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Welcome to the Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy and Meditation Podcast.
Breathing Deeply is a Yoga Therapy and Meditation School, founded by lead teacher Brand Passalacqua in 2014. We hold online and in-person Yoga Therapy Foundations and IAYT accredited Advanced Programs and retreats along with Meditation Programs, mentor certifications and holistic weightloss with Being At Peace with Food.
Breathing Deeply is made up of an active and thriving community of yogis, caregivers, therapists, teachers, medical professionals, parents & children with the same intention—to serve others, lessen suffering, and co-create a new paradigm in wellness.
In this podcast, we answer our student's questions and share information about yoga therapy and meditation with the intention of creating a new paradigm in wellness.
Om Shanti
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Meditation Program 30 day free trial: https://bit.ly/3jbO6lo
Breathing Deeply is a Yoga Therapy and Meditation School, founded by lead teacher Brand Passalacqua in 2014. We hold online and in-person Yoga Therapy Foundations and IAYT accredited Advanced Programs and retreats along with Meditation Programs, mentor certifications and holistic weightloss with Being At Peace with Food.
Breathing Deeply is made up of an active and thriving community of yogis, caregivers, therapists, teachers, medical professionals, parents & children with the same intention—to serve others, lessen suffering, and co-create a new paradigm in wellness.
In this podcast, we answer our student's questions and share information about yoga therapy and meditation with the intention of creating a new paradigm in wellness.
Om Shanti
Website: https://bit.ly/37tGSnr
Insight Timer: https://bit.ly/3ifkrs2
Instagram: https://bit.ly/3xnBaxz
Facebook: https://bit.ly/3xlSCmh
Blog: https://bit.ly/3rMo77T
Breathing Deeply Courses: https://bit.ly/3ykU3CS
Meditation Program 30 day free trial: https://bit.ly/3jbO6lo
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This episode explores how yoga therapy supports children aged 8–12 with anxiety and self-regulation, including the specific practices, and the effective approach behind Meg Vyas’s course on the Breathing Deeply Wellness platform.
In this conversation with certified yoga therapist Meg Voss, who has worked with children for 17 years, you'll discover:
• Why ages 8–12 is a critical window for learning self-regulation skills
• How yoga therapy differs from exercise for anxiety in children
• The four pillars of how Meg helps kids self-regulate
• A real case study: a 5-year-old in a paediatric ICU who shifted from distress to calm in one session
Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
00:28 - Introducing Meg and her work as a yoga therapist
01:16 - What it's like working with children between the ages of 8-12
02:58 - The epidemic of childhood anxiety and how yoga can help
04:40 - The difference between yoga and exercise for self-regulation
06:12 - Meg's course: 4 ways to regulate children with yoga therapy
09:07 - Meg's story working with a child in ICU, how applying yoga therapy practices helped him ease anxiety in just 40 minutes
12:34 - The incredible knowledge Meg has after working with children for 17 years
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Yoga therapy is a growing clinical field that helps people work with mental health challenges and chronic health conditions using evidence-informed yoga practices.
Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy School provides professional yoga therapy training programs designed to prepare you to work safely and effectively with real clients.
Our graduates are trained to work with:
• Mental health conditions such as anxiety, depression, and trauma
• Chronic conditions, including autoimmune diseases
• Chronic pain and musculoskeletal conditions
• Fatigue, burnout, and complex long-term health challenges
Learn about professional yoga therapy training: https://breathingdeeply.com
If you're looking for yoga therapy for your own health, explore Breathing Deeply Wellness: Guided programs, practices, and support for mental health, chronic conditions, and long-term wellbeing.
https://breathingdeeply.com/wellness
This episode explores how yoga therapy supports transgender and gender diverse people through embodiment, body awareness, and nervous system regulation.
Learn about C-IAYT Yoga Therapist & Breathing Deeply Gradutate, Maeka Wright’s, new course on transgender embodiment, available on the Breathing Deeply Wellness platform.
In this conversation you'll discover:
* Why gender diverse people often feel unsafe or unseen in mainstream yoga spaces
* How interoception (awareness from inside the body) can support gender dysphoria
* How this course creates a safe, community-led space for gender diverse people to explore practice at their own pace
* Why embodiment work can be the missing piece even after transition
Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
00:28 - About Maeka's course on Transgender Embodiment
01:55 - The difference between this yoga therapy course and going to a yoga class
02:58 - How yoga therapy creates a safe space for all kinds of people
05:33 - Finding connection in the body through interoception and awareness
09:00 - The missing piece of transgender embodiment
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Yoga therapy is a growing clinical field that helps people work with mental health challenges and chronic health conditions using evidence-informed yoga practices.
Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy School provides professional yoga therapy training programs designed to prepare you to work safely and effectively with real clients.
Our graduates are trained to work with:
• Mental health conditions such as anxiety, depression, and trauma
• Chronic conditions, including autoimmune diseases
• Chronic pain and musculoskeletal conditions
• Fatigue, burnout, and complex long-term health challenges
Learn about professional yoga therapy training: https://breathingdeeply.com
If you're looking for yoga therapy for your own health, explore Breathing Deeply Wellness: Guided programs, practices, and support for mental health, chronic conditions, and long-term wellbeing.
https://breathingdeeply.com/wellness
🔹Join the Breathing Deeply Wellness Program to access Marta’s Yoga Therapy Course for Osteoporosis: https://breathingdeeply.com/wellness
In this conversation, Breathing Deeply founder, Brandt Passalcqua, sits down with Marta Shedletsky to talk about the proven benefits of yoga therapy for Osteoporosis.
Discover:
➡️ The research done on yoga for Osteoporosis
➡️ How a specific type of yoga practice can stop, prevent or reverse Osteoporosis.
➡️ Dietary and lifestyle changes that can help prevent Osteoporosis
➡️ Why going to a regular yoga class is not the answer.
Many people have Osteoporosis unknowingly, until something happens. It is important to know that you can do something about it and yoga therapy for Osteoporosis is a proven way for all ages and all physical abilities to get support for their bone density!
Marta Shedletsky is a CIAYT yoga therapist specializing in osteoporosis and bone health. She created a comprehensive self-paced course for Breathing Deeply's wellness platform.
Connect with Marta:
Website: https://www.mushikawellness.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mushikawellness/
Timestamps Podcast
00:00 - Intro
00:28 - Introducing Marta and how she got interested in working with Osteoporosis
02:58 - The disadvantages of regular yoga classes for Osteoporosis
04:11 - The proven way to strengthen bones with yoga
06:33 - Yoga therapy course for Osteoporosis
10:37 - Marta's dietary recommendations for Osteoporosis
12:42 - The other bonus health benefits of doing yoga therapy for Osteoporosis
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🤍 Yoga therapy for the Pelvic Floor online course waitlist: https://breathingdeeply.com/wellness/
Discover how yoga therapy goes beyond traditional physical therapy by addressing the physical, emotional, and mental impacts of pelvic floor dysfunction through awareness-based practices.
In this interview, you'll discover:
✅ How yoga therapy differs from physical therapy and traditional pelvic floor treatments
✅ Why awareness comes before strengthening for lasting pelvic floor healing
✅ The emotional and mental challenges of pelvic floor dysfunction that yoga therapy addresses
✅ How breath, posture, and core strength affect pelvic health as a connected system
About Maeka Wright:
Maeka Wright is a manual osteopath, PTA, and graduate of Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy Program specializing in pelvic floor dysfunction. Connect with Maaka:
Website: https://mwrightyoga.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mwrightyoga
00:00 - Intro
00:28 - Introducing Maeka and pelvic floor yoga therapy
01:28 - Yoga Therapy's approach to pelvic floor dysfunction
04:40 - The limitations of traditional pelvic floor therapy
06:11 - Yoga therapy practices for the pelvic floor are easy but they work
07:15 - Physical therapy approach vs yoga therapy approach to pelvic floor health
09:34 - Yoga therapy's whole-body approach to the pelvic floor
11:01 - How an 86-year-old regained her pelvic floor health with Maeka
12:18 - Your pelvic floor problems are solvable
🤍 Yoga therapy for Grief & Loss online course waitlist: https://breathingdeeply.com/wellness/
Yoga therapy addresses grief and loss from a whole-person approach, which conventional therapy often misses.
In this video, clinical psychologist and yoga therapist Beth Christiano explains what grief is and how the grieving process affects your entire system: physical body, energy levels, thought patterns, and emotional well-being.
Watch this episode to learn about how yoga practices, along with psychological suppor,t can help you move through the grief process and heal.
About Beth Christiano:
Beth Christiano, clinical psychologist and yoga therapist from Clarity Psychotherapy and Yoga Therapy
Beth graduated from Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy School and now integrates her clinical psychology expertise with therapeutic yoga approaches.
