“My personal life experiences have meaningfully contributed to the development of both my process and my approach to movement wellness.  I had spent my entire adulthood studying how the human body moves and how it can be more efficient. As a young mover from professional dancing to college athletics, I powered through my movement experiences trying to force the movement, however, I did not understand the embodiment of  movement and how my body held stress of all kinds. This approach developed physical inadequacy, a tension filled body, and eventually mental and emotional floundering. As I matured, I became fascinated and educated with how the human body moves with ease, how we joyfully fuel it and how it affects us mentally and emotionally. Life's unexpected physical and emotional challenges forced me to approach how  I think about movement, stress and nutrition on a deeper healing level.

 

In my forties, as a mother of four young children, a tear in my carotid artery resulted in a stroke. While recovering from this unexpected event, I had to listen carefully to become reacquainted with and understand my changing body so that it touched my emotional and functional frame of mind with a healthy attitude.  It was during this critical period in my life that all of my knowledge and experiences came together with healing and clarity to inform and create

Power Thru Movement."