Listen to the full episode by supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yogatherapyhourOn today's podcast, Amy talks with Janet Lowndes. Janet is a therapist with over 25 years of experience providing counseling, training, and consultation. Her professional practice includes psychological counseling, meditation training, and yoga therapy. She formed Mind Body Well in 2012, as Director and Principal Psychologist (formerly 'Janet Lowndes & Associates'). Following university studies in Psychology, and Philosophy Janet’s early professional experience was in the areas of youth, community, and women's health, the prison system, and with young offenders. She then moved into private practice and continued to work with adolescents and adults, particularly those with eating disorders, body image concerns, and behavioral difficulties. Amy and Janet talk about her journey and how she got started, Her career as a Psychologist, Her inspiring work with Eating Disorders and other mental health concerns, Body Inclusivity, and a lot more.They talk about the following:Janet’s background Janet’s career as a psychologist and yoga therapist, and how she got into her specializationJanet’s vision for her clinic ‘Mind Body Well’Diet culture and what it meansBody Inclusivity & The Concept of weight lossFive principles of Health at every sizeAppreciating our bodies & Body privilegesBody Dissatisfaction If you would like to receive the free infographics and handouts that correspond to each episode on the Yoga Therapy Hour Podcast, please subscribe to our segmented email list. You will have the opportunity to determine the Infographic Topics that you would like to receive. When The Yoga Therapy Hour Podcast has a topic that corresponds to your choices, then you will receive an email for that week with the PDF’s for download.Topics you can choose from include:• Yoga Therapy & Mental Health• Yoga Therapy & Physical Health• Social Justice in yoga & Yoga Therapy• Yoga/Ayurveda Toolbox• Yoga & Indian Philosophy• Global & Trending Yoga Therapy TopicsClick the link below to subscribe. It takes 10 seconds total.https://amywheeler.com/subscribe Today’s podcasts is sponsored by: Optimal Statehttps://theoptimalstate.com/ We 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/KymMitraDonationCheck out Amy's website http://www.amywheeler.com To learn more about Janet:https://www.janetlowndes.com.au/To learn more about Mind Body Wellhttps://www.mindbodywell.com.au/

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