Website: https://www.claritypgh.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beth-christiano-585325288/
0:28 - Integrating yoga therapy & clinical psychology for grief
1:33 - Beth's mental health journey: What brought Beth to work with grief and loss
3:43 - Brandt's journey with his own grief & loss and yoga therapy
4:34 - The lack of discussion around grief & loss and it's multifaceted nature
6:20 - How to define grief & loss
8:15 - How the grief process affects our entire system
11:57 - Beth's story of working with someone suffering anticipatory loss
15:49 - What happens in a yoga therapy for loss workshop
17:32 - Yoga Therapy for Grief and Loss Online Course
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200 Hour ‘Fast Track’ Therapeutic Teacher Teaching: https://bit.ly/3QU5sEt
Join our FREE Meditation Community: https://bit.ly/3jbO6lo
6 Week Free Course - Radically Balanced Yogi: https://bit.ly/2WX1HGc
Yoga therapy offers effective relief for chronic fatigue syndrome through evidence-based nervous system regulation techniques. Learn how Jen recovered from debilitating post-COVID fatigue using yoga nidra and therapeutic practices from the Breathing Deeply yoga therapy protocols.
In this episode:
✓ How yoga therapy addresses the cause chronic fatigue
✓ Client case study: Recovery from post-COVID exhaustion
✓ The yoga nidra protocol that restored energy and function
🔹 Work with a Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapist: breathingdeeply.com/work-with-a-yoga-therapist
🔹Become a yoga therapist! IAYT Accredited Training: breathingdeeply.com/yoga-therapy
🔹Try one of our yoga nidra meditations: https://youtu.be/dD23KRbdWX4
00:00 - Intro
00:28 Introduction & stats on chronic fatigue
01:08 Brandt’s story with chronic fatigue
01:22 The power of yoga practices for chronic fatigue
01:38 How yoga practices influence the nervous system
02:20 Interview with Jen, her chronic fatigue story
02:47 Jen’s Post COVID symptoms & total exhaustion
03:32 Jen’s transformational journey with yoga nidra
06:13 Jen’s health and recovery timeline now
yogatherapy #chronicfatigue #yoganidra
Work with a Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapist to fix your back pain: https://breathingdeeply.com/work-with-a-yoga-therapist/
Struggling with chronic low back or SI joint pain? You are far from alone - up to 30% of all cases of back pain can be attributed to SI Joint dysfunction.
Having low back pain can be debilitating and can seriously impact your ability to enjoy your life and do the things you love.
In this episode, Breathing Deeply Founder, Brandt Passalacqua shares what yoga therapy can do for your back pain (even when nothing else works).
Like his client, Sarah, who went from debilitating back pain after trying everything, to being able to climb mountains and hike 13 miles pain-free!
Tune into this episode to hear Sarah's story and discover what yoga therapy can do for your back pain!
Interested in becoming a certified yoga therapist? Learn more here: https://breathingdeeply.com/yoga-therapy/foundations-details/
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:28 - The stats on low back pain
01:13 - What yoga therapy has to offer for back pain
02:41 - Interview with Breathing Deeply Client, Sarah: How we fixed her back pain!
03:03 - Sarah's back pain history and all the treatments that didn't work properly
05:20 - Our process to help Sarah with her pain through yoga therapy
07:35 - Sarah's results after working with Brandt
#yogatherapy #lowbackpain #sijoint #backpain #chronicpain
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Yoga Therapy Programs: https://bit.ly/40Tyxmc
200 Hour ‘Fast Track’ Therapeutic Teacher Teaching: https://bit.ly/3QU5sEt
Join our FREE Meditation Community: https://bit.ly/3jbO6lo
6 Week Free Course - Radically Balanced Yogi: https://bit.ly/2WX1HGc
Struggling with chronic migraines? In this episode, Brandt Passalacqua, founder of Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy, interviews Janine, a long-time migraine sufferer, about her journey using yoga therapy to reduce 22 migraines a month to just 2.
