INTRODUCTION to THE YOGA THERAPY HOUR with AMY WHEELER

Amy talks about her experience and reasons for starting this podcast which is to understand Yoga Therapy and its effect on a global scale. She has traveled around the world and met amazing people. One of the goals of this podcast series is to showcase Yoga Therapy and what it means to different people from various works of life around the world. Another goal is to create a community, connections and educate people about Yoga Therapy.Amy touches on the following:* Yoga therapy as complementary care to other forms of allopathic medicine.* How Yoga therapy does a full assessment on all the layers of a person(such as the physical, emotional, personality, physiological, spiritual, and mental layers) and comes up with different yoga interventions to help.* A huge benefit of Yoga therapy (helps people regulate their autonomic nervous system).* Amy talks about her work with a research group at Wake Forest University and the importance of research to Yoga Therapy.* How Yoga therapy gives people a sense of empowerment. Format of the podcast series* It will be taped every Thursday and released Saturday Morning A variety of topics would be covered such as:* How to use yoga therapy for high blood pressure, low back pain, asthma etc.* How Yoga Therapy helps people find meaning and purpose.* Yoga therapy on a global scale with questions like what are insurance companies saying about Yoga therapy, what is happening in health care, what are big health care providers companies saying, are there IDC codes doctors can give their clients for Yoga Therapy.* Mental health and Cultural Appropriation And a host of many other topics.You can also contribute by sending us a mail on any topic you would like us to discuss. We support BIPOC people. We support the LGBT community. We support taking care of Mother Earth and reducing climate change. We support care for your mental health.ICD Codes (International Classification of Diseases)https://icd10coded.comThe code for Yoga Therapy is 8EOZXYA. You need to be a provider to use it. If you have an NPI (National Provider Number) number you can give clients a superbill (the receipt needs a certain info like diagnosis code ect) to submit to their insurance company. The producers of this podcast do not have further information on ICD Codes. Below is a link to the IAYT website that gives more informationhttps://cdn.ymaws.com/www.iayt.org/resource/resmgr/PDFs/AltBillingCodes.pdfVeterans Administrationhttps://www.va.gov/WHOLEHEALTH/professional-resources/Yoga.aspFoundations we supporthttps://www.givebackyoga.orghttp://www.kym.orgMusic by Peter MorelyCheck out Amy's website http://www.amywheeler.com