Mindful Strength

We are back after a long break! Our house went under renovation, Kyle is back in school, and after reorganizing most aspects of life, we are back in the zone. To learn more about Mindful Strength Click here! Podcasts will be released on Friday's. You can look forward to episodes with Kathryn and Chris, as well as guest interviews.  Follow the show to get new free episodes weekly, and don't forget to scroll back through the treasure trove of archives.  

Today Kathryn talks you through the question of how much resistance to use for strength building. Strength training does not just mean doing things that feel hard, it's much more systematic and defined. Simultaneously, not all weighted exercises are strengthening. If you are considering using more (or less) resistance and you want some pointers listen in. Want to come take our Mindful Strength classes and/or programs?  Click here to learn more about Mindful Strength. Click here for our next 8-week Handstand & Single Leg Squat Program!! If you are loving this show please follow/subscribe for weekly free episodes. To request a topic email support@mindfulstrength.ca

Accessory exercises are supportive to your big goals. Want to be able to do a chin up? Yes, practicing chin-ups are cool, but what's even more useful is assessing which supportive exercises you need more of and building them up. Accessory exercises build up your weaker muscles, ranges, or movements. Kathryn talks about how she started with 3 months of accessory training before graduating to full body lifts like squats and deadlifts. This type of training transformed her injuries and pain and built confidence for heavier lifting later to come. *** Want to learn more about strength and how to bring more strength and science to your classes? Click here to apply to the Mindful Strength Teacher's Immersion 2.0 beginning October 1st!

This podcast is brought to you by Bone Builders, our upcoming 10-week strength progression for building a foundation of strength, and healthy bones. Click here to learn more. Bone and muscle health can be nurtured at any age. Yes, aging, hormone changes, and natural physical shifts effect our muscles, bones, and connective tissues, but there are things we CAN do. In this podcast Kathryn and Kyle talk about why it's important to do high(er) impact and strength training, and why progression is the key to safety. They discus the highly alive and adaptive nature of bones and what bones respond to. Movement for healthy aging is not all about low impact and being careful, it's about challenging yourself and maintaining strength for as long as possible. *** Interested in training with us? Click here to join our new program called bone builders! 

In this episode Kathryn and Kyle talk about a movement stimulus being hard vs. heavy, and what the key differences are. Often we believe that anything that feels challenging is making us stronger, but that is not the case. All movements are good, but they are not equal, especially if your goals are strength building, bone, muscle mass, athletics, aging benefits etc... If you feel like you are spinning your wheels, not getting stronger, or getting exhausted by exercise this is a great podcast for you! Want to work with us? Our next 10-week strength program called Bone Builders begins September 20th! Click here to learn more and sign up. *** Are you a teacher wanting to learn more about strength and incorporate these principles into your yoga, pilates, or fitness classes? Click here to learn more about our upcoming Teacher's Immersion 2.0 beginning October 1st!

Kathryn and Kyle talk about the mechanical model and give a few examples of mechanical ideas that negatively affect the ways we move and feel. Mechanical thinking teaches us that load is something that breaks us down, that safety is nurtured through avoidance, and that alignment is to be perfect.  We believe that safety is built through gradual and meaningful exposure and that resistance has the capacity to build us up (not just wear us down). Kathryn also explains why she rarely assesses alignment, and rather is more interested in capacity, especially with beginners. This podcast will give you major food for thought! Like our style and want to build your own Mindful Strength with us? To learn more about our next program called Bone Builders click here! *** If you love this podcast please consider leaving us a review wherever you are listening, and sharing this episode with your friends.  This podcast will remain free for all, and we appreciate all your support!

Kathryn and Kyle share how they have both gotten back into structured strength training after time off for various reasons. They share tips on how to get back in the swing without over-doing it, and how to structure your own strength practice. Other topics include super sets, the foundation movements of strength, and how many minutes it takes to get a good session in. To learn more about our next program Bone Builders click here. Bone Builders, taught by Kathryn and Kyle will teach the foundation movements of strength training, plus how to progress to heavier weights over time. Bone health depends on consistent and progressive training, that's what this program is all about.

