Dr. Legaspi Synergy Physical Therapy, Whittier, CA (2025)

10/06/2025

I’m grateful to have worked alongside side amazing professionals and families in the NICU and the High Risk Infant Follow-Up clinic. Seeing kiddos and their parents at such a challenging yet also miraculous time in their lives was intense. Between the beeps and round after round of decisions to determine the best next course of action, we tried to make the best of what we could and offer calm and connection while we worked on neurodevelopmental touch and cue-based feeding.

NICU-grads and their parents are warriors. They’ve gone through a special kind of birthing experience that only those who have been through it can understand.

This sweet NICU warrior is Ezekiel. He was born at 24 weeks and I was fortunate enough to have worked with him and his parents from the beginning up through a few of his HRIF sessions. His mom and I have kept in touch over the last 10 years and she shared this most recent picture with me. He has grown up so much and is thriving. His mom let me share these images and a little about his journey.

Early intervention, including developmental therapy in the NICU, is so important. Creating the calm, comfort, and connection is the foundation to learning and overall development. It all starts with fostering that connection from the start. Connection between baby and awareness of self, awareness and connection with parents/caregivers, and also connection between providers and the whole family unit.

10/04/2025

We have made it to the last quarter of 2025! What a year it has been. Let’s keep an open heart and mind as we move forward.

I would like to re-introduce myself. I am Dr. Hazel Legaspi. I am a CA licensed physical therapist and I provide in-home physical therapy for babies, young children, and their caregivers. I specialize in neurodevelopment, nervous system regulation, and fascial health. I provide services to families in various ways:
- Early Intervention population through the CA Regional Center
- Infant to Adolescent populations via private pay, Self Determination Programs, and foundation/grant funding
- Adult physical therapy through private pay and out of network insurance

I provide services in the comfort of your home within the Los Angeles and Orange county areas. My waitlist is currently open and as availability becomes available in your area, I will contact you. You can find resources for developmental milestones, Regional Center information, non-toxic cleaner info, and more on my website. You can also learn more about fascia and add yourself to my waitlist. The link is in my bio.

I am also a mental health advocate and small business lover. I believe in holistic, whole body, healing and living. Mental health plays a big part in our health as caregivers and in the health of little ones.

I love sharing wins, struggles, and ways to be in community. Thanks for stopping by!

09/01/2025

September is Su***de Prevention Awareness month. It’s ok to not be ok. Learning to lean in and be curious about what you are feeling, where you are feeling it, and pausing to nurture yourself instead of beating yourself up is a first step. You’re never alone and there is hope for you. If you’re struggling and feel like an alien in your own body and feel alone, know that your right now is not forever. Lean in. Let’s celebrate being curious instead of suppressing and denying what we feel.

You’re never alone. Here are some of my favorite resources.

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7 A moment of joy. I’m basking in the feeling of presence. Grateful to be able to feel connected to my son, my husband taking the picture, the strength in my body to give a piggy back ride, the presence of mind, the alignment of my heart and soul. Being able to feel the sun on my skin, the gentle breeze, the connection of mind, body, and soul. Everything I wished for when I was in the dark for so long.

08/30/2025

In my 20s I remember a celebrity say her favorite decade was her 40s until she got to her 50s. (It may have been Samantha Jones’ character from S*x and the City, I don’t remember!) I just remember thinking “wow! I wonder what they’re experiencing to say that!”. Most people talk about wanting to be young again and it always just stuck with me.

Well, I am in my 40s now and I can definitely say it is pretty darn amazing! The years leading up to this decade were wild and not so great in comparison. Even with extended recovery time and random aches and pains from the most simple activities… I am blessed to be here, present and proud to say I am now 42! Yes I’m a bit fluffier (those arms!) and I cuss a bit more than I used to, but I accept that I am capable of change and THAT is always constant. I lean on my relationship with myself and my ability to listen to my body’s cues about my nervous system. As long as my heart and mind can find alignment, it’s all good.

I owe my sense of alignment to my amazing therapist. She showed be what is possible, that if I can work on being curious and soften into listening, being kind, and honoring myself, I can truly understand what my nervous system is trying to tell me.

08/13/2025

Dr. Stephen Porges is a wonderful man who has revolutionized how we view the human experience through the lens of connection with others as a connection with self. His work has prompted a whole field of psychology and collaboration with other fields that integrates the interaction between the mind, body, AND the relationship to others and self.

We are not wired to do life alone.

