On today's podcast, Amy chats with Maggie Reagh, Maggie has an MA in Teaching/ Education and conducts Yoga classes as well as her own 1000-hour, Yoga Therapy Trianing Program, accredited with the IAYT, all focused on the therapeutic benefits of Yoga. She regularly teaches Wellness focused Yoga classes at Capilano University where, in addition, she teaches and coordinates the English for Academic Purposes Department.  Maggie started her yogic studies in the Krishnamacharya lineage in 1995 in Vancouver before going to Mysore, India in 2000 with BNS Iyengar. She went on to study with the Desikachar in Chennai, India, and the Kraftsows on Maui. She has studied Iyengar-based Yoga since 2003 with senior teachers including Gioia Irwin, Lindsay Whalen, Elise Browning Miller, and Judith Lasater. She continues her studies with DV and Radha Sridhar, and Viji Vasu in Chennai, India. Amy & Maggie talk about Maggie's experiences, their shared experience as college professors who also run yoga therapy schools, Embodied learning and how to use daily practice to become more embodied, Maggie's style of teaching, and a lot more. They touch on the followingMaggie’s journey and background as she found yogaMaggie’s thesis on embodied learningEmbodied learning, what it means, and how it influenced Maggie’s teaching of YogaMaggie's experience with her teachers in IndiaMaggie’s teaching combination of Yoga asana and Yoga philosophyWhat it means to experience Isvara Pranidhana or surrender How to use daily practices to become more embodiedMaggie’s experience with the co-creative process of learning and how it influenced her 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: International Association of Yoga Therapistswww.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 Check out Amy's website http://www.amywheeler.comCheck out Maggiehttp://www.yogatherapyinternational.com/maggie_reagh

On today's podcast, Amy talks with Dr. Sue Carter, Dr. Sue is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Virginia and also a Distinguished University Scientist at Indiana University, Bloomington. She is the former Executive Director of the Kinsey Institute and a Rudy Professor Emerita of Biology. She has held professorships at the University of Maryland (Distinguished University Professor) as well as at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and the University of Illinois, College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry. She has authored more than 400 publications and edited 5 books including “Attachment and Bonding: A New Synthesis,.” MIT Press. Dr. Sue Carter is the scientist, who first discovered the relationship between oxytocin and social monogamy and the formation of adult social bonds. She has a longstanding interest in birth and lactation and the evolution of human sociality and love. She is currently examining the developmental effects of oxytocin pathways and their role promoting in the capacity for social bonding, parental behavior and healthy relationships across the lifecycle.Amy and Sue discuss the Biology of Love and the Role of Oxytocin in Connection and Relationships, Sue’s personal experience that led her to go into Oxytocin research, Her discovery of the relationship between oxytocin and social behavior and so much more.They talk about the following:• What Oxytocin is and its effect• Sue’s background and experience that led to her career as a social biologist • Sue’s birth story, how Oxytocin affects birth experience and early childhood experience • How Sue discovered the relationship between Oxytocin and Social behavior• Importance of Emotional safety in Oxytocin release• Lack of research and why there are few studies on Oxytocin and Yoga• The importance of longitudinal studies of Yogic & Ayurvedic lifestyle medicine approaches and why it is difficult to accomplishIf 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: The International Association of Yoga Therapistswww.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/KymMitraDonationCheck out Amy's website http://www.amywheeler.comCheck out Sue’s page https://psychology.as.virginia.edu/people/profile/scp21

Listen to the full episode by supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yogatherapyhourAmy talks with Dr. Lisa Kaley-Isley about chanting in the yoga tradition. Dr. Lisa is a Clinical Psychologist and certified Yoga Therapist who integrates the wisdom and techniques of both eastern and western philosophy and psychology to understand the human condition, alleviate suffering and promote holistic growth and transformation. She is a dedicated yoga practitioner and experienced yoga teacher in the Sri Vidya tradition of the Himalayan Institute, as taught by Pandit Rajmani Tigunait, Rolf Sovik, and Rod Stryker.Lisa studied Yoga Therapy with Gary Kraftsow of American Viniyoga in the lineage of TKV Desikachar and Sri Krishnamacharya. She has conducted and published yoga research and presented on various yoga topics at conferences around the world. Lisa is a founding member of the Global Consortium on Yoga Therapy (GCYT) and a member of the Accreditation Committee of the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT). Lisa is also a member of the teaching faculty at the Yoga Therapy Institute and presents the ‘Yoga Psychology: philosophy and practice for anxiety and depression relief workshop. Amy and Lisa discuss Lisa’s background, Lisa’s travel adventure, Chanting & Japa mantra meditation, Adapting and moving her practice online during the pandemic, Initiation and what it means and a lot more. They talk about the following:Lisa’s background and journey as a spiritual seeker living in this human bodyLisa and her husband's adventures and moving to Europe to fulfill life dreamsHow she started her chanting groups online during the pandemic and found the positive in online teachingChanting & Japa mantra meditation and the underlying mechanisms for growth, healing and beyondThe Idea of initiation into mantra meditation and why it is essentialLisa’s thoughts on inner transformation and how chanting can assist in the process  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/KymMitraDonationCheck out Amy's website http://www.amywheeler.comChant with lisahttps://www.facebook.com/LisaLifeTreeYogaUK/ Check out lisa’s websitehttps://lifetreeyoga.com/

