The philosophy of the MVMT Place is centered around an individualized approach. My work is rooted in the understanding of current research about the brain and neuroplasticity. I apply this knowledge of movement neurology to achieve each client’s goal. Regardless of age or physical ability, if you are recovering from injury, have chronic pain, want to get stronger, improve your balance, improve your eyesight, or just feel better, I can help. I start with a thorough movement evaluation to assess exactly what your body needs. Working from a foundation of Pilates, I uniquely tailor each session to target specific movement goals. However, this is not your typical Pilates movement session. It will include cognitive, balance, and vision skills training, specific to you, integrated into each session. It will never be the same session. Keeping training a fun and novel experience is crucial for developing beneficial neuroplasticity. Current research in neuroscience shows how impactful our visual and vestibular (balance/inner ear) systems are on movement, thought, and emotion. There is significant research describing the benefits of cognitive training coupled with physical training. The eyes are a part of our brain and are controlled by muscles that also should be trained, like all other muscles in our body. The vestibular system tells us where we are in space -- are we lying down, standing, turning right or left? It is involved with motion sickness, dizziness, and even poor posture. Our proprioceptive system (joints, muscles, tendons, receptors etc.) also helps us understand our surroundings. At the MVMT Place, I look at how the brain and body work together to receive and integrate information. These functions affect our movement quality, strength, balance, posture, sense of wellbeing, visual clarity, etc. I then use precise exercises and drills to focus on specific goals. Using general movement skills together with a brain-based perspective can help improve and create meaningful strength, flexibility, and coordination. With a widely varied and novel framework, it can provide the possibility for long-term neuroplastic change which may support better physical, mental, cognitive, and emotional function. Do you want to be more coordinated, build strength and overall stability, work on fall prevention, improve at your sport, move without pain? The possibilities are endless. I strongly believe that you are in charge of your health. My role, as a movement coach or specialist, is to provide you the information and techniques to help you reach your goals. As a licensed massage therapist, I truly understands the benefit to you being an active participant in your health. Through this work, you will learn a lot about yourself. You will start to find connections that make sense. You will start to move better and feel better.
“Everything you have ever felt or done in your life was due to brain function. At the most basic level, the intricate firing rates and patterns of your brain both determine who you have been and, more importantly, who you will become. At the most basic level, all human change represents changes in that individual’s nervous system. All that we are is brain-derived.” - Dr. Eric Cobb
