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. Om Shanti 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

  1. MAR 4

    Yoga Therapy for Transgender Embodiment: Finding Safety in Your Body

    This 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

    12 min

  2. FEB 20

    Yoga Therapy for Osteoporosis with Marta Shedletsky: Strengthen Bones Naturally

    🔹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

    15 min

  3. FEB 3

    Yoga Therapy for Pelvic Floor Dysfunction with Maeka Wright | Beyond Kegels & PT

    🤍 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

    14 min

  4. JAN 29

    Yoga Therapy for Grief and Loss with Beth Christiano | Tools for Emotional Healing

    🤍 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

    22 min

  5. 12/05/2025

    Fix that Fatigue with Yoga Therapy | Jen’s Recovery with Yoga Nidra

    Yoga 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

    10 min

  6. 11/12/2025

    Fix that Low Back Pain! With Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy

    Work with a Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapist to fix your back pain: https://breathingdeeply.com/work-with-a-yoga-therapist/ Struggling with chronic low back or SI joint pain? You are far from alone - up to 30% of all cases of back pain can be attributed to SI Joint dysfunction. Having low back pain can be debilitating and can seriously impact your ability to enjoy your life and do the things you love. In this episode, Breathing Deeply Founder, Brandt Passalacqua shares what yoga therapy can do for your back pain (even when nothing else works). Like his client, Sarah, who went from debilitating back pain after trying everything, to being able to climb mountains and hike 13 miles pain-free! Tune into this episode to hear Sarah's story and discover what yoga therapy can do for your back pain! Interested in becoming a certified yoga therapist? Learn more here: https://breathingdeeply.com/yoga-therapy/foundations-details/ Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 00:28 - The stats on low back pain 01:13 - What yoga therapy has to offer for back pain 02:41 - Interview with Breathing Deeply Client, Sarah: How we fixed her back pain! 03:03 - Sarah's back pain history and all the treatments that didn't work properly 05:20 - Our process to help Sarah with her pain through yoga therapy 07:35 - Sarah's results after working with Brandt #yogatherapy #lowbackpain #sijoint #backpain #chronicpain 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

    10 min

  7. 10/23/2025

    Fix those Migraines! With Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy

    Struggling with chronic migraines? In this episode, Brandt Passalacqua, founder of Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy, interviews Janine, a long-time migraine sufferer, about her journey using yoga therapy to reduce 22 migraines a month to just 2. We’ll explore: • How yoga therapy targets migraine triggers • Janine’s daily practices using breathwork, Yoga Nidra, and movement • Janine's remarkable results after doing yoga therapy for her migraines Work with a Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapist to fix your migraines: https://breathingdeeply.com/work-with-a-yoga-therapist/ Interested in becoming a certified yoga therapist? Learn more here: https://breathingdeeply.com/yoga-therapy/foundations-details/ 00:28 - The stats on migraines 01:01 - The ways yoga therapy can help with migraines 02:03 - The yoga therapy results Brandt has seen 03:05 - Interview with Janine: How we fixed her migraines with Yoga Therapy 04:23 - The history & severity of Janine’s migraines 06:43 - Janine’s yoga therapy practices for her migraines 07:44 - How long it takes to do these yoga therapy practices 09:14 - Janine’s remarkable results from yoga therapy 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

    13 min

  8. 10/07/2025

    Yoga Therapy For Autoimmune Disease: Proven Healing Protocol

    💙Join our next yoga therapy training to master these tools and kick off a new career helping others: https://bit.ly/40Tyxmc Discover the proven healing power of yoga nidra for autoimmune disease with IAYT certified yoga therapist & Breathing Deeply co-founder, Brandt Passalacqua. Learn how this powerful therapeutic technique reduces flares and helps manage autoimmune symptoms naturally, especially for disease that the medical system struggles to address. In this episode, you'll discover: ✓ Brandt’s personal healing journey with yoga therapy & autoimmune disease ✓ Why yoga nidra is the #1 technique for autoimmune healing ✓ How constructive rest changes brain wave states to support immune regulation ✓ The specific yoga nidra protocol for autoimmune conditions ✓ Evidence-based results: fewer flares, reduced symptoms over time ✓ Practical daily practices (20-30 minutes) that create lasting change Perfect for anyone living with autoimmune conditions like fibromyalgia, arthritis, eczema, or other autoimmune diseases. Also valuable for yoga therapists (or aspiring yoga therapists) and healthcare professionals seeking therapeutic approaches for clients. Brandt has 20+ years of clinical experience helping people find balance through yoga nidra and therapeutic yoga techniques. Learn more about working with a Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapist to address your autoimmune systems at the root: https://breathingdeeply.com/work-with-a-yoga-therapist/ #yoganidra #autoimmunedisease #yogatherapy #iaytcertified #therapeuticyoga Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 00:28 - The difficulties of treating autoimmune disease 01:01 – Brandt’s personal story 01:34 – The one technique that works the best! 02:34 – The benefits of meditative states for autoimmune disease 03:15 – The incredible results we have seen at our school 03:51 – Our protocol to treat autoimmune disease with yoga therapy 🔗 Yoga Nidra Meditations Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIe0qsMVzRp3eDbSpH2GypixL_28na6ay&si=FXyMYfpopFPWv_wW 🔗More meditations on Insight Timer: https://insighttimer.com/brandtpassalacqua 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

    7 min
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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. Om Shanti 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

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