On today's podcast, Amy talks with Laura Schmalzl, Laura is a Clinical Neuropsychologist and Cognitive Neuroscientist, as well as a longtime yoga practitioner and certified yoga instructor. Laura will be a C-IAYT very soon!Laura obtained a BA in Psychology from the University of Padua. She then completed a Masters in Clinical Neuropsychology, a PhD in Cognitive Science, and Post-doctoral training in Cognitive Neuroscience at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. This was followed by further Post-doctoral training and research at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, and University of California San Diego, as well as an Associate Professorship at Southern California University of Health Sciences. Laura teaches neuroscience to chiropractic, acupuncture, and Oriental medicine students, she chose to introduce yoga practice as part of the weekly laboratory requirement assignment for her neuroscience students.Amy and Laura discuss Laura’s background and her journey to where she is today, How Laura discovered Yoga Therapy, Yoga Therapy and its relationship with Neuropsychology, the work she’s done, what she’s been able to accomplish and so much more.They talk about the following:• Laura’s background and journey I academia…. and now on to a well-lived and well-rounded life that is quite different from the academic and research life she was living• Laura’s experience as a Clinical Neuropsychologist and Cognitive Neuroscientist, and the difference between both fields.• What led Laura to Yoga Therapy and becoming a yoga therapist and how her previous career has informed her work as a yoga therapist• Laura’s thought on what a yoga therapy can do for clients• Laura talks about her husband & Dave, and the work they do together in their new business, which is exploding beyond our wildest expectations• What Laura wants to be known for at the end of her life, and what matters to herIf 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: 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/KymMitraDonationCheck out Amy's website http://www.amywheeler.com

Listen to the full episode by supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yogatherapyhourOn today's podcast, Amy talks with Professor Lori Rubenstein Fazzio, DPT & C-IAYT.Lori Rubenstein Fazzio, earned her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions, her Master of Applied Science from the University of South Australia and her Bachelor of Science from Boston University. She is a Certified Yoga Therapist through the International Association of Yoga Therapists and is a frequent speaker at professional conferences. Lori founded Mosaic Physical Therapy in 2003, dedicated to providing quality health care. After sustaining career-threatening injuries in a horseback accident in 2007 Lori was determined to return to helping her patients heal.Her research interests focus on the subtle body in pain management and the intersection and application of the philosophical science of yoga with the clinical science of modern medicine for improving eudaemonic well-being. She pioneered the first yoga therapy internship at the Simms Mann Venice Family Clinic in Los Angeles where interns from LMU gain mentored experience and provide individualized yoga therapy within an integrative medicine clinic for patients suffering from chronic pain. Her mission is to expand this model into other healthcare and educational settings.Amy and Lori talk about her journey, her personal experiences, how she got started in her career and how she transitioned from Physical Therapy to Yoga Therapy, Differences between the academic world of yoga and yoga therapy and a lot more.  They talk about the following:• Lori’s background as a successful Physical Therapist & why she became a yoga therapist• How Lori has been able to help her clients heal, and how she healed herself from injury• How Lori worked within herself to feel confident about her ideas • The science, art, and mystery of imagery in pain care management• Where Lori sees the field of yoga therapy heading• Lori’s advice on bringing a yoga therapy clinic into a professional medical facility• The importance of focusing on yoga philosophy as a differentiating factor in clinic settings• Owning our Scope of Practice as a yoga therapist and not apologizing for it• Lori’s focus on research and its importance to expanding the field of yoga therapy• The difference between academics, the world of yoga, and yoga therapy• How Lori has found her own way forward and is focusing on what really matters in her personal and professional life• How Lori sees her own legacy unfolding professionallyIf 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: 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/KymMitraDonationCheck out Amy's website http://www.amywheeler.comTo learn more about Lori and her offerings Visit http://www.mosaicpt.com/To send your applications to the Journal of Applied Yoga Studies mentioned in the podcasthttps://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/jays/

