Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy & Meditation

Our next Yoga Therapy class starts on the 19th of November 2024: https://bit.ly/40Tyxmc

Learn about yoga therapy and depression from the Breathing Deeply yoga therapy framework. Brand discusses interesting stats around depression, Western medicine, and how we use the koshas and doshas to treat depression.

Om Shanthi

#yogatherapy #mentalhealth #depression

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

00:28 - Depression is ‘normal’ - interesting stats

02:50 - Symptoms of depression & medication

05:22 - Depression & the koshas

09:55 - Challenges of working with depression

10:57 - Brandt’s Strategy for depression: the doshas & koshas

Important links:

Instagram: https://bit.ly/3xnBaxz

Website: https://bit.ly/37tGSnr

Insight Timer: https://bit.ly/3ifkrs2

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3xlSCmh

Blog: https://bit.ly/3rMo77T

Yoga Therapy Programs: https://bit.ly/40Tyxmc

Meditation Mentor Certification Program: https://bit.ly/3YqrqAh

Join our FREE Meditation Community: https://bit.ly/3jbO6lo

6 Week Free Course - Radically Balanced Yogi: https://bit.ly/2WX1HGc

Warning: This episode discusses topics relating to violence, substance use and mental health. Viewer discretion is advised.

Apply to become a Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapist: https://bit.ly/40Tyxmc

Healing of our deepest traumas is possible with yoga therapy.

Join Brandt Passalacqua and Breathing Deeply Advanced Graduate and C-IAYT, Deb Selm for this conversation on the work Deb is doing with trauma and more specifically victims of violence and abuse in some way.

Learn about the trauma recovery programs that Deb works with, how yoga therapy can be applied to victims of acute traumas and discover some incredible success stories of healing and recovery through yoga therapy.

Connect with Deb:

Website: https://starlightyogatherapy.com/

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

00:30 - Meet Deb Selm, C-IAYT

01:33 - The work that Deb is doing with acute trauma

05:56 - How yoga therapy can be applied to victims of acute trauma

07:20 - The trauma recovery programs that Deb work with in Milwaukee

09:25 - The stigma around mental health and trauma

11:04 - The integration of yoga therapy and traditional therapy with trauma

12:05- What yoga therapy for acute trauma really looks like - real-world examples

16:48 - Celebrating the difference Breathing Deeply graduates make

Important links:

Instagram: https://bit.ly/3xnBaxz

Website: https://bit.ly/37tGSnr

Insight Timer: https://bit.ly/3ifkrs2

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3xlSCmh

Blog: https://bit.ly/3rMo77T

Yoga Therapy Programs: https://bit.ly/40Tyxmc

Meditation Mentor Certification Program: https://bit.ly/3YqrqAh

Join our FREE Meditation Community: https://bit.ly/3jbO6lo

6 Week Free Course - Radically Balanced Yogi: https://bit.ly/2WX1HGc

Discover what is truly possible through yoga therapy!

Apply to become a Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapist: https://bit.ly/40Tyxmc

Join Brandt Passalacqua and Breathing Deeply Advanced Graduate Steve Bader for this conversation about how Steve’s client successfully started to ween herself off one of the medications for depression after a long battle with the mental illness.

Learn about the serious and enduring symptoms Steve’s client suffered from, the yoga therapy practices he gave to her and the incredible results she experienced in just a matter of months!

Connect with Steve:

Website: https://badermovement.com/

This episode covers:

Symptoms of Steve’s client’s depression

Yoga therapy practices prescribed for depression

How we use mantra to heal the mind

Yoga therapy results for depression

How to work with Steve and Breathing Deeply

Important links:

Instagram: https://bit.ly/3xnBaxz

Website: https://bit.ly/37tGSnr

Insight Timer: https://bit.ly/3ifkrs2

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3xlSCmh

Blog: https://bit.ly/3rMo77T

Yoga Therapy Programs: https://bit.ly/40Tyxmc

Meditation Mentor Certification Program: https://bit.ly/3YqrqAh

Join our FREE Meditation Community: https://bit.ly/3jbO6lo

6 Week Free Course - Radically Balanced Yogi: https://bit.ly/2WX1HGc

Discover what is truly possible through yoga therapy!

Join Brandt Passalacqua and Breathing Deeply Advanced Graduate Steve Bader for this conversation about how Steve helped his client with Lupus go into remission. This is a remarkable case of the healing powers of yoga therapy and how we can take our health into our own hands!

Lupus is an autoimmune disease and affects people in many different ways. Symptoms include (but aren’t limited to) flares of face rashes, joint pain, stiffness, swelling, fatigue, fever and many more.

Connect with Steve:

Website: https://badermovement.com/

This episode covers:

What is Lupus?

