The Yoga Pro Podcast

Eating disorders can be devastating but yoga can be a helpful intervention when used properly. In this episode, part two of a two-part series, Paige Lichens "comes out" about her journey with eating disorders and how she now helps others ease their suffering through the tools of yoga.

Paige Lichens has been teaching since 2009 with over 5000 hours of classes taught over the last 11 years. She is an E-RYT 500 with Yoga Alliance and is working on her Master of Science and C-IAYT at Maryland university of integrative health. Since 2016 she has worked at both in-house and outpatient rehabs for alcohol/drug addictions, and those battling eating disorders and chronic anxiety. She works at nearby hospital to offer restorative yoga and yoga nidra to work with cancer patients and offers private yoga sessions and public classes.

Topics:

-How she started working with clients with disordered eating

-Paige "comes out" about her own eating disorder

-How yoga helped her overcome

-Different types of eating disorders and their symptoms

-Triggering words for those with disordered eating that yoga teachers should avoid

-Meeting the clients where they are

-Scope of practice for yoga teachers

-Anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, and pica eating disorders.

-Disordered eating as a protective mechanism

-Men and eating disorders

-How to support someone with an eating disorder

-Disordered eating and control

-Children/teens and disordered eating

-How to know if you have an eating disorder

-Paige's favorite yoga tools for disordered eating

Connect with Paige:

www.paigesyoga.com

Trainer Paige mentioned:

www.yoga4eatingdisorders.com

Book Paige mentioned:

The Body is Not an Apology. https://amzn.to/2Qp10S0 (affiliate link)

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Yoga and mindfulness can be useful tools for helping those who have suffered from eating disorders. In this episode, part one of a two-part series, Maggie Dong shares her journey with eating disorders and how mindfulness has helped her overcome. Maggie is a fitness and life coach who helps women master their physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual fitness so they can attract the relationships and lifestyle they desire.

Topics:

-Maggie talks about some different disordered eating she has dealt with

-How disordered eating can affect social life

-What is body dysmorphia?

-When she realized she had an eating disorder

-Harmful language people use around those suffering from eating disorders

-How she gained back control of her life

-Using breathwork for stress relief

-Maggie's advice to those suffering

-"The process would have been a lot smoother and looking back because I was so resistant to getting help because I was in denial for so long that actually made my issues a lot worse than they could have been."

Connect with Maggie:

Instagram: http://instagram.com/maggiedong_

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maggiedongfitness

Podcast: https://maggie.libsyn.com

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Clubhouse: @pamelacrane

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Feeling a lack of confidence can be debilitating and frustrating but you can get past it and find success. In this solo episode, Pamela Crane shares some tips to help you be more confident in your life and business.

Pamela is a certified yoga therapist (MS Yoga Therapy, C-IAYT, RYT 500, E-RYT, YACEP ) who loves coaching entrepreneurs who suffer from imposter syndrome. She has presented stress management seminars at the US Department of Health and Human Services, the US Department of Education, and the USPS headquarters to name a few; and has presented nationally and internationally at symposiums and conferences for yoga and integrative medicine

Topics:

[0:52] Why I work with people to build confidence

[2:01] What is your self-talk conversation?

[3:44] The comparison trap

[6:40] What to do if people know more than you

"You don't have to be the most knowledgeable person in the room to have value in the room, or in the space ,or on the internet, or wherever you are."

[11:18] Fears and confidence

[13:01] Being uncomfortable

[15:34] Assuming your message is landing

[19:06] Focusing on your content

[20:23] Visualizing success

[23:46] Working on the hard stuff

Connect with Pamela:

Clubhouse: @pamelacrane

www.facebook.com/interoceptiveperformance

www.instagram.com/interoceptiveperformance

www.youtube.com/interoceptiveperformance

www.interoceptiveperformance.com

[email protected]

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1/1 Transformation package 12 weeks

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Have you tried Aqua Yoga or been curious to find out more about it? Today on The Yoga Pro Podcast, Christa Fairbrother joins us to chat about the physiological differences between land and water yoga; and the many considerations when planning to teach Aqua Yoga. Christa is an E-RYT 200 and RYT 500, and she has a ton of certifications including: aqua yoga specialist, yoga for arthritis instructor, aquatic therapy and rehab institute, arthritis foundation, and accessible yoga. She is a long-time sufferer of arthritis and now helps other people use the tools of yoga to manage their health.

