Practice Human
47 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsDr. of Physical Therapy, Caitlin Casella speaks with professionals in healthcare, therapeutic movement and exercise, strength and conditioning, athletic training, and bodywork. Interviews focus on the overlapping layers of health and wellness with belief structures, social engagement, economic and environmental factors, and sustaining robust activity later in life. Questions that drive Caitlin’s work and curation of the Practice Human Podcast examine systemic factors which create barriers to care, and how health and wellness can only be partially left to the individual. She asks, "how does our wellness as a society depend on our collective care?"
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Ep 045: Brian Nevison | Hip & Low Back Resilience for Athletes
February 08, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour - 43.2 MBBrian Nevison will be presenting a day of workshops on SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 2024 at Practice Human in NYC. CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE AND SIGN UP Brian is a playful person: Innately and intentionally. Professionally, he’s a personal trainer, strength & conditioning coach, and mobility specialist. He loves games and sports of all kinds—he played many growing up and still plays Ultimate Frisbee competitively. He tries to bring a sense of joy, play, and wonder to everything he does. He has a BS i...
Ep 044: Laurel Beversdorf | Yoga with Resistance Bands
January 11, 2024 15:00 - 1 hour - 46.9 MBCLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR LAUREL'S FREE YOGA WITH RESISTANCE BANDS CLASSES! 2 free classes + training Q&A sessions will be held live online January 23rd and January 30th from 12-1p EST. Replays will be available to watch for two weeks after the live classes. Laurel Beversdorf is an international yoga educator, certified kettlebell specialist, and strength and conditioning coach. She runs her own Virtual Studio with over 150 members. Classes blend strength training, rehabilitation practices...
Ep 043: Dr. William Klein | Men's Pelvic Health
December 28, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 45.6 MBWilliam Klein is a Brooklyn-based physical therapist specializing in treating men’s health and pelvic floor. His background as a yoga instructor and passion for learning have helped inform his clinical practice. He can be reached at @willkdpt Instagram, and is currently working on posting educational content on that account.
Ep 042: Dr. Shanté Cofield The Movement Maestro | Why Physical Therapy is the Best First Career
November 27, 2023 00:00 - 38 minutes - 26.9 MBDr. Shanté Cofield, The Movement Maestro is a physical therapist turned entrepreneur, who teaches health and fitness professionals how to build profitable online personal brands, with a focus on brand strategy and development in the ever-growing digital marketplace. Find out more about The Maestro's work at themovementmaestro.com and on Instagram @themovementmaestro
Ep 041: Clayton Law | Person First Client Second
September 10, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBClayton Law is a marketing and sales coach who teaches health and fitness experts how to get more online clients from Instagram. He has over 13 years of clinical and professional experience in the health industry and has helped over 130 experts get more online clients and make more money. In this episode we discuss: Motivational Interviewing in Health Coaching How a "Person First, Client Second" approach can support growing a business, enhance client relationships, and promote better resu...
Ep 040: Kathryn Bruni-Young | Mindful Strength
July 05, 2023 12:00 - 53 minutes - 36.8 MBKathryn (she/her) has been teaching yoga and movement since the age of 17. Growing up in her mother’s (Diane Bruni) yoga studio she has been learning about mindful movement her entire life. In 2012 Kathryn started exploring other modalities including powerlifting, gymnastics, and various forms of strength based exercise. She has competed in powerlifting, and has been coaching her own style of strength building to people of all ages. She has completed a professional pain science mentorship wi...
Ep 039: Elizabeth Wipff | Autonomy and Self-determination in Strength Training
April 16, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour - 54.4 MBElizabeth Wipff is on a mission to demystify strength training for women who want to get in the gym but just don’t know where to start. As a Gen X woman, she sees strength and conditioning as the perfect way to deal with stress and anxiety, stave off aging, and gain confidence & power. She loves working with her peers to help them realize their strength potential. As a coach and teacher, Elizabeth is known for her keen eye and her ability to make complicated concepts simple and clear. An i...
