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From Pain to Possibility
You are a yoga teacher or a health professional who wants to integrate yoga therapeutically. You want a more holistic, biopsychosocial approach to helping your clients heal. You want to empower them to listen and to learn about their bodies. In From Pain to Possibility, Susi Hately, B.Sc. Kinesiology blends modern understanding of anatomy and biomechanics with the ancient wisdom of yoga. This weekly show will share Susi's best ideas from over 25 years of helping her clients reduce and eradicate…
Episodes
From Pain to PossibilityExploring Your Feet Part 5 – Your Feet: You Can Wear Sexy Boots and Have Happy Feet | Ep #158
Those sexy boots you have in your closet were made for walking, and you do not have to put them away. Our joints enable us to move in a variety of different…
From Pain to PossibilityExploring Your Feet Part 4 – Your Feet: Tibia-Fibula-Foot-Hip Relationship | Ep #157
The idea of this miniseries is to highlight something that I find tends to be missing out there in the world of rehabilitation, corrective exercise, and yoga…
From Pain to PossibilityExploring Your Feet Part 3 - Your Feet: Is Overpronation a Bad Thing? | Ep #156
Just because overpronation is present doesn't mean it's a bad thing. The body and mind are consistently seeking balance, and the foot does need to pronate when…
From Pain to PossibilityExploring Your Feet Part 2 - Your Feet: Healing Your Feet Beyond Foot Mechanics | Ep #155
In this episode, I'm sharing why it is so easy to assume that the foot is solely responsible for bearing our load and why this isn't truly the case. Discover…
From Pain to PossibilityExploring Your Feet Part 1 - Your Feet-Hip Connection: An Embodied Practice | Ep #154
The feet are incredible compensators and often key strategists for when we have hip instability or other functional limitations. If we don't absorb and…
From Pain to PossibilityUpleveling Corrective Exercise with Yoga Therapy | Ep #153
I work a lot with clients who have been given corrective exercise techniques as part of their rehabilitation program, and I train health professionals who have…
From Pain to PossibilityExploring Your Breath Part 10 - Mechanics of Breathing: Your Collarbones, Ribs and Your Breath | Ep #152
In this episode, I'm walking you through a multi-step practice to help you explore your ribcage and collarbones and their relationship with breathing. Learn…
From Pain to PossibilityExploring Your Breath Part 9 - Mechanics of Breathing: The Relationship of Your Psoas and Breathing | Ep #151
This week, I'm sharing a fascinating, nuanced view of the psoas. You'll learn some interesting facts about the psoas, and I'm walking you through a reflective…
From Pain to PossibilityExploring Your Breath Part 8 - Mechanics of Breathing: The Relationship of Your Quadratus Lumborum and Breathing | Ep #150
Join me this week as I talk about the anatomy of the QL, some of what the anatomists say about the relationship between the QL and breathing, and how there are…
From Pain to PossibilityExploring Your Breath Part 7 - Mechanics of Breathing: Sleep Apnea, Grinding, and Clenching with My Dentist Dr. Larry Stanleigh | Ep #149
This week I'm talking with my dentist, Dr. Larry Stanleigh, all about the benefits of retraining how you breathe and how breathing better can help you move…
From Pain to PossibilityExploring Your Breath Part 6 - Mechanics of Breathing: A Gentle Practice 3 | Ep #148
In this episode, I'm continuing on our biomechanical, anatomical exploration and mindful awareness journey and bringing you another guided practice to help you…
From Pain to PossibilityExploring Your Breath Part 5 - Mechanics of Breathing: A Gentle Practice 2 | Ep #147
Tune in this week for another gentle practice to help you explore movement and breath. With this practice, we're focusing on the feet, hips, and abdomen. I'm…
From Pain to PossibilityExploring Your Breath Part 4 - Mechanics of Breathing: A Gentle Practice 1 | Ep #146
In this episode, I'm taking you through a gentle practice to help you tune in to your ribcage, your breath, and how that breath moves the ribcage. I'm going…
From Pain to PossibilityExploring Your Breath Part 3 - Breathing to Relieve Migraines | Ep #145
I have had great success working with people with migraines and I have seen some amazing results from my clients. So this week for the next installment of the…
From Pain to PossibilityExploring Your Breath Part 2 - Core Training and Your Breath | Ep #144
In the second episode of the Exploring Your Breath series, I'm sharing my definition of the core, how I view it and what I see as the relationship between core…
From Pain to PossibilityExploring Your Breath Part 1 - Considerations for Improving Your Exhalation | Ep #143
In the first episode of this series all about exploring your breath, I'm diving deeper into the phases of breath, the functional anatomy of the thorax and…
From Pain to PossibilityExploring the Hamstrings | Ep #142
Many people believe that they have back pain because of their hamstrings. In this episode, I'm explaining why I don't necessarily agree with this, what I tend…
From Pain to PossibilityBeyond My Biomechanical Knowledge, Here is One Key Thing I Do to Help My Clients | Ep #141
