In Our Community Podcast

"Athletes & Mental Health" - Coming off the heels of Tokyo Olympics 2020, (or 2021) where Simone Biles made an impactful move b withdrawing from Group Competition listing her mental health as one of the reasons. Coach Michelle and I sat down to talk about the topic of mental health vs. mental toughness, how to be an effective coach to today's youth and more! Thank you for listening as always,...

"Diversity, Inclusivity and Striving to be Better" - Fresh off of DanceLife Teacher Conference in Uncasville, Connecticut, Coach Hidi sat down to talk about what he learned during his time there, and small changes he hopes to make to make their facility more inclusive and diverse for their community. Even if you are not a dance parent, or member of the community, there are a lot of golden nuggets...

"Tools in the Toolbox" - Equipments are just tools in the toolbox. As a good coach, it's important to know what tool to use in different situations based on clients needs. Same applies to nutrition, health and more. Coach Michelle and Coach Hidi sat down to talk about their favorite tools, and how they apply this concept into their own training. They also talked about Halloween candies, and who ta...

"Mid-Summer Recap, Mental Health Talk & Lessons Learned from ELEVATE Sessions" - It's hard to believe we are already half way through the summer! Coach Michelle and Coach Hidi sat down this week to recap the first half of the summer, some mental health talk and things we are learning from coaching the biggest group of ELEVATE athletes to date. Thank you for listening as always, please don't fo...

"Happy Birthday Coach Michelle!" - Coach Michelle's birthday was the day before we recorded episode. We talked about her birthday trip with two of her kids to New York City, why Big Apple has a such a special place in our hearts, and things we have noticed as we began to travel on the road again. Thank you for listening as always, please don't forget to subscribe to our show on iTunes!

"Is it just me, or everyone else?" - You know those things that you do, where you wonder if everyone else in the world does it, or if it's just a you only thing? In this week's episode, Coach Michelle and Coach Hidi sat down to share some of the things that they do, where they wonder if everyone else in the world does the same. Listeners, do you have a topic you want us to cover on the podcast? Or...

"Families, Distance & Holidays" - A little bit more of a personal episode this week. As we grow older, many things change. In today's podcast Coach Hidi and Coach Michelle sat down to talk about the effect living away/close to their families have particularly around the Holidays. Listeners, we love hearing feedbacks from you! Please let us know if there are any topics you'd like us to cover on...

"Bikini Ready" - This episode starts with Coach Michelle and Coach Hidi discussing the idea of "eating for health vs. eating from fear" then the topic quickly transitions into this idea of "bikini ready." What does that exactly mean? and why is it so important? In an honest conversation attempting to break down where this idea came from, and why or why it isn't important, Coach Michelle and Hidi g...

"Why We Have Problems with Weght Loss/Fat Loss Forward Mentality in the Fitness World" - Happy 30th episode of Season 2! Today, Coach Michelle and Coach Hidi discussed why they have a serious problem with the weight loss/fat loss forward mentality fitness world seem to always carry, and how that causes problems in the way most of us view ourselves. It's a bit more of a rant than usual, and we sinc...

"How We Program Our Youth Training Sessions" - Sometimes, there is a huge gap between what we need, and what we want. When it comes to youth training, we've found that that is often the case. Using their experience, Coach Michelle and Coach Hidi discusses how they go about designing the program that covers both, while addressing common modern day related issues we come across in regards to movemen...

"What do you do?" - This is a question we get asked often by our clients in regards to our fitness and nutrition. Coach Hidi began this episode by asking Coach Michelle this exact question. And well, as you can probably guess our conversation went everywhere. The episode has a little bit of everything: from nutrition counseling to a little rant by Coach Hidi... you will have to listen to the whole...

"Honest Conversation with Coach Michelle" - While Coach Hidi was away for a long weekend, Coach Michelle decided to grab the mic and share some of the most vulnerable thoughts and feelings she felt that many may be feeling especially as moms in today's world. She talked about body image, negative self talk and destructive thoughts that run through our minds and how she chooses to combat them. Than...

“A Perfect Day” - It’s the only way to describe 5/15/21. In this episode, Coach Michelle and Coach Hidi sat down to recap the recital day at Spyglass Ridge Winery. Pandemic has caused a lot of heartaches and pain for many, but it has also forced us to think outside of the box, and come up with some creative solutions. Listen to this episode to hear what positives we’ve discovered in this process o...

