·     The first episode in this series of Counseling from the Perspective of Yoga Philosophy was on March 10, 2023- in case you would like to go back and listen to that one·     Amy discusses the spiritual nature of this type of counseling clients.·     Amy outlines the feelings and sensations in the body that help us to understand we are suffering (because many of us don’t even know we are suffering).·     Amy talks about how yoga therapy can help set up the environment or container for a deep self-reflection and self- connection·     Amy gives examples of the types of exercises a yoga therapist might give to a client to help them have less suffering and create a life that has more joy·     She hopes that you might consider going to a yoga therapist with a mental health focus that can guide you appropriately through a daily practice that will assist you in coming home to SelfIf 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 HealthYoga Therapy & Physical HealthSocial Justice in yoga & Yoga TherapyYoga/Ayurveda ToolboxYoga & Indian PhilosophyGlobal & Trending Yoga Therapy TopicsClick the link below to subscribe. It takes 10 seconds total.https://amywheeler.com/subscribe This episode is sponsored by: International Association of Yoga Therapists - www.iayt.orgSymposium on Yoga Therapy and Research – www.sytar.org  Check out Amy's website Visit Amy’s training section on her website to check out the courses belowYoga therapy training courses 865-certified-yoga-therapist-program If you would like information on the upcoming Yoga Nidra Facilitators Training, please contact Krishna@TheOptimalState.com to get on the mailing list.

Many of us know Helene Couvrette as the Founder of the Canadian yoga therapy conference called MISTY. Now I introduce you to Helene, AKA Mama Caretaker. Helene has been on a year-long journey of supporting her 18-year-old daughter through Leukemia, blood cancer. Today on the podcast she shares how both she and her daughter got through these difficult times: diagnosis, treatments, anxiety about the future, fear, letting go and more. They both continue to rely on the tools of yoga and yoga therapy to stay present. Helene says we should not be confused and think that this is easy, it is not easy. But it is possible to accept, survive and maybe even thrive again one day. She shares her deepest thoughts, emotions, and moments of the journey. It is a gift to all of us to know that we are not alone, that we all go through difficult times and that we can survive.·     Trust when something feels “off” and don’t wait to get to the doctor·     Dealing with the Shock of a difficult diagnosis·     Positive mindset for the life ahead and treatment options·     Getting honest about the fear and anxiety·     Asking the hard questions when you are ready to hear the answers·     Learning to live with fear and anxiety of the unknown·     The importance of human connection on the journey·     Ability to listen, watch as the witness, visualize good things happening, staying present, small movements in bed, meditation and more·     Keeping these 9-months in perspective of the big picture of your total lifeIf 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 HealthYoga Therapy & Physical HealthSocial Justice in yoga & Yoga TherapyYoga/Ayurveda ToolboxYoga & Indian PhilosophyGlobal & Trending Yoga Therapy TopicsClick the link below to subscribe. It takes 10 seconds total.https://amywheeler.com/subscribe This episode is sponsored by: International Association of Yoga Therapists - www.iayt.orgSymposium on Yoga Therapy and Research – www.sytar.org Check out Amy's website Visit Amy’s training section on her website to check out the courses belowYoga therapy training courses 865-certified-yoga-therapist-program  Contact Helene Couvrette: linkedin.com/in/helene-couvrette-64b1255homyogacenter.com/ (Personal)homyogaevents.com/  (MISTY-Yoga Therapy Symposium)

