Susi Hately

From Pain to Possibility

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You are a yoga teacher or a health professional who wants to integrate yoga therapeutically. You want a more holistic, biopsychosocial approach to helping your clients heal. You want to empower them to listen and to learn about their bodies. In From Pain to Possibility, Susi Hately, B.Sc. Kinesiology blends modern understanding of anatomy and biomechanics with the ancient wisdom of yoga. This weekly show will share Susi's best ideas from over 25 years of helping her clients reduce and eradicate pain.

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Susi Hately

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Health

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www.functionalsynergy.com

Latest episode

Jul 2, 2026

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Episodes

Breathing to Downregulate | Ep #80 30.12.2021

This week, I'm showing you how to tune into your inhale and exhale with 3 exercises to help you downregulate and learn to free your breath versus control it. I'm sharing a mantra to help you with these exercises and showing you how to use these exercises to reconnect with yourself, clear out the mental clutter and tune into the wisdom of your body.   Get full show notes and more information here:...

Merry Christmas 2021| Ep #79 23.12.2021

I'm sharing some exercises to help you prepare for the holiday season and supporting you in this experience. Learn what you can do for yourself to help you reconnect and feel your feelings, and how doing so will help you make better choices that truly serve you.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/79

Should You Push Your Client Through Pain When They Are Recovering From Knee or Hip Surgery? | Ep #78 16.12.2021

I'm digging into this question and showing you how to help your client understand pain as a signal and use it as a guide. Pain goes up or down depending on how we interpret it, so I'm showing you how to become a partner in the process, support and guide your clients through their pain, and show them that they have the power to overcome and recover.   Get full show notes and more information here:...

Bloating and Breathing | Ep #77 09.12.2021

This week, learn some breathwork and self-massage techniques to help your digestive tract move through some of that overindulgence you might be experiencing. I'm sharing three exercises to work with in these areas and showing you how powerful they are when you implement them.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/77

Breathing and Movement to Settle and Calm | Ep #76 02.12.2021

Join me this week as I guide you through a breathing and movement practice to help you settle and calm yourself. I'm helping you tune into where you are and what you feel right now so that you can use this to settle and calm whenever you need to.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/76

Ayurveda in December | Ep #75 25.11.2021

This week, learn how to nourish yourself through the winter months and why our bodies need a little more in terms of resources around this time of year. Discover why sometimes what we think is nourishing us actually isn't, and how reflecting on last year's winter season filled with restrictions can help you establish what you need this year.     Get full show notes and more information here: https...

Mindful Running Meditation | Ep #74 18.11.2021

This week, I'm doing something a little bit different and taking you on a journey of meditation for your run. Whether you are a runner or a walker, you can utilize this 20 minute practice and enjoy the process. So put your shoes on, and let's head out.     Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/74

Feeling as Essential to Healing | Ep #73 11.11.2021

This week, I'm sharing 4 key areas to support you in connecting with your feelings more effectively. When we can get clear on emotion, we can start to see how emotion and physical sensation fuel the actions we take, so I'm showing you how to take that discernment into your recovery process this week.     Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/73

Why People Don't Heal and How They Can | Ep #72 04.11.2021

I'm discussing what it is to recover and heal and explaining why some people recover more quickly than others. I'm sharing the importance of feeling your body's sensations, emotions, and vibrations, and how doing so will enable you to heal more quickly.     Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/72

Solutions for Sciatica | Ep #71 28.10.2021

I'm covering what I like to call solutions for sciatica and sharing a few things that may be helpful with sciatic symptoms. I'm teaching you how to discover what contributes to the experience of sciatica, how to step back and question where your symptoms are coming from, and where you can go next in terms of support.     Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy....

Plantar Fasciitis | Ep #70 21.10.2021

I'm sharing some important things to know about Plantar Fasciitis, and what you can do to ease the symptoms if you have it. I'm showing you the importance of recognizing that the pain isn't where the problem is, and a key piece of information to know about absorbing the body's load more effectively and improving your symptoms.     Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.function...

Fall Digestive Reset | Ep #69 14.10.2021

Listen in this week as Mona Warner and I discuss the transition of seasons and what's going on in our bodies as the seasons change. Discover how our environment has a strong impact on our experience of ourselves, one of the primary goals of a digestive reset, and the perfect time to do one.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/69

If I Am So Smart Why Am I Still In Pain? | Ep #68 07.10.2021

This week, I'm teaching you how to bring your brain and body together to decode your symptoms. Discover how to regain your power and reduce your symptoms and pain, and tune into the sense of knowing that your body provides you with.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/68

Biomechanics of Balance | Ep #67 30.09.2021

Join me this week as I dig into some key components of biomechanics and why these components can make balance naturally happen. I'm sharing how to take these concepts and bring them into practice and showing you how to improve control, coordination, and alignment in your life.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/67

Better Balance | Ep #66 23.09.2021

I'm sharing the fundamental key to improving balance, particularly as we get into our 60s, 70s, and 80s, and the differences I see in people in their second half of life. Learn where I begin when I teach about balance, and the benefits that working on your balance can bring as you get older.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/66

Pain as a Messenger | Ep #65 16.09.2021

This week, I'm sharing three key things that helped my client and that will support you wherever you are in your healing process. I'm sharing the importance of being able to tap into your body as a barometer, and how to change the habitual patterning in your body so that you can change the way you experience pain.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/6...

A Feminine Perspective on Money & Power| Ep #64 09.09.2021

This week I'm sharing some exercises to help you reclaim your power around money, and help you connect to your higher power and inner world more clearly. We have decades and decades of unconscious beliefs that have moved through our cultural awareness and I'm showing you how to understand these beliefs and use them to embody yourself.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.fu...

Women, Yoga and Money | Ep #63 02.09.2021

I'm showing you how to come back into yourself, and how doing so will enable you to increase clients and money and reduce pain. Discover the importance of tuning into your inner authority, why money is a result of your state of being, and how to use this knowledge to help more people while making more money.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/63

The Psoas | Ep #62 26.08.2021

Many people have issues with the psoas, and these are usually longstanding, providing only short bouts of relief. This week, I'm showing you what the psoas is and how to have longer and more sustainable gains, relief, and freedom. Discover how I support my clientele to help their psoas regain and maintain its suppleness, and the missing element to help you get longer-term gains.   Get full show no...

Mental Health: Mind over Matter? | Ep #61 19.08.2021

Discover the equal importance between physical sensations and mental state. I'm sharing why our brains tend towards mind over matter, and how to readdress this balance so you can tune into what your system as a whole is telling you, your brain and body can work in synergy, and you can perform and generate the results you want without pushing yourself too far.   Get full show notes and more informa...

The Yoga Therapy Certification Program: An Interview with Students Rachel and Lory | Ep #60 12.08.2021

Learn all about the Yoga Therapy Certification program: how it works, what it's about, and how it could fit with your life. Hear the skills that both Rachel and Lory have developed over the course of the program, what they have gotten from it, and how this program could serve you.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/60

Yoga Nidra | Ep #59 05.08.2021

This week, I am guiding you through a Yoga Nidra practice and sharing a process for you to access some conscious relaxation. Get ready to settle, become curious, and enjoy a space to tap into your subconscious, because this practice will enable you to cultivate a deep connection with your body, mind, and innate wisdom and authority.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.func...

How To Trust Your Inner Authority | Ep #58 29.07.2021

I'm sharing why inner authority is a significant, meaningful concept in the process of healing and recovery and how you can tap into your own. When you listen to your inner authority, incredible things happen, so I'm sharing some indicators that you have deferred your inner authority and how to reclaim your inner sense of self.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functiona...

Yellow Lights | Ep #57 22.07.2021

I'm sharing why I came up with the yellow light analogy and how I've used this for a long time with my clients. I don't know anything more powerful than really tuning into ourselves, so I'm showing you how to better use your energy to tune into your body and develop your awareness so you can operate in a completely different way.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functio...

DIMs and SIMs | Ep #56 15.07.2021

The concept of DIMs and SIMs comes from the work of David Butler and Lorimer Moseley from the NOI institute and is a remarkable concept for understanding pain and other symptoms. I'm digging into what DIMs and SIMs are and exploring why this concept is so powerful. Discover how I use this concept with my clients and how it supports them on their journey of recovery and healing.   Get full show not...

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