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What’s Your #1 Job as a Movement Teacher?
Recently, I posted a question on Instagram: what do you think is the most important job for a movement teacher? I got a lot of great responses from you, most of which cited helping students feel better, gain confidence, move well etc. What's the Uber-skill (not a car...
What If Your Client Won’t Stop Pushing Through Pain?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48yzhwWqIyk&t Have you ever had a student who won't stop pushing through pain? Or they don't want to modify what they're doing, even though it hurts? I see this all the time in the clinic, when someone comes in and they (for...
How Do I Work with a ‘Fragile’ Client?
Have you ever had a new student or client tell you, "My doctor said I can never [insert type of movement] because I will hurt myself" (or something similar)?To be fair, not all doctors use fear-mongering language, and it's not only the purview of the medical...
Podcast Interview: Ask A PT
Have you ever been to a physical therapist? Or have you ever wondered if you should have, but didn't know if it was the right time?If you're having pain in your body, it can be easy to dismiss it ("I've had this back pain for 20 years, it's just How....
30ish Bridges in 30ish Seconds
Last week I talked about how sometimes a simple bridge is exactly what our student or client needs, and we don’t always have to invent the most creative / most complicated movements every time we teach. And then over the weekend I did something to my foot...
You Don’t Have to Reinvent the Bridge for Privates
Have you ever felt pressured to keep your students entertained with constant new variations on basic yoga poses?"It's Utkatasana, but with Warrior 2 arms!" (actually, I might use that someday ;-))If this is tough for you, it definitely doesn't help to see other...
Do I Have to do the Same Exercise on Both Sides?
I don’t know about you, but when I did my first yoga teacher training, I was told that you always do the same sequence of poses on both sides. I didn't know much about anything at that time, so I didn't really question it, but it left me...
Yoga Alliance Interview – Scope of Practice
I join David Lipsius, CEO of Yoga Alliance, to discuss the conditions and injuries people often bring to yoga and how a teacher might respond.
What To Do With Your Foam Roller
Ok, so just to clarify – you can still foam roll all you want on it. Roll your heart out. Recently, more and more studies are showing that a more pliable and targeted tool will be more effective…
Help For Your Stiff Neck
For lots of people with neck pain, their cervical range of motion – the movements they are able to do with their neck – become limited as a protective mechanism. If you’ve had neck pain for a while…
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098 When should you go to physical therapy? With Dr. Sarah Court - AE Wellness
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a good physical therapist can help you start feeling better fast. We talk with physical therapist (and friend) Sarah Court, PT, DPT, e-RYT.