Yoga With Jake Podcast

Christina Sell has been practicing asana since 1991 and teaching since 1998. Known for her passion, clarity and creativity, Christina’s teaching style is a dynamic and challenging blend of inspiration, humor and hard work. Masterful at synthesis, her ability to harvest and transmit the unique contributions of various yoga methods is unparalleled. Christina believes that yoga practice can help anyone access their inner wisdom, authentic spirituality and clarify their highest personal expression.

Christina draws inspiration from many master teachers in Iyengar Yoga, Anusara Yoga and Bikram Yoga. She is a certified Anusara Yoga teacher, has authored three books, hosts a podcast, and maintains an active teaching schedule presenting seminars, intensives, trainings, and workshops worldwide. 

Christina has a BA in Counseling and Education and an MA in Integrative Education and Curriculum Design. She resides in Bellingham, Washington with her husband, two very affectionate cats, and the world’s best dog, Locket. She enjoys practicing yoga, writing, reading, cooking, hiking, mountain biking, and lifting weights.

Author of three books on yoga and body image, Christina explores concepts of perfectionism, compassion, and self-acceptance through the lens of yoga philosophy, personal reflections, and a passion for transformational inner work. Yoga From the Inside Out (2003) describes her initial awakening to the process of making peace with her body through yoga. My Body is a Temple (2009)  uses the metaphor of building a temple to outline principles of spiritual practice and growth. Her most recent book, A Deeper Yoga, is the most distilled, authentic rendering of her insights and experiences regarding yoga, body image, and maturing on the spiritual path.

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Dr. David Sacks is a psychotherapist, performance consultant, writer, and coach. An alumnus of Stanford  and Florida State Universities, David has been a licensed psychologist since 2007, practicing in Tennessee and Florida. He completed his internship and postdoctoral fellowship at Vanderbilt University.

As both a therapist and consultant, David helps others to make specific adjustments in their ways of operating and, importantly, to understand the “bigger picture” to achieve lasting results. He uses a humanistic, strengths-based, and scientifically-informed approach, delivered with empathy, to help his clients learn, grow, and change. 

David's Website.

His Book: Extreme Balance: Paradoxical Principles That Make You a Champion

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Dr. Goldenberg is the Associate Director of the Helfgott Research Institute. He is passionate about how we evaluate and utilize evidence. He is an NIH-funded researcher with numerous publications in high-impact scientific journals such as JAMA and the BMJ. He is faculty for the Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine as well as Helfgott, where he teaches critical evaluation of the medical literature and advanced evidence synthesis. His love for teaching integrative evidence-based medicine led him to found the DrJournalClub website and Podcast. He received his Doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine from Bastyr University and his Bachelor's in Molecular Biology with honors from the University of Pennsylvania. He is a past President of the Gastroenterology Association of Naturopathic Physicians and a Fellow of the American Board of Naturopathic Gastroenterology. His clinical focus is on integrative approaches to gastroenterology conditions with a special focus on small intestinal bacterial overgrowth. He sees patients virtually at the Goldenberg GI Center. His interest in evidence has taken him from clinic to courtroom, recently co-founding a Research Contract Organization focusing on brain injury litigation and forensic epidemiology. He is a Diplomate in Forensic Medical Science and is a PhD Student Candidate at Maastricht University studying Forensic Epidemiology under Dr. Michael Freeman, the founder of the field. 

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Laurel Beversdorf is an international yoga educator, certified strength and conditioning specialist, and E-RYT 500 with a BFA in Acting from Ithaca College. She empowers individuals to discover they are stronger than they thought, inspiring them to ask, "If I can do this, what else is possible?" Laurel created the Yoga with Resistance Bands teacher training and co-developed Movement Logic tutorials and the Bone Density Course: Lift for Longevity to support this shift in confidence and mindset.

Through her virtual studio, Laurel teaches small group weekly strength training sessions and offers an extensive class library that includes yoga and strength. Her approach is a creative departure from the mainstream, aiming to redefine what it means to move and exercise for enjoyment and longevity. Laurel resides with her family in Huntsville, Alabama.

Instagram: @movementlogictutorials and @laurelbeversdorf

Dr. Sarah Court is a Doctor of Physical Therapy, and provides in person and online rehab sessions that blend her decades of yoga, Pilates, and physical therapy experience for people with neurologic and orthopedic conditions. She emphasizes the importance of building strength for resilience at all ages. Sarah is also a co-founder of Movement Logic, a resource for continuing education tutorials and the highly successful barbell lifting program, Bone Density Course: Lift for Longevity. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2021, and after her experience with surgery and chemotherapy, she created a FREE online video exercise series for people going through, or recovering from cancer treatment, available on her website. Sarah has a BA in Art and Architecture from Princeton University, and a Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Mount St. Mary’s College. Sarah lives in Los Angeles, and you can find her at sarahcourtdpt.com or on Instagram at @sarahcourtdpt.