Ep 038: Brian Nevison | Balancing Discipline and Play
February 13, 2023 23:00 - 1 hour - 42.1 MBBrian is a playful person: Innately and intentionally. Professionally, he’s a personal trainer, strength & conditioning coach, and mobility specialist. He loves games and sports of all kinds—he played many growing up and still plays Ultimate Frisbee competitively. He tries to bring a sense of joy, play, and wonder to everything he does. He has a BS in Kinesiology from Penn State and has been working as a trainer/coach for 13 years. In that time, he’s come to understand that genuine, uninhib...
Ep 037: Dr. Sarah Court and Laurel Beversdorf | Scope of Practice and Cognitive Biases
January 15, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour - 66.3 MBDr. Sarah Court is a physical therapist, movement mentor, and a yoga teacher trainer. She’s the creator of Quantum Leap Community, a continuing education online mentorship group that helps movement teachers methodically and clearly understand how to work with their more challenging clients while staying within their scope of practice. She teaches public workshops and teacher trainings online and in person, bringing together the worlds of yoga, strength, and neuromuscular exercise. Sarah live...
Ep 036: Dinneen Viggiano | Education for Treatment of Back Pain
October 23, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 52.3 MBDinneen helps active people with low back pain develop the holistic think, eat, move skills they need to confidently retrain their back pain with ease. A true “teachers’ teacher” with 23 years experience, Dinneen is the creator of Retrain Back Pain®. She is a Backfit Pro as well as a NeuroKinetic Therapist, a Craniosacral Therapist and a Certified Nutrition Counselor. Find out more about Dinneen's work at retrainbackpain.com or on IG @retrainbackpain Keep an eye out for the relaunch of Din...
Ep 035: Reboot 2022 | Welcome Back After Two Years!
September 25, 2022 12:00 - 22 minutes - 15.8 MBHey there! We're back on air. Listen in for a quick recap of why the Practice Human podcast began, how it has evolved, why the two year pause, and what I have planned for new episodes this fall. Thanks for being here and supporting the Practice Human community. Looking forward to continuing the conversation— Caitlin
Ep 034: The Connective | Building a Teacher Owned Cooperative from the Ground Up
September 27, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBThe Connective is cooperatively owned and powered by teachers. We provide a sustainable livelihood for yoga and movement professionals and raise industry standards for quality, diversity, anti-racism, and accessibility. We offer students an online space to explore movement, build community, and discover new potential. Our vision at The Connective is to ensure movement professionals have the tools to thrive, and make the practices of yoga, movement and fitness accessible to traditionally un...
Ep 033: Avita Bansee | Politics and Anti-racism in Pre- and Postnatal Yoga
September 05, 2020 13:00 - 58 minutes - 40.6 MBAvita Bansee is a yoga teacher specializing in pre- and postnatal. The birth of her children and continued study in yoga philosophy, anatomy, pranayama and biomechanics inform her teaching and self-practice. Avita's group classes are centered on breath, strength and active rest while maintaining a sense of playfulness. Her work for the last seven years includes training private clients, aiding them with pain management, birth recovery or general well being through yoga and exercise. In add...
Ep 032: Jenn Pilotti | Bodyweight Training & Awareness
August 23, 2020 14:00 - 48 minutes - 66.3 MBJenn Pilotti is a movement educator and personal trainer and has studied a variety of techniques, including strength and conditioning, yoga, Feldenkrais, bodyweight conditioning, MovNat, and dance/somatics. She has a B.S. in exercise with an emphasis in physiology from UC Davis, a M.S. in human movement from A.T. Still University and has taken a variety of courses and workshops in neuromuscular techniques and psychology. For the last eighteen years, she has worked with people of a wide ran...
