I created YogaFio® because I wanted to find a practical way to bring the ancient wisdom of yoga into the field of modern functional movement science. My goal was to create a modality that cultivates health and harmony for the practitioner with a truly holistic sensibility that supports “whole-being well-being” by addressesing body, mind, heart, and soul.

 

There is a distinct link between the ancient art of yoga and modern movement science. The first line that we have regarding directions on yoga posture work is "Sthiram Sukham Asanam.” This line directs the practitioner to use both steadiness and ease in the yoga practices. Modern Functional Exercise recognizes the importance of cultivating a sense of deep inner core stability which sets the stage for optimal mobility. These two complementary forces work together to cultivate a healthy, harmonious, and empowered state of being — on all levels. When we work to balance the energies of stability and mobility/ease, we set the stage to move through life with grace. We are able to hold our center and we also give ourselves room to move, grow, and evolve in many dimensions.

 

Beyond the physical aspect of healthy functional movement, YogaFio incorporates traditional mindfulness practice in order to honor and integrate all levels of being. Modern psychology and somatic movement practices acknowledge the fact that our mind and body are an integrated system. When we acknowledge the relationship of our mind (thoughts, feelings, perceptions, and mind-set) with our body, we can work in many dimensions to better integrate and calibrate our whole-self in order to cultivate whole-being health, wellness, and empowerment. As we take better care of ourselves and empowered in our sense of self, we can be better care takers of our relationships and the world around us too.

 

YogaFio® utilizes both traditional yoga practices and modern scientific developments in the fields of: functional movement, mindfulness, traditional yoga postures and other practices, breath work, meditation, contemplation, journaling, intention and goal setting, modern coaching practices based in psychology, somatics, and energetic balancing and healing work.​​​