Did you know that the R.I.C.E. (rest, ice, compression, elevation) protocol was debunked in 2015? That 'belly breathing' isn't an accurate cue for diaphragmatic breathing because only 10% of your lung tissue is in your belly? How about that the best way to address foot pain is by addressing the hips, or that a better exhale can get you better internal rotation at the hip? These learnings and others like them inform how I work with my clients and the classes I teach. I'll continue to share my knowledge so that together we can optimize body movement.
PRI is more than breathwork - it helps rebalance, stretch, and strengthen from the inside out. Improving your ability to get air into the lungs allows your body to utilize better oxygen for your brain, muscles, and other vital organs. Breathing better can help reduce fatigue, decrease respiratory distress, work harder during your workouts, increase mental and physical health, and boost your overall quality of life. I'll guide you through respiratory training exercises so that you can get the most out of these techniques, increasing ribcage expansion and overall mobility.
Functional Range Conditioning joint mobility practice, GOATA movement system, Yoga, Strength, and Conditioning: these are movement teaching certifications I've accrued over my decade as a movement instructor. I label these 'tissue training' in my space to differentiate them from the neurological restorative alignment work I offer using Postural Restoration Institute principles. There isn't anything new in the movement space, just some spins on the language we use, the fervor with which it's taught, and the paradigm through which the body is viewed. I blend all my tools knowing that sometimes some intentional joint work can feel good, some time working the tissues on the foot can create change for someone, and overall fun and variety are the spice of life!
The way your body organizes against gravity doesn’t have to be a mystery. It’s not just “keep your shoulders down at back”. Get REAL posture changes to move and feel better.
Flexibility is a byproduct of the recode. There isn’t a lot of stretching going on, but rather moving the way nature intended does lead to freedom in range of motion without forcing it.
Training in this way allows you to optimize your running and walking for ease of movement through life.
Hi, cześć, hola! At 19, I was suffering from seemingly obscure pain when the doctor told me my spine looked like I had been in a wreck (I had not been). Never mind, I was also smoking a pack of cigarettes a day and had no real movement relationship with my body. I visited chiropractors who cracked and manipulated my body for years but taught me nothing about caring for myself.Looking for REAL answers has led me on a beautiful journey of movement, learning, unlearning, experimentation, and growth.
In 2013 I started guiding others in movement as a yoga instructor, which I lovingly practiced for many years before finding Kinstretch and adapting my understanding of movement. Since then, I’ve taught many formats, became a personal trainer, pursued mentorships, completed FRC, FRA, Kinstretch, and took FR Spine as a non-therapist. When I tapped out with those modalities, I plowed forward. Every client has taught me more than I could ever learn in any course setting. Bodies are not pristine skeleton models or lifeless cadavers. We are walking, breathing, processing, adapting, evolving stories. Through my own continued injuries and the clients I couldn’t fully help, I realized I needed to learn more. Since February 2020, I’ve been on my own restoration journey and have taken seven Postural Restoration Institute Certifications as well as completed a three month mini-residency with my mentor and PRI Faculty member, Dan Houglum. I consider myself a forever student because I believe nature has many hidden truths, and we definitely don’t know half of them. I now invite clients to come partner with me on their own repatterning and unpatterning journey. My goal is that in a short time, you feel better and more empowered than ever before. So whether you’re interested in a deep dive or just here for a few classes and fun, I intend to share everything I know.
Disclaimer: If learning, being curious, diving deep into the WHY behind what we’re doing, getting comfortable with failure, and the process is NOT your jam, this might not be for you. I’m not trying to be for everyone. I’m trying to be the trainer I wish I had for a decade of confusion, injury, and fear of my own body.I hope to inspire you to regain your resting squat, to play more, to ground yourself whenever you get the chance, and most importantly, to grow in both knowledge and movement through proper progression and the use of whatever movement tools and modalities are right for you.