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Healing Acute Trauma: A Yoga Therapy Case Study

Deb Selm has been studying in the Breathing Deeply Advanced Yoga Therapy Program under the mentorship of Brandt Passalacqua.

In this video, Deb, a recent program graduate, shares with us how she worked with a client with acute trauma.

Are you ready to begin your yoga therapy studies and deepen your own practice? A new class will be starting soon! Check out our yoga therapy programs to learn more. 

Yoga Therapy’s Role In Getting Off Antidepressants: A Yoga Therapy Case Study

Steve Bader has been studying in the Breathing Deeply Advanced Yoga Therapy Program under the mentorship of Brandt Passalacqua.

In this video, Steve, a recent program graduate, shares with us how he worked with a client looking for support while getting off antidepressant medication.

Are you ready to begin your yoga therapy studies and deepen your own practice? A new class will be starting soon! Check out our yoga therapy programs to learn more. 

Moving Lupus Into Remission: A Yoga Therapy Case Study

Steve Bader has been studying in the Breathing Deeply Advanced Yoga Therapy Program under the mentorship of Brandt Passalacqua.

In this video, Steve, a recent program graduate, shares with us how he worked with a client with lupus.

Are you ready to begin your yoga therapy studies and deepen your own practice? A new class will be starting soon! Check out our yoga therapy programs to learn more. 

2024: A Year End Message From Brandt

Dear Breathing Deeply Students,

As 2024 comes to a close, I feel immense gratitude for spending another year with you. We are a community of remarkable individuals united by a common purpose: to connect, grow, and help through the profound practice of self-knowledge—Yoga.

Yoga teaches us to see ourselves fully by engaging the body, mind, and spirit in ways that transform us into clear-sighted beings. With this clarity, we can make choices that enhance our well-being and positively impact the world around us. This is true freedom—living with awareness, truth, and contentment rather than fear and limited awareness.

As individuals, we want this for ourselves and those around us – who wouldn’t? There is no separation for wanting this for ourselves or others. We’ve all experienced some flavors of yoga, and these insights inspire us to share its benefits. 

In some ways, this year had some darkness to it. Wars dominated the news cycles only to be usurped by divisive politics. It has done nothing for our collective health and well-being. Mental health issues keep increasing across all age groups, with children bearing much of the burden. 

We’re also seeing an acceleration in chronic diseases and syndromes. Conventional ways of combatting these issues are simply not up to the task. Healthcare systems have long overlooked the power of individual agency in shaping one’s circumstances. This isn’t surprising—most people have yet to experience the kind of personal transformation that yoga therapists witness daily. 

People are increasingly seeking ways to help themselves and their families, and we are poised to support them. We may have times of more or less faith—more or less practice—yet, as yogis, we understand personal and collective well-being is available through the wisdom and self-reflecting power of Yoga.

And so, here we are—on the edge of 2025—dedicated to mastering the art and science of yoga therapy and sharing its wisdom for the betterment of everyone. I believe we, as a community, will help alleviate much suffering in the year ahead.

Could we be in a better place at a better time? I don’t think so. 

Let’s do this thing!

Loka Samastha Sukino Bhavantu. May all beings everywhere be free and happy.

Brandt

Brandt Passalacqua

Working with Clients Healing From A Car Accident: A Yoga Therapy Case Study

Meena Ananth case study

Meena Ananth has been studying in the Breathing Deeply Advanced Yoga Therapy Program under the mentorship of Brandt Passalacqua.

In this video, Meena, a recent program graduate, shares with us how she worked with a client healing from a car accident.

Are you ready to begin your yoga therapy studies and deepen your own practice? A new class will be starting soon! Check out our yoga therapy programs to learn more. 

Working with Clients with Menopause Symptoms: A Yoga Therapy Case Study

Fiona Jalinoos case study

Fiona Jalinoos has been studying in the Breathing Deeply Advanced Yoga Therapy Program under the mentorship of Brandt Passalacqua.

In this video, Fiona, a recent program graduate, shares with us how she worked with a client with menopause symptoms.

Are you ready to begin your yoga therapy studies and deepen your own practice? A new class will be starting soon! Check out our yoga therapy programs to learn more. 

Working with Clients with Crohn’s Disease: A Yoga Therapy Case Study

Sara Merrick-Albano case study on Crohn's disease

Sara Merrick-Albano has been studying in the Breathing Deeply Advanced Yoga Therapy Program under the mentorship of Brandt Passalacqua.

In this video, Sara, a recent program graduate, shares with us how she worked with a client with Crohn’s disease.

Are you ready to begin your yoga therapy studies and deepen your own practice? A new class will be starting soon! Check out our yoga therapy programs to learn more. 

Working with Clients with Medication-Resistant Depression: A Yoga Therapy Case Study

Christine Saari medication-resistant depression case study

Christine Saari has been studying in the Breathing Deeply Advanced Yoga Therapy Program under the mentorship of Brandt Passalacqua.

In this video, Christine, a recent program graduate, shares with us how she worked with a client with medication-resistant depression.

Are you ready to begin your yoga therapy studies and deepen your own practice? A new class will be starting soon! Check out our yoga therapy programs to learn more. 

A New Year’s Message From Brandt

New Year Message 2024
Friends in Yoga,

The way we perceive the world is a curious thing. Is it on fire or getting better? Are we facing our challenges or shying away from them? Are we functioning from the present or some altered reality based on past experiences?

The teachings tell us that reality is ultimately timeless. The vibration that started the universe is the one that continues into our current reality. The current moment is both unique and shared with all others. If we allow ourselves to experience it, we will find yoga—the awareness of the present in an unfiltered, raw, beautiful way.

What the teachings don’t talk about is the wars, the health scares, the credit card bills, the complicated relationships, the forest fires, the job choices, the clothes to wear, the dinner reservations, the holidays, the children’s needs, the personal needs, etc, etc, etc…

They do teach us to still the mind so we can see past these things. They don’t tell us what to do, what decisions to make, or how to think about the specifics of our lives.

The beauty of the spiritual teachings that our science is based on is that they don’t have an agenda other than Moksha, the Sanskrit word meaning freedom, OR the state that permits one to see the truth and reality behind the fog of ignorance.

And that’s where we sit as yogis, meditators, as yoga therapists. We do not need to tell people what to do; we do not need to only think about the endless choices we make in our lives – we have faith that as we achieve a clearer view of reality, our choices and actions will align with that reality.

Freedom is the goal of yoga. Freedom is the goal of yoga therapy. Freedom from illness or pain that clouds one’s view. Freedom from mental states that cause suffering and limit our choices. We offer this to ourselves, our clients, and the world. A system of techniques and ideas that allow each one of us to achieve more clarity and freedom in our lives.

How do we know this is possible? Because we’ve looked within and seen it in ourselves.
So, this year, let us commit to the pursuit of Moksha. We do this by practicing ourselves and sharing the practice with others. That’s it, that is all. May we continue our commitment through study, teaching, and bettering ourselves and the world around us in this way.

I am grateful for all of you. I am inspired every day by your work and dedication. May the new year find you and yours easeful, peaceful, and useful.

With great respect and love,
Brandt

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