Topics:

[1:25] How Christa found aqua yoga

[4:23] Her feelings about finally getting a diagnosis

[6:32] Why she loves aqua yoga

"Living with these arthritic conditions, it really supports me in the way that it makes things easier is good for my arthritic joints; and then the way that it challenged me, it's good for my arthritic joints."

[8:55] Finding the right pool for aqua yoga and how water temperature affects the type of practice

[13:13] Differences between yoga on land and in the water

[19:37] Christa's teaching style

[28:26] Props for aqua yoga

[34:56] Christa's favorite tools of yoga to use in her classes

[40:21] How pranayama practices differ in the water

[44:06] Social connection in the pandemic

Connect with Christa:

https://www.christafairbrother.com/aqua-yoga-challenge/

For yoga practitioners:

https://www.christafairbrother.com/learn-aqua-yoga/

For yoga pros:

https://www.christafairbrother.com/teach-aqua-yoga/

https://www.instagram.com/aquacontentyogi/

https://www.facebook.com/ChristaFairbrotherYoga

https://www.pinterest.com/christafairbrother

Links to two ATRI articles:

https://www.atri.org/articles/Fairbrother-Yoga-Arthritis.pdf

https://www.atri.org/articles/Fairbrother-Yoga-Best%20Self.pdf

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Clubhouse: @pamelacrane

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Summary:

If you have suffered from back pain (who hasn't?) you will want to check out this episode of The Yoga Pro Podcast. Stephanie Kelley joins us to chat mind/body connection and dispel some myths. She has been a Physical Therapist, Educator, and Researcher for over 30 years and calls herself a "Yoga Physical Therapist". She specializes in low back pain and offers private yoga physical therapy, online courses and workshops; and weekly classes.

Topics:

[1:43] Why Stephanie specialized in back pain

[4:02] Touch and cueing in yoga class

[5:53] Empowering clients to take control of their own care

[10:37] Why stretching might not be what you need

"You can't have length unless you first have some strength". "So how can I train you to use the muscles of your core and of the stabilizers in order to then allow you to lengthen the muscles that are really holding you back?"

[13:42] The mental/emotional connection to pain

[19:25] How your values can help you release pain

[23:04] The relationship between eastern and western medicine and pain care

[28:39] Mind/body pain signal communication

[31:48] Functional anatomy

[37:48] chakras as a roadmap

[45:18] Stephanie's process for staying out of pain "PEACE"

Connect with Stephanie:

stephaniecarterkelley.com

facebook.com/stephaniecarterkelley

www.instangram.com/sck.yogapt

Nourish to Flourish, Dr. Stephanie's Online Therapeutic Movement Studio for Women with Chronic Pain stephanie-kelley-1ef2.mykajabi.com/nourishtoflourish

Pain Care Programs: stephaniecarterkelley.com/programs

Free Facebook Group, PEACE out of Pain: www.facebook.com/groups/3406110262789458

Connect with Pamela:

Clubhouse: @pamelacrane

www.facebook.com/interoceptiveperformance

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www.interoceptiveperformance.com

[email protected]

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Summary:

Are you struggling with how to have a profitable yoga business? Emily Sussell joins us on The Yoga Pro Podcast to unlock the secrets to moving your business into a sustainable model by opening up to an abundance mindset and building a scalable business. She is the CEO and founder of Abundance Yogi Coaching who transitioned from a seven-year career teaching private yoga clients to a six figure coaching business. She now dedicates all of her time to creating the best business resources in the world for yoga teachers and wellness coaches.

Topics:

[1:50] Emily's journey into coaching

[4:41] Shame around making money in the yoga space

"When we see somebody else really succeeding, when we see somebody else doing big things in their life, creating a business, becoming wealthy, helping a lot of people, having a lot of impact it; it can sometimes trigger in us our own disappointment that we're not doing the same…our own smallness."

[12:44] Abundance mindset

[15:21] Do you need a certification to be a coach?