Amy discusses how different the Lens of Yoga Therapy is from other Allied Healthcare Professions. She likens Yogic Counseling to that of Buddhist Counsel or Christian Counsel based on a buddhist Koan or the teachings of the bible. Yoga Therapy has it’s own lens for helping human beings to suffer less as a result of meditation and studying the ancient scriptures. This talk is part 3 in a series that began with Episode 25 for Part 1, then continued in Episode 33 for Part 2. If you want to go back and listen to those Episodes you will have a wonderful picture of Yogic Counselling from the perspective of Yoga Therapy. Please always remember that Yoga Therapy is complementary to allopathic medicine, Ayurveda and Psychology.·        Amy begins the episode outlining what is a Vasana (residual emotional imprint) and how does it differ from a Samskara (resultant habitual thought or behavior).·        Amy gives real life examples to help explain the concepts more clearly.·        Vasanas are unconscious and can be positive or negative.·        Samskaras are often conscious, but not always at the top of mind.·        Amy talks about how memories arise through therapeutic yogic meditation.·        She discusses the importance of a therapeutic and safe relationship to hold the results of a deep meditation practice.·        There is a review of the 8 Limbs of Yoga and how each one is important to the process of releasing vasanas.·        We talk about what is likely to happen before you get into deep states of meditation, and why support is needed.·        Last, we discuss getting triggered and what you can do about it to ease the suffering. 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 HealthYoga Therapy & Physical HealthSocial Justice in yoga & Yoga TherapyYoga/Ayurveda ToolboxYoga & Indian PhilosophyGlobal & Trending Yoga Therapy TopicsClick the link below to subscribe. It takes 10 seconds total.https://amywheeler.com/subscribe This episode is sponsored by: International Association of Yoga Therapists - www.iayt.orgSymposium on Yoga Therapy and Research – www.sytar.org Check out Amy's website Visit Amy’s training section on her website to check out the courses belowwww.amywheeler.com

Danny White is a C-IAYT (certified yoga therapist), yoga studio owner and musician. Danny has used all three of these avenues to aid in his own healing, allowing him to give back and offer healing of others. Danny has witnessed how exclusionary yoga can be to those that might be put off by the images, sounds, and rituals that have been made popular in our culture. He has decided to change his approach to the work that he does. He sees himself as a missionary, or disciple who can bridge the gap between those who find comfort in the more traditional yoga teachings and those who do not have a yoga background. Danny speaks with Amy about several topics below: ·       Danny feels that yoga should be inclusive and for everyone, regardless of their background ·       He speaks about the breath as a manifestation of spirit/ divine/ God·       Danny talks about how to reduce self-doubt, something that he has had to overcome·       He has a wonderful way to help us increase our faith in “something”·       Amy & Danny speak of the TKV Desikachar approach to yoga therapy/ yoga/ life that says we need to use Function over Form when helping people to heal·       Danny honors us with several mantras and spiritual songs that he and his band have created·       Danny wants to spark emotion and connection to the divine, show us how to be vulnerable and that that light within 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 HealthYoga Therapy & Physical HealthSocial Justice in yoga & Yoga TherapyYoga/Ayurveda ToolboxYoga & Indian PhilosophyGlobal & Trending Yoga Therapy TopicsClick the link below to subscribe. It takes 10 seconds total.https://amywheeler.com/subscribe Apps mentioned in the closing:Optimal State App on Android and iPhone (see App store)Betr App on Android and iPhone (see App store) Contact Danny White: TheButterThievesBand.com website

Amy is hearing from so many of you that you enjoy the podcast, listen over tea or when you are walking. These deep conversations seem to be nourishing our collective souls. Many of us are yoga teachers or yoga therapists (certified or in training). The goal of the first 4 Seasons has been primarily to give voice to the field of Yoga Therapy and help us to connect with colleagues. But change is coming! Amy announces in the Season 4 Wrap-Up that we will bring the message to the people/ public in Season 5. We are moving away from talking in jargon, examining the field and how to improve it, and now we will be working towards telling stories of real people and how yoga therapy helped them. We will rely less on “the experts”, although we will have some of those too. We are inviting those who have benefitted from yoga therapy, people interested in yoga therapy and even scientist from other areas that can help us understand the mechanisms that cause such positive outcomes in yoga therapy. Are you ready for Season 5 to begin! We are!·       Amy reviews each guest from Season 4 and the offerings·       Amy talks about her own life and what is emerging·       Amy discusses the shift of the podcast towards the public·       Amy hopes that you enjoyed Season 4! 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 HealthYoga Therapy & Physical HealthSocial Justice in yoga & Yoga TherapyYoga/Ayurveda ToolboxYoga & Indian PhilosophyGlobal & Trending Yoga Therapy TopicsClick the link below to subscribe. It takes 10 seconds total.https://amywheeler.com/subscribe

