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From Pain to Possibility
by Susi Hately
You are a yoga teacher or a health professional who wants to integrate yoga therapeutically. You want a more holistic, biopsychosocial approach to helping your clients heal. You want to empower them to listen and to learn about their bodies.In From Pain to Possibility, Susi Hately, B.Sc. Kinesiology blends modern understanding of anatomy and biomechanics with the ancient wisdom of yoga. This weekly show will share Susi's best ideas from over 25 years of helping her clients reduce and eradicate pain.
Episodes
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Intelligence of the Thoracic Spine and Whole Body Integration | #395
In this episode, I explore the thoracic spine as a vital missing link in addressing distal pain and strain, from the elbow and wrist all the way down to the pelvis. I break down the anatomical connections between the thoracic spine, ribcage, shoulder blade, and arm—explaining how the shoulder…
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Becoming A Trusted Advisor: Why Clients Keep Coming Back Even When Pain is Gone | #394
In this episode, I expand on my previous discussion of Model 1 and Model 2 by introducing Model 3—a Framework for Self-Direction. While Model 1 focuses on reducing pain through pattern recognition, and Model 2 builds capacity and strength to get back into life, Model 3 addresses what happens when...
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You Have Helped Your Client Out of Pain, Then What? Part 2 of 2 | #393
In this episode, I break down the transition from getting out of pain into moving back into the rest of your life—a concept I call Model Two. Building on the foundation of pattern recognition and pattern retraining from Model One, I explore how to help clients navigate the crucial window between...
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You Have Helped Your Client Out of Pain, Then What? Part 1 of 2 | #392
In this episode, I begin a two-part series focusing on how to navigate the shift from being in pain to returning to full, active living. I break down Model One: Pattern Recognition and Pattern Retraining, sharing how to work with clients—or yourself—when persistent pain is the primary concern....
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From 15 Years of Pain to None in 5 Months - Why Angie, a CIAYT Yoga Therapist from Another Program, Signed Up for Certification | #391
In this episode, I'm joined by CIYT graduate Angie Howden Duke for a deep dive into what it truly takes to get out of persistent, long-term pain. Angie shares her personal journey of overcoming 15 years of chronic neck, shoulder, and physical pain through consistent movement exploration and...
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From 20 Years of Wrist Pain to Helping Others Out of Pain - And Arzina Murji Hasn't Even Graduated Yet | #390
In this episode, I am joined by certification trainee Arzina Merji to discuss what happens when you shift your approach to pain from looking for a quick, magic fix to understanding movement patterns. Just two months into her certification program, Arzina shares her journey of overcoming two…
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How Lindsay Savage Turned 1000s of Hours of Yoga Training Into a Cohesive Practice and a Thriving Business | #389
In this episode, I sit down with Functional Synergy graduate Lindsay Savage to explore how movement professionals can integrate diverse training backgrounds into a cohesive, highly effective practice. Lindsay shares how bringing together over 1,000 hours of certifications helped her bridge the…
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When Body-Based Yoga Therapy Meets Mental Health Work: A Conversation with Functional Synergy Graduate Austin Chason | #388
In this episode, I sit down with yoga therapist and program graduate Austin Chason to explore what life looks like post-certification and how core yoga therapy principles work in real-world clinical settings. We talk about how learning to truly trust what you see—and cultivating deep personal...
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What My Graduates Say Is Different About Yoga Therapy Certification with Functional Synergy | #387
In this episode, I share key insights from my conversations with trainees and graduates about what sets Functional Synergy Yoga Therapy apart from other C-IAYT accredited programs. I break down how focusing on clinical reasoning, assessment skills, and individualized movement patterns allows...
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The Body Does Not Keep Score: A New and Hopeful Way for Therapeutic Recovery and Healing | #386
In this episode, I explore a recent paper published in Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience titled "The Body Does Not Keep Score: Trauma, Predictive Coding, and the Restoration of Metastability." I break down how this research challenges Bessel van der Kolk's famous metaphor that the body "stores"...
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What Happens When a Client Doesn't Have Awareness? Ideas from 30+ years of helping people reduce and eliminate pain. | #385
In this episode, I explore a common challenge that movement teachers and practitioners face: what to do when a client lacks physical awareness or struggles to describe what they are feeling. I explain why body awareness is essential for creating lasting, transformational change rather than just...
