Interview with Shelly Prosko Pt, C-Iayt, Pcayt Self-Compassion And Yoga Therapy

Our guest today is Shelly Prosko, Shelly is a Canadian physiotherapist, yoga therapist, author, speaker and educator dedicated to empowering individuals to create and sustain meaningful lives by teaching and advocating for the integration of yoga into modern healthcare. She is a respected pioneer of PhysioYoga, a combination of physiotherapy and yoga. She is a Pain Care Aware Lead Trainer and has authored book chapters in several rehabilitation textbooks and is co-editor and co-author of the textbook titled Yoga and Science in Pain Care: Treating the Person in Pain by Singing Dragon Publishers. She is also known for her TEDx talk: Pushing Boundaries in Physiotherapy. Amy & Shelly talk her Journey, Shelly’s book, Self-compassion, its importance and how it connects to client’s compliance and adherence, reducing burnout for the practitioner, reducing self-doubt and how to deal with it, and a lot more. They touch on the followingShelly’s journey and history as a physical therapist and continued education providerShelly’s motivation to wanting to understand Self-compassionThe meaning of True self-compassion, and its importantThe 3 main components of self-compassion and how to practice it oftenImportance of practice self-compassion on a regular basisWhy having boundaries is important, to facilitate self-compassionHow Shelly deals with self-doubt as a practitioner of yoga therapyShelly’s strategy for connecting with herself  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 Statehttps://theoptimalstate.com/ 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/AmyWheelerphdCheck out Amy's websiteFeel 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/OptimalStatebyAmyWheelerTwitter: Optimal State of Living with Dr. AmyTikTok: Dr. Amy@OptimalStateofLivingInstagram: Optimal State by Amy Wheeler   Pinterest: TheOptimalState    https://www.pinterest.com/TheOptimalState Check out Shelly’s websitehttps://physioyoga.ca/ Books mentioned in the podcastYoga and Science in Pain Care: Treating the Person in PainCo-edited by Neil Pearson, Shelly Prosko and Marlysa Sullivan.https://www.amazon.com/Yoga-Science-Pain-Care-Treating/dp/1848193971/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Yoga Therapy for the whole woman : A Professional Guide by Cheri Dostal Rybahttps://www.bookdepository.com/Pelvic-Yoga-Therapy-for-Whole-Woman-Cheri-Dostal-Ryba/9781787756649