I have 3 pillars through which I will help clients learn to feel and know themselves deeply.
Fitness - Lifestyle - Awareness
Fitness includes any exercise or training regimen. I don’t see fitness as something that looks a certain way. To me, fitness means whatever method of movement you and your body enjoy. There is no one size fits all training program. The only requirement is that the client enjoys it, so they can be consistent. My idea of fitness is a way to bring activity into your lifestyle in a sustainable and sustained way. Safe fitness and movement allow our bodies to function optimally with longevity. My goal is to help bring that love and awareness to clients’ bodies. I offer a variety of levels of fitness coaching, including but not limited to: personal training, form assessments, on and off season training, periodization, cross training, and weightlifting.
Lifestyle, to me, really means how you eat. Nutrition is not only a critical component to an athlete’s fitness, and attaining their goals, but I’m a firm believer that diets don’t work. We spend so much time eating, and frankly, food should be enjoyed. Which is why lifestyle is not just a means to an end (be it goal weight, percent body fat, or body shape). It is a way of life. Because of so many societal standards that condition us to think that to look a certain way means to be beautiful and healthy, we are taught from a very young age to hate how we look and that eating is the great indicator or final judgment. So many people have such bad relationships with food because of so many reasons. But I want to help show people that when they pay attention to their bodies, and how they live and eat, can help them create and enjoy lifestyle changes in the way they consume. I have such a special relationship with food, and while I know this isn’t possible for everyone, I would like to try and help people get back into their bodies, find power in them, and love their bodies in how they care and maintain them.
Awareness, finally. Awareness is a mindfulness practice that goes beyond the cushion as well as the workout/gym/plate/bowl. Awareness helps us understand our bodies in new ways. It helps us know the difference between discomfort and pain. It helps us know the difference between fatigue and exhaustion. Awareness helps us understand how other aspects of our lives are affecting how our boy responds to stimuli. If you’re tired is it because you didn’t get good sleep? Did you eat enough earlier today and yesterday? Is your mind occupied with something else that’s physically draining you? Are you getting sick? Awareness helps bring attention to the interconnected nature of our minds and bodies. Awareness also helps us in day to day be more attuned to our body positions in routine tasks, as well as during exercise. How becoming aware of slight adjustments in posture, grip, stance, can have great impacts both in workouts and in life. It helps us build connection from our mind to our body, but also from our body and to our uniqueness. Each person will have different strengths, areas to heal and grow, and areas to soften and strengthen. I hope to help you on your journey to yourself.
I hope to bring these three pillars into clients' lives, in an integrative way that is not specific just to working out, or eating healthier. This is about improving every aspect of our beings by paying attention to them. I firmly believe that we can be accountable to ourselves, and at the very same time, hold compassion for ourselves.
I hope to help you on your journey to yourself!