Adam and Kathryn talk about Pilates, yoga and how we can integrate current evidence into the practices we love without throwing the baby out with the bath water. Adam is on his way to becoming a physical therapist and along the path has incorporated heavy weights into his long-time Pilates career. They also talk about motor learning and how we can cue our clients to be as successful as possible during exercise. ___ If this conversation excites you click here to learn more about the Mindful Strength Teacher's Immersion 2.0. Early bird ends July 1st. This 3-month continuing education course for yoga, pilates and fitness teachers begins in October. ___ Adam lives in Long Beach, California and has been teaching Pilates since 2009. He is an internationally recognized Pilates teacher trainer for Breathe Education, holds a Bachelors of Science in Exercise Science and is currently studying Physical Therapy at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences. Adam is the founder of various live online workshops such as “Motor Learning Strategies” & “Pain Science & Pilates To learn more about Adam click here. To follow Adam on IG click here.  

In this episode, Kathryn and Jules talk about what strength training is (and what it isn't), strength training vs. general fitness, basic biomechanics, the practicality of learning anatomy and making sense of the research. If you are endlessly curious about exercise science and it's application to moving and teaching, Jules' insights into biomechanics and tissue adaptation will both excite and challenge the way you understand the body. ___ We are incredibly excited that Jules is coming to guest teach at the Mindful Strength Teacher's Immersion 2.0 starting in October 2022. To learn more about this top-notch 3-month continuing education course click here. Early bird pricing ends July 1st!  ___ Jules Mitchell MS, CMT, ERYT500 is a Las Vegas based yoga teacher, educator, and massage therapist. Her unique approach incorporates her extensive study in biomechanics with the modern application of yoga asana to help teachers develop their craft and empower them with education. Jules is the author of Yoga Biomechanics: Stretching Redefined. She is also adjunct faculty at Arizona State University where she serves as the yoga consultant for various research studies. To learn more about Jules click here

In this episode, Kathryn and Nada talk about why strength training is so useful in rehab. Often people assume that strength training means competing or huge feats. In reality, capacity-building strategies (strength training) can help people progress from pain and injuries and help them get back to the activities they love. If you loved this episode and you have more questions to ask, sign up for Nada's webinar on June 1st hosted by Kathryn. To learn more click here. _____ Nada Hassan is a physical therapy resident working at a movement and education-based physiotherapy clinic “The Movement”. She is also a Crossfit enthusiast, Olympic weightlifting lover, and world record holder in powerlifting. Nada's main focus is to keep lifters lifting by providing them with movement options, addressing primary issues instead of just tackling pain, keeping training/rehab fun, and changing the perception of what rehab really is and can be.  To learn more about Nada click here to follow her on Instagram _____ Are you a yoga teacher who is STILL trying to get your classes or courses online? Offering Tree is here to help! Offering Tree is an all-in-one platform that includes unlimited video, appointments, workshops, emails, and everything you need to get online fast. To learn more and get 50% off your first three months click here 

Darcie and Kathryn talk about adaptive movement, non-dogmatic approaches for all abilities, and chair yoga. Chair yoga is more than using a chair for conventional poses. Creating an accessible class requires teachers to re-imagine the practice and truly learn to meet participants where they are. Darcie offers wisdom from over 15 years working with all levels of practitioners and training teachers. _____ Darcie Clark has been a leader in Adaptive Yoga since 2006. Specializing in making the yoga practice accessible to people of all ages, body types, and abilities, she's taught yoga in community centres, retirement homes, and workplaces.  For over 15 years, Darcie has worked with and learned from a range of private clients, some of whom have chronic health issues, movement restrictions, and use a wheelchair. In November 2020 Darcie began offering her course Adaptive Yoga: How to Teach Chair Yoga online to yoga and movement teachers.  To learn more about Darcie click here _____ Darcie and other teachers are using Offering Tree to get their classes, workshops, and trainings online, easily and affordably. Don't get stuck using multiple platforms (with multiple expenses). Offering Tree is the all-in-one solution you have been searching for. Click here to learn more and get 50% off your first 3 months, or 15% off your first year. _____ Interested in our Summer Retreat? Come and spend 4 days in the beautiful countryside with our team. The Summer Retreat is limited to only 10 participants and only a few spots remain. Click here to learn more and reserve your spot.

