Move Well with Lisa

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Therapeutic Movement ~~~ small group classes, workshops, private lessons and myofascial release therapy. Move well. Play well. Rest well.

Be well… in body, mind, and spirit. Bio of Lisa Loiseau, MPT

Lisa blends all of her educational and lived experiences to offer opportunities as a Therapeutic Movement Coach. She combines practices of physical therapy, yoga, mindfulness, nervous system regulation and self massage for individuals to move, breathe, explore and play in a safe and therapeutic way. Degrees held:
�Exercise Physiologist- University of Pittsburgh
� Physical Therapist- Chatham College

Certifications held:
� Yoga Instructor- Yoga Life Institute
� Children’s Yoga Teacher- ChildLight Yoga
� Myofascial Release Pracitioner- John Barnes MFR Seminars
�Trauma-informed Conferences

She is presently enrolled as a student of the program called Smart Body/Smart Mind – a nervous system educational program by Irene Lyon. Typical Clients may have the following objectives:
* Recovery from injury or chronic pain;
* Learn better ways to move during the work day or daily routine to decrease pain and improve posture;
* Take better control during times of stress;
* Develop personal strength and/or relaxation routines.

02/23/2026

This is near the end of two of my preschool classes, ages 3 and 4. I offer a themed-based and developmentally appropraite movement and exploration class for 30 minutes a week. After lots of play and movment to our theme, at the end of class, I offer a time to preapre for stillness. Not every child stays still and that is OK. They learn to stay quiet on their mat. My class activities are optional with guidelines including - stay on your mat, follow your own body, and do not touch your friends. They get a variety of opportunities to practice waiting and even taking turns, trying new movements, and using novel tools (and toys) in new ways.

I am gearing up for more time with children in the near future. I am really excited. These little humans are our future. I love offeing this type of class which gives them movement, self holding, noticing what is within their environmnent, and creative expression. We sing, we move, we play, and we rest in a safe (enough) space.

Is your group looking for enrichment through movement? DM me to learn more.

I am a licensed physical therapist, somatic practitioner, yoga instructor, and nervous system educator. I have worked with individuals from birth to seniors.

02/12/2026

These days are some of my favorite days of the week.

Here are a few clips of Therapeutic movement for ages 3–5.

In my preschool yoga (and more) classes, children explore:
• Balance and coordination
• Awareness of body, breath, and surroundings
• Moments of stillness
• Following the natural impulses of their bodies in a guided setting
• Creating shapes and movements in a fun class

As a licensed physical therapist and somatic practitioner, I integrate enriching exercises and offer optional gentle tactile cues to support awareness and regulation.

Each week features a new theme that brings together movement, play, and learning.

Interested in bringing therapeutic movement to your school or group? I work with all ages in . DM me.

02/09/2026

I had a day I will likely never have again.

On a fairly unplanned impulse, I drove two hours and twenty minutes to visit our daughter and son-in-law. What a sweet start - too short though.

My next stop — was to hopefully connect with at least one of the Venerable Monks at their evening rest stop as part of Walk for Peace. I made it thru parking and big crowd control issues this past Sunday evening, in a church parking lot in Alexandria, Virginia.

I thought the crowd would be light since it started at the same time as the Super Bowl. The crowd, cars, and frozen snow were not light!

AND then, in a weird and surreal instant, I was transported into PEACE. Not kidding…. I stayed for about an hour—standing in their presence and in the relatively quiet, attentive presence of the gathered crowd. I then drove back home carrying that peace.

Some notes:

☮️ One of the monks was offering a talk on peace, and the atmosphere felt deeply calm. At first, I couldn’t see them clearly or get very close.

☮️Then something shifted when they began handing out Peace Bracelets. As each person received one, they were asked to step back. The crowd gently moved forward, I felt the squeeze of the slightly tighter, but still peaceful crowd, and noticed a lttle feeling of constriction . Another weird-to-me moment, no usual feeling of fear from being in a tight crowd. The were people trying to create an opening for those of us who got our treasure so we could move to the back.

