Podcasts about breathing deeply yoga therapy

In this episode, Joe Simek, Breathing Deeply teacher, sits down with Breathing Deeply founder Brandt Passalacqua to talk about meditation in the context of yoga therapy. In this episode, you'll learn how yoga therapists can use meditation as a tool for therapy with their clients. This conversation covers the difference between meditation in the context of yoga therapy and learning from a meditation teacher or lineage, research into the healing powers of meditation, different types of meditation techniques yoga therapists use and what conditions meditation is effective at treating. Grab a hot drink or a snack and sit back to enjoy this super interesting conversation with Brandt and Joe! This episode covers: How is a yoga therapist who uses meditation different from a meditation teacher? How do yoga therapists prove that meditation can help with chronic pain? How do yoga therapists assess what meditation techniques to prescribe? What conditions can meditation really help with? How you can meditate with Breathing Deeply How to learn meditation with Breathing Deeply: Inside the Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy school, we will teach you all of these meditation techniques mentioned during this video inside our Yoga Therapy Foundations & Advanced Programs. Our next class starts on April 25 2023 - for more information and to begin the application process click here: https://breathingdeeply.com/yoga-therapy/ We also have a Meditation Teacher Training now available for enrolment. This training is more like learning from a lineage that also includes a module on meditations for health conditions. Our first certification commences on March 22nd 2023! Click here for more information & to enrol: https://breathingdeeply.com/courses/meditation/mentor-certification/ If you just want to dip your toes into meditation and join a thriving community that's all about meditation, we have our meditation program which consists of our meditation course, live Q&As and virtual retreats with Brandt for just $29.99 per month (your first month is free!). Sign up here: https://breathingdeeply.com/courses/meditation). Website: https://bit.ly/37tGSnr 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 weight loss 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. Join us! 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 6 Week Free Course - Radically Balanced Yogi: https://bit.ly/2WX1HGc

In today's Q&A, Breathing Deeply founder and lead teacher, Brandt Passalacqua, sits down with his students to ask their yoga therapy questions. The floor is open for all kinds of questions! They can relate to their personal practice, the yoga therapy foundations program, their course practicum, clients and more. In this Q&A Brandt offers advice for overcoming anxiety after practicing a specific meditation designed to help release Samskaras, using yoga therapy workshops as a marketing strategy and dealing with imposter syndrome. Brandt finishes up the Q&A with a discussion on enlightenment from the Yoga Sutras and why there isn't that much neuroscience in the Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy curriculum. This episode has been taken from a live Q&A session with Brandt and his yoga therapy students. We hope you enjoy this Q&A. Let us know in the comments any key takeaways you had and share it with someone you think it may benefit! If you're interested in our meditation course mentioned during the Q&A and learning more about the Samskara Release Meditation, start your 30-day free trial here: https://breathingdeeply.com/courses/meditation/ Om Shanthi, Om Peace This episode covers: Advice for overcoming anxiety with the Samskara Release Meditation Marketing strategy tips for running mental health yoga therapy workshops Advice for dealing with imposter syndrome as a yoga therapist Is a habit change workshop a good idea? The yoga sutras on enlightenment Why isn't there more neuroscience in the yoga therapy course? 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 weight loss 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. Join us! 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 6 Week Free Course - Radically Balanced Yogi: https://bit.ly/2WX1HGc

In today's episode, Braedy sat down with Brandt Passalacqua, Yoga Therapist and creator of Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy. In his practice, he applies Yoga techniques to pathological conditions. They discuss how yoga therapy compares with traditional methods of weight loss with treating obesity, the connection between dysfunctional breath patterning and psychological issues, how to integrate various practices into our everyday life, the innate state of bliss we can all access within us, and how integrating yoga into your workout regime can help you get better performance.Support the show

Welcome to episode 29 of the Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy & Meditation podcast! As a yoga therapy school, we get asked questions about running a yoga therapy business all the time. Breathing Deeply director and lead teacher Brandt Passalacqua has been running his own successful yoga therapy private practice alongside the school for many years and so can share a lot of advice and information with students about how to start a yoga therapy practice when you finish your training! Inside this episode, Brandt covers the basics such as how to set up your practice space and all of the little details you need to think about to ensure all of your clients feel safe and taken care of. Brandt also shares advice on how to find your first workplace to rent which can be a challenging first step for new yoga therapists! Pricing, different pricing models and how to find the right rate to charge is also covered along with an ethical sales process that Brandt recommends for all yoga therapists to do when trying to onboard new clients. This episode is full of invaluable information that Brandt shares from his own personal experience and is relevant to anyone who is studying to become a yoga therapist or is thinking about becoming one in the future! This episode is a clip that has been taken directly from our Yoga. Therapy Foundations Program. If you join, not only will you receive the full training to become a yoga therapist but you will also receive live access to Brandt for Q&As where you can ask him any questions you may have about yoga therapy and starting a yoga therapy business! Are you ready to start your journey to becoming a yoga therapist? For more information and to apply, click here: https://bit.ly/3lxc0KK We have new intakes starting every few months. The next intake starts April 12 2022! This episode covers: The basics of a yoga therapy business Finding a workspace as a new yoga therapist Insurance for yoga therapists How to price your yoga therapy sessions An ethical sales process for yoga therapists 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 weight loss 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. Join us! 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 6 Week Free Course - Radically Balanced Yogi: https://bit.ly/2WX1HGc

LifeBlood: We talked about Yoga Therapy, what it is, how it's evolved over the past 30 years, who can benefit from it, and how the process works, with Brandt Passalacqua, Creator of Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy.   Listen to learn about how to become certified in Yoga Therapy! You can learn more about Brandt at BreathingDeeply.com, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn. Thanks, as always for listening!  If you got some value and enjoyed the show, please leave us a review wherever you listen and subscribe as well.  You can learn more about us at LifeBlood.Live, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook or you'd like to be a guest on the show, contact us at contact@LifeBlood.Live.

