Brain Shaman
Brain Shaman is a philosophical and scientific journey towards better brain health. Michael Waite discusses how you can change your brain state and overall nervous system via behavior, nutrition, nature, and technology. Mental illness, addiction, and low brain function are destroying so many people and societies. By becoming increasingly disconnected from our natural mind-body-world and plugged into the artificial ones, we are getting sicker, weaker, and less free. We must become more conscious of how the information that we consume (in the form of action, food, drugs, sensory input, media, etc.) affects our brain. This podcast teaches you how to reconnect with your primordial nature, reprogram your brain, regain your freedom, and redirect your life.
Brain Shaman
Amy Weintraub: Yoga for Mood and Energy | Episode 171
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Amy Weintraub is a yoga therapist, author, and founder of LifeForce Yoga, a mood regulation protocol supporting those with anxiety, depression, and PTSD. She is the author of Yoga for Depression, Yoga Skills for Therapists, and Temple Dancer, and the creator of the Yoga for Your Mood card deck. In this episode, we discuss the neuroscience, philosophy, and practice of yoga, including three guided, embodied exercises using breath, hands, imagery, and more to help regulate your mood and feel more connected, grounded, and alive.
Connect and Learn More
Website: amyweintraub.com
Books: Yoga for Depression · Yoga Skills for Therapists · Temple Dancer
Card Deck: Yoga for Your Mood
YouTube: @AmyWeintraubAuthor
Instagram: @amylifeforceyoga
Facebook: @AmyEWeintraub
Upcoming Events
LIFEFORCE YOGA & IFS Virtual Workshop
A Synergistic Integration to Soothe, Restore and Heal
Wednesday June 17 | 5:00-7:30pm MT
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LIFEFORCE YOGA & INTERNAL FAMILY SYSTEMS
New Tools To Bring Balance To Your Life
August 9-14, 2026
A Summer Retreat at Kripalu.
https://amyweintraub.com/event/lifeforce-yoga-ifs-new-tools-to-bring-balance-to-your-life-3/
Resources
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- The Relaxation Response by Herbert Benson
People
- Erica Sharpe
- Henry David Thoreau
- Herbert Benson
- Jake Panasevich
- John Keats
- Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
- Percy Bysshe Shelley
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Richard C. Schwartz
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge
- Stephen Porges
- William Wordsworth
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