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In this episode, we talk with Izzy Shurte, a Licensed Professional Counselor and Yoga teacher, about the Yoga Sutras, Mindfulness and Acceptance Based Therapy, and how these modalities can support mental health.

Izzy Shares the ways that primary source yoga texts can coincide and differ from counseling practices and approaches. We even workshop yoga sutra 2.16 together and share how it is applicable to daily life. 

1. Introducing Izzy Shurte [02:38]
2. What is the difference between yoga, mindful movement, and the yoga sutras [04:00]
3. Skillful living: how Yoga relates to Mindfulness and Acceptance Based Therapy [15:10]
4. Intuition or avoidance?[26:16]
5. Parallels between Eastern philosophy and Western therapy [29:03]
6. Yoga Sutra 2.16 as it applies to daily life [39:31]

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Izzy Shurte is a Licensed Professional Counselor and E-RYT 500 Yoga Teacher based in Richmond, VA.  Having completed her 200 and 300HR yoga trainings at Asheville Yoga Center she studied closely under Michael and Stephanie Johnson.  As a counselor, she specializes in Mindfulness and Acceptance based therapies treating Eating Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, OCD, and Emotion Regulation Concerns.  In recent years Izzy has studied meditation with Vince and Emily Horn of Buddhist Geeks and Shadow Yoga under the direction of Andy Matinog.  Her greatest passion in life, aside from her daughter Mariel, is sharing the healing potential of mindful movement and the wisdom of primary source yoga texts with students, clients, and anyone willing to listen.

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This mindful moment shares a walking meditation. This meditation can be practiced during your daily walk, down a hallway, or any place you can take a few steps.  There are a lot of benefits to walking meditation, but my favorite is the way it helps us connect with the earth as we connect with ourselves. And this meditation gets us moving, which Dr. Ariele foster reminded us of the importance of in Episode 39: Movement as we Age with Dr. Ariele Foster.
• 07:00 Meditation begins

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In this episode, we talk with Dr. Ariele Foster, a physical therapist and founder of Yoga Anatomy Academy, about movement as we age. Ariele de-bunks common misconceptions about movement and yoga asana in the wellness space, such as the difference between yoga and yoga asana, what functional movement actually is and why it matters, and how to modify movement as we age.

1. Introducing Ariele Foster [02:59]
2. What is the difference between yoga and asana? [12:12]
3. How physical therapy impacts yoga asana [14:49]
4. What is functional movement and why is it important?[21:00]
5. How to modify movement as we age? [28:50]
6. How do we know when it’s time to adjust our movement routine?[44:00] 

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Ariele is a doctor of physical therapy and the founder of Yoga Anatomy Academy, a no-nonsense, evidence-based resource for learning yoga anatomy and movement science. She runs an integrative physical therapy clinic both virtually and in Washington DC. In addition to teaching online courses and an anatomy mentorship through Yoga Anatomy Academy, she has taught courses with and written for Yoga Journal on hip stability and fascia release, before gracing the cover of Yoga Journal Australia in 2018. Ariele began teaching yoga in 2001. Her grandmother was also a yoga teacher. 

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This mindful moment shares a meditation on dealing with difficult emotions based on RAIN from Tara Brach and Dr. Kristin Neff's practice, "Soften, Soothe, and Allow".  This practice holds space to feel and nurture yourself and difficult emotions as they arise. Practice this meditation in a place where you feel safe and supported, and if you do not feel ready to practice, or are in a peaceful mood, skip this one and return to it at a later date. This practice is based on Episode 37: What You Eat Matters with Jessica Due.

• 02:09 Meditation begins

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In this episode, we talk with Jess Due, who was most recently a member of the executive leadership team for one of the largest animal sanctuaries in the United States. This conversation with Jessica talks about care, food system transformation, environmental racism, and how these systems relate to social justice. 

