I help people find their center, whether that is relief from pain, relief from stress, relief from an acute ailment or finding alternative methods to manage chronic illness and getting back to health, finding balance again in your life, or simply finding ultimate health and wellness. I look at all aspects, mind, body spirit, emotion; Fully Centered offers comprehensive wellness coaching, nutrition
& nutritional counseling, yoga, pilates, and meditation instruction, alternative health & nutritional remedies and bodywork. My goal is to help you achieve better physical/functional movement and relaxation, and overall physical, mental, emotional health through centering the body, mind and spirit in all aspects and modalities that you want to use (physical/fitness, emotional/mental, nutritional, etc). I offer massage, Pilates, yoga, relaxation techniques, nutritional coaching/advising, alternative health education and coaching. I will help you find ways to reach your wellness and/or fitness goals work best for what you enjoy doing and your lifestyle
Massage description:
As a trained dancer with a background in biology, I have a lot of training and experience with the body and with massage, and I understand the body innately in both a physical and intuitive way. With 10 years of professional experience, my highly developed sense of intuition and compassionate nature help me to tune into YOU, your body, your energy, and your needs. My multi-faceted massage combines the best of invigorating sports massage, myofascial release, relaxing Swedish, localized deep tissue, reflexology, acupressure, Reiki, and some yoga stretching all while addressing what I feel you as an individual need, whether it be muscular/myofascial release from an injury or held tension, or general relief from emotional or daily stress. Pilates
Pilates is somewhat mainstream now so most are at least somewhat familiar with this practice. Pilates can be used to get into shape, sculpt the body, or realign the body for more healthy functional movement, preventing pain and injury, and can be a great form of low impact exercise. It is a great way to cross train for other forms of physical activity. The base concentration is to strengthen one’s core, the deep muscles of our trunk or torso. As bipedal animals (walking on two legs vs 4) we have more of a challenge in maintaining stability throughout our lives and if alignment is lost or a lack of balance between strength and flexibility develops, we can develop imbalances in our movement and musculature which can lead to injuries in our joints (back, hips, knees, shoulders, elbows, etc). By strengthening the core of our trunk, where there are not so many bones, but a lot of musculature, we can create greater innate stability for all other movement. Pilates strengthens the core and also inegrates movement of the body throughout, balancing major muscles and stabilizers. In addition Pilates demands a high level of motor control, thus a lot of concentration, so these exercises become more than physical – they develop the mind-body connection and can, if full focused, provide a meditative experience while you focus fully on the exercise and nothing else. My training in pilates started 18 years ago and I have taught pilates for 10 years, and stll continue to study to develop my knowledge (this is true for all things that I practice – I never stop learning and growing). While fitness may be a goal my first goal with you will be to connect with and engage your inner core so that it can be utilized and movements can be executed properly to prevent injury. From there we can discuss your goals and develop a personalized program. Yoga
Yoga not only lengthens muscles through gentle stretch and strengthens muscles through holding asanas, it can align your energy, and center your mind and give you a feeling of groundedness, through full concentration on the practice, and through proper use of breath, and through alignment of the body through the asanas. I incorporate my own past training in Vinyasa, Kundalini, and Yogea Art Flow, the latter of which I am currently in the process of completing certification. I began yoga at the age of 3 years old, and have studied and practiced throughout my entire life. 11 years ago I studied Vinyasa Flow formally under a Yogi, and have trained under a world traveled yogi, Antonia Katrandjieva for the last three years, under whom I am studying a unique, innovative and integrated form of yoga, Yogea Artflow (yogea.org)
Nutritional Counseling
My own health issues motivated me to educate myself and seek out optimum nutrition and health habits. Through nutrition and listening to my body I beat the odds and put a chronic condition into remission long term and have been drug free. I studied biology and biochemistry in college so that I could understand the mechanism of action of supplements and nutrition and how our metabolism works. I use this knowledge to educate others on how to optimize their nutrition and health. I believe that if we are eating truly nutritious food that gives the body what it needs with minimal toxin processing, it will let you know how much to eat. Rather than calorie restriction etc, I focus on finding foods that each individual enjoys and finding the bet quality in such foods or similar foods so that every time they eat, they are eating nutrient dense quality food. I utilize nutritional and herbal supplements as needed if the client is interested in also supplementing this way. Wellness Coaching
Using all of the modalities above, along with assessment and improvement of all aspects of life. I will help you make a schedule to accommodate proper self-care physically, emotionally spiritually, and assess whether you are aligned and centered with your path and feeling fulfilled occupationally, socially, intellectually, environmentally and ensuring optimal connection and health with regard to mind, body and spirit. Meditation Instruction
is a discipline of quieting the mind and finding focus, a key to finding your center. Rather than an esoteric phenomenon, meditation is really just a sort of concentration. Modalities can include:
Breath-work
Imagery
Chanting and/or Mantras
Mindfulness
Guided Meditations
Moving meditation
Yogic
Eastern Tradition
Incorporation of spirituality and/or religious background (these do not have to be one in the same)
Your meditation practice can be geared toward relaxation and focus, and may or may not involve a religious aspect. We can incorporate aspects of eastern tradition, your own religion, or maintain it as a completely separate practice - we will work together to cultivate a practice specifically attuned to you.
