Friendly discussion, stories, and insights on wellness: fitness, mobility, optimism and everything in between. I am a personal trainer and mobility specialist who has learned first-hand the power of positivity and mindset when it comes to happiness, fitness, and overall wellness. My mission is to spread as much wellness and as many smiles as I possibly can, while hopefully educating at the same time.You can find me on Instagram @b_nevison and my website is smilestakeyoumiles.org
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Dr. 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 ...
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Ep 052: Macklen Mayse | Getting Comfortable With Discomfort
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Bio Macklen Mayse is a strong believer that every woman should lift heavy things. That's why she specializes in weight lifting and mobility for women. Macklen was born and raised in a woodland area of Kansas City. She fell in love with fitness during graduate school while making durational performance art, video art and kinetic sculpture. She compr…
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Ep 051: Juniper Boggs | Movement Munchies - Strength Training Outside of Weight-loss
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Bio Juniper is dedicated to helping plus-size individuals discover the joy and benefits of exercise beyond weight loss. After struggling with his weight for most of his life and experiencing the frustration of restrictive diets and ineffective workout routines, he found a transformative experience in a welcoming HIIT class. This shift in focus from…
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Ep 050: Giulia Pline | Path to Physical Therapy School
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Bio Giulia Pline’s journey has evolved from a career as a professional dancer to becoming an educator of movement and now a Doctoral student in Physical Therapy. Her experiences, including several injuries, inspired her to pursue extensive studies in anatomy, physiology, kinesiology, and biomechanics. The years she spent healing and recovering from…
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Ep 049: Domini Anne | How Music Shapes Movement and Exercise
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CHECK OUT THE SPOTIFY PLAYLISTS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE! Caitlin Playlists: Practice Human 🔥 Gym Amped-up pop + aggressive rock to fuel your heaviest lifts. Practice Human 🐢 Run Equal parts lively + chill to keep your easy runs easy. Domini Playlist: Joy, Sweat and No Fear Getting our groove on for sweaty Gyrokinesis. Bio Domini Anne is a multi-d…
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Ep 048: Ben Cormack | Movement and Exercise with Low Back Pain
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Ben Cormack owns and runs Cor-Kinetic. He is a musculoskeletal therapist with a clinical background in sports therapy, rehabilitation, pain science & exercises stretching back 15 years. Ben specializes in a movement and exercise-based approach with a strong education component and patient-centered focus and runs evidenced-based courses nationally a…
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Ep 047: Alia Bisat | Training for Vitality and Independence Later in Life
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Alia began teaching yoga in 2015, but quickly became frustrated with the limitations of a single discipline. It was clear that there was infinite value in helping people become stronger and more mobile beyond the purpose of performing yoga poses, but to improve function in daily life. She developed a passion for helping make inaccessible movements …
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Ep 046: Greg Lehman | Building a Healthy Movement Ecosystem
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Greg Lehman will be presenting a weekend course on SATURDAY, July 13 - SUNDAY July 14, 2024 at Practice Human in NYC. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP NOW. Greg Lehman is a physiotherapist and strength and conditioning specialist, specializing in musculoskeletal disorders within a biopsychosocial model. He teaches two internationally recognized continuing edu…
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Ep 045: Brian Nevison | Hip & Low Back Resilience for Athletes
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Brian 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 gr…
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Ep 044: Laurel Beversdorf | Yoga with Resistance Bands
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CLICK 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 s…
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Ep 043: Dr. William Klein | Men's Pelvic Health
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William 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.…
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Ep 042: Dr. Shanté Cofield The Movement Maestro | Why Physical Therapy is the Best First Career
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Dr. 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 @…
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Ep 041: Clayton Law | Person First Client Second
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Clayton 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 Hea…
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Ep 040: Kathryn Bruni-Young | Mindful Strength
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Kathryn (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 powerli…
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Ep 039: Elizabeth Wipff | Autonomy and Self-determination in Strength Training
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Elizabeth 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 str…
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Ep 038: Brian Nevison | Balancing Discipline and Play
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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…
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Ep 037: Dr. Sarah Court and Laurel Beversdorf | Scope of Practice and Cognitive Biases
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Dr. 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 p…
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Ep 036: Dinneen Viggiano | Education for Treatment of Back Pain
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Dinneen 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 …
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Ep 035: Reboot 2022 | Welcome Back After Two Years!
