Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy & Meditation

In 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

This 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

This 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

This 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

This 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