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There Is No Culprit: Why finding the "problem" may be keeping you stuck – and how I help my clients out of pain. | #384
In this episode, I explore why searching for a single "problem muscle" or quick-fix diagnosis often leads to a dead end when dealing with persistent pain. Drawing on my early career at a chronic pain center—and over three decades of working with clients—I break down how our culture's "pain on…
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The Pinky Toe - Not Some Lame Useless Appendage: Everyone ignores the Pinky Toe. Let me show you why you should pay attention. | #383
In this episode, I explore the hidden role of the pinky toe and why this often-ignored appendage plays a crucial part in how we receive load, sense the ground, and maintain lateral stability. I break down the anatomy and biomechanics of the outer foot, explaining how muscles like the abductor...
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The Pinky Toe - Not Some Lame Useless Appendage: Everyone ignores the Pinky Toe. Let me show you why you should pay attention. | #383
In this episode, I explore the hidden role of the pinky toe and why this often-ignored appendage plays a crucial part in how we receive load, sense the ground, and maintain lateral stability. I break down the anatomy and biomechanics of the outer foot, explaining how muscles like the abductor...
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Peroneals, Ankle Sprains and Powerful Feet | #382
In this episode, we dive into part two of our three-part miniseries on the foot, shifting our movement detective magnifying glass from the inner edge to its balancing partner: the outer edge of the foot and lower leg. I break down the anatomy and biomechanics of the peroneals (also known as the...
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The Hidden Power of the Big Toe | #381
In this episode, I explore the hidden role of the big toe and why such a small part of the body can have a significant impact on the way we stand, walk, and move. I break down the anatomy and biomechanics of the big toe, explain its role during the gait cycle, and show how restrictions in its...
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Becoming a Movement Detective 7 of 7: The Myth of the Magic Bullet: When One-Target Thinking Falls Short and A Detective's Approach to Pain and Pattern | #380
In this final episode of the Movement Detective series, I explore why persistent pain and complex movement challenges often don't fit the traditional "magic bullet" model of finding one cause and one solution. Instead, I share why developing the skills of observation, curiosity, and pattern...
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Becoming a Movement Detective 6 of 7: How Barb Eliminated 90–95% of Her Pain by Becoming a Movement Detective | #379
In this episode, I sit down with Barb Morin, who shares her journey from years of chronic shoulder, hip, and flexor pain to becoming 90–95% pain-free. After trying numerous treatments and practitioners without lasting success, Barb discovered a different approach—learning how to become a movement...
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Becoming a Movement Detective 5 of 7: She Was Told No One Could Help Her Online - Until This Happened | #378
In this episode, I share a powerful conversation with one of my private clients, Marian Nevil, as she reflects on her journey through pain, recovery, and self-discovery. What stood out most in her story is how she began to shift from seeking external fixes to becoming her own movement detective,...
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Becoming a Movement Detective 4 of 7: Becoming a Movement Detective with Kendra McQuine, C-IAYT Yoga Therapy Trainee
In this episode, I'm sharing a conversation with Kendra McEwen, a trainee in my Movement Detective program from Massachusetts. We talk about her journey from being a special education teacher to becoming a yoga teacher who is now learning to see the body through a much more functional and...
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Becoming a Movement Detective 3 of 7: Becoming a Movement Detective with Candice Bourgeois, C-IAYT Yoga Therapy Trainee | #376
In this episode, I sit down with Candice Bourgeois, who is currently in the certification program, to explore her journey from teaching with formulaic cues to becoming a true movement detective. We talk about what it actually means to see movement differently—not as something to fix, but as...
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Becoming a Movement Detective 2/7: Forcing Outcomes
In this episode, I explore the concept of "forcing outcomes" and how it subtly shows up in healing, movement, and therapeutic work. I unpack how the desire to fix, improve, or succeed can lead us to override the body's feedback—ultimately slowing down the very progress we're trying to achieve. I...
