I am a healer, been one all my life. Owner of Om Shanti Healing ( OSH) since 2008 where I help heal others by way of massage therapy ,chronic pain relief, energy healing, spiritual life coaching and more. I am also a public a speaker and author. This podcast is for those that need healing too. We will talk on high vibrational ways of thinking, feeling, self healing and connecting to higher sources of divine guidance and love. We will talk on physical pain and the emotional components to your ...
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Welcome to Embodied Living Yoga, with Shannon Elliott. Shannon is a yoga instructor and owner of Onyx Yoga Studio. Her gift to others is to pass on the teachings from those who have done the same for her. Enjoy the briefer dharma talks from live yoga classes and the longer podcasts on topics ranging from breath, to the ancient texts, to Ayurveda, and many things in between. She has the ability to make students feel as if she is speaking directly to them, take a listen! These discussions are ...
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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, teache ...
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6 Basic Principles of How to Cue & Sequence a Yoga Class
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12:26📣 NEW YOGA TEACHERS (or want to be new teachers) - this is for you!Learn about the fundamentals of how to cue and sequence a yoga class. Learn from Brandt, who has decades of experience teaching yoga in a group setting, to clients in 1:1 private yoga therapy classes and training other teachers (like you!).In this video, Brandt covers:💙 the 6 basic …
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E 23 - Tamara and I talk on dating after divorce
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56:58Divorce changes you, it just does. Whether it changes you for the better is up to you. After years of pain, divorce allows for healing, growth and evolution into a better version of yourself. For us it was a re birthing, a new beginning, an opportunity. Hear our stories and how grew from the darkness and you can too. Send us a text Support the show…
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How to Access Bliss Spontaneously with One Tantric Meditation Technique
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5:58In this talk learn about a specific tantric meditation technique to train our minds to experience bliss states more often.To try this meditation technique, sign up for our Meditation Community and watch the replay of the Bliss Before Wisdom meditation retreat - it’s free!https://breathingdeeply.com/courses/meditation/🙏🏼 Become a Meditation Teacher!…
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E 22- Tamara Reid of Your Rooted Truth talks with me on Divorce
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1:00:08Tamara and I have both been through the pains of divorce. We talk on our journey through divorce, and how the deeper work elevated our awareness of self. The darkness is important, feeling all that shows up is the most effective way to really heal. It's uncomfortable, it's scary to look at, but it changes you.... for the better. Send us a text Supp…
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E 21 - Melissa Barton with Doterra Essential Oils
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49:20Melissa has been an advocate for holistic health for most of her life. Her knowledge around the healing power of oils will inspire and educate you. We chat on women's hormones and the change of life as we get older. Oils have a strong effect on the senses in regard to stress and emotions. She shares the importance of a well balanced nutritional pla…
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E 20 - Tamara Reid owner of Your Rooted Truth
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59:17Tamara has a special gift for healing humans and animals. Her approach to healing peels back the layers of trauma and pain and gets you to the root cause to allow deep healing to occur. Tamara also has the gift of animal communication. We have fun chatting on dating and gives some advice for those out there looking for love. She reads my dog and gi…
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Yoga Therapy for Children with ADHD with Dan Greene, C-IAYT
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12:17Our next training starts soon! Apply to become a Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapist: https://bit.ly/40TyxmcJoin Brandt Passalacqua and Breathing Deeply Advanced Graduate and C-IAYT, Dan Greene for this conversation on the work Dan has done with an 8 year old girl with behavioral management issues including ADHD, anxiety and slow cognitive development.…
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E 19 - Rhiannon Seymone with Philosopher's Bodywork
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1:17:11Rhiannon Seymone is a gifted healer specializing in pelvic floor techniques for a wide variety of conditions. We talk on the importance of a healthy pelvic floor and why it is so vital to thriving and healing both the inner and out parts of your being. She shares some conditions by which pelvic floor work can be beneficial healing from physical tra…
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E 17 - Gina Michelle Owner of Malama Massage
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30:23Gina tells her story of becoming a healer and what inspired her unique approach to treating pre/post natal women and peri menopause. She also offers medical grade red light therapy and hydro therapy. Gina works in Larimer County check out here offerings at www.malamamandb.com Send us a text Support the show Subscribe and Support https://www.buzzspr…
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E 18 - Christabeth with Soulfully Nourishing
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1:26:44Christabeth has been in the healing arts for most of her adult life. In this podcast we chat on her love for Lomilomi massage and its benefits, we take a deep dive into the meaning of Akashic Records and how they help people heal. The triggers of stress and anxiety can be managed with the awareness of our past and past lives. The meaning behind our…
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E 16 Living with anxiety and the peace within the chaos of your mind
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25:22Anxiety sucks, we can have sever symptoms that debilitate us. here we talk a bit on anxiety and why it occurs. The symptoms of anxiety can real havoc on every aspect of our lives. Listen here for some helpful options to feels better. Send us a text Support the show Subscribe and Support https://www.buzzsprout.com/2378274/support↗️ BOOK - The Spirit…
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Proven Yoga Therapy Techniques For Depression + Full Sequence!