• Introducing Jess Due [01:53]
• What is animal care? What is the animal protection movement? [11:27]
• How does animal care relate to food systems and social justice? [25:30]
• The story of June B and Susan [35:42]
• How can we start to reframe our relationship with the food system? [51:51]

Instagram: @jess_due  and @the_duem_ranch

Jessica Due brings over a decade of expertise and experience providing specialized care to rescued and rehabilitated farm animals at sanctuaries across the country, partnering with UCLA, UC Davis, and Cornell University.

Most recently, as a member of the executive leadership team for one of the largest sanctuaries in the United States, Jessica led national animal care, rescue and placement. For the past decade, Jessica has implemented sanctuary best practices, standard operating procedures, strategic planning, programmatic alignment, and integration while partnering with and supporting multiple other sanctuaries across the country. 

Jessica began her career in animal care and rescue at a national sanctuary before co-founding her own care farm and has served as a keynote speaker at conferences and has been featured on podcasts, at fundraising galas, and by media outlets including the LA Times, Animal Planet, and NPR. Her work includes contributions to legislative advocacy and policy reform.

Through her advocacy, Jessica believes in addressing interrelated issues of oppression and approaches her work through a social justice lens, centering diversity, equity, and inclusion within the animal protection movement and raising systemic issues of access to food and land. Jessica supports farm worker rights and centering BIPoC perspectives and voices.

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How often do you take care of your body throughout the day? This mindful moment helps you listen to and honor your body to support your well-being. This episode is based on Episode 35: Wellness for Makers with Missy Graff Ballone.

• 01:47 Meditation begins

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Missy Graff Ballone, author and creator of Wellness for Makers: A Movement Guide for Artists, shares about what wellness truly is, who and what a maker is, and how wellness can impact your creative practice and life. Missy has a background as a yoga teacher, massage therapist, and artist and pulls from these fields to empower creatives to care for their bodies in their creative practice. Whether you are an artisan or work at a desk, this episode is full of tips to help support your body and mind as you create your life.

• Introducing Missy and Wellness for Makers[02:40]
• Integrating multiple passions into a profession [09:56]
• What is wellness? [18:59]
• Who or what is a maker? How does wellness support makers?[23:52]
• How does wellness impact our lives as a whole? [42:56]
• How can you make wellness a part of your creative practice? [49:17]

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Podcast: Wellness for Makers

Missy Graff Ballone,  founder and Podcast Host of Wellness for Makers and the author of Wellness for Makers: A Movement Guide for Artists. Missy’s mission is to motivate and empower creatives through education, mindful living, and movement! Missy uses her background as an Artist, Alignment-based Yoga Instructor RYT500, and Licensed Massage Therapist to make information about the body accessible to artists everywhere.

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How do you want to "be" as you move through your days? This mindful moment shares a practice to reset your resolution and focus on your intention.  This episode is based on Episode 33: Rethink Your Resolution with Tara Eschenroeder.

•  02:50 Meditation begins

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In this episode, we get with life coach, Tara Eschenroeder, about intention setting.  We talk about the difference between an intention and a resolution and workshop how to set them in our lives.

The new year is a time when you hear a lot of rhetoric about “new year, new you” and setting big goals. But what if instead of focusing on all the things that you need to “attain”-- you focus on how you want to feel as you move through your days?

This episode provides ways to show up in alignment with your values each day.

• Intention setting Vs New Years Resolution [05:55]
• Four questions for the new year [11:00]
• How can you be supported in your intentions and dreams? [34:00]

Ps, if you missed episode 8 with Tara on Intuition, go back and give it a listen :)

Tara (Becky) Eschenroeder (She/Her)— A 500 HR E-RYT, 200 HR E-RYT, RCYT, YACEP, Certified Coach and Mentor, and Self-Published Author —is an accomplished yogi who was voted as one of the top three yoga instructors by Richmond Magazine.
Instagram: @greatabidingyoga

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This mindful moment shares a body neutrality practice. Body neutrality invites us to accept the body as it is, prioritize its function, and let the body guide us. This episode is based off Episode 31: Inclusivity in the Wellness Space with Nikkia Young.

• 00:53 Meditation begins

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