134 ADHD & Yoga: Community Conversations with Emily Mariola
What is it about yoga that makes such a significant difference in well-being for people with ADHD? Today, host Rachel invites guest Emily Mariola to help answer that question. Emily is a Yoga Medicine Therapeutic Specialist and studio owner who recently completed her 1000-hr research project on Yoga for ADHD. In this episode, Emily shares yoga practices that help those with ADHD learn to self-regulate both on and off the mat—from asana, to breath work, meditation, and use of drishti. She also encourages yoga teachers and practitioners to view disruptive behavior with more compassion. — Show Notes: Describing ADHD, its challenges and opportunities [4:22] How Emily’s thesis project came about [10:56] Yoga practices for ADHD [16:49] Sun salutations: discipline & patterned behavior [21:52] Suggestions when struggling with stillness [25:31] Fixed gaze: focus & impulse control [31:14] Yoga for emotional regulation [33:27] Breath work for regulation, and a cue to internal state [38:34] Recognizing ADHD behaviors with compassion [44:23] Key outcomes of Emily’s research project [49:45] Final takeaways [54:37] — Links Mentioned: Watch this episode on YouTube Connect with Emily Mariola: Facebook | Instagram | Flex Yoga Wooster You can learn more about this episode, and see the full show notes at YogaMedicine.com/podcast-134. And you can find out more about insider tips, online classes or information on our teacher trainings at YogaMedicine.com. To support our work, please leave us a 5 star review with your feedback on iTunes/Apple Podcasts.
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133 Yoga & Rheumatoid Arthritis: Expert Insights with Dr Nikki Tugnet FRACP
Today host Rachel dives deep into Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) with returning guest Dr. Nikki Tugnet FRACP. We discuss common symptoms, what distinguishes RA from other inflammatory and auto-immune conditions, the role Western medicine can play, and – most importantly – how yoga can help. Listen in to learn how yoga teachers best serve students with RA, how to sneak more mindfulness and body awareness into your classes, and the vital importance of making space for rest. — Show Notes: The background on rheumatoid arthritis (RA) [2:22] Common symptoms [10:50] Uncontrolled RA versus remission [14:32] Western medical interventions [16:00] How yoga can help: stress release [19:28] How yoga can help: breath work & visualization [26:01] How yoga can help: meditation [28:27] Managing flareups [29:47] How yoga can help: easing morning stiffness [36:28] How yoga can help: standing, seated & floor options for asana [41:01] Guiding students to be more willing to rest [43:26] A general class flow for RA [48:38] Challenges of working with RA [50:51] Final takeaways [52:50] — Links Mentioned: Watch this episode on YouTube Previous Yoga Medicine® Podcast Episodes: 112: Yoga & Autoimmune Conditions A comprehensive scientific evidence-based impact of yoga in patients with rheumatoid arthritis Pawanmuktasana Joint Rotation Series Connect with Dr. Nikki Tugnet: Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Nikki Tugnet You can learn more about this episode, and see the full show notes at YogaMedicine.com/podcast-133. And you can find out more about insider tips, online classes or information on our teacher trainings at YogaMedicine.com. To support our work, please leave us a 5 star review with your feedback on iTunes/Apple Podcasts.