Ep 031: Isidora Romantini | Seeing the Whole Person
August 07, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour - 86.4 MBIsidora is a Registered Massage Therapist, provider of Medical Contemporary Acupuncture, yoga and Pilates teacher based out of Toronto. She holds additional certifications in FRC and Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization. Her yoga teacher training program which we discuss in this episode and other educational offerings are through Modern Yoga Method. We’re cross pollinating podcasts with this interview as Isidora recently interviewed me on her podcast, Bent Over Wellness. Find out more about ...
Ep 030: Anietie Ukpe-Wallace | Body Literacy, Self-Care, and Pelvic Health
June 20, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour - 49.7 MBAnietie Ukpe-Wallace, also known as Tia, has had a life-long fascination with the human body and its inner workings. Beginning with a formal introduction to movement in college, she has continued that journey ever since. As a yoga teacher of 8 years in the Bay Area, CA, her practice morphed from one of structure and ego to one of humility and independent thinking. After her own struggles surrounding her pelvic floor, she has grown a love for learning and understanding this part of the body t...
Ep 029: Nikki Naab-Levy | Bringing Your Teaching Biz Online
March 24, 2020 11:00 - 59 minutes - 81.8 MBI sat down with Nikki to hear her thoughts on short and long term strategies for yoga and fitness teachers in a pandemic. Nikki Naab-Levy PMA®-CPT is a Pilates teacher, licensed massage therapist, and certified functional strength coach with over a decade of experience helping clients build strength and overcome injury. She holds B.S. in Exercise Science and B.S. in Magazine Journalism from Ohio University. Her fitness wisdom has been featured in Girls Gone Strong, The Seattle Times, and ...
Ep 028: Dr. Kenneth Axen | An Improvised Life
March 08, 2020 23:00 - 1 hour - 45.3 MBOver my January break, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Dr. Kenneth Axen who taught our exercise physiology class at Hunter College in my first year of PT school. We’d previously connected over a shared love of the great street photographers of the mid-twentieth century. Dr. Axen is a photographer, artist, writer, scientist, teacher, father and traveler. I was eager to hear more about his outlook on life, inspired by the “Yes, and...” rule of improvisation. We discussed the ways art a...
Ep 027: Aisha Fakhro | Embodied Psychotherapy
February 09, 2020 01:00 - 58 minutes - 80.8 MBAisha Fakhro is a yoga teacher, psychotherapist, and hypnotherapist. She teaches embodied movement practice blended with neuroscience to tap into the body and brain’s capacity to adapt, rewire, and transform to overcome difficulties. Her podcast, Soft Strength presents her philosophy for life on and off the mat—one lived with with insight and ease, that celebrates unique individuality, but also our deep interconnectedness. Find out more about Aisha's work at aishafakhro.com, on Instagram @a...
Ep 026: Erin Jade | Kinetic Drawing and Applied Neurology
January 07, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 53.6 MBErin has a degree in art and considers creativity in its many forms to be a core value in her life and work. In addition to writing and making music, teaching and movement have been a mainstay in her life since as a child she taught dance to her stuffed animals. She has been offering yoga & movement instruction and manual therapy to a wide range of ages and abilities since 2004. In 2014 following the birth of her son and a delve in to modern postural yoga history, she was compelled to pivot...
Ep 025: Unionize Yoga | How can a career in yoga look more like yoga?
December 21, 2019 15:00 - 1 hour - 54.3 MBUnionize Yoga is a group of yoga and mindful fitness educators in New York City coming together to have a voice in the industry, raise industry standards, and create a more equitable and sustainable profession for all. Their goal is for employees, students, and business to thrive. I sat down with Tamar Samir, Markella Los, and Liz Buehler Walker to find out more about what spurred their motivation to organize, where they currently stand after a successful first vote, and next steps for teac...