Today's episode is all about a weight-neutral approach to physical therapy and healthcare. Lisa and Kathryn discuss all the insidious ways diet culture has made its way into healthcare and how we can provide better care to people across the size spectrum. They also touch on how humans are always adaptive, at any size, and blaming weight for pain and injury is never the answer.  ___ Dr. Lisa N. Folden is a licensed physical therapist, mom-focused health coach and the owner of Healthy Phit Physical Therapy & Wellness Consultants in Charlotte, NC. To learn more about Lisa click here. To follow Lisa on IG click here. ___  Our Sponsor Offering Tree Are you a yoga teacher who has been procrastinating getting your classes, courses, and memberships online? You need to check out Offering Tree. Offering Tree is your one-stop shop online platform, try it for free at offeringtree.com/mindful strength or click here. ___ Join our online classes The Mindful Strength Membership is the best way to start building strength at home. Our classes are progressive and whole-human focused. We make getting strong fun. To take a peek at our class library and watch a few trailers click here. 

This week we welcome Indu Vashist to the podcast for a conversation on the history of yoga asana, and how it has been informed by physical culture, power dynamics, caste, and artistic exploration. Indu shares new insights into cultural appropriation, the difference between yoga's physical history and philosophical history, demystifying the asana practice, and using it for good in this day in age. Indu Vashist is a yoga teacher, historian, and executive director of the South Asian Visual Arts Centre in Toronto. She has studied the history of yoga and it's intersections with physical culture extensively and brings new insights to the topics of asana, appropriation, and how yoga is being practiced today worldwide.  To learn more about Indu click here *** To practice with Mindful Strength online and put everything we are learning about on the podcast into practice click here. Browse our class library, watch a trailer, or try one of our free classes. Curious about the Teacher's Immersion 2.0? Click here and add your email to our list, we will send you more details in the coming weeks. *** This podcast is brought to you in partnership with Offering Tree. Offering Tree is an all-in-one platform to get your website, classes, workshops, memberships etc... online efficiently. To learn more about why we have partnered with Offering Tree click here or visit offeringtree.com/mindfulstrength

Kathryn and Nikki talk about the ins and outs of strength, and what makes strength training different (but highly complementary) from yoga, pilates, and group fitness. They discuss why building strength is so important for overall capacity, aging, muscle mass, chronic illness, and even hypermobility. They cover loading, the benefits of heavier weights, the different programs they have tried, and what it feels like when things aren't working well. Nikki and Kathryn have a shared love of strength training and helping everyday people understand the basic concepts of human adaptation. To learn more about Nikki click here To follow Nikki on IG click here *** To put these concepts into practice join the Mindful Strength Membership and start building strength at home with our team. Right now each new member get's a set of resistance bands mailed to their doorstep for FREE. Click here to learn more, start practicing, or scroll through our amazing selection of classes (and watch a few trailers). *** To learn more about our podcast sponsor Offering Tree click here. Offering Tree is an all-in-one website, email, membership, course etc... platform designed for yoga and wellness providers who need a one-stop-shop online platform.   

Today we welcome Dr. Sarah Kim for a reflective conversation about her experience working as a frontline doctor over the last 2 years. Sarah shares what it's been like for her and how she is bringing creativity, mental health awareness, and compassion to her medical practice to meet the challenges of every day. More about Dr. Sarah Kim Sarah Kim is a Toronto/Tkaronto based physician specializing in Sport & Exercise Medicine and Mindful Psychotherapy and an independent dance artist. She is a Clinical Lecturer at the University of Toronto and Dancer-in-Residence with the Health, Arts & Humanities Program. Her work integrates dance, circus, martial arts, and medicine in a continuous exploration of humanness, embodied dialogues, and the essence of well-being. To learn more about Sarah click here  To watch her short film click here To learn about Artists In Residence click here ___ This episode is brought to you in partnership with Offering Tree. Offering Tree is an all-in-one online platform for yoga and wellness providers to get their classes, courses, and everything they do online. Need a website/platform upgrade? Click here to learn more. ___ Want to practice with us? Our online platform offers 4 live classes a week, plus a huge library of recorded sessions to choose from. Put everything we are learning about on this podcast into practice. Special Offer: right now every new member gets 2 free resistance bands mailed to them! Click here to start.

