In this episode of From Pain to Possibility, I share what it means to shift from being a yoga teacher to becoming a healing facilitator. This isn’t just about learning more cues, sequences, or anatomy. It’s about reconnecting with why you were drawn to this work in the first place and learning how to integrate what you already know with new skills that truly support healing. I talk about how precision, nervous system regulation, and integration help create lasting change, and why your own teaching voice and repeated phrases are clues to the model you’re already building. You’ll hear inspiring stories from trainees who combined their backgrounds in yoga, fitness, and healthcare into their own frameworks, and how this shift allowed them to create powerful results for themselves and their clients.
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Becoming a Movement Detective Part 3 of 3: Integration
In this episode of From Pain to Possibility, I wrap up my three-part series on becoming a movement detective. We’ve explored the importance of being an eyewitness and stepping into detective mode, and now I’m bringing it together with integration. This is where observation and curiosity meet, and the body naturally reorganizes without forcing or fixing. I share real client stories and examples from trainees to show how integration happens when we follow coordination patterns and honor what the body communicates. You’ll hear how this approach applies to the spine, gait, neck, and core retraining, and why small, precise shifts often create lasting change.
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Becoming a Movement Detective Part 2 of 3: Detective
In this episode of From Pain to Possibility, we continue our three-part series on becoming a movement detective. In the first episode, we explored the power of being an eyewitness, noticing clearly without rushing to fix, name, or judge. Now we move into the next step: shifting from eyewitness to detective. This isn’t about blaming one muscle or finding a culprit. Instead, it’s about learning how to recognize coordination patterns and see how the pieces are working together, or not, under different conditions. You’ll hear how detective work means layering observations, asking better questions, and resisting the urge to assign a single cause. Compensations are not mistakes but creative strategies, and when we approach them with curiosity, we begin to uncover what is truly driving pain or limitation. This shift not only builds trust and safety with clients but also helps them step into awareness themselves, becoming their own movement detectives.
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Becoming a Movement Detective Part 1 of 3: Eyewitness
In this episode, I’m kicking off a three-part series on becoming a movement detective. Instead of piling on exercises or trying to “fix” the body, it’s about observing, listening, and asking better questions, like a detective gathering clues. By slowing down and noticing patterns, we start to see what’s really going on beneath the surface. You’ll hear how this shift transforms both the practitioner’s approach and the client’s experience. Treating stories, sensations, and complaints as clues rather than problems opens space for trust, insight, and sustainable change. I’ll also share why distinguishing between clues and conclusions matters, and how modeling curiosity leads to deeper breakthroughs.
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How To Stop Making Pain the Problem To Fix | #333
In this episode, I’m exploring a gap I see so many skilled practitioners fall into, not because they don’t have enough tools or techniques, but because of how they’re approaching pain. Too often, we slip into “fix-it mode,” seeing clients as though something is broken. What I’ve come to understand is that pain isn’t the problem to solve; it’s a signal. And compensation patterns aren’t mistakes. They’re creative solutions the body has used to get the job done. I’ll walk you through how to shift from a diagnostic mindset into an observational one, how this helps clients feel safer, and why that safety is the foundation for meaningful, lasting change. You’ll hear practical examples you can use right away to reframe pain, support your clients with less bracing and more ease, and start retraining movement in ways that actually stick.
You are a yoga teacher or a health professional who wants to integrate yoga therapeutically. You want a more holistic, biopsychosocial approach to helping your clients heal. You want to empower them to listen and to learn about their bodies.
In From Pain to Possibility, Susi Hately, B.Sc. Kinesiology blends modern understanding of anatomy and biomechanics with the ancient wisdom of yoga. This weekly show will share Susi's best ideas from over 25 years of helping her clients reduce and eradicate pain.
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