In this episode I interviewed Candice Clark.  Cands is a licensed counsellor and yoga therapist that specializes in trauma and mental health. She has supported many individuals and group therapy programs focused on the recovery from psychological trauma, and the physical health challenges that appear to co-occur with post-traumatic stress. Cands is also completing her Masters thesis on trauma-sensitive yoga in the South African context and this was the topic of our conversation on the podcast.

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In this episode I interviewed Dr. Shailla Vaidya. She is a physician and certified yoga therapist practicing Mind-Body Medicine in Toronto, Canada. She has worked for over 20 years on frontlines of healthcare with vulnerable and marginalized populations. In 2013, after experiencing burnout, she founded The Yoga MD, a trauma-informed practice where she integrates Eastern Mind-Body practices with Western Medicine to help foster stress resilience. With a focus on helping professionals, she developed a yoga-based program called the RnR Program for Burnout. After suffering a head injury, she developed another yoga-based program called the Reconnect Concussion Program. She is a “Compassion-it” change agent and is grateful to be carrying on the work of her ancestors. 

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In this episode I interviewed Anne Pitman. With over 35 years of experience, Anne has cultivated a practice of yoga therapy inquiry to help people return to their body and embody their life. She is the Director of the School of Embodied Yoga Therapy, in Ottawa, Canada; a 800 hr + school, marrying traditional wisdom and evidence based yoga practice, in service to life-altering events. She’s also recently come on board as a faulty member at Inner Peace Yoga Therapy.  We focused  our conversation on two areas of work that Anne specializes in: cancer and grief.

Related links:
For Anne's practices (not cancer specific): http://www.annepitman.ca
For Anne's cancer work: http://www.thechi.ca
Anne's book with Leigh Leibel and Contributors: Yoga Therapy Across the Cancer Care Continuum (coming Spring 2022)
Anne's school with Co-Director Cassi Kitner: The School of Embodied Yoga Therapy

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In this episode we talked about equity and access programs, specifically at our school, Inner Peace Yoga Therapy. Joining Michele Lawrence on the podcast were four students in our program:  Erica Bentley, Fernie Tiflis, Wendolyne Omana and Olivia Roberson. Michele shared information about Inner Peace's scholarship and grant programs. Wendolyne and Olivia shared about the grants they received and the recent community yoga projects they have implemented or are working toward as a result.

For those who wish to support the projects mentioned on this podcast, you can do so by following these links.  

• Donate to Inner Peace Yoga Therapy equity and access programs directly at Give Back Yoga, selecting Inner Peace under the designation. 
• Donate to  Wendolyne's project  directly at wendolyneomana.com 
• Donate to Olivia's project directly at ironwolfrecovery.org.

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In this episode, I interviewed Beryl Bender.   Beryl has been a student and teacher of the classic eight-limbed path of ashtanga yoga since 1971. She is the founder and director  of The Hard & the Soft Yoga Institute, and she, alongside Rob Schware,  founded the Give Back Yoga Foundation in 2007.  We spoke about many things and had a  conversation  on Yoga & Longevity in anticipation of a new course on the subject in conjunction with Yoga International which will be available in November 2021.

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In this episode I interviewed Catherine Justice.  Catherine is a physical therapist, a yoga therapist and the Associate Editor International Journal of Yoga Therapy.  Dr. Justice is passionate about furthering the body of research supporting yoga therapy to advance the profession, improve quality of care, and increase access to the therapeutic benefits of yoga for historically unserved populations and everyone in need. On the podcast we delved into the subject of yoga research, what’s happening in the field and how to get involved.

Go here for details and registration on the Symposium on Yoga Research, where Catherine and others will be presenting.

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In this episode, I interviewed Leanne Matullo. Leanne is a yoga teacher, yoga therapist in training, Birth Doula, Sleep Consultant, educator, writer and founder of Yoga Dear.  She is also a fierce advocate for women's health, maternal well-being, and child welfare. Leanne teaches an awareness of the body, mind, and soul as a continuum - each informing and intertwined with the other and that when we bring balance to each of these layers, we create lasting wellness.

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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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