Welcome to episode 26 of the Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy & Meditation podcast! This episode has been taken from a live Q&A session with Brandt and his yoga therapy students. Many of our students come to yoga therapy from a more scientific and analytical background and therefore can struggle to wrap their heads around the more intangible aspects that we learn about in yoga therapy such as the koshas. In this Q&A Brandt goes over what is considered the more esoteric side of yoga such as the pranic body and how this relates to yoga therapy as well as some book recommendations to help students understand the spiritual roots of yoga. Brandt also gives advice on how to approach clients who have both trauma and obesity through the holistic and interconnected lens of yoga therapy. We hope you enjoyed this episode! Let us know in the comments or send us a message on Instagram or Facebook any key takeaways that you have. This episode covers: How can I understand more about the esoteric side of yoga therapy such as the pranic body & the koshas? What are some books to help me understand the spiritual roots of yoga? How important is mental health for making healthy diet changes? How can I approach a client who has a trauma history and is also struggling with obesity? What are the protocols for working with clients who want to lose weight but are also suffering from other issues? 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 weight loss 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. Join us! 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 6 Week Free Course - Radically Balanced Yogi: https://bit.ly/2WX1HGc

Welcome to episode 24 of the Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy & Meditation podcast! In today's episode, Brandt shares with us the basics of the anatomy of the breath for yoga practitioners, teachers and therapists. There is so much information out there about the breath and the importance of breathing properly as well as how to influence the physical and pranic body with the breath which has been known and taught by yogis for centuries. In this episode, you will learn the basic concepts that we definitely need to know to be able to breathe effectively in a natural way and also during asana practice. Brandt discusses the physical anatomy of the body when we are breathing as well as how the natural breath differs from how we manipulate the breath consciously when practicing yoga. Learn how to most effectively use the inhale and the exhale when practicing yoga as well as the most common problems we see with people's breath such as reverse breathing and chest breathing. We hope you enjoyed this episode! Let us know in the comments or send us a message on Instagram or Facebook any key takeaways or questions about the breath and yoga therapy.. This episode is an excerpt from the course content from our Yoga Therapy Foundations program. Are you ready to study to become a yoga therapist and learn highly effective yogic tools for the breath to help people heal and suffer less? Our next class starts on the 15th of February. For more information and to apply, click here: https://bit.ly/3lxc0KK This episode covers: The breath in the yoga sutras What goes on in the body when we breathe? What is free breathing vs pranayama? How to use the breath for asana Common problems with breathing 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 weight loss 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. Join us! 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 6 Week Free Course - Radically Balanced Yogi: https://bit.ly/2WX1HGc

Welcome to episode 23 of the Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy & Meditation podcast! In today's episode, Breathing Deeply Meditation Program Coordinator, Sara Bowman sits down with Brandt for an interview about meditation and how meditation can help us understand our life path and ourselves better and make decisions that are in line with who we really are. “One of the great gifts of meditating is being more sensitive to ourselves and more intuitive in terms of knowing what's important to us and being open and clear enough to follow that advice from ourselves.” Brandt covers questions around how long we should meditate for to start seeing effects, why it's not a one-fits-all approach as well as how meditation can increase our intuitive abilities when it comes to listening to our own guidance and how this can support us in making big life decisions and creating better habits. We hope you enjoyed this episode! Let us know in the comments or send us a message on Instagram or Facebook any key takeaways or questions about becoming a meditator. If you'd like to meditate with us, you can! Sign up for a free 30-day trial of our meditation program here: https://bit.ly/3Ar6xJy Meditate with us for free on Insight Timer here: https://insighttimer.com/brandtpassalacqua Om Shanthi This episode covers the following questions: Is it worth starting a meditation practice even if I don't have much time to meditate? How long do I have to meditate to feel the effects of meditation? Will I see any changes right away? How can meditation help me understand what my life path is and make big decisions? How does sitting still or using a meditation technique lead to us knowing ourselves better? Will mediation support me in changing habits that are no longer benefiting me? 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 weight loss 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. Join us! 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 6 Week Free Course - Radically Balanced Yogi: https://bit.ly/2WX1HGc

