A Revolutionary approach to pain and dysfunction.
Its time to expand.
Breathe Activate Expand
Breathe Activate Expand
A holistic approach
When we are operating at our maximum capacity, it is because we are generating power from center out, expanding against the world around us in. When we are not expanding, we are collapsing.
Most people are aware that they have mechanisms built into their nervous system to help protect them, commonly known as fight or flight. What you may not know is how this response to danger or injury could be affecting your ability to breathe freely, move freely, and even think freely. When we experience a perceived threat, the body automatically goes into survival mode. This shifts our entire system, including our musculo-skeletal system.
Over time, as we stay in these states of fight or flight or revisit them often, our body remolds itself into a new shape based on the stress we are placing upon it. The problem that we have been overlooking in physical medicine is that the part of the brain that controls these responses does not speak English, and cannot be reasoned with.
We cannot simply will for our body to undo these changes by forcing tissue to release through massage, stretching, or traditional therapies. We have to give it a reason to change. At Expand we do exactly this by building safety back into this system so we can unravel the compensation strategies your body has adopted through breath, touch, and movement.
The work we do at Expand comes from Douglas Heel. He has been teaching and developing this method for over 20 years, and has truly unlocked the most affective way I have seen for creating major changes in dysfunction, pain, and performance. To learn more about him and Be Activated, click here.
We follow a system of muscle and movement testing, followed by activation, followed by testing again. By meeting the needs of the body in a very specific order, we are able to rebuild safety, strength, power, and flexibility back into the system. When this happens, we are in a state of balance and power. My goal is to help you experience an expanded system and teach you the power that is already within you and how to access it, anytime, anywhere.
What is it?
what to expect
New Clients:
At your first visit, we will evaluate your bodies current movement strategies. I will answer any questions you may have about the work itself, and provide a deeper insight to how your system can be tapped into through breath, activations, and integration. We will begin work with the diaphragm.
90 MINUTES - $125
Continuing Work:
After your initial visit, we can go two ways. Ideally, we would work for as long as it takes to move through the entire protocol. This can take 3-5 hours. Understanding that not everyone has this time available to them, a second option is to work through the protocol over time in shorter sessions.
Full protocol - $500
Hourly - $125
TIPS ARE NOT ACCEPTED
be prepared
Please wear comfortable clothing such as workout clothes.
Turn off or silence all electronic devices that can be distracting.
If someone comes with you, they must be involved in the work, or wait outside. Children cannot be left unattended.
Appointment times are estimated. The work takes as long as it takes, and may take more or less time than planned for. This variance in time does not change the cost.
You must be an active part of the work we are doing. This is not a passive therapy. We will work together to unlock your bodies own physiology.
A minimum notice of 48 hours is required for cancellation or rescheduling without incurring a fee. Cancellation fees are 50% of total time booked. My rate is $125/hr.
are you ready?
10526 W Cermak Rd
suite 6l
Big Ideas, Real Impact
The story of Harry came to me years ago and has just stayed with me. It was so powerful, and now I know why. When we look at it through the lens of Be Activated, we can see that Harry has gone from a collapsing state to an expanding one.