David Van Daff is the Director of Health Club Relations at the National Academy of Sports Medicine, the world's largest certifying body for Personal Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors.  After 22 years in all aspects of the fitness industry, from celebrity training to high performance athletes to fitness club management, David is arguably one of the most knowledgeable people in the world about fitness industry trends, marketing, and what it takes to be successful as a fitness professional or someone looking to make a change in their fitness.

In this episode we dive deep into the evolution of the fitness industry, what motivates clients, the effects of the pandemic on fitness, the direction of the industry as a whole, why client expectations for trainers has changed in the last 20 years, and his hopes for what the industry will evolve into going forward.

If you have a interest in evolving your fitness, or you're an aspiring fitness professional, don't miss this episode.

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In Episode 38 Amanda Masters shares the benefits of breath training & leads us through a brief practice.  As promised in that episode, here is a stand alone recording of that breath practice for your regular use.

Enjoy.

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Amanda Master's is a yogi, well-being educator, and program coordinator with a background in Positive Psychology who works primarily with non-profits, youth, and families to help individuals, organizations, and communities flourish.

In this episode we dive into what it means to live a lifestyle committed to self-discovery and "yoga as a world view", the concept of effortless effort, breath training, and so much more!

At the end of the episode Amanda leads us through a brief breathwork training session.  The next episode after this is that same session available for regular practice.

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This episode looks back over 2020 - 10 months of episodes heard in 36 countries with 20 guests!

Darlene also unpacks her Master's Capstone project - the Upward Spiral of Self Development & Well-being

And then we wrap up the year by looking ahead to the themes and guests on deck for 2021.

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Adriana Drulla is a domain expert in self compassion.  She is the founder of Bloom, a Brazilian start up supporting companies in their support of growing families.  She has a Master's degree in Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania.  She's also the host of the Portugese language podcast Crescer Humano & works as a consultant, speaker and facilitator of courses on self-compassion, conscious parenting, positive psychology, emotional resilience.

Here soon-to-be published ground-breaking study links self compassion in adolescents to the self-compassion of their mothers, proving the link between child self-compassion and their parent's ability to provide compassion to themselves.

You can find her Instagram here.

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Resources on regoaling:

Original conceptual model

Summary blog post

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Felix Yerace is the Assistant Executive Director and Advanced Summer Leadership Camp Co-Director for the Pennsylvania Association of Student Councils (PASC). Professionally, Felix is an educator at South Fayette School District, where among other responsibilities he teaches two semester long leadership classes for high school students, using a curriculum he designed. Working with the University of Pittsburgh, he helped establish a College in High School (CHS) Leadership course for high school students. Felix also teaches AP/CHS US and AP Comparative Government & Politics, Honors/CHS US History 1865-Present, and Applied Positive Psychology at his school. At South Fayette, Felix is co-advisor of Student Government, Interact, and Link Crew.

Felix holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Pittsburgh in History and Political Science, with a minor in Economics, a Master of Education degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, a Master of Public Management degree from the H. John Heinz III College at Carnegie Mellon University, a Master of Applied Positive Psychology degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and a Ph.D. in Leadership Studies from Gonzaga University.

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Sherri Fisher is a learning specialist and an expert in Positive Education.  She's also the director of Learn & Flourish and has spent over 30 years unleashing the potential of bright clients who have learning, attention and executive function challenges.  

Sherri earned her Master’s Degree in Positive Psychology (MAPP) at the University of Pennsylvania, where she studied with the founders and other pioneering practitioners of the field. She is the author or co-author of several books, 50+ articles and countless blog features. She continues to speak to varied audiences and has volunteered over five hundred hours as coach to an Australian trailblazer in community-based positive education where 27 schools now have embedded Positive Education. Sherri’s live and virtual clients have spanned five continents.

In her spare time Sherri has fun with her grown kids and three big dogs! She is #unleashinghenry, a future therapy dog who just turned one!!

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Sign up on website for newsletter and access to my secret subscriber page with free downloads, including:

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The research behind a popular practice, just in time for Thanksgiving.

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Lisa is a researcher and educator who spent a decade in education teaching and leading in schools throughout the Denver area.  Along the way she experienced burn out and fatigue until she prioritized her own well-being & transitioned from being a middle school principal to working with Guild Education.  There she provides education as an employment benefit to frontline employees throughout the country.

In today’s episode we dive into her research in motivation to change - specifically with the motivations of Peloton users - and the fascinating results she uncovered about the #1 factor in why we start a new behavior as well as the features that keep us coming back for more.

You can check out Lisa's research here

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