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132 Interoception Research & Yoga: Expert Insights with Valerie Knopik PhD
Today host Rachel and returning guest and Yoga Medicine Teacher Valerie Knopik PhD explore a recent research paper on the topic of interoception (Voss et al: Mind-body practices, interoception and pain: a scoping review of behavioral and neural correlates). In this episode, we discuss the many ways yoga teachers can guide students to becoming more informed inhabitants of their body, and how honing that skill of interoception seems to help manage all kinds of pain. Listen in to learn more. — Show Notes: Overview of the scoping review paper [5:02] Limitations of the study [9:36] Defining interception [13:11] Challenges of studying yoga interventions [16:45] Interesting takeaways: interoception as a trainable skill [20:02] Yoga tools help pain management (whether used deliberately or not) [29:06] Guiding students in the experience of being their bodies [38:19] Other takeaways [40:59] — Links Mentioned: Watch this episode on YouTube Mind-body practices, interoception and pain: a scoping review of behavioral and neural correlates, Voss et al: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37939212/ Mental Health & Wellness Online Training Yoga Medicine® Online: Interoception & Pain Research Monthly Dose Yoga Medicine® Podcast: Previous episodes on Pain Science: 15: Shifting Persistent Pain with Marnie Hartman, DPT, CSCS 64: Impactful Pain Strategies Previous episodes with Valerie Knopik PhD: 49: Epigenetics, Mental Health & Yoga 79: The Neuroscience of Resilience Connect with Valerie Knopik: Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | Yoga Medicine Online Teacher You can learn more about this episode, and see the full show notes at YogaMedicine.com/podcast-132. And you can find out more about insider tips, online classes or information on our teacher trainings at YogaMedicine.com. To support our work, please leave us a 5 star review with your feedback on iTunes/Apple Podcasts.
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131 Female Health Gems
Female health is something we are passionate about at Yoga Medicine — exactly why we have dedicated several episodes to the topic. Today we are distilling the best tidbits of information and advice from multiple episodes into this one. — Show Notes: The female hormonal cycle, starting with menstruation [1:28] The follicular phase and ovulation [6:33] The luteal phase [14:20] Major effects of estrogen on muscle mass, strength, and recovery [18:00] The female hormone cycle: impact on athletic performance and other goals [26:06] Does our movement practice need to change during menstruation [36:07] Yoga during perimenopause and menopause [51:39] The current state of research on female health [1:03:09] — Links Mentioned: Watch this episode on YouTube Yoga Medicine® Podcast Episodes: 48: Research Roundup: Female Hormones 62: Yoga During Menstruation: Yes or No? 97: New Perspective on Athletic Performance in the Menstrual Cycle: Research Roundup 116: Yoga for Menopause & Beyond: Community Conversations with Niamh Daly 122: Estrogen Effects on Muscle: Research Roundup Online Female Health Yoga Teacher Training Online Traditional Chinese Medicine Yoga Teacher Training Yoga Medicine® Online Videos: Female Health Lecture Move & Nourish Series PMS Flow Menses Practice Post-Menstrual Practice Support Ovulation You can learn more about this episode, and see the full show notes at YogaMedicine.com/podcast-131. And you can find out more about insider tips, online classes or information on our teacher trainings at YogaMedicine.com. To support our work, please leave us a 5 star review with your feedback on iTunes/Apple Podcasts.
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130 When Should You NOT Teach? Teacher's Series
Conversations on how to secure opportunities to teach yoga are much more common than those on when we should NOT teach, so today hosts Tiffany and Rachel explore a handful of scenarios where you may need to step back from the role of teacher—whether that is just for today or over the longer term. In this episode, we discuss whether it’s ever ok for a teacher to simply “go through the motions” and what it means to truly show up for students. We also talk about schedule sustainability and the value of teaching what is meaningful to you. Listen in to learn when yoga teachers should not teach. — Show Notes: Recognizing privilege in the choice to not work [1:54] When you’re contagious [3:01] When you can’t reliably stay in the room [5:28] When you can’t truly show up for your students [8:58] Is there a time to permanently stop teaching a person or class [18:44] Energy management and sustainable teaching schedules [21:27] Moving on when you’ve taught all you can [31:22] When ethical limits are breached [34:55] — Links Mentioned: Watch this episode on YouTube Yoga Journal articles: When Should You NOT Teach? How You Know When It’s Time to Break Up With a Class You can learn more about this episode, and see the full show notes at YogaMedicine.com/podcast-130. And you can find out more about insider tips, online classes or information on our teacher trainings at YogaMedicine.com. To support our work, please leave us a 5 star review with your feedback on iTunes/Apple Podcasts.
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