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Yoga Therapy Hour with Amy WheelerRevolutionizing Rest: How to Recover and Thrive with Susi HatelyWelcome to 2025 and an inspiring new episode of The Yoga Therapy Hour. Amy Wheeler kicks off the year with a heartfelt conversation with renowned yoga therapist, biomechanist, and movement expert, Susi Hately. As an accomplished athlete and founder of Functional Synergy, Susi shares her transformative journey from high-performance sports to a deeper understanding of the power of rest, recovery, and living in a balanced state. This episode is packed with insights on interoceptive awareness, redefining success in movement, and learning to trust your body’s wisdom. Highlights:Susi’s Journey to Yoga: From serious athle...
2025-02-0755 min
This is Yoga TherapyFunctional Synergy with Susi HatelyIn this episode, I interviewed Susi Hately. Susi is a yoga teacher, C-IAYT yoga therapist, teacher trainer, speaker, and author with a B.Sc. in Kinesiology. As the founder of Functional Synergy, she is transforming, inspiring, and setting a new standard in the global community of health through yoga therapy and functional movement therapy. Her 4-day online program, Power of Pure Movement: Strong and Supple Feet, has proven to improve the mobility and stability of her clients.We spoke about her work and insights related to training the body for optimal health.Support the show
2024-11-2332 min
J. Brown Yoga TalksSusi Hately - "Moving Better, Feeling Better"You are listening to the free version of J. Brown Yoga Talks. To hear the rest of our conversation, please subscribe to podcast premium at: https://www.jbrownyoga.com/premium. Susi Hately, founder of Functional Synergy, talks with J about the unfolding process of helping people. They discuss how Susi got to yoga therapy, distinguishing yoga therapy from western medicine, yoga anatomy books in 2004, persistent pain and perceptive awareness, alignment vs movement function, novel experiences and reality thoughts, pain and tissue damage, compensatory patterns, gait analysis, biomechanics, exploring where states of knowing come from, and t...
2024-11-1845 min
Fire Up at 55 Plus65. Your Real Midlife-Plus Fitness with Susi HatelyNo matter where you are: on the couch, coming off an injury, or stuck as a “lapsed” fitness buff, kinesiologist Susi Hately has unique answers. “I fundamentally believe that healing is possible,” she says. “People can get well again, no matter the condition.” This eminently qualified exercise physiologist, author, yoga therapist and teacher trainer (etc. etc!) has a lot to share about managing pain as needed and expanding our malleable bodies with effective baby steps. Learn about Yoga Nidra, too, and much more to become your own best fitness advocate.Website: www.functionalsynergy.comFacebook: https://www.facebook...
2024-07-1825 min
The Connected Yoga Teacher PodcastBetter Balance with Susi HatelyThe Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 291: Better Balance with Susi Hately Description: Keeping their balance is something we may have noticed that older adults may find challenging, or something that we may ourselves have felt we need to improve as we age. How can yoga help with this? Susi Hately shares insights from her experience working with people on their balance. Susi Hately is the founder of Functional Synergy and she helps people reveal and heal their human potential regardless of their age or condition. She also helps yo...
2022-09-2656 min
The Art of Online BusinessHow Listening to Your Body Can Actually Help You Scale Your Business, with Susi HatelyMany business owners struggle with chronic pain, whether it be physically or emotionally, and other things like anxiety and depression which can no doubt make succeeding in your business feel extra challenging. Cut your lead gen costs in HALF with my $37 mini-course–NOW only $17!Visit The Art of Online Business website for Facebook Ads help However, just because you struggle with these types of health challenges doesn’t mean you can’t still scale your business to the level of success you want while working fewer hours. In this episode, I am j...
2022-07-2051 min
From Pain to PossibilityFB Live – Why Your Age Doesn't MatterIn this episode, I'm sharing a Facebook Live where I explain why your age does not matter. You have to be careful at every age. But if you can learn how to move your body better, breathe better, and become still and curious, you too can reduce your pain, and I'm showing you how this week. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/100
2022-04-1906 min
From Pain to PossibilityYoga Therapy and Concussion: Completing a Yoga Therapy Certification with a Brain InjuryTune in this week to hear about Bobbi's experience of living with a concussion and her perspective of her recovery journey. She shares how her life has changed since then compared to now, and her advice for anybody who has had a concussion or multiple concussions. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/99
2022-04-1422 min
From Pain to PossibilityBreathing and Your Rib CageThe anatomical relationship between the ribcage and other parts of the body is a fascinating one. This week, I'm teaching you two different breathing exercises you can use when you want to focus on the ribcage specifically, or when you want to see whether what is going on in the ribcage is affecting somewhere else in your body. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/98
2022-04-0718 min
From Pain to PossibilityHow Yoga Therapy Can Be Supportive and Collaborative in the First 3 Months Post-Knee and Hip SurgeryListen in this week as I share why yoga therapy can be a huge collaborator with the rehabilitation process and how it can help eliminate obstacles on the way to better healing and recovery. I'm sharing some specific examples around moving, breathing, and compensation patterns and showing you how to use them to help the whole rehabilitative process. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/97
2022-04-0515 min
From Pain to PossibilityRelieving Wrist PainTune in this week as I discuss the anatomy and mechanics of the wrist, the connection between the wrists and the shoulder girdle, as well as some ways to observe how you feel with your wrists. I'm sharing some key principles to consider when it comes to exploring what's going on with your wrists and showing you how to tune into your mechanics and improve your situation. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/96
2022-03-3126 min
From Pain to Possibility3 Ways to Improve Plank Without Pulling Your Naval to Your Spine or Tucking Your TailboneCan you imagine not having to endure plank? What would you say if I told you that it could be easier? This week, I'm sharing 3 ways to improve your plank so you can stop having to endure it. Learn how to make your alignment feel easier and how to feel more agile, taller, and lighter in your body. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/95
2022-03-2411 min
From Pain to PossibilityA Stillness Practice to Free Your MindI have something very special for you this week, as I'm sharing a sample out of Healing and Revealing Human Potential. I'm here to help you into a space of peace, stillness, and ease. So settle in for this relaxation and body-breathing exercise, do what is most nourishing for you, and get ready to settle out your nervous system. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/94