[17:29] Why you need a coach

[20:32] The academy of life

[22:35] How it felt when Emily sold her first high ticket program

[29:26] Emily's journey to hire a staff

[32:34] Building courses and group coaching

[40:11] The art of enrollment

[41:00] Pricing your offering

[47:32] The root of lack mindset

[50:48] Marketing secrets revealed

Connect with Emily:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/abundantyogicollective

https://www.instagram.com/emilysussell/

https://abundantyogicoach.com/

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Clubhouse: @pamelacrane

www.facebook.com/interoceptiveperformance

www.instagram.com/interoceptiveperformance

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www.interoceptiveperformance.com

[email protected]

Join Pamela's Facebook Support Group-Overcoming Fears and Imposter Syndrome

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Music: The State of Things (The Bouncy Song) by Rena Wren is used with permission.

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Summary:

Yoga for healthy aging is a way of life to facilitate feeling your best at any age. In today's episode Dr. Baxter Bell walks us through what it means to age well through the use of yoga practices.

Baxter Bell, MD, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500, YACEP is a certified yoga therapist and medical acupuncturist. He is co-author of the book Yoga for Healthy Aging. Baxter is on faculty for several Teacher Training and Yoga Therapy programs around the country, and serves on the board of the International Association of Yoga Therapists. He teaches public and specialty Back Care yoga classes in Oakland and Berkeley, California, as well as workshops and retreats around the country and internationally.

Topics:

[1:59] Baxter introduces Yoga for Healthy Aging

"I like to say that yoga for healthy aging is a whole philosophy and toolkit that actually can serve us at whatever age we decide that we want to age well."

[5:50] Baxter shares a student success

[8:47] How yoga and yoga therapy help with aging

[11:28] Research to support yoga for healthy aging

[16:48] How people find and keep yoga practices

[20:47] Misconceptions about yoga

[27:57] The importance of further yoga training

"I want to have new, fresh information that I can tap into stuff that does have a little bit of excitement around it, because then I continue to grow as a teacher and my students get to see that wow, learning never ends even for my teacher."

[37:45] Baxter talks about his inspiration for writing Yoga for Healthy Aging QZa

Connect with Baxter:

www.baxterbell.com

https://www.instagram.com/baxterbellyoga/

https://www.facebook.com/baxter.bell.9

https://www.youtube.com/user/BaxterBellYoga

Dr. Timothy McCall

http://www.drmccall.com

Affiliate Link for Principles and Practices of Yoga in Healthcare

https://amzn.to/3sJONFs

Affiliate Link Yoga for Healthy Aging book

https://amzn.to/381x3xr

Accessible Yoga Podcast Episode with Jivana Heyman

https://theyogapro.libsyn.com/accessible-yoga-with-jivana-heyman

Compassion, Pelvic Health, and Pain Care odcast Episode with Shelly Prosko

https://theyogapro.libsyn.com/compassion-pelvic-health-and-pain-care-with-shelly-prosko

Upcoming Events with Baxter:

March 19-21, 2021

Yoga for Healthy Aging: What a Difference a Year Makes!

Weekend Workshop, Live Streaming

Hosted by Sun & Moon Studio, Arlington, VA

Other avenues to find Baxter:

www.yogauonline.com

Nest Yoga Oakland-https://www.nest-yoga.com

Mountain Yoga Oakland- https://www.m-yoga.org

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Summary:

Have you been asked to record videos for a studio? What was the discussion around compensation, time of use, and ownership of intellectual property? In today's episode of The Yoga Pro Podcast, I'm going solo sharing my insights as a former movie and commercial actress on why recording videos for a set class fee might not be in your best interest.

Topics:

[1:19] What happens when you get paid $25 or $30 to record a class

[2:32] The difference between a buyout and a royalty and why it matters

[3:51] Long-term use of your likeness

"If a studio has 15 videos of you teaching that they can recycle through and they have five teachers doing that; at some point, are they going to ask you to stop making videos? And then where's your stream of income?"

[7:26] How movies and commercial payouts work and how it relates to yoga

[8:11] When is perpetual use worth it?

[10:16] What about a contract?

[13:41] Find your worth

Connect with Pamela:

Clubhouse: @pamelacrane

Join Pamela's Facebook Support Group-Overcoming Fears and Imposter Syndrome

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Summary:

Fear, shame, and limiting beliefs can show up in the root chakra, but the good news is there are practices to help you release that money shame and limiting beliefs for a more abundant mindset. Alyssa Pfennig, C-IAYT, joins us today to share her insight and wisdom for releasing fear and shame through yoga. She is the host of the Wild Wisdom Podcast and leads retreats across the globe, combining yoga, meditation and equine therapy.

