Most pain is caused by movements—or impacts—that go against your body’s natural mechanics. Over time, this leads to tension. Tension leads to pain. And eventually, pain leads to injury.
But once you change the way you move—to realign with your body’s brilliant design—pain disappears. And the results are often immediate!
The first step in the rewiring process is releasing tension—because tension actually shuts down your body’s ability to feel. Once you feel more, you become aware of what’s truly causing the pain.
Then, armed with simple tools that put you in charge of your journey, you make the incremental shifts needed to move in line with your design. Muscles strengthen—without pain. And the new movement pattern anchors deeply into your nervous system. Just like that.
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Why It Works
Combining modern and ancient wisdom, movement specialist CHRISTA RYPINS brings you home to how your body is designed to move.
Christa’s fusion approach weaves together the principles of yoga, Pilates and weight training—with powerful somatic practices that include meditation, visualization and embodiment.
The resulting dance between conscious movement and neurocognitive imagery allows mind and body to shift in tandem—providing benefits that stay with you long after class is over.
YOGA has been around for thousands of years. But beware! It’s often taught with alignment principles that don’t add up—and that can lead to injury and even more pain! Christa’s embodied approach moves beyond a blind allegiance to rules, so you leverage this timeless technique to fundamentally change how you move and feel.
Nuanced, powerful and infinitely customizable, PILATES offers unparalleled neuromuscular re-education. It was first developed by visionary healer Josef Pilates to rehabilitate injured WWI veterans. And in Christa’s hands, this century-old technique helps strengthen and lengthen the muscles of your spine—and so much more.
Do you know where your heart is? Ever wondered where your skull connects to your spinal column—or why you should care? And, did you know that imagining your insides can actually make you feel better? By tuning in to the structures beneath the surface, EMBODIMENT and MEDITATION improve coordination, and help to relieve the sneaky tension that leads to chronic pain.
Picturing your organs as you move can lead to seismic shifts in well-being. And FRANKLIN METHOD IMAGERY leverages imagination, movement and touch to unlock the body’s potential for healing. Developed in Switzerland, this ground-breaking technique helps reduce injury, all while improving performance and coordination—for amateurs and professional athletes alike.
Developed at California’s Hendricks Institute, BODY-CENTERED TRANSFORMATION is a coaching technique that by-passes traditional talk therapy to promote the quick and efficient release of the trauma, emotions and pain that can be trapped in the body—even in the presence of optimal alignment.