Ep 24: Keisa Parrish | Dancer, Teacher, Mom in the City
November 30, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 64.2 MBIn this episode, Keisa Parrish shares her stories of working as a dancer, artist, and fitness teacher in New York City while raising a child. Keisa writes about her experiences as a single parent making ends meet in the hopes that her story will help others navigate this challenging terrain and better manage stress. Find out more about Keisa on Instagram @singlemomdamncity and read her blog, Single Mom. Damn City. at www.facebook.com/singlemomdamncity
Ep 024: Keisa Parrish | Dancer, Teacher, Mom in the City
November 30, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 64.2 MBIn this episode, Keisa Parrish shares her stories of working as a dancer, artist, and fitness teacher in New York City while raising a child. Keisa writes about her experiences as a single parent making ends meet in the hopes that her story will help others navigate this challenging terrain and better manage stress. Find out more about Keisa on Instagram @singlemomdamncity and read her blog, Single Mom. Damn City. at www.facebook.com/singlemomdamncity
Ep 023: Joe Miller | Programming and Variability in Movement Practice
October 18, 2019 21:00 - 1 hour - 57.4 MBJoe has a passion for teaching how the body works. He currently teaches yoga classes in New York City, offers private sessions, and teaches anatomy and physiology courses around the country and worldwide. A lifelong interest in biology and anatomy led Joe to study with several yoga anatomy teachers, and eventually to a master’s degree in applied physiology from Columbia University. He is a Guild Certified Feldenkrais® Practitioner and a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist with the...
Ep 022: Christine Festa | Sustainable Business for Yoga Teachers
September 22, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 43.3 MBAfter spending over a decade in corporate sales, Christine dropped everything to become a full time yoga teacher and business coach. She uses her vast business knowledge & experience to coach other teachers on how to build a sustainable and profitable yoga business. Her techniques are proven because she used them herself to build a successful yoga business in South FL that is still flourishing today. Follow Christine on Instagram @movementyoga Find out more about her business coaching by v...
Ep 021: Sangeeta Vallabhan | A Yogic Perspective on Trauma, Race, and Travel
August 09, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 121 MBSangeeta Vallabhan has been teaching yoga for over fifteen years in New York and around the world. She enjoys training new teachers, which she's been doing since 2009. Sangeeta currently teaches classes and trainings at Yogavida NYC. Her trauma informed yoga training, solemarch, was presented at Yogavida in July and will run again at The Yoga Loft in Bethlehem, PA in November. Be sure to read her piece, What It's Like Being an Indian-American Yoga Teacher, and collaboration with Rumya Putc...
Ep 020: Anita Goa | Following Your Own Flow
July 24, 2019 20:00 - 1 hour - 95.2 MBAnita grew up in Norway but spent 20+ years in New York as a Yoga and Fitness Instructor. Anita started her YouTube channel ‘Anita Goa TV’ in 2010 to extend her love of yoga, fitness and life philosophy to serve people all over the world. Over the years she has developed a love for the Moon and started to design her yoga practices around the moon phases. Presently she is writing a Moon Phase Yoga, Fitness WellBeing Book. For the last 5 years Anita has lived in London with her husband, San...
Ep 019: Susan "Lip" Orem | A Double Life: Heathen Hill Yoga and New York City
June 25, 2019 17:00 - 37 minutes - 52.1 MBSusan”Lip” Orem began practicing yoga when the thrill of bench aerobics was gone. Her first teachers were Sharon Gannon, Dana Flynn and Cyndi Lee. Her checkered past as a dancer in Las Vegas revues, Off Broadway actress, Ringling Brothers clown and sign language interpreter left her no choice but to teach yoga. She was too old to be a cowgirl or an astronaut. She was first certified by Cyndi Lee before there was an OM Yoga. She has been a student of Rodney Yee since 1996 and continues to be ...
Ep 018: Carrie Owerko | The "Yes, and..." Approach to Movement and Play
June 13, 2019 14:00 - 41 minutes - 57.7 MBCarrie Owerko has been teaching yoga and exploring the relationship between body, breath, and mind for several years. She holds a Senior Intermediate Iyengar teaching credential, is a certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT) and Functional Range Conditioning Mobility Specialist (FRCms). Before studying yoga, Carrie earned a BFA in Dance and Theater and became a Movement Analyst (CMA) from The Laban Institute in NYC. She has spent years enthusiastically exploring human movement with the intention o...