Welcome to episode 22 of the Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy & Meditation podcast! In today's episode, Being at Peace with Food course instructor, shares with us the four foundational principles needed to find peace with food and reach our health and weight goals. The four principles are letting go, awareness, effort, and sustainability. Joe then sits down with Anna Passalacqua, Breathing Deeply director & yoga therapist to dive even deeper into these four foundational principles and how to work with them and with clients. Anna has offered yoga therapy since 2006 with an emphasis on weight, body image & eating disorders. This episode has been taken from our Being at Peace with Food program and offers a snapshot of what you will learn inside the program. Being at Peace with food is a specialized yoga therapy program for holistic weight loss, rooted in yoga. If you are a yoga teacher or therapist, mental health professional, integrative medicine practitioner, or work with clients in health and wellness, this training is for you! Being At Peace With Food is a 30-hour self-paced online training that is designed to take approximately 6 months to complete. Our next course starts on the 17th Feb 2022! For more information & to apply click here: https://bit.ly/3AwonLr This episode covers: Letting Go Awareness Effort Sustainability The four principles with Breathing Deeply co-founder, Anna Passalacqua Do we work with the four principles in a linear fashion? Do you need to become a yoga teacher at the end of this program? How do we get our clients to hone in on what the right amount of effort is? Finding sustainability through incremental changes 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 weight loss 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. Join us! 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 6 Week Free Course - Radically Balanced Yogi: https://bit.ly/2WX1HGc

Welcome to episode 21 of the Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy & Meditation podcast In today's episode, Brandt sits down to answer some of the most common questions we receive about being a practicing yoga therapist. We receive these kinds of questions all the time from our students. This episode covers the type of employment that yoga therapists can expect to have in the current market, what types of people come to Breathing Deeply to learn yoga therapy throughout their stages in life, how a typical session will look as well as the types of conditions that we can treat and how that differs to different health practitioner's modalities. We hope you enjoyed this episode! Let us know in the comments or send us a message on Instagram or Facebook any key takeaways or questions about becoming a yoga therapist that you have. Om Shanthi This episode covers: What type of employment can a Breathing Deeply graduate expect to have? Who is a typical Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy student through the stages of life? What does a typical yoga therapy session look like? What conditions can Breathing Deeply yoga therapists treat? 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 weight loss 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. Join us! 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 6 Week Free Course - Radically Balanced Yogi: https://bit.ly/2WX1HGc

Welcome to episode 19 of the Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy & Meditation podcast. This episode has been taken from a live Q&A session with lead teacher, Brandt, and his yoga therapy students. In this Yoga Therapy Q&A session, Brandt focuses on the topic of being trauma sensitive with all clients as a yoga therapist, even if you don't know all of their trauma history. Brandt offers advice on how to gauge whether someone may have some trauma, how to approach people by always giving options. Brandt also covers consent in the context of yoga therapy as well as how to allow clients & students the space to give honest feedback. Other topics covered include optimal transition times when you're seeing multiple clients in a day, tips for meeting with clients over zoom instead of in person, the importance of strengthening muscles and why the Breathing Deeply curriculum focuses on strengthening over Iyengar style alignment! This Q&A is full of incredible information & advice especially if you are interested in approaching people in a trauma sensitive way, whether you are a yoga teacher, yoga therapist or a practitioner of any other type of modality working with the body. We hope you enjoyed this video! Let us know in the comments or send us a message on Instagram or Facebook any key takeaways that you have! Om Shanthi Timestamps: 00:35 - How much time should I leave to transition between yoga therapy clients? 03:51 - What are the best methods to approach clients in a trauma sensitive way when you aren't sure if they have any trauma? 11:00 - What is consent in yoga therapy? 15:03 - Giving people permission to give feedback on things that make them uncomfortable 16:33 - How can I do muscle testing with a client over zoom? 18:28 - What is the benefit of strengthening muscles over focusing on alignment? 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 weight loss 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. Join us! 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 6 Week Free Course - Radically Balanced Yogi: https://bit.ly/2WX1HGc

Welcome to episode 18 of the Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy & Meditation podcast. In today's episode, our co-founder and lead teacher, Brandt Passalacqua shares his personal health journey through a life-threatening autoimmune disease and how the healing power of yoga helped to make a full recovery that defied the odds! Brandt then shares with us how this led him to embark on a journey to becoming a yoga teacher, yoga therapist and to eventually the creation of Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy. Brandt's aim when creating Breathing Deeply was to create an accessible place with an online element and an abundance of live teaching guidance to learn yoga therapy. The intention is that through our trainings and programs people can benefit from the therapeutic tools of yoga therapy to reduce their suffering and the suffering of others. Do you want to become a yoga therapist? We'd love to hear from you! To learn more about our range of yoga therapy and yoga teacher training programs and to apply for our next cohort, click here: https://bit.ly/3ykU3CS This episode covers: Brandt's story How Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy came to be Yoga therapy & relieving suffering What it's like to be a Breathing Deeply yoga therapist Training to become a yoga therapist with Breathing Deeply 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 weight loss 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. Join us! 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

Welcome to episode 17 of the Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy & Meditation podcast. In today's episode, Joe Simek, Breathing Deeply Teaching Assistant, sits down for a conversation with Breathing Deeply's co-founder and lead teacher, Brandt Passalacqua, about our specialized yoga therapy program for weight loss, Being At Peace With Food. Brandt shares with us his own weight loss journey and how he came to doing this work which has led to the Being At Peace With Food Program. Being at Peace with Food offers a holistic approach to weight loss rooted in yoga with the intention of helping people achieve a more healthier, happier and fulfilled life. This program is not only for yoga teachers and therapists but mental health professionals or anyone involved in the health and wellness industry, including health coaches and Ayurvedic specialists. There's so much work in this area because there are so many people suffering and who need help with their weight and with eating disorders. It is so empowering for people to feel like they have some control over food and their weight. If you're looking to share this kind of information with people, you want to have gone through a process where you really understand how to help people ease their suffering in this way. Being At Peace With Food is an excellent choice to achieve that. By the end of the course, you will earn your Being At Peace With Food Certification and receive 30 APD credits towards C-IAYT (if applicable).⁠ ⁠ Our next class for Being at Peace with Food starts on December 2, 2021!⁠ ⁠ For more information & to apply, click here: https://bit.ly/3AwonLr⁠ ⁠ Om Shanthi⁠ This episode covers: Brandt's personal weight loss & health journey The unique yoga therapy approach to weight loss & eating disorders Which types of professionals might benefit from adding this program How successful this model has been in Brandt's experience working with clients The power of following a defined pathway for individuals seeking weight loss How this program can give you a unique niche to market yourself with Why it is so important for us to do this work to help more people 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 weight loss 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. Join us! 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