We’ll explore:
• How yoga therapy targets migraine triggers
• Janine’s daily practices using breathwork, Yoga Nidra, and movement
• Janine's remarkable results after doing yoga therapy for her migraines
Work with a Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapist to fix your migraines: https://breathingdeeply.com/work-with-a-yoga-therapist/
Interested in becoming a certified yoga therapist? Learn more here: https://breathingdeeply.com/yoga-therapy/foundations-details/
00:28 - The stats on migraines
01:01 - The ways yoga therapy can help with migraines
02:03 - The yoga therapy results Brandt has seen
03:05 - Interview with Janine: How we fixed her migraines with Yoga Therapy
04:23 - The history & severity of Janine’s migraines
06:43 - Janine’s yoga therapy practices for her migraines
07:44 - How long it takes to do these yoga therapy practices
09:14 - Janine’s remarkable results from yoga therapy
Important links:
Instagram: https://bit.ly/3xnBaxz
Website: https://bit.ly/37tGSnr
Insight Timer: https://bit.ly/3ifkrs2
Facebook: https://bit.ly/3xlSCmh
Blog: https://bit.ly/3rMo77T
Yoga Therapy Programs: https://bit.ly/40Tyxmc
200 Hour ‘Fast Track’ Therapeutic Teacher Teaching: https://bit.ly/3QU5sEt
Join our FREE Meditation Community: https://bit.ly/3jbO6lo
6 Week Free Course - Radically Balanced Yogi: https://bit.ly/2WX1HGc
💙Join our next yoga therapy training to master these tools and kick off a new career helping others: https://bit.ly/40Tyxmc
Discover the proven healing power of yoga nidra for autoimmune disease with IAYT certified yoga therapist & Breathing Deeply co-founder, Brandt Passalacqua. Learn how this powerful therapeutic technique reduces flares and helps manage autoimmune symptoms naturally, especially for disease that the medical system struggles to address.
In this episode, you'll discover:
✓ Brandt’s personal healing journey with yoga therapy & autoimmune disease
✓ Why yoga nidra is the #1 technique for autoimmune healing
✓ How constructive rest changes brain wave states to support immune regulation
✓ The specific yoga nidra protocol for autoimmune conditions
✓ Evidence-based results: fewer flares, reduced symptoms over time
✓ Practical daily practices (20-30 minutes) that create lasting change
Perfect for anyone living with autoimmune conditions like fibromyalgia, arthritis, eczema, or other autoimmune diseases. Also valuable for yoga therapists (or aspiring yoga therapists) and healthcare professionals seeking therapeutic approaches for clients.
Brandt has 20+ years of clinical experience helping people find balance through yoga nidra and therapeutic yoga techniques.
Learn more about working with a Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapist to address your autoimmune systems at the root: https://breathingdeeply.com/work-with-a-yoga-therapist/
#yoganidra #autoimmunedisease #yogatherapy #iaytcertified #therapeuticyoga
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:28 - The difficulties of treating autoimmune disease
01:01 – Brandt’s personal story
01:34 – The one technique that works the best!
02:34 – The benefits of meditative states for autoimmune disease
03:15 – The incredible results we have seen at our school
03:51 – Our protocol to treat autoimmune disease with yoga therapy
🔗 Yoga Nidra Meditations Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIe0qsMVzRp3eDbSpH2GypixL_28na6ay&si=FXyMYfpopFPWv_wW
🔗More meditations on Insight Timer: https://insighttimer.com/brandtpassalacqua
Important links:
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Website: https://bit.ly/37tGSnr
Insight Timer: https://bit.ly/3ifkrs2
Facebook: https://bit.ly/3xlSCmh
Blog: https://bit.ly/3rMo77T
Yoga Therapy Programs: https://bit.ly/40Tyxmc
200 Hour ‘Fast Track’ Therapeutic Teacher Teaching: https://bit.ly/3QU5sEt
Join our FREE Meditation Community: https://bit.ly/3jbO6lo
6 Week Free Course - Radically Balanced Yogi: https://bit.ly/2WX1HGc
💙Join our next yoga therapy training to master these tools and kick off a new career helping others: https://bit.ly/40Tyxmc
Learn about yoga therapy for sustainable weight loss with Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy School founder & experienced C-AYT, Yoga Therapist Brandt Passalacqua .
Learn holistic approaches to obesity that address root causes, not just symptoms.
In this comprehensive training, you'll discover:
✓ Why traditional diets fail 98% of the time
✓ How to balance vata dosha for lasting results
✓ The 4-step yoga therapy framework for weight management
✓ Koshas-based approach to healing food relationships
Perfect for yoga teachers seeking specialized yoga therapy training, healthcare professionals working with weight management, and anyone interested in evidence-based approaches to sustainable weight loss.
