Listen to the full episode by supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yogatherapyhourAmy Chats with Indu Arora on today’s podcast. Indu is an Ayurveda Practitioner and Yoga Therapist, author and she considers herself a Yoga and Ayurveda student for a lifetime.  Acknowledged as a strong, clear, and authentic voice in the Yoga and Ayurveda community, she has spent the last 2 decades of her life studying, thinking and sharing Yoga and Ayurveda. In 2019 Indu released her most recent book, Yoga Ancient Heritage Tomorrow’s Vision that has been an instant favorite among Yoga teachers and students alike. They discuss Indu’s childhood and how she got started, Her Gurus, Her most recent book and much more.They talk about the following:Indu’s background and ChildhoodWhy Indu considers herself a student firstIndu’s experience with her Yoga and Ayurveda GurusPracticing Selfcare as the key to good healthThe importance of Self-compassionIntellectual Understanding vs. RealizationIndu’s recent book titled ‘SOMA’Indu’s thought on the connection between Modern science, Yoga & Ayurveda  Today’s podcasts is sponsored by:  Optimal Statehttps://theoptimalstate.com/ Foundations we supporthttp://www.kym.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 $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/KymMitraDonation  Books mentioned in the podcastSOMA: 1OO Heritage Recipes for Self-Carehttps://www.amazon.com/SOMA-100-Heritage-Recipes-Self-Care-ebook/dp/B08NF6YY37Check out Indu’s website https://www.yogsadhna.com/Check out Amy's website http://www.amywheeler.com

Listen to the full episode by supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yogatherapyhourHeidi is the new IAYT Accreditation Manager and the Lead on the Certification Exam. She was recently hired by IAYT and has extensive experience in Higher Education. Amy and Heidi have a heady discussion about this emerging Allied Healthcare Field, on credentialling of individuals, accreditation of programs/ schools, the upcoming certification exam that all graduates will have to take before becoming certified by IAYT, licensing in the field of yoga therapy and how yoga therapist can team up with healthcare facilities to promote their services. Warning: You may only like this episode if you are a yoga therapy nerd!·        Heidi Crocker’s background in Higher Education and Integrative Health·        Defining Credentialling of Individuals·        Graduating from an Accredited Program vs. Portfolio Review as a path to certification·        The Certification Exam and progress of the development and implementation·        The path for licensing, pros and cons·        ICD-10 Codes what are they and how they can be used under the umbrella of a licensed healthcare provider·        8E0ZXY4 is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of yoga therapy. The code is valid for the year October 2021- September 2022 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.·        CPT Codes, what are they and how can they be used under the umbrella of a licensed healthcare provider November’s podcasts are sponsored by:  Optimal State Foundations we supporthttp://www.kym.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 $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/KymMitraDonation Related Links from the IAYT.ORG website for more Information:Heidi Crocker: https://www.iayt.org/page/IAYTManagementCertification: https://www.iayt.org/page/certificationPortfolio Review: https://www.iayt.org/page/AccreditationCommitt#Accreditation: https://www.iayt.org/page/AccreditationLandingA related article: Alternative Billing Codes and Yoga: Practical Issues and Strategic Considerations for Determining “What is Yoga Therapy?” and “Who is a Yoga Therapist?”https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.iayt.org/resource/resmgr/PDFs/AltBillingCodes.pdf Check out Amy's website http://www.amywheeler.comIf you would like to sponsor the podcast, please contact us at Amy@AmyWheeler.Com