2022-03-1738 min
From Pain to PossibilityThe Power of the Lower GlutesIn this episode, I'm digging into the different types of muscle groups and the importance of the lower glute fibers. These fibers make up a very significant area of our body, so I'm sharing an exercise to help you develop an awareness of them and explore this further. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/93
2022-03-1518 min
From Pain to PossibilityIt DependsWhat I have found over almost 30 years of helping people reduce and eradicate pain is that rules don't apply to a lot of people. There are two really important words that matter more: it depends. When my students let these two words seep into them and marinate through them, they achieve extraordinary results, and I'm showing you how to do the same this week. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/92
2022-03-1013 min
From Pain to PossibilityThe Power of Curiosity and Listening to Your BodyTune in this week to hear a remarkable description of my client's journey of listening to her body and seeing the possibilities instead of problems. Discover how she has become a friend of her body and hear why she is a great example of the power of curiosity and listening. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/91
2022-03-0312 min
From Pain to PossibilityThe Evolution of the Yoga TherapistIn this episode, I'm sharing the three phases of the evolution of a yoga therapist that I have witnessed and what each of these phases entails. Hear the experiences trainees have in each phase and some of the insights I have learned from observing this evolution. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/90
2022-02-2416 min
From Pain to PossibilityKneeling Post-Total Knee ReplacementIn this episode, I'm sharing what I know about the process of helping people kneel again post-total knee replacement and what is interesting about regaining the ability to kneel. Hear why there is no evidence for why people shouldn't kneel post-knee replacement, and why there is so much fear around it. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/89
2022-02-2219 min
From Pain to PossibilityCore Stability and Pain EradicationIn this episode, I'm sharing some questions to help you think about what core is and how many people view the relationship between pain and core. Discover how I work with these two entities, how I train my trainees on them, and what I view the relationship to be. Get full show notes and more information here: ttps://www.functionalsynergy.com/88
2022-02-1722 min
From Pain to PossibilityWhen Not to Listen to The Experts: A Story of Hope and PossibilityThis week, I’m sharing a story from one of my trainees who shared her experience of developing insight and choosing not to listen to the experts. This story shows how powerful an opinion can be from an expert and how it can be interpreted by the client, and why even having the belief that something can change is enough to completely alter the client’s experience. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/88
2022-02-1019 min
From Pain to Possibility4 Keys for Retraining Better Walking Post Hip or Knee SurgeryThere are four key areas that I find to be super useful in helping someone reduce their limp and improve their walking mechanics. In this episode, I'm sharing these four key areas and explaining how knowledge and understanding of these areas can have a huge impact on somebody's ability to walk. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/87
2022-02-0816 min
From Pain to PossibilityWhat to Do When There is Multiple or No Diagnosis: What Next?This week, I'm giving you something to work with if you have multiple diagnoses or no diagnosis at all. I'm walking you through why it's not a good or a bad thing to receive multiple diagnoses or a scan that's clean, and sharing an exercise to help you connect with your symptoms and grow your sense of understanding about the direction your body and mind are asking you to go. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/86
2022-02-0319 min
From Pain to PossibilityBrain, Belly and Bowels with Mona WarnerThis week, Mona Warner and I discuss the relationship between the brain, body, and bowels. I'm sharing why constipation is a sign of how your digestion is going and how the whole system is integrating together, and how I dealt with mild constipation for most of my life until I discovered Ayurveda. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/85
2022-01-2740 min
From Pain to PossibilityYour Age Does Not Matter: Case Study - Improving Shoulders Improves Your KneesThis week, I'm sharing a client case study and some great ideas about how to work with clients who have knee issues and are carrying compensatory patterning up in their shoulder girdle. Hear the results of working with this particular client, the progress she made, and a behind-the-scenes look at the way I approach working with clients. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/84
2022-01-2514 min
From Pain to PossibilityInclusivity, Unconscious Bias and How to Have the Hard Conversations with Misty Kuefler, Rachel Ishiguro, Lory NewmyerThis week, I am heading in a direction that some listeners may find surprising. I'm delving deeper into the realm of inclusivity. I have experienced fascinating exploration into my unconscious biases, and there have been three people who have been integral in opening my eyes to this work, so I'm bringing them on to the show to discuss the experience further. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/83
2022-01-2042 min
From Pain to PossibilityHealing Depression: An Interview with Certification Graduate Austin ChasonThe last thing anybody with depression needs is another list of things they should be doing. But this week's conversation is less about fixing you and more about looking at how you are thinking about your depression, and we're showing you how to turn the way you think about it on its head and some coping mechanisms to do so. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/82
2022-01-1330 min
From Pain to PossibilityIntegrating Massage Therapy and Yoga Therapy with Heather Green and Stacey KilipsHeather and Stacey are here to share what they have learned over the process of certification and where they have evolved in their practices. Hear what has changed, what things they thought might change but didn't, and where they're at in terms of comfort level in their own evolution as massage therapists that also practice yoga. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/81
2022-01-0634 min
From Pain to PossibilityBreathing to DownregulateThis week, I'm showing you how to tune into your inhale and exhale with 3 exercises to help you downregulate and learn to free your breath versus control it. I'm sharing a mantra to help you with these exercises and showing you how to use these exercises to reconnect with yourself, clear out the mental clutter and tune into the wisdom of your body. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/80
2021-12-3013 min
