43 | Using Respiration and Breath to Explore Your Movement Restrictions with Katie St. Clair

Are you a woman in the professional world but suffer from imposter syndrome? Join Dr. Dom and Dr. Jen as they interview Katie St. Clair – certified CSCS and CPT trainer – about her journey of finding her voice in her career.  Listen to this inspiring interview as Katie uncovers her experience with wanting to learn more in her field and gaining back the confidence to go after what she really wants in her career. If you feel as if you have been stagnant in your breath work, or just don’t know how to go about a breath work routine, tune in as Katie explains ways you can strengthen your respiratory system, as well as improve your overall movement quality; as well as the benefits from those routines.

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What You Will Learn in This Interview with Katie St. Clair: @katie.stclair.fitness

02:39 – What Katie’s mission is as a mom, or even a woman, in the fitness industry

05:48 – How relevant imposter syndrome is for women in our society

07:57 – What motherhood has taught Katie about time and opportunities

09:05 – What drove Katie to want to keep learning and educating others on fitness

11:59 – The courses that reignited Katie’s passion for fitness and connected the dots for her

17:44 – How Katie explains respiration, or breath work, to her clients

20:08 – Different positions you can try to strengthen your breath work and why they work

24:10 – How our body is connected and the benefits of working up the chain

28:02 – Katie’s basic assessment of Dr. Dom and his fitness background and individual physique

33:54 – Why it's so important to explore your body and strengthen internal cues

About Katie St. Clair

Katie is a certified strength and conditioning coach, certified personal trainer and owner of Katie St.Clair Fitness. During her over 20 years in the industry, she has worked with collegiate and amateur athletes and general population clients, in private and corporate settings. She is the creator of The Empowered Performance Program, a 12 week online educational seminar for movement professionals. As a lifelong athlete, she values the ability to move well at every stage of life and it is her passion to teach others how to optimize their life through quality movement. She takes an all encompassing approach that utilizes principles from many different systems, along with her own lens as a competitive multi sport athlete to create programming that supports an active lifestyle.

Items mentioned in this episode include:

Katie's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katie.stclair.fitness/

Katie's Empowered Performance Program: https://www.katiestclairfitness.com/empowerdperformance

Katie's Website: https://www.katiestclairfitness.com

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