About Brandt Passalacquoa: Brandt Passalacqua is the creator of Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy. 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. Brandt has maintained a private practice since 2002 integrating yoga therapy in the tradition of Krishnamacharya and Structural Yoga Therapy, Medical Massage, a variety of meditation lineages, and plain-old common sense to help people realize their goals. He works with individuals suffering from a wide variety of diseases including obesity, eating disorders, acute and chronic physical complaints, trauma, chronic and mental conditions. He also serves as a meditation teacher with an emphasis on finding the most efficient practice/s for an individual's evolution. Brandt shares what he knows through training programs in Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy, Being at Peace with Food, and the Breathing Deeply Meditation Sangha. He lives in Western Massachusetts with his wife and two children.   What We Discuss In This Episode: Brandt shares his work with yoga therapy and how it's different from other forms of healing. In his own life as well as the lives of his clients, he's seen first-hand how this form of therapy has improved trauma, mental health, autoimmune disorders as well migraines, obesity, and other disorders. Brandt also shares how the art of meditation and breathing can be life-changing for people and can connect the mind, spirit, and body in a way that effectuates change and healing. Although it's individualized to all those he works with, the simplest forms of meditation can be implemented to help his client's immediate needs. Yoga can also be for people with little ability to move, or the elderly with poor balance, to the person who is more experienced with yoga practices. It helps people on all levels – and the good news is, you don't have to be in a group setting if that doesn't meet your needs during the pandemic. I'd invite you to check out what Brandt has to offer in the online world that can help improve your health and well-being. He has lots of offerings on his Website that can help you improve where you're at, so check out the links below.   Connect with Brandt Passalacqua :  Website: http://breathingdeeply.com YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFZKaTim6Cfms703582MTeA LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandt-passalacqua-15298146/ Twitter: breathingdeeply Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/breathingdeeply/ Instagram: breathingdeeplyyoga   Connect with Lynne: If you are looking for a community of like-minded women on a journey - just like you are - to improved health and wellness, overall balance, and increased confidence, check out Lynne's private community in The Energized & Healthy Women's Club. It's a supportive and collaborative community where the women in this group share tips and solutions for a healthy and holistic lifestyle. (Discussions include things like weight management, eliminating belly bloat, wrangling sugar gremlins, and overcoming fatigue, recipes, strategies, and much more so women can feel energized, healthy, confident, and joyful each day. Website:  https://holistic-healthandwellness.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/holistichealthandwellnessllc The Energized Healthy Women's Club:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/energized.healthy.women Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lynnewadsworth   Free Resource: Hot flashes? Low Energy? Difficulty with weight management? If MID-LIFE & MENOPAUSE are taking their toll then I've got a solution for you! I've taken all my very best strategies and solutions to help you feel energized, vibrant, lighter & healthy, and compiled them into this FREE resource! Thrive in midlife and beyond - download my guide here: https://holistic-healthandwellness.com/thrive-through-menopause/   Did You Enjoy The Podcast? If you enjoyed this episode please let us know! 5-star reviews for the Living Life Naturally podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, or Stitcher are greatly appreciated. This helps us reach more women struggling to live through midlife and beyond. Thank you. Together, we make a difference!

