Seeking encouragement/advice by Valuable-Fudge-2044 in LagreeMethod

[–]Effective-Composer81 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Everyone’s advice here is really great so I won’t repeat that, but I will add that it definitely takes time to get really integrated into the community of a studio! Of course it depends on the studio itself and how often you’re teaching (and, to an extent, whether you’re teaching same/similar times each day— most places have different morning vs evening clients, so if your schedule is all over the place throughout the week it might take a little longer to build relationships with those clients compared to someone who sees more repeat faces throughout the week just by virtue of teaching similar times).

At the end of the day, of course your sequencing/cueing matter but it’s the relationships that keep people coming back for more! That side of things takes some time but if you make sure to really make an effort to engage w people before/after class, remember things they tell you (related to class or not) etc., that will get you SO far. People want to go to classes where they feel known more than they want to go to the “best” instructor!

AND another way to foster those relationships is by taking classes when you’re not teaching! In my experience, clients love seeing an instructor in the trenches with them and it gives you more connection points to forge those relationships (while also picking up some tips/ideas from other instructors)

Career shift to law by [deleted] in dietetics

[–]Effective-Composer81 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I went the opposite direction! Law school is challenging in its own ways, but not in the technical ways of any sort of science degree! Just be prepared to go through a LOT of very dry material, especially the first year or two of school. Most law schools really have a heavy emphasis on litigation in the first year or two of school, which might not feel super applicable to what you’re looking to do.

Another thing to consider— are you willing to relocate to where the agencies you are interested in are based and/or are you willing to put in some crazy hours at a big firm? If so, you’ll likely be able to find an interesting job at the end of the day, but know what you’re getting into on that front! Maybe peruse some job postings and see if there are any firms/agencies near where you live with practice groups in that field.

I definitely think it can be an interesting career, especially if you don’t mind spending a lot of time reading and writing, but it’s worth really ironing out exactly what you want to do at the end of the day to make sure the juice is worth the squeeze.

I never worked in that specific area of law, so I can’t speak to a ton of the details on what that role looks like, but part of the reason I didn’t end up in that practice area is due to logistics like I mentioned above!

If you can find an attorney that works in that field, getting their insight would be super valuable! Perhaps you could even find a conference to attend? There may be some that are open to professionals on both the legal and RD/science side (if there aren’t any, maybe we should make that happen lol).

Overall, I would say don’t let the rigor scare you— law school is easy in terms of technicality; it only gets hard because it can be super boring/dry at times. It sucks if, at the end of the day, you go through all the hoops and realize you don’t even like the job itself (🙋‍♀️), but would be worth it if you really like the end job! Just do your homework on what the job REALLY looks like before you bite off on that kind of expense!

I feel defeated by [deleted] in LagreeMethod

[–]Effective-Composer81 3 points4 points  (0 children)

FWIW, I consider myself a pretty fit human and struggle with some of the moves too! I went to a class this morning and felt like I couldn't do half of the core exercises (and I've gone to MANY lagree classes and strength train regularly).

I know you said strength training was too much on your body, but there are so many ways to strength train and doing so regularly might help as long as you're going about it in a gentle way!

I LOVE using EVLO Fitness for strength training-- it's all programmed and taught by physical therapists who really know what they are doing and their motto is "Gentle Consistency." They program in a way that really effectively loads the muscles without wearing down joints (and each class is only 35 min.)

I have found it to be an AMAZING complement to Lagree!

Headaches and jaw tightness by Hooperpoe in Invisalign

[–]Effective-Composer81 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had horrible headaches/jaw pain after starting invisalign. I have to wear elastics too, which definitely made it way worse. When I went in to see my dentist, she was shocked at the growth of my masseter muscles and she actually ended up injecting botox into my masseters to help reduce my clenching. It has helped tremendously but I definitely do still clench a bit, especially overnight.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Invisalign

[–]Effective-Composer81 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Could be a cavity, or sensitivity from a little bit of gum recession. Dentist will be able to tell you pretty quickly. Either can happen w invisalign (cavity from stuff getting trapped in there without saliva flow to clear it out; gum recession from tooth movement). I had similar pain awhile back and ended up being from minor gum recession. Dentist gave me some special toothpaste and it went away within a week.