There is a specific part of my private sessions that can, in many ways, change the trajectory of someone's healing process. In this episode, I'm digging deeper…
From Pain to PossibilityYour Age Doesn't Matter - 2 Stories of Recovery - Sue & Carolyn | Ep #140
Join us this week to hear from Sue and Carolyn about their experiences of learning to listen to their bodies and tuning into the messages that arose from their…
From Pain to PossibilityExploring Your Neck (Part 5) | Ep #139
Tune in this week as I'm explaining the anatomy of the rotator cuff and digging deeper into its relationship to the neck to help you think about it in terms of…
From Pain to PossibilityExploring Your Neck (Part 4) | Ep #138
In this episode, I'm sharing some biomechanical principles I utilize when I look at the relationship between the pelvis and the neck, and some ideas for you to…
From Pain to PossibilityExploring Your Neck (Part 3) | Ep #137
I'm talking about the anatomy and function of the shoulder girdle, some downsides to knowing the anatomy, and what it can sometimes do to mess up the recovery…
From Pain to PossibilityExploring Your Neck (Part 2) | Ep #136
Utilizing the power of touch to explore the tissue around your neck will help you gain a deeper understanding of the areas that are contributing to what you're…
From Pain to PossibilityExploring Your Neck (Part 1) | Ep #135
Over the next few episodes, I'm going to be speaking about the neck: its anatomy, its function, the movement, and how different parts of the body relate and…
From Pain to PossibilityConnecting | Ep #134
So often, the issues in the way of our getting better are not the issues we're actually aware of. We think where we feel pain is the problem, but it isn't. The…
From Pain to PossibilityNadi Shodana: 2 Practices for a Calm Clear Mind | Ep #133
This week, I'm sharing two versions of Nadi Shodana that you can use and continue to practice to reduce stress and develop a calm, clear, quiet mind. Hear how…
From Pain to PossibilityKey Insights From My Clients Going Through Menopause | Ep #132
In this episode, discover some key insights I have learned and noticed among my clientele who are going through perimenopause and menopause and the way they…
From Pain to PossibilityPrivate Sessions Series: How They Work | Ep #131
In this episode, I'm sharing all about the private sessions I teach, the changes I have made over the years, and how I settled on the structure I currently…
From Pain to PossibilityAyurveda and Menopause - Making the Transition | Ep #130
In this episode, Ayurvedic practitioner, yoga therapist, and yoga teacher trainer Mona Warner and I talk about menopause and share some tips to help you…
From Pain to PossibilityHow I Use Massage Balls To Reduce & Eradicate Pain and Increase Strength | Ep #129
A lot of people out there are using the massage ball as a release. They utilize the ball between yoga or training sessions to free up some tissue and provide…
From Pain to PossibilityHow To Improve Your Range of Motion with Ease and Not Force | Ep #128
In this episode, I'm sharing how I help clientele improve their range of motion. Discover the problem with forcing yourself to do something when trying to…
From Pain to PossibilityKnees: Climbing and Descending Stairs More Easily | Ep #127
In this episode, I'm sharing what I have found to be super helpful in terms of helping people climb and descend stairs with less or no pain. I'm helping you…
From Pain to PossibilityKey Factors for Reducing Back Pain | Ep #126
In this episode, we're having a high-level conversation about reducing and eradicating back pain. I'm giving you some questions to ask yourself if you are…
From Pain to PossibilityMassage Therapists Integrating Yoga Therapy with Carissa Alexander, Deanna McDevitt, and Lesley Ann Wernsdorfer | Ep #125
Listen in this week and hear from massage therapists Carissa, Deanna, and Lesley Ann about how they're integrating yoga therapy into their practices, why…
From Pain to PossibilityWhy Focusing on Better Posture Does Not Improve Pain | Ep #124
There is this notion that when you improve posture, the pain will go down. This week, I'm explaining why I disagree with that and what will actually help with…
From Pain to PossibilityFrom Covid Shutdown to $100K as a Yoga Therapist | Ep #123
There is a belief in the yoga industry that it is not possible to earn a living solely from being a yoga teacher or therapist, but I love proving that wrong…
From Pain to PossibilityClamshells - Why I Don't Love This Exercise | Ep #122
Join me this week as I share some key points about clamshells that can make a significant shift in how you're doing them. Find out how to get the clamshell to…
From Pain to PossibilityMeditation Series Part 3: Active Meditations | Ep #121
In this episode, I'm showing you how to use active meditation to connect with your physical realm. I'm sharing the differences between mindful and active…
From Pain to PossibilityMeditation Series Part 2: Zen Disease | Ep #120
In this episode, Kat Kelly, a graduate of my Yoga Therapy Certification Program, and I are diving deeper into meditation and talking about Zen Disease: what it…
From Pain to PossibilityMeditation Series Part 1: Getting Past Mind Chatter | Ep #119
