Movement and self-care practices offer an amazing opportunity to explore, investigate and to learn so that we can Move Thoughtfully, live healthily and reap the obvious as well as the unforeseen benefits.  I study voraciously and continually soak up evidence-based knowledge and amazing techniques in order to educate you.  The better you connect to and understand your body, the easier it is to achieve your goals.  I would love to help facilitate this journey for you!  

my training

I have been teaching MELT Method techniques since 2014, yoga since 2001 and Pilates since 2006.  I am a Level 3 Neurokinetic Therapy (NKT) practitioner, and extremely influential to this work are my studies of anatomy, movement assessment and strategy with Dr Kathy Dooley and Immaculate Dissection.  I have qualifications with Burrell Education in 3rd Age Woman - Menopause Transition, Advanced Post Natal Wellness, Natal Fitness and Abdominal Scar Therapy.  While I do not currently offer massage as a sole experience, I am a certified Raynor Massage Therapist and completed Module 1 with London Institute of Thai Yoga Massage.  

my journey

After three years studying Taekwondo, I found myself gravitating to the self-reflective, less aggressive practice of yoga.  Upon completing two comprehensive Yoga Teacher Training programs in 2002, I taught at Yoga Works in Los Angeles for several years before moving to London, England in 2006 to embark on my Pilates journey (and marry a sweet British man). In Alan Herdman's Pilates Teacher Training, I sought to nurture my own injuries and to foster a deeper understanding of my compensatory patterns and the anatomy of movement.  As I immersed myself in the method and witnessed its sound, practical benefits, a true love of Pilates took hold.  Armed with matwork and apparatus teaching certifications, I felt better enabled and eager to guide students with injury rehabilitation, physical therapy maintenance, the experience of the pre- and post-natal body, common and undiagnosed musculoskeletal imbalances, or those simply wishing to grow stronger, more balanced and more connected to their own bodies. 

melting and beyond

Pilates proved a game changer, but I still found I could not always resolve the issues my students were presenting with.  So my quest to gain more tools for my toolbox led me to the MELT Method Hands-Off Bodywork!  I am a Level 4 Advanced MELT Trainer and have learned so much more from years of Assistant Teaching the Teacher Trainings for Sue and the MELT Master Trainers.  This education led me to David Weinstock's Neurokinetic Therapy (as well as Dr Kathy Dooley's Immaculate Dissection and Anatomy Angel), and I continue to dive deeper into this novel method of honing in on the dysfunctional muscle imbalances and faulty neurological pathways that hold us back from optimal pain-free movement.

The journey continues; I love my job and there is so much more to learn!  

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