Practice Human
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?"
Episodes
52 episodes
Ep 053: Dr. Leah Humphries | Training for the Season You’re In
BioDr. Leah Humphries is a Physical Health and Performance Coach passionate about empowering individuals to navigate their health journey through movement. Growing up on the bayou of Louisiana, Leah developed a deep-rooted connec...
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Ep 052: Macklen Mayse | Getting Comfortable with Discomfort
BioMacklen Mayse is a strong believer that every woman should lift heavy things. That's why she specializes in weight lifting and mobility for women.Macklen was born and raised in a woodland area of Kansas City. She fe...
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Ep 051: Juniper Boggs | Movement Munchies - Strength Training Outside of Weight-loss
BioJuniper is dedicated to helping plus-size individuals discover the joy and benefits of exercise beyond weight loss. After struggling with his weight for most of his life and experiencing the frustration of restrictive diets an...
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Ep 050: Giulia Pline | Path to Physical Therapy School
BioGiulia Pline’s journey has evolved from a career as a professional dancer to becoming an educator of movement and now a Doctoral student in Physical Therapy. Her experiences, including several injuries, inspired her to pursue ...
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Ep 049: Domini Anne | How Music Shapes Movement and Exercise
CHECK OUT THE SPOTIFY PLAYLISTS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE!Caitlin Playlists: Practice Human 🔥 Gy...
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Ep 048: Ben Cormack | Movement and Exercise with Low Back Pain
Ben Cormack owns and runs Cor-Kinetic. He is a musculoskeletal therapist with a clinical background in sports therapy, rehabilitation, pain science & exercises stretching back 15 years. Ben specializes in a movement and exercise-based appro...
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Ep 047: Alia Bisat | Training for Vitality and Independence Later in Life
Alia began teaching yoga in 2015, but quickly became frustrated with the limitations of a single discipline. It was clear that there was infinite value in helping people become stronger and more mobile beyond the purpose of performing yoga pose...
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Ep 046: Greg Lehman | Building a Healthy Movement Ecosystem
Greg Lehman will be presenting a weekend course on SATURDAY, July 13 - SUNDAY July 14, 2024 at Practice Human in NYC.
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Ep 045: Brian Nevison | Hip & Low Back Resilience for Athletes
Brian Nevison will be presenting a day of workshops on SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 2024 at Practice Human in NYC. CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE AND SIGN UPBrian is a playful person: ...
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Ep 044: Laurel Beversdorf | Yoga with Resistance Bands
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR LAUREL'S FREE YOGA WITH RESISTANCE BANDS CLASSES!2 free classes + training Q&A sessions will be held live online January 23rd and ...
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Ep 043: Dr. William Klein | Men's Pelvic Health
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
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Ep 042: Dr. Shanté Cofield The Movement Maestro | Why Physical Therapy is the Best First Career
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-growin...
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Ep 041: Clayton Law | Person First Client Second
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...
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Ep 040: Kathryn Bruni-Young | Mindful Strength
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 inc...
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Ep 039: Elizabeth Wipff | Autonomy and Self-determination in Strength Training
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, sta...
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Ep 038: Brian Nevison | Balancing Discipline and Play
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 ...
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Ep 037: Dr. Sarah Court and Laurel Beversdorf | Scope of Practice and Cognitive Biases
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 under...
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Ep 036: Dinneen Viggiano | Education for Treatment of Back Pain
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 ...
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Ep 035: Reboot 2022 | Welcome Back After Two Years!
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...
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Ep 034: The Connective | Building a Teacher Owned Cooperative from the Ground Up
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 onl...
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Ep 033: Avita Bansee | Politics and Anti-racism in Pre- and Postnatal Yoga
Avita Bansee is a yoga teacher specializing in pre- and postnatal. The birth of her children and continued study in yoga philosophy, anatomy, pranayama and biomechanics inform her teaching and self-practice. Avita's group classes are centered o...
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Ep 032: Jenn Pilotti | Bodyweight Training & Awareness
Jenn Pilotti is a movement educator and personal trainer and has studied a variety of techniques, including strength and conditioning, yoga, Feldenkrais, bodyweight conditioning, MovNat, and dance/somatics. She has a B.S. in exercise with an em...
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Ep 031: Isidora Romantini | Seeing the Whole Person
Isidora is a Registered Massage Therapist, provider of Medical Contemporary Acupuncture, yoga and Pilates teacher based out of Toronto. She holds additional certifications in FRC and Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization. Her yoga teacher trainin...
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Ep 030: Anietie Ukpe-Wallace | Body Literacy, Self-Care, and Pelvic Health
Anietie Ukpe-Wallace, also known as Tia, has had a life-long fascination with the human body and its inner workings. Beginning with a formal introduction to movement in college, she has continued that journey ever since. As a yoga teacher of 8 ...
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Ep 029: Nikki Naab-Levy | Bringing Your Teaching Biz Online
I sat down with Nikki to hear her thoughts on short and long term strategies for yoga and fitness teachers in a pandemic.Nikki Naab-Levy PMA®-CPT is a Pilates teacher, licensed massage therapist, and certified functional strength coach ...
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