I’ve been in the fitness business and doing bodies in some way, shape or form for over 24 years! I started teaching aerobics and working in a small women’s fitness center at age 16. I kept teaching all throughout college…then I hurt my back…that changed everything!
I’m not sure whether it was the car wreck or the horrible forward bend posture we all taught step with, but somehow, at the age of 25, I threw my back out to the point of not being able to move…that started me on the journey of body-mind-spirit alignment and healing one’s body with true intrinsic strength, balance and grace. Around that time is also when I found Nia.
When I found Nia, it opened up whole new world for me. Through Nia, I was able to better incorporate my fitness background and the mental and spiritual work I had been exploring. I always say that Nia “Saved my life, Changed my life, Gave me my life”. It is amazing work.
In working with individuals, I specialize in reshaping your body by strengthening and challenging your weak places and stretching and mobilizing your tight ones, as well as teaching you to listen to your body and noticing what works for you physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. I use principles I’ve learned from my Pilates training, my rehab background and certification, all of my Nia training and from listening to and noticing my body and myself as well as the hundreds of people I’ve worked with over the years. That said, I also love to just put people through KILLER workouts and introduce them to muscles they didn’t know they had!
What I do professionally is always changing and evolving and is always dependent on who I’m working with and what they want and need.