About Brandt Passalacquoa: Brandt Passalacqua is the creator of Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy. 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. Brandt has maintained a private practice since 2002 integrating yoga therapy in the tradition of Krishnamacharya and Structural Yoga Therapy, Medical Massage, a variety of meditation lineages, and plain-old common sense to help people realize their goals. He works with individuals suffering from a wide variety of diseases including obesity, eating disorders, acute and chronic physical complaints, trauma, chronic and mental conditions. He also serves as a meditation teacher with an emphasis on finding the most efficient practice/s for an individual's evolution. Brandt shares what he knows through training programs in Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy, Being at Peace with Food, and the Breathing Deeply Meditation Sangha. He lives in Western Massachusetts with his wife and two children.   What We Discuss In This Episode: Brandt shares his work with yoga therapy and how it's different from other forms of healing. In his own life as well as the lives of his clients, he's seen first-hand how this form of therapy has improved trauma, mental health, autoimmune disorders as well migraines, obesity, and other disorders. Brandt also shares how the art of meditation and breathing can be life-changing for people and can connect the mind, spirit, and body in a way that effectuates change and healing. Although it's individualized to all those he works with, the simplest forms of meditation can be implemented to help his client's immediate needs. Yoga can also be for people with little ability to move, or the elderly with poor balance, to the person who is more experienced with yoga practices. It helps people on all levels – and the good news is, you don't have to be in a group setting if that doesn't meet your needs during the pandemic. I'd invite you to check out what Brandt has to offer in the online world that can help improve your health and well-being. He has lots of offerings on his Website that can help you improve where you're at, so check out the links below.   Connect with Brandt Passalacqua :  Website: http://breathingdeeply.com YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFZKaTim6Cfms703582MTeA LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandt-passalacqua-15298146/ Twitter: breathingdeeply Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/breathingdeeply/ Instagram: breathingdeeplyyoga   Connect with Lynne: If you are looking for a community of like-minded women on a journey - just like you are - to improved health and wellness, overall balance, and increased confidence, check out Lynne's private community in The Energized & Healthy Women's Club. It's a supportive and collaborative community where the women in this group share tips and solutions for a healthy and holistic lifestyle. (Discussions include things like weight management, eliminating belly bloat, wrangling sugar gremlins, and overcoming fatigue, recipes, strategies, and much more so women can feel energized, healthy, confident, and joyful each day. Website:  https://holistic-healthandwellness.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/holistichealthandwellnessllc The Energized Healthy Women's Club:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/energized.healthy.women Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lynnewadsworth   Free Resource: Hot flashes? Low Energy? Difficulty with weight management? If MID-LIFE & MENOPAUSE are taking their toll then I've got a solution for you! I've taken all my very best strategies and solutions to help you feel energized, vibrant, lighter & healthy, and compiled them into this FREE resource! Thrive in midlife and beyond - download my guide here: https://holistic-healthandwellness.com/thrive-through-menopause/   Did You Enjoy The Podcast? If you enjoyed this episode please let us know! 5-star reviews for the Living Life Naturally podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, or Stitcher are greatly appreciated. This helps us reach more women struggling to live through midlife and beyond. Thank you. Together, we make a difference!

On this week's episode of Awake & On Purpose Podcast, Jennifer speaks with Brandt Passalacqua about his journey into Yoga Therapy and how mindful practices changed this life. They touch on the emerging science backing Yoga Therapy and discuss its growing emergence into more mainstream practices. Brandt and Jennifer also speak to how mindful inner work can help center you and provide compassionate understanding when others act in ways we can't understand. It's a wisdom filled episode about body, mind, and soul today, so be sure to tune in! But it's like the breath. One of the things that's, like, a key component in yoga is breathing and the outcomes and the science from that are so obvious. But it's just like nobody's been really taught this yet that if you breathe properly, your nervous system, your immune system, like all these things that control your health outcomes and mood States will change. And so that's one of the things we teach. Brandt Passalacqua Brandt Passalacqua is the creator of Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy. 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. Brandt has maintained a private practice since 2002 integrating yoga therapy in the tradition of Krishnamacharya and Structural Yoga Therapy, Medical Massage, a variety of meditation lineages, and plain-old common sense to help people realize their goals. He works with individuals suffering from a wide variety of disease including obesity, eating disorders, acute and chronic physical complaints, trauma, chronic and mental conditions. He also serves as a meditation teacher with an emphasis on finding the most efficient practice/s for an individual's evolution. Brandt shares what he knows through training programs in Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy, Being at Peace with Food, and the Breathing Deeply Meditation Sangha. He lives in Western Massachusetts with his wife and two children. If you would like to learn more and connect with Brandt, find him online at: Business Website: https://breathingdeeply.com YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFZKaTim6Cfms703582MTeA LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandt-passalacqua-15298146/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/breathingdeeply Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/breathingdeeply/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/breathingdeeplyyoga To learn more about how you can achieve a fulfilled life, live your purpose and make an impact as a mission-driven leader, visit us at https://jenniferspor.com! PS – did you enjoy today's episode? Be sure to like, leave a comment, and subscribe for more!

Welcome to episode 16 of the Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy & Meditation podcast For this episode, our Meditation Community Coordinator, Sara Bowman, sat down with our founder & lead meditation teacher, Brandt Passalacqua to talk about meditation, anxiety and much more. A regular meditation practice can lead to an expanded state of consciousness, through the retraining of the mind. This allows us to perceive and react to reality in a totally different way, through a wider lens. In this discussion, Brandt tells us why meditation is a useful tool to help us reduce feelings of stress and anxiety in our everyday life by changing the way we react to experiences that happen to us. Brandt also covers how much we should meditate and how long it tends to take for people to see the benefits of their meditation practice. We'd love to know how you found this episode! Share your experiences as a teacher with us in the comments or over on our Instagram or Facebook page (linked below)! Our meditation program offers a direct pathway to help you implement a regular meditation practice to find more tranquillity and expanded states awareness in your everyday life with the guidance of Brandt as your teacher. To learn more and to start your free 30-day trial, click here: https://bit.ly/3yllE71 Om Shanthi Questions covered: Would it be useful to meditate if you are experiencing the effects of anxiety? Does that mean you are becoming less anxious or you feel different about your anxiety? How long does it take to retrain the mind? How often and how long do I need to meditate to see the benefits? Do I have to meditate for a long time to feel the benefits? 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 weight loss 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. Join us! 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

Brandt Passalacqua is the creator of Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy. 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. Brandt has maintained a private practice since 2002 integrating yoga therapy in the tradition of Krishnamacharya and Structural Yoga Therapy, Medical Massage, a variety of meditation lineages, and plain-old common sense to help people realize their goals. He works with individuals suffering from a wide variety of diseases including obesity, eating disorders, acute and chronic physical complaints, trauma, chronic and mental conditions. He also serves as a meditation teacher with an emphasis on finding the most efficient practice/s for an individual's evolution. Brandt shares what he knows through training programs in Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy, Being at Peace with Food, and the Breathing Deeply Meditation Sangha. He lives in Western Massachusetts with his wife and two children.

