44. Beyond Asanas: The Holistic Nature of Yoga Therapy with Dr. Amy Wheeler

Dr. Amy Wheeler has studied Yoga and Yoga Therapy in India, Europe, and the United States, has helped develop dozens of Yoga Therapy research protocols, and is at the forefront of the field of Yoga Therapy globally. Today, Amy shares her journey of discovering yoga in her 20s, and her personal crisis that led her to India multiple times for intensive yoga training. She talks about how Yoga Therapy is the 2,000-year-old science of joy, yet in the West, we’ve commodified it in a way that can lead to more suffering. This is a beautiful conversation on how we can regain our joy and find deep healing through Yoga Therapy.

Today on The Healing Catalyst:

• Coming to yoga for the physical movement to discover it’s so much more
• How we begin changing the commodification of yoga in the West
• The various tools of yoga that are used in Yoga Therapy
• What Dr. Amy learned in India about our illusion of control
• Regaining our joy through Yoga Therapy

Resources:

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Follow Amy:

• Website: amywheeler.com 
• Ebook & App: theoptimalstate.com
• Podcast: Yoga Therapy Hour
• Referenced book: The Untethered Soul
• Referenced artist: CKay

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• Website: avantikumarsingh.com
• Avanti’s Book: The Health Catalyst
• Instagram: @avantikumarsingh
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