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The Inner Practice-Stories of Healing from the Yoga mat into Life

Jackie Vandertuin

Real people. Real stories. Real healing. The Inner Practice Podcast shares heartfelt journeys from the yoga mat—authentic stories of presence, practice, and personal transformation. Through honest, emotional conversations, host Jackie Vandertuin explores how the healing power of yoga reaches far beyond physical poses, touching everyday life in meaningful and unexpected ways.Each episode dives into real experiences of pain, anxiety, grief, resilience, and growth—revealing how yoga, mindfulness, and

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S1 Trailer 18 Facing Cancer Surgery with Calm — Dr....

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2026/04/26

In this deeply moving trailer of The Inner Practice, Dr. Amy Wheeler shares an intimate reflection on the moments before undergoing surgery for tongue cancer—and how yoga transformed what could have been a state of fear into one of calm, trust, and inner steadiness. Rather than becoming overwhelmed by anxiety, Amy describes how she turned inward, grounding herself in a felt sense of being loved. Drawing on her background in yoga therapy and nervous system regulation, she recognized what happe...

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S1 E16 Questioning Dogma, Choosing Coexistence: A...

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2026/04/15

In this episode of The Inner Practice, host Jackie Vandertuin sits down with Stacie da Ponte for a thoughtful and expansive conversation on spirituality, yoga philosophy, humanism, and the courage to question inherited belief systems. Raised Roman Catholic and surrounded by cultural and religious diversity, Stacie shares a pivotal moment after 9/11 that prompted her to step away from dogma and begin a lifelong journey of inquiry. Through existentialism, philosophy, and consciousness studies, ...

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S1 Trailer 17 From Cave to Consciousness: Stacie da...

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2026/04/12

In this trailer Stacie describes Plato's Parable of the Cave. Stacie delves into the philosophical thought of truth, and how those with different experiences or backgrounds may perceive it, much like spirituality or religion. Stacie describes how a yoga practice helps us move from conditioned perception and unconscious patterns helps us move toward awareness, clarity and a deeper truth. Tune into the full episode where Stacie describes growing up as a Roman Catholic and how her jo...

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S1 E 15: When Trauma Comes Home: Understanding PTSD,...

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2026/04/01

In this second conversation with Cailea Davis, The Inner Practice moves deeper into the lived experience of PTSD within a family system. Together, we explore what it means to witness trauma up close, especially through the lens of of someone who lives with a caregiver who is experiencing PTSD. Building on our previous episode, Cailea reflects on her father’s life as a Chief Paramedic and the subtle, often misunderstood ways PTSD showed up at home. We talk about recognizing trauma witho...

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S1 Trailer 16 When PTSD Goes Unseen — A Daughter’s...

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2026/03/29

In this deeply moving episode, Cailea Davis shares a powerful and intimate perspective on PTSD, one that is often overlooked: the experience of a child trying to make sense of a parent’s invisible struggle. Through her story, Cailea reflects on growing up not understanding why her father, a first responder, seemed distant, irritable, and unavailable. As a child, she internalized those moments—wondering if she had done something wrong, asking why he didn’t want to spend time with her, and quie...

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S1 E14 From Grief to Grounded: The Healing Journey of...

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2026/03/18

In this episode of The Inner Practice, we speak with Cailea Davis, a yoga teacher, multidimensional healer whose journey through grief reshaped her life, her work, and her understanding of healing. Raised in a family devoted to caring for others, Cailea felt called to support people from a young age. But everything changed in 2017 when she lost her father to suicide. That loss sent her on a deeply personal journey inward—one that challenged her identity, her capacity to give, and her relation...

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S1 Trailer 15: When grief speaks: Cailea Davis

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2026/03/15

In this trailer, Cailea speaks of the heartache and pain of the loss of her father to suicide. Cailea describes her journey through a path that she felt was carved in stone until her father's death sent her on a path of discovery. This heartwarming episode that is filled with wisdom and questioning will let you know that you are not alone in your journey filled with grief. As Cailea describes in this episode, "The deepest roots grow where the strongest winds blow". This trailer d...

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S1 E13: Breath by Breath: Healing Chronic Illness...

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2026/03/04

In this episode, athletic therapist and yoga teacher Amanda Halls shares her powerful journey of navigating chronic illness and rediscovering her identity through yoga, Pranayama, and self-compassion. Amanda first encountered yoga at fourteen, learning from a family who lived their yoga—teaching her early lessons about spirituality, connection, and embodied wisdom. Her path led her into Athletic Therapy, where she worked with high-performance athletes, Field Hockey Canada, box lacrosse teams,...

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S1 Trailer 14: When the Body Becomes the Teacher...

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2026/03/01

In this trailer episode, Amanda shares the moment her body asked her to listen. After experiencing a significant health event marked by neurological symptoms, she was forced to slow down and seek support from her physician—something that didn’t come easily. Accustomed to pushing through and quietly declining help, even when colleagues offered it, Amanda continued to rely on grit and perseverance. In this preview, she offers a glimpse into what’s to come: a deeply personal story of healing, wh...

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S1 E12: From People-Pleasing to Personal Power: Mel...