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13:17Our next Yoga Therapy class starts on the 11th of Feb 2025: https://bit.ly/40TyxmcLearn about a variety of yoga therapy techniques specifically for depression from the Breathing Deeply yoga therapy framework. Our framework has a proven track record for success with depression clients! Learn about the doshas, pranic practices, meditation practices a…
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E 15 -The third eye and crown chakra as it relates to physical and emotional pain
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33:40In this episode we dive deep into the world of chakras, energy healing, and spiritual well-being. We are going to explore two incredibly powerful chakras: the Third Eye Chakra and the Crown Chakra. These two energy centers are closely linked to our intuition, consciousness, and spiritual connection—and they also play a significant role in how we pr…
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Yoga Therapy For Depression- Stats, Symptoms & Strategies
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13:24Our next Yoga Therapy class starts on the 19th of November 2024: https://bit.ly/40TyxmcLearn about yoga therapy and depression from the Breathing Deeply yoga therapy framework. Brand discusses interesting stats around depression, Western medicine, and how we use the koshas and doshas to treat depression. Om Shanthi#yogatherapy #mentalhealth #depres…
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Healing Acute Trauma Through Yoga Therapy With Deb Selm, C - IAYT
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20:21Warning: This episode discusses topics relating to violence, substance use and mental health. Viewer discretion is advised. Apply to become a Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapist: https://bit.ly/40TyxmcHealing of our deepest traumas is possible with yoga therapy.Join Brandt Passalacqua and Breathing Deeply Advanced Graduate and C-IAYT, Deb Selm for this…
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E 14 - Meghan Beecher speaks on working at a Psychiatric hospital and her journey to healing work
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1:07:03Meghan is a local healer that has endured many obstacles to refine her gifts. She tells her story of working at the hospital where One flew over the cuckoo's nest was filmed. Her journey to becoming a healer is powerful example of resilience and seeing the light in all that challenges us. We chat on many topics of overcoming and the mindset require…
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Episode 13- Author, Speaker Odelia Elgarat tells her story of healing through the power of the written word.
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46:37Odelia was faced with shocking news at the young age of 12 that changed her life forever. She escaped into her writing and this lead to her healing work making a profound difference in so many lives. http://www.odeliaelgarat.com Book - https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/bookshelf Free Gift - www.freegiftfromodelia.com Send us a text Support the show Subs…
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Episode 12 - Guest speaker Rayah Hope shares her sensitive soul journey to becoming a healer.