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Dr. Julia C. Basso is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise at Virginia Tech and the Director of The Embodied Brain Laboratory. She also holds affiliate faculty positions in the Virginia Tech School of Neuroscience and is a Fellow at both the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology and the Center for Health Behaviors Research at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech Carilion. With a PhD in Behavioral and Neural Science, a BA in Dance, and certification as a yoga teacher, Dr. Basso's work bridges the fields of art and science, focusing on the body-brain connection and using movement to enhance brain function and physiology. A Renée Fleming Neuroarts Investigator, her research has been featured in prominent outlets such as The New York Times, Dance Magazine, Psychology Today, Virginia Living, and National Public Radio. In addition to her scientific work, Dr. Basso creates dance performances and artistic installations that explore the visualization and sonification of brain activity. 

Julia's website: www.embodiedbrainlab.com

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Josh Izewski is a professional runner who won this year's Philly 10k with a time of  29:48, that’s a 4:48 mile pace!  He joins me to discuss his win at the Philly 10k, his performance at Olympic trials and what it's like to be a professional runner. He provides great advice for runners of every level on self-awareness, injury prevention, pace, diet and mentality. 

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Hilary Achauer is a San Diego-based freelance writer covering health, fitness, and wellness. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Slate, and she spends her free time surfing, lifting weights, and working on her first novel. 

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Dr. Erica Sharpe is a clinical human researcher at the National University of Natural Medicine, and a professor of chemistry at SUNY Canton. Erica specializes in yoga nidra  (yogic sleep) and natural medicine. She joins me for a follow-up conversation about the content of a traditional yoga nidra practice and why it is important to follow it. Yoga nidra has exploded in popularity, and there are many variations of it on apps and the internet - Erica provides clarity about a traditional yoga nidra practice to find the science-backed benefits.

Yoga Nidra Book: https://www.biharyoga.net/yoga-nidra.php

Traditional Yoga Nidra : https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5-AJL0_w6y7ewvHnm4M4SfdLnuBzF--L&si=4-A9DuC0qnPgNCqf

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Dr. Kate Pate is a PhD neurophysiologist, coach, entrepreneur, and researcher. Her doctoral research focused on respiratory neurophysiology and understanding the brain-breath-body connection. She explored her fascination around this subject further and through a different lens by later becoming a yoga, meditation, and breathwork instructor. This included obtaining her RYT200, somatic meditation training, and trauma-informed yoga training for the military community.

 During her postdoctoral fellowship and early faculty days, Kate's research focused on redox biology as it relates to inflammatory disease processes and injuries, including traumatic brain injury (TBI) and spinal cord injury. TBI has always been a primary area of interest for her - from a scientific perspective as much as a personal one, having sustained multiple head injuries herself.

 Kate later became a medical school professor and research director before being pulled into industry where she became a program director for a new combat casualty care military research program. Because she had a brother who was a medic in the Special Operations community at the time, this seemed like a perfect way to apply her research skills in a more meaningful way.

 Eventually, Kate decided to start her own organization with a close friend and business partner, and she founded Coruna Medical, a military-specific medical company that creates innovative solutions to address the medical problems facing military service members and veterans. By spending so much time working with active duty service members, veterans, and first responders in the medical space, Kate made lots of friends among these communities and soon realized that many within her network were struggling with complex health issues. What began as her best attempt to explain physiology, TBI, stress, toxic exposures, trauma, and mental health soon turned into her passion and then her purpose. 

 When Kate decided to make helping her friends an official career path, she pursued formal coaching training rooted in a transformational recovery perspective, which included specific training around psychedelic integration and addiction recovery. This was followed by training in functional medicine through The Institute for Functional Medicine, and then further training in psychedelic medicine as a facilitator. She cares deeply about her faith and the spiritual health of others, and to that end she is currently pursuing a graduate degree in theology. 

 Kate has served on multiple boards, worked with numerous organizations – including the NFL – and has made many podcast appearances over the years. In her spare time, you can find her breathing in the fresh mountain air.

Kate's instagram: @doc.pate

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Beth Linker, a former physical therapist, is an author and professor of the history of science, disability, and medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Her most recent book, Slouch: Posture Panic in Modern America, reveals the little-known and surprising origins of our fears and ideas about poor posture. Her writing has appeared in The Boston Globe, Time, Psyche, The New England Journal of Medicine, and U.S.A. Today. 

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Beth's website: bethlinker.com

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