Reader, A while back, a client of mine, Rita, shared that she’d basically given up on movement. She was tired of trying things that didn’t work… or worse, made her pain flare up. So she stopped. Understandable, right? But here’s the thing—movement isn’t the problem. It’s how we move that matters. Join me for a live webinar on Friday, August 22 at 10am MST: Move Smart, Feel Better Webinar: Get Unstuck from Pain Through Smarter Movement We’ll talk about the 3 most common ways people unknowingly...
13 days ago • 1 min read
Reader, You've come a long way in this series. ✔︎ You’ve learned that pain doesn’t mean you’re broken. ✔︎ You’ve tried a gentle movement to shift tension. ✔︎ You’ve challenged the beliefs that may have been holding you back. ✔︎ And you’ve seen the simple 3-step framework I use every day to help my clients move smarter—and feel better. Now, it's time for the next step. Movement Rx is my signature virtual group program—designed for people like you who are tired of feeling stuck in their bodies...
20 days ago • 1 min read
Reader, Ever wonder how someone goes from being afraid to move…to confidently walking, stretching, bending—even hiking again? That kind of transformation doesn’t happen overnight. And it doesn’t come from “pushing through the pain.” It comes from something smarter. Something more supportive. It comes from a process. In Episode 4 of Move Smart, Feel Better, I’m sharing the exact 3-step method I use with my clients inside my signature virtual group program, Movement Rx—the same approach I’ve...
27 days ago • 1 min read
Reader, By now, I hope you’re starting to feel something new taking shape. Not just in your body, but in your mindset. Because in Episode 3 of Move Smart, Feel Better, we’re diving into something big: The belief that pain means you should stop moving. It’s something so many of us have been told. And honestly? It’s one of the biggest reasons people stay stuck in pain. Let me tell you about Sylvia. When we first met, she was convinced that walking around the block—just once—was out of reach....
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Reader, If you watched Episode 1 of Move Smart, Feel Better, you now know: Pain isn’t a stop sign—it’s a signal. 🚨 And today, we’re shifting into action. 📍 Missed the first episode? Watch it here. In Episode 2, I’ll guide you through one of my go-to movements—something I teach regularly to my clients managing tension, stiffness, or lingering discomfort. It’s subtle. It’s powerful. And it often brings surprising relief in just a few minutes. Even though the movement focuses on the shoulder...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Reader, If you’ve ever felt like pain is taking over your body—and your life—you’re not alone. I’ve been there too. When I was just 12, I had my first encounter with persistent pain. A back injury that showed up unexpectedly and lingered much longer than expected. That early experience shaped how I saw my body—and for a while, I felt broken. But over the past 25 years—as a clinical exercise physiologist, kinesiologist, and yoga therapist—I’ve discovered something powerful: Pain is not the...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
If I had a dollar for every time someone has said this to me over my career, I'd be a millionaire! I'm not flexible. I find this statement intriguing and wonder what is the data or rationale one uses to define whether or not they are flexible. I find it interesting that we describe ourselves in terms of what I am not. Have you every heard someone say, "I am inflexible?" Typically it is the former rather than the latter. Also, rather than saying my body is not flexible or my hip is not...
about 3 years ago • 2 min read