I grew up steeped in movement. My mother was a physical education teacher and master gardener who taught me that wellness came from activity and healthy living. I danced competitively, taught aerobics through college, studied Exercise Science, and became a Physical Therapist specializing in movement and rehabilitation.

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But despite all that knowledge and all that movement, I was burning out.

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I was running, lifting, pushing my body through intense workouts—doing everything the fitness world said to do. And I was exhausted. Stressed. Unable to turn off the mental noise despite being physically active.

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When I finally tried yoga in 2001, I was still stuck in the "push harder, move more" mentality. I arrived with no mat, no expectations, and left early to get back to my chaotic life as a busy mother managing family trauma.

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But something shifted that day.

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I didn't have the clinical language for it then, but what I experienced was my nervous system finally getting permission to rest after running in overdrive for years.

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That's when I realized: I'd been challenging my body without ever addressing my nervous system.

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As a Physical Therapist, I'd been trained to assess movement, correct biomechanics, and rehabilitate injuries. Yoga taught me what was missing: nervous system regulation is the foundation for everything else.

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Tight muscles aren't just "tight"—they're guarded by a nervous system interpreting chronic demand as threat. Restricted breathing isn't laziness—it's a stress response. Chronic pain isn't always tissue damage—it's often central sensitization from an overactive sympathetic nervous system.

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Yoga became my clinical tool for addressing what Physical Therapy alone couldn't fix.

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I spent the next two decades studying the mechanisms:

• How diaphragmatic breathing activates the vagus nerve

• Why extension movements counterbalance the chronic flexion from sitting, driving, and computer work

• How sustained holds combined with breath release chronic muscle guarding that manual therapy alone can't touch

• What metabolic shifts occur when we pair movement with intentional nervous system regulation

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That integration became the MYP Method: Physical Therapy assessment and biomechanics, Yoga Therapy for nervous system regulation, and Lifestyle Medicine for metabolic optimization.

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Not yoga as spirituality. Yoga as clinical intervention for the stress-induced dysfunction I see every day in dental professionals, corporate employees, and high-performing individuals whose bodies are breaking down from chronic demand.

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The classes in our online studio aren't generic yoga. They're therapeutic movement sequences designed by a Physical Therapist for people experiencing:

• Chronic muscle guarding from stress that never turns off

• Postural dysfunction from hours of static positioning

• Restricted mobility from tissue ischemia and inadequate recovery

• Pain patterns that massage and chiropractic only temporarily relieve

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Same movements you might see in a yoga class. Different intention. Clinical application. Evidence-based outcomes.

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Because when you address the nervous system—not just the muscles—chronic patterns can finally change.

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Whether you're just beginning or well into your healing journey, I'm here to guide you through movement that addresses what's actually creating your breakdown.

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What moves you? Let's discover that together—with clinical expertise, not just good intentions.