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
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
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