Listen to the full episode by supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yogatherapyhourOn today's podcast, Amy talks with Stephanie Sohl, Ph.D. Stephanie is a health psychologist and an Assistant Professor at the Wake Forest School of Medicine. Her research focuses on the mind-body relationship and cancer survivorship. Specifically, she aims to strengthen the evidence base for scalable mind-body approaches such as yoga and integrative health coaching that aims to empower patients with strategies for achieving optimal health.  Her work is innovative because she adapts mind-body approaches that may be efficacious so they can be integrated into and enhance conventional care. For example, her current Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (K01) supports an investigation of a brief yoga intervention targeted to reduce fatigue that's taught in a clinical setting during chemotherapy for colorectal cancer.  Amy and Stephanie talk about her journey and how she got started, the research studies she has participated in, Stephanie’s career goals, how she became a yoga researcher, and much more.They talk about the following:How Stephanie was able to combine being a researcher and a yogiStephanie’s personal experience and how she got started What it takes to become a Yoga Therapy ResearcherWhere yoga therapists and yoga teachers fit into the research paradigmUsing yoga therapist and yoga teachers for protocol developmentThe research grants Stephanie has received and how she accomplished thisStephanie’s first research studies and how they grew into where they are todayThe value of relationships in research and academicsStephanie’s thoughts on telemedicine/ telehealth, especially for rural populationsStephanie’s goals, and hopes for the future of telehealth and online learning  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/KymMitraDonationCheck out Amy's website http://www.amywheeler.com To learn more about Stephaniehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-sohl-35232b78/

On today's podcast, Amy talks with Arun Deva, DASc, AYT, E-RYT(500). Arun is the founder of Arunachala Yoga & Ayurveda. Arun has the pleasure of serving both the National & State Ayurvedic Associations: NAMA & CAAM. Currently, he heads NAMA’s Committee on creating Standards for Ayurvedic Yoga Therapists. Arun teaches internationally, lectures at conferences, writes articles for different publications, has been featured on both radio and television, and has a clinic for consultations and various treatments including panchakarma and yoga therapy in Los Angeles/West Hollywood. He also teaches the Ayurveda and Yoga modules for many Teacher Training Programs around the world and is Director of Ayurveda at LMU’s YTRx Program. Amy and Arun discuss Ãyurvedic Yoga Therapy, the relationship between ancient medicine and Allopathic medicine (modern medicine), Chanting and types of chants, Yoga and its benefits, Progress that has been made overtime in Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy, and a lot more. They talk about the following:What led Arun to combine Ayurveda and Yoga TherapyArun’s background in Yoga and AyurvedaThe Relationship between Yoga and AyurvedaThe Relationship between Ancient medicine and Modern medicineHealing tools in Ayurvedic yoga therapy and Arun’s favorite Chanting, the steps to chanting, and how it's usedHow Arun handles difficult situations or overwhelmSlow breath based practice as the key to healingBhakti as the most important tool of YogaWhat Yoga & Yoga Therapy means to Arun  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/KymMitraDonationCheck out Amy's website http://www.amywheeler.com To learn more about Arun and his offerings:www.yogarasayana.com

