About me...
My background in physical activity has always had exploration at its core - climbing trees, scaling rocks, skin-diving, surfing, spelunking, and adventure-racing, backcountry camping and backpacking. This was all progressed by disciplined practice in gymnastics and swimming, and involvement in team sports like soccer (semi-pro), ultimate frisbee (national collegiate level) and triathlon. I still dedicate myself seasonally to kite surfing, telemark skiing, rock climbing, and cycling among other things, trying to engage unique aspects of mental and physical stimulation that are necessary to feel alive.
Continuing Education.
- NASM Optimum Performance Training (Jan '03)
- NASM Integrated Flexibility Training (April '03)
- NASM Sports Performance Training (Aug '03)
- USA Weightlifting Power-Lifting Certification (Jan '04)
- Chek Institute Exercise Coach - Rob Yang (Jun '07)
- Chek Institute Holistic Lifestyle Coach Level I - Dr. Dan Kalish (Aug '07)
- NSCA Symposium on Training the Endurance Athlete - various speakers (Oct '07)
- Chek Institute Holistic Lifestyle Coach Level 2 - Paul Chek, Cliff Oliver (Dec '07)
- Workshop: Motor Learning and Infant Development - Paul Chek (Jan '08)
- Workshop: Balancing Body Energies - John McMullin (Feb '08)
- Chek Institute Practitioner Level 1 - Mark Stone (May '08)
- Kettlebell Concepts Instructor Training - Victoria Gray (Sep '08)
- Chek Institute Practitioner Level 2 - Janet Alexander, Mark Stone (Oct '08)
- Functional Movement Screens - Chris McGrath (Oct '08)
- Orange Kettlebell Training Course - John Wild Buckley, Steve Cotter (Apr '09)
- Scientific Stretching Workshop- Paul Chek (Jun '09)
- Core Shamanism Workshop- Michael Harner and Susan Mokelke (Oct '09)
- Chek Institute Holistic Lifestyle Coaching Level 2 - Paul Chek (Dec '09)
- Permaculture Design Workshop through Hayes Valley Farm - Jay Rosenberg(Jul '10)
- The Art of Coaching Workshop - JP Sears(Jan '11)
- Zen in the Garden Workshop - Paul Chek(Feb '11)
- Advanced Metabolic Typing Advisory Course - Dodie Anderson(Jun '11)
- Neurosomatic Educators - INT Posturology 101 - Randall Clark(Jun '11)
- NERT Training - San Francisco Fire Department(Jul '11)
- Neurosomatic Educators - INT S1 Lumbar and Hip - Laura Gillam(Jul '11)
- Neurosomatic Educators - INT S2 Cervical Spine - Laura Gillam(Aug '11)
- Neurosomatic Educators - INT S4 Extremities - Laura Gillam(Oct '11)
- Inner Alchemy: Chi Gung, Consciousness and DNA - Dr. Wayne Chandler(Jan '12)
- Neurosomatic Educators - INT Posturology 202 - Laura Gillam(Feb '12)
- CPR Current
- Planned:
- Personal, Professional and Spiritual Success Mastery Program (ongoing)
- Neurosomatic Therapy workshops(ongoing)
- Chek Institute Holistic Lifestyle Coaching Level 3(Sep '12)
Philosophy.
My strength lies in being able to reconnect people with their physical bodies, using this as a tool for enhancing performance and satisfying each person's ultimate potential. My specialties are movement re-education towards improving posture, stability, and strength, as well as creative and effective activity-specific conditioning, as this relies on both the depth and breadth of my "physical education".
My commitment is improved physical potential through holistic health. The use of relevant training tools and techniques guides clients through phases of movement development - improving postural strength, core stability, and functional flexibility. This baseline of conditioning serves as a base onto which we can build with activity-specific skill acquisition and physical conditioning. I wholeheartedly believe that in training for overall fitness while adhering to a commitment to health, one can ellicit very specific physical, mental, emotional and spiritual changes that makes anybody feel more self-realized. I am committed to doing good, feeling good, and maybe even looking good doing it! ;)
