Yoga With Jake Podcast

Dr. Ashley Kuchar is a mindset coach, educator, and speaker who helps athletes quiet their inner critic, handle pressure with poise, and bounce forward after mistakes. She is a former collegiate basketball player with a PhD in educational psychology, bringing both lived experience and research-backed tools to help athletes build lasting confidence in themselves and their performance. You can learn more about Ashley’s work at failbettertraining.com.

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Today, I have the honor to speak with back-to-back BSR champion, Josh Izewski. Josh not only won the ten mile race, but he did so in an impressive 45 minutes and 8 seconds, that is roughly a 4 minute and 30 second mile pace. This unbelievable performance not only set a course record, but it marked the fastest 10-miler ever by an American! 

Josh joins me to discuss this amazing accomplishment. He explains what he believes makes the broad street run unique, how he approached it, how he managed to run the course 65 seconds faster than his winning time last year, and what it meant to him to set the course record at the largest 10-mile race in the country. Roughly 40,000 runners raced down broad street, and Josh tells me what it was like leading the pack with the huge crowds who came out to cheer and bring the energy that only Philly can provide. Josh unpacks what he did differently that allowed him to be aggressive on race day, how he stays consistent and dialed-in with his training and how his mentality and belief helped him run at his best. Josh recently signed as a professional runner with Asics and he is set to move closer to his family in the New Jersey / Pennsylvania area with his fiancée and dogs.

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Dr. Gehrman is Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.  He directs the Sleep, Neurobiology and Psychopathology lab at Penn where he studies insomnia and the links between sleep and mental health.  Dr. Gehrman’s clinical specialization is on the delivery of cognitive behavioral treatments for sleep disorders. 

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Tyler Brockbank is a licensed therapist (AMFT, ACMHC) and the founder of Greencrest, where he is improving the world’s mental health one individual at a time. By trading the traditional clinical office for a private golf simulator, Tyler helps people move past the stigma of therapy and into a space where they can engage comfortably in their process of personal development.

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Micha Shaw is a Mental Performance Coach, Meditation Teacher and former USA Swimming 10K National Champion. Micha brings her unique experience as a professional athlete, mindfulness practitioner and education in sports psychology to help athletes unlock their full potential by building a strong and resilient mind.

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Today, I’m giving you a “behind the reporting” podcast, where I’ll provide you my personal opinion, experience and added value with information that did not make it into my recent article for the U.S. News titled: How to Start a Yoga Practice for Depression, According to Experts.

In the article, I feature Dr. Ken Duckworth the Chief Medical Officer at the National Alliance of Mental Illness and author of the book, You Are Not Alone. Amy Weintraub, someone who attributes her recovery from depression in large part to yoga. While her therapist once told her that she would always struggle with mental health, Weintraub is a published author who has also trained hundreds of yoga teachers how to teach yoga for depression.  Dr. Patricia Kinser, dean of Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of Nursing and Judith B. Collins and Joseph M. Teefey Distinguished Professor. She researches yoga- and mindfulness-based interventions for mental health. I will provide their expert insights alongside my sentiments for this episode of the yoga with jake podcast.

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Indira Gurubhagavatula is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Sleep Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center. She is also Director of the Sleep Medicine Fellowship Program. She has over 30 years of experiencing in taking care of patients with sleep disorders. She has done research looking at screening for sleep apnea in high risk groups, including commercial vehicle drivers, and has a special interest in sleep and public health. 

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Mohit Khera
Baylor College of Medicine, United States of America

Dr. Khera earned his undergraduate degree at Vanderbilt University. He subsequently earned his MBA and his MPH from Boston University. He received his Medical Degree from The University of Texas Medical School and completed his Urology residency training in the Scott Department of Urology at Baylor College of Medicine. He went on to complete a one-year fellowship in Male Reproductive Medicine and Surgery at Baylor. Currently he is a Professor of Urology at Baylor College of Medicine, and he holds the F. Brantley Scott Chair in Urology. Dr. Khera also serves as the Director of the Laboratory for Andrology Research, the Medical Director of the Scott Department of Urology, and the Associate Program
Director of the Baylor Infertility and Sexual Medicine Fellowship Program. He is also the past President of the Sexual Medicine Society of North America.

Dr. Mohit Khera's website: https://drmohitkhera.com/

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Gone Guys explores a “quiet crisis” in our communities, hidden in plain sight: the increasing disengagement and isolation of boys and young men. Set in rural Vermont, this documentary brings national data to life highlighting the struggles faced by boys and young men and sets the stage for a meaningful conversation. Over the past fifty years, boys and young men have steadily disengaged from school, work, and broader society. They’re falling behind academically, struggling with loneliness and isolation, and facing rising rates of substance abuse and suicide.

This 45-minute documentary draws on the influential work of Richard V. Reeves’ “Of Boys and Men”, illuminating these challenges through powerful data and compelling personal stories. Many of us have experienced these issues first-hand, but it can be difficult to talk about them. It’s not an either-or choice: caring more about boys and men does not mean caring less about women and girls.

The film brings national data to life with engaging animation accompanying lived experience featuring young men, educators, mentors, and trailblazing programs that are working to re-engage boys and young men in their communities and reshape their futures.

Website: goneguysfilm.com 

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Daya Grant, Ph.D., CMPC is a certified mental performance consultant, neuroscientist, and yoga/meditation teacher, who helps athletes and high performers train their mind for elevated performance. Dr. Grant has a private practice in Los Angeles and consults with athletes in a wide range of sports from youth to professional, as well as business leaders, doctors, ad musicians. She’s a contributing writer for Triathlete and Run magazines, and has been featured in The New York Times, Women’s Health, Yoga Journal, Vox, and Peloton. Dr. Grant also created two courses for Yoga Medicine: Yoga for Concussion and Yoga for Triathletes. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and their two young sons.

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