Ep 017: Markella Los | Student-Teacher Relationships: A Way Forward in the Post-Guru Era
June 01, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 80.3 MBMarkella Los is a yoga and movement teacher and teacher trainer based in Brooklyn, NY. She is certified in the YogaWorks, Yoga Tune Up® and Trauma-Conscious Yoga methods and as a FRC Mobility Specialist. Find out more at markellalos.com
Ep 016: Laurel Beversdorf | Fluent in the Language of Kinesiology
May 13, 2019 22:00 - 1 hour - 64.5 MBLaurel is a yoga teacher and teacher trainer in New York City. She is an outside the box thinker, innovative movement practitioner, and skilled educator. Find out more about Laurel at laurelbeversdorf.com
Ep 015: Sarah Girard | Breath, Voice, and Bicoastal Vibes
March 26, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 68.2 MBBorn and raised in Venice Beach, California, and after traveling around the world, Sarah now lives in Brooklyn, New York. Being a cancer survivor, artist and food lover she incorporates resiliency, courage and humor in her on-going group, corporate and private yoga classes. Her writings have been published for Yoga City NYC, Prevention Magazine, Self and Furthermore. As an educator she is always learning and celebrates the challenges we greet in our daily lives. Find Sarah at sarahgirardy...
Ep 013: Ryan Fitzpatrick | Soft and Strong—Calm Abiding Mind and Tension as a Choice
February 23, 2019 05:00 - 56 minutes - 51.7 MBFitzie is a truck driver and delivery guy in Local 25. He teaches yoga to calm up and coaches mobility to improve everyday life. Check him out on Instagram @fitzie_says_hi
Ep 012: Stefanie Zitö | Creative Process and Embodied Movement—Structure, Improvisation, Tempo
February 10, 2019 05:00 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MBStefanie is a Pittsburgh-based maker, mover, and mama. She primarily shares yoga classes with inventive and playful uses of props, but also teaches hooping as a dynamic movement modality. Although Stefanie primarily earns a living as a movement educator, she identifies first as a maker. Her background is in studio art, and I she enjoys exploring a host of different mediums, primarily painting and fiber arts. Stefanie lives in the east end of Pittsburgh with her husband, Jonathan, their son...
Ep 011: Mike Ramos | Wild Curiosity
February 04, 2019 05:00 - 57 minutes - 53.1 MBMike Ramos is a Trainer, US Marine and the founder of MVNG.project. He runs meetup groups around New York City that use the lessons learned through an interdisciplinary movement practice and applies them to other aspects of life. Find Mike on Instagram @mvng.project or his website mvngproject.com
Ep 011: Mike Ramos | Wild Curiosity
February 04, 2019 05:00 - 57 minutes - 53.1 MBMike Ramos is a Trainer, US Marine and the founder of MVNG.project. He runs meetup groups around New York City that use the lessons learned through an interdisciplinary movement practice and applies them to other aspects of life. Find Mike on Instagram @mvng.project or his website mvngproject.com
Ep 010: Diana Zotos Florio | Physical Therapy and Yoga
January 29, 2019 05:00 - 43 minutes - 39.7 MBDiana Zotos Florio is a Physical Therapist and Yoga Teacher. She received her Masters in Physical Therapy at Hunter College and has attended numerous post-graduate continuing education courses. She enjoys teaching about Yoga and Physical therapy and has been an adjunct professor and researcher at Hunter College and Columbia University. Diana is co-creator of Threes Physiyoga Method, committed to delivering premium quality education to yoga teachers, practitioners, and physical therapists. ...
