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Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy & Meditation
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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.
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Yoga Therapy Restored Severe Balance Issues: A Real Client Case Study
1w ago00:10:02Tap to summarizeThis epsiode explains how yoga therapy approaches balance dysfunction and neurological symptoms through a real client case study, including the specific practices used, how quickly results appeared, and what made this approach different from everything Bill had already tried. In this conversation, Breathing Deeply founder Brandt Passalacqua speaks with Sophie, a certified yoga therapist and Breathing Deeply graduate, and her client Bill, who had been experiencing severe balance dysfunction for several months and restored his balance completely within two months using a 15-minute daily yoga therapy practice. 🔗 Work with a Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapist: https://breathingdeeply.com/work-with-a-yoga-therapist/ 🔗 Join the Breathing Deeply Wellness Program: https://breathingdeeply.com/wellness ______ 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
Transcribe →When Physical Therapy Isn't Enough: What Yoga Therapy Does Differently
3w ago00:09:05Tap to summarizeThis episode explains the difference between yoga therapy and physical therapy, including what each does exceptionally well, where they overlap, when to choose one over the other, and why some of the best healing outcomes happen when both approaches work together. 🔗 Learn more about becoming a yoga therapist: https://breathingdeeply.net/home--breathing-deeply-yoga-therapy/?utm_source=youtube Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction 00:42 - The similarities and differences between yoga therapy and physical therapy 03:27 - When you should see a physical therapist vs when to see a yoga therapist 05:23 - Combining yoga therapy and physical therapy: An example 06:15 - Clinical maturity for yoga therapists 06:50 - How you can use yoga therapy to complement your physical therapy career 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
Transcribe →What Actually Happens in a Yoga Therapy Session- Complete Walkthrough
3w ago00:11:51Tap to summarizeThis episode explains what actually happens inside a yoga therapy session, including the intake process, how assessment works, how a practice is built for an individual, why yoga therapy is fundamentally different from private yoga, restorative yoga, or modified group classes and the type of training that is required. 🔗 Learn more about becoming a yoga therapist: https://breathingdeeply.net/home--breathing-deeply-yoga-therapy/?utm_source=youtube 🔗 Work with a Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapist: https://breathingdeeply.com/work-with-a-yoga-therapist/ Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction 01:12 - What people think yoga therapy is vs what it really is 01:52 - What actually happens inside yoga therapy sessions 05:29 - How yoga therapy differs from the western medical system 06:08 - An example of how we work with back pain 06:53 - An example of how we work with more complex cases like autoimmune disease 08:59 - Why where someone is trained for yoga therapy really matters 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
Transcribe →Yoga Therapy for POTS: From Bed Ridden to Boarding Passes
4w ago00:12:51Tap to summarizeIn this conversation, Breathing Deeply Founder and Lead Teacher Brandt Passalacqua speaks with Jen Herndon, C-IAYT and Breathing Deeply Advanced Program graduate, about a client navigating multiple complex diagnoses including POTS, fibromyalgia, Hashimoto's disease, IBS, and EDS. Jen shares how she approached assessment and therapeutic design for someone with multiple autoimmune conditions that are debilitating and notoriously difficult to treat. Jen traces the progress her client made across 15 months of consistent yoga therapy work. 🔗Find Jen on Breathing Deeply Wellness: www.breathingdeeply.com/wellness 🔗Interest in becoming a yoga therapist like Jen? Watch this free training video: https://breathingdeeply.net/home--breathing-deeply-yoga-therapy/?utm_source=youtube Timestamps 00:00 - Introduction 00:47 - About Jen's POTS client 02:35 - Yoga therapy practices that Jen prescribed for POTS 07:01 - What results she received from yoga therapy and how long it took 08:47 - The reality of how difficult POTS is to have and treat 09:55 - How Jen feels after seeing her client come so far with this diagnosis 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
Transcribe →Yoga Nidra for Trauma & PTSD- Shocking Results from Lying Down
