In This Episode:

[00:26] Welcome to the show!
[01:29] Susi shares a story about one of her private clients that listened to his yellow light.
[03:20] Susi says that your symptoms are there to tell you to pay attention.
[04:11] A red light phase is when life has become constricted enough that something has to change.
[06:01] Susi discusses how movement patterns might correlate to what is going on where you are hurting.
[08:09] The symptoms are merely expressing some issues that are going on.
[10:51] Susi says that when you can start seeing the patterns and intervene at the level of a pattern, you can make a lot more change.
[12:08] Susi discusses how commercials suggest that pain is a normal physiological process, and it will not get better.
[14:42] Have you ever believed that because the pain is gone that it will not return?
[16:14] Susi shares that when something stressful happens, it can affect how you feel.
[18:02] Susi speaks about improving the integrity of your mechanical patterns.
[19:33] Listen as Susi speaks about the healing model where awareness leads to clarity.
[20:37] Susi discusses where and how to start with this process of the body being a barometer.
[21:56] Susi speaks about noticing the progression of symptoms from yellow to red and adding intervention.
[24:01] Susi shares what happens a lot with people who experience burnout.
[25:41] Susi speaks about a passage in the book The ONE Thing by Gary Keller.
[27:33] Let's have a conversation about how I can help reach us at Functional Synergy.
[27:42] Have a great day!

In This Episode:

[00:28] Welcome to the show!
[00:38] Susi is digging into four obstacles we all face.
[01:06] Listen as Susi speaks about the first obstacle she calls Line in the sand.
[03:19] Symptoms of pain and strain are an imprint of that neuromuscular patterning within us.
[05:01] Susi speaks about working with people who have less pain for some time, and then they want to uplevel.
[07:01] If a person's symptoms come back, what do you do?
[08:05] The second obstacle is when a person becomes afraid of crossing the line.
[10:36] "If you weren't afraid, what might you do?" Susi asks clients to see what arises out of that question.
[11:50] B as the new A is the third obstacle Susi is breaking down.
[13:42] Susi explains how she gets her clients from point A to point B.
[16:16] The fourth obstacle is called blowing by the yellow lights, ignoring and pushing through.
[18:21] Susi shares what she says to people who have a compelling desire to do something.
[19:32] Do you work within your bandwidth?
[20:54] Susi speaks about these four obstacles that can get in the way.
[22:26] Thank you so much for listening and have a great day!

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[03:53] Welcome to the show, Ruth Ann!
[04:28] Ruth Ann shares her love of working with older adults and the realities of aging.
[07:19] Ruth Ann sees in her population of students a genuine interest in making their lives rich and filled with good opportunities for easy, enjoyable, and functional movement.
[09:18] Listen as Ruth Ann speaks about developmental markers that children reach are predictable, but by age 50, your life will affect your body.
[10:47] When people come into the yoga studios or therapeutic settings, we look at the body in front of us and the experiences that the body has had.
[13:26] Susi speaks about the five realities that she outlines in a pdf document.
[14:55] Ruth Ann discusses the psychological reality of aging.
[17:38] Susi shares why older adults may come to a yoga studio.
[18:52] Ruth Ann describes the issues that people come to her yoga studio for, but the energetic response is a bonus.
[21:16] Susi shares a story about her father and how fast he declined once he moved to a place where he didn't need to move as much.
[23:29] There are realities to getting older, but it's not nearly as horrible as one might perceive.
[25:59] Susi speaks about balance being a challenge because it can lead to fear of falling so they don't walk as much.
[27:09] Ruth Ann shares her insights into the balance issue and animating the feet.
[30:00] Susi shares about when she was a young yoga instructor teaching older adults and being stunned by the impact of yoga on their movement.
[30:51] Breathing capacity is another challenge and how posture can affect breathing.
[32:20] Ruth Ann says that when you teach people who have a pulmonary disease, there are simple exercises that turn the attention to exhalation instead of inhalation.
[34:45] Susi speaks about the first yoga class she took her dad to.
[36:03] When the body and mind get the stimulus it needs, it unravels rather quickly.
[38:32] Susi says that stiffness and loss of range are very common, and when we focus on and improve those large joint movements, things can change.
[39:33] Ruth Ann believes that when you have stiffness in the big joints, she says that's when people start immediately talking about pain.
[41:33] General body awareness is another challenge that older adults face. Being clear on what is a whisper and what is a scream.
[44:23] Susi shares that when we can integrate strength gains and mobility, awareness, and balance, a lot can be maintained and improved upon.
[47:09] Ruth Ann says that the ability to be by yourself and know how to lift yourself off the toilet is huge, and strength building is critical.
[50:11] Another challenge older adults face is endurance.
[50:41] Endurance requires both the act of being able to mobilize force and as well as our ability to rest and recover.
[53:01] Things can change, and things can feel better. Yoga is adding more life to the years you have left.
[54:28] Older adults are coming to yoga to help themselves feel better.
[56:07] Thank you for being on the show, Ruth Ann!

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