Trauma-informed Instruction
This is an approach to teaching that recognizes the body as a place where stress, grief, and unresolved experience can live — not just a machine to be trained. It prioritizes safety, choice, and consent at every step, inviting students to move with their bodies rather than pushing through or overriding them.
This means offering options instead of commands, explaining the why behind each movement, and creating space where no one is expected to perform through discomfort.
These principles benefit everyone, because every body carries something, and every person deserves to feel agency and ease in their own movement.
Queer and Trans Affirming Space
For transgender and gender-expansive people, who may carry complex relationships with their bodies shaped by dysphoria, medical transition, or simply moving through a world that doesn't always affirm their existence, this approach can be especially profound — offering a rare space where the body is met with support and care.
Neurodivergent Friendly Instruction
As someone with personal experience navigating autism and ADHD, I bring genuine understanding — not just accommodation — to every session. Whether you thrive with detailed verbal cues, need movement broken into smaller pieces, or simply appreciate a space that isn't overwhelming, you belong here.