Maya is a soon to be Certified Yoga Therapist and Integrative Ayurvedic Counselor. She shares her story of growing up in Catholic school, being advised to be on prescription drugs from a very young age and finding herself in addiction. She became an idealistic high-school teacher that quickly understood how to put all her own basic needs aside for the kids in her classroom and landed herself in burnout, with the praise of her school administrators. Then Maya found how to self-regulate her energy, her moods, and her ability to focus using yoga and Ayurveda. She was able to stop using prescription drugs and now has inner spaciousness and freedom. Maya now works with youth as a Contemplative Therapists (aka Yoga Therapist) and uses her life experience to help others survive and thrive. This interview is an inspiration to parents of children facing these difficult decisions, to young people, yoga teacher, yoga therapists and even our healthcare providers. There are many paths to the mountain top, and no one way works for everyone.·        Many parents and children must make difficult decisions about their children’s mental health needs.·        The decisions we make for our kids can have life-long effects- both positive and negative·        How our childhood shapes the professions we choose, such as being a teacher·        What does it mean to feel burnt out from your job and what are the options?·        How yoga and Ayurveda can help us to self-regulate from the inside out·        The beauty of using our life experience to help others, once we have a certain amount of recovery 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 HealthYoga Therapy & Physical HealthSocial Justice in yoga & Yoga TherapyYoga/Ayurveda ToolboxYoga & Indian PhilosophyGlobal & Trending Yoga Therapy TopicsClick the link below to subscribe. It takes 10 seconds total.https://amywheeler.com/subscribe Check out Amy's website Visit Amy’s training section on her website to check out the courses belowYoga therapy training courses 865-certified-yoga-therapist-program Contact Maya: https://www.integratedmindbodytherapy.com

Manju Joshi, M.A. in Sanskrit, E-RYT500 & C-IAYT is the co-founder and research director of GYHC. She lives in Austin, TX. She has brought Yoga into Continuing Education Programs in universities, public schools, and health and fitness centers. Manju's journey in Yoga started in her teen years and has continued over the past 25+ years. She has turned her passion into a thriving institution of holistic learning serving the community. She is also the co-founder of FoodYogini, a new initiative co-founded in 2016 to advocate. Today Manju and Amy talk about one of her favorite topics, the application of how to assess using the chakras and find ways to balance them.·     Manju talks about all 7 chakras and talks about the colors·     Manju discusses how to assess using the chakras in yoga therapy·     Manju talks about the practical application of working with the chakras in yoga therapy·     She shares her wisdom and peaceful nature with us 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 HealthYoga Therapy & Physical HealthSocial Justice in yoga & Yoga TherapyYoga/Ayurveda ToolboxYoga & Indian PhilosophyGlobal & Trending Yoga Therapy TopicsClick the link below to subscribe. It takes 10 seconds total.https://amywheeler.com/subscribe Check out Amy's website Visit Amy’s training section on her website to check out the courses belowYoga therapy training courses 865-certified-yoga-therapist-program Contact Manju: https://www.gurukulyoga.com/about-gyhc/our-team/manju-joshi

Amy and Janet have a unique conversation about the corporate Field of Change Management, as Janet is a Change Management Consultant. Surprisingly, Janet has been able to bridge her management consultant job in corporate America with her deep knowledge of the Yoga Sutra of Patanjali. In fact, this has become her differentiating factor and she is proud to state it on her Linked In profile. And one more surprise, Janet is the daughter of a Christian Minister that loves Jesus, and also teaches Vedic Chanting in the South! This interview is full of heart and soul. It will make you believe that anything is possible. And it will give you hope and faith that you are on the right path. Just keep slowly moving forward with support and guidance from trusted mentors.·        Janet explains the corporate filed of Change Management and why Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra is so perfect as the lens for her work.·        She explains that leadership is often impatience, overly busy and taxed and they move on to the next project before the organization and employees even know that a change has happened. This leaves no time for people to buy in and see why the change is necessary to the health of individuals and the organization.·        Her work includes a lot of listening, empathy mapping, identifying why the change is important – which is exactly what we do with our clients as yoga therapists. She is practicing yoga therapy at an organizational level and with the individuals inside the organization.·        Janet describes how she came to understand her calling. She says that at some point she could no longer deny who she has become. She accepted the assignment to be authentically herself and shine brightly.·        Janet describes What is Freedom, What is Faith and What is Inner Knowing.·        She talks about how healing requires relinquishing that which we once felt was precious (but was mostly causing us suffering) and what it means to grieve as we come to a new understanding of our true nature.·        Last, Janet talks about her life purpose of making yoga therapy more inclusive, breaking down barriers and obstacles, and how her ancestors are living through her to propel her into this new version of herself.·        Janet has raised 2 kind, confident, intelligent, and resilient daughters. She is on the Board of IAYT and has served on the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force for IAYT. 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 HealthYoga Therapy & Physical HealthSocial Justice in yoga & Yoga TherapyYoga/Ayurveda ToolboxYoga & Indian PhilosophyGlobal & Trending Yoga Therapy TopicsClick the link below to subscribe. It takes 10 seconds total.https://amywheeler.com/subscribe Check out Amy's websiteVisit Amy’s training section on her website to check out the courses belowYoga therapy training courses865-certified-yoga-therapist-program You can find Janet Caldwell on Linked by searching her name and Nashville, TN.

