Practice Human
For women ages 65+ who want to feel more confident and capable in daily life and with more demanding physical activity. Appropriate for those with osteopenia, osteoporosis, knee arthritis, hip arthritis, post-menopause related joint pain, tendinopathy, or persistent low back pain.
When I made my transition from yoga to strength training years ago, kettlebells were my gateway to into more robust and explosive movement and heavier strength training. The technique and skill based learning spoke to my movement interests at the time. Kettlebells provided an accessible introduction to resistance training in a fun environment. I still use them as a valuable component to my own training and in the physical therapy rehab setting.
Weight Training for Yoga is designed for yoga teachers and long-time students of yoga who are interested in learning the fundamentals of weight training—including programming, rationale, and equipment options—in a small group environment. This in-person class series is a programmed and collaboratively led by a group of veteran yoga teachers and teacher trainers, dancers, performers, and actors turned strength coaches and physical therapists.
The Slow Cooker is a comprehensive 15-week online small group strength & conditioning program designed for women ages 40+. Appropriate if you are perimenopausal or postmenopausal, training with knee or hip arthritis, have osteopenia or osteoporosis, or working with persistent pain. Led by physical therapist and strength & conditioning coach Caitlin Casella. Sustainable, impactful exercise strategies you can use for a lifetime of healthy aging, durability, and generally feeling like a badass!
At its simplest, this is a BIOMECHANICS and PAIN SCIENCE course. Ideally, we've distilled the best of both to get the best approach to pain and injury management.
Reconciling Biomechanics with Pain Science is a two-day course that mixes a lecture, case study and hands-on learning format. This course has been taught throughout the world with the aim of simplifying the biomechanical approach to injury and pain management. A simplified, yet strongly evidenced based biomechanical approach, allows the therapist to develop skills that address all areas of the biopsychosocial contributors to the pain experience.
