For Anyone Wanting to Age Without Limitations.

You Mustn’t Accept the Status Quo!

LMT, Feldenkrais® & Anat Baniel Method NeuroMovement® in Portland, Oregon

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It’s depressing to give up the activities you love.

The years of being sidelined by back pain are ticking away. And you’re missing out on life.

The tight band across your back has you clutching just to get off the couch.

It’s worse when you stand. But it’s not great when you sit either. How are you supposed to get any work done?

Sometimes the pain moves around. One thing stays the same, it keeps coming back.

But you’ve tried everything.

PT, chiro, acupuncture, massage, a different PT, doctors, specialists, and a few devices. Sometimes stretching, sometimes strengthening, and even taking breaks from it all.

Each time you think you’re getting close, you wake up with your back like one giant block of wood. “I must be pretty skillful to hurt myself sleeping.”

So you spring for a new bed.

No luck, same thing.

You know you need to do something.

You just don’t know what.

Should you exercise more? Stretch more? Or pay more attention to posture?

It’s maddening trying so hard to get it right and always ending up at square one.

The pain is so familiar, yet still a mystery.

Here you are, at a fork in the road.

Do you keep searching and take the risk of hope?

Or do you give up?

These episodes used to clear up quickly, but now they’re longer and more intense.

“Will it always be this way? Is this what aging is?”

There is a better way.

What would it be like to feel deep relaxation?

To feel the exact support that each muscle and joint need.

To feel the knots in your shoulders melt and your chest expand with deep, nourishing breaths?

Then to sit up and move into your day with an entirely newfound ease.

Tune in to ease, not effort.

This is bodywork from the perspective of the brain.

And the brain learns by perceiving differences.

So we’ll slow way down in order to dial up our sensitivity.

Stepping out of the fog of pain and into the clarity of understanding helps you feel the habits that have been causing pain.

You’re exactly where you need to be.

Everything that’s lead you to this point is useful.

Arriving here means you have an opportunity to feel even better than you did before.

Your goals are achievable. You can stay active. You can enjoy a great quality of life as you age.

You don’t need a two-hour routine every morning in order to feel great.

You mustn’t accept the status quo of aging.

Get off the sideline and connect with your life again. But first, I’ll help you connect more with yourself.

Now is the time.

It’s time to feel great
in your own body!

Hi, I’m Joanna!

If you’ve ever felt older and stiffer than your years, I know how you feel.

I’m familiar with the frustration of not seeing improvement even when you’ve worked so hard.

And I’ve been weighed down by the emotional toll that adds stress to the physical pain.

But you’re in the perfect place. When you’re so familiar with the limitations of pain, you’re even better positioned to notice the changes that lead to huge improvement.

I have 15 years of experience specializing in overcoming the unique challenges of going against the status quo of aging, of not accepting decline as an inevitability. I’ll help you understand the mechanics, see what you’re doing that gets in the way, and connect the dots within yourself so the mechanics work.

It’s not fast-paced, and it’s not prescriptive, but it is the recipe for success. I know firsthand the limitations chronic pain puts on life. I’m here to help you lighten the burden that keeps you from having the best quality of life.

More About Me

What I Offer

Group Classes

Individual Sessions

Online Sessions

Specialties

General Pediatrics

Anat Baniel for Children with Special Needs

Feldenkrais for Adults

Body Centered Trauma and Stress Therapy

Musculoskeletal Conditions

Injury Recovery

This is the movement piece you’ve been looking for.

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