Based on Brandt's "Peaceful Weight Loss" program after losing 100 pounds himself, this approach has helped hundreds transform their relationship with food and body.
🔗Peaceful Weightloss Book: https://bit.ly/47mwwpx
🔗 Peaceful Weightless Insight Timer Meditation: https://bit.ly/3JYvLsQ
Being at Peace With Food: Specialized Training on Yoga Therapy for Weightloss:https://bit.ly/45T65GV
*This clip was taken from our Yoga Therapy Foundations Training. To learn more about our next cohort click here: https://bit.ly/40Tyxmc
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:28 - Peaceful Weightless
01:50 - Who this video is for
02:34 - Why dieting doesn’t work for most people
03:21 - Treating weight loss by balancing Vata
05:24 - Four things to do first to lose weight
06:39 - Why we do dieting wrong
07:59 - Weightless through the koshas
11:41 - Sustainable weight loss
Important links:
Instagram: https://bit.ly/3xnBaxz
Website: https://bit.ly/37tGSnr
Insight Timer: https://bit.ly/3ifkrs2
Facebook: https://bit.ly/3xlSCmh
Blog: https://bit.ly/3rMo77T
Yoga Therapy Programs: https://bit.ly/40Tyxmc
200 Hour ‘Fast Track’ Therapeutic Teacher Teaching: https://bit.ly/3QU5sEt
Join our FREE Meditation Community: https://bit.ly/3jbO6lo
6 Week Free Course - Radically Balanced Yogi: https://bit.ly/2WX1HGc
💙Join our next yoga therapy training to master these tools and kick off a new career helping others: https://bit.ly/40Tyxmc
Tune into this real case study with a Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy student, Nancy Clough, that shows how therapeutic yoga and pranayama dramatically improved symptoms in a 40-year-old mason with early-onset Parkinson's.
In this yoga therapy case study, you'll discover:
✓ How yoga nidra restored function to a paralyzed hand
✓ The specific practices that improved coordination and balance
✓ Why his neurologist started researching yoga nidra
✓ The mental and emotional breakthroughs alongside physical gains
✓ Results achieved in just 6 sessions over 2 months
This case demonstrates the power of working through the koshas - addressing the whole person rather than just physical symptoms.
#yogatherapy #parkinsons #yoganidra #iaytcertified #therapeuticyoga
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:28 - About the case study client with Parkinson’s
01:29 - The yoga therapy assessment & practices for Parkinsons
05:29 - Addressing mental health and Parkinson’s with Yoga Therapy
06:16 - The one practice that changed this patient’s life
07:45 - The benefits experienced from Yoga Nidra
11:25 - How many sessions they had to receive these results
Links mentioned:
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Important links:
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Website: https://bit.ly/37tGSnr
Insight Timer: https://bit.ly/3ifkrs2
Facebook: https://bit.ly/3xlSCmh
Blog: https://bit.ly/3rMo77T
Yoga Therapy Programs: https://bit.ly/40Tyxmc
200 Hour ‘Fast Track’ Therapeutic Teacher Teaching: https://bit.ly/3QU5sEt
Join our FREE Meditation Community: https://bit.ly/3jbO6lo
6 Week Free Course - Radically Balanced Yogi: https://bit.ly/2WX1HGc
💙Join our next yoga therapy training to master these tools and kick off a new career helping others: https://bit.ly/40Tyxmc
Yoga therapy for weight loss and GLP-1 medications with IAYT certified instructor Brandt Passalacqua.
Learn evidence-based therapeutic approaches for sustainable weight management plus the benefits of weight loss drugs (and why a yoga therapy approach is still needed!
In this Q&A, you'll discover:
Why yoga alone doesn't cause weight loss (and what does)
How yoga therapy complements Ozempic and GLP-1 medications
Postural assessment techniques for scoliosis and spinal issues
Muscle testing and client communication strategies
Scope of practice boundaries for yoga therapists
Assessment approaches for brain injury and balance issues
Perfect for yoga teachers interested in becoming yoga therapists and seeking continuing education and healthcare professionals.
#YogaTherapy #IAYTCertified #WeightLoss #Ozempic #TherapeuticYoga
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:28 - How does yoga actually help you lose weight?
03:29 - What is the impact of weight loss drugs like Ozempic on obesity (spoiler - it’s mostly a GOOD thing)?