☮️One of the monks personally handed me a bracelet. Here’s a little snippet thru a video clip that’s not great quality, but it reflects the peace they offered, shared, and invited us to carry forward. It was a high quality moment!

☮️I will do my best to share peace and loving-kindness as much as I can. I am human, and I am learning, but my heart desires peace.

☮️My peace I give to you. Rang on in my heart . I want to pass it on, as it has been passed to me by the models in my life.

01/28/2026

I’m celebrating a start of a new year ☀️…it’s my birthday. Well, when I did the video it was, now i am allowing it to be a period of celebration. 🎉🎉🎉

In celebration, I’m honoring me by doing some more INTENTIONAL inner work. I’m a somatic practitioner and physical therapist who offers movement classes, private Myofascial Release Therapy with a trauma informed nervous system lens.

To be a solid practitioner you need to continue to care for your vessel and the internal parts.

Here’s a ramble of mine which is likely influenced from recent experiences.
🍥SPT level 2 Mentorship Q & A with . This was a call to allow for space and questions to be heard as we process the idea of taking a step further in the SPT training.
🍥Great interview with Dr Alex Howard and Irene on The importance of practitioners doing their own deep inner work. The very topic I am referring to.
🍥Connections with — I welcome a redo. LOL! There is a story— with lessons, I am grateful for that….
🍥Following my Ni**le~~~ influence by
🍥Following my impulses - niggles - nudges and I definitely need and want to dance more! ~~💃👯🕺🏼~~
🍥Watching a keynote speech by Dr. Alexandra Katehakis about the same topic of the impact of practitoners knowing themsleves, healing self to healing others….It is so good. She refers to the 4 Stages of Knowing - the last is The Deep Unconscious —> awakens through the BODY - what we experience as unconscious knowing shows up as bodily sensations 1st.
🍥My birthday and feeling I may be birthing or creating something . Emerging. Embers have come up a bit for me and recently in a potent way.
Desire to create a consistent spiritual practice - in solitude and with more stillness.

🤍🤍🤍
I keep hearing a woodpecker tapping the tree often as I type this. I have seen many come to a feeder right at our window. Pausing to notice the imapact of hearing it.

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If you are a health practitioner, how do you care for yourself in this way of thinking — well, feeling? How did your body repsond to this? ⬅️

01/19/2026

Do you ever feel:
A Nudge
An Impulse
A Small voice
A Ni**le or wiggle????

What do you do about these nudges? Ignore them? Respond? Scroll?

Before learning about my own nervous system and how to listen and care for it, I’d follow the wrong impulses or ignore the healthy ones.

Now that I have improved my nervous system regulation, I’m feeling more, I’m noticing more.

On the date that I recorded this clip, I had a strong desire to walk in the snow covered woods and take my phone. This turned into considering making a clip to engage on Instagram. I’ve been off line for a few months as I’m in the midst of a transition into a new location to teach and share Therapeutic Movement in my hometown of .

I’m grateful for all the mentorship on nervous system health from who introduced me to the awareness that I have a unique to me nervous system with unique needs, nudges, impulses , and stress responses. I first had to really learn, at a foundational level, that we all have a human system with branches that have the same job to support us in times of danger, soothe us in times of connection, and heal/restore us in times of resting and digesting.

I’m happy to say with doing the ‘work’ with consistency, that I’m now able to sense these healthy impulses that I recognize can help me move forward and tap into my vitality.

I love discovering the account of who introduced me to a fun way to lean into these niggly, wiggly, and self motivating moments.

Listen and respond to your nudges! Go!

11/06/2025

Give this chat a listen. Check story or story highlight for the link. This episode on Soul of Menopause, Dr. and I chat about pain, fascia, the importance of awareness ~ especially as it relates to menopause.

I have learned more and confirmed the bidirectional nature of the fascial and nervous systems.

Thank you, for the chat and for the incredible opportunity to learn at .

10/15/2025

If you are looking for somatic (body) work for yourself, I’d recommend looking for a somatic practitioner who ‘does the work’ themselves. These moments I offer myself regularly and before a Myofascial Release Therapy (MFR) Session are important for me to stay well and ready to be solid care giver!