Amy Chats with Shri V Srinivasan, who is one of the senior faculty of the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram (KYM) and the Executive Director. He had the rare blessings of learning under Yogacharya Shri T.K.V. Desikachar as a student of Teacher Training Program at KYM. He holds a Master’s Degree in Yoga from Tamilnadu Sports and Physical Education University Chennai. He also learnt Vedic Chanting and functions as a Healing Chant Teacher also. His teaching career includes Consultations and Classes of Yoga for Therapy, teaching of all aspects of Yoga to Indian and International students in India and abroad. They talk about How Yoga Therapy is unfolding in India, the implications of the Bhagavad Gita for Yoga Therapy. They discuss the following:·        How V Srinivasan came to yoga, then yoga teacher training, became a yoga therapist and eventually the Executive Director of KYM.·        What it means to practice our yoga mentally, emotionally, in relationship to one another and ourselves and spiritually.·        How we can stay balanced during these difficult times, by connecting to something deep within our own heart.·        The purpose of yoga, far beyond asana.·        The ancient text of the Bhagavad Gita and how it applies to yoga therapy.·        The therapeutic relationship according to the Bhagavad Gita.·        Karma, Hatha, Jnana and Bhakti Yoga as paths to the same destination.·        How our natural gifts determine which type of yoga we will enjoy most.·        How we can work to do hard things in life, just like Arjuna had to do.·        What is the moral of the story at the very end of the Bhagavad Gita? ·        Why Amy chose to study at the KYM for the past two decades, what attracted her to the KYM and why she continues to study in this tradition.·        Online learning and how it is new the frontier for KYM.·        How yoga therapy is unfolding in India, and the support the field is getting from the Indian Government. ·        How KYM Yoga therapy is joining with healthcare.·        How the KYM is connecting with the field of healthcare.  October’s podcasts are sponsored by:  Optimal Statehttps://theoptimalstate.com/  Foundations we supporthttp://www.kym.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 $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/KymMitraDonation Check out Amy's website http://www.amywheeler.com

Listen to the full episode by supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yogatherapyhourAmy Chats with Marcie Evans who has been working with her own chronic illness since 1999. Marcie has been working to heal her symptoms using mindset changes, relationship shifts, lifestyle modification, yoga, meditation, nutrition, supplements and herbs, Ayurveda, and several other healing methods. She has a Masters degree through the University of Iowa. She is a Certified Yoga Therapist with IAYT, a Trauma Informed Yoga Therapist, a Certified Exercise Physiologist with ACSM, and also instructs many other types of movement therapy. In this episode they talk about Yoga Therapy & Auto immune disease.They discuss the following:·        Marcie’s yoga, fitness and pilates studio in Iowa City, Iowa and her niche of helping people move from injury and pain back into their lives·        Marcie’s experience with Auto-immune diseases and what she discovered along the way·        Marcie’s experience working with people with Auto-immune diseases and common problems they experience·        The lack of Embodiment that many people with Auto-immune disease must work through on the path to healing·        Yoga & Hydration as a critical component of success in Auto-immune disease·        What to look out for (potential causes, knowing your triggers of AI flare-ups)·        Stress, Self-awareness, Self-regulation, Breathing & Movement·        Addressing the balancing of the Nervous System as the way to healing AI disease   November’s podcasts are sponsored by:  Optimal Statehttps://theoptimalstate.com/ Foundations we supporthttp://www.kym.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 $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/KymMitraDonationTo learn more out more about Marcie, her class offerings, and personalized sessions visit:http://www.Serenitywellnesstherapy.comInstagram: @serenitywellnesstherapyCheck out Amy's website http://www.amywheeler.com

Listen to the full episode by supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yogatherapyhourAmy Chats with Sweta Vikram in today’s podcast. Sweta is an International Speaker, Best-selling Author, and Ayurveda-based Health & Mindset Coach in New York City. terms. Her work has appeared in The New York Times and other publications across nine countries on three continents. Sweta is a trained yogi and is on the board of Fly Female Founders, and holds a Master’s in Strategic Communications from Columbia University. Voted as “One of the Most Influential Asians of Our Times” and winner of the “Voices of the Year” award (past recipients have been Chelsea Clinton). She also teaches yoga, meditation, and mindfulness to survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence as well incarcerated men and women. They discuss Sweta’s new book, her background in writing, Handling negative feedback, Writing, and Self-care & Meditation, and much more.They talk about the following:What chronic illness, the pandemic blues and writing have in commonSweta’s new book and the inspiration behind the bookHer experience with a chronic illnessSweta’s thought process as a writer and how to handle feedbackTaking care of yourself as a writerSweta’s weekly routine pre-covidWriting and Self Care & MeditationSweta’s thought on why winter is a good time to writeThe importance of women supporting women  October/ November podcasts are sponsored by: International Association of Yoga Therapistshttps://iaty.org Foundations we supporthttp://www.kym.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 $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/KymMitraDonation Books mentioned in the podcast:A piece of peaceTo learn more out more about Sweta, her class offerings, and personalized sessions visit: http://swetavikram.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Words.By.SwetaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/challenge/?next=/swetavikram/Check out Amy's website http://www.amywheeler.com

