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Practice Human

Caitlin Casellawww.practicehuman.com

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 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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Episodes

Ep 023: Joe Miller | Programming and Variability in Movement Practice

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 physiology from Columbia University. He is a Guild Certified Feldenkrais® Practitioner and a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist with the NSC...

Oct 18, 20191 hr 23 min

Ep 022: Christine Festa | Sustainable Business for Yoga Teachers

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 business in South FL that is still flourishing today. Follow Christine on Instagram @movementyoga Find out more about her business coaching by vis...

Sep 22, 20191 hr 3 min

Ep 021: Sangeeta Vallabhan | A Yogic Perspective on Trauma, Race, and Travel

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 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 Putcha, ...

Aug 09, 20191 hr 28 min

Ep 020: Anita Goa | Following Your Own Flow

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 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, Sanjay and...

Jul 24, 20191 hr 9 min

Ep 019: Susan "Lip" Orem | A Double Life: Heathen Hill Yoga and New York City

Susan”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 insp...

Jun 25, 201938 min

Ep 018: Carrie Owerko | The "Yes, and..." Approach to Movement and Play

Carrie 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 of hel...

Jun 13, 201942 min

Ep 015: Sarah Girard | Breath, Voice, and Bicoastal Vibes

Born 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 sarahgirardyoga.com...

Mar 26, 20191 hr 14 min

Ep 012: Stefanie Zitö | Creative Process and Embodied Movement—Structure, Improvisation, Tempo

Stefanie 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, Harv...

Feb 10, 201952 min

Ep 011: Mike Ramos | Wild Curiosity

Mike 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

Feb 04, 201958 min

Ep 010: Diana Zotos Florio | Physical Therapy and Yoga

Diana 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. Find o...

Jan 29, 201943 min

Ep 009: Hedy Iankelevich | Movement for All Stages of Life

Hedy 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 ....

Jan 20, 201939 min

Ep 008: Trina Altman | Variety in Practice and Social Interaction Through Movement

Trina 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®: Trans...

Jan 12, 20191 hr 9 min

Ep 007: Nia Calloway | Self Embrace through Writing, Meditation, Performance, and Recovery

Nia 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...

Nov 08, 20181 hr 1 min

Ep 006: Tara Tonini | Exhale to Inhale and Trauma Informed Yoga

Tara 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 ​

Oct 31, 201833 min

Ep 005: Tori Lunden | Societal Structures, and Giving Power to the Student

Tori 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."...

Oct 24, 20181 hr 11 min

Ep 004: Macklen Mayse | Astronaut of the Mind

Macklen 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...

Oct 08, 20181 hr 6 min

Ep 001: Caitlin Casella | Welcome!

Welcome 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.

Sep 09, 201815 min
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