This is Yoga Therapy

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...

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 populatio...

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...

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 month...

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 assisti...

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 teach...

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 Connect with Inner Peace Yoga Therapy Email us: info@inn...

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 i...

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...

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...

This episode is a recap of a recent Zoom panel we held with the following Inner Peace Yoga Therapy students and alumni: Mayuri Gonzalez Carla Schnurr Diane Kistler   Julie Williams Patti 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 Connect with Inner Peace Yoga Therapy Email...

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 Ne...

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 Connect with Inner Peace Yoga...

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 sh...

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 Connect with Inner Peace Yoga Therapy Email us: info@innerpeaceyogatherapy.com Website Instagram Facebook

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 Connect with Inner Peace Yoga Therapy Email us: info@innerpeaceyoga...

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 w...

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...

In this episode I interviewed Rob Schware, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Give Back Yoga Foundation.  We spoke about the mission of the Foundation, some new initiatives they are bringing to the world, and we also touched upon the partnership we (Inner Peace Yoga Therapy) and Give Back Yoga have forged together. Links: Give Back Yoga Foundation Give Back Yoga University Well Being After C...

In this episode I interviewed two individuals: Shelley Grove — a yoga teacher and yoga therapist in training with Inner Peace Yoga Therapy and Charla Truesdale co-founder of Warrior Spirit Project .  We spotlighted some of Charla’s work and the work of the Warrior Spirit Project. We also spoke with Shelley about her work and about being a Christian on the path to becoming a yoga therapist. Support...

In today’s episode I interviewed two Skill in Action facilitators — Charlie Redd and Lauren Kay Roberts . We discussed the work of Michelle C. Johnson and her book  -- Skill in Action: Radicalizing your Yoga to Create a Just World.  Charlie and Lauren facilitate trainings based on this work. We spoke about the events of January 6th, what it's like to run a yoga studio in the time of COVID 19...

In this episode I interviewed three trainees in our Yoga Therapy Certification program: Blair Douglas , Carla Schnurr and Maryann Sornito. We showcased some of the work that they are doing so that other yoga therapists and potential clients alike could get a better sense of what happens in a yoga therapy session. Support the show Connect with Inner Peace Yoga Therapy Email us: info@innerpeaceyogat...

In this episode, I had the opportunity to interview Jess Taing. Jess is a yoga teacher based in Vail, CO, and also a student in our 800 hour yoga therapy certification program.  Jess is a first-generation Cambodian American and she shared her story with us. Specifically she spoke about how inherited family trauma has impacted her life. We also discussed her experience of assimilation as a first ge...

In today’s episode, I had the opportunity to interview Cherish Muzik. Cherish is the creator of an online school for healing and energy work, and she's currently a yoga therapist in training with Inner Peace Yoga Therapy.  She shared her story of growing up bi-racial in the US, and discussed the the long-term physiological effects of colonialism on Black Americans. For the Black body person,...

In this episode, I had the opportunity to speak with Janessa Mondestin,  a  Banker turned Wellness Educator. She is a Movement Specialist,  Yoga Therapist, Advocate for Sexual Assault Survivors and Public Speaker. She shared her story,  her background and healing journey. We spoke a bit about resilience, the need for it and how she came to build it. To learn more about Janessa, visit thesomayoga.c...