Welcome to episode 15 of the Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy & Meditation podcast This episode has been taken from a live Q&A session with Brandt and his yoga therapy students. In this Q&A Brandt covers a range of topics including practices for someone recovering from COVID, the difference between the energies in the left and right nostrils in alternate nostril breathing and breathing exercises that people can do at work when dealing with stress. This Q&A also includes a discussion on marma points from Ayurveda and how they relate to acupressure points found in Chinese medicine as well as the length & complexity of yoga therapy sequences vs regular yoga class sequences and Brandt's take on working towards a ‘peak pose' during a yoga class. We'd love to know how you found this episode! Share your experiences as a teacher with us in the comments or over on our Instagram or Facebook page (linked below)! Om Shanthi Questions covered: What practices can I give someone recovering from covid? How does alternate nostril breathing affect the left & right energetic channels? Which pranayama exercises are good for dealing with stress at work? What is the difference between marma points and acupressure points? How long should my yoga therapy sequences be? What is the issue with classes focused on a peak pose? 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 weight loss 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. Join us! 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

This week on Balance Your Life Podcast I am joined by Brandt Passalacqua. Brandt is the creator of Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy. 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. Brandt has maintained a private practice since 2002 integrating yoga therapy in the tradition of Krishnamacharya and Structural Yoga Therapy, medical massage, a variety of meditation lineages, and plain-old common sense to help people realize their goals. He works with individuals suffering from a wide variety of diseases including obesity, eating disorders, acute and chronic physical complaints, trauma, chronic and mental conditions. He also serves a meditation teacher with an emphasis on fining the most efficient practice for an individual's evolution. On this episode we talk about his journey starting yoga with yoga nidra and living with a life-threatening auto immune disease, how to use yoga to lose weight, and personalizing practices to help people get to their end goals. We also discuss tangible exercises you can implement into your life today to make a difference and start to change your life, and so much more! Spread the love by sharing this podcast with your friends and family! Don't forget to subscribe to the channel so you never miss an episode, and I would love if you took a moment to rate and review the show! ------------------------------------- Connect with Meghan: Instagram| TikTok| YouTube| Website Connect with the show: Instagram To Email the Show: podcast@balancebymeghan.com Connect with Brandt: Website| YouTube| Instagram -------------------------------- Energybits is giving all Balance Your Life podcast listeners 20% off when you use code MEGHAN at checkout on any of their products online. Click here to get your bag of pure algae, a sustainable whole food crop that supports your body and immune system -------------------------------- This episode is brought to you by Natures Remedy CBD. This CBD is 3rd party lab tested, vegan, organic, cruelty free, non-gmo, solvent free, and made in small batches in Canada. Email me today info@balancebymeghan.comto find a product that suits your needs today.

About Brandt Passalacqua: Brandt Passalacqua is the creator of Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy. 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.Brandt has maintained a private practice since 2002 integrating yoga therapy in the tradition of Krishnamacharya and Structural Yoga Therapy, Medical Massage, a variety of meditation lineages, and plain-old common sense to help people realize their goals. He works with individuals suffering from a wide variety of disease including obesity, eating disorders, acute and chronic physical complaints, trauma, chronic and mental conditions. He also serves as a meditation teacher with an emphasis on finding the most efficient practice/s for an individual's evolution.Brandt shares what he knows through training programs in Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy, Peaceful Weight Loss™ through Yoga, and the Breathing Deeply Meditation Sangha. He lives in Western Massachusetts with his wife and two children.In this episode, Adam and Brandt discuss:Meditation, Breathwork and Yoga as a path to healingPreparing yourself for change Different types of modern yogaKey Takeaways:Meditation, Breathwork and Yoga can be a path for healing for those who suffer from chronic stress, mental health problems, and even obesity. Most of the work in terms of weight-loss is psychological, almost everyone knows they need to change their diet, but not many are able to be in a position to actualize what they want to do. Recognize that there's a problem you have to serve and have an open mind to accept new ideasThere is no one-size-fits-all yoga “prescription” - it's important to find an expert that will be able to point you in the right direction based on what your need is. "Understand that you are suffering and that there's a problem... and be willing to put some effort into it." —  Brandt PassalacquaConnect with Brandt Passalacqua: Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/breathingdeeply/Website:  https://breathingdeeply.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFZKaTim6Cfms703582MTeAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/breathingdeeplyyoga/ Connect With Adam Weber:Website: https://meditationnotmedicine.com/about/Email: adam@meditationnotmedicine.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/easytomeditate Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meditationnotmedicine/  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPnbji9rDrCfxhY0W8sHL9ABook: Meditation Not Medicine Show notes by Podcastologist: Justine Talla.Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.

