Impact of Covid on Business & Planning for the Future an Interview with Katie Allen

Amy chats with Katie Allen MPH, C-IAYT. Katie is the Founder and School Director of AlcheMe Yoga Therapy, a yoga therapy company that provides professional training, comprehensive clinical programs, research, and community outreach initiatives. She co-founded Be the Change Yoga, a studio and education center. Katie, who directs the Yoga Therapy Program at Hoag Hospital's Center for Healthy Living, is passionate about bringing yoga to underserved communities. She is currently developing a Yoga Promoters Program to train Spanish-speaking students to become yoga teachers in order to spread healthy living practices in various community organizations. Amy and Katie discuss repositioning and next steps for sustainable business, work-life balance, the concept of Bhavana, Svadyaya, and visualizing a future for your business. Take a seat, relax and enjoy the conversation! They discuss the following topics: Katie’s experience juggling motherhood and entrepreneurship Work-life balance during Covid and into the futureHow Covid affected her business and repositioning to become a non-profit organization after CovidHow Katie maintains a positive attitude despite the challengesBusiness Partnership ideas and what to watch out forThe Concept of Bhavana (visualization) and Svadyaya (reflection)Visualizing a more sustainable future (energetically and financially)Katie’s key to her successful partnership in her business If you would like to receive the free infographics and handouts that correspond to each episode on the Yoga Therapy Hour Podcast, please subscribe to our segmented email list. You will have the opportunity to determine the Infographic Topics that you would like to receive. When The Yoga Therapy Hour Podcast has a topic that corresponds to your choices, then you will receive an email for that week with the PDF’s for download.Topics you can choose from include: • Yoga Therapy & Mental Health• Yoga Therapy & Physical Health• Social Justice in yoga & Yoga Therapy• Yoga/Ayurveda Toolbox• Yoga & Indian Philosophy• Global & Trending Yoga Therapy TopicsClick the link below to subscribe. It takes 10 seconds total.https://amywheeler.com/subscribe Today’s podcasts is sponsored by: Optimal State We have all benefitted from the ancient wisdom of India and her people, so it feels really great to be able to serve in this way. The Optimal State family has pledged on-going support of $250 per month, to go directly to KYM Mitra (www.kym.org). We will collect the monies and gift them each month. Please consider a recurring monthly payment to the fund. Even a small gift or intention makes a difference! If we make more than $250 in any given month, it will roll into the following month’s payment. The hope is that we can contribute for many years to come. If you even lose the link to donate, it is at the top of the homepage at www.amywheeler.com also. I will be reporting on the website the progress; how much money is coming in at any given time and where we are in the process of getting this project off the ground.Here is the link for you to get started with your donation. We are so happy that you have decided to join us. We thank you for the bottom of our hearts!Link to click in the description: http://Paypal.me/KymMitraDonation The Optimal State and Yoga Therapy Hour Podcast also has a Patreon page. We now have 5 staff that help us product the audio and video versions of the podcast. Please consider donating to help us keep this good work for the field of yoga therapy going. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yogatherapyhourThe new You Tube Channel for this podcast is: YouTube: AmyWheelerPhd    https://www.youtube.com/c/AmyWheelerphd Check out Amy's website: https://amywheeler.com/ Feel free to use download our free eBook and mobile App by going to the websites below.www.OptimalStateApp.comwww.GoldZoneBook.comFacebook: Optimal State by Amy Wheeler     https://www.facebook.com/OptimalStatebyAmyWheeler Twitter: Optimal State of Living with Dr. Amy TikTok: Dr. Amy@OptimalStateofLiving Instagram: Optimal State by Amy Wheeler    Pinterest: TheOptimalState    https://www.pinterest.com/TheOptimalState To checkout Katie’s offeringshttps://www.bethechangeyoga.com/Instagram @bethechangeyogaocPersonal IG @katieallenyoga