Amy discusses Life and Polyvagal Theory with Stephen Porges on today’s podcast. Stephen Porges, Ph.D. is a Distinguished University Scientist at Indiana University where he is the founding Director of the Traumatic Stress Research Consortium. He is Professor of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina, and Professor Emeritus at both the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Maryland.  In 1994 he proposed the Polyvagal Theory, a theory that links the evolution of the mammalian autonomic nervous system to social behavior and emphasizes the importance of physiological state in the expression of behavioral problems and psychiatric disorders. The theory is leading to innovative treatments based on insights into the mechanisms mediating symptoms observed in several behavioral, psychiatric, and physical disorders. He is the author of The Polyvagal Theory: Neurophysiological foundations of Emotions, Attachment, Communication, and Self-regulation (Norton, 2011), The Pocket Guide to the Polyvagal Theory: The Transformative Power of Feeling Safe, (Norton, 2017), co-editor of Clinical Applications of the Polyvagal Theory: The Emergence of Polyvagal-Informed Therapies (Norton, 2018) and author of Polyvagal Safety: Attachment, Communication, Self-Regulation (Norton 2021). Dr. Porges is the creator of a music-based intervention, the Safe and Sound Protocol ™ (SSP), which is used by therapists to improve social engagement, language processing, and state regulation, as well as to reduce hearing sensitivities. Amy and Dr. Porges discuss His background, journey and how he got to where he is today, Polyvagal Theory and how it came to be, Depression & Anxiety, Dr. Poges Safe & Sound protocol and so much more. This is a must listen! They talk about the following:Dr. Porges journey and what he has learned about professional and personal life How Dr. Porges came about Polyvagal Theory How Depression & Anxiety are viewed by Polyvagal TheoryWhat Dr. Porges does in his downtime and how he keeps his own nervous system in balance.Dr Porges Safe & Sound Protocol and how it could be useful to 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 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/KymMitraDonationCheck out Amy's website http://www.amywheeler.com To learn more about Dr. Porges and his offerings:https://www.stephenporges.com/

Listen to the full episode by supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yogatherapyhourOn today's podcast, Amy talks with Janet Lowndes. Janet is a therapist with over 25 years of experience providing counseling, training, and consultation. Her professional practice includes psychological counseling, meditation training, and yoga therapy. She formed Mind Body Well in 2012, as Director and Principal Psychologist (formerly 'Janet Lowndes & Associates'). Following university studies in Psychology, and Philosophy Janet’s early professional experience was in the areas of youth, community, and women's health, the prison system, and with young offenders. She then moved into private practice and continued to work with adolescents and adults, particularly those with eating disorders, body image concerns, and behavioral difficulties. Amy and Janet talk about her journey and how she got started, Her career as a Psychologist, Her inspiring work with Eating Disorders and other mental health concerns, Body Inclusivity, and a lot more.They talk about the following:Janet’s background Janet’s career as a psychologist and yoga therapist, and how she got into her specializationJanet’s vision for her clinic ‘Mind Body Well’Diet culture and what it meansBody Inclusivity & The Concept of weight lossFive principles of Health at every sizeAppreciating our bodies & Body privilegesBody Dissatisfaction  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 $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.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/KymMitraDonationCheck out Amy's website http://www.amywheeler.com To learn more about Janet:https://www.janetlowndes.com.au/To learn more about Mind Body Wellhttps://www.mindbodywell.com.au/

On the podcast today, Amy talks with Shawnee Thornton Hardy. Shawnee is an Educational/Behavior Specialist and the founder of Asanas for Autism and Special Needs and Founder/Director of Yoga Therapy for Youth. She is also the author of “Asanas for Autism and Special Needs: Yoga to Help Children with their Emotions, Self-Regulation and Body Awareness”, and the creator of the C.A.L.M.M Yoga Toolkit.With over 20 years of experience Shawnee has worked with children with Autism, ADHD, Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Prader Willi, Sensory Processing Disorder, Learning Difficulties, Motor Coordination Difficulties, Language Processing deficits, Mental Health issues, Behavior Disorders & Children who have experienced significant Trauma and Abuse.Amy and Shawnee talk about her journey and how she got started, Her inspiring work with children, Boundaries, Importance of nature for regulation of the nervous system, Shawnee’s superpower with kids and so much more.They talk about the following:·        Shawnee’s background and how she got started with working with children·        Shawnee’s work and how the book ‘Asanas for Autism and Special Needs’ emerged organically·        Some benefits of integrating nature into our lives and the impact on the regulation of the nervous system·        Shawnee’s thoughts on the impact of teaching appropriate boundaries in children with needs and examples of how she does this in her work·        How Shawnee works with youth who have complex needs due to trauma ·        Shawnee’s experience with her own personal trauma, grief and unexpected illness and how it has caused her to shift in her own nervous system and mind as she works through it·        The importance of knowing our personal boundaries, and how to be more embodied in our work as yoga therapists and yoga teachers, so that we can teach others to do the same·        Shawnee’s superpower when it comes to her 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 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/KymMitraDonationCheck out Amy's website http://www.amywheeler.comTo learn about Shawnee’s training website:https://www.asanasforautismandspecialneeds.com/Books mentioned in the podcastAsanas for Autism and Special Needs Facebook:https://web.facebook.com/shawneethorntonhardy/