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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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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
Transcribe →Yoga Therapy Certification- What Actually Matters
Apr 800:08:49Tap to summarizeThis episode explains the difference between yoga therapy credentials and clinical competence, including what actually makes an effective yoga therapist, how to evaluate certification programs, and the clinical framework that determines real outcomes with real clients. Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction 01:19 - About Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy School 02:10 - The different levels of credentials at Breathing Deeply 02:33 - Credentials vs. clinical competence 03:33 - The real work of yoga therapy: 3 core abilities of an effective yoga therapist 05:04 - The BDYT Clinical Method: What makes students the most confident yoga therapists 06:10 - What our students say about their confidence to apply their training 07:16 - How to evaluate which yoga therapy certification to 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 →How to Become a Yoga Therapist (Complete Career Guide)
Apr 700:08:11Tap to summarizeThis episode explains how to become a certified yoga therapist in the United States and Canada, including what yoga therapy training requires, what IAYT certification means, and what a professional yoga therapy career realistically looks like. Pathway Assessment: https://breathingdeeply.net/quiz?utm_source=youtube BDYT Clinical Method: https://breathingdeeply.net/home--breathing-deeply-yoga-therapy/?utm_source=youtube Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:18 - What is a yoga therapist? 01:48 - Yoga therapy certifications 02:37 - The Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy Clinical Method 05:33 - What does a yoga therapist's career look like? 06:11 - Is yoga therapy the right career path for you? 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 Yoga Therapy Helps Children with Anxiety: Tools for Self-Regulation with Meg Vyas
Mar 1700:15:15Tap to summarizeThis episode explores how yoga therapy supports children aged 8–12 with anxiety and self-regulation, including the specific practices, and the effective approach behind Meg Vyas’s course on the Breathing Deeply Wellness platform. In this conversation with certified yoga therapist Meg Voss, who has worked with children for 17 years, you'll discover: • Why ages 8–12 is a critical window for learning self-regulation skills • How yoga therapy differs from exercise for anxiety in children • The four pillars of how Meg helps kids self-regulate • A real case study: a 5-year-old in a paediatric ICU who shifted from distress to calm in one session Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 00:28 - Introducing Meg and her work as a yoga therapist 01:16 - What it's like working with children between the ages of 8-12 02:58 - The epidemic of childhood anxiety and how yoga can help 04:40 - The difference between yoga and exercise for self-regulation 06:12 - Meg's course: 4 ways to regulate children with yoga therapy 09:07 - Meg's story working with a child in ICU, how applying yoga therapy practices helped him ease anxiety in just 40 minutes 12:34 - The incredible knowledge Meg has after working with children for 17 years ——— 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 Transgender Embodiment: Finding Safety in Your Body
Mar 400:12:11Tap to summarizeThis episode explores how yoga therapy supports transgender and gender diverse people through embodiment, body awareness, and nervous system regulation. Learn about C-IAYT Yoga Therapist & Breathing Deeply Gradutate, Maeka Wright’s, new course on transgender embodiment, available on the Breathing Deeply Wellness platform. In this conversation you'll discover: * Why gender diverse people often feel unsafe or unseen in mainstream yoga spaces * How interoception (awareness from inside the body) can support gender dysphoria * How this course creates a safe, community-led space for gender diverse people to explore practice at their own pace * Why embodiment work can be the missing piece even after transition Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 00:28 - About Maeka's course on Transgender Embodiment 01:55 - The difference between this yoga therapy course and going to a yoga class 02:58 - How yoga therapy creates a safe space for all kinds of people 05:33 - Finding connection in the body through interoception and awareness 09:00 - The missing piece of transgender embodiment ——— 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 Osteoporosis with Marta Shedletsky: Strengthen Bones Naturally
Feb 2000:15:05Tap to summarize🔹Join the Breathing Deeply Wellness Program to access Marta’s Yoga Therapy Course for Osteoporosis: https://breathingdeeply.com/wellness In this conversation, Breathing Deeply founder, Brandt Passalcqua, sits down with Marta Shedletsky to talk about the proven benefits of yoga therapy for Osteoporosis. Discover: ➡️ The research done on yoga for Osteoporosis ➡️ How a specific type of yoga practice can stop, prevent or reverse Osteoporosis. ➡️ Dietary and lifestyle changes that can help prevent Osteoporosis ➡️ Why going to a regular yoga class is not the answer. Many people have Osteoporosis unknowingly, until something happens. It is important to know that you can do something about it and yoga therapy for Osteoporosis is a proven way for all ages and all physical abilities to get support for their bone density! Marta Shedletsky is a CIAYT yoga therapist specializing in osteoporosis and bone health. She created a comprehensive self-paced course for Breathing Deeply's wellness platform. Connect with Marta: Website: https://www.mushikawellness.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mushikawellness/ Timestamps Podcast 00:00 - Intro 00:28 - Introducing Marta and how she got interested in working with Osteoporosis 02:58 - The disadvantages of regular yoga classes for Osteoporosis 04:11 - The proven way to strengthen bones with yoga 06:33 - Yoga therapy course for Osteoporosis 10:37 - Marta's dietary recommendations for Osteoporosis 12:42 - The other bonus health benefits of doing yoga therapy for Osteoporosis 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
