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“If we are only able to channel our minds when things are slow, calm, and relaxed then I'm not sure those practices are actually preparing us for what is going to happen in our lives.” Kathryn Bruni-Young is an expert on functional movement and building mindful strength.  She is the founder of Mindful Strength, the host of the Mindful Strength Podcast, and an international yoga & movement teacher. Kathryn's work helps everyday people build strength and confidence from home with online classes and trainings. She also provides education for yoga teachers and clinicians who want to bring more strength to their classes and clients.  She tells us about her journey to where she is today and how she is helping people build strength in a way so they can go out in the world and feel like a more capable and resilient human.   The topics we touched on: How mindful strength training builds confidence. Why it is important to have a well rounded yoga practice. What does it mean to do something mindfully and how that term is often misunderstood. What is the important difference between having “a practice” vs. just working out. How the yoga community  is adapting to be more inclusive,  diverse and balanced in terms of what is being considered a valuable part of a well rounded class.    Quotes “We serve people from age 25 to 75, it is a very diverse age group.” “A movement practice that is going to help them feel stronger but it it's not a fitness-y, aggressive, fast-paced feel.” “We have been misunderstanding what mindful even means...just like life, it is not always slow, gentle, calm and relaxed.” “[Most people] don't really understand how adaptive their bodies really are, and how strong and resilient they can actually become with some really good progressive training.” “A lot of the people I work with very hesitant to go to the gym, or go to fitness class or take up strength training because all they see is this this fitness version that only cares about how lean your are, or how heavy the weights are you can lift or what you look like and they don't see that it can work for them.” Thank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode you might also like: How we can strengthen our communities leveraging technology with Verity Dimock How Each Of Us Can Leverage The Power Of Gratitude   When you are listening please take a screenshot and share it on social media and tag me @meganswanwellness !  We would really appreciate it. More from Kathryn Bruni-Young: Kathryn Bruni-Young is the founder of Mindful Strength, the host of the Mindful Strength Podcast, and an international yoga & movement teacher. Kathryn's work helps everyday people build strength and confidence from home with online classes and trainings. She also provides education for yoga teachers and clinicians who want to bring more strength to their classes and clients. Connect with Kathryn Bruni-Young IG @mindfulstrength.ca Facebook   Connect with Megan Swan Social: Instagram Twitter LinkedIn Work with Megan Swan JOIN US in ALIGN + SHINE!  We start  in September: https://www.meganswanwellness.com/alignshine Prioritizing your OPTIMAL WELLNESS + MINDSET this year will allow you to:
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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.

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.  

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Kathryn Bruni-Young is the host of the Mindful Strength Podcast, an international teacher, and a creative thinker in the world of progressive movement. She has been practicing yoga since age 16, and has studied strength training, pain science, and human movement in depth. Kathryn runs a membership where folks practice together from all over the world, a teacher's immersion, a weekend workshop and a handful of online courses. To learn more about her work click here. 

Kathryn Bruni-Young is the host of the Mindful Strength Podcast, an international teacher and a creative thinker in the progressive yoga movement. Kathryn has been teaching since age 17 and has a deep understanding of postural yoga, it's benefits and limitations, and how to use strength training and functional movement to restore physical resilience. Kathryn offers workshops all over the world, classes in her small town in Ontario, education for yoga teachers and online programs year round. To join Kathryn's FREE online course click here.

I absolutely love Kathryn Bruni-Young's smart approach to movement and well-rounded strength and I'm so excited to have her back on The Mentor Sessions to share her wisdom with us!  Kathryn Bruni-Young is an international teacher, a strength training enthusiast, teacher trainer and the host of the Mindful Strength Podcast. She produces an online studio from her country home in eastern Ontario, and she educates folks on how they can build their strength and add more strengthening to their yoga, pilates and functional movement classes.  You can listen to my first interview with Kathyrn and hear more of an overview of her philosophy on Mindful Strength in Episode #5!  In this episode you'll hear: why strength training might be more accessible to many people than body weight exercises like postural yoga how strength training can be used as a way to build up to body weight movement how can weight training help yoga teachers avoid injury easy ways to increase load as strength progresses or decrease load if a regression is needed what yoga teachers can do at home to incorporate strength training into their routine if they don't have access to a gym Learn More From Kathryn: At her website At her Mindful Strength Virtual Studio On her Mindful Strength Podcast On Instagram  

