Yoga therapy + Ozempic for Weight Loss - Expert IAYT Q&A
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Yoga therapy for weight loss and GLP-1 medications with IAYT certified instructor Brandt Passalacqua.
Learn evidence-based therapeutic approaches for sustainable weight management plus the benefits of weight loss drugs (and why a yoga therapy approach is still needed!
In this Q&A, you'll discover:
Why yoga alone doesn't cause weight loss (and what does)
How yoga therapy complements Ozempic and GLP-1 medications
Postural assessment techniques for scoliosis and spinal issues
Muscle testing and client communication strategies
Scope of practice boundaries for yoga therapists
Assessment approaches for brain injury and balance issues
Perfect for yoga teachers interested in becoming yoga therapists and seeking continuing education and healthcare professionals.
#YogaTherapy #IAYTCertified #WeightLoss #Ozempic #TherapeuticYoga
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:28 - How does yoga actually help you lose weight?
03:29 - What is the impact of weight loss drugs like Ozempic on obesity (spoiler - it’s mostly a GOOD thing)?
06:26 - Real advice for yoga therapists with weight loss clients
07:25 - Working with brain injuries as a yoga therapist
07:48 - What are the characteristics of scoliosis to look for?
08:39 - How to communicate with clients without giving them unqualified diagnoses
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12:30
From 'Least Flexible Ever’ to Floor Freedom - How Joe Taft, C-IAYT, Transformed 83-Year-Old's Life
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In this conversation, Joe Taft, C-IAYT and graduate of the Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy Advanced Program, shares the incredible story of his work with Henry - a client who proved that age doesn't define your body's capacity for growth and healing.
What you'll discover in this episode:
How Henry went from unable to get off the floor to doing it in 30 seconds
How one hour per week for a year created ripple effects throughout Henry's entire life
What sets yoga therapy apart from other approaches to healing and wellness
The mindset shift that allowed an 83-year-old to "improve" when he wasn't "supposed to"
This conversation will inspire anyone who works in healing professions, practices yoga, or believes in the body's incredible capacity for adaptation and growth at any age.
Connect with Joe:
Website: www.JoeTaftYoga.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joe_taft_yoga
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:34 - Introducing Joe & his client, Henry
02:06 - The issues that Joe was facing
03:07 - What practices Joe gave to his older client
04:10 - How regularly Henry had sessions with Joe
05:13 - Benefits that Henry experienced
07:23 - Why working with Henry lit Joe’s heart up
#yogaheals #yogatherapy #healthyageing
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
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10:47
What is Non-Action According to Yogic, Taoist & Tantric Philosophy
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What does it really mean to do nothing while still taking action?
In this episode, Brandt explores one of the most powerful philosophical concepts from the yoga tradition: action vs non-action as it is presented in the Bhagavad Gita, the Dao De Jing, the Yoga Sutras, and the Spanda Karika.
This teaching invites us to act from a place of presence and spaciousness, rather than striving or attachment.
Non-action is not about avoiding life. It is about being fully engaged, while staying free from ego-driven striving. By surrendering the results and aligning with a deeper sense of self, our actions become liberating rather than binding.
Learn how this foundational concept can support your meditation practice and guide you toward greater clarity, peace, and inner freedom.
🙏🏼 This video is from our philosophy module in our Meditation Mentor Certification. Become a Meditation Teacher! Join the waistlist for Our Meditation Mentor Certification: https://breathingdeeply.com/courses/meditation/mentor-certification/
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:028 - Introducing the concept of action vs non-action
02:35 - Action vs Non-Action in the Tao Te Ching
05:03 - Action vs Non-Action in the Bhagavad Gita
06:00 - Action vs Non-Action in the Yoga Sutras
08:34 - Action vs Non-Action in the Spanda Karika
10:48 - Weaving the philosophies together
Important links:
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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
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13:02
Yoga Therapy Reversed My Alopecia with Maeka Wright
Discover how Breathing Deeply student, Maeka Wright, reversed her alopecia and started growing her hair back with Yoga Therapy!
➡️ Alopecia is an autoimmune disease that causes hair loss. In Maeka’s case, she lost all of the hair on her body. There are very few treatment options for Alopecia.
💙 Discover how implementing yoga practices informed by the doshic framework that we teach at Breathing Deeply helped Maeka see significant improvements in her health and well-being. After one year, her hair started to grow back.
✨ This inspirational story is a testament to the power of the tools of yoga therapy that we can each access.
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Connect with Maeka
Website: https://mwrightyoga.com/
Instagram: @mwrightyoga https://www.instagram.com/mwrightyoga
Om Shanthi
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:28 - Introducing Maeka
01:12 - Maeka’s story with Alopecia
02:25 - Balancing pitta dosha for Alopecia
04:40 - Improvements & hair growth results after yoga therapy
05:54 - Yoga therapy for autoimmune diseases
06:15 - Other treatments for Alopecia
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
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7:33
6 Basic Principles of How to Cue & Sequence a Yoga Class
📣 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 episode, Brandt covers:
💙 the 6 basic principles of how to cue a class
💙 the fundamental structure of how to sequence a yoga class
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Om Shanthi
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:28 - Basics of using different language
01:38 - Principles of different types of languaging: Volume, tone, speed, pauses & more
06:42 - Introduction to sequencing
07:17 - Basic sequencing template
09:36 - Customising your own sequence
10:23 - Creating space for intention setting
Important links:
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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
Acerca de Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy & Meditation
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.
Om Shanti
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