Are you going to try and fix me?

These words were spoken by a student, and they have guided my teaching since I heard them.

When I step into my studio to teach, I tell myself that I’m here to help people move efficiently, joyfully, and without pain, teach interoception, gain mobility and strength, and, most of all,

Have fun. 

and

Not to fix you!

We are who we are from birth to death—how we are built, our families and our histories, the sports we played, the way our bones were put together in the womb, the choices we make each time we move, our surgeries, the accidents we have, each motion we make, each day we wake up. 

I headed to the dictionary to look up what fix means.

As a verb:

• fasten (something) securely in a particular place or position.

As a noun:

• INFORMAL
  A difficult or awkward situation from which it is hard to extricate oneself;  a predicament.

From both these definitions, It is never my intention to fasten you down (: 

And definitely, what I have learned in 15 years of teaching is that you are all unique beings. You all move differently, and your ability to manage your pain is all different, how you manage your fear of movement.

I am here to guide you in your movement, help you stay healthy, and teach you how to work on your posture and core strength. I want you to take your beautiful body and mind out of the studio and live your best life!

So, let’s not try to fix ourselves in a particular place but move each day with joy, confidence, and ease.