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.Support the show (https://innerpeaceyogatherapy.com)

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Loss and the Beauty of Hope with Jessica Patterson

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.  Support the show (https://innerpeaceyogatherapy.com)

Bedside Yoga with Molly Lannon Kenny

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.Support the show (https://innerpeaceyogatherapy.com)

Breathing Deeply with Brandt Passalacqua

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.” Support the show (https://innerpeaceyogatherapy.com)

Yoga for Troubled Breathers with Cindy Lewis

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&apos;s worked on in his lengthly career. Finally, we spoke about some new, up-and-coming research projects he&apos;s involved with.To learn more about Dr. Fishman and all of his work and offerings, visit sciatica.orgSupport the show (https://innerpeaceyogatherapy.com)

The Evidence-based Yoga Therapist with Dr. Loren Fishman

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.Support the show (https://innerpeaceyogatherapy.com)

Navigating my Cancer Journey with Sarah Wartell

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.Support the show (https://innerpeaceyogatherapy.com)

What is Self Care? with Indu Arora

This episode is a recap of a recent Zoom panel we held with the following Inner Peace Yoga Therapy students and alumni:Mayuri GonzalezCarla SchnurrDiane Kistler Julie WilliamsPatti 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.Support the show (https://innerpeaceyogatherapy.com)

Student & Alumni Panel

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 TrainingSupport the show (https://innerpeaceyogatherapy.com)

The New Face of Aging with Julie Shannon Williams

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.Support the show (https://innerpeaceyogatherapy.com)

Cardiac Medical Yoga with Mala Cunningham

In this episode I interviewed Stephanie San German. Stephanie is a yoga teacher, yoga therapist in training and senior-specific fitness trainer. Stephanie helps seniors age gracefully with greater mobility through one-on-one and group functional fitness training sessions in which she incorporates yoga techniques.  We spoke about her own personal experiences that have led her to do the work that she does today.  We also talked about the bilingual yoga offerings she provides and the work she does with seniors, and how that was impacted by the COVID pandemic.  To learn more about Stephanie, visit functionallivingco.com.Support the show (https://innerpeaceyogatherapy.com)

Functional Living with Stephanie San German

In this episode I interviewed Ann Marie Johnston, visionary behind Yoga for Better Health, which provides yoga therapy and therapeutic yoga wellness programs and services for healthcare organizations and the community. Support the show (https://innerpeaceyogatherapy.com)

Yoga for Better Health with Ann Marie Johnston

In this episode I interviewed Jenny Williams, certified yoga therapist and an Australian registered nurse.  Jenny is the founder of Zmaaya — a software platform for Yoga Therapists and other holistic practitioners, partly out of necessity but mostly to support the evolving professional practice of yoga therapists.Support the show (https://innerpeaceyogatherapy.com)

Software to Simplify your Yoga Therapy Practice with Jenny Williams

In this episode I had the opportunity to interview Chase Bossart. Chase is a Yoga Therapist and Director of the Yoga Well Institute. We spoke about his background and experience in yoga and yoga therapy, we delved into what is Viniyoga and some of the tenets or values of the Viniyoga lineage, and we discussed the role of breathing and meditation in Yoga Therapy.Explore meditation and breathing with the Yoga Well Institute. Go to www.yogawell.com/free-month and sign up for free, today!Support the show (https://innerpeaceyogatherapy.com)

Yoga Well with Chase Bossart

In this episode I interviewed Mayuri Gonzalez, yoga teacher, yoga therapist -in -training and founder of Embodied Wisdom. We spoke about her background and introduction to yoga when she was a child,  the work that she does today with her organization Embodied Wisdom,  and the work she does with Little Flower Yoga -- bringing  yoga and mindfulness classes to school children, staff and educators at over 300 sites in the Greater New York City Area. Support the show (https://innerpeaceyogatherapy.com)

Embodied Wisdom with Mayuri Gonzalez

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