“Odori Matsuri vol. 6” - Komotion Dance Program’s spring recital is here. We couldn’t help but to talk about how excited we are, and what this recital means to us. Remember couple weeks ago, when Coach Hidi mentioned Dr. Peter Read as one of his greatest mentors? He goes on to talk about him in depth in this episode. Thank you for listening as always, please don’t forget to subscribe to our show o...

“Fitness Myth Busters” - It’s time for... Fitness Myth Busters! Coach Michelle and Coach Hidi played a little game of fitness myth busters to talk about some hot topics in the fitness and nutrition world in a very playful tone! What are the topics they covered? You’ll have to listen to find out more! Thank you for listening as always, please don’t forget to subscribe to our show on iTunes!

“Thoughts on Coaching Our Youth” - We love working with youth. In our facility, we work with kids ages from 3 - 18 on the dance program side, and middle school and above on the training side. Coach Michelle and Coach Hidi sat down to talk about what they love about working with youth, and the challenges we’ve faced when working with them. Thank you for listening! Please don’t forget to subscribe t...

“Intuitive Eating” - Intuitive eating in theory sounds like a great idea. Eating when you’re hungry, stopping when you’re full. But it takes a long time to know and understand the cues your body is giving you, and trials and errors to figure out what your diet should consist of. How did Coach Hidi and Coach Michelle go about finding out what works best for them? Listen to this episode to find out!...

“Teachers & Mentors Who’ve Paved the Way” - if we are fortunate enough to come across teachers and mentors in our lives who have had a great impact on where we are today, we should share their stories and the impact they’ve had on our lives. Coach Michelle and Coach Hidi sat down to talk about two prominent figured in their lives, who have shaped they way they think, and they way they live out the...

“Prevention to Becoming Overwhelmed” - as life gets busier, and things seems to be heading towards “normal” again, it’s easy to find ourselves in a state of overwhelmed. Coach Michelle and Coach Hidi sat down this week to discuss what they are doing to ensure they don’t hit that stage, as they’ve realized that they are not at their best when they perform under the overwhelmed state of mind. Thank...

“Asian American Hate Crimes” - One of our goals we have for this podcast, is that we want to tackle modern day issue head on, especially when it hits close to home. This week, Coach Hidi shared his thoughts and feeling on the rise of the Asian American hate crimes, while also doing his best to explain what “white privilege” is. All of the things that are said on this podcast, comes from a place of...

“A Year Later” - putting a positive spin on the pandemic, Coach Michelle and Coach Hidi sat down to reflect on the past year in the Covid-19 pandemic. Let’s be real: it’s super easy to find and talk about all the negative things that has happened due to the pandemic, but we discovered that it’s also as easy to find the positives that has come out of the way we were forced to live. Thank you for li...

“Overcoming Mom Guilt” - We’ve noticed that a lot of times, when we ask our clients what holds them back from being consistent with their training sessions, this topic of “mom guilt” enters the conversation. In this episode, Coach Michelle shares her own story of how she overcame her mom guilt, and gives three practical advice to people who are going through something similar. Thank you for listen...

“The Great Pizza Debate” - Surprise! A special episode of the podcast this week to catch you a bit off guard. It’s the great pizza debate between Coach Michelle and Coach Hidi... from our favorite pizza story, to our most beloved slice, to whether if we even like pizza (you’ll be surprised by the answer from one of us). Shorter episode than usual, but we hope you’ll enjoy! Perhaps, pizza for lunch...

“Success Stories” - The topic of success has come up several times in the recent episodes. Coach Michelle and Coach Hidi this week shared some success stories they’ve been able to witness at the studio, to celebrate the clients, and also in hopes of encouraging and inspiring others. Although the names of the clients are kept anonymous for privacy reasons, it may be a fun episode to listen to and t...

“Community” - Idea of a community is something we talk about often, and we wanted to explore what makes up a good quality and how we try to go about creating a positive community vibe through what we do at Resurrection Movement Studio. What are some communities that you have been part of in the past, that you’ve enjoyed being part of, and why did you enjoy it so much? Thank you for listening as al...