Stephanie Carter Kelley is a physical therapist, yoga teacher, bone health enthusiast and she has a PhD in education. In this episode you will learn all about osteoporosis, who is at risk, and the research around progressive impact and strength building. Explore the challenges of low impact exercise, what we know about spine movement and flexion, and consider if light weights/bands are truly enough. Stephanie's background is mostly helping 50+ cis women manage and prevent osteoporosis, and that is the perspective she brings to this interview. We are excited about our next collaboration with Stephanie Carter Kelley! To sign up for Stephanie's webinar with Mindful Strength on April 6th from 6-8pm ET (recording available) click here. Click here to view Stephanie's website and here for her online programs. *** To learn more about the Mindful Strength Membership and put these ideas into practice click here. We offer live and recorded classes each week for our global online community. *** This podcast is brought to you in partnership with Offering Tree. Offering Tree is an all-in-one platform for yoga teachers and wellness providers to get their website, classes, workshops, memberships etc... online. To learn more about how OT can work for you and get our community discount click here or visit offeringtree.com/mindfulstrength  

Today we welcome Kathryn's long time colleague, and friend of the yoga family, Christine Felstead. Christine has been practicing various forms of movement including marathon running, Ashtanga yoga, mobility, and now strength for longer than most people we know. Her love of movement has changed over the years as she has experienced injuries, burn out moments, huge pivots and the ups and downs of life. Christine has learned many lessons and she continues to practice and teach the types of movement that light her up. *** To sign up for the Offering Tree free demo and get to know more about the platform and how it could work for you click here. *** Learn more about Christine Felstead and Yoga for Runners (the book) here. *** If you are ready to start putting these movement principles into practice click here to join the Mindful Strength Membership. We offer weekly live and recorded classes so you can build strength and mindfulness from home. 

We are back! Today's podcast with Alex Haley is about a relational approach to marketing. Does the idea marketing feel sticky, slimy, or fake to you? This interview will re-inspire the way you approach marketing, and is especially relevant to the small scale yoga teacher/wellness provider.  Want to learn more about our sponsor Offering Tree? Click here to sign up for the free demo on March 15th More about today's guest and OT... Alex Haley is a researcher, meditation teacher and is one of the co-founders of the public benefit corporation OfferingTree. Offering Tree provides an all-in-one platform for wellness professionals to build a website, manage schedules and registrations, accept payments and coordinate email communication.  *** Want to put some of the ideas we are learning about into practice and build strength from home? Click here to join the Mindful Strength Membership. We offer a huge selection of live and recorded classes to guide you through a mindful approach to strength. Plus every new member get's 2 free resistance bands mailed to them! Join now and get immediate access to classes, our mobile app, and a whole new world of strength building.

This episode of the podcast is brought to you by Bodyweight Stars, our upcoming 8-week bodyweight strength program to help you get moving and feeling like a star. Click here to learn more and sign up. Today Kathryn and Kyle are talking about consistency, and how to get back into training after being off for some time, or starting for the first time. Consistency doesn't have to mean doing something every day. In fact, when we do too much at the start we often burn out and experience a downward spiral in confidence and enjoyment. Small steps go further.

We are bombarded with messages about the dangers of too much sitting, not moving enough, chairs and couches in our living rooms etc... But is more movement always better? On the journey to building strength, loaded movement it vital, but less is sometimes more. The other side of this coin is rest and recovery. Many active people have internalized messages that more movement is always better but as Chris and Kathryn have experienced this can be a step stone to problematic exercise behaviours, being under recovered, and increased stress when it comes to lifestyle. - If you have been loving these podcasts and want to start building your own mindful strength click here to learn more about our online class membership. We help people like you build strength from home in a compassionate and accessible way. - If you are in the market for a platform to get your classes, courses, and schedule online you should consider our sponsor Offering Tree. Click here to watch a demo and get 50% off your first 3 months!

Today Chris and Kathryn are talking about why it's not useful to base your strength building progress on looks (unless you are a body builder). Strength can be felt from the inside, and there are other metrics to measure your progress. Most of us have been taught to measure our success based on how we look on the outside, and we believe this approach sets us up to eventually fail. You don't have to be changing how you look to be doing it right. If you are a yoga teacher trying to get your website, classes, appointments or courses online and you need an all-in-one easy to use platform click here to learn more about Offering Tree.

People often ask why we focus so much on strength but not as much on mobility. From our perspective, everything we teach is mobility. We have been taught that mobility training should look a certain way but in reality, we don't have a shared and agreed upon definition of mobility. Certain systems have become popular, but in some cases is more mobility just more mobility? To get these Holiday Special podcasts along with free classes delivered to your inbox click here and sign up for the Free Holiday Special. You will also be entered to win one of our incredible prizes including a year of Offering Tree Pro. Offering Tree is an all-in-one platform including website, online classes, courses and memberships that yoga teachers use to get their teaching online.