From Pain to PossibilityMerry Christmas 2021I'm sharing some exercises to help you prepare for the holiday season and supporting you in this experience. Learn what you can do for yourself to help you reconnect and feel your feelings, and how doing so will help you make better choices that truly serve you. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/79
2021-12-2322 min
From Pain to PossibilityShould You Push Your Client Through Pain When They Are Recovering From Knee or Hip Surgery?I'm digging into this question and showing you how to help your client understand pain as a signal and use it as a guide. Pain goes up or down depending on how we interpret it, so I'm showing you how to become a partner in the process, support and guide your clients through their pain, and show them that they have the power to overcome and recover. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/78
2021-12-1622 min
From Pain to PossibilityBloating and BreathingThis week, learn some breathwork and self-massage techniques to help your digestive tract move through some of that overindulgence you might be experiencing. I'm sharing three exercises to work with in these areas and showing you how powerful they are when you implement them. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/77
2021-12-0929 min
From Pain to PossibilityBreathing and Movement to Settle and CalmJoin me this week as I guide you through a breathing and movement practice to help you settle and calm yourself. I'm helping you tune into where you are and what you feel right now so that you can use this to settle and calm whenever you need to. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/76
2021-12-0219 min
From Pain to PossibilityAyurveda in DecemberThis week, learn how to nourish yourself through the winter months and why our bodies need a little more in terms of resources around this time of year. Discover why sometimes what we think is nourishing us actually isn't, and how reflecting on last year's winter season filled with restrictions can help you establish what you need this year. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/75
2021-11-2526 min
From Pain to PossibilityMindful Running MeditationThis week, I'm doing something a little bit different and taking you on a journey of meditation for your run. Whether you are a runner or a walker, you can utilize this 20 minute practice and enjoy the process. So put your shoes on, and let's head out. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/74
2021-11-1823 min
From Pain to PossibilityFeeling as Essential to HealingThis week, I'm sharing 4 key areas to support you in connecting with your feelings more effectively. When we can get clear on emotion, we can start to see how emotion and physical sensation fuel the actions we take, so I'm showing you how to take that discernment into your recovery process this week. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/73
2021-11-1117 min
From Pain to PossibilityWhy People Don't Heal and How They CanI'm discussing what it is to recover and heal and explaining why some people recover more quickly than others. I'm sharing the importance of feeling your body's sensations, emotions, and vibrations, and how doing so will enable you to heal more quickly. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/72
2021-11-0413 min
From Pain to PossibilitySolutions for SciaticaI'm covering what I like to call solutions for sciatica and sharing a few things that may be helpful with sciatic symptoms. I'm teaching you how to discover what contributes to the experience of sciatica, how to step back and question where your symptoms are coming from, and where you can go next in terms of support. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/71
2021-10-2816 min
From Pain to PossibilityPlantar FasciitisI'm sharing some important things to know about Plantar Fasciitis, and what you can do to ease the symptoms if you have it. I'm showing you the importance of recognizing that the pain isn't where the problem is, and a key piece of information to know about absorbing the body's load more effectively and improving your symptoms. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/70
2021-10-2116 min
From Pain to PossibilityFall Digestive ResetListen in this week as Mona Warner and I discuss the transition of seasons and what's going on in our bodies as the seasons change. Discover how our environment has a strong impact on our experience of ourselves, one of the primary goals of a digestive reset, and the perfect time to do one. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/69
2021-10-1432 min
From Pain to PossibilityIf I Am So Smart Why Am I Still In Pain?This week, I'm teaching you how to bring your brain and body together to decode your symptoms. Discover how to regain your power and reduce your symptoms and pain, and tune into the sense of knowing that your body provides you with. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/68
2021-10-0717 min
From Pain to PossibilityBiomechanics of BalanceJoin me this week as I dig into some key components of biomechanics and why these components can make balance naturally happen. I'm sharing how to take these concepts and bring them into practice and showing you how to improve control, coordination, and alignment in your life. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/67
2021-09-3012 min
From Pain to PossibilityBetter BalanceI'm sharing the fundamental key to improving balance, particularly as we get into our 60s, 70s, and 80s, and the differences I see in people in their second half of life. Learn where I begin when I teach about balance, and the benefits that working on your balance can bring as you get older. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/66
2021-09-2317 min
From Pain to PossibilityPain as a MessengerThis week, I'm sharing three key things that helped my client and that will support you wherever you are in your healing process. I'm sharing the importance of being able to tap into your body as a barometer, and how to change the habitual patterning in your body so that you can change the way you experience pain. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/65
2021-09-1618 min
From Pain to PossibilityA Feminine Perspective on Money & PowerThis week I'm sharing some exercises to help you reclaim your power around money, and help you connect to your higher power and inner world more clearly. We have decades and decades of unconscious beliefs that have moved through our cultural awareness and I'm showing you how to understand these beliefs and use them to embody yourself. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/64
2021-09-0917 min
The Studio CEO: Business Coaching For Yoga & Pilates Teachers & Studio Owners7 Figure Yoga Business: Client Interview with Susi HatelySend Jackie A Message!Welcome to Yoga Boss Episode 84, "7 Figure Yoga Business Client Interview with Susi Hately"We've got another client interview today. My client, Susi Hately, is on the podcast sharing about her years of experience in the yoga industry. We touch on what it:-Why it is so important to implement -Surrounding yourself with people who think the way you want to think -Women, Yoga and Money -Leaving behind 'bro-marketing' for a yoga centered approach to business -Focusing on your best client as the way to 7...