Dr. Ram Tamang had a unique childhood where he grew up in a small village in the foothills of the Himalayas in Nepal. He learned about health and healing from his grandmother and the elders in the village. The hospital was a far distance away, so they had to depend on natural remedies. Through an amazing series of events, he somehow ended up in Orange County, CA and is an Ayurvedic Doctor with a brick-and-mortar clinic, as well as works online. Come hear the story of how he found his dharma and how changing your lifestyle habits can shift your life in a new direction.·        Listen to the magic of Dr. Ram as he explains how his attitude and mindset have been so essential to his life.·        See how he works with clients on helping them to make many small changes over time.·        Listen to the importance of relationship and how he builds rapport.·        Learn about how to track and then create lifestyle changes for a new trajectory.·        Believe in the magic of the Universe as you listen to his enchanting stories.·        Leave feeling lighter and happier because of being in his presence.·        Notice what this conversation brings up inside of your mind and heart.·        Do you believe that the Universe is benevolent and capable of magic? I do after listening talking to Dr. Ram. I hope you do too! 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 HealthYoga Therapy & Physical HealthSocial Justice in yoga & Yoga TherapyYoga/Ayurveda ToolboxYoga & Indian PhilosophyGlobal & Trending Yoga Therapy TopicsClick the link below to subscribe. It takes 10 seconds total.https://amywheeler.com/subscribe Check out Amy's websiteVisit Amy’s training section on her website to check out the courses belowYoga therapy training courses865-certified-yoga-therapist-programContact Dr. Ram: https://thehealingardens.com/the-center-dr-ram-tamang/

Amy shares a lecture that she gave to her students recently in the Yoga & Ayurveda Essentials Course for Yoga Therapists in training. Amy shares a Tip Sheet of common ideas from Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra and Indian Philosophy. This Tip Sheet has many of the common areas that Amy touches upon when she is helping her yoga therapy clients explore their internal world, spirituality, life experience and how to feel happier and healthier more of the time. This type of counseling is akin to Buddhist Counsel or Christian Counsel from a minister or priest. We know that reflecting on the spiritual scripture and ancient yogic texts gives us food for thought as we examine our own lives, and our clients learn to do the same. Learning to give appropriate counsel from the perspective of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra is a big part of what our students in the Optimal State Yoga Therapy Certification course learn in their 2.5 year program.·        Amy discusses purusha and prakrti·        The three gunas·        Mahat or deep impressions that we come into this life with·        Ahamkara, or the survival mechanism·        Svabhava, the blueprint of our lives·        Co-assessment of the 5 layers of the human system·        Vasanas or subliminal tendencies·        Samskara or habitual patterns·        The 5 klesa-s or causes of suffering·        The 6 klesa vrttis or manifestations of the Klesas·        The 5 yamas or social attitudes·        The 5 niyamas or personal disciplines 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 HealthYoga Therapy & Physical HealthSocial Justice in yoga & Yoga TherapyYoga/Ayurveda ToolboxYoga & Indian PhilosophyGlobal & Trending Yoga Therapy TopicsClick the link below to subscribe. It takes 10 seconds total.https://amywheeler.com/subscribe Check out www.amywheeler.com Visit Amy’s training section on her website to check out the courses belowhttps://amywheeler.com/865-certified-yoga-therapist-program