Training Philosophy
{Novel Movement} SIX TENETS
Adventure
Focus
Self-Awareness
Confidence
Joy
Expression
As a teacher of Classical Pilates for over 2 decades, I found I was teaching the same movement to people year in and year out noticing both teacher and student were getting bored with the predictability and order of the movements and sequences. A lot of exercise forms, such as Pilates and Bikram, have orders and sequence exercises. People are drawn to that consistency, and definitely have something to gain from that. While it is good to have repetition in workouts to build motor skill and strength, it is also good to throw a movement monkey wrench in the mix, not only for the body to learn new patterns and strengthen, but for the brain to accept that challenge as well.
Repetition creates adaptability, but limitations also form when movement becomes repetitive. As a practitioner of movement, I love my dance, yoga, strength training, and pilates classes and workouts. So why not combine those different modalities in a class and see how they can assist each other to build up the body. They all mirror similarities among their differences. Thus {Novel Movement} was born.
I constantly seek out other philosophies of movement and biomechanics. My exploration is endless, as it is one of my passions. I follow my movement heart where it wants to go and pass that along to you. That is why every workout includes novel movement ideas, different sequencing, and a mix of philosophies. Like the perennial philosophy, all religions lead to the Great Spirit. All exercise forms point to honor the body, its mechanics, its possibilities, its limitations, its expression, and make that joyful, life-affirming, and enjoyable.
Working one on one ensures we explore movement that benefits your body the best. It requires that you show up once or twice a week to acquire that strength and mobility. I see my Zoom and Facetime clients getting stronger than ever, using no apparatus or heavy equipment. I have also enjoyed adding a variety of movements, and I see strength & mobility expanding more than ever.