2021-09-0355 min
From Pain to PossibilityWomen, Yoga and MoneyI'm showing you how to come back into yourself, and how doing so will enable you to increase clients and money and reduce pain. Discover the importance of tuning into your inner authority, why money is a result of your state of being, and how to use this knowledge to help more people while making more money. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/63
2021-09-0217 min
From Pain to PossibilityThe PsoasMany people have issues with the psoas, and these are usually longstanding, providing only short bouts of relief. This week, I'm showing you what the psoas is and how to have longer and more sustainable gains, relief, and freedom. Discover how I support my clientele to help their psoas regain and maintain its suppleness, and the missing element to help you get longer-term gains. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/62
2021-08-2616 min
From Pain to PossibilityMental Health: Mind over Matter?Discover the equal importance between physical sensations and mental state. I'm sharing why our brains tend towards mind over matter, and how to readdress this balance so you can tune into what your system as a whole is telling you, your brain and body can work in synergy, and you can perform and generate the results you want without pushing yourself too far. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/61
2021-08-1913 min
From Pain to PossibilityThe Yoga Therapy Certification Program: An Interview with Students Rachel and LoryLearn all about the Yoga Therapy Certification program: how it works, what it's about, and how it could fit with your life. Hear the skills that both Rachel and Lory have developed over the course of the program, what they have gotten from it, and how this program could serve you. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/60
2021-08-1235 min
From Pain to PossibilityYoga NidraThis week, I am guiding you through a Yoga Nidra practice and sharing a process for you to access some conscious relaxation. Get ready to settle, become curious, and enjoy a space to tap into your subconscious, because this practice will enable you to cultivate a deep connection with your body, mind, and innate wisdom and authority. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/59
2021-08-0530 min
From Pain to PossibilityHow To Trust Your Inner AuthorityI'm sharing why inner authority is a significant, meaningful concept in the process of healing and recovery and how you can tap into your own. When you listen to your inner authority, incredible things happen, so I'm sharing some indicators that you have deferred your inner authority and how to reclaim your inner sense of self. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/58
2021-07-2920 min
From Pain to PossibilityYellow LightsI'm sharing why I came up with the yellow light analogy and how I've used this for a long time with my clients. I don't know anything more powerful than really tuning into ourselves, so I'm showing you how to better use your energy to tune into your body and develop your awareness so you can operate in a completely different way. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/57
2021-07-2223 min
From Pain to PossibilityDIMs and SIMsThe concept of DIMs and SIMs comes from the work of David Butler and Lorimer Moseley from the NOI institute and is a remarkable concept for understanding pain and other symptoms. I'm digging into what DIMs and SIMs are and exploring why this concept is so powerful. Discover how I use this concept with my clients and how it supports them on their journey of recovery and healing. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/56
2021-07-1520 min
From Pain to PossibilityKintsugi and The Art of RepairI'm sharing the concept of Kintsugi and how it relates to the process of recovery, healing and revealing human potential. So often, I see people seeking a fix and wanting to remove the damage, but this process will show you how embracing the damage will enable growth into something beautiful and help you reconnect and reengage with your body. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/55
2021-07-0810 min
From Pain to PossibilityListening to the WhispersI'm sharing the benefits of listening to the whispers in your body and showing you how to start understanding what your body is telling you. As you gain the skill of listening, you will gain more than you could ever have imagined, and I'm walking you through a way of tuning into your body and connecting with your symptoms so you can help yourself from the inside out. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/54
2021-07-0112 min
From Pain to PossibilityPersistent Pain, Feeling and BeliefsI'm showing you how to view pain as an opportunity for possibility and why our feelings are excellent guides for what we need to do. So many people push aside negative feelings, yet if we limit our ability to feel, we limit our ability for recovery. Learn why feeling is so important in this process and how to become more aware of your feelings. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/53
2021-06-2413 min
From Pain to PossibilityHow We Heal and Reveal Your Human PotentialTune in for an in-depth understanding of how I work with my clients, opening the gate to reveal their human potential and truly reclaim their freedom, ease, and their inner sense of power. I'm sharing how this work is often misunderstood, the sacredness and safety of the work we do even when old wounds are addressed, and why everything changes when we understand the synergy between our mind and our body. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/52
2021-06-1711 min
From Pain to PossibilityWhat Gets In the WayDiscover the reasons behind the pain and how acknowledging them will enable you to see where the obstacles are, and what's getting in the way of your recovery process. Pain and symptoms are messengers, not the problem, and I'm showing you how to use them to diffuse the conflict and follow through the process however it goes. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/51
2021-06-1012 min
From Pain to PossibilityIs Pain Bad?Why is pain so often viewed as a bad thing? I'm exploring this question and sharing how I see pain showing up in my clients. I'm giving you a different approach to viewing pain and explaining why pain is not a sign that something is wrong or broken. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/50
