{"podcast":{"title":"The Yoga Well Podcast","slug":"the-yoga-well-podcast-7062889","podcast_index_feed_id":7062889,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5903660/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-yoga-well-podcast","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/1c71f7c00376b1e1f17a68e3ba621937.jpg","author":"Yoga Well Institute","episode_count":112,"summary":"Authentic conversation and teachings on Yoga, Meditation & Āyurveda from the Viniyoga Lineage of Mr. TKV Deśikachar. We explore the breadth & depth of these teachings from texts to practices to therapeutic applications and beyond.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T16:20:18.164727+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-yoga-well-podcast-7062889"},"episode":{"title":"The Soul of Yoga: Yoga Therapy & Allopathic Western Medicine with Melissa Shah","slug":"the-soul-of-yoga-yoga-therapy-allopathic-western-medicine-with-melissa-shah","published_at":"2026-03-24T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-yoga-well-podcast-7062889/the-soul-of-yoga-yoga-therapy-allopathic-western-medicine-with-melissa-shah","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-yoga-well-podcast-7062889","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-soul-of-yoga-yoga-therapy-allopathic-western-medicine-with-melissa-shah--70845241","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70845241/final_audio_chase_and_melissa1.mp3","summary":"In the Viniyoga lineage of therapeutic yoga, there is a focus on yoga beyond physical postures, emphasizing a connection that extends beyond the mind-body. In this episode, explore perspectives on yoga therapy, including the challenges and opportunities of integrating it with Western healthcare. Join Chase Bossart, Yoga Well's Executive Director and long-time student of Mr. Deśikachar with our episode host and Yoga Therapist, Melissa Shah, as they engage with topics of healing beyond the physical, the importance of prāṇa's functionality, and yoga's techniques being taken out of context. Connect with Melissa at https://www.findyourbreath.net. Want to dive into the Yogasūtra? Chase begins a word-by-word discussion of Chapter One this April 2026. Join the weekly discussion group with class recordings at https://courses.yogawell.com/patanjalis-yogasutra","meta_description":"In the Viniyoga lineage of therapeutic yoga, there is a focus on yoga beyond physical postures, emphasizing a connection that extends beyond the mind-body…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3546,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-yoga-well-podcast-7062889/episodes/the-soul-of-yoga-yoga-therapy-allopathic-western-medicine-with-melissa-shah/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-yoga-well-podcast-7062889/the-soul-of-yoga-yoga-therapy-allopathic-western-medicine-with-melissa-shah.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}