Welcome to episode 13 of the Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy & Meditation podcast! This episode has been taken from a live Q&A session with Brandt and students inside the Breathing Deeply Meditation Program. In this episode, Brandt covers two students' questions which address the topics of why we dream about the past more after we start meditating and whether following our desires is beneficial for our evolution. Sometimes when we have an active dream time we can wake up feeling like we haven't really slept. In our dreams, we may also have recurring themes of things that happened in our past that keep coming up which we have already moved on from. Brandt explains why this happens within our conscious and unconscious minds. When it comes to desires, there are many different yogic paths that have rules about what you can and can't do with your desires. Brandt explains why this is unrealistic as our root desires, such as connection, will continue to manifest in many different ways. Brandt shares how we can follow our desires in a conscious way that is beneficial to all. We'd love to know how you found this episode! Share your experiences as a teacher with us in the comments or over on our Instagram or Facebook page (linked below)! Weekly live Q&As with Brandt are included inside our meditation program. To learn more and to start your free 30 day trial, click here: https://bit.ly/3yllE71 Om Shanthi Questions covered: Why do we dream about the past a lot when we start a meditation practice? Can following my desires be beneficial to my personal evolution? 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 weight loss 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. Join us! 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 6 Week Free Course - Radically Balanced Yogi: https://bit.ly/2WX1HGc

Welcome to episode 12 of the Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy & Meditation podcast This episode has been taken from a live Q&A session with Brandt and his yoga therapy students. As we start working as yoga therapists, one of the best things that can happen is when the practices we offer to our clients are effective. But how should we go about giving more practices to clients who are seeing great results? In this Q&A Brandt covers this question plus so much more. Brandt discusses applying the principles of yoga therapy to yourself as you are training and also how we look at the doshas and yoga practices through the different stages of life. Brandt also shares his personal advice on how to build relationships and trust with new yoga therapy clients, We'd love to know how you found this episode! Share your experiences as a teacher with us in the comments or over on our Instagram or Facebook page (linked below)! Om Shanthi Timestamps: 00:36 - When should I give clients more practices for their toolbox? 05:05 - Is it important to use yoga therapy on yourself as a yoga therapy student? 07:15 - How do we change how we apply doshas in yoga therapy as people age? 14:04 - How can we earn the trust of our clients as yoga therapists? 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 weight loss 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. Join us! 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 6 Week Free Course - Radically Balanced Yogi: https://bit.ly/2WX1HGc

Welcome to episode 11 of the Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy & Meditation Podcast. In this episode, Breathing Deeply Founder, Brandt Passalacqua offers foundational information to help us understand the koshas, which are the 5 aspects of the self, and the doshas, which are the 3 elemental energies that we are constituted from. Learn about the koshas and the doshas and discover why it is so important for each of us to determine which of these are imbalanced within us and how to bring them back into balance through the practices that the yoga tradition offers us. This clip was taken from the introductory video to prepare students for our free 6-week course, The Radically Balanced Yogi. To dig deeper into the koshas & doshas and learn which koshas and doshas may be out of balance for you, along with practices to bring them back into harmony, sign up for our free 6-week course, The Radically Balanced Yogi. Each week we cover a different kosha & offer practices to help you tailor a personal yoga practice for yourself and find radical balance on every layer of your being. Sign up for free here: https://bit.ly/2WX1HGc Om Shanthi This episode covers: What the five different koshas are Why it is important to balance each kosha What the three doshas are Signs each dosha is in balance & out of balance Balancing the doshas within each kosha 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 weight loss 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. Join us! 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 6 Week Free Course - Radically Balanced Yogi: https://bit.ly/2WX1HGc

Brandt Passalacqua, creator of Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy, talks with J about yoga therapy and subtle aspects of yoga. They discuss being a musician in NYC in the early 90's, Brandt's near death experience and the role yoga played in his miraculous recovery, his time at Sivananda and studying with Mukunda Stiles, when teachers fulfill their roles and students move on, comparing yoga and yoga therapy, issues of institutionalization, the role of intuition, and the spirit of coming together in the name of balance and health.   To subscribe and support the show… GET PREMIUM.   Check out J's other podcast… J. BROWN YOGA THOUGHTS.  

Welcome back to episode 9 of the Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy & Meditation podcast This episode has been taken from a live Q&A session with Brandt and his yoga therapy students. During this episode, Brandt talks about his background with yoga and yoga therapy and how he got to be where he is today. He also helps one of his students with a client who is suffering from insomnia and PTSD who are reluctant to do the practices during their session and would rather talk it out. Brandt also gives his advice on what muscle tics are and how to approach a client who suffers from them. We hope you enjoy this episode! Let us know in the comments or send us a message on Instagram or Facebook any key takeaways that you have. Om Shanthi Questions covered: How did you get to where you are today with Breathing Deeply? How can I help a client suffering from insomnia & PTSD to do yoga therapy practices during sessions? How can I approach a client with uncontrollable muscle tics? 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 weight loss 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. Join us! 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 6 Week Free Course - Radically Balanced Yogi: https://bit.ly/2WX1HGc

