Why Yoga & Foundation Training?

At age 22 suffering from severe lower back pain I was diagnosed with a benign tumor on my L4 vertebrae, the osteoblastoma was impinging on the root nerve causing nerve spasm.
Laminectomy surgery followed, fusion of L3/4/5 including a bone graft from my hip and rib cage.

The following years I was very fragile, my initial spinal pain was gone but I had mild nerve damage to my left upper leg, inflammation of the sacroiliac joints and very little core strength.

At age 30 I felt very unhealthy, I was not happy in my work, not eating well and my body responded with inflammatory arthritis, primarily in my left ankle. I took a lot of medications to control inflammation and pain.

In 2004 I started down a path of self healing, I cleaned up my nutrition and made healthy lifestyle choices. I discovered the healing powers of yoga, therapy ball massage and foundation training. I enjoy lap swimming and hiking with my dogs.

 

My mission is to inspire others to take control of their healing, my motto is  Self Care is Health Care, I want the people I work with to live a healthier & happier life and to do everything within their power to achieve this in every moment.

 

Specialties:

• Foundation Training - Movement modality to avoid and ease back pain

• Health Coaching - Happiness through food that nourishes and heals the body & mind.

• Yoga & Therapy balls - new strength, flexibility, erase pain, improve posture and enhance performance.

 

Certifications:

• Advanced practices, Foundation Training. March 2018

• Foundation Training Certification 2016 & 2017

• Health Coach. 2015. Institute of Integrative Nutrition

• Training, Thomas Myers, Intrinsic muscles of the hip, fascial release.

• Level 1 Yoga Tune Up®. 2011. Jill Miller

• Thai Yoga Masseur. 2007. Phoebe Diftler

• Yoga Teacher. 2006. White Lotus foundation