Structural Integration, Somassage and Private Pilates Instruction in downtown Kent, WA. I offer private Pilates instruction in downtown Kent, WA.
I also offer Soma Structural Integration, a form of deep bodywork which coaxes the body's connective tissue to release and unwind long-held patterns which cause pain and postural issues.
![[Sound on!] Just a brief clip from one of Tom Myers’ morning lectures during our Anatomy Trains dissection workshop this week. He gives these lectures each morning before students head into the dissection lab for the rest of the day, discussing relative anatomy and grounding the lab work. 🙌🤓🧠](https://img4.localgymsandfitness.com/917/380/2975255149173800.jpg)
01/18/2020
You never know when you're gonna become briefly famous! But hanging around with the Anatomy Trains Dissections crew at the Laboratories Of Anatomical Enlightenment is guaranteed to be a huge growth experience, even if you don't score a cameo in a Tom Myers video 😂
01/11/2020
Phew - this has been quite a week!
Wonderful group photo from week one of fascial dissection at the beautiful Laboratories of Anatomical Enlightenment in Boulder, Colorado. We're so grateful to this bright, amazing group of students who brought their curiosity, knowledge and willingness to learn to this lab experience. Many thanks also to master dissector and lab director, Todd Garcia, Tom Myers, Anatomy Trains certified teachers Lauri Nemetz and Holly Clemens, and Anatomy Trains COO Melanie Burns for making this a successful and enriching week for all.
In case you haven't been following the City of Kent Government, the new social media guy's a hoot. Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all!
12/13/2019
Another amazing weekend of NVR techniques with Kirstin Schumaker. This was part 3 of 6 in the SI-specific training, all about the lower body. @ Soma Kinetics Pilates & Bodywork
11/06/2019
FYI if you pass through the intersection at 4th and Willis, might want to look at a different route this week!
https://www.kentreporter.com/news/expect-daytime-delays-in-kent-at-willis-and-fourth-nov-5-8/
Expect daytime traffic delays in Kent at Willis and Fourth Nov. 5-8 | Kent Reporter Lanes to close, signals flashing red as crews construct utility trench
09/21/2019
BREAKING NEWS: Research confirms Biscuit is in fact bigger than the studio's puppy skeleton. @ Soma Kinetics Pilates & Bodywork
07/03/2019
Anatomy Trains®️ Neurovascular Release for SI with Kirstin Schumaker in Kent, WA this past weekend was an amazing, rich, multi-faceted learning experience. Hosting Tip: NEVER leave the building without your keys in hand... except if I'd adhered to that rule, nobody would have ever practiced working with the superior gluteal artery in the park! Many thanks to for the awesome ping pong table 🏓👀😃
06/30/2019
Neurovascular Release Techniques training happening now in sunny downtown Kent!
"please please include me in the Easter display, I'll be good, I promise!!!!" - Studio Tiger
03/24/2019
Yay Kent!
Five Things That Will Surprise You About Kent, Washington Need a short getaway from Seattle or Tacoma? Here are five surprising reasons to visit Kent, one of which includes a variety of international eats.
01/27/2019
“Beyond movement conditions, fascia may also be involved in a variety of unexpected health conditions and diseases, including cancer, lymphedema, and gastrointestinal distress — and many more areas to study.” Exciting to see this article in the Post this morning, structural integration even gets a mention. This is why I’m a member of the Fascia Research Society, fascia research is in its very early stage with so much yet to be understood and we get to watch it all unfold!
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/everywhere-in-your-body-is-tissue-called-fascia-scientists-are-unlocking-its-secrets/2019/01/25/e0414e3e-f4e0-11e8-80d0-f7e1948d55f4_story.html
Everywhere in your body is tissue called fascia. Scientists are unlocking its secrets. Experts say studies could reveal discoveries about our anatomy, including cures for illnesses.