has authored book chapters in several rehabilitation textbooks and is co-editor and co-author of the textbook titled Yoga and Science in Pain Care: Treating the Person in Pain by Singing Dragon Publishers. She is also known for her TEDx talk: Pushing Boundaries in Physiotherapy. Amy & Shelly talk her Journey, Shelly’s book, Self-compassion, its importance and how it connects to client’s compliance and adherence, reducing burnout for the practitioner, reducing self-doubt and how to deal with it, and a lot more. They touch on the followingShelly’s journey and history as a physical therapist and continued education providerShelly’s motivation to wanting to understand Self-compassionThe meaning of True self-compassion, and its importantThe 3 main components of self-compassion and how to practice it oftenImportance of practice self-compassion on a regular basisWhy having boundaries is important, to facilitate self-compassionHow Shelly deals with self-doubt as a practitioner of yoga therapyShelly’s strategy for connecting with herself  If you would like to receive the free infographics and handouts that correspond to each episode on the Yoga Therapy Hour Podcast, please subscribe to our segmented email list. You will have the opportunity to determine the Infographic Topics that you would like to receive. When The Yoga Therapy Hour Podcast has a topic that corresponds to your choices, then you will receive an email for that week with the PDF’s for download.Topics you can choose from include:• Yoga Therapy & Mental Health• Yoga Therapy & Physical Health• Social Justice in yoga & Yoga Therapy• Yoga/Ayurveda Toolbox• Yoga & Indian Philosophy• Global & Trending Yoga Therapy TopicsClick the link below to subscribe. It takes 10 seconds total.https://amywheeler.com/subscribe Today’s podcasts is sponsored by: Optimal Statehttps://theoptimalstate.com/ 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 $250 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 $250 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.Here is the link for you to get started with your donation. We are so happy that you have decided to join us. We thank you for the bottom of our hearts!Link to click in the description: http://Paypal.me/KymMitraDonation The Optimal State and Yoga Therapy Hour Podcast also has a Patreon page. We now have 5 staff that help us product the audio and video versions of the podcast. Please consider donating to help us keep this good work for the field of yoga therapy going. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yogatherapyhourThe new You Tube Channel for this podcast is: YouTube: AmyWheelerPhd    https://www.youtube.com/c/AmyWheelerphdCheck out Amy's websiteFeel free to use download our free eBook and mobile App by going to the websites below.www.OptimalStateApp.comwww.GoldZoneBook.comFacebook: Optimal State by Amy Wheeler     https://www.facebook.com/OptimalStatebyAmyWheelerTwitter: Optimal State of Living with Dr. AmyTikTok: Dr. Amy@OptimalStateofLivingInstagram: Optimal State by Amy Wheeler   Pinterest: TheOptimalState    https://www.pinterest.com/TheOptimalState Check out Shelly’s websitehttps://physioyoga.ca/ Books mentioned in the podcastYoga and Science in Pain Care: Treating the Person in PainCo-edited by Neil Pearson, Shelly Prosko and Marlysa Sullivan.https://www.amazon.com/Yoga-Science-Pain-Care-Treating/dp/1848193971/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Yoga Therapy for the whole woman : A Professional Guide by Cheri Dostal Rybahttps://www.bookdepository.com/Pelvic-Yoga-Therapy-for-Whole-Woman-Cheri-Dostal-Ryba/9781787756649

Lee Majewski, MA, DYEd, C-IAYT is an author and founding director of Yoga for Health Institute (www.yogaforhealth.institute), a non-profit organization located in Toronto, Canada. She is also a visiting Senior Yoga Therapist at Kaivalyadhama Yoga Institute in India.Her journey through cancer brought home the value of ancient Yogic methods and resulted in creating a unique healing, residential and online, retreat Beyond Cancer which is offered in Australia, North America, and Europe, and is currently online. Lee is recognized internationally as an expert yoga therapist in cancer care and psychosomatic chronic diseases. Her expertise in Yoga therapy is captured in “Yoga Therapy as a Whole Person Approach to Health”.Amy and Lee discuss how lee developed cancer retreats for Kaivalyadam Institute, Tools and mechanisms that aid healing, Real-life experiences from her students and how their lives have changed positively, How to become a spiritually mature yoga therapist, Asana, pranayama, meditation, chanting, mudra, sangha and so much moreThey touch on the following,·        Lee’s journey and experience living in India·        Tools for healing in yoga therapy for cancer care·        Important mechanisms of yoga that contribute to healing·        The difference between healing and curing cancer·        How to move from our superficial identities to learning to BE·        How to approach a daily practice with honesty and why it’s important·        Moving from victimhood into empowerment·        The importance of doing your work spiritually, mentally, and emotionallyIf you would like to receive the free infographics and handouts that correspond to each episode on the Yoga Therapy Hour Podcast, please subscribe to our segmented email list. You will have the opportunity to determine the Infographic Topics that you would like to receive. When