What brought me to the massage table and the Pilates reformer was my own chronic pain journey. At a young age I began suffering from low back pain and migraine headaches. Massage was the only relief I could find without taking a lot of pharmaceuticals. I wanted to find a natural, holistic way to minimize my pain. Later, after the birth of my children, I began to have pelvic floor issues leading to more back pain, hip pain, knee pain and injury, and shoulder pain and injury. I needed answers. I needed relief. A friend invited me to try a Pilates Reformer class. Due to the chronic pain, I was hesitant to say the least. I wanted movement in my life but was terrified of further injury. After my first class, I was amazed at how functional whole-body movement, mobility, and learning to move in proper alignment, helped me feel better. After my fourth class, the chronic back pain I had lived with was completely gone! I know many of you are in the same boat; tired of hurting, feeling hopeless, and wanting desperately to get back to quality of life. Massage and Pilates have changed my life and can change yours too! I no longer suffer with chronic pain and have learned to heal my body with massage and manual therapies, proper alignment, stability work, and joint mobility. I have been honored to work with some amazing people over the years, also suffering from chronic pain, sports injuries, vehicle injuries, pre and post operative procedures, various autoimmune diseases, and neuromuscular disorders. Getting to the root of your pain concern is my top priority. I'm passionate about massage, Pilates, and finding healing for the mind, body, and soul. Please reach out and let me know how I can help. I'm eager to meet you! Jen G
My interest in wellness was initially created through my own health struggles, and while I'm still on my journey, I have found what I am most passionate about - offering others support through ALL stages of life, and helping them heal naturally! My approach is one that views the body as whole, and supports your body's innate ability to heal when given the proper tools. It is so hard navigating through wellness when our environment is filled with hyper-palatable foods, technology to do our jobs, marketing myths/tactics, and increasing stress throughout life. There should never be a "one size fits all" approach. Through fitness, nutrition, manual therapies, stress management, pain management, and more, I hope to be a pillar of support and a source of empowerment. Seeing clients make progress, and celebrating what their bodies are capable of is amazing to witness. It serves as a reminder that we aren't here to suffer, and that change is possible! I want to thank my current clients for allowing me to be a part of your healing journey, and I hope to meet so many more of you in the future! Stay well, Jordin
I haven’t always been a fitness coach. One day in 2019, I stumbled into a SHiNE Dance Fitness class and never looked back. SHiNE Dance Fitness was the first certification, the one that opened the door to the fitness world for me. I have always been an athlete and in my previous career as a teacher, I coached several sports, but getting to do this full-time and help other people do it? It was a new dream come true! I added a NASM CPT, NASM CNC, AFAA GFI, UPLIFT, and Pregnancy and Postpartum Coach Certification to my repertoire, but having that SHiNE certification first set my path. You’ll see SHiNE’s core values in everything I do though - body positivity, inclusivity, women supporting women, room for everyone on the dancefloor, really good playlists. I’m the coach that I am today because of that first certification five years ago. When I first started (and even still now, somedays), I don’t feel like there are many coaches out there who see things the way I do. Sure, I can help you get in shape and lose weight but there’s so much more to it than that for me. I want you to walk onto a dancefloor or into a weight room and be able to own the space! I want you to feel confident, to trust yourself, to find your girl gang at the gym. I help women find empowerment and confidence in the gym by realizing that fitness - and you - are so much more than the number on the scale or the size on your jeans. Every woman has the right to feel strong and confident in her own skin. My goal is to empower women to embrace their bodies, celebrate their strength, and foster a positive relationship with fitness. Magic happens when women come together! I’ve seen it countless times. When we come together through wellness, we connect and become a community, taking what could have been a solo wellness experience and transforming it into a collective experience of strength. Sharing the wellness journey with a squad helps to break down long-standing barriers and stereotype. Tyler K