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Talk Yoga SLPEpisode 11: The Simplicity of BreathingJoin Amy and Kim as they discuss their lessons on the mat this week, and lessons from their Talk Yoga therapy sessions. The powerful gift of breath is a theme in today's episode. Listen as Amy and Kim share experiences they have had this past week using a simple breath cue with their clients. Breath can refresh, redirect, and rejuvenate both clinicians and clients. Breath is simple, it is powerful, and it is under our control. Teaching this to clients provides them with a tool when they need to find a sense of calm, focus and stillness. 2022-01-2818 minTalk Yoga SLPEpisode 10: Interview with Sarah Kesty...Executive Functioning and Talk Yoga!Join us on today's episode as we interview executive function coach, special educator, advocate, author, and award winning teacher, Sarah Kesty! Sarah is truly gifted when it comes to understanding how to dig deep into understanding what makes her clients tick, and how she can help them access their self regulation skills to then engage their much needed executive functioning skills. We will discuss what executive functioning is and why it is so important. Sarah will give us tips you can use today to help those you work with (or live with) better understand and engage their executive function ski...2021-12-1838 minTalk Yoga SLPEpisode 9: Talk Yoga Tune-Ins and the the Vestibular SystemDid you know that the vestibular system integrates the left and right hemispheres of the brain and that both hemispheres must be integrated, working together, for speech and language production and processing to occur?? How can you tell if your client's vestibular system isn't integrated? What can you do to access this system, and therefore help your clients become more focused, self regulated and ready to learn? Talk Yoga to the rescue!2021-10-2917 minTalk Yoga SLPEpisode 8: An Intro to Why Talk Yoga Works!Join us as we touch on the anatomy and physiology of Talk Yoga and why we are seeing benefits with these techniques across the board! Our knowledge regarding the "why" Talk Yoga works is continuing to expand and we are just scratching the surface in this podcast! In the early days of Talk Yoga, we saw effectiveness with these techniques, but it wasn't until we began consulting with our OT and PT colleagues that we really have started to put all of the pieces together. We began looking at our clients through a new lens. We wanted to understand how t...2021-10-0421 minTalk Yoga SLPEpisode 7: A Talk Yoga Sneak Peek Into Our Upcoming Episodes!It has been a long time - well a summer - since we last shared some podcast time with you all! We can't wait to share with you what we have in store for our upcoming episodes. We have more in depth trainings, more yoga, more tips, and of course, more insights into the world of Talk Yoga. Help us celebrate National Yoga Month by reviewing our podcast for a change to win a free gift from Talk Yoga! We give good gifts friends, so take us up on this! Here is a free gift and tip for you...we lo...2021-09-0311 min
Talk Yoga SLPEpisode 6: How we use yoga as the lense through which we work with our clientsIn this episode, Kim and Amy discuss how they use the practice of yoga as the lense through which they work with their clients. Appreciation for the culture and limbs of yoga will be shared, as well as how Amy and Kim intentionally weave what they have learned in their individual practices and yoga teacher trainings into their therapeutic work. This is a topic that deserves many episodes and the discussion will continue in future episodes. 2021-06-0225 minTalk Yoga SLPHow We Use Talk Yoga Techniques In Our Individual SessionsJoin Amy and Kim as we discuss how we incorporate Talk Yoga techniques into our individual sessions, whether on zoom or in person. We are often asked how we use Talk Yoga during our sessions. Do we have a specific format we follow? Are there techniques we use in every session? What are some of our favorite ways to begin a therapy session? We can't wait to share our ideas with you! Leave us a review and let us know what your favorite Talk Yoga techniques are! 2021-05-2623 minTalk Yoga SLPOur Journeys to Speech-Language Pathology and Therapy Breakthroughs!Join us as we share how we came to the field of Speech-Language Pathology! Everyone's path to this field is unique and we can't wait to share how we found our careers. We are also so excited to share some of our therapy breakthroughs with you from this past week. It seems that with every Talk Yoga session we learn something new and are amazed at how our clients respond to Talk Yoga techniques. We are excited to share what we learned this week! Visit our website to find out more about our techniques and how you can become train...2021-05-1920 minTalk Yoga SLPWhy Pair Yoga with Language Therapy?Join Amy and Kim as we discuss how and why we pair yoga with language therapy! We will share how this concept came to be and how you can address language goals with your clients using Talk Yoga™ yoga poses, flows, and tune-ins. Check out the Grammar Processing Program, developed by Sandra McKinnis to learn more about the inspiration behind our Talk Yoga™ cueing system. Listen also for our special discount code to receive $20 off our Talk Yoga™ Articulation Pose Cards!2021-05-1232 minTalk Yoga SLPWhy Pair Yoga with Articulation Therapy?In today's episode we will share how the Talk Yoga™ Articulation Poses were created. Join Amy and Kim to learn about how we use yoga poses and movements to address articulation targets with our clients. We will even share our tips on how to use our "Rainbow Pose" to address that tricky "r" sound! Listen also for a special code to receive a discount on our Talk Yoga™ Articulation Pose Cards for the month of May - better speech and hearing month!2021-05-0525 minTalk Yoga SLPEpisode 1: It's Talk Yoga SLP!Welcome to Talk Yoga SLP! We are so glad you are here with us to express, play, and learn! On today's first episode will give you all a brief introduction to how Talk Yoga all began and what to expect from our upcoming episodes such as how to think like a Talk Yoga Therapist, how to use the movement of yoga to address language and articulation, how to make therapy more fun, and how to see more carry over with your clients. Join us every week for a new podcast and visit us at talkyogaslp.com or contact us at...2021-04-2813 min
Talk Yoga SLPTalk Yoga SLP Trailer!Hello friends! It’s Talk Yoga SLP! This is the weekly podcast for speech language pathologists, teachers, parents, and other professionals like OTs and PTs who are ready to use yoga movements to establish, boost, or enrich speech and language development! Join your hosts, Amy Roberts and Kim Hughes, speech-language pathologists and yoga teachers. Speech and Language + Yoga = Talk Yoga. See you on the Talk Yoga mat!2021-03-2601 min