2021-06-0315 min
From Pain to PossibilityStates of Being and SuccessI'm digging into feeling and states of being and showing you how to notice when you are in what I refer to as the three main states. I'm walking you through an exercise to help you connect into and honor these states and showing you how to have your own back no matter which state you are in. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/49
2021-05-2717 minFrom Pain to PossibilityYoga Teacher to Yoga TherapistI'm digging into both yoga teaching and yoga therapy today and sharing what I feel is the distinction between the two. Discover the importance of meeting your client where they're at and how to provide the space for someone to live in their process of recovery and healing. If you're a professional and never quite felt at ease with being a yoga teacher, this episode will show you why. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/48
2021-05-2017 min
From Pain to PossibilityHealing and Human PotentialLearn how to start feeling more consistently, and a key step towards becoming more congruent between your body and brain. Discover how feeling can bring together the cognitive aspects of your brain, life, and the workings of your body, and how to re-channel your intelligence so that your brain and body engage in a more effective, efficient, and meaningful way. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/47
2021-05-1320 min
From Pain to PossibilityDigestive ResetI'm delighted to introduce you to a long-time friend and trainer within the IAYT Yoga Therapy program this week, Mona Warner. We're talking about another Ayurvedic concept that I've developed an incredible fondness for, the concept of the digestive reset. Tune in this week to hear what a digestive reset involves and how it helps boost your immunity and overall health. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/46
2021-05-0632 min
From Pain to PossibilityAbhyangaJoin me this week as I discuss what abhyanga reportedly does and how this process became a ritual for me in my life. Even my kids come to me asking for warm oiling on a regular basis, and I'm showing you how something so simple can have such a profound, nourishing impact, and help keep you connected to your inner world. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/45
2021-04-2914 min
From Pain to PossibilityListeningListening is such a powerful tool, and in many ways, it's so simple. Yet, it's something that many people in the healthcare world overdo. In this episode, I'm digging into the art of listening and exploring why so many people make it an overdone process. I'm sharing the key to true listening and how you can use this work to get the best out of your clients' healing journey. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/44
2021-04-2216 min
From Pain to PossibilityEvidence, Healing and Human PotentialIn this episode, I'm digging into the idea of evidence as it relates to healing and human potential. I'm sharing some questions to ask yourself to reconnect with your inner compass and showing you how to understand your body as a barometer to develop an awareness of what works for you. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/43
2021-04-1517 min
From Pain to PossibilityResultsToday, I'm sharing why my results are better now than they've ever been before, the conditions that affect my clients, and how everyone expresses these conditions differently. I'm also talking about inhibiting perspectives and how to create a steady change in them so that your clients can begin to see injury and illness as an opportunity to grow. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/42
2021-04-0818 min
From Pain to PossibilityResponsibilityIn this episode, I'm sharing how paying attention to your inner world will enable you to be present and show up for your clients more effectively. I'm showing you how to create a bigger impact on your clients' results, and how to show up from an internal space as the authentic light that you are. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/41
2021-04-0113 min
From Pain to PossibilityHealing and PsoriasisIn this episode, we share Stew's remarkable experience with Psoriasis and discuss how taking notice of the whispers of his condition in his body enabled him to heal and recover. We share why the mind combined with the body can become a powerful healing tool and how to uncover and become aware of our ability to recover and heal. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/40
2021-03-2530 min
From Pain to PossibilityBreathing Through the Pelvic FloorThis episode of From Pain to Possibility consists of some exploration of the pelvic floor, with a specific focus on a technique called Pelvic Floor Breathing or Orifice Breathing. Today, Susi explores this sacred, powerful exercise, teaching you why it's beneficial while walking you through the exercise. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.functionalsynergy.com/breathing-pelvic-floor
2020-10-2915 min
From Pain to PossibilityUnderstanding Movement For Reducing Pain"I've found that when I can effectively teach my clients about their movements first, before getting into muscle conversation, the faster they get better." In this episode of From Pain to Possibility. Susi discusses the idea of movement and understanding movement as an approach to helping a client reduce their pain. Susi has recently been asked a lot of questions from yoga instructors about muscles. Susi has found in her years of training yoga teachers that the ones who understood muscles least were the ones who got results the most. Susi has also found that when she...
2020-10-2215 minFrom Pain to PossibilityThe Treasures of TriangleWhy is the triangle pose blamed for issues in the spine, SI joints, and knees? Listen, as Susi explores why it's blamed and why on the flip side that the triangle is an exceptional position, especially when someone has recovered from SI joint issues, plus more in this episode of From Pain to Possibility. Susi explores the triangle pose and describes what she has seen when people do a traditional way of moving into the pose versus how she prefers to see it done. Susi has found that her students are very surprised at how limited their...
