What if your playlist wasn't just a high energy list of songs, but a nervous system intervention?
What if music could be the difference between a class that feels flat and one that leaves people cracked open in the best way?

In this episode of Off the Mic, my husband Barry and I sit down with Emma Marshall, speaker, educator, and author of Music is Medicine, for one of the most soul-shifting conversations we've ever had on the power of music in group fitness.

Emma's work explores how music affects the body, the brain, and the emotional state through rhythm, repetition, and resonance. She doesn't just teach sound theory. She's lived it. After chronic illness left her body disconnected from words and logic, she found her way back through movement and music. What she discovered became the foundation of her life's work.

This episode is a full-body experience and a wake-up call for instructors who want to move beyond just "high energy" playlists and into something much more intentional, powerful, and healing.

You'll learn:

• Why music regulates the nervous system and how to use it with care

• How to structure your playlist to create flow states in your room

• What overstimulation really looks like (and how to avoid it)

• Why rhythm is ritual—and how it creates emotional safety for your clients

• How to move people through energy and emotion, not just exercises

Whether you're cueing to the beat or building full-blown emotional arcs, this episode will deepen your understanding of how music makes your classes feel unforgettable.

🎶 Want to dive deeper into this kind of training?
Join the Group X Conservatory, where we explore musicology, flow states, playlist structure, and the subtle art of experience design:
👉 https://conservatory.fitcarma.com/go/order/

🔗 Connect with Emma Marshall
Website: https://mimhq.co.uk
Book: Music is Medicine on Amazon