Kathryn and Chris talk about how their teaching and ideas about movement have changed since diving deep into pain science. They explore the range of feelings that might come up during strength building and why it's useful to acknowledge the spectrum of sensations. If pain isn't an accurate indication of the health of our tissues, then what is contributing to pain and what might it be telling us? -------- This podcast is brought to you in partnership with Offering Tree. To learn more about how you can use Offering Tree to get your classes, memberships and courses online with ease click here.

After our six month hiatus we are coming back with a series of mini-podcasts to get you ready for the new season beginning in 2022. Over the holidays we are also giving away prizes (listed in the recording) and free classes. To sign up for free click here then enter your name and email. The first class will be delivered right your inbox. -  Our podcast is brought to you in partnership with our friends at Offering Tree. To learn more about using Offering Tree to set up your website and online platform click here or visit offeringtree.com/mindfulstrength -  To practice online with us click here, every new member get's 2 resistance bands mailed to them for free :)  

If you are a yoga teacher looking for an incredible online platform to host your membership, classes, workshops and appointments check out Offering Tree. Click here to learn how Offering Tree can help you get your offerings online quickly.  - To learn more about the Mindful Strength Membership and put this information into practice click here to begin your 14-day free trial. - Kathryn welcomes one of her first students and movement teacher peer Chris Nguyen on the podcast. Together they chat about their parallel stories of discovering strength and mobility training, and how that has evolved their work in many remarkable ways. Chris also shares touching details about how movement training has helped him build his confidence and move through a sense of shyness around his body and what he can do. This interview is the first of many personal narratives that we will be sharing. - Chris is a yoga, Pilates and movement teacher and teacher trainer. To learn more about Chris' work click here.

We are celebrating the 4th birthday of the Mindful Strength Membership with a Buy One Gift One Annual Membership sale. Until July 14th when you sign up for our Annual Membership you can gift one to a friend for FREE. Click here to start now. --- This episode of the Mindful Strength Podcast is brought to you in partnership with Offering Tree. Offering Tree provides teachers, trainers, and studios with the tools they need to get their offerings online with confidence and ease. Click here or visit offeringtree.com/mindfulstrength to book a free demo or learn more. --- Erin Godfrey is a movement educator and founder of BEING IN BODY. She began her career as a ballet dancer, studying with the National Ballet School of Canada, followed by studies in Anatomy and Kinesiology. Additional studies include Meditation, Pilates, Personal Training, Feldenkrais, Alexander Technique, Developmental Movement, Wellness Coaching, Anatomy Trains, Contact Improvisation and Axis Syllabus. Erin has owned several studios in Toronto, Canada, and has been teaching movement and healthful living practices for over 20 years. An international teacher, she has been faculty on a number of teacher training programs and teaches workshops throughout Canada and the US. Erin continues her research and investigation as a movement practitioner, educator and new mother.

We are celebrating the 4th birthday of the Mindful Strength Membership with a Buy One Gift One Annual Membership sale. Until July 14th when you sign up for our Annual Membership you can gift one to a friend for FREE. Click here to start now. --- This episode of the Mindful Strength Podcast is brought to you in partnership with Offering Tree. Offering Tree provides teachers, trainers, and studios with the tools they need to get their offerings online with confidence and ease. Click here or visit offeringtree.com/mindfulstrength to book a free demo or learn more. --- As a professional educator, David Wilson brings a life-long interest in how people learn both to his teaching and his practice of movement. He believes that movement is a birthright and that by combining curiosity, playfulness and compassionate self-awareness, anyone can practice movement in ways that will interest them, support them and evolve with them as their lives and bodies change. He is deeply interested in how people might use creativity, critical thinking and the spirit of inquiry as tools of movement, especially as they age.  To follow David on Instagram click here.

Kathryn, Kyle and Chris talk about their newest project, the All-Access Membership and answer questions on a wide range of topics. This is a fun 3-way conversation in celebration of our 4th birthday. -- To learn more about the All-Access Membership click here, this offer ends July 31st. -- This podcast is brought to you in partnership with Offering Tree. If you are looking for one affordable platform to host your website, classes, emails, appointments and everything else on visit offeringtree.com/mindfulstrength and book a free demo.