Steves lupus client’s symptoms

Yoga therapy practices for Lupus: Joints, yoga asana, pranayama & yoga nidra

The yoga therapy results for Lupus

Ways to work with Steve and Breathing Deeply

Important links:

Instagram: https://bit.ly/3xnBaxz

Website: https://bit.ly/37tGSnr

Insight Timer: https://bit.ly/3ifkrs2

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3xlSCmh

Blog: https://bit.ly/3rMo77T

Yoga Therapy Programs: https://bit.ly/40Tyxmc

Meditation Mentor Certification Program: https://bit.ly/3YqrqAh

Join our FREE Meditation Community: https://bit.ly/3jbO6lo

6 Week Free Course - Radically Balanced Yogi: https://bit.ly/2WX1HGc

Join our free meditation community: https://breathingdeeply.com/courses/meditation/

Managing our emotions, is one of the main reasons people choose to meditate. And it is a very good reason indeed!

Through a meditation practice, we can open to relax into challenging emotions and through this process we can obtain valuable insight into ourselves and the root of our suffering. In this episode, learn why this is so important for living a joyful and happy life for ourselves and in our relationships.

Brandt shares how we can relax into challenging emotions by practicing felt sense embodiment meditations and the benefits of opening up to all of our emotions, especially the more difficult ones.

This dharma talk is a clip taken from our 2.5 hour meditation retreat “Feelings and Feelings”. To receive the replay of the full retreat (including the 3 meditations) plus access to all future meditation retreats, join our free meditation community!

This episode covers:

Meditating to manage our emotions

Opening up to challenging feelings through practice

The important of having a felt sense of embodiment

How understanding our emotions can improve our relationships

The benefits that Brandt has experienced with his emotional states since meditating

Important links:

Instagram: https://bit.ly/3xnBaxz

Website: https://bit.ly/37tGSnr

Insight Timer: https://bit.ly/3ifkrs2

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3xlSCmh

Blog: https://bit.ly/3rMo77T

Yoga Therapy Programs: https://bit.ly/40Tyxmc

Meditation Mentor Certification Program: https://bit.ly/3YqrqAh

Join our FREE Meditation Community: https://bit.ly/3jbO6lo

6 Week Free Course - Radically Balanced Yogi: https://bit.ly/2WX1HGc

Yoga therapy heals ❤️‍🩹

Today Brandt sits down with Breathing Deeply Advanced Program graduate and C-IAYT, Meena to talk about how yoga therapy helped one of her clients recover from a serious car accident.

In this discussion, Meena shares how she helped her clients see significant results in recovery from her car accident in just 8 weeks. Not only did Meena use techniques from yoga therapy to help her physical body heal but also her mind through meditation and mantra. Meena also demonstrated through this case study how yoga therapist can work together with other healing modalities using an integrative approach to get the best results for clients.

If you are interested in becoming a C-IAYT yoga therapist and doing meaningful work like this in an area that you are passionate about, consider joining our next Advanced Yoga Therapy program!

Our next intake begins on September 17, 2024.

Learn more about Meena: https://www.yogacareforyou.com/

https://breathingdeeply.com/yoga-therapy/program-details/

This episode covers:

The backstory of Meena’s yoga therapy client

Symptoms of the car accident

Yoga therapy practices prescribed for the car accident

How Meena worked with PTs & western medicine for her client

The results after working with Meena

Important links:

Instagram: https://bit.ly/3xnBaxz

Website: https://bit.ly/37tGSnr

Insight Timer: https://bit.ly/3ifkrs2

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3xlSCmh

Blog: https://bit.ly/3rMo77T

Yoga Therapy Programs: https://bit.ly/40Tyxmc

Meditation Mentor Certification Program: https://bit.ly/3YqrqAh

Join our FREE Meditation Community: https://bit.ly/3jbO6lo

6 Week Free Course - Radically Balanced Yogi: https://bit.ly/2WX1HGc

In this episode, Brandt sits down with Fiona Janiloos, C-IAYT therapist and Breathing Deeply graduate to talk about yoga therapy and menopause.

Menopause will affect all women at some stage in their life and so this subject is very important! There isn’t a massive amount of research going into menopause in traditional medicine and so it is really exciting to see the field of yoga therapy and menopause expand and start to help more women.

In this interview, Brandt and Fiona discuss how the medical system and research lets women down, some unexpected side effects of menopause

Connect with Fiona!

Website: www.fionajalinoosyoga.com

Instagram: @fionajalinoosyogatherapy

This episode covers:

The lack of research on menopause in the past

A breakdown of who is affected by menopause

Fiona’s journey with menopause and yoga therapy

The results of group work with yoga therapy

How medicine sees men vs women

The struggle women face with the medical system

Unexpected symptoms of menopause

Yoga therapy practices for menopause

Accepting change through menopause and ageing

How long does it take to see results with yoga therapy?

Important links:

Instagram: https://bit.ly/3xnBaxz

Website: https://bit.ly/37tGSnr

Insight Timer: https://bit.ly/3ifkrs2

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3xlSCmh

Blog: https://bit.ly/3rMo77T

Yoga Therapy Programs: https://bit.ly/40Tyxmc

Meditation Mentor Certification Program: https://bit.ly/3YqrqAh

Join our FREE Meditation Community: https://bit.ly/3jbO6lo

6 Week Free Course - Radically Balanced Yogi: https://bit.ly/2WX1HGc

In this dharma talk, Brandt shares how we can use meditation to find clarity. Brandt discusses what clarity is and how through practice we can find a sense of lightness in our body and use this as a way to float towards these states of tranquility.

