I come to personal training with a background in social justice organizing. For me, personal training is another way to support people to feel more powerful and nourished for the work that faces us on the day to day.
I grew up doing gymnastics, and I got to experience what it's like to flip around in the air, do hard stuff, and be both supported & challenged around what my body can do.
I quit gymnastics when I was a teenager and came back around to exercising as a young adult. In the last fifteen years, I've navigated some chronic pain and injuries, and learned a lot about how my body works in the process. In 2017 I got certified as a trainer and left my non-profit gig to do this full time.
In the social justice movements that I've been part of, so many folks are looking for ways to feel more balanced, to feel as grounded as possible in the face of violence and oppression. I think fitness is one practice among many that can sustain people who are building the kind of world I want to live in.
As a queer and transgender person, being in community with other queer & trans people has helped me feel more at home in myself and my body. I'm excited to work with other LGBTQ folks to practice care with our bodies, knowing full well that sometimes that process can be complicated.