The Mindful Strength All Access Membership launches next week along with Pull-Up Club registration. To be in the know click here and add your name to our email list. ___ This episode of the Mindful Strength Podcast is brought to you in partnership with Offering Tree. We love Offering Tree because they provide an all-in-one service for teachers and studios wanting to get their classes and offerings online fast.  Click here or go to offeringtree.com/mindfulstrength to schedule a demo and get our special discount. ___ Lizette Pompa is a Yoga Teacher and Fitness Coach.  She's been teaching since 2010. In 2019 she launched her app to share her love for both strength training and yoga.  Her goal is to empower women to build stronger bodies through weights, yoga, and movement. With her strength programs, she wants to create a space where women feel comfortable to start lifting weights, do yoga and be themselves.   To learn more about Lizette click here.  

If you are interested in taking your teaching online check out offeringtree.com/mindfulstrength (click here). Offering Tree's platform includes everything you need from a website to an online store, appointments, membership, and courses. All for under $20 a month. - Interested in the content we are covering on this podcast? Join the Mindful Strength Membership and get your first 2-weeks for FREE. Practice with us live or check out our library of unique classes. Click here to start your 14-day FREE trial.

The Mindful Strength Podcast is brought to you in partnership with Offering Tree. To take your classes, courses, website, and appointments online all in one place visit offeringtree.com/mindfulstrength  *** About Christopher Bourke: Christopher is a movement instructor, mental health professional, and Mindful Strength admin coordinator.  He has worked in the field of mental health and addictions for over a decade and roots his teaching in that experience – placing a strong emphasis on practices that respect, support, and encourage an individual’s innate resilience. Christopher teaches with the hope of helping people rebuild a connection to their bodies, expand their range of (e)motion, and enhance their capacity to handle tough life events. He’s passionate about building spaces that promote a sense of courage, safety and, self-compassion. To take a class with Christopher click here. To learn more about Christopher click here. *** If you are loving these conversations and you want to put everything we are learning here into practice get started with the Mindful Strength Membership. To being your 14-day FREE trial click here.

This is the question we get more than ever, how much weight should I be starting with? There is no one right answer for everyone, but Kathryn and Kyle definitely have advice on how you can approach your strength training. Most people either start too heavy and get discouraged, or start really light and never progress. This is your chance to hear how both Kathryn and Kyle approach this common question. To start your 14-day free trial of the Mindful Strength Membership and practice online with Kathryn and Kyle click here.

The Mindful Strength Podcast is brought to you in partnership with Offering Tree. To take your classes, courses, website, and appointments online all in one place visit offeringtree.com/mindfulstrength  *** Catherine Cowey has a range both professional and personal experience working with folks who are on the hypermobility spectrum. Her thirst for knowledge and fascination with the wonder of the human body led her to post graduate work in Kinesiology at San Francisco State University while still working as a personal trainer and assisting in physical therapy clinics. Her practice has continued to evolve over the last 20 years by studying the latest research while also attending multiple continuing education courses in a breadth of modalities such as FMS I and II, PRI (Myokinematics, Respiration), massage therapy, FRC, FR, and several pain education seminars. To learn more about Catherine click here. *** If you are loving these conversations and you want to put everything we are learning here into practice get started with the Mindful Strength Membership. To being your 14-day FREE trial click here.

Kathryn and Kyle talk about what makes the single-leg squat so challenging, and what you can work on starting now. From ankle range of motion to basic alignment and loading patterns this mini podcast will help you assess what your body needs. To start your 14-day free trial of the Mindful Strength Membership and practice online with Kathryn and Kyle click here.

This podcast is brought to you in partnership with Offering Tree. Offering Tree helps teachers and trainers get their classes, courses, and services online fast. To learn more about this awesome company click here offeringtree.com/mindfulstrength --- Laura Khoudari is a trauma practitioner, certified personal trainer, and corrective exercise specialist. Widely recognized within the trauma and fitness communities, her work has been featured in Buzzfeed, UpWorthy, Outside Online, Medium, Tonic, and Girls Gone Strong. To learn more about Laura or order the book click here. --- Kathryn and Laura talk about using strength training to support people who are healing from trauma. Laura shares her personal story, and why she didn't always love going to the gym. They talk about back pain, deadlifts, and progressively building your capacity to be able to lift the heavy things life throws your way.