Brandt also shares some tips and advice on how to prepare your body and mind to sit for extended periods of time in meditation.

This dharma talk is a clip taken from our 2.5 hour meditation retreat “Floating Towards Clarity”. To receive the replay of the full retreat (including the 3 meditations) plus access to all future meditation retreat, join our free meditation community!

Join our free meditation community: https://breathingdeeply.com/courses/meditation/

You can also find the 3 meditation mentioned in this video on our Insight Timer:

* 5 kosha meditation: https://insighttimer.com/brandtpassalacqua/guided-meditations/5-kosha-guided-30-minute-meditation

* Third Eye Meditation: https://insighttimer.com/brandtpassalacqua/guided-meditations/om-namah-shivaya-third-eye-mantra-meditation

* Heart Meditation: https://insighttimer.com/brandtpassalacqua/guided-meditations/light-of-the-heart-meditation-with-pranayama

This episode covers:

Clarity as a goal of meditation

Finding lightness through practice

The 3 meditations to help us find clarity

Preparing for meditation

Important links:

Instagram: https://bit.ly/3xnBaxz

Website: https://bit.ly/37tGSnr

Insight Timer: https://bit.ly/3ifkrs2

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3xlSCmh

Blog: https://bit.ly/3rMo77T

Yoga Therapy Programs: https://bit.ly/40Tyxmc

Meditation Mentor Certification Program: https://bit.ly/3YqrqAh

Join our FREE Meditation Community: https://bit.ly/3jbO6lo

6 Week Free Course - Radically Balanced Yogi: https://bit.ly/2WX1HGc

In this episode, our director and lead teacher, Brandt Passalcqua sits down with C-IAYT accredited yoga therapist and Advanced Program Graduate, Christine Saari to discuss her case study with medication resistant depression.

Christine shares with us the different types of pranayama, asana and devotional practices prescribed to her client and the incredible results that her client received after consistently practicing and meeting with Christine every week.

If you are interested in becoming an C-IAYT yoga therapist and doing meaningful work like this in an area that you are passionate about, consider joining our next Advanced Yoga Therapy program!

Our next intake begins on June 27.

https://breathingdeeply.com/yoga-therapy/program-details/

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

00:28 - An introduction to Christine’s client

02:10 - The types of yoga therapy practices given to treat depression

04:36 - The devotional aspect of Christine’s prescribed yoga therapy practice

06:55 - The remarkable results of the yoga therapy practices for Christine’s client

Important links:

Instagram: https://bit.ly/3xnBaxz

Website: https://bit.ly/37tGSnr

Insight Timer: https://bit.ly/3ifkrs2

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3xlSCmh

Blog: https://bit.ly/3rMo77T

Yoga Therapy Programs: https://bit.ly/40Tyxmc

Meditation Mentor Certification Program: https://bit.ly/3YqrqAh

Join our FREE Meditation Community: https://bit.ly/3jbO6lo

6 Week Free Course - Radically Balanced Yogi: https://bit.ly/2WX1HGc

Anxiety is the most common complaint we work with as yoga therapists! Therefore, this area of mental health is crucial for us to understand and help our students and clients with.

In this epsiode, Brand discusses anxiety and how it can arise in different ways through each of the 5 koshas. Learn about the two different types of anxiety people experience and different tools and techniques that can be used for each as a yoga therapist.

Brandt also goes over an example of a yoga practice for anxiety that has been very effective for his clients.

Here is the link to the grounding Om Aim Hreem Kreem Namaha meditation for anxiety mentioned in the video: https://insighttimer.com/brandtpassalacqua/guided-meditations/om-aim-hreem-kreem-namaha-meditation-for-grounding

This was a clip taken from inside our Yoga Therapy Foundations Program.

Our next class starts on the 27th of June 2024: https://bit.ly/40Tyxmc

Om Shanthi

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

00:28 - How anxiety arises

02:29 - Looking at anxiety through the lens of the Koshas

06:23 - Two categories of anxiety that yoga therapists work with

08:05 - Techniques to work with external event anxiety

08:44 - Techniques to work with generalised anxiety

10:13 - Example yoga therapy practice for anxiety

16:32 - The difference between a practice for anxiety & a general yoga practice

Important links:

Instagram: https://bit.ly/3xnBaxz

Website: https://bit.ly/37tGSnr

Insight Timer: https://bit.ly/3ifkrs2

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3xlSCmh

Blog: https://bit.ly/3rMo77T

Yoga Therapy Programs: https://bit.ly/40Tyxmc

Meditation Mentor Certification Program: https://bit.ly/3YqrqAh

Join our FREE Meditation Community: https://bit.ly/3jbO6lo

6 Week Free Course - Radically Balanced Yogi: https://bit.ly/2WX1HGc