This conversation covers topics like sexual abuse that might be sensitive to some listeners. Karen Rain was an advanced Ashtanga student who experienced almost daily sexual abuse while working with K. Pattabhi Jois. In this interview, she shares her opinions on cults, yoga, gurus and trauma-informed practice in a way that will stark critical thinking. She speaks about her experiences in India, why she decided not to return and the painful reasons as to why she quit the practice altogether. She also comments on the people who have supported her and the devoted students who participated in the covering up and silencing of stories like her own. Karen also speaks about her relationship with Matthew Remski and how his work is changing the yoga landscape for the better. This conversation ends with a really practical discussion of trauma, consent, and ways in which teachers can make their classes more accessible and effective. This is a powerful conversation and a really important topic, we are grateful to Karen for sharing her experiences with us and we believe there is a lot to be learned from her. Please visit kathrynbruniyoung.com to see the show notes which include a handful of Karen's articles, and other links that will help you to further understand this topic. Loving this podcast? Scroll down to the bottom on this page in Apple Podcasts and leave us a review! Did you know that the Mindful Strength Podcast made the Top 20 Biomechanics Blogs for 2019 list? Support from people like you makes this happen :) 

This was one of the first episodes of the Mindful Strength Podcast that has been re-edited because it has been an all-time favourite. Kathryn and Michael started working together in 2013. Shortly after, they co-created an online course called the New Wave of Yoga which created a bridge between postural yoga and strength training. In this episode they talk about what yoga and mindfulness practice are and how they feel, both sharing their own personal experiences. Michael talks about the changes he started to make in his practice, away from the ashtanga practice and into an individualized system that combined gym training, contemporary dance and mobility. He also talks about mental states, how he struggled with depression as a young person and how there are always a lot of feelings to be had. This episode was originally released just a couple of weeks after Michael passed away, and it's one of those recordings that feels timeless. If you are enjoying this podcast please consider leaving us a rating and review on iTunes or in the Podcasts app, we really appreciate this!

Kathryn and Chris have been friends for a few years and this episode was recorded during a visit last summer in Prince Edward County. In this conversation Chris explains his views on bodywork and how the tissues are connected from the superficial skin all the way down to microscopic cells. They talk about working with the body as opposed to fighting against the body and nervous system as a way to develop a more harmonious practice. Chris shares insights on how we can become more skilled at listening to what our tissues are telling us, and together they unpack topics like isolation training, fascial slings and human variation. Together they question whether too much emphasis is being placed on fascia and discuss some of the problems with how we have viewed the human body as a set of levers in the past. More than anything else this is a conversation between friends and colleagues, and it is a must listen for anyone wanting to challenge preconceived notions on the human body. This the second time Chris has been featured on the Mindful Strength Podcast. If you are getting something out of this podcast please consider leaving a review in iTunes or sharing this episode on social media. 

Sean Lind is a strength and conditioning coach with a specialization in gymnastics. A former Competitive Gymnastics Coach and  Professional Circus Artist, in 2010 Sean became Crossfit coach & Athlete, who also has designations and experience in weight lifting practices. Sean's work and expertise are unique with high level achievements in various movement disciplines and has evolved his coaching to utilize the intersection of these practices to see success with his clients, ranging from competitive or performance athletes to general fitness enthusiasts. Sean is an incredible athlete and unique strength and conditioning coach whom we were excited to gain perspective from. This episode of the Mindful Strength Podcast digs into the cross section and interconnectedness of gymnastics, weightlifting and crossfit. We learn about Sean's journey through movement from Judo to gymnastics to circus to Crossfit. Kathryn and Sean talk a lot about the cross over and complementary nature of the various disciplines and the nature of multi-disciplinary work in general in supporting a well rounded practice whether training for competition or life. Sean truly works with the individual and develops programming based on the needs and experiences of each person as he sees them, assessing what is required to keep people out of repetitive strain scenarios. The pair get into specifics discussing isolation versus compound movements, approaches to mobility and flexibility, and more. Sean also talks about training youth, working with their developing bodies and some key factors in preparing young people for long term success. 

Amber Karnes is a yoga teacher, social justice advocate, and the founder of Body Positive Yoga. Amber is a pioneer in the yoga community making noise for marginalized populations and people of all shapes, sizes, genders, races and abilities.  For Amber, yoga has been an integral part of a decade-long journey toward self-acceptance and body positivity – a journey of making peace with her body and helping others to do the same. This episode of the Mindful Strength Podcast is really important to our work and is about more than just Amber's story and trajectory to living with peace and confidence, which we were so happy to learn about. It is a call to action and a conversation starter around how we can open the sphere of awareness around dominant body standards in Western yoga culture, how this stems from the layers upon layers of the systems of oppression we see across our cultures and modern societies, and what we can continue to do to change that in order to create more inclusive communities in movement and beyond.  Amber shares her own story as well as her passions for yoga as a tool on the quest to radical self acceptance for herself and all beings. This episode covers the internal benefits of practice, wellness as our birthright, representation in yoga, working to support values in practice and teaching, adaptation, accessibility, inclusion, normalization and the power of language. Kathryn and Amber address the responsibility we hold as teachers to engage and communicate with people in bigger bodies and people of ALL abilities in meaningful, positive and inclusives ways, and to honor the courage it takes when people show up for themselves in all of their vulnerability. 

