Episode # 73: Breaking down the path of Yoga Therapy with Jennifer Kreatsoulas founder of Yoga for Eating Disorders

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In this episode I sit down with Jennifer Kreatsoulas, PhD, C-IAYT, is a certified yoga therapist specializing in eating disorders and body image. She is a sought-after international speaker and former host of Real Body Talk, an online interview talk show. Through her virtual school, Yoga for Eating Disorders, Jennifer offers individual yoga therapy, groups, classes, and continuing education and mentoring for professionals. 

Together we explore:

  • How Jennifer came to yoga through eating disorder recover and her relapse after having children

  • Shifting out of a career as a medical writer into figuring out what was next

  • Jennifer's path into Yoga Therapy & Breaking it down

  • The power in admitting and asking for help

  • Difference between teaching a traditional yoga class and a yoga therapy class

  • Difference between yoga therapy and traditional therapy

  • Walking through an example with a client

  • Yoga Therapy can work with people with specific health conditions

  • Jennifer shares her personal thoughts on choosing between Traditional therapy and Yoga Therapy

  • Engaging with our bodies not just talk our way through it

  • Importance of language in the yoga space and moving away from language that includes "should"

  • Untapped Power - New and expansive ways of creating community

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Jennifer is the author of Body Mindful Yoga and The Courageous Path to Healing. Her writing has been featured widely in print, broadcast, and online media.

Get in touch with Jennifer at Yoga For Eating Disorders or follow her on Instagram @yogaforeatingdisorders

Amanda Strojny