The Yoga Therapy Hour Podcast has a topic that corresponds to your choices, then you will receive an email for that week with the PDF’s for download.Topics you can choose from include: • Yoga Therapy & Mental Health• Yoga Therapy & Physical Health• Social Justice in yoga & Yoga Therapy• Yoga/Ayurveda Toolbox• Yoga & Indian Philosophy• Global & Trending Yoga Therapy TopicsClick the link below to subscribe. It takes 10 seconds total.https://amywheeler.com/subscribeToday’s podcasts is sponsored by: www.IAYT.orgWe 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 $250 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 $250 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.Here is the link for you to get started with your donation. We are so happy that you have decided to join us. We thank you for the bottom of our hearts!Link to click in the description: http://Paypal.me/KymMitraDonationThe Optimal State and Yoga Therapy Hour Podcast also has a Patreon page. We now have 5 staff that help us product the audio and video versions of the podcast. Please consider donating to help us keep this good work for the field of yoga therapy going. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yogatherapyhourThe new You Tube Channel for this podcast is: YouTube: AmyWheelerPhd   https://www.youtube.com/c/AmyWheelerphdCheck out Amy's website Feel free to use download our free eBook and mobile App by going to the websites below.www.OptimalStateApp.comwww.GoldZoneBook.comFacebook: Optimal State by Amy Wheeler   https://www.facebook.com/OptimalStatebyAmyWheelerTwitter: Optimal State of Living with Dr. AmyTikTok: Dr. Amy@OptimalStateofLivingInstagram: Optimal State by Amy Wheeler   Pinterest: TheOptimalState   https://www.pinterest.com/TheOptimalStateCheck out Lee’s website https://www.yogaforhealth.institute/

In today's episode, Amy chats with Anneke Sips (RN) founded Network Yoga Therapy and The Yoga Therapy Conference in Amsterdam and is a bridge-builder in the field of yoga therapy for mental health in The Netherlands internationally. Anneke is a Yoga Teacher and Therapist (C-IAYT) who has been working in the field of Psychiatry since 1998. With her holistic and compassionate approach, she supports many clients in private sessions and group therapy. She is passionate about supporting clients and students by integrating yoga therapy into their life. Amy & Anneke talk about Relevant tools that aid Yoga Therapy, Anneke’s experiences, her love for surfing and nature, The importance of building trust with clients, Dealing with life’s difficulties, and more. They touch on the followingAnneke’s journey and history as a nurse who uses yoga therapy in her practiceAnneke’s new job as a community psychiatric nurse and how she works with doctors for referrals inside the clinic and to her yoga therapy practice outside the clinicAnneke’s yoga therapy practice and how she helps clients get a new perspective with simple tools and very short practices- with examples from real clientsThe importance of building trust with clients and how long it can take when the client has complex traumaImportant tools and mechanisms that make Yoga Therapy workAnneke’s thought on the hardest part of being a yoga therapistHow Anneke handles difficulties Anneke’s connection to Mother Earth and nature, and how she uses this for healing in her own life If you would like to receive the free infographics and handouts that correspond to each episode on the Yoga Therapy Hour Podcast, please subscribe to our segmented email list. You will have the opportunity to determine the Infographic Topics that you would like to receive. When The Yoga Therapy Hour Podcast has a topic that corresponds to your choices, then you will receive an email for that week with the PDF’s for download.Topics you can choose from include:• Yoga Therapy & Mental Health• Yoga Therapy & Physical Health• Social Justice in yoga & Yoga Therapy• Yoga/Ayurveda Toolbox• Yoga & Indian Philosophy• Global & Trending Yoga Therapy TopicsClick the link below to subscribe. It takes 10 seconds total.https://amywheeler.com/subscribe Today’s podcasts is sponsored by: Optimal Statewww.IAYT.org 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 $250 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 $250 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.Here is the link for you to get started with your donation. We are so happy that you have decided to join us. We thank you for the bottom of our hearts!Link to click in the description: http://Paypal.me/KymMitraDonation The Optimal State and Yoga Therapy Hour Podcast also has a Patreon page. We now have 5 staff that help us product the audio and video versions of the podcast. Please consider donating to help us keep this good work for the field of yoga therapy going. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yogatherapyhourThe new You Tube Channel for this podcast is: YouTube: AmyWheelerPhd    https://www.youtube.com/c/AmyWheelerphdCheck out Amy's websiteFeel free to use download our free eBook and mobile App by going to the websites below.www.OptimalStateApp.comwww.GoldZoneBook.com Facebook: Optimal State by Amy Wheeler     https://www.facebook.com/OptimalStatebyAmyWheelerTwitter: Optimal State of Living with Dr. AmyTikTok: Dr. Amy@OptimalStateofLivingInstagram: Optimal State by Amy Wheeler   Pinterest: TheOptimalState    https://www.pinterest.com/TheOptimalStateCheck out Anneke’s websitehttps://annekesips.com/