About Tessa

I started becoming a movement advocate when I gave birth to my son. After dancing for most of my life I thought I knew all there was to know about fitness—and physical resilience! But years of working behind the computer, and the repetitive tasks of mothering, challenged me in new ways. Chronic pain was my body’s way of telling me it was time to make a change, and I started the journey of movement unlearning. I began to rewire my nervous system, close my diastasis, strengthen my pelvic floor, and regain an inch back from my collapsing posture. I became certified in the Melt Method, Kelly Kane therapeutic Pilates, and the “diastasis whisperer” Lisa Schoenholt’s Control D method. I joined pelvic floor study groups, and took workshops in the Franklyn Method. Now, a pandemic Mom of twins that were carried to term as two 8lbs individuals, I have applied own skills to get through one of my toughest physical tests yet. I meet you here, where you’re at. I help you build not just strength, but resilience, because we are all warriors!

Images by Jared Wright.