Meet Your Coach

I like to do things and I think you should be able to. I believe fitness is about being able to do the things you love. I don’t think it should require a miserable fight with yourself to stay healthy. The goal is to find a way to stay healthy that you enjoy and enriches your life.

I began seriously athletic competition very early in life. At 11 years old, I was one of the best swimmers on the East Coast in my age group. It didn’t come without problems though. At 12 I was in physical therapy for shoulder overuse injuries and a potential candidate for shoulder surgery. Luckily, physical therapy was enough. I have continued with athletics throughout my life, but I because of my shoulder issues, I have always paid close attention to keeping myself healthy while trying to improve my fitness levels.

I would take an interest in powerlifting around 2011. I focused solely on lifting heavy and getting strong. There was a problem though. I was in more pain than ever before and I was losing mobility. I started examining the movements in classic strength training and really noticed that there was a lot of range of motion that wasn’t really utilized. I started to explore the limitations of traditional strength training. All of this was about to take a back seat though.

My life would take a massive shift in 2013 when my mother decided to end her life. It threw my whole reality into complete chaos. The event forced me to reevaluate everything in my life. I grew immensely through dealing with the loss of my mother and I would never see the world the same again. I exited that experience with a completely different set of values and a whole new perspective on life. My mother’s death and what I learned from it strongly colors the mindset I share with others.

With the deep questioning that followed, I discovered MovNat, a system for teaching and learning natural movement. It filled many of the gaps that I had discovered from traditional strength training and allowed me to adapt what I already knew and practiced to a broader spectrum of movement. With a new outlook on exercise, thinking, and connection I started piecing together what would become OdhrMinded. Ancient wisdom for the modern world.

• Natural movement that builds genuine strength and adaptability.

• Breathwork to calm the mind and nourish the body.

• Patterns and rituals that create balance.

• A connection with something deeper than the self.