BUILD CONFIDENCE EXPLORING KETTLEBELLS FOR ALL BODY TYPES.

ACCESSIBLE KETTLEBELL TRAINING FOR EVERY BODY.

Foundations Workshop Series is your entry point into the world of kettlebell training and coaching for you and your gym.

Designed for beginners, fitness professionals, and curious kettlebell enthusiasts alike, these hands-on workshops break down foundational skills into approachable, easy-to-follow learning experiences. Whether you're learning for your own practice or exploring the possibility of coaching others, you'll gain practical tools you can use immediately.

Together, we'll explore kettlebell fundamentals, movement adaptations, coaching concepts, and strength-building principles through a size-inclusive, weight-neutral, and trauma-informed lens.

No prior kettlebell experience required.

Create a safe spaces for your's or your client’s personal kettlebell journey.

The ONLY workshops built with a size-inclusive, trauma-informed approach to Kettlebell teaching (established January 2021)

Safe Kettlebell handling guide

6 months access to all recordings

Live feedback and judgement-free container for practice

Chat directly with Damali with the Lift Off App.

Completed Video Exercise Library for each movement

7 WORKSHOPS

WORKSHOP 1: Breath and Tension 101

Serving people of all different personalities, values, backgrounds and bodies. Where do we start? Crawl, walk, run is the process and we all start with our breath.

The focus here is to learn how to create and teach full body tension, from the ground up. We get comfortable holding the kettlebell and start normalizing props for every BODY.

WORKSHOP 2:

Hip Hinge/Deadlift 101

Look to see alignment and stacking of the kettlebell's centre of mass with the body and joints as an essential skill for all kettlebell instructors.

Learn how to create space in the hinge noticing there are many parts to your story.

WORKSHOP 3:

Strict Press 101

Grip matters are introduced with continued progression through alignment to the body of the user.

Learn how to become aware of linkage through the body as tension is created and irradiated through the movement.

WORKSHOP 4:

Have a seat: Learn to squat with Kettlebells.

We are not here to fix people, we are here to connect them to themselves so we teach them to see their movement through everyday tasks and movements - Teach them to sit

WORKSHOP 5:

Learn the Kettlebell Clean

The kettlebell is not a handbag and the clean is not mechanism of destruction. It is a powerful ballistic movement and the most efficient transitional mechanism for kettlebell athletes and lifters.

WORKSHOP 6:

Lunge Basics: Before you get up

Looking again at alignment and preparation for more complex kettlebell movements like the Turkish Get Up or just The Get Up (TGU). the question is “Can you tie your shoe laces?”

WORKSHOP 7:

Learn to Swing

THE kettlebell movement to be mastered and it started at week 1 with irradiating tension.

● Learn guidelines for choosing weights for ballistic movements.

● Teach the powerful long lever hardstyle technique to for all bodies.

Adapt movements for different body sizes, shapes, abilities, injuries, and lived experiences

I created this course to break down the barriers to kettlebell training, making it accessible to all bodies regardless of race, religion, gender, ethnicity, body size, ability or sexual orientation.

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This is for you if you:

  • Are personal trainers, yoga, pilates, strength and movement coaches who may or may not already be certified Kettlebell instructors

  • Want to have the confidence to pick up a kettlebell and know exactly how to teach the basics on all body types

  • Want to compliment sports performance and joyful movement practices

  • Put safety first and want to ensure the kettlebell is handled appropriately to reduce likelihood of injury

  • Need simple ways to quickly identify proper technique and form with kettlebell movements

  • Want to increase confidence in utilizing the kettlebell for teaching either one on one or within group fitness classes

  • Want their teaching approach to be simple and welcoming, where the student is the expert of their body

FOUNDATIONS PRICES

INTRODUCTORY KETTLEBELL SKILL-BASED WORKSHOPS

$99 USD

PER WORKSHOP

DATES COMING SOON

Learn more about becoming a certified Inclusive Kettlebell Coach here!

  • “Loved the Breakout #1 Session where we worked on tension, a huge eye opener on where the origin of your kettlebell practice is"

    • Rated 10/10 Extremely Valuable experience

  • "The whole thing is taught from a social equity lens so we have some really great discussions around power and privilege within the fitness industry but also within the broader social context"

    • COACH NICOLE

  • "Coach Damali offers a one-of-a-kind experience for coaches. Her person-centered approach makes it possible for coaches who practice other modalities to integrate kettlebell training into their teaching and coaching with confidence and competence. More importantly, Damali's approach to teaching both empowers and challenges all coaches to make a life-long practice of creating supportive, nurturing and appropriately challenging spaces for everyone - especially those who might feel marginalized or typically under-represented in fitness and wellness spaces Thanks, Coach! I'm a better coach because of Coaches Corner."

    COACH DAVID

  • "Coach Damali is a teacher's teacher, she comes prepared every single week with clear objectives for her students. .. even the homework is awesome!"

    COACH MELINDA

FAQs

  • Not just for the Kettlebell enthusiast. Coaches Corner models the learning journey into an easy-to-digest sequence you can immediately apply to your teaching. You do not need any previous experience teaching kettlebells, everything will be taught to you in the program;

    For a safe way to progressively lock into your kettlebell skills

    • Class will be THURSDAYS at 6:30pm EST.

    • Each Class is 90 min

    • There will be OFFICE HOURS every Friday at 12PM EST.

  • You will have access to the course materials for 6 months.

    During the duration of the 8-weeks your effort is approximately:

    • 1.5 hours per week for the live group calls.

    • Prep time for each session approx. 30 mins each week.

    • Kettlebell practice time approx. 15 mins a day,

    • Homework weekly 45 mins each week.

    • 45-min optional office hours and whiteboard chat.

  • We encourage everyone to keep their cameras on during our live group coaching sessions! This allows you to fully engage in our interactive breakout sessions where you'll get to practice your coaching skills and receive valuable feedback.

    For those concerned about privacy, we recommend finding a quiet, private space in your home or using a co-working space to maintain your privacy while participating.

  • We take a weight-neutral approach to training.

    All our programming will aim to support your clients personal goals. However, we are clear that there is no presumption that weight loss is a goal or priority. Everybody has different size limbs, some bellies protrude, some hang or jiggle.

    Kettlebell training at Lift Off is inclusive of all sizes, smallest to largest. We also consider impacts of weight sigma, weight bias and take a health at every size approach to fitness.

  • We believe that kettlebell training can be a form of weight lifting adopted as an adjunct intervention for trauma. We address the impact of trauma within individuals and within their communities when participating in a movement practice with kettlebells. We also ascribe to the essential principles of Trauma Informed Weight Lifting (TIWL)

    Trauma Informed Weight Lifting is committed to principles of practice that incorporate anti-oppression and anti-racist frameworks (Do Less Harm) and values as well as trauma-informed frameworks and values (Then Do Good).

  • All live sessions will be recorded and made available in the student portal.

    You can also attend the next available class date for the skill you missed.

  • The student portal opens January 1, 2025.

    • The schedule for each skill is posted within the student portal.

    Pre-reads, downloadable reading list and prep homework will be available at that time. The first live group coaching call is on January 9, 2025. The classes run on 8 week cycles consecutively.

  • The investment is $750 USD

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“I walked away with much more then just the kettlebell skills specifically, but a lot of golden nuggets to help me fine tune my skills as a coach in general”

- LISA MASTRACCHIO

“She taught me so much as a coach— less is more, trust the process, and think differently about things you think you know best. While she is an amazing coach for any and every level, she is the coach this industry needs and who professionals can learn so much from.”

- CHARIS COOK

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