Molly Boeder Harris is a yoga teacher and trauma recovery consultant based out of Portland, Oregon. Molly and Kathryn are both proponents of trauma based approaches to teaching and working with others in movement and beyond. Molly joins us for the second time on the Mindful Strength Podcast to discuss trauma, recovery, resiliency and how teachers and coaches might be able to better support people in their journey through life and movement. This recording got lost in our archives, and we were excited to revive it to share Molly's messages with you. This conversation is caters to yoga and fitness professional teaching or working with humans in body and mind. Molly shares some advice as to where you can start to become more informed on trauma and how it affects many aspects of being. Kathryn and Molly talk about rest and how in yoga, traditional forms of rest can leave people feeling anxious and vulnerable when not given agency around what this can be for them, offering tips and language to open this up to more variety and choice for the individual. They talk about adjustments and touch in classes, consent and intentionality, the importance of building rapport and relationships and how there is no one "right" approach to this sensitive topic. Molly also gives her own powerful personal statements or definitions on recovery and resiliency, and how non-linear the healing process really is when dealing with complex experiences and subject matter.  This information is so important, not just for teachers but for all humans interacting with others in community both personally and professionally. Check out the resources below for more information on Molly's work and these topics.

Sarah Court is a California based Doctor of Physical Therapy, the creator of  Quantum Leap and a long standing yoga teacher whose work is grounded in  anatomy and movement science with a focus on continuing eduction for movement teachers. Sarah is a wealth of body knowledge and we are excited that she took the time to chat with Kathryn on the Mindful Strength Podcast.   In this conversation we learn about Sarah's early influences in yoga from books to free community classes, to a deeper exploration of yoga through dedicated practice, teacher trainings and the experience of a positive embodied experience.   Sarah touches on her early days within the Jivamukti practice in NYC, finding the Yoga Tune Up® methodology, and how that  ultimately led to completing her Doctorate in Physical Therapy.  Much of this episode is  centred around the discussion and dissection of pain, its subjective nature and the brain's roll in dictating what pain actually is or feels like.  They dive into busting some myths specifically on lower back pain and "the core," and safety in movement. Kathryn and Sarah connect on why movement for all bodies and with variety, no matter your physical or mental state, is just so very important . Sarah has recently release the first  tutorial for the Movement Logic project that is co-created by Trina Altman and Laurel Beversdorf, check links in our show notes for details. 

This week on the podcast I am joined by Kathryn Bruni-Young who is the founder of Mindful Strength, the host of the Mindful Strength Podcast, an international teacher and a creative thinker in the field of yoga and movement. Kathryn grew up practicing yoga, and started teaching when she was in her late teens. After years of practicing more traditional Ashtanga, Kathryn realized that she was having chronic pain in her body, and started to learn more about movement. On this episode, Kathryn dives into her passion for movement and how her teaching style has changed significantly since learning more about movement and how it can be integrated with yoga. We also discuss taking your yoga business online and what it takes to a successful entrepreneur, how to build a successful online course and tips for teaching workshops around the world.  Enjoy! This episode of the podcast is brought to you by Yogabossbabe! Yogabossbabe is a monthly lifestyle subscription box for passionate and motivated yoga instructors who want to build and grow their yoga business. Every month you get a box of goodies delivered to your doorstep filled with things that will help you build and grow your yoga business.   Each month you also have access to an online workshop, group coaching and the private Facebook community. If you're looking to take your business to the next level, this box is for you!   To learn more, please visit www.yogabossbabe.com! This episode of the podcast is also brought to you by FavYogis! Here’s a business tool that’s really going to change the lives of yoga teachers. The FavYogis app puts control and freedom in your hands. You can update your class schedule, offer YOUR OWN classes ANYWHERE, ANYTIME; and GET PAID all from your phone! No more updating your schedule in multiple places and paying a ton of money each month for a software platform where students MIGHT stumble across your classes. Students simply open FavYogis and your schedule will be there.   On top of being able to send students notifications about class updates, set prices and ticket availability, and auto-send reminders to your students, you can also post workshops and events that will allow you to reach organic traffic through the search feature that you may never have been able to reach through simply putting the events on your website. There’s a brand spanking new feature on the Fav Yogis App!!! Teaching a lot of classes? Now you can auto-generate text for sharing your schedule on social media. Along with the time and date you can optionally include the title and location of each class or event!   Head on over to the app store and download FavYogis for free! Use code MBOM and let them know that I sent you!