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2026/02/18

In this episode, Mel Grime shares a courageous and deeply personal story of growing up in England with an alcoholic father, navigating a culture of “stiff upper lip” expectations, and learning to survive by becoming the good, people-pleasing girl. A move to Australia gave her room to breathe—to drop the mask, build a life with her husband, and reconnect with who she was beneath the conditioning. But a later move to Canada brought new challenges: losing her career role, lacking community, and ...

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S1 Trailer 13: Stillness and hearing my mind in yoga...

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2026/02/15

In this trailer Mel, describes her experience of being still on the mat but hearing her mind. Being still doesn't mean the mind is still. Stay tuned for the full episode where Mel shares how growing up in England with the stoic attitude and an alcoholic father shaped her to strive for perfectionism and wear a mask. Hear how she finds authenticity and self love that lead her create Her Space and place of healing for women. You can find Mel Grime at her website https://www.melaniegr...

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S1 E11: Life Before and After Yoga: Sabine Maarse &...

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2026/02/04

This episode was recorded on November 20, 2025, at the beautiful Bodhi Tree Yoga Resort in Nosara, Costa Rica, during a week immersed in practice, nature, and community. Join Sabine and Michele as they share a heartfelt, honest conversation about life before yoga, life after yoga, and the transformational power of going on a yoga retreat. They explore how yoga shifted their outlook, their daily habits, and their ability to find calm and clarity in the middle of real-life challenges. Together,...

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S1 Trailer 12: Live from the Bodhi Tree Yoga Resort...

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2026/02/01

Listen to this trailer as Sabine and Michele discuss if one is considering going to a yoga retreat what should they do. This episode was recorded outside at the dining hall of the beautiful Bodhi Tree Yoga resort. Send us a text Support the show If you enjoyed this show, make sure you like, subscribe, follow and download the episode or simply leave a comment. I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to share your thoughts, episode ideas or simply to say "hello"! This episode is ...

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S1 E10 Kundalini Yoga & Conscious Leadership: How...

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2026/01/21

In this episode, I’m joined by Mark Macleod—CEO coach, musician, and devoted practitioner of Kundalini yoga. Mark offers a thoughtful and deeply philosophical conversation about how yoga influences both his personal life and his work coaching CEOs of multi-billion-dollar companies. Mark shares how he first discovered yoga, how Kundalini practices transformed his worldview, and why learning to listen inward is one of the most powerful tools for leaders navigating high-pressure environments. Th...

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S1 trailer 11 Kundalini and the intuitive mind

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2026/01/17

Kundalini yoga plays an integral part in Mark's life allowing him presence, achievement and so much more. Mark describes his initial hesitation to how his life was enhanced. Tune in for the full episode to learn how Kundalini and the practice of yoga has woven its way through Mark's daily personal and professional life. Send us a text Support the show If you enjoyed this show, make sure you like, subscribe, follow and download the episode or simply leave a comment. I would love to hear from y...

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S1 E9: Calm Under Pressure: Meditation Tools for...

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2026/01/07

In this episode, I speak with Shelley Wishart—a lifelong entrepreneur, passionate mover, and the heart behind GoYoga. Shelley shares her inspiring journey through business ownership and the challenges that come with high-stakes decision-making. We dive into how her meditation practice became a powerful tool for staying grounded during a potentially difficult business transaction, transforming stress and uncertainty into clarity, comfort, and calm. Shelley discusses how mindfulness supported h...

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S1 Trailer 10: Shelley Wishart: Meditation and...

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2026/01/04

In this trailer, Shelley talks about the high stakes world of selling a business and the fear of the unknown. However, what eased the fear was meditation. Shelley manifested the success which created calm in what could have been chaos. Send us a text Jackie Vandertuin TherapyCombining orthopedic care with the tools of yoga therapy to help you recover.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support t...

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The Gift of the Magi: A short story

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2025/12/23

In this episode, I read The Gift of the Magi, a story that has stayed with me since the first time I heard it. My husband and I had just gotten married. We were living in our first little house, stretched thin on one income while I was in graduate school, and trying to make Christmas meaningful without much money to spare. Hearing this story in that season of our lives was like being handed a quiet truth: Christmas was never really about the gifts. It was about the gift of being together. The...

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The Gentle Whisper of Women: A short story

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2025/12/15

The Gentle Whisper of Women is a heartfelt exploration of grief, love, and the quiet guidance we receive from those who shape us—whether they’re still here or part of the lineage that walked before us. The episode opens in the stillness of night with a whispered question—“When will this pain end?”—and unfolds through memories of a woman whose presence, kindness, and strength anchored an entire family. Listeners journey through the rawness of early grief and the years of carrying a loss that n...

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S1 E8: Anxiety, Addiction & Disordered Eating:...

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2025/12/10

In today’s episode, I’m joined by Tracy Armstrong, a retired school administrator and yoga teacher from Orangeville, Ontario, who shares a powerful and deeply honest story of anxiety, insomnia, perfectionism, eating disorder recovery, and alcoholism. Tracy opens up about growing up with chronic anxiety and the pressure to appear “perfect,” and how these early experiences gradually manifested into disordered eating and later addiction. With vulnerability and clarity, Tracy reflects on the mome...

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