Amy Chats with Sonya Chapnick who is a certified Yoga Therapist with more than three decades of training and experience. She is a member of the faculty for the Optimal State Yoga Therapy School and is the founder of YogaGently.com. Her unique combination of clinical training, studio teaching, and specialization in mental health, enhances her passion for creating a paradigm shift around aging: not viewing aging as a decline, but instead as a journey of empowered wellness. She has been featured in Healthy Aging online magazine, and the documentary “Yoga Therapy for Life.” Sonya specializes in sleep hygiene with a focus on creating and facilitating Yoga Nidra (guided meditations) as part of an individualized yoga program. They talk about Sonya’s journey with Insomnia, Sleep, Intentional rest, Sonya’s professional journey and back ground and much more.They talk about the following:·        Sonya’s journey and background as a woman who is blind in the world of yoga/ yoga therapy·        Sonya’s experience with teaching and how difficult it has been·        How Sonya got started with Yoga Nidra and her personal story of healing·        The difference between Deep relaxation and Intentional rest·        Trauma informed approach to Yoga therapy and Optimal Nidra·        Types of seeds (bhavanas) that can be planted for someone in a relaxed state and how powerful these seeds can be for changing perceptionand belief structures·        Sonya’s experience with Insomnia after having her daughter ·        Sonya’s personal style of Yoga Nidra called Optimal Nidra·        Sonya’s Upcoming program for training Optiman Nidra teachers October/ November podcasts are sponsored by: International Association of Yoga Therapistshttps://iaty.org  Foundations we supporthttp://www.kym.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 $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/KymMitraDonationTo learn more out more about Sonya, her class offerings, and personalized sessions visit: https://www.yogagently.com/ Check out Amy's website http://www.amywheeler.com  

Listen to the full episode by supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yogatherapyhourAmy chats with Dr. Marlysa Sullivan who is a Physical Therapist and Yoga Therapist with over 15 years of experience. She is an Assistant Professor in Yoga Therapy and Integrative Health Sciences at Maryland University of Integrative Health. She is the author of Understanding Yoga Therapy: Applied Philosophy and Science for Well-being and co-editor of Yoga and Science in Pain Care: Treating the Person in Pain, as well as several peer-reviewed articles. While she has been focused on researching and treating chronic pain conditions and bridging evidence-based healthcare with western and yogic philosophy, her broader research interests involve defining the framework and explanatory model for yoga therapy based on philosophical and neurophysiological perspectives. Amy and Dr. Marlysa talk about her career, The idea of Pain is in the brain, and the recent critique of the work of Steven Porges and Polyvagal Theory.They talk about the following:·        Dr. Marlysa’s new fulltime job at the Veterans Administration for the Empower Veterans Program·        Her background as a Physical Therapist and the change to Yoga Therapy·        Dr Marlysa’s thoughts on Yoga therapists who don’t have degrees in Physical Therapy or a healthcare license but want to get jobs in the field.·        Dr. Marlysa’s Yoga therapeutic perspective on pain science and how she works with clients·        The principles Dr. Marlysa’s program covers in the Empower Veterans Program at VA·        Pain Science and the idea that pain is in the brain and nervous system (not the tissues)·        Pain as an output of the brain·        Creating a safe space and the importance for healing·        Self-regulation as the key to helping feel safe and do their deepest healing work·        Dr. Marlysa’s thought on the critique surrounding Dr. Stephen Porges work  October/ November podcasts are sponsored by: International Association of Yoga Therapistshttps://iaty.orgFoundations we supporthttp://www.kym.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 $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/KymMitraDonationBooks mentioned in the podcast:Understanding Yoga Therapy: Applied Philosophy and Science for Well-being Co-editor of Yoga and Science in Pain Care: Treating the Person in PainMeet Dr. Marlysa Sulliva https://marlysasullivan.com/Check out Amy's website http://www.amywheeler.com