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Hey 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…
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Listen to this episode when you have a moment to yourself to sit/lie down and relax. It will help you tune into yourself, your breath, and let go of tension and stress. For a video version, you can go here: https://youtu.be/Pc_m0UBLYiABy Brian Nevison
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Ep 26: Alex Murphy Answering Questions on Kinstretch, Coaching, & Life
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Alex Murphy (@coach_alexmurphy) joins me to discuss the fascinating path that led her where she is today: a brilliant and talented Physical Therapist, Kinstretch Instructor, and Coach, with her own thriving in-person and online businesses. She also discusses her passion for Kinstretch and FRC, her coaching and education style, and advice for fellow…
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Ep 25: Empathy & Kindness Science and Strategies for Cultivating Them
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In this episode, I dive into many insights and ideas from Jamil Zaki and his book The War for Kindness: Building Empathy in a Fractured World. I also give my own thoughts on ideal empathy, how we can cultivate it along with kindness in ourselves and in our culture.By Brian Nevison
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Ep 24: Hope, Optimism, and Pushing Through the Fear of a Letdown
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In this episode, I discuss why I believe hope is such a powerful quality, skill, and state to build and reinforce. I share some analogies and anecdotes, and finish up with simple strategies to create more hope and optimism in our lives.By Brian Nevison
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Ep 034: The Connective | Building a Teacher Owned Cooperative from the Ground Up
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The 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 i…
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Ep 033: Avita Bansee | Politics and Anti-racism in Pre- and Postnatal Yoga
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Avita 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 y…
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Ep 032: Jenn Pilotti | Bodyweight Training & Awareness
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Jenn 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 va…
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Little Chair Chat 1: A Conversation About Conversations
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Here's what this is all about: 👉🏻 Honest, deep conversations are valuable and important. They develop greater connection and trust within, and between, yourself and the people in your life. 👉🏻 Tune into your own energy and intuition, what you feel. And TRUST it. You, and your system know more than you can rationalize or explain. ⠀ 👉🏻 Let it out. Do…
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Ep 23: Sasha Joseph Neulinger on inner child, self-judgement, self-awareness and so much more
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Sasha Joseph Neulinger and I speak about relating better to people, cultivating self-love, overcoming trauma and self-judgement, and being present (plus so much more). Sasha is a survivor of child sexual abuse. He's used his experience and immense growth to inspire others as he speaks around the country raising awareness and millions of dollars for…
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Ep 031: Isidora Romantini | Seeing the Whole Person
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Isidora 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.…
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Ep 030: Anietie Ukpe-Wallace | Body Literacy, Self-Care, and Pelvic Health
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Anietie 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 indep…
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Ep 22: Steven Kane on Live Online Coaching, Strength and StrongFirst Training, and much more
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In this episode, Steven and I discuss our experiences with live online training/classes, his experience with getting StrongFirst certified, and how we approach program our own training weeks. We also get into some mindset stuff - of course - and talk about therapy too. You can find Steven on Instagram: @heyimstevenkane His website is: stevenkanetra…
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Ep 029: Nikki Naab-Levy | Bringing Your Teaching Biz Online
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I 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 S…
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Ep 21: Amir Zandinejad on mental health, mobility, aerobic training and so much more!
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In this episode Amir (@beardthebestyoucanbe) and I have some light and heavy conversations on mental health and mindset: overcoming injuries and negative mental states. We also talk at length about mobility and aerobic training, and the disconnect between what humans need, and how we typically behave.…
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This is a story about a (poorly managed) concussion I got, and how it gifted me greater gratitude. I share a strategy I use for lifting my mindset and promoting gratitude in your daily life.By Brian Nevison
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Ep 028: Dr. Kenneth Axen | An Improvised Life
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Over 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 …
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Ep 19: Things Fall Apart - Managing Success, Pain, and Progress
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In this episode, I talk about Entropy, a gradual decline into disorder. I discuss my Hourglass Analogy as a way to visualize how our consistent habits can elevate our baseline, combat entropy, and help us maintain progress and success with our training.By Brian Nevison
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Ep 027: Aisha Fakhro | Embodied Psychotherapy
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Aisha 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,…
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Ep 026: Erin Jade | Kinetic Drawing and Applied Neurology
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Erin 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…
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Ep 025: Unionize Yoga | How can a career in yoga look more like yoga?
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Unionize 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…
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Why do I push cars (yes the automobile kind)? And what have I learned from it all? Tune in to hear some stories: successes, disasters, and lessons learned from my car pushing adventures!By Brian Nevison
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Ep 17: Making Progress in Your Training and Life
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In this episode I share a client story, and strategies, on how to develop habits and systems that can help you stay on a productive path toward your goals. I've found I need to check in on myself regularly to ensure I don't drift to far away from what I really want, and what is most important.By Brian Nevison
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Ep 024: Keisa Parrish | Dancer, Teacher, Mom in the City
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In 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 Ins…
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Ep 023: Joe Miller | Programming and Variability in Movement Practice
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Joe 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 ph…
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Ep 022: Christine Festa | Sustainable Business for Yoga Teachers
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After 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 …
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Ep 16: Clayton Weakley and Mobility, Pain, Personal Growth, etc.
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Clayton Weakley (@clayton.moves) comes on for a great conversation all about mobility training, pain science, personal growth, and plenty of fun stories and jokes. Listen in for a special promo code, and check out https://claytonmoves.com/ for all of Clayton's online offerings!By Brian Nevison/Clayton Weakley
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Ep 021: Sangeeta Vallabhan | A Yogic Perspective on Trauma, Race, and Travel
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Sangeeta 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 …
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I discuss how I've come to view empathy, how I try to improve my ability to empathize, and some thoughts from friends about perspective. I also share my poem "See Your Own Truth."By Brian Nevison
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Ep 020: Anita Goa | Following Your Own Flow
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Anita 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 p…
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Ep 14: High Intensity Training - good or bad?
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I discuss the pros and cons of high-intensity, boundary-pushing workouts and training sessions. The book that I referenced in the episode is Living with a Seal: 31 Days Training with the Toughest Man on the Planet. You can find David Goggins' post I referenced here: https://www.instagram.com/davidgoggins/?hl=en…
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Ep 13: Ideal Breakfast and General Food Stuff
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I discuss the importance of breakfast, my favorite go-to options, and how to adjust based on your needs. I also talk about general nutrition and the Precision Nutrition food spectrum. To see the article I referenced, click below: https://www.precisionnutrition.com/what-should-i-eat-infographicBy Brian Nevison
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My close friend Adam Shrager joins as a guest to discuss quinoa and other food-related strategies, stories, and ideas. We also discuss this week's Friday FUNditioning, and the talk at times devolves into Vivobarefoot, Whole Foods, and Trader Joe's sponsorship pleas, among other things we found to be amusing. Enjoy!…
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