I am so grateful to have met him and his wife a couple days ago at the 7th International Research Congress in NOLA. They are both wonderful and kind! What a dream to be at a fascia event AND have Stephen Porges as a keynote speaker!

08/06/2025

Hello there! I am Dr. Hazel Legaspi. I am a physical therapist in sunny California. I provide services in families homes and I specialize in developmental milestones. I am a mental health advocate and I openly talk about my struggles as an adolescent up to my most recent struggle a few years ago. Taking care of YOU is a lifelong journey and I am a believer that the more you can open up and own what you feel and are, the better you heal and can be yourself and be a great human to be, be around, and make you and those around you experience a better day.

As a physical therapist, I am big on functional play based therapy and I am a fascial manual therapist. I incorporate gentle fascial therapy and am trained in both John Barnes MFR Myofascial Release ™️ and Gillespie CFT. I am forever learning! Fascial therapy techniques is a game changer for me and the impact on the people I treat. Check out my video clips to see some of the amazing impact it has had, especially on kiddos who are more medically complex, non verbal, and have misalignments like torticollis.

I love working with little ones who are hesitant or restricted in their movements because that look of wonder and being lost in play while doing what was once difficult is pure joy!

I also provide my services to caregivers who want to be the best they physically can be and enjoy parenthood in a body that can move and keep up with the demands of life with littles.

I serve the Los Angeles and Orange county areas. Check out my website for more information!
www.holisticmovementpt.com

Is there anything more you’d like to know about me?

07/27/2025

Sometimes you just need a little shift in perspective 🌱

07/15/2025

Will be out for a week in August to listen and be part of a community that is nerding out on all things fascia, research, and I am so excited most about the integration of polyvagal theory and the nervous system!

06/28/2025

These are some pictures of simple joys from my summer trip.

✨Painting my nails on the balcony as it lightly rained.

✨Going out to feel the sand and beach water on our last day in Cancun despite the big rain clouds coming our way.

✨Enjoying the view from our beach front room, even though there’s a ginormous palm tree blocking a full view.

✨Seeing my son immersed in life, in a place I dreamed of bringing my future children to after my first trip here over 10 years ago.

Being able to savor life’s sweet blessings comes with practice. I practiced and practiced and practiced, a little bit, and just a little bit more the next day. Until I felt the ground beneath me. Each breath deeper than the moment before. The gray cloud surrounding me dissipated and I felt whole again. My heart beat softer and my sense of self returned.

I share my joys because I have lived many days and months in a dark and lonely storm of anxiety and depression. It took everything I had to get out of it and now I live so many moments in deep gratitude for the life I can fully experience.

It all starts with small steps of allowing yourself some joy. Even in the smallest and seemingly silliest things. And for me, I needed help with that. I wasn’t able to do it without seeking help. Every day was a struggle.

I am forever grateful for family and friends that helped me accept that I needed help. If you’re reading this far and are struggling, know that you can feel and experience life’s joys again.

If you have a loved one struggling with depression and anxiety, know that your presence means the world to them. So many times I wanted to give up and I didn’t because of the simple act of kindness and presence.

Be kind. Be you. 💗✨

05/30/2025

Last session of the week. Time to clean up. Bittersweet day. Lots to celebrate and say goodbye to as we welcome a new month and season!

Here are some favorite toys ready to be cleaned.

05/11/2025

Everyday 💐💗✨

Happy Mother’s Day! I hope you all know how amazing you are even when you don’t fully feel it.

05/10/2025

This picture is of the first park day as a family after my son was born. I was 4 weeks post emergent C-section and a short but difficult NICU experience.

Everyday since my son has been born has been a learning process. There are no books or amount of advice that can fully prepare anyone for motherhood. There’s a constant wondering if what you are doing is enough. If your choices are going to be what’s best for them in the long run.

What I know is this, the more I work on being aligned in my thoughts, actions, and keep my spirit free and true to who I am, the easier each decision is to make. The easier I can let my son know why I do what I do.

I learned how to do this and befriend myself and honor my nervous system by working with a mental health professional. I am grateful to having found a great match for me who has shown me how to do life with better ease and in the way I am meant to to it, my way, what feels safe for me, through honoring me and what I value and hold as important. And there’s no other way to do it.

Happy Mother’s Day to all the amazing moms and mother figures that have shown us that the messy and beautiful moments are all part of it; that with each day we get up and meet ourselves again, forever learning who we are in the process of doing the darn best we can! 💗💗💗

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