Topics:

[1:59] Alyssa's Yoga Therapy Journey

[7:14] How she niched to specializing in root chakra and pelvic health

[12:36] Childhood traumas and the pelvic bowl

[15:50] Money shame, abundance mindset, limiting beliefs, and the root chakra

"You grow up thinking there's always lack. And when it's a mindset issue and it is tied to that feeling of not being safe and secure in your body energetically, because money is an energetic thing. And so, so sometimes that is passed down, held within our body."

[25:43] The importance of gratitude practice

[29:27] Why a simple yoga practice is the most effective

[31:05] How fear and shame can show up in the body

"Whether it's actually reinforced on a verbal level or physical level or just held because of ancestral lineage stuff, we hold all of this in our body and especially in the pelvic bowl"

[35:09] The root chakra as the body's foundation

[37:38] Intuition and the gut feeling

[41:10] How to tell if your root chakra is imbalanced

[42:48] Ayurveda, the doshas, and imbalances-which one is more likely to have root chakra imbalance

[45:44] Spiritual bypassing and why people who practice yoga still experience imbalance

[47:02] Differentiating practices to meet your needs

[48:41] Alyssa shares some of her favorite yoga tools for balancing the root chakra

Connect with Alyssa:

alyssapfennig.com

wildwisdomretreats.com

facebook.com/wildwisdomretreats

facebook.com/group/wildwisdom

Instagram.com/alyssa.pfennig

Connect with Pamela:

Clubhouse: @pamelacrane

www.instagram.com/interoceptiveperformance

www.interoceptiveperformance.com

[email protected]

Join Pamela's Facebook Support Group-Overcoming Fears and Imposter Syndrome

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Summary: How does yoga fit in to the landscape of healthcare and what does the business of yoga look like since COVID 19? Matthew Taylor joins us to discuss these issues and more in this week's episode of The Yoga Pro Podcast: The Business of Yoga Therapy in Healthcare with Matthew Taylor

Matthew J. Taylor, PT, PhD, C-IAYT has been leading integrative rehabilitation since 1994. He is past-president of the board of directors of the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT) and teaches nationally on business development for yoga therapists. He is on the IAYT editorial board and is presently on the AY board of directors and is engaged in a joint venture with a major health insurance company to integrate yoga therapy into healthcare. He wrote "Yoga Therapy as a Creative Response to Pain." and is the editor of the graduate textbook, "Fostering Creativity in Rehabilitation."

Topics:

[2:12] Matthew's journey from PT to YT

[4:24] Initiatives at the International Association of Yoga Therapists

[5:52] Bringing yoga therapy into healthcare

[6:59] His thoughts on sharing yoga

[8:37] Yoga as dharma and relationships

[10:11] What COVID means for yoga demand

[12:13] Shifting your language and persona to meet the audience

"It's a very self-interested audience that wants to know 'what can you do for me?' Not what do you do or what have you done or what your skillset is."

[14:54] Compassion and bridging the gaps

[18:23] IAYT resources and building partnerships with other healthcare professionals

[22:54] What the new yoga business looks like to Matthew

[25:00] Presenteeism and changing corporate culture

[27:00] Accessible yoga for the underserved and underrepresented

[28:44] Matthew's thoughts on insurance payments, Medicare, and reimbursements for yoga

[33:05] The importance of measuring success and client results

[35:46] What creativity in yoga means to Matthew

[38:34] The relationship between creativity and pain

[40:03] Our role as yoga therapists

"What we really want to do as yoga therapists and yoga teachers, professionals is create an environment where the person can feel safe. Where they can slow down and become more broadly aware of all the relationships in their life. And then out of that, be able to make more informed choices."

[44:55] Spirituality and the importance of meaning and purpose

[46:34] Yoga isn't what you think it is

[48:40] How you can work with Matthew

[49:45] Some final thoughts

Connect with Matthew:

www.matthewjtaylor.com

www.smartsafeyoga.com

www.facebook.com/drofchange

Link to buy Matthew's book.

https://intl.singingdragon.com/usa/yoga-therapy-as-a-creative-response-to-pain-1.html

Link to Marlysa Sullivan's Understanding Yoga Therapy: Applied Philosophy and Science for Well-Being

https://amzn.to/2Bxv8U2 (affiliate link)

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