2020-10-0818 min
From Pain to PossibilityPain Focus and the Physiotherapist"My job isn't to heal people; it's to support and help people see and feel how they move in a new way." In this episode of From Pain to Possibility, Susi and her guest Kirsten Richardson discuss what is possible when you integrate yoga therapy concepts with physio or physical therapy, the results she has found, and her transition to doing physiotherapy by video. Kirsten is a registered physiotherapist and a yoga therapist and has served and assisted people from all walks of life to decrease pain and increase function in her fifteen-year career. She has worked...
2020-10-0138 min
From Pain to PossibilityPsoas: Sacred, Subtle, Powerful"I believe the Psoas to be a sacred, powerful, and subtle muscle." In this episode of From Pain to Possibility, join Susi as she explores the Psoas muscle. So often the psoas gets blamed for issues, but really, it isn't the psoas' fault. The psoas is responding to the forces in the body and how they are being absorbed and dissipated. Consider this idea of being grounded and light simultaneously, solid and stable, the ability to be agile. All of these characteristics apply to a psoas that is responsive, alive, and turned on. There is a w...
2020-09-2414 min
From Pain to PossibilityHow I Do ItAre you having trouble doing it all, running a business, taking care of your family, dealing with the pandemic, and all the other things that come your way? In this episode of From Pain to Possibility, listen as Susi discusses some key principles that have worked for her over the past three and a half years and some that didn't. Listen and see if there is a takeaway you can use to make your life run a little smoother. Susi shares the five principles that worked for her, clarity, conversations, support, calendar, and commitment. Clarity leads to...
2020-09-1720 min
From Pain to PossibilityThe Significance of the Rotator CuffDo you think it is possible to heal from a rotator cuff injury without paying attention to the shoulder girdle? Listen as Susi digs into the rotator cuff and the shoulder girdle. A lot of times, when you think about the rotator cuff and healing from rotator cuff injuries plus much more on this episode of From Pain to Possibility. "The shoulder girdle is an amazing part of our body" Listen, as Susi discusses the relationship between the rotator cuff and the shoulder girdle, how the shoulder girdle is used in the practice of yoga and how...
2020-09-1015 min
From Pain to PossibilityCompensation Patterns"When I can clear up those extraneous patterns, I can help someone become more efficient in their movements." Today Susi discusses compensation patterns because either the body moves or it doesn't, it's actually doing the thing we want it to do, or it's not, it provides a very clear understanding of what's working and what isn't, so we are looking at what compensation is on this episode of From Pain to Possibility. Listen, as Susi discusses when compensation happens and how, when she can clear up those extraneous patterns, she can help them become more optimal in t...
2020-09-0315 min
From Pain to PossibilityHow Biomechanics Helps To Reduce Pain"I like to look at anatomy like a map." Today Susi introduces a topic she is passionate about anatomy, biomechanics, and kinesiology. She shares how they relate to Yoga, how they relate to the reduction of pain, and overall recovery and healing. She outlines this in three segments, defining these concepts and then sharing a little bit about why she's so passionate about them on this episode of From Pain to Possibility. Susi speaks about anatomy being the mapping of muscles, other tissues, lymphatic system, nervous system, and blood vessels. Biomechanics is how we see these forces m...
2020-08-2719 min
From Pain to PossibilityWhy Am I Not Better"Where the pain is, is not actually the problem." Listen, as Susi discusses the questions she often hears: Why am I not through this already? Why am I not out of pain? Why have I tried these things and seen these professionals, and I am still in pain? Susi will give her best ideas on how to reduce or even eradicate pain and how to listen to your body on this episode of From Pain to Possibility. Susi speaks about what happens when a person tries to fix a problem. Typically, you are trying to fix where i...
2020-08-2023 min
From Pain to PossibilityIntegrative Postpartum Care with Megan Jenkinson"When we lose awareness, we lose the connection." Listen as Susi and her guest Megan Jenkinson discuss Pilates, movement, physiotherapy, and biopsychosocial models and what we can look at in terms of movement and how this can be helpful for a variety of healthcare professionals, including physiotherapists. Megan is a physiotherapist, kinesiologist, and Pilates instructor with a specialty in women's health and movement. She draws on these practices when working with her clients to provide a comprehensive whole-body approach to rehabilitation. Megan has developed her own system for pelvic floor and core recovery over her years of...
2020-08-1352 min
From Pain to PossibilityCompassion and Self Care with Shelly ProskoCompassion is the foundation of health care and overall well-being. Listen as Susi and her guest Shelly Prosko discuss why Shelly believes this, her journey to where she is today, how she learned about compassion fatigue, and much more on this episode of From Pain to Possibility. Shelly is a physiotherapist, yoga therapist, educator, author, and pioneer of physical yoga with over 20 year's experience integrating yoga into physiotherapy and working with people in pain. Shelly teaches in physiotherapy and yoga therapy programs and is the author of the book 'Yoga and Science in Pain Care.'
2020-08-0644 min
From Pain to PossibilityBody As A BarometerDid you know that your body isn't a passive thing that follows at the whim of your emotions or desires? Listen, as Susi discusses the body being a barometer and the importance of the concept in the work that she does with her private clients when she is training yoga teachers and other professionals on this episode of From Pain to Possibility. Susi says that your symptoms are there to tell you to pay attention, and the concept of the body as a barometer plays into her concept of her yellow light model, she talks about how...
