Practice Human

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. 

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 @themovementmaestro 

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 Health Coaching
• How a "Person First, Client Second" approach can support growing a business, enhance client relationships, and promote better results for our clients
• Strategies for sharing more of yourself as a leader in a field, establishing a personal brand, and building trust on social media
• Why establishing a niche is important for both business growth and being a more passionate and fulfilled practitioner
• Gaining experience through messy reps
• Striking a balance between business and personal relationships, building community, and fostering healthy work-life balance habits

You can best reach Clayton through DMs on Instagram @clayton.moves

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 powerlifting, and has been coaching her own style of strength building to people of all ages. She has completed a professional pain science mentorship with physiotherapist Neil Pearson, has interviewed some of the worlds top researchers and teachers for her podcast, and has taught workshops in over 10 countries.

Find out more about Kathryn's work at mindfulstrength.ca, follow her on Instagram @mindfulstrength.ca, or email [email protected]

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 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 internationally ranked masters Olympic Weightlifter and National Champion, her athletic endeavors started early with soccer, dance, Iyengar yoga, and therapeutic movement modalities. Elizabeth’s lifelong passion for movement, years of theater studies, enthusiasm for fostering healthy functional movement in her clients, and knack for communicating information concisely and convincingly, make her a sought after teacher and coach. She has been coaching and teaching nationally since 1999.

Find out more about Elizabeth's work at elizabethwipff.com, follow her on Instagram @elizabethwipff, and be sure to check out her upcoming Intro to Strength Training Masterclass and Strength Training 101: 3-week Mini-Course here: https://elizabethwipff.com/work-with-me/

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 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, uninhibited self-expression is immensely powerful. He uses systems learned from Functional Anatomy Seminars (FRC, Kinstretch) and tries to blend scientifically sound principles with an empathetic, holistic approach to health and fitness.

Find out more about Brian's work at smilestakeyoumiles.org. Check out his YouTube channel youtube.com/BrianNevison.  And be sure to follow him on Instagram @b_nevison.

Finally, don't miss Brian's YouTube "Playtime" Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWDeaumTuS3GTjtylK6ALggwpayRwWvSh

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 public workshops and teacher trainings online and in person, bringing together the worlds of yoga, strength, and neuromuscular exercise. Sarah lives in Los Angeles, and splits her time between teaching and seeing patients. She has experience in orthopedic and neurologic settings, rehabilitating patients post-surgery or injury, and managing chronic neuromuscular conditions.

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, self-massage, and yoga. Laurel is a mom and a New York City transplant living in Huntsville, Alabama. When she’s not taking care of her daughter or teaching, you can find her on long walks in the forested foothills of the Appalachian mountains.

Together, Laurel and Sarah created Movement Logic Tutorials to help teachers help their students bridge the rehabilitation process to get back to the activities that give their lives meaning. They also host the Movement Logic podcast. 

Find out more about their work at sarahcourtdpt.com, laurelbeversdorf.com, and movementlogictutorials.com. And be sure to follow them on Instagram @sarahcourtdpt, @laurelbeversdorf, and @movementlogictutorials.

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 Nutrition Counselor.

Find out more about Dinneen's work at retrainbackpain.com or on IG @retrainbackpain

Keep an eye out for the relaunch of Dinneen's Back Rehab Boss online program. And in the meantime, get a free back flare up solutions video tutorial by clicking here: https://www.retrainbackpain.com/free-back-flare-up-solutions-optin

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 

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 is to ensure movement professionals have the tools to thrive, and make the practices of yoga, movement and fitness accessible to traditionally underserved and marginalized communities.

On this episode I spoke with fellow founding members Tonie Warner, Markella Los, Sangeeta Vallabhan, and Liz Buehler Walker about what it means to create a cooperative business structure from the ground up, and our visions for the future.

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