REALIGNMENT & MOVEMENT COACHING
WHY BE ALIGNED?
When the different areas of your life are in harmony, life flows with ease. Similarly, when your body is in optimal alignment, it creates a sense of balance and comfort in both body and mind, movement feels effