Body Work

I had a session with a new client recently and in our chat before getting to work she said that her shoulder had been bothering her lately like nothing she could do would allow it to relax. After about 15 min her posture had completely changed without me having to comment on her posture or ask her to do anything other than having more awareness of her breathing anatomy! The exciting part of this work for me is how our bodies naturally respond respond when given more precise

It’s the one year anniversary of tearing both of my ACLs - a situation where a previous version of myself would have spiraled out

I spent most of the last year rebuilding my body after two, soon to be 3, knee surgeries. I was thrown into the deep end as I didn’t have a lot of understanding about this area of my body or how to heal from something so drastic. It was a steep learning curve. It was challenging. It was isolating. It was painful. And all that aside the lesson that feels most present has been trusting what my body is telling me.

I recently took a deep dive into the transversus abdominis (TVA) recently, and I was a little shocked and concerned because when I look at the content and information we have around activating these muscles, pretty much all of the information is on concentric activation of the muscles. However, eccentric activation is really important for the TVA and especially for breathing.

When it comes to training bodies, I think it’s imperative that women get specialized support—but not for the reasons you might expect. When I first started diving into movement and function, I was coming from the perspective that women’s bodies just need a different kind of support.  However, from a purely biological standpoint, men’s and women’s bodies aren’t that different.  So why am I saying women need something different?

A good breath can help build core strength, calm your nervous system, and help facilitate healing.  When you’re navigating postpartum, injury or illness, breathing is something you can DO when everything else feels off limits. However, since breathing is so innate to our biology, most people overlook just how powerful good breathing can be! The simple fact is that most people don’t breathe very well. I mean, they are alive and that's great, but they're not actually gettin

There are a lot of surprising facts about perimenopause and weight gain we get wrong, so let's speak some truth to what is a very normal experience for many women. 1. It's not about your metabolism.

I’ve struggled to use the word “embodiment” in my work for a while now because it hasn’t felt authentic to the work I do.  There’s a sense of fluidity that’s open to interpretation, vagueness perhaps, even an element of spirituality.  But our bodies aren’t an idea or feeling looking to be defined.  They are always there and we are always in our bodies!  The problem is that we are not always in dialogue with our bodies.