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42:20Rayah is massage therapist and energy worker. She talks with me on her journey to becoming a healer and the reasons why tuning into your vibration is so important in order to release old wounds. Send us a text Support the show Subscribe and Support https://www.buzzsprout.com/2378274/support↗️ BOOK - The Spirited Life - A high vibrational guide to h…
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Yoga Therapy For Chronic Depression With Steve Bader, C - IAYT
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10:11Discover what is truly possible through yoga therapy!Apply to become a Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapist: https://bit.ly/40TyxmcJoin Brandt Passalacqua and Breathing Deeply Advanced Graduate Steve Bader for this conversation about how Steve’s client successfully started to ween herself off one of the medications for depression after a long battle wit…
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Episode 11 - How to spot an energy vampire and 10 ways to protect yourself
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46:57The energy vampire can suck your energy and wear you out. Learn traits of the energy vampire, how they make you feel and 10 ways to protect your energy. Send us a text Support the show Subscribe and Support https://www.buzzsprout.com/2378274/support↗️ BOOK - The Spirited Life - A high vibrational guide to healing https://www.amazon.com/s?k=the+spir…
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How Yoga Therapy Put Lupus Disease Into Remission With Steve Bader, C - IAYT
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17:04Discover what is truly possible through yoga therapy!Join Brandt Passalacqua and Breathing Deeply Advanced Graduate Steve Bader for this conversation about how Steve helped his client with Lupus go into remission. This is a remarkable case of the healing powers of yoga therapy and how we can take our health into our own hands!Lupus is an autoimmune…
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Episode 10 - Is manifesting hard for you? Here is why and how to get better at it.
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25:18We can create very cool events to happen in our lives when the energy is in the right place. In order for the energy to be right, we clear old messaging and create new messages. Learn more about the why you are having a hard time and a few mind openers to get the flow going better. Send us a text Support the show Subscribe and Support https://www.b…
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How A Meditation Practice Can Help Us Open To Challenging Emotions
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8:55Join our free meditation community: https://breathingdeeply.com/courses/meditation/Managing our emotions, is one of the main reasons people choose to meditate. And it is a very good reason indeed!Through a meditation practice, we can open to relax into challenging emotions and through this process we can obtain valuable insight into ourselves and t…
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Episode 09- Upper body pain as it relates to the Solar, Heart and Throat Chakras
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26:48The thoracic space to the throat holds self worth, confidence, speaking our needs and love. We hold emotions hear due to experiences and how we process them. Learn more on the why we have upper body pain and some tricks to flow better. Send us a text Support the show Subscribe and Support https://www.buzzsprout.com/2378274/support↗️ BOOK - The Spir…
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Episode 08 - To want and to yearn, how this affects your manifesto
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16:45to want or to yearn, that is the question. Learn more about the difference and how to create in a productive way. Send us a text Support the show Subscribe and Support https://www.buzzsprout.com/2378274/support↗️ BOOK - The Spirited Life - A high vibrational guide to healing https://www.amazon.com/s?k=the+spirited+life+jill+ufer&crid=1VE6LBI7RKLO8&…
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An Integrative Approach to Healing From A Car Accident With Yoga Therapy W Meena Ananth, C - IAYT
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10:56Yoga therapy heals ❤️🩹Today Brandt sits down with Breathing Deeply Advanced Program graduate and C-IAYT, Meena to talk about how yoga therapy helped one of her clients recover from a serious car accident. In this discussion, Meena shares how she helped her clients see significant results in recovery from her car accident in just 8 weeks. Not only …
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Episode 07 - Painful lower back, pelvis and legs as it relates to the Root and Sacral Chakras being imbalanced
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33:14The Root and Sacral energies holds a lot of emotion around survival and tribe. When we stuff our experiences in our vulnerable spot over and over through life, this leads to chronic pain and requires intentional release to heal. Learn 5 techniques that will allow you to unclench and drop the pain. Send us a text Support the show Subscribe and Suppo…
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Episode 06 - Masculine Energy vs Feminine Energy and tips for relationship connection
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21:21Although there is masculine and feminine energy in all of us, we tend to favor one over the other. Learn more traits and behaviors of both and check in with your dominant side. Send us a text Support the show Subscribe and Support https://www.buzzsprout.com/2378274/support↗️ BOOK - The Spirited Life - A high vibrational guide to healing https://www…