Transcribe →Yoga Therapy for Pelvic Floor Dysfunction with Maeka Wright | Beyond Kegels & PT
Feb 300:13:58Tap to summarize🤍 Yoga therapy for the Pelvic Floor online course waitlist: https://breathingdeeply.com/wellness/ Discover how yoga therapy goes beyond traditional physical therapy by addressing the physical, emotional, and mental impacts of pelvic floor dysfunction through awareness-based practices. In this interview, you'll discover: ✅ How yoga therapy differs from physical therapy and traditional pelvic floor treatments ✅ Why awareness comes before strengthening for lasting pelvic floor healing ✅ The emotional and mental challenges of pelvic floor dysfunction that yoga therapy addresses ✅ How breath, posture, and core strength affect pelvic health as a connected system About Maeka Wright: Maeka Wright is a manual osteopath, PTA, and graduate of Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy Program specializing in pelvic floor dysfunction. Connect with Maaka: Website: https://mwrightyoga.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mwrightyoga 00:00 - Intro 00:28 - Introducing Maeka and pelvic floor yoga therapy 01:28 - Yoga Therapy's approach to pelvic floor dysfunction 04:40 - The limitations of traditional pelvic floor therapy 06:11 - Yoga therapy practices for the pelvic floor are easy but they work 07:15 - Physical therapy approach vs yoga therapy approach to pelvic floor health 09:34 - Yoga therapy's whole-body approach to the pelvic floor 11:01 - How an 86-year-old regained her pelvic floor health with Maeka 12:18 - Your pelvic floor problems are solvable
Transcribe →Yoga Therapy for Grief and Loss with Beth Christiano | Tools for Emotional Healing
Jan 2900:21:37Tap to summarize🤍 Yoga therapy for Grief & Loss online course waitlist: https://breathingdeeply.com/wellness/ Yoga therapy addresses grief and loss from a whole-person approach, which conventional therapy often misses. In this video, clinical psychologist and yoga therapist Beth Christiano explains what grief is and how the grieving process affects your entire system: physical body, energy levels, thought patterns, and emotional well-being. Watch this episode to learn about how yoga practices, along with psychological suppor,t can help you move through the grief process and heal. About Beth Christiano: Beth Christiano, clinical psychologist and yoga therapist from Clarity Psychotherapy and Yoga Therapy Beth graduated from Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy School and now integrates her clinical psychology expertise with therapeutic yoga approaches. Website: https://www.claritypgh.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beth-christiano-585325288/ 0:28 - Integrating yoga therapy & clinical psychology for grief 1:33 - Beth's mental health journey: What brought Beth to work with grief and loss 3:43 - Brandt's journey with his own grief & loss and yoga therapy 4:34 - The lack of discussion around grief & loss and it's multifaceted nature 6:20 - How to define grief & loss 8:15 - How the grief process affects our entire system 11:57 - Beth's story of working with someone suffering anticipatory loss 15:49 - What happens in a yoga therapy for loss workshop 17:32 - Yoga Therapy for Grief and Loss Online Course Important links: Instagram: https://bit.ly/3xnBaxz Website: https://bit.ly/37tGSnr Insight Timer: https://bit.ly/3ifkrs2 Facebook: https://bit.ly/3xlSCmh Blog: https://bit.ly/3rMo77T Yoga Therapy Programs: https://bit.ly/40Tyxmc 200 Hour ‘Fast Track’ Therapeutic Teacher Teaching: https://bit.ly/3QU5sEt Join our FREE Meditation Community: https://bit.ly/3jbO6lo 6 Week Free Course - Radically Balanced Yogi: https://bit.ly/2WX1HGc
Transcribe →Fix that Fatigue with Yoga Therapy | Jen’s Recovery with Yoga Nidra
Dec 500:09:47Tap to summarizeYoga therapy offers effective relief for chronic fatigue syndrome through evidence-based nervous system regulation techniques. Learn how Jen recovered from debilitating post-COVID fatigue using yoga nidra and therapeutic practices from the Breathing Deeply yoga therapy protocols. In this episode: ✓ How yoga therapy addresses the cause chronic fatigue ✓ Client case study: Recovery from post-COVID exhaustion ✓ The yoga nidra protocol that restored energy and function 🔹 Work with a Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapist: breathingdeeply.com/work-with-a-yoga-therapist 🔹Become a yoga therapist! IAYT Accredited Training: breathingdeeply.com/yoga-therapy 🔹Try one of our yoga nidra meditations: https://youtu.be/dD23KRbdWX4 00:00 - Intro 00:28 Introduction & stats on chronic fatigue 01:08 Brandt’s story with chronic fatigue 01:22 The power of yoga practices for chronic fatigue 01:38 How yoga practices influence the nervous system 02:20 Interview with Jen, her chronic fatigue story 02:47 Jen’s Post COVID symptoms & total exhaustion 03:32 Jen’s transformational journey with yoga nidra 06:13 Jen’s health and recovery timeline now yogatherapy #chronicfatigue #yoganidra
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