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I love to talk about how centering movement will transform you. How a consistent physical practice allows you to listen in to your inner guidance and ground you in the body. How it awakens us and cultivates awareness. How it creates a space of coherence within, allowing us to align with our most integrated self.

While all of that is true, a large part of my why is this: resistance training is the only evidence-based intervention against sarcopenia, the gradual loss of muscle mass that begins around age thirty. This is a natural part of aging, but for women, it accelerates with time as hormones naturally decline. Those same hormones support collagen production, bone density, and metabolic resilience. When they wane, we feel it holistically.

Resistance training is the rare practice that works with that biology. It signals the body to preserve and rebuild. It supports the hormonal environment that keeps us strong, supple, and structurally sound from the inside out.

Here is what I want you to consider: if you are getting botox, taking collagen peptides, reaching for retinols, investing in laser therapies, you already care deeply about aging well. You are already putting real time and money toward the long game. Resistance training belongs in that same category. It is foundational medicine.

The most sophisticated anti-aging protocol in the world is still incomplete without it, and the most radical thing you can do for your future self is to start now.

Body Consciousness

The body is the launchpad for every idea we create, every action we wish to initiate. It is the vessel that contains all the real and potential within us. My goal with Physical Practice is to create coherence within the body, align the physical with consciousness.

I designed Physical Practice to awaken body consciousness. To fine tune the energy within us so that we may gain insight from the intelligence within, so we can bring our best attention to each task, challenge, moment. We can channel that intelligence with mindful movement, turning our minds to the experience of the body.

The more you practice, the easier it becomes.

Bringing the body into coherence allows us to access a more balanced state of readiness.

Starting something new can be challenging when we aren’t successful immediately. I have programs to support and guide you through it. Together we will integrate these new practices into your life.

Consistent Practice.

In this house, we believe consistency matters most. Going from 0 to 100 then collapsing back to 0 because the effort was unsustainable doesn’t achieve anything. One intense day of biking 30 miles, walking 10 miles, or pushing yourself to the limit at the gym  doesn’t have any physiological benefit.

THE BODY LOVES CONSISTENCY, so we practice daily. Through the first pillar of Physical Practice, meditation, we train our mind. We build a consistent practice, and rewire our brain, teaching ourselves what to expect daily, ensuring that these changes become a part of us.

Next, we integrate through the body. Movement programs our bodies with the new habits we are designing, creating the foundation for intentional action in all aspects of our lives.

Consistency will win over intensity everytime.

When we are commited to ourselves, we invite in possibility. When we practice with intention, we transform ourselves wholly.

keep it simple

I don’t want you to think this process is too involved for you.

I work a couple of jobs, I go to school, and I make time each day for my practices.

I stick to simple check-ins each day that support what I want to accomplish.

Since adopting a physical practice I have been able to add more to my life. I’ve opened up and discovered what I truly want and created the space in my body and my life to hold it.

When we connect with our center, we are able to navigate with more clear intention. Connecting mind and body creates a dialogue within that we can draw upon for guidance. Returning to our breath is a very simple and powerful tool that fortifies us moment to moment. It’s as easy as taking a deep breath throughout the day to reset.

A proper movement practice has the power to open us up. Creating space in the body where we once couldn’t let anything else in. Through movement we can increase our capacity, quite literally and figuratively. We can condition our bodies to support us. My physical practice is key to avoiding burnout.

With consistency, these habits become a touchstone that has the ability to transform our lives. Through movement we can uncover what is within. I offer pathways to a new relationships within, an expanded way of being, and reshaping old patterns that no longer serve us.

I tend to rely upon consistency with foundational practices that really work. In my fitness journey I have lost 50 pounds, gained muscle mass, trained myself to full recovery from injury and continue to educate myself on the right practices.

The formula is simple. It’s mindset, it’s consistency, it’s practice.

I train with purpose. I keep showing up.

