Ep. 31 - Pilates with Janis Isaman
This Ain't Your Everyday Pilates! A Real Talk About Movement Therapy
Today I have a chat with Janis Isaman, owner/operator of My Body Couture
As the founder of My Body Couture, a one-on-one private movement studio, She is a Trauma Sensitive Movement Specialist focused on providing customized, personalized body-focused services to clients with chronic pain, illness, injuries and other movement limitations.
She is a leader in approaching mental health and wellness from a body-first lens, with trauma credentials that include Gabor Mate Compassionate Inquiry, Bessel van der Kolk’s Trauma Centre Trauma Sensitive Yoga, and Peter Levine’s Somatic Experiencing, where she is currently a candidate.
Some of her exercise, bodywork and movement certifications include: STOTT Pilates, Yamuna Body Rolling, Paul Grilley yin yoga, Leslie Kaminoff yoga, and Critical Alignment Yoga and Therapy.
She has additional designations from Precision Nutrition and the Institute of Integrative Nutrition and has completed coursework in Forrest Yoga, Functional Synergy and Eat, Breathe, Thrive.
She is known for her whole-body approach to movement, focused on addressing the root cause of limitations and aesthetic concerns. Her practical, functional and discipline-agnostic approach blends physical and evidence-based mental health modalities into a relatable, innovative and effective body sustainability program.
This approach offers clients education and usable tools and has changed how thousands have related to the experience of their own bodies.
She is an award-winning writer for Elephant Journal and has been quoted as a health expert in Reader’s Digest, Prevention, Women’s Health, Cosmopolitan, Working Mother, Sparkpeople, MyFitnessPal and Beachbody.
She also leads professional teacher training to help other movement professionals gain certifications and to help studios and add new modalities to their programming.
In her personal life, she is a mother and passionate community volunteer with the Calgary Stampede, 17th Avenue Business District, Heritage Park and Kids Up Front.
She holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Alberta
Join us as we have a chat about:
How she became the type of Pilates practitioner that she needed when she was having trouble with her body
What is pilates and what isnt pilates?
What are the origins of pilates vs the watered down modern version often found in commercial gyms
Comprehensive history of pilates
The war between yoga and pilates
Does understanding yoga help her be a better pilates instructor?
Comparison and contrast between yoga and pilates
Pilates has a core focus, what is the average state of peoples' cores?
The difference between proper pilates and random choreographic focused dancing pilates
The importance of how we move and how we hold posture in social interactions
How does she deal with pelvic tilts?
How to decide on posture props and tools to use?
How does she work with different types of clients?
What is the emotional element to her work?
How does she work through peoples emotions using physical work
And more!
Enjoy the show.
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