my approach to personal training and embodiment
I have struggled personally in traditional gym settings with the talk about food, numbers, body and gendered assumptions. In my work, I hope to dismantle some of these harmful ways of engaging in “fitness,” and offer people a safe place to get stronger and more in touch with their bodies.
I offer an integrated approach to training that takes your personal history into account. I work with my clients to reframe their relationships to movement, their bodies, and their individual capacities and limits. My goal is to see clients access a greater level of ease in their bodies and find pleasure in moving, learning and growing as embodied individuals.
I draw on my diverse background in dance, somatic + alignment-based practices, yoga, acrobatics and strength training to intuitively formulate appropriate (and exciting!) programs for my clients that meet you where you are. Whether your desire is to be pushed harder than you feel you can push yourself , or if you are needing gentleness and grounding (or both!), we will collaborate on an approach that feels good to you in your body.
what a session might look like:
STRENGTH TRAINING + STABILIZATION
Starting from the core and glute muscles as the center of your support system, we will work through the body in an integrated and dynamic way - allowing you to ground and find your strength from an aligned place. This may include a combination of yoga, weight-lifting and movements using your own bodyweight.
PAIN RELIEF + MOBILITY WORK
I will guide you through various myofascial release strategies [like foam-rolling and self-massage] as well as safe and aligned stretches as ways of managing chronic pain and finding greater access and aliveness in your body.
BREATHING + EMBODIMENT PRACTICES
We will start or end each session with different breathing techniques to reset the nervous system and activate essential core muscles for movement. There will also be a component of mindfulness throughout as well as visualizations and guided meditation using the body as a focal point.
FUNCTIONAL MOVEMENT + INJURY PREVENTION
We will work on strengthening for movements that you do in your day-to-day life and work - finding aligned and supportive alternatives to habitual movement patterns that result in pain or dysfunction.