In this episode Kathryn shares more about why she got into strength training and gymnastics and how handstand training has helped her through recent stressful events. Handstand Club Early Bird Pricing has been extended, and Kathryn is Day 1 for FREE on April 14th. To sign up for this FREE session (which includes a manual chapter) click the link below... Yes, sign me up for Day 1 for FREE and send me the manual chapter.    

This episode of the Mindful Strength Podcast is brought to you in partnership with Offering Tree. Offering Tree provides a platform for teachers and trainers who want to get their classes and services online quickly and easily. Kathryn is currently using Offering Tree to host her 300-hour online training. To learn more or schedule a free demo Click Here - Amber Karnes is the founder of Body Positive Yoga. She’s a ruckus maker, yoga teacher, social justice advocate, and a lifelong student of her body. Amber trains yoga teachers and studio owners how to create accessible and equitable spaces for wellness and liberation. She also coaches with human beings who want to build unshakable confidence and learn to live without shame or apology in the bodies they have today. She’s the co-creator of Yoga for All Training, an Accessible Yoga trainer, and a sought-after expert on the topics of accessibility, authentic marketing, culture-shifting, and community-building.  - To learn more about the Mindful Strength Membership and putting all these tools into practice click here to start your 14-day FREE trial.

Kathryn and Kyle talk about how to approach strength programming. Kyle has been writing formal weightlifting programs for athletes for the last decade, he shares his experience and relates it back to bodyweight training. Creating a program is about more than just linking hard exercises together. A good program blends push with pull, strength with skill without exhausting the practitioner. These ideas can be used not only for gym training but for home strength practices and yoga class sequencing as well. Kathryn and Kyle share their process with programming the Handstand Club and what they have learned along the way. Want to join Handstand Club? Click here!   

This podcast is brought to you in partnership with Offering Tree. Offering Tree provides a platform for teachers and trainers to get their classes and services online easily and efficiently. Click here to learn more or schedule a free demo offeringtree.com/mindfulstrength - Neil Pearson is a physiotherapist and Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia. He is an experienced yoga teacher, a yoga therapist, and creator of the Pain Care Yoga training programs for health professionals and yoga therapists. Neil is founding chair of the Physiotherapy Pain Science Division in Canada, recipient of the Canadian Pain Society’s Excellence in Interprofessional Pain Education award, faculty in yoga therapist training programs, and an author. Neil develops innovative resources, collaborates in research, and serves as a mentor for health professionals and yoga practitioners seeking to enhance their therapeutic expertise. He is co-editor of ‘Yoga and Science in Pain Care: Treating the Person in Pain,’ available Aug 2019.   - Neil is our resident pain teacher for our 300-hour YTT beginning April 10th 2021, click here to apply to learn more about Strength, Science and Inclusion. - To start your 14-day FREE trial and explore all the classes and resources in the Mindful Strength Membership click here.  

In this episode, Kathryn and Kyle talk about how to set yourself up for consistent home practice.  To start your 14-day free trial and practice with Kathryn and Kyle click here.  

This episode of the Mindful Strength Podcast is brought to you in partnership with Offering Tree. Offering Tree provides an online platform for teachers and trainers to get their classes, courses, and websites online quickly and efficiently. To learn more or schedule a demo visit offeringtree.com/mindfulstrength (or click here). - To learn more about Madeleine's work click here. Madeleine has a degree in biomedical engineering and is a doctor of chiropractic. Madeleine has been studying Axis Syllabus since 2009, and has trained at the Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre, the School of Toronto Dance Theatre, the Toronto Dance Community Love-In and with the Limón Dance Company in New York City.  - To learn more about the Mindful Strength Membership click here, start your 14-day free trial and practice with Kathryn and Kyle from home.

In this episode, Kathryn and Kyle talk about handstands and what they have learned over the years working with gymnastics coaches. Kathryn has loved handstands since she was a kid, but it wasn't until her early twenties training with gymnasts that she really learned what was required to master this nearly impossible movement. Kathryn puts this to good use in Handstand Club which begins again on April 21st, click here to sign up or learn more.  

