INTERVIEW WITH LEIGH BLASHKI C-IAYT, AAYT

Listen to the full episode by supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yogatherapyhourAmy chats with Leigh Blashki, Leigh is an IAYT Certified Yoga Therapist, Yoga Australia Senior Registered Teacher, AAYT Registered Yoga Therapist, Certified iRest Teacher and has qualifications in Counselling and Health Sciences. Leigh has practiced yoga and meditation since 1968. He was the Founder of the Australian Institute of Yoga Therapy and has trained yoga teachers since 2000. He is often described as the ‘father of yoga therapy in Australia’.Amy and Leigh talk about Leigh’s decision to fully retire and how it feels to get to that point, making changes and the difficulty that comes with it, delinking from his professional role in Yoga and much more.They touch on the following:·       Leigh’s shares his health concerns·       Taking the decision to make a change·       Retirement in the Yoga world/community·       Different phases Leigh’s faced·       Letting Go and how to do it with grace·       Importance of having activities/friends outside the Yoga world·       Leigh’s thought on taking time off·       Leigh’s thought on delinking from Yoga professionally, yet keeping it close personally October 9th podcast is sponsored by:  Optimal Statehttps://theoptimalstate.com/ Foundations we supporthttp://www.kym.orgWe 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 $500 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 $500 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 Check out Amy's website http://www.amywheeler.comLeigh no longer has a website, as he has moved into retirement. Feel free to find him for a personal connection on Facebook under his own name.