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Episode 05 - Ways life experiences affect your energy and how to stay high vibes
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26:01Experiences come to us as a vibration first. We react with an emotional and physical response. Learn 5 helpful awareness tools to better recognize how you feel when triggered by an external influence and how to shift your thinking to a more empowering energy. Send us a text Support the show Subscribe and Support https://www.buzzsprout.com/2378274/s…
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Menopause & The Medical System, Unexpected Symptoms And Yoga Therapy With Fiona Jalinoos
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25:54In this episode, Brandt sits down with Fiona Janiloos, C-IAYT therapist and Breathing Deeply graduate to talk about yoga therapy and menopause.Menopause will affect all women at some stage in their life and so this subject is very important! There isn’t a massive amount of research going into menopause in traditional medicine and so it is really ex…
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Episode - 04 Anxiety and ways to not fear the fear
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23:42We all feel anxiety from time to time. For some of us it is a struggle to have a good quality of life, while living with anxiety and panic attacks. In this podcast I tell one of my stories of debilitating anxiety and how I learned healthy ways to manage my triggers. Send us a text Support the show Subscribe and Support https://www.buzzsprout.com/23…
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Episode - 03 Balancing your energy to feel your pain
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35:21We all stuff our feelings but when you don't let your self heal from a trauma this pain evolves. It becomes part of you and the pain both emotional and/or physical manifest into something that can wreak havoc on your mind and body. Use this technique to drop into your pain to hear it's story. Grow out of this cycle of self sabotage by tuning in and…
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In this dharma talk, Brandt shares how we can use meditation to find clarity. Brandt discusses what clarity is and how through practice we can find a sense of lightness in our body and use this as a way to float towards these states of tranquility.Brandt also shares some tips and advice on how to prepare your body and mind to sit for extended perio…
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Episode - 02 The Chakra system and how it relates to your physical pain and emotions.
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33:43In this episode I will go over the Chakra system as it relates to chronic pain, emotional imbalances and spiritual disconnect. Send us a text Support the show Subscribe and Support https://www.buzzsprout.com/2378274/support↗️ BOOK - The Spirited Life - A high vibrational guide to healing https://www.amazon.com/s?k=the+spirited+life+jill+ufer&crid=1…
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Episode - 01 OSH - Spiritual Connection Intro
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17:30Welcome to my first podcast Om Shanti Healing (OSH) Spiritual Connection. I am a the owner of a healing business in Colorado. I have been a specialist in bodywork since 2008 and have helped 1000's of people get of pain both physical and emotional. My modalities include Neuro Muscular Therapy, Cupping, Energy Healing and Spiritual Life Coaching. I a…
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Yoga Therapy And Medication Resistant Depression With Christine Saari, C - IAYT
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11:05In this episode, our director and lead teacher, Brandt Passalcqua sits down with C-IAYT accredited yoga therapist and Advanced Program Graduate, Christine Saari to discuss her case study with medication resistant depression.Christine shares with us the different types of pranayama, asana and devotional practices prescribed to her client and the inc…
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How To Treat Anxiety Through The Koshas In Yoga Therapy
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18:15Anxiety is the most common complaint we work with as yoga therapists! Therefore, this area of mental health is crucial for us to understand and help our students and clients with.In this epsiode, Brand discusses anxiety and how it can arise in different ways through each of the 5 koshas. Learn about the two different types of anxiety people experie…
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Yoga Therapy For Crohn’s Disease With Sara Merrick - Albano, C - IATY
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10:34In this episode, our director and lead teacher, Brandt Passalcqua sits down with C-IAYT accredited yoga therapist and Advanced Program Graduate, Sara Merrick-Albano to discuss her work with a client with Crohn’s Disease as a yoga therapist.Learn what practices were prescribed to ease the symptoms of Crohn’s disease and the results that Sara’s clien…
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Duality And Non-Duality In Yoga Philosophy
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14:50JOIN OUR FREE MEDITATION COMMUNITY: https://breathingdeeply.com/courses/meditation/In today’s episode, Breathing Deeply Lead teacher, Brandt, discusses duality and non-duality in the yoga tradition. Learn the conceptual difference between non-duality and duality in yoga philosophy and how to can be applied to guide our practice and meditators and m…
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Q&A- Memorizing Muscle Names, Energetic Effects Of The Breath & The Use Of Chakras Therapeutically