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Becoming a Movement Detective 1/7: Choreography, Corrective Exercise, and Being a Movement Detective | #374
In this episode, I introduce a new miniseries on what it truly means to become a movement detective. I explore how this approach has shaped my work as a yoga therapist and kinesiologist, helping people reduce and eliminate pain by focusing not just on techniques, but on understanding how the body...
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Pain Science Explained Pain... So... Now, What Does A Person DO? How Does A Teacher Teach? | #373
In this episode, I explore the evolution of pain understanding—from a structural, tissue-based model to the introduction of pain science—and what both perspectives miss when it comes to real-life recovery. I share how earlier beliefs around degeneration, alignment, and "damage equals pain" shaped...
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What Hills Reveal About Your Movement (and why you can do hills and not hurt your knees, back...etc.) | #372
In this episode, I explore how hills—whether climbing up or going down—reveal a lot more about your movement patterns than they do about your strength. I share why so many people assume hills are a "strength problem," and how that assumption often misses what's really going on underneath. From my...
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Muscles Vs Segments | #371
In this episode, I introduce a concept that has been reshaping the way I work with clients and train teachers: moving beyond a muscle-focused approach and learning to observe how the body actually coordinates movement. I talk about why trying to "fix" tight or weak muscles can sometimes lead to...
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Become a Movement Detective: Rethinking Neck Pain | #370
In this episode, I invite you to rethink neck pain by becoming a movement detective. Instead of focusing only on where the pain is, I explore how the body works as an interconnected system and why the neck often takes on more work than it's designed to do. I share how compensation patterns form…
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It's Not A Muscle Problem - Understanding Compensation Patterns | #369
In this episode, I break down a recent article on compensation patterns and share where I agree, and where I see a gap. While the article frames compensation as a muscle issue, I explain why I view it instead as a coordination pattern shaped by habits, strategies, and how the body distributes…
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How Change Happens: Client Case Study | #368
In this episode, I walk you through a real client case study to illustrate how meaningful change actually happens in the body. Instead of focusing on a single issue, I share how layered patterns, like long-standing imbalances, overthinking movement, and subtle compensations—can keep someone…
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Relief to Sustainable Results | #367
In this final part of the three-part series, I walk through what it really takes to turn temporary relief into lasting results. I break down why pain isn't the problem, but rather a signal of deeper patterns in the body—and how learning to recognize subtle "whispers" can completely shift the way…
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Why Relief Doesn't Last… Yet | #366
In this episode, I build on our conversation about "whispers" in the body and take it a step further—what happens after you start noticing patterns and experience relief. I explain why relief doesn't always last, why symptoms return, and why that's not failure, but actually part of the change...
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The Pathway of Change: What Getting Out of Pain Really Is | #365
In this episode, I bring together over three decades of clinical observation working with people in pain—from chronic and autoimmune conditions to frozen shoulders, scoliosis, kyphosis, and post-cancer movement recovery. I explore how, beneath these seemingly different presentations, there is a...
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Kyphosis: Why "Stand Up Straight" Doesn't Work | #364
In this episode, I explore the common desire to "fix" posture and why simply trying to sit or stand up straight rarely works for long. I share how posture isn't something we force or hold—it's something that naturally emerges from how our body moves and coordinates as a whole system. I also dive...
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When More Range of Motion Doesn't Solve Pain | #363
In this episode, I explore a common belief in the movement and fitness world—the idea that more flexibility or range of motion will solve pain. I explain why increasing range isn't always the answer and why pain is often more related to movement patterns than tight muscles. When we focus only on...
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It Is Repetitive - That Is The Point | #362
Repetition gets a bad reputation. It can feel boring, rigid, or unnecessary. But in this episode, I share why repetition is actually the foundation of durable change. Relief that happens once is just an event. What changes people are patterns — and patterns are built through intentional…
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Glutes | #361
In this episode, I unpack the conversation around "lazy" or "non-firing" glutes and explore why simply strengthening them may not be the full answer. I share why I get curious when people tell me their glutes are weak, especially when they're already doing all the right exercises like squats,...