2020-07-3028 min
From Pain to PossibilityObstacles To ProgressSusi is digging into four obstacles, particularly obstacles to smooth progress in this episode of From Pain to Possibility. Listen, and by the end of this episode, you'll see that obstacles aren't actually bad. They are a part of the learning process, and once you see them for what they are, you can see them as opportunities for growth and development. Listen as Susi shares and explains the four obstacles: Line in the sand, being afraid of crossing the line, B as the new A, and blowing by the yellow lights. Susi speaks about how to get...
2020-07-2122 min
From Pain to PossibilityYoga Therapy and the Older AdultAre you ever too old to practice yoga? Listen, as Susi and her guest Ruth Ann Penny discuss older adults, yoga and the older adult, and what yoga can do for an older person on this episode of From Pain to Possibility. Ruth Ann has been an educator for forty years with a master's degree in adult education, focusing on leaders and the elders in our midst. Ruth Ann became a yoga practitioner almost 25 years ago, as an active and ambitious person in her mid-forties she had a feeling of coming home. Over time, she saw that...
2020-07-1556 min
From Pain to PossibilityLessons Learned: Deeply CaringProblems will always exist. You don't want to have the same problems this year as you had last year. Listen as your host Susi Hately shares some issues she has had and the lessons she has learned from them so that maybe we can learn from her mistakes and the opportunities they have provided for her to rethink, reframe, refine and refresh and move forward in this episode of From Pain to Possibility. Do you believe that healing is possible? Susi does and is sharing some examples of people who listened to the whispers and could manage...
2020-06-2321 min
From Pain to PossibilityThe Biopsychosocial Model with Marylsa SullivanHave you heard of the polyvagal theory? Listen as your host Susi Hately and her guest Marlysa Sullivan discuss this theory, the roles of our sympathetic and parasympathetic systems and relaxation, gunas, and much more in this episode of From Pain to Possibility. Marlysa is an assistant professor at the Maryland University of Integrative Health, where she teaches in the integrative health sciences and yoga therapy departments. She's developed courses in the yoga therapy curriculum and is the founding clinical director for the Master of Science in Yoga Therapy program at Maryland University. Listen, as...
2020-06-2335 min
From Pain to PossibilityBlending the Biomedical and Biopsychosocial ModelsDid you know that if you integrate yoga, medicine, and rehabilitation, you can get better results? Welcome to the very first episode of From Pain to Possibility, with your host Susi Hately. Susi is giving us some useful information that can be implemented today, and along the way, she is sharing bits and pieces of her life so we can get to know her better. Susi is the owner and director of Functional Synergy Yoga Therapy, where she trains healthcare professionals and yoga teachers on how to integrate yoga therapeutically into their practices. Susie also runs a...
2020-06-2230 min
The Simplicity SessionsEradicating Pain: Where Pain Is Isn't The Problem with Susi HatelySusi Hately is a fantastic educator in the yoga space and now also educating women and mothers about their pelvic floor health. She holds a B.Sc. in Kinesiology with a deep focus in exercise physiology. For 25 years, Susi has been the bridge between the medical world and yoga – helping people out of pain, helping to reduce autoimmune flares, migraines, sleep disorders, thaw frozen shoulders, and manage the impacts medical treatment processes. Physicians, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, massage therapists, and chiropractors all count on Susi as a partner in helping their patients get well again. She is...
2019-10-2852 min
Poolside PodcastEPS 061 Why tired shouldn't be the new normal and how to scale a business (Guest: Susi Hately)Welcome to the show Susi Hately. Susi is the owner and founder of Functional Synergy, which is an umbrella of many businesses but focuses on helping people to feel their best - physically and mentally. We talk about how important sleep is and how our culture of hustle, exhaustion and never sleeping is getting in the way of our ambition and success. Susi shares how and why she started her own business, why she thinks it's important to still have clients while training others in her method and how she was able to scale her business. She shares her one...
2019-06-1846 min
The Whole Health Cure"Addressing Burnout Through Movement" with Susi HatelySusi Hately (prounced HATE -LEE) helps entrepreneurs and executives who are skirting the edge of burnout. She helps them get back on their game and use their skills and talents most effectively. Building on her BSc. Kinesiology, and teaching yoga since 1999, she is the author of several best selling yoga therapy books and videos, and is founder of the Calm.Steady.Strong(tm) yoga program for cancer patients, survivors and their families which was studied at the University of Calgary from 2002-2009. Using yoga as the prime modality, Susi’s specialty is helping high achievers rechannel their energy so th...
2019-06-1328 min
Lifestyle Locker Radio PodcastHeal through Yoga and Kinesiology with Susi HatelySusi Hately is one of the industry’s top yoga therapists and trainers. As a young student of yoga, she began to combine the ancient practices of yoga with her BSc. Kinesiology at a Vancouver pain clinic. When she continued to encounter individuals, including yoga instructors, who accepted that their pain was “normal”, she began to explore how yoga was being taught and practiced. By designing therapy programs that utilized sound anatomical principles of kinesiology with the time-honored practices of gentle yoga she enabled people to find pain relief, feel good, and rediscover vitality in their lives. Traine...
2019-06-1033 min
The Entrepreneur Way1224: Getting More out of Your Life than You Thought Was Possible with Susi Hately Founder and Owner of Functional Synergy IncFor 25 years, Susi Hately has been combining her B.Sc Kinesiology and yoga to help burnt out executives and entrepreneurs get back to their game, regain clarity of mind, get better rest, and to finally feel like themselves again. You’ll enjoy her down to earth, candid approach to getting well again “the process is one that can move quickly, that it can move slowly, that it can be chaotic, that it can be really calm. And to not get attached to any one of those states. Things can be going really well and it doesn’t mean i...