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21:04In today’s Q&A, Breathing Deeply founder and lead teacher, Brandt Passalacqua sits down with his students to ask their yoga therapy questions. Brandt offers tips on how to memorize the muscles, the various energetic effects of breathing in different directions, the doshas in relation to the Anandamaya kosha, and the therapeutic application of the c…
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Yoga Therapy For Menopause With Fiona Jalinoos, C - IAYT
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8:20In this episode, our director and lead teacher, Brandt Passalcqua its down with C-IAYT accredited yoga therapist and Advanced Program Graduate, Fiona Jalinoos to discuss her work on dealing with menopause symptoms with yoga therapy.Fiona shares with us her project as part of her studies which was to run a series a small group classes for women stru…
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How To Evaluate Imbalances In The Unconscious Mind Using Ayurveda In Yoga Therapy
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12:05This episode is about the framework of Ayurveda and how it relates to the Vijnanamaya Kosha, which is the wisdom body or the unconscious mind.One way to balance this kosha is with different meditation techniques. We use these meditation techniques differently based on imbalanced doshas from the Ayurvedic system.Imbalances in the doshas, will cause …
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3 Key Yoga Texts To Contemplate On The Path As A Meditator
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18:59In this episode, learn about 3 very important spiritual texts that can help to propel us forward on our journey of spiritual evolution as meditators and meditation teachers. Learn the key differences between the texts and how we can use them together to get out of our own way, find our orientation on the path and effectively progress to where we wa…
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Yoga Therapy Q&A- Trauma Release, Somatic Work, Shoulder Pain & Pricing Advice
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17:13In today’s Q&A, Breathing Deeply founder and lead teacher, Brandt Passalacqua, sits down with his students to ask their yoga therapy questions. In today’s session, Brandt addresses questions that cover ways to help a client process and release trauma in a safe way, what somatic experience work is and it is helpful for trauma and tips and advice on …
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The Deeper Meaning Of The Mantra Om Asato Maa Sad - Gamaya | Fear, Light & Immortality
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10:58Today, Brandt talks about a popular yet very powerful mantra which is a great addition to your meditation practice. This is a short mantra that has been chanted in the yoga tradition for a very long time. It is a lovely chant that is easy to learn and practice, we love to refer to it as a ‘greatest hit’. This chant is an ask, a prayer and instructi…
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The NUMBER 1 Hack To Help People Form New Habits as a Yoga Therapist
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6:22Do you struggle with getting your clients to actually do the yoga therapy practices you give to them at home? Maybe you yourself struggle to implement new habits that you KNOW will bring you so many benefits.You’re not alone and it’s also not your fault. Forming new habits is HARD - it has been proven. However, there is one habit-forming hack that …
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How To Balance The Vijnamaya Kosha With Meditation In Yoga Therapy
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18:12In this episode, learn about the 4th kosha, the vijnanamaya in the 5 kosha system. This layer of ourselves is usually referred to as our body of wisdom.This is the layer of our consciousness that sits underneath what we think of as our conscious mind. Often this kosha is associated with our intuition because the wisdom that we receive comes from a …
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Q&A- Yoga Therapy Tips For Grief & Depression And Working With Complications From Surgeries
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17:18In today’s Q&A, Breathing Deeply founder and lead teacher, Brandt Passalacqua sits down with his students to ask their yoga therapy questions. This Q&A has a special emphasis on working with grief, depression and women who have had major surgeries. Brandt answers questions covering breathing techniques to support grief, and tips on how to help clie…
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The Birth Of Spiritual Desire: Why We Start Meditating
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16:10Before we look into meditation techniques and philosophy, it can be beneficial to get an understanding of why we even meditate at all.In today's episode, Brandt will be sharing the different reasons we might start a meditation practice through the birth of spiritual desire. Listen to this episode to orientate to this reasoning as a practitioner or …
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Q&A - Philosophy, Student Questions, Moving During Meditation & Being A Meditation Mentor - Q&A
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18:06In today’s episode, we are sharing a clip from a live Q&A that Brandt facilitated with students inside the Breathing Deeply Meditation Mentor Certification Program.In this episode, Brandt’s discussion covers how philosophical texts and personal practice work together, studying meditation philosophy, advice on approaching students’ questions, how to…
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