Ep 009: Hedy Iankelevich | Movement for All Stages of Life
January 20, 2019 05:00 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MBHedy is a yoga teacher, Franklin Method Movement Educator, anatomy enthusiast, embodied mover, and mindfulness practitioner. She specializes in working with people new to yoga, 'golden agers', and people seeking an intelligent movement practice. She is also now working with pregnant women through all stages of their beautiful journey. Find out more about Hedy on her website, or at her home studio Reflections Yoga.
Ep 008: Trina Altman | Variety in Practice and Social Interaction Through Movement
January 12, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 31.9 MBTrina Altman is 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. In this episode, we discuss strategies for bringing variety into movement practice, and the importance of in person social interaction. Find out more about Trina at trinaaltman.com, check out her Yoga Deconstructed® online course, and new book, Yoga Deconstructed®: ...
Ep 007: Nia Calloway | Self Embrace through Writing, Meditation, Performance, and Recovery
November 08, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 28.2 MBNia shared how she expresses and embraces herself through writing, meditation, performance, relationships, and her journey through recovery from eating disorder. We talked about striking a balance between discipline and freedom, strength and softness, and the power that comes from trusting ourselves as experts on our own bodies. Find out more about Nia and read her blog at niacalloway.com or follow her on Instagram @metaphase.nia
Ep 006: Tara Tonini | Exhale to Inhale and Trauma Informed Yoga
October 31, 2018 04:00 - 32 minutes - 15.2 MBTara Tonini is a yoga teacher, Doula, Reiki Master and Acupuncture student with a passion for women's health. She leads trauma informed teacher trainings for Exhale to Inhale and mentors teachers serving survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in New York and Los Angeles. Find out more about Tara and Exhale to Inhale at taratonini.com and exhaletoinhale.org
Ep 005: Tori Lunden | Societal Structures, and Giving Power to the Student
October 24, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 32.5 MBTori teaches person centered yoga classes in Edmonton. After a season of fire tower lookout in Alberta, she shares her tales of re-entry into society. We discuss the ways societal structures and pressures effect yoga and meditation practice, and she shares teaching tools gleaned from her background in social work. Find out more at torilunden.com and @badatyoga on Instagram. Stay tuned for her upcoming eBook, "How Not to Teach."
Ep 004: Macklen Mayse | Astronaut of the Mind
October 08, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 30.3 MBMacklen teaches yoga to kids and adults in New York City. Her upcoming Playtime Yoga Workshop on Sunday, October 21st, is kids' yoga for adults! Find out more on Dou Yoga's website, dou-yoga.com. We mention a book in this talk. The book is "The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science" by Norman Doidge. Be sure to follow Macklen on Instagram @macklenmayse
Ep 004: Macklen Mayse | Astronaut of the Mind
October 08, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 30.3 MBMacklen teaches yoga to kids and adults in New York City. Her upcoming Playtime Yoga Workshop on Sunday, October 21st, is kids' yoga for adults! Find out more on Dou Yoga's website, dou-yoga.com. We mention a book in this talk. The book is "The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science" by Norman Doidge. Be sure to follow Macklen on Instagram @macklenmayse
Ep 003: John Ford | FRC, Kinstretch, and Being Brilliant at the Basics
September 30, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 27.7 MBJohn Ford teaches Kinstretch, TRX, and yoga in New York City. Find out more about John on Instagram @know.body.move
Ep 002: Laurel Beversdorf | Outside the Box Embodiment and the Role of Critical Thinking
September 17, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 32.1 MBLaurel is a yoga teacher and teacher trainer in New York City. She is an outside the box thinker, innovative movement practitioner, and skilled educator. Find out more about Laurel at laurelbeversdorf.com
Ep 001: Caitlin Casella | Welcome!
September 09, 2018 04:00 - 14 minutes - 6.91 MBWelcome to the Practice Human Podcast community! Here's some background on where I'm coming from and where I'm headed. Please help us grow the conversation around multidisciplinary movement, therapy, and contemplative practices for modern life.