Apr 2100:15:05Tap to summarizeIn this conversation, Breathing Deeply founder Brandt Passalacqua speaks with Melissa Russell, C-IAYT and Breathing Deeply graduate, about her yoga nidra for trauma. This episode explains how yoga nidra supports trauma recovery and PTSD, including what the practice actually involves, why it works on a neurological level, what the research shows, and what results people can realistically expect. 🔗Join us on Breathing Deeply Wellness: https://breathingdeeply.com/wellness Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction 00:57 - What is yoga nidra? 02:29 - Yoga nidra vs meditation 03:50 - How yoga nidra helps with trauma 05:54 - The profound effects of breath awareness and trauma recovery 07:04 - Research done on yoga nidra 08:20 - The results Breathing Deeply has seen with yoga nidra for trauma 09:23 - Yoga nidra for trauma techniques 12:20 - Results you can expect from doing yoga nidra for trauma 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
Transcribe →Inside Yoga Therapy Training: Clinical Practice Roadmap
Apr 2000:10:10Tap to summarizeThis video explains what yoga therapy training actually looks like from the inside, including how students develop real clinical skill, what the supervised practicum involves, and why the structure of clinical training matters more than hours or curriculum lists alone. 🔗 The BDYT Method: https://breathingdeeply.net/home--breathing-deeply-yoga-therapy/?utm_source=youtube Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction 01:27 - The Clinical Training Experience 02:25 - How different programs vary 03:37 - How guided case studies work 04:27 - Ongoing mentorship and supervision 05:18 - What happens inside the advanced practicum 06:23 - The Breathing Deeply Clinical Method 07:47 - Our students' outcomes with their practicum case studies 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
Transcribe →The Yoga Therapy Method That Cut Anxiety by 90%
Apr 1600:05:55Tap to summarizeThis episode explains how yoga therapy treats anxiety, including the specific methods used, why they work on a physiological level, and how a structured yoga therapy practice produced a 90% reduction in anxiety symptoms in one client with a 20-year anxiety history. 🔗Join us on Breathing Deeply Wellness: https://breathingdeeply.com/wellness Timestamps Pod 00:00 - Introduction 00:39 - Anxiety is the most common mental health condition in the world 01:03 - Beneficial effects of yoga therapy for anxiety 01:49 - The Breathing Deeply methods for anxiety 02:15 - Yoga classes vs yoga therapy for anxiety 03:04 - Client success story 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
Transcribe →Is Yoga Therapy Certification Worth It? Honest Answer
Apr 1500:10:41Tap to summarizeThis episode gives an honest answer to one of the most common questions prospective students ask: “is yoga therapy certification actually worth it?”, including who it is and isn't right for, what it realistically prepares you to do, and what determines whether the investment pays off. 🔗Free training video: https://breathingdeeply.net/home--breathing-deeply-yoga-therapy/ Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction 01:03 - The most important questions to explore 01:49 - Yoga therapy training isn't the right path for everyone 03:13 - What the career pathways are for yoga therapists 04:41 - The real value of yoga therapy training 05:09 - The Breathing Deeply Clinical Method 06:41 - Guided practicum mentorship at Breathing Deeply 09:08 - The different levels of yoga therapy training 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
Transcribe →How to Choose the Right Yoga Therapy Training Program
Apr 1400:11:24Tap to summarizeThis episode explains how to evaluate yoga therapy training programs, including the different educational models used across the field, what supervised clinical practice actually looks like, and how the Breathing Deeply clinical method develops real therapeutic competence. 🔗Free training video: https://breathingdeeply.net/home--breathing-deeply-yoga-therapy/?utm_source=youtube Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction 01:13 - The most important elements of training programs that do vary 02:03 - How to compare different yoga therapy trainings: 3 different learning models 04:47 - The clinical method: the approach at Breathing Deeply 05:40 - Breathing Deeply's practicum supervision: The Breathing Deeply difference 07:32 - The results our students have achieved in their practicum case studies 08:12 - The various yoga therapy training pathways you can take 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
Transcribe →Yoga Therapy for Chronic Back Pain with C-IAYT, SarahLyn McConahay
Apr 900:08:00Tap to summarizeThis episode explains how yoga therapy approaches chronic low back pain, including the assessment process, the practices prescribed, and the real client results achieved over nine months of one-on-one work. In this case study, Breathing Deeply founder Brandt Passalacqua speaks with SarahLyn McConaughey, C-IAYT and Breathing Deeply Advanced Program graduate, about a client who lived with debilitating low back pain for over 10 years. Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction 00:52 - About SarahLyn's client with chronic back pain 01:41 - The yoga therapy assessment process for chronic back pain 02:27 - The practices that were prescribed for lower back pain 04:07 - Breathing and mindfulness elements used to heal chronic back pain 05:12 - The results SarahLyn's client received for her back pain 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
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