06:26 - Real advice for yoga therapists with weight loss clients
07:25 - Working with brain injuries as a yoga therapist
07:48 - What are the characteristics of scoliosis to look for?
08:39 - How to communicate with clients without giving them unqualified diagnoses
Important links:
Instagram: https://bit.ly/3xnBaxz
Website: https://bit.ly/37tGSnr
Insight Timer: https://bit.ly/3ifkrs2
Facebook: https://bit.ly/3xlSCmh
Blog: https://bit.ly/3rMo77T
Yoga Therapy Programs: https://bit.ly/40Tyxmc
200 Hour ‘Fast Track’ Therapeutic Teacher Teaching: https://bit.ly/3QU5sEt
Join our FREE Meditation Community: https://bit.ly/3jbO6lo
6 Week Free Course - Radically Balanced Yogi: https://bit.ly/2WX1HGc
💙Join our next yoga therapy training to master these tools and kick off a new career helping others: https://bit.ly/40Tyxmc
In this conversation, Joe Taft, C-IAYT and graduate of the Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy Advanced Program, shares the incredible story of his work with Henry - a client who proved that age doesn't define your body's capacity for growth and healing.
What you'll discover in this episode:
How Henry went from unable to get off the floor to doing it in 30 seconds
How one hour per week for a year created ripple effects throughout Henry's entire life
What sets yoga therapy apart from other approaches to healing and wellness
The mindset shift that allowed an 83-year-old to "improve" when he wasn't "supposed to"
This conversation will inspire anyone who works in healing professions, practices yoga, or believes in the body's incredible capacity for adaptation and growth at any age.
Connect with Joe:
Website: www.JoeTaftYoga.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joe_taft_yoga
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:34 - Introducing Joe & his client, Henry
02:06 - The issues that Joe was facing
03:07 - What practices Joe gave to his older client
04:10 - How regularly Henry had sessions with Joe
05:13 - Benefits that Henry experienced
07:23 - Why working with Henry lit Joe’s heart up
#yogaheals #yogatherapy #healthyageing
Important links:
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Website: https://bit.ly/37tGSnr
Insight Timer: https://bit.ly/3ifkrs2
Facebook: https://bit.ly/3xlSCmh
Blog: https://bit.ly/3rMo77T
Yoga Therapy Programs: https://bit.ly/40Tyxmc
200 Hour ‘Fast Track’ Therapeutic Teacher Teaching: https://bit.ly/3QU5sEt
Join our FREE Meditation Community: https://bit.ly/3jbO6lo
6 Week Free Course - Radically Balanced Yogi: https://bit.ly/2WX1HGc
🩵 Join our FREE meditation program & community: https://breathingdeeply.com/courses/meditation/
What does it really mean to do nothing while still taking action?
In this episode, Brandt explores one of the most powerful philosophical concepts from the yoga tradition: action vs non-action as it is presented in the Bhagavad Gita, the Dao De Jing, the Yoga Sutras, and the Spanda Karika.
This teaching invites us to act from a place of presence and spaciousness, rather than striving or attachment.
Non-action is not about avoiding life. It is about being fully engaged, while staying free from ego-driven striving. By surrendering the results and aligning with a deeper sense of self, our actions become liberating rather than binding.
Learn how this foundational concept can support your meditation practice and guide you toward greater clarity, peace, and inner freedom.
🙏🏼 This video is from our philosophy module in our Meditation Mentor Certification. Become a Meditation Teacher! Join the waistlist for Our Meditation Mentor Certification: https://breathingdeeply.com/courses/meditation/mentor-certification/
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:028 - Introducing the concept of action vs non-action
02:35 - Action vs Non-Action in the Tao Te Ching
05:03 - Action vs Non-Action in the Bhagavad Gita
06:00 - Action vs Non-Action in the Yoga Sutras
08:34 - Action vs Non-Action in the Spanda Karika
10:48 - Weaving the philosophies together
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Website: https://bit.ly/37tGSnr
Insight Timer: https://bit.ly/3ifkrs2
Facebook: https://bit.ly/3xlSCmh
Blog: https://bit.ly/3rMo77T
Yoga Therapy Programs: https://bit.ly/40Tyxmc
200 Hour ‘Fast Track’ Therapeutic Teacher Teaching: https://bit.ly/3QU5sEt
Join our FREE Meditation Community: https://bit.ly/3jbO6lo
6 Week Free Course - Radically Balanced Yogi: https://bit.ly/2WX1HGc
Discover how Breathing Deeply student, Maeka Wright, reversed their alopecia and started growing their hair back with Yoga Therapy!