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Strength | #360
In this episode, I dive into the concept of strength and why it isn't always the answer. I share insights on how strength can sometimes mask timing and coordination issues in the body, and why simply getting stronger doesn't always solve movement challenges. We explore the hidden patterns that…
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Yoga Advil vs Retraining - When Relief Masks What Isn't Changing | #359
In this episode, I explore the difference between using movement for relief versus using it for real, lasting change. I unpack the concept of "Yoga Advil," why relief isn't wrong, and how it can either keep you stuck or become the doorway to deeper understanding and healing. I also introduce what...
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The SI Joint - Where Sacred History and Biomechanics Meet | #358
In this episode, I explore the sacrum from both a mythic and anatomical perspective, uncovering why so many ancient cultures considered it sacred and indestructible. I connect history, symbolism, and modern biomechanics to show how this bone has always been seen as more than just structural. I…
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What is the Therapeutic Yoga Intensive | #357
In this episode, I share why I created the Therapeutic Yoga Intensive, who it's truly for, and the problem it's designed to solve. I speak to that quiet moment many experienced teachers and health professionals reach—when effort, compassion, and knowledge stop translating into lasting change, and...
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Sensation Is Not Movement: Why Feeling More Isn't Always the Answer| #356
In this episode, I unpack a simple but powerful idea: sensation is not the same as movement. Many people I work with are incredibly good at feeling their bodies, yet still feel stuck in pain or repetitive patterns. I explore why relying on sensation alone can be misleading and how this often…
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Core | #355
In this episode, I explore the difference between true core stability and habitual bracing, and why relying on bracing can actually make us less stable over time. I explain why this topic is especially relevant now, as more people in yoga, fitness, and bodywork are moving beyond an "abs-only"…
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Happy New Year: Rest and Relaxation Body Scan | #354
In this episode, I guide you through a gentle yoga nidra practice focused on body scanning, breath awareness, and deep relaxation. I invite you to get comfortable, settle your body fully, and allow yourself to let go of effort as you move into a state of stillness and ease. Through a slow…
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Merry Christmas: 14 Minute Body Scan | #353
In this episode, I guide you through a gentle yoga nidra practice designed to help you settle, soften, and truly rest during the busy Christmas holiday season. This recording focuses on the physical body, inviting you to become more comfortable, to let go of effort, and to allow your nervous…
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The Deadlift | #352
In this episode, I use the deadlift as a lens to explore how sensation and mechanics work together in reducing pain and improving performance. I walk through the difference between interoception and proprioception and why sensation does not automatically mean injury. By paying attention to how…
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Extending the Exhale | #351
In this episode, I guide you through a simple but profoundly calming lengthening-the-exhale practice. It's under ten minutes, yet it can make a significant shift in your body and mind by helping you down-regulate, settle, and soften states of wiredness or vigilance. I walk you through noticing…
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The In-Between: The Misunderstood Space Between Pain Relief and Real Strength | #350
In this episode, we explore the in-between: the often misunderstood stage between pain relief and real, sustainable strength. This is the phase where people frequently get stuck, either pushing too hard too soon or relying on temporary fixes that never fully resolve the underlying issue. You'll...
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The Power of Hip Flexor Strengthening | #349
In this episode, I dive into why hip flexors often feel tight even when they aren't actually short. Many people rely on stretching for relief, but tightness is often a sign that the hip flexors are overworking to compensate for other muscles that aren't supporting the pelvis, spine, and legs...
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The Missing Ingredient in Restorative Yoga | #348
In this episode of From Pain To Possibility, I explore why restorative yoga often leaves people feeling anything but restored. It's not about props or perfect alignment—it's about creating a state where your nervous system feels safe enough to truly settle. I share insights from my experience...
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Tight Hamstrings Aren't A Hamstring Issue | #347
In this episode, I explore why your hamstrings aren't the real problem, even if they constantly feel tight, overworked, or impossible to stretch out. I share why the sensation of "tightness" is often a protective response rather than a true tissue issue, and how patterns involving your hips,...
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You are a yoga teacher or a health professional who wants to integrate yoga therapeutically. You want a more holistic, biopsychosocial approach to helping your clients heal. You want to empower them to listen and to learn about their bodies.In From Pain to Possibility, Susi Hately, B.Sc. Kinesiology blends modern understanding of anatomy and biomechanics with the ancient wisdom of yoga. This weekly show will share Susi's best ideas from over 25 years of helping her clients reduce and eradicate pain.
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