This episode of the Mindful Strength Podcast is brought to you in partnership with Offering Tree. Offering Tree provides an online platform for teachers and trainers to get their classes, courses and websites online quickly and efficiently. To learn more or schedule a demo visit offeringtree.com/mindfulstrength (or click here). - Jennifer Snowdon has been practicing yoga since 2003 and teaching for the last seven years. She has also studied ELDOA, Movement For Trauma with Jane Clapp, and is a Buteyko Breathing Educator. Jennifer now lives in New Brunswick Canada and teaches Buteyko and Science of Breath webinars online.  Jennifer is also the breathing teacher for Kathryn and Carly's 300 hour online teacher training beginning in April. To learn more about Jennifer click here

In this episode, Kathryn and Kyle talk about lunges, and why lunges are a key part of any strength training program. Kyle shares stories from his athletic training days, and the pair talk about why lunges can be so much harder than other movements like squats. To practice with Kathryn and Kyle in their online studio membership click here. Sliding scale prices are available and your first two weeks are always free so you can check it out before you commit. Live and recorded weekly classes.  

Alex Haley is a meditation teacher and former legal and business manager for small and large companies. He also was a co-manager of a donation-based yoga studio and is one of the co-founders of the public benefit corporation OfferingTree, which provides an all-in-one platform for wellness professionals to build a website, manage schedules and registrations, accept payments and coordinate email communication. To learn more about our sponsor Offering Tree click here. - To start your 14-day free trial and practice with Kathryn, Kyle and the Mindful Strength online community click here.  

In this episode, Kathryn and Kyle talk updates to the podcast and Membership. Catch these weekly Bonus episodes on Wednesday only on the podcast apps. To practice with Kathryn and Kyle in their online studio membership click here. Sliding scale prices are available and your first two weeks are always free so you can check it out before you commit. Live and recorded weekly classes.  

Trina Altman, B.A., NCPT, received her training through STOTT PILATES® and is an E-RYT 500, YACEP®. She’s the creator of Yoga Deconstructed® and Pilates Deconstructed®, which take an interdisciplinary approach to foster an embodied understanding of yoga and Pilates and their relationship to modern movement science.  Trina has presented at Kripalu, the Yoga Alliance Leadership Conference and Momentum Fest, among others.  Her work has been published in Yoga Journal, Yoga International, and Pilates Style magazine and her classes have been featured on Yoga International and Yoga Anytime. She also consulted for Equinox to help develop their signature program Best Stretch Ever, which utilizes the mobility stick to improve functional range of motion, body awareness, and total body strength and has presented an online training for Yoga International entitled Yoga Deconstructed®: Creative Sequencing with Somatics.  Her book, Yoga Deconstructed®: Movement Science Principles For Teaching is available everywhere books are sold. For more information on Trina and her online classes and courses, visit trinaaltman.com.  Follow her on Instagram at: @trinaaltman & on Facebook at: Trina Altman Yoga and Pilates. To learn more about our sponsor Offering Tree and get your teaching online efficiently click here to book a demo or get started. To practice with Kathryn join the Mindful Strength Membership. Start your 7-day free trial and get access to weekly live and recorded classes, plus guest teachers. Click here to join our international practice community. 

In this episode, Kathryn and Kyle talk about push-ups and what you need to know to build stronger pushing. Catch these weekly Bonus episodes on Wednesday only on the podcast apps. To practice with Kathryn and Kyle in their online studio membership click here. Sliding scale prices are available and your first week is always free so you can check it out before you commit. Live and recorded weekly classes.  

Joelle Hann is an award-winning writer with a history of developing high-level book projects for major American publishers. Subject areas include wellness and transformation, women’s health, leadership and spirituality, as well as conscious business, personal finance and memoir. She has worked with top CEOs and humanitarian activists, coaches and thought-leaders, spiritual teachers, scholars, entrepreneurs, and many others. She founded Brooklyn Book Doctor to help more people write transformational books that change the world. To learn more about Joelle's work click here. ____ To try our free course Mindful Strength Foundations click here. ____ To learn more about our sponsor Offering Tree click here. Offering Tree provides health and wellness practitioners with the online tools they need to spend more time on what they teach and less time worrying about tech.   

In this episode, Kathryn and Kyle talk about pull-ups and what you need to know to build stronger pulling. Catch these weekly Bonus episodes on Wednesday only on the podcast apps. To practice with Kathryn and Kyle in their online studio membership click here. Sliding scale prices are available and your first week is always free so you can check it out before you commit. Live and recorded weekly classes.    

In this episode Kathryn and Kyle talk about why they LOVE deadlifts. To get started with Mindful Strength Foundations our FREE course click here.