➡️ Alopecia is an autoimmune disease that causes hair loss. In Maeka’s case, they lost all of the hair on their body. There are very few treatment options for Alopecia.
💙 Discover how implementing yoga practices informed by the doshic framework that we teach at Breathing Deeply helped Maeka see significant improvements in their health and well-being. After one year, their hair started to grow back.
✨ This inspirational story is a testament to the power of the tools of yoga therapy that we can each access.
Discover how to balance your doshas in our free 6-week course, A Radically Balanced Yogi: https://bit.ly/2WX1HGc
Join our next yoga therapy training to master these tools and kick off a new career helping others: https://bit.ly/40Tyxmc
Connect with Maeka
Website: https://mwrightyoga.com/
Instagram: @mwrightyoga https://www.instagram.com/mwrightyoga
Om Shanthi
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:28 - Introducing Maeka
01:12 - Maeka’s story with Alopecia
02:25 - Balancing pitta dosha for Alopecia
04:40 - Improvements & hair growth results after yoga therapy
05:54 - Yoga therapy for autoimmune diseases
06:15 - Other treatments for Alopecia
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📣 NEW YOGA TEACHERS (or want to be new teachers) - this is for you!
Learn about the fundamentals of how to cue and sequence a yoga class. Learn from Brandt, who has decades of experience teaching yoga in a group setting, to clients in 1:1 private yoga therapy classes and training other teachers (like you!).
In this episode, Brandt covers:
💙 the 6 basic principles of how to cue a class
💙 the fundamental structure of how to sequence a yoga class
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Om Shanthi
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:28 - Basics of using different language
01:38 - Principles of different types of languaging: Volume, tone, speed, pauses & more
06:42 - Introduction to sequencing
07:17 - Basic sequencing template
09:36 - Customising your own sequence
10:23 - Creating space for intention setting
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In this talk learn about a specific tantric meditation technique to train our minds to experience bliss states more often.
To try this meditation technique, sign up for our Meditation Community and watch the replay of the Bliss Before Wisdom meditation retreat - it’s free!
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:28 - What does bliss before wisdom mean?
01:34 - A trick to access bliss from tantric teachers
02:15 - Bliss is your birthright
02:54 - How to experience more bliss
04:23 - The definition of bliss isn’t fixed
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Join Brandt Passalacqua and Breathing Deeply Advanced Graduate and C-IAYT, Dan Greene for this conversation on the work Dan has done with an 8 year old girl with behavioral management issues including ADHD, anxiety and slow cognitive development.
Learn different techniques that were given to the child to help her regulate her emotions and reactivity along with the incredible results that were achieved in just 6 months.
Connect with Dan
Website: https://www.yogatherapy-dangreene.com/
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
01:09 - About Dan’s client
02:12 - Breathing practices prescribed for emotional regulation
04:27 - What happens in a typical yoga therapy session with a child
06:53 - At-home yoga therapy techniques
08:16 - The results reported after 6 months
10:19 - Dan’s experience as a student at Breathing Deeply
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Learn about a variety of yoga therapy techniques specifically for depression from the Breathing Deeply yoga therapy framework.
Our framework has a proven track record for success with depression clients! Learn about the doshas, pranic practices, meditation practices and more. We have also included an example of a full yoga therapy asana and pranayama sequence for depression.
Om Shanthi
#yogatherapy #mentalhealth #depression
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:28 - Vata Balancing for depression
01:30 - How to influence movement of prana for depression
02:50 - Chakra mantras, metta meditation & yoga nidra
03:53 - Group classes & boost self esteem
05:21 - The importance of commitment to take on depressed clients
05:49 - Example yoga asana practice for depression
10:47 - Example of breathing pranayama practice for depression
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Learn about yoga therapy and depression from the Breathing Deeply yoga therapy framework. Brand discusses interesting stats around depression, Western medicine, and how we use the koshas and doshas to treat depression.
Om Shanthi
#yogatherapy #mentalhealth #depression
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:28 - Depression is ‘normal’ - interesting stats
02:50 - Symptoms of depression & medication
05:22 - Depression & the koshas
09:55 - Challenges of working with depression
10:57 - Brandt’s Strategy for depression: the doshas & koshas
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