I am based in offering Therapeutic Movement classes and 1:1 MFR sessions at .

Want to move well, rest well, play well, and be well in body, mind, and spirit?
I can support you with in-person offerings. See BIO for website of DM me!

I’m still shouting out . I’m grateful for the self MFR techniques I learned from using Yoga Tune Up balls… I love passing on this potent self care practice!!

10/10/2025

Would you like to know how to notice what moves you or get better at notcing how movement feels in your body? It is a daily practice for me and it can be this simple, as my video clip shows.

Want ideas for you to simply add practical movements - that your body will say ~~~THANK YOU~~~ to?

Ways to work and move with me in :

All of my offerings are at . Located in West Hempfield.

1 Weekly classes:
* Mondays from 6-7 pm
* Thursdays from 9:30 - 10:30 am

2. Foundations of Therapeutic Movement Course: a monthly course that offers a deeper dive into laying the foundation of all the parts of the practice.
* Sunday October 19th 12:45 - 3 pm

3. 1:1 sessions of myofacial release or movement coaching —> Including the launch of a 10 week personalized Therapeutic Movement Guide. Vitality By Design.

All information accessible via a DM message or my website in the BIO above.

I’m being extra intentional to honor

10/08/2025

Today after all moving and high energy moving I did myself, I decide to let the wind move and hold me. It was just what I nedded!

I am sharing posts, as often as I can, in honor of National PT Month. Ths year the theme is “PT for Future Me.” The moves you do today will impact your tomorrows.

——>>>> Sometimes, it could mean less moving too. I had to learn to MOVE into STILLNESS. I had to slow down slowly and with intention. Get moving and notice the impact. Start slow and move often. Litle bits - like nibbles or appetizers count!!

Having trouble moving or knowing how or what to do? If you are in , I offer somatic work. I am a somatic praticitioner with a background in physical therapy, myofascial release, yoga, and nervous system health. I have blended these disciplines into a practice that I personally practice and teach called, Therapeutic Movement.

How can you work with me? All of my offerings are at .

1. Weekly classes:
* Mondays from 6-7 pm
* Thursdays from 9:30 - 10:30 am

2. Foundations of Therapeutic Movement Course: a monthly course that offers a solid course in laying the foundations of the parts of the practice. It’s easy to personalize!
* Sunday October 19th 12:45 - 3 pm

3. 1:1 sessions of myofacial release or movement coaching —> Including the launch of a 10 week personalized Therapeutic Movement Guide.

All information accessible via a DM message or my website in the BIO above.

10/08/2025

I have decided to do mini movements (or appetizers) daily with intention to get myself moving more often and with more ease. I follow my own lead. I am sharing it as posts, as often as I can, in honor of National PT Month. Ths year the theme is “PT for Future Me.” The moves you do today will impact your tomorrows.

Having trouble moving or knowing how or what to do? If you are in , I offer somatic work. I am a somatic praticitioner with a background in physical therapy, myofascial release, yoga, and nervous system health. I have blended these disciplines into a practice that I personally practice and teach called, Therapeutic Movement.

How can you work with me? All of my offerings are at in West Hempfield.

1 Weekly classes:
* Mondays from 6-7 pm
* Thursdays from 9:30 - 10:30 am

2. Foundations of Therapeutic Movement Course: a monthly course that offers a deeper dive into laying the foundation of all the parts of the practice.
* Sunday October 19th 12:45 - 3 pm

3. 1:1 sessions of myofacial release or movement coaching —> Including the launch of a 10 week personalized Therapeutic Movement Guide.

All information accessible via a DM message or my website in the BIO above.

10/02/2025

For today’s movement app, I am offering a moment for me and you, if you’d like, to get the calf muscles moving.  Why?  October is National Physical Therapy Month and we’re celebrating by moving more! Physical therapy is about restoring and protecting movement. Each little ‘movement appetizer’ this month honors that mission.  