Welcome to episode 8 of the Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy & Meditation podcast! In this episode, Breathing Deeply founder Brandt Passalacqua discusses the importance of cultivating softness and openness as part of our meditation practice. Softening and opening allow us to move through our emotional states, even very tough ones, quickly and more effortlessly. With practice, we being to be able to soften into all of it more easily. Every moment, every breath, and every thought is an opportunity for up to be more open, to soften, and to surrender. Brandt also discusses why we may feel resistance to this practice of opening and softening to all of our experiences and emotional states which is resistance to change. By softening and opening to all emotional states, we are doing something different which will change us, perhaps it will radically change us! This is of course the very reason we practice, we don't meditate to stay the same, but as humans, we inherently want to control the way that change looks. This episode will inspire you to invite more openness and surrender into whatever you are experiencing in life as part of your practice to help you move through whatever life throws your way. Topics Covered: The act of softening Our root desire Attachment Resistance to uncomfortable thoughts and feelings Dealing with difficult emotional states by softening Resistance to change 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 weight loss 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. Join us! 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 6 Week Free Course - Radically Balanced Yogi: https://bit.ly/2WX1HGc

Welcome back to episode 7 of the Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy & Meditation podcast This episode has been taken from a live Q&A session with Brandt and his yoga therapy students. In this eye-opening Q&A Brandt answers students' questions regarding the doshas and koshas with children, conditioning children, working with people who have just finished chemotherapy, and also how you can help people struggling with survivors guilt from a yogic perspective. Brandt covers ancestral karma, the doshas, and koshas versus chakras, how to help people recovering from cancer, the importance of surrendering to the universe as part of your practice, and how practices can enhance our capacity to be with difficult states. We hope you enjoy this episode! Let us know in the comments or send us a message on Instagram or Facebook any key takeaways that you have. Om Shanthi Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 00:35 - How are dosha and koshas developed in children versus chakras? 07:05 - Are doshas conditioned in children by their parents? 10:29 - Are cancer patients who have just finished chemotherapy good candidates for yoga therapy 14:23 - How can I help people who are struggling with survivor's guilt? Extra Links & Resources: Brandts metta meditation on Insight Timer: https://insighttimer.com/brandtpassalacqua/guided-meditations/metta-meditation-30 Our advanced IAYT program: https://bit.ly/37kQTTB 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 weight loss 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. Join us! 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 6 Week Free Course - Radically Balanced Yogi: https://bit.ly/2WX1HGc

Welcome to episode 6 of The Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy and meditation podcast. Is pigeon pose always grounding? Is cobra pose always good for digestion? No, not necessarily! Listen in to this quick episode as Brandt Passalacqua, founder of Breathing Deeply, tells us why YOUR yoga manuals are not useful if they don't include variation, intention and assessment when thinking about the effects of yoga asana. 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 weight loss 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. Join us! 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

Welcome to episode 5 of The Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy and meditation podcast. This episode has been taken from a live Q&A session with Brandt and his yoga therapy students. One of the biggest challenges that new yoga teachers and therapists face is how to properly sequence warm-ups and classes that are safe, effective, and tailored to their students' needs. In this episode, Brandt helps demystify these questions for his yoga therapy students. Brandt covers how to sequence different aspects and styles of practice, guiding students to stretch safely, whether or not teachers should always follow prescribed rules and formats and also the importance of keeping it simple as a yoga therapist. Timestamps: 00:35 - How important is it to format a yoga therapy sequence with moving, breathing, strengthening & stretching in a prescribed order? 02:18 - Should yin-style stretches come before standing and vinyasa-style sequences as a rule? 05:32 - Keeping yoga therapy practices & warm-ups simple 08:07 - How can I guide clients to do static stretches safely & effectively? 11:20 - Should we do joint warm-ups in a prescribed order? 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 weight loss 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. Join us! 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

Welcome to episode 4 of The Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy and meditation podcast. This episode has been taken from a live Q&A session with Brandt and his yoga therapy students. If our clients don't implement the practices we give them as yoga therapists into their daily lives, the tools we provide simply won't work. As yoga therapists, it can be a challenge to help our clients change their habits and stick to the practices offered to them. In this episode Brandt discusses this issue with his students, offering them advice on how to approach clients who are non-compliant and how we can help people to trust themselves to actually make changes and see results. Brandt also discusses taking baby steps and whether or not we can use practices for the manomaya kosha to help clients shift. Timestamps: 00:34 - How do you approach clients who aren't doing the practices you offer them? 06:54 - How do I deal with non-compliance as a yoga therapist? 10:40 - How can I help people trust themselves to be able to change their habits? 13:36 - Motivating people to regularly incorporate yoga into their lives by taking baby steps 15:56 - Can we use practices for the manomaya kosha to help clients shift their state of mind? 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 weight loss 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. Join us! 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

​​Welcome to episode 2 of the Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy and Meditation Podcast! At Breathing Deeply we offer Yoga Therapy Foundations and IAYT Advanced teacher training programs. Inside these programs, we have weekly Q&A sessions with students and Breathing Deeply founder & lead teacher. Brandt Passalacqua. This episode has been taken from a live Q&A session with Brandt and his yoga therapy students. Brandt covers a number of questions, including tips for mastering pranayama, Yoga Nidra, dealing with serious health conditions, and more. Brandt offers practical advice, tips, and valuable information about yoga therapy and practicing as a yoga therapist. This episode covers: 0:00 - Intro 0:34 - Do you have tips for breathing exercises with extended exhales? 05:15 - Why don't we use visualizations when learning Yoga Nidra for yoga therapy (versus iRest Yoga Nidra)? 11:05 - Should I give my clients a variety of yoga therapy practices? - 11.28 13:15 - How to work with clients struggling with serious health conditions such as Lupus - 13.29 16:13 - Why people struggle to have faith that yoga therapy is effective 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 weight loss 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. Join us! 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