This episode is the first in a series where I'm supporting you in making the meditation process simpler. This week, I'm digging into understanding the process…
From Pain to PossibilityHow to Relieve and Resolve Quadratus Lumborum Pain | Ep #118
Join me this week as I show you how to listen to your body and allow it to guide you to whatever your next step is. I'm covering the biomechanics of the QL, a…
From Pain to PossibilityHow To Get the Most Out of Your Therapeutic Movement Program | Ep #117
In this episode, I'm sharing the three key things I teach my clientele to optimize and make their therapeutic movement practices more effective. I'm helping…
From Pain to PossibilityNadi Shodana: Nostril Breathing for a Calm Clear Mind | Ep #116
In this episode, I'm sharing the background of Nadi Shodana in yoga, the reason for the practice, and some of the ways my clients have used this technique…
From Pain to PossibilityBeing Curious - A Yoga Nidra "Inspired" Practice | Ep #115
In this episode, I'm walking you through a Yoga Nidra-esque practice to help bring you into a state of curiosity about what's going on in your body. Your body…
From Pain to Possibility(Re) Building Trust With Your Body | Ep #114
In this episode, I'm sharing three steps to help you rebuild trust with your body and start tuning into your inner wisdom. I'm addressing my thoughts…
From Pain to PossibilityIt's Okay - A Message To You If You Are Struggling | Ep #113
In this episode, I'm sharing my stream of consciousness, my steps on the ground, in the hope that it soothes, supports, and opens a door for you to take your…
From Pain to PossibilityKey Conversations About Pain: When the Pain is Gone, Am I Fixed? | Ep #112
Tune in this week to discover what your pain momentarily being gone really means. I'm sharing why this is so easily misunderstood, and I'm giving you some tips…
From Pain to PossibilityBiomechanics of Healing: How Not To Chase Symptoms | Ep #111
Tune in this week to get real clarity on your level of awareness, and how a lack of awareness is showing up as pain in your body. I'm showing you how to become…
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3 Part Breathing: Calm, Clear, Grounded | Ep #110
Tune in this week as I walk you through a 3-part breathing exercise and show you how to develop awareness, clarity, and calmness using it. Discover how to get…
From Pain to PossibilitySex and Menopause: You Are Not Broken with Dr. Kelly Casperson | Ep #109
Dr. Kelly Casperson discusses how women are underserved in the area of their sexuality and the fear and resistance many women feel in terms of painful sex. We…
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Yoga Therapy and Lymphedema | Ep #108
Find out why reconnecting to your body post-cancer treatment is a vital part of the process of recovery and healing. Discover how to recognize the signs and…
From Pain to PossibilityConversations with Graduates - Changing Gait Patterns in An 11 Year Old, Helping Women Embody Post-Partum: with Kris Inglis and Jennifer Vanderland | Ep #107
This week, hear from two of my past graduates about how they have implemented what they've learned in the program into their rigorous schedules. They share the…
From Pain to PossibilityFB Live - The Knee Isn't Really The Knee - Exploring the Biomechanics of Healing From Knee Replacements | Ep #106
In this episode, I'm exploring the biomechanics of healing from knee replacements and showing you why the knee isn't really the knee. Discover why if you want…
From Pain to PossibilityThe Connection Between Your Head, Breath and Your State of Being | Ep #105
Join me this week as I walk you through an exercise to help you pay more attention to the connection between your head, your breath, and your state of being…
From Pain to PossibilityThe Art of Observation: The Surprising Key for Reducing and Eradicating Pain | Ep #104
In this episode, I'm sharing more about the power of observation and what can happen when you are able to tune in to parts of your body and mind, what they're…
From Pain to PossibilityYour Age Doesn't Matter - Arthritis When Moving Hurts | Ep #103
In this episode, I'm providing some considerations for you to ponder to help you get to a place where you can trust your inner wisdom and what it is telling…
From Pain to PossibilityFeeling Is Necessary for Healing - One Key Component That Most People Miss | Ep #102
In this episode, I'm sharing the reasons that feeling is necessary for healing and the power that comes with naming what's going on in your body. Hear why…
From Pain to PossibilityListening To Your Body | Ep #101
What does it actually mean to listen to your body? In this episode, I'm sharing some steps you can take to listen to your body, and explaining what you're…
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FB Live – Why Your Age Doesn't Matter | Ep #100
In this episode, I'm sharing a Facebook Live where I explain why your age does not matter. You have to be careful at every age. But if you can learn how to…
From Pain to PossibilityYoga Therapy and Concussion: Completing a Yoga Therapy Certification with a Brain Injury | Ep #99
Tune in this week to hear about Bobbi's experience of living with a concussion and her perspective of her recovery journey. She shares how her life has changed…