032: Strengthen Your Yoga Practice with Kathryn Bruni-Young

Kathryn Bruni-Young is a mover, educator and creator. She grew up studying yoga with her mother (Diane Bruni) which organically shifted into teaching yoga classes and workshops together.   Kathryn Bruni-Young has been a yoga and movement teacher for the last 10 years.  She suffered from repetitive strain injuries and turned to physiotherapists, personal trainers and other experts from other movement disciplines to create her own teaching style.   Inspired by all she gained from her strength training education. Kathryn founded the Mindful Strength Center, (formerly known as the Cornwall Yoga Studio). Mindful Strength blends strength, mobility and mindfulness. Kathryn leads teacher training, online courses, and workshops throughout Canada and Europe.   Kathryn is being drawn to the world of Trauma Training and has been influenced by those doing research in this field. She is truly a woman with many facets who is excited to share all she has learned to enrich the lives of others.   7:45 Kathryn's Yoga Journey   10:00 Benefits of strength training   12:05 Balance of flexibility and strength training   15:15 Do we need to go to the gym? "Sensory sensitivity"   17:55 Examples of strength training at home   19:00 How to modify push-ups   20:15 Does Kathryn still call herself a yoga teacher?   22:05 Rotator cuff injury   25:30 Kathryn's library of IG posts   26:50 Strength training for repetitive strain-totally different movement   28:25 Muscles and fascia and their response to load   28:55 Variety of strength training options   29:45 How should a yoga teacher start incorporating strength training into their lives?   31:20 How to find a strengthening mentor, even as a kickstart to your training   31:50 Working on your own using YouTube videos, books starting with simple movements   32:45 Working with various professionals (physios, trainers, etc.) even a couple of times to get the ball rolling, get some basic information   33:25 Importance of having variety in strength training so it is well-rounded and balanced so you're not doing repetitive movement in this area   33:55 Practice movement on your own before incorporating it into your classes   35:00 How to work with Kathryn- new online courses available   37:40 Kathryn's mindful strength class layout   41:55 How to add strengthening to a more traditional yoga class   44:45 What she calls her classes and how her students reacted to the introduction of strength training into her yoga classes- key slowly building strength into the class   50:10 Your unique yoga offering cannot be replicated   51:05 Her first certified training with Ito Portal -not beginner friendly but lots of great insight   52:00 Trauma training (somatic experiencing) in the strength building field-   53:20 Kathryn's Yoga Teacher Training offerings and an Online Mindful Teacher Training is in the works! Links   Kathryn's Website   Kathryn on Instagram   Yoga Journal Article: The Future of Yoga: 15 Millennial Yoga Teachers to Watch   Trauma Healing Training founded by Peter Levine   Trauma Center at Justice Resort Institute founded by Bessel Van Der Kolt Life coach - Barb Elias   Personal trainer - Miranda Smit   Gratitude to our sponsor Schedulicity