The practices I’ve cultivated are nourishment. Designed to put you in conversation with your body, to create the foundation needed to sustain our busy lives, to become a portal to our authentic vision, to illuminate new pathways within, to challenge in a way that inspires change.

Every wellness plan is tailored to the individual.

As we transition into a quieter season, it is the perfect opportunity to take root in the body, and create a consistent physical practice. When we center movement in our lives we can shift our perspective, change the shape of our reality, adapt to the challenges we face, and embody the vision we create for ourselves. I’m here to guide.

PHYSICAL PRACTICE

In an increasingly chaotic and nonsensical world, it’s hard to be here.

I’m so grateful for my physical practice. Each day I wake up and fortify myself for the journey ahead. I ground myself in the strong foundation I’ve built with meditation. I remind myself how capable I am with movement. I center myself through the breath. I have my physical practice to guide me through.

The body is an ever changing landscape, and I tune in to my internal guidance to ask what is needed, to determine how I will move that day. It’s a conversation I’ve built over years, and work hard to maintain.

I do something to protect myself, support myself, and love myself each day, and that has been key to maintaining balance.

I’d love to share with you. Get your physical practice here.

WHY

I work out as much as I can, out of love and respect for this body I’ve been given. Who knows what tomorrow will demand of me, so I make the most of today by taking care of myself in the present moment. Movement is my way of honoring my body. I do it for love, discipline, and connection.

As I approach my forties, I’m acutely aware of the changes that come with age, specifically the loss of muscle mass and bone density that can affect strength, stability, and independence. That awareness fuels my commitment. I lift weights, I run, and I practice Pilates (when I can) to preserve the vitality I feel now, and to carry it with me.

I invest in the future me.

As women, it’s especially important that we take steps now to safeguard our long-term health. This is what started me on this path, and it’s what drives me to share it with others. I want us to be strong, informed, and prepared for the road ahead. I want us to age with the capability to continue accomplishing all we accomplish, participating in all the things we love, for as long as we’re here.

Let me know in what workouts you’ve been looking to try! Let’s do it together. Reach out here.

Movement is Essential

Keep it moving.

That’s how we get through. Not the frantic, keep yourself so busy in order to avoid certain thoughts or feelings type of movement. I’m talking about the movement that is reflected to us in nature: the rotation of the earth, the changing of the seasons, the cascade of a waterfall.

And yet, we often equate nature to stillness. Movement and stillness exist in the same realm. They go hand and hand.

Somatic movement is what connects us to our inner stillness.

I have found somatic tools essential in my injury recovery, and in my everyday life. I believe that movement is what keeps us grounded within ourselves. Connected to ourselves. It’s what keeps it all flowing.

I am holding a class in somatic movement and meditation Saturday October 26th at Buffalo Pelvic Health and Acupuncture at 6pm. Would love to see you.

Softening Resistance in the Body

My process is intended to be a part of a regular self care routine. Keeping the body in healthy alignment requires balancing of energy, in addition to all the things we do to stay in good health.

How we do or do not express our feelings can create resistance, armoring, and tension within our cells. Our bodies become a reflection of our culture, experiences, relationships, and the stories we tell. My work is here to create safety in the body. When we experience safety we are able to clear blocks and encourage new paradigms to emerge, we are able to change forms. Like the law of conservation states: Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transmuted from one form to another.

New forms, softer forms, allow our energy to resound within us. It gives us access to the untold and endless wisdom of the body. The body knows the answers to the questions our minds create. We can listen to our hearts, our guts, our tissues for insight and guidance.

We can reclaim this intelligence. Our bodies can become our source of comfort, possibility, and shelter no matter what we are currently experiencing. Our bodies are magic.

Happy to be here.

There are more cells in your body than there are stars in the universe.

Our bodies are capable of holding endless amounts of knowledge. They are a vast record of our lived experience, always available to us. Our minds are not the sole source of our thoughts, memories, feelings.

I want you to understand it. I want to help you hear the mind of your heart.

When we are able to drop in, when we clear the stagnated energy, our experience of ourselves becomes one of greater ease.

