The Restorative Pulse

Anna Sallas, a clinical massage therapist and RYT 200 that works specifically with humans in the midst of cancer treatment, talks with us about how she works with aspects of grief in the body with her clients as well as her recent certification as a Death Companion:

In this episode we discuss:

Grief in the body (fascia, what’s stored in the tissue, emotional release. What I see during a massage)

• Normalizing grief (openly talking about it)

• Loss as a connector (identity & reminder of what’s important)

• The death positivity movement (going back to roots, the tie between birth & death, covid)

• Toxic positivity around grief & some ideas for the community to avoid hurting others. Holding space vs fixing

Sally Miller (www.sallymilleryoga.com) is a RYT 500 Yin Yoga Teacher and Ayurvedic.  She is especially passionate about integrating and educating folks on the the Meridians as it relates to Chinese Medicine and Yin Yoga.  Sally is greatly influenced by one of the godmothers of modern Yin Yoga, Sarah Powers (www.sarahpowers.com) and author of the Insight Yoga Book.  In this episode we discuss:

1. Yin Yoga and how to set up a safe container to explore all our human experiences.

2. Yin Yoga as it relates to grief

3. Sally's Yin Yoga Community and inspiration for building it.

You can find more of Sally's short yin yoga videos here

Cory Angel of the Awakened Body Podcast is back on our podcast this week discussing disenfranchised grief and how it relates to pregnancy and infant loss.  She shares tips and insights on the intersection of this type of grief +trauma from this lens.

Sada Reed is an Early Childhood Educator, Yoga Teacher and Bath Bombs Self-Care Magic Maker.

In this episode Sada and I discuss:

1. Sada discusses her experience with grief and offers tips to others how to cope when losing a loved one in the times of social distancing.

2. Sada shares more info about her blog Nanny Knows Best: A Guide to Help Parents through Covid 19

3. We also discuss about self-care and her bath bombs with intentional crystals and cbd infusion.

Connect her on Instagram  @thalassophilelove

Jenna is a holistic wellness practitioner as a Registered Dietitian, Yoga Teacher, and MA Counseling student. Her mission is to create healing spaces that invites others to come home to themselves and embrace life to the full. She focuses on embodiment practices that integrate the body, soul and spirit and spends her time leading healing groups, teaching yoga classes, and working one on one with clients. She believes that hope is always near and courage is contagious. She also loves to write, spend the day at the beach with her family, or catch a sunrise with coffee. You can read more about Jenna at https://jennalittle.com 

In this podcast we discuss: 

-The the history, ritual and culture of grief 

-Culture+Grief 

-How Jenna uses yoga in her healing circles to process grief 

-Strategies to process grief 

A Commentary from Julie Johnson:  I reference the book Yoga for Grief+Loss by Karla Herlbert in the podcast.  At the time of recording, I couldn't remember the name of the author.  You can purchase the book here.  It's a wonderful resource for anyone that would love to learn about how the 8 Limbs of Yoga can support their grief journey.  I especially love the ritual and meditations that Karla writes. 

**CORRECTION** The difference between Romanian and Romani people:  In this episode I reference the influx of Romanian and Romini humans that have appeared in the Integrate community since the capitol insurrection and our addressing of antisemitism.  In the podcast, I say "Romanian people" and also want to identify there is a difference between Romini +Romanian ethnicities.   Romini= Roma are originally from northern India and that they migrated out of the area sometime between 800-950 AD. Romani, the Rom language, is descended from Sanskrit and closely related to Hindi. Today Romani exists in many dialects, reflecting the paths of Rom dispersion. Some Rom groups, however, do not presently communicate in Romani, although it is likely that they did at an earlier time. Roma have always been bilingual and in many cases are multilingual. In the southern Balkans, Roma speak Romani plus the local south Slavic language or Turkish, Albanian or Greek.  Read more from this distinction here: https://www.culturalsurvival.org/publications/cultural-survival-quarterly/persecution-and-politicization-roma-gypsies-eastern-europe 

Romanian=people from Romania descend from The Baltics and speak the Romanian language, which is a different culture and ethnicity then the *Romini*

This nuance (our word for 2021) is extremely important to distinguish.  Listen to my intro for further clarity on this as well.

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Restorative Yoga Teacher and Reiki Master, Rachel McConville shares insights on how  Restorative Yoga and Reiki supported her recovery from addiction and physical injury.

Episode Outline:

1. Recovery and the Yamas+Niyamas

2. The pros and cons of restorative yoga for trauma healing and recovery

3. How reiki can support us in the recovery from addiction and trauma healing

This is a trauma sensitive mindfulness meditation with the energy of the seventh chakra to give space for us to remember our innate wholeness and connectedness.

Facilitator: Julie Johnson,  M. Ed, ATS, RYT

Gladys Smith is a veteran, trauma therapist, advanced yoga teacher addiction therapist and sexual assault advocate.  She is also highly trained in the area of Race Based Trauma.  In this podcast we cover:

You can purchase Gladys's upcoming workshop on Racialized Trauma and the Body withe Integrate Network by clicking here

*CORRECTION:  I (Julie), accidentally refer my Integrate co-founder Victoria Emanuela with the pronoun "she" towards the end of the podcast.  Victoria's preferred pronouns are they/them.