The Mindful Strength Podcast has transformed from a DIY project made completely at my kitchen table, to a fully produced show where I talk to different professionals in the yoga, movement, rehab and body positivity worlds. As a young person my biggest fear was public speaking or performing, I would forget my gymnastics routines in the middle of the competitions and freeze.
In the fall of 2017 I decided to face my fears, put my expanding contact list to use, and started talking to people I knew about yoga and strength training. After a number of very awkward interviews, fiddling with dials and hoping not to say something weird or sneeze I started to really enjoy the making of the podcast, and as my confidence grew so did my voice. It dawned on me that I wasn’t only interested in talking about movements and exercises, and the podcast expanded into new topics once again. I realized that I wanted to talk to people about our ideas around exercise and movement, the ways in which body image and diet culture rule our lives, how trauma impacts the body, how tissue adaptation is so interesting, how foot health is essential, and how strength training and movement affect us on so many levels that we hardly understand.
This podcast keeps me inspired and teaches me something new literally each week. I hope that you will listen, learn and grow with not only me, but the thousands of monthly listeners from all over the world.
Amber Karnes is a yoga teacher, social justice advocate, and the founder of Body Positive Yoga. Amber is a pioneer in the yoga community making noise for marginalized populations and people of all shapes, sizes, genders, races and abilities. For Amber, yoga has been an integral part of a decade-long journey toward self-acceptance and body …
Molly Boeder Harris is a yoga teacher and trauma recovery consultant based out of Portland, Oregon. Molly and Kathryn are both proponents of trauma based approaches to teaching and working with others in movement and beyond. Molly joins us for the second time on the Mindful Strength Podcast to discuss trauma, recovery, resiliency and how …
Charlie Reid is a fitness professional and unique movement educator based in San Francisco , California. His health-first approach looks at mobility as an indicator and a pre-requisite of physical health that precedes all other movement qualities. Charlie has a particular interest in examining and interpreting the scientific literature on–but certainly not limited to– stretch …
Leslie Kaminoff is a yoga educator and internationally recognized specialist with over four decades’ experience in the fields of yoga, breath anatomy and bodywork. He is the co-author of best selling book, “Yoga Anatomy,” co-founder of The Breathing Project, as well as creator of yogaanatomy.net and popular online publication e-Sutras, which see participation from around …
Schuyler Grant is an entrepreneur, artist, yoga innovator, mother, and the co-creator of Wanderlust, a community and touring festival in support of you living your best life. In this candid interview with Schuyler, we learn more about her work and her journey, that took her from film and production to full time yogi and beyond. …
Sarah Selecky is a writer and educator who believes that good writing needs heart, consciousness, skill, and presence. Her community of writers is over 10,000 people strong and she approaches writing as both an art and contemplative practice. Her method is a hybrid of literary craft and unapologetic love. Sarah encourages feeling images and …
Welcome back to the Mindful Strength Summer Practice Series! This is our last practice episode in the series and its all about shoulder strength, pushing and pushups. At Mindful Strength we ‘re pretty big fans of pushups but we know that’s not the case for most people. Today we’re breaking down upper body strength in …
Carl Paoli is a movement professional, coach and author, whose passion lies in sharing the language and beauty of basic human movement with others. After years of competitive gymnastics, Carl’s studies took him across the globe introducing him to new sports, communities and career callings in the fitness industry, becoming a household name in Cross-Fit …
Welcome back to the Mindful Strength Summer Practice Series! Today we are engaging with a meditation practice the Mindful Strength way. Kathryn has a personal approach to mediation that she shares with you here, as a sitting practice hasn’t always come easily for her. If you feel like mediation is not your thing, if you …
Sarah Court is a California based Doctor of Physical Therapy, the creator of Quantum Leap and a long standing yoga teacher whose work is grounded in anatomy and movement science with a focus on continuing eduction for movement teachers. Sarah is a wealth of body knowledge and we are excited that she took the time …
Welcome back to the Mindful Strength Summer Practice Series! Today’s practice is a chair practice. At Mindful Strength, we are all about inclusive movement practices and this is perfect for anyone who can’t easily get down to the floor. We encourage you to try this practice no matter your ability as it is great for …
Elke Schroeder is a Toronto based dancer and movement teacher, who has been studying life in motion since a young age. From judo to many forms of dance to yoga to Fighting Monkey Practice, Elke now practices and guides an embodied movement practice inspired by the parts that make the whole. Kathryn and Elke have …
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