I can’t promise perfection, but I can promise pleasure. What a pleasure to be here, now, in this body.

Present Bodies

This year has been an annihilation. All of my old systems, beliefs, methods, and practices have evaporated. My physical body is remodeled, completely new and foreign to me. I am in uncharted territory.

I’ve been working hard, trying my best to meet this inner chaos as an opportunity to expand. Choosing to lean into the intensity of this experience, grieving the loss, opens me up to portals of transformation. This is an opportunity to dig deeper, move through difficult emotions, integrate and embed new pathways to connect with my body.

I’m so grateful to be immersed in this experience. To know the utter heartbreak of inhabiting a body that is in pain, that won’t perform the way it once did, that is unfamiliar. From the time we were born our bodies have been in constant evolution. As infants we learned how to have a body, how to inhabit the body we were given. This is our work, to connect with this vessel as it is, to learn about the bodies we have in this moment.

I’m currently enrolled in a two year bodywork program. Right now, my limited schedule only allows for me to work with a small group of people. I’m planning on creating more space in the spring of 2024. My work encompasses breathwork, movement, manual manipulation, and hands on healing. Each visit is unique and each program is specifically tailored to individual needs. If you would like to learn more or join the waitlist please reach out here.

We are physical as much as we are intellectual, and we are wholly spiritual.

Pain is a Portal

The cast on my leg has been an invitation to talk to me. I make friends wherever I go. They tell me of the times they have been injured. Shattered bones, torn ligaments, knee replacements.

We talk of the pain. How it clouds the mind. How it hinders the day to day. How carefully you move through the world. How each step is loud and promising and devastating.

Pain is a portal to connection. In our losses we gain each other.

Tune In

When you move your body you start to build your relationship with it. When you move with intention, you start to connect the mind and body.

Over time, this relationship allows for more presence, heightened sensitivity, balance within, enjoyment, resilience. The changes are subtle, strengthening until you feel so clear, so able to listen. You are tuned in.

Understanding the language of the body enables us to tap into the wisdom of the body. Becoming in touch with the physical allows us to make changes, and integrate our feelings with our actions.

The body is the basis for everything.

This is a short exercise to begin to tune in:

Find a quiet place to lay prone, preferably on the floor. Corpse pose.

Let your legs and feet relax.

Close your eyes.

Focus your attention inward.

Notice how your breath moves your chest, expands your back, fills your belly.

As you breath imagine the space inside your chest. Can you get a sense of the width of your rib cage?

Breathe deeply now. Allow your breath deeper into your core.

Can you get a sense of the distance between your hip bones? How about your navel and spine?

Now relax.

Knowing our inner selves is an important step to unlocking the inner potential in all of us. Breath is the bridge that connects the conscious and the unconscious. It is the gateway to ourselves. It helps us to cultivate perception, and this is how change occurs.

New Forms

This week has been especially challenging. I broke my leg in January, requiring surgery. My tried and true methods of combating the winter blues were now unavailable to me. I have found that getting outside, whatever the weather, walking and running, have always helped me to manage symptoms of depression. My accident has invited me to find new avenues to solace. At first I accepted this challenge wholly. Spending hours each day with my healing body. Listening in and breathing safety into every cell. Creating a new, soft and quiet process. My enthusiasm waned as the season continued on. I gave my attention to the things that I was missing. While I allow these emotions, I am careful not to spend too much time with them. When I had had enough, I got down on the floor again. I started to bend and stretch. I started to connect. I moved fluidly, allowing my body to takeover. I started to control each movement. My body and mind in congress. I swing my arms with light weights to move the blood. I roll my spine. Cat cow to connect body and breath. I felt the energy building within. Leg inversions to soothe the inflamed injury. As I moved I focused on each muscle and how it supports me, where it connects to the core of me. Soon, my mind is calmed, relief. I begin to remember I have a deep reservoir of strength within me. I remember that through chaos and challenges we are shaped into new forms. I remember that I am always home within my body.