Yoga Research & Beyond - Ep #30 Dana Santas - Mobility Maker, Radius Yoga

Ep #30 Dana Santas - Mobility Maker, Radius Yoga

05/22/15 • 65 min

Dana is the yoga/movement expert for CNN and CNN Health, and the creator of Radius Yoga Conditioning which helps athletes move, breathe and focus better to enhance performance and decrease injury. Nicknamed the “Mobility Maker,” over the last ten+ years, she’s worked with more than 35 teams and hundreds of athletes in the NHL, MLB, NFL, NBA, MLS, PGA, LPGA & WTA. She's worked with the Philadelphia Phillies, Atlanta Braves, Tampa Bay Rays, Orlando Magic and Tampa Bay Lightning; she’s also mobility consultant to many other pro & collegiate teams.We talk a lot about the breath, how the diaphragm is the king of the core, how it affects mobility, how there’s a lot of conjecture out there in yoga, how she’s a difference maker to many athletes and what yoga every damn day means to us.

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Ep #29 Joanne Elphinston - JEMS / Stability, Sport and Performance Movement

Joanne Elphinston is a physiotherapist for more than 20 years, writer, innovator, lecturer and educator. She’s also the creator of JEMS which stands for Joanne Elphinston Movement Systems. JEMS is all about enabling people of all backgrounds, ages and levels of physical ability to learn the art of working with their body instead of against them, to have confidence in their bodies, and to reclaim and enjoy the activities that matter most to them.JEMS draws from the fields of biomechanics, motor learning, neuroscience, philosophy psychology and holistic practices. We talk about her method as well as her book entitled Stability, Sport and Performance Movement.

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Ep #31 - Mike Fitch - Animal Flow/Global Bodyweight Training

Mike Fitch, creator of Animal Flow and Global Bodyweight Training talks about what we get out of quadrupedal movements, his experiences with Parkour and other influences of Animal Flow, and his new Bodyweight Athlete program. His advice: "Whatever you do, learn something new. Be willing to be bad at something! "