Over a century ago, Friedrich Trendelenburg, a German surgeon, was studying circulation. He noticed that the calf muscles aren’t just for walking, but they also act like a pump. When they squeeze, they push blood back up toward the heart. He called this the ‘peripheral heart’.  You may hear some folks call it the ‘second heart’.
Everyday ways we may see the potential need for this type of movement or practice show up is when one sits or stands too long without moving making our legs feel heavy or swollen. It’s not just tired muscles, but it’s that our second heart isn’t pumping.
There is good news because we can do something about this.  Just a little movement activates the pump.  A few heel raises, ankle pumps, or playful bounces can send fresh circulation all the way through the body.   The heart pushes blood down (via arteries), the calf pump pushes blood back up (via veins), and together, they keep circulation balanced.

Movement appetizer examples:
* Heel raises: at the counter as your coffee brews or at the bottom of your steps before you walk up.
* Ankle pumps while seated: “Point and flex” to keep the second heart active when traveling or working at a desk.
* Mini bounces or marches: Gentle rebounding to wake up the pump.

Since I love integrating the nervous system, here is a tie-in:
* Heel raises don’t just wake up your circulation, they bring awareness to your peripheral your nervous system. They send fresh signals to your brain about balance, proprioception, movement, and connection.  This can be a grounding experience for you too.  Do the movement and then take time to feel your feet on the ground.  

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10/01/2025

This October, in honor of National Physical Therapy Month, I’m sharing daily movement apps. Apps = Appetizers. These small movement can be “appetizers” to boost your movement diet. Just like a nibble before the main meal, these simple practices are bite-sized ways to explore your body, spark curiosity, encourage play, and add variety to how you show up each day. They’re especially helpful if you spend long periods sitting or in one position.

For 2025, the theme is PT for Future Me. Since physical therapy isn’t only about recovery, it’s about resilience, prevention, and lifelong vitality. Join me in this daily challenge to discover how small, intentional movements can create lasting change for your body, mind, and spirit. Let’s make it fun, novel, and consistent!

If yo uare located in or near - I offer Therapeutic Movement classes and private sessions.

Small group classses are held at :

✔️Mondays from 6- 7 pm

✔️Thursdays from 9:30 - 10:30am

Go to website: www.movewellwithlisa.com and take the step to move better - rest better - play better, and be better in body.mnd, and spirit!

MEDICAL DISCLAIMER: This challenge is for general education only, not medical advice. Listen to your body and consult your healthcare provider before starting if you have concerns. Perform each movement in a slow, controlled manner and stop if you feel any sharp pain.

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Bio of Lisa Loiseau, MPT Lisa received a degree in Exercise Science from University of Pittsburgh in 1992 and in Physical Therapy from Chatham College in 1995. She worked in clinical settings with adults and early intervention with children before she turned her focus to raising her own family. She re-entered the work force after 500-hours of adult yoga teacher training at Yoga Life Institute, ChildLight Yoga Children’s teacher training, coursework in Myofascial Release Therapy with John Barnes, and therapeutic training as a Roll Model Method Practitioner . She offers individualized physical therapy and myofacial release bodywork to support clients in the areas of recovery from trauma, injury or chronic pain. The focus on an individual session may include improvement of body mechanics and postural imbalances, an enhancement of body and breath awareness, and reduction of pain and stress reactions. She has created a unique class entitled Therapeutic Movement. In teaching this class, she combines physical therapy, gentle yoga-like positions, self care fitness/massage, and nervous system regulation. The classes offer a theme-based approach in which a wellness topic is weaved through each session incorporating healthy ideals and opportunities to make it an individualized, take-home experience. Lisa is married and the mother of 4 children. She resides in Lancaster, PA eager to share her love of postural awareness and mind-body practices while empowering students to acknowledge challenges, honor their bodies, and allow for adjustments when needed. She offers a safe environment to move and express oneself as she is a trauma-informed therapist. Typical students may have the following objectives: * Recovery from injury or chronic pain; * Learn better ways to move during the work day or daily routine to decrease pain, move with ease and improve posture; * Take better control during times of stress and overwhelm; * Develop personal strength and/or relaxation routines.