Strength, Grace & Mobility
Essentrics® incorporates the strengthening of ballet, the flow of Tai Chi and the science of physical therapy. An Essentrics workout helps tone and shape, as well as improve flexibility and relieve tension. The movements are large, slow and fluid. We need to move our joints…
While I’ve wobbled on and off the mat for 25 years, I never stopped practicing. You see, yoga is so much more than a endurance practice. It’s a blueprint for living. Every day I make an effort to “live my yoga.”
We sculpt our bodies by how we use them. Many of the “symptoms” of aging – stiffness, poor posture, reduced mobility and range of motion – are a connective tissue issue. Keeping our fascia supple and resilient is critical to helping our body remain healthy…
When we’re young, we don’t give our bodies a second thought. It’s partly why watching kids play makes us smile. It helps us remember that our bodies were designed to move freely.
Vibrant health is my passion and for thirty years I’ve helped people feel better in their mind and body. I’ve been a Thai yoga therapist, raw food chef, Yin Yoga instructor, organic gardener, and Pilates instructor. For fifteen years, I was a mindfulness-based, experiential psychotherapist. In 2022, I closed my private practice and returned to my first love: teaching movement.
I’ve written numerous articles on topics that have influenced me over the years. I hope you enjoy them.
Essentrics is eloquently designed to be safe across the lifespan. There’s no pounding on the joints. It’s a controlled movement – good for the heart and gentle on the joints. It builds muscle without equipment making it a good choice for for active older adults. It will help you gain flexibility and increase mobility, safely and effectively.
The myotatic reflex keeps muscles from snapping. When we reach the end of the stretch, we feel a slight bounce back. That’s the myotatic reflex signaling. To keep from triggering it, we move slowly, creeping in under the radar.
The ability to repair – be it your body or relationship – is a life skill. We’re not taught this. We’re a fast-paced culture that doesn’t encourage slowing down, but that’s exactly what healing demands.
Technology was suppose to make our lives easier, but all it’s really done is make our lives busier. We’re in the midst of a giant social experiment that our nervous system wasn’t designed to handle. We will, of course, because that is our nature. But at what cost?
Twenty minutes a day isn’t much effort to be rewarded with a strong, balanced body that uses energy efficiently and allows us to continue doing the things we love to do without pain or injury.
Our muscles are encased in a web of tissue that weaves in and around our body called connective tissue. Like a silk stocking, it literally is what holds us together and gives our body shape.