Dark Side of the Mat Podcast

Dark Side of the Mat Podcast

How can yoga and wellness business owners navigate this new landscape and market their businesses in an authentic way? Take a listen to this chat with Jules and learn what it takes to truly market your business online.

Mindful Strength #6 Adaptations, Overstretching, Engaging Muscles, Spinal Flexion

Mindful Strength #6 Adaptations, Overstretching, Engaging Muscles, Spinal Flexion

In this episode, Kathryn and Jules talk about what strength training is (and what it isn’t), strength training vs. general fitness, basic biomechanics, the practicality of learning anatomy and making sense of the research. If you are endlessly curious about exercise science and its application to moving and teaching, Jules’ insights into biomechanics and tissue adaptation will both excite and challenge the way you understand the body.

The Orange Analogy Of Muscle and Fascia

The Orange Analogy Of Muscle and Fascia

The Difference Between Muscle Tissue and Connective Tissue: A Guide for Yoga Teachers One of the biggest challenges I see in understanding how adaption works lies in differentiating between tissues. I can’t tell you how often this gets overlooked.  I’ll be...
Stress Strain Curve Crash Course

Stress Strain Curve Crash Course

Clarifying the Confusion Around Connective Tissue Stretching: A Guide for Yoga Teachers Are you a yoga teacher in search of a crash course on the stress-strain curve of fascia and other connective tissues? Look no further! In this post, I’m sharing with you a...
Stress Strain Curve Crash Course

Design Your Own Study

Designing Your Own Yoga Research Study and Interpreting the Results The ability to understand research and interpret results is a valuable skill for yoga teachers. When reading research papers or journal articles, it can be difficult to make sense of the complex...