restore: (ri' stôr, t. verb) to give back, return; to put back into existence or use; to bring back to a former or original state. Synonyms: repair, renew, recover, rehabilitate, revive, recondition

If I could teach only one class for the rest of my life, Restorative Movement would be it. Why? Because every single body I work with, including my own, desperately needs it. This class is as close to an owner's manual for the body as one can get.

I'm a certified Restorative Exercise Specialist (c-RES) with Katy Bowman's Nutritious Movement program. Nutritious Movement offers a clear, accessible framework around what "movement" means and how it applies to our own bodies, and helps guide us to make profound, sustainable changes, not just in a fitness class, but in our lives.

In Restorative Movement, we get curious. We have fun. We dismantle big movements—the Pilates Hundred or a warrior pose in yoga, or a squat—into smaller parts (feet, ankles, hands, wrists, hip joints, knees, spine...). We get a better idea of how those parts are working (or not), and work toward restoring strength, flexibility and the resilience of these forgotten but essential parts, which will help make our big movements—walking, biking, core strength, yoga, Pilates, life—even better.