In this episode I interviewed Jessica Patterson. Jessica is a friend, fellow yoga teacher and the owner/director of Root Center for Yoga and Sacred Studies in CO Springs. She describes herself as a writer, teacher, and puller of threads.  In this podcast, we  pulled a few threads together. Specifically we spoke about the volume of loss we have experienced as a global society over the past 20 months and the quiet tolls these losses are taking on people.  We also spoke about some specific losses she has experienced, and what has helped her navigate those times. Finally, we talked a bit about hope and where we go from here.

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In this episode, I interviewed Molly Lannon Kenny. Molly is a teacher, therapist, and writer who has dedicated her life to the collective reclamation and liberation of the human spirit.  Molly has been teaching radically inclusive yoga for over twenty years. She has been developing something she calls Bedside Yoga since 2003 and has worked extensively with people at end of life, including assisting and attending at scheduled deaths. We explored this topic a bit on the podcast today.  

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In this episode I interviewed Brandt Passalacqua. Brandt is the Founder, Director & Teacher at Breathing Deeply Yoga and Meditation School. He has been enjoying Yoga and the healing arts since 2001 after overcoming obesity and a life-threatening autoimmune illness. His personal journey serves as an inspiration to countless others and informs his compassionate, humorous, and down-to-earth teaching style.

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In this episode I interviewed Cindy Lewis. Cindy is a yoga teacher, yoga therapist, and founder of My Yoga Spring. Cindy began practicing yoga formally since 1999, informally since the 1980’s. Today she offers yoga therapy services tailored to individual needs and also specializes in yoga programs for “troubled breathers.” 

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In this episode, I had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Loren Fishman. Dr. Fishman is Medical Director of Manhattan Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in New York City, author of 12 books, and more than 100 academic articles, and a world-recognized pioneer in the use of yoga in medical conditions, and the treatment of lower back pain and piriformis syndrome.

We spoke about how he got involved in bringing yoga to western medicine, particularly interventions for scoliosis and osteoperosis. He also shared his perspective on which yoga research project was the most exciting one he's worked on in his lengthly career. Finally, we spoke about some new, up-and-coming research projects he's involved with.

To learn more about Dr. Fishman and all of his work and offerings, visit sciatica.org

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In this episode, I interviewed Sarah Wartell. Sarah is a Colorado-based yoga teacher and yoga therapist in training. Along with her yoga training, Sarah received Thai Yoga Bodywork certification and is a Reiki Master. Sarah says she was “destined to be a yoga teacher” and lives to share her favorite yoga life tools or hacks, as well as hold empathetic space and understanding of how challenging it can feel to be human. 

In January of 2021, Sarah was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer. Since then she’s undergone treatment, has experienced side effects and now is in recovery.  We talked about Sarah’s journey through this past year as she dealt with cancer, and how her yoga practices have supported her, and what her life looks like today.

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In this episode, I had the opportunity to connect again with Indu Arora. Indu has been sharing simple, effective, practical, grounded ways of living life through Yoga, Yoga Therapy, Meditation and Ayurveda since 1999. While Indu is one of my teachers, she describes herself as a life long student as well. The topic for today’s conversation is self care. For many of our listeners, self care might be a familiar topic. It’s often seen as a hashtag, and it’s a commom buzzword. In the podcast, I explored this topic with Indu from the perspective of Yoga & Ayurveda.

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This episode is a recap of a recent Zoom panel we held with the following Inner Peace Yoga Therapy students and alumni:

• Mayuri Gonzalez
• Carla Schnurr
• Diane Kistler 
• Julie Williams
• Patti DeBlass

 In the panel, these individuals shared their experiences in our training, and spoke to what their yoga therapy work and path looks like today.

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In this episode, I interviewed Julie Shannon Williams. Julie is a certified yoga therapist, who lives and works in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. She is the owner and founder of Santosha Yoga Therapy where she primarily works with people in areas such as: chronic pain, autoimmune diseases, functional yoga therapy, and mental health. She has also created a wellness program for women called The New Face of Aging, designed to support the pro-aging philosophy and revolution. It is a movement towards health and wellness that, at its core, is a “reset of the mindset” on how we age as well as a supportive community for women.

Additional links: Global Yoga Therapy Day Conference and Webinars for Yoga Teachers & Yoga Therapists in Training

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In this episode I spoke with Mala Cunningham, Ph.D., C-IAYT,  leading speaker, educator, and trainer in the field of Lifestyle Medicine, Health Psychology, Neuroscience, and Medical Yoga.   We spoke about her her passion -- creating a bridge between medicine, psychology, neuroscience, yoga, and mindfulness.

Learn more about Mala at cardiacyoga.com.

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