Listen to the full episode by supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yogatherapyhourAmy chats with Dr Kelli Bethel, Kelli is a Physical Therapist with over 28 years of experience, a certified Yoga Therapist, and a registered, experienced 500-hour Yoga Instructor. Dr. Bethel owns Tafiya Yoga and Wellness. She is also Clinical Director of Yoga and Yoga Therapy at The University of Maryland School of Medicine Center for Integrative Medicine. She has extensive experience working with clients with neurologic injuries and disease, as well as patients with cancer.Amy and Dr. Kelli about Stroke and Traumatic Brain Injury, How Dr. Kelli has landed work inside of hospitals, how she negotiates fees, how she has adapted to COVID with teaching patients with stroke online, and the importance of specializing in a niche so that you can understand the needs of the people who make decisions at the hospital. She shares with us the most important things she works with for people who have experienced stroke. They touch on the following:·        How Dr. Kelli lands her hospital contracts and how she sets up contracts with hospitals·        Different types of niches such as stroke and TBI, and how she was able to fill a gap·        The importance of using the right language with health care providers and clients·        Importance of knowing your research in Yoga and Yoga Therapy·        The work that Dr. Kelli is engaged in currently·        Dr. Kelli’s process for dealing with client’s who have stroke or TBI·        How to keep people safe in yoga therapy, even on Zoom October/ November podcasts are sponsored by: International Association of Yoga Therapistshttps://iaty.org Foundations we supporthttp://www.kym.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 $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.comCheck out Dr. Kelli’s facebook page https://www.facebook.com/tafiyayogaandwellness/

Listen to the full episode by supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yogatherapyhourAmy chats with Leigh Blashki, Leigh is an IAYT Certified Yoga Therapist, Yoga Australia Senior Registered Teacher, AAYT Registered Yoga Therapist, Certified iRest Teacher and has qualifications in Counselling and Health Sciences. Leigh has practiced yoga and meditation since 1968. He was the Founder of the Australian Institute of Yoga Therapy and has trained yoga teachers since 2000. He is often described as the ‘father of yoga therapy in Australia’.Amy and Leigh talk about Leigh’s decision to fully retire and how it feels to get to that point, making changes and the difficulty that comes with it, delinking from his professional role in Yoga and much more.They touch on the following:·       Leigh’s shares his health concerns·       Taking the decision to make a change·       Retirement in the Yoga world/community·       Different phases Leigh’s faced·       Letting Go and how to do it with grace·       Importance of having activities/friends outside the Yoga world·       Leigh’s thought on taking time off·       Leigh’s thought on delinking from Yoga professionally, yet keeping it close personally October 9th podcast is sponsored by:  Optimal Statehttps://theoptimalstate.com/ Foundations we supporthttp://www.kym.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 $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/KymMitraDonation Check out Amy's website http://www.amywheeler.comLeigh no longer has a website, as he has moved into retirement. Feel free to find him for a personal connection on Facebook under his own name.

Listen to the full episode by supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yogatherapyhourAmy chats with Anjali Deva, Anjali is an Ayurvedic practitioner, writer, and teacher. Her private practice, Rooted Rasa, specializes in understanding anxiety, depression, PTSD, digestive disorders, and women’s health from a holistic and integrative understanding. Anjali has been positively influenced by using food as medicine, daily and seasonal routines, western herbalism, Buddhist philosophy, and breath-based practices. Anjali’s approach to Ayurveda is gentle and compassionate. They talk about nourishing food choices, and how appropriate food helps the human body and mind to feel in balance. Anljali also discusses how food as the foundation of every part of our physical and subtle bodies, and how different types of foods are suitable for different seasons of the year and seasons of life.They touch on the following:·        The importance of understanding the different individual constitutions·        How certain foods impacts our body and mind·        Bowel movements to monitor health·        Types of foods suitable for different seasons·        Types of foods for different stages of life·        The cookbook that Anjali is creating for Optimal State·        Birth Constitution and food·        Anjali’s thoughts on intermittent fasting·        Anjali’s Ayurveda School and programs and her future project with Optimal State Yoga Therapy School October 2nd podcast is sponsored by:  Optimal Statehttps://theoptimalstate.com/ Foundations we supporthttp://www.kym.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 $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.comCheck out Anjali’s website https://www.rootedrasa.com/Instagram: @anjali