2019-06-0900 min
Alchemy & Action (formerly Wellpreneur): Nature-based Personal Growth for High-Achieving WomenReal Wellpreneur: Susi Hately {e202}This week we’re back with another installment in Real Wellpreneur series, I’m speaking with Susi Hately, yoga teacher and therapist with background in Kinesiology with a focus on Exercise Physiology, who trains teachers and health professionals on how to approach healing. We talked about burnout, how she developed her business, and also how her business has changed since having twins, (and how she manages to get it all done working 6-12 4 days per week!). I also have a little update from Wellpreneur’s HQ As you could have noticed my work is really shifting towards connecting with the sea...
2019-05-2735 min
Wellpreneur: Wellness Marketing and MindsetReal Wellpreneur: Susi Hately {e202}This week we’re back with another installment in Real Wellpreneur series, I’m speaking with Susi Hately, yoga teacher and therapist with background in Kinesiology with a focus on Exercise Physiology, who trains teachers and health professionals on how to approach healing. We talked about burnout, how she developed her business, and also how her business has changed since having twins, (and how she manages to get it all done working 6-12 4 days per week!). I also have a little update from Wellpreneur’s HQ As you could have noticed my work is really shifting towards connecting with the sea...
2019-05-2736 min
Fourth Trimester: The First Months and Beyond | Parenting | Newborn Baby | Postpartum | DoulaAdvocating For Yourself Matters - Susi Hately Had Twins & Placenta PreviaPelvic floor stability champion Susi Hately returns to the Fourth Trimester Podcast to talk about how she advocated for herself while she was pregnant with TWINS and had the complication of placenta previa. Hear her inspirational story of how she was true to herself throughout her pregnancy and postpartum period Full show notes fourthtrimesterpodcast.comLearn more How a Friend or Family Member Can Help You After You Have a Baby | The Second Child Transition | Improve Birth Recovery: Three Recommendations From An OBGYN | Postpartum Soups and Stews Collection | Four Relationship-Saving Questions To Ask Before Baby Arr...
2019-04-2847 min
Mastering the Business of YogaSusi Hately on Functional Movement, Anatomy & Yoga BusinessThis week on the podcast I am joined by Susi Hately. Susi has a B.Sc. in Kinesiology with a focus on Exercise Physiology, is a yoga teacher, a yoga therapist, and a lover of anatomy and functional movement. After working in occupational therapy and at a pain center, Susi combined her passion for helping people feel good in their bodies with yoga. Now, Susi runs a business called Functional Synergy where she trains yoga teachers to feel more comfortable and confident with anatomy and working with different and unique bodies. On this episode, Susi and I t...
2019-03-181h 05
intelligent edge yogaOpen the Door at the Body: Susi Hately on Yoga TherapySusi Hately is a yoga therapist and teacher trainer in Calgary, Alberta, who is a pioneer in offering trainings online in yoga and yoga therapy through her program, Functional Synergy. We talk early online yoga work, the evolution and content of yoga therapy, and creating a meaningful, sustainable yoga career.
Susi tells me about her early work and how she was the teacher that people sought out to get out of pain. We also talk about…
How she decided to get online and connect with people in a newsletter (before she even realized newsletters were a th...
2018-09-3000 min
Mum's The WordMUM 069: Susi Hately : Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation for C-section & Vaginal DeliveriesSusi Hately’s Bio:
B.Sc Kinesiology, Yoga Teacher, Yoga Therapist
Since 1993, Susi Hately has grown from teaching one or two musicians how to stay pain free while playing their instruments, to becoming a highly credible and reliable source for understanding and successfully using therapeutic yoga to enable people to get out of pain and back to the life they want to live – at home, work and play.
Her Signature Style of Yoga Therapy combines principles of anatomy and physiology with the ancient art of yoga asanas, breathing, pranayama, stillness and meditation. All of her...
2017-03-3039 minFourth Trimester: The First Months and Beyond | Parenting | Newborn Baby | Postpartum | DoulaSusi Hately on How New Moms Can Prepare for and Recover from Pregnancy and ChildbirthHaving worked with women through all stages of pregnancy, from pre-natal right through postpartum, Susi Hately has observed that a lot of new moms seem resigned to the fact that post-baby body is just ‘the way things are’ – prolapses, dry vaginas, painful sex, leakage, etc. Susi is on our show to help educate expecting mothers on how to take care of their wellbeing during pregnancy, postpartum and beyond.Full show notes fourthtrimesterpodcast.comTwin Preparation Reading Twins 101 | The Holistic Guide to Twin PregnancyLearn more How a Friend or Family Member Can Help You Aft...
2017-02-0858 min
BITEradio.meFunctional Synergy and Get Rid of Pain with Susi HatelyFunctional Synergy and Get Rid of Pain with Susi Hately Since 1993, Susi Hately has grown from teaching one or two musicians how to stay pain free while playing their instruments, to becoming a highly credible and reliable source for understanding, and successfully using, therapeutic yoga to enable people to get out of pain and back to the life they want to live – at home, work and play. Her Signature Style of Yoga Therapy combines principles of anatomy and physiology with the ancient art of yoga asanas, breathing, pranayama, stillness and meditation. All of her sessions are customized to suit individual needs...
2016-12-1652 min