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Episode 15: Three! Easy! Rules! About! Research!

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In this episode, Sarah discusses the lima beans of learning: research. But guess what? Reading research doesn’t have to feel like a chore, and the more you understand what different aspects of research mean, the more interesting it becomes.

  • Three easy rules to follow for quoting research as if it’s facts
  • Why we get so excited about some studies – and why we need to pump the brakes
  • How to know the quality – and thus the value – of the research you are reading
  • Why it’s important that movement teachers quote research responsibly and what can go wrong when studies are not good quality

 Reference links:

Power Posing Study

Get Up from Ground Study

Yoga Reverses Osteoporosis Study

WHI Study

YouTube video of SRT test

 

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Episode 14: How to Handle Burnout

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Welcome to Episode 14 of the Movement Logic podcast! In this episode, Laurel and Sarah discuss burnout: what is burnout, how do we avoid it, what do we do when it happens, and why do we see so much of it in the yoga and movement world.

  • Does everyone experience burnout in the same way
  • What does it mean to be emotionally labile
  • Why do so many yoga and movement teachers go through burnout
  • Can a teacher in a big expensive city make a living on group classes?
  • How do we create boundaries that keep us from trying to ‘solve’ our students’ problems?
  • What’s the best kind of relationship to have with your students?
  • Some practical tips to prioritize yourself and preserve your own time
  • What does Work Smarter, Not Harder actually look like?

 Reference links:

I Know How She Does It by Laura Vanderkam

Antifragile: Things that Gain from Disorder by Nassim Talib

 

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Episode 13: Should We Teach Alignment?

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In this episode, Laurel discusses whether it’s within a movement teacher’s scope of practice to help people with their posture. Here’s what this episode digs into:  

  • How Laurel formerly identified as an alignment-based teacher and why she no longer does
  • The difference between “default-mode” alignment versus deliberate alignment
  • Why Laurel views alignment less in binary terms of  good v. bad and more as a neutral tool for helping to restore variability as well as influence adaptations toward specific capacities.
  • A 1947 definition of posture from the Posture Committee of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and why it might need an update.
  • How our beliefs about posture can produce a nocebic effect in our students.
  • How Laurel sees posture and alignment instruction as being something well within a yoga teacher’s scope of practice to offer, but how she also sees movement teachers stepping outside of their scope of practice in providing this instruction, as well. 

 

Reference links:

SITE WIDE SALE

Research Paper: Therapists Perceptions of Optimal Sitting and Standing Posture

Estrogen Matters 

Research paper: To flex or not to flex? Is there a relationship between lumbar spine flexion during lifting and low back pain? A systematic review with meta-analysis

Research paper: Posture and time spent using a smartphone are not correlated with neck pain and disability in young adults: a cross-sectional study

Research paper: Is neck posture subgroup in late adolescence a risk factor for persistent neck pain in young adults? A prospective study

Research paper: Clinical measures of foot posture and ankle joint dorsiflexion do not differ in adults with and without plantar heel pain

Article about cortical maps and smudging by Todd Hardgrove: Great New Paper on Targeting the Brain for Treatment of Pain

 

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Episode 12: Movement Fads and Myths with Jules Mitchell

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Welcome to Episode 12 of the Movement Logic podcast! In this episode, Sarah is joined by the one and only Jules Mitchell, to talk about myths and misbeliefs around strength, stretching, and how to really understand how research applies to our teaching.

  • What are other models for movement beyond soft tissue – and can they coexist
  • Does it matter if your teaching still “looks like yoga”?
  • Should you call yourself a movement teacher instead of a yoga teacher?
  • How accurate is it to make claims about strength in yoga? 
  • How teachers misinterpret research and why it’s happening
  • Does age reflect interest in different aspects of yoga
  • Should we still be stretching? Is it possible to overstretch?
  • What movement trends are we moving towards in the future

 

Reference links:

Yoga Biomechanics: Stretching Redefined by Jules Mitchell

Jules Mitchell Website

Twelve-Minute Daily Yoga Regimen Reverses Osteoporotic Bone Loss

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Episode 11: Let’s Stop Fragilifying Older People Already

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Welcome to Episode 11 of the Movement Logic Podcast! In this episode, Sarah debunks the commonly held beliefs around aging, strength loss, and frailty, where these beliefs come from, and what we should be doing for people 65+ instead (spoiler: once again, strength training FTW).

  • What is the narrative around falling and why do people become so afraid of it
  • How the fear of falling creates a self-fulfilling prophecy around age-related decline in physical performance
  • When does muscle mass loss start as part of the aging process
  • How strength training improves not just muscle mass but many other aspects of performance including balance

Reference Links:

Quantum Leap Community (Sarah’s mentorship group)

QLC: The Library (Sarah’s recorded classes)

Strength Training for Seniors (book)

Strength Training past 50 (book)

Multicomponent Exercise Program Reduces Frailty and Inflammatory Biomarkers and Improves Physical Performance in Community-Dwelling Older Adults

MRI comparison of active vs sedentary 74 year old

 

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Episode 10: Is there a Right and a Wrong Way to Breathe?

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Welcome to Episode 10 of the Movement Logic podcast! In this episode, Sarah and Laurel tackle the question of whether there is a right or wrong way to breathe, whether or not someone needs help with their breathing, and how to help various populations explore their breath mechanics.

  • The problem with belly breathing
  • Effective tactile cueing to help people to use their diaphragm effectively
  • The problem with cueing people to breathe deeply
  • Why creating a safe space to downregulate the nervous system takes priority
  • Why some people benefit more by externalizing (rather than internalizing) their focus 
  • How to breathe during strength training
  • Breathing and the pelvic floor
  • Pranayama versus cardiovascular endurance training
  • Should we breathe through our nose or mouth?

 

Reference links:

Adam Meakins, The Sports Physio

All about Nitric Oxide

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