Susi Amendola ~ The Heart-Mind Connection: How Yoga Can Improve Mental and Emotional Well-being

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Susi Amendola is a seasoned stress management specialist with over 30 years of experience, serving as a yoga therapist and passionate advocate for holistic wellness. Her extensive background includes the authorship of "The Centered Heart: Evidence-based Mind-Body Practices to Stress Less and Improve Cardiac Health," where she merges the worlds of conventional health wisdom and yoga's healing methodologies.
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Key Takeaways:

• The impact of traditional yoga practices on reversing heart disease and improving overall wellness.
• The critical role of the relaxation response in managing stress and achieving restful sleep.
• Insights into the complex interplay between our thoughts, emotions, physical health, and the environment.
• Techniques such as visualization and meditation which empower individuals to tap into their inherent healing capabilities.

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Chapitres

1. Susi Amendola ~ The Heart-Mind Connection: How Yoga Can Improve Mental and Emotional Well-being (00:00:00)

2. Lifestyle change program for reversing heart disease (00:02:34)

3. Medicare coverage for yoga as part of prescription for wellness (00:03:12)

4. Lifestyle heart trial and starting the program in Omaha (00:04:30)

5. Merging alternative medicine and mainstream medicine (00:05:46)

6. Meeting Tim Miller and setting a goal to teach for 30 years (00:11:41)

7. Susi Amendola talks about the various modalities integrated into her studio (00:13:40)

8. Positive feedback from hesitant individuals trying yoga (00:19:17)

9. Importance of managing stress and downregulating the sympathetic nervous system (00:22:15)

10. Research shows that yoga can change heart rate and blood pressure. (00:26:29)

11. The importance of finding balance for healing (00:37:15)

12. Teaching intuition and cultivating inner wisdom (00:39:57)

13. Hoping for readers to connect with their own hearts (00:47:19)

14. Challenging situations require presence, calmness, and intuition. (00:57:47)

15. Susi Amendola offers a 30-day program as a companion to her book. (01:03:22)