Movement is at the core of health.

And it's at the core of what I do.

We all want to move better and feel better. At the Studio at the Grange, my mission is to promote health and wellness through varied movement and mindful lifestyle changes. My core offering is Functional Movement, an approach that I have developed over the past 20 years. It combines aspects of several different movement modalities in which I have had extensive training.

I have had a private practice teaching Pilates and other movement modalities over the last two decades. During that time, I have learned how people, myself included, can be very fit, strong, and still be unwell, or as one friend put it, a "fit wreck." I also learned how we can be fit, strong, pain free, healthy and enhance our longevity through wellness. Our body adapts to our movement habits: how well and how often we move. 

My Process

First we assess your current situation and your goals. From there, we create a plan of action, customized to specifically address your needs. The plan may include different movement styles, but is always uniquely designed for you. Then you’ll start working your program, while learning lasting skills that will translate into better functionality and quality of life. 

My skill is teaching you new movement habits that elicit positive body change and enhance quality of life. 

During the past 20 years I've enjoyed extensive training with many wonderful teachers that deepened my understanding of human movement. These include the M.E.L.T Method, Stott Pilates, MovNat, YogAlign, Restorative Movement and core based training. Even in my very first training, Pilates, I specialized in Pre-hab/Rehab. I found helping people move better made me really happy. 

Restorative work has always been my specialty. While I've worked with people at both ends of the health spectrum and everything in between, I really enjoy teaching clients how to move better in order to free themselves from painful movement patterns and work towards healthy, pain-free movement. I have become skilled at breaking movement down to the components to make it easier for clients to understand and practice easily throughout the day.

In addition to movement, I teach mindful observation skills so that you can become your own movement detective. Once you begin to develop self-awareness, the changes you create in the moment and over time are observable.