We Are Shaped by How We Move

Movement is like Food...

...it's not as important as breathing, but it is necessary for a vibrant, healthy life. And just like food, it matters how much and also what kinds of movement you do.

If you ate a kale salad, you wouldn't say to yourself, "Now I can eat candy the rest of the day because I already got all the nutrition I need." And yet our culture and many medical professionals have taught us to think, "I got my exercise in today, so I'm good!"

The other 23 hours of your day matter. Your body is adapting to what you are doing 100% of the time. It's not simply that you need to exercise more but that you need a wholistic, nourishing movement diet.

1/1

Yoga Practice

I teach movement in the context of yoga. Yoga gives us a place to slow down and notice our patterns of thought and action. On our mats, we can open up to the creative process of transformation and explore new ways of inhabiting ourselves. Yoga and bodywork go hand-in-hand—both cultivating connection within ourselves and our community.

My classes center on building awareness of body alignment and offering nourishment through movement. I believe modern lives need support from meaningful movement practices like yoga, so we can find balance again and again. I seek to inspire and empower my students to be active participants in their wellness journey.

Putting Movement in Context

We can often tell that regular exercise helps us feel better. Usually, our problem is not that we don't want to exercise, but that we don't have time for it. Or, we don't know how to exercise without aggravating a current injury.

I use my unique training background to help you find movement opportunities in the midst of a hectic schedule. My understanding about how human bodies work helps me safely guide you toward movements that restore and support healing.

We share the same DNA as our ancestors who spent millennia living as hunter gatherers. This evolutionary legacy shapes our health and wellbeing today. Research science has shown us a lot about what kinds of movement humans need. Many of the diseases and ailments common in our modern age are direct results of our sedentary lifestyle.

I believe we can have the best of both worlds. We can use our modern technologies responsibly, and we can nurture our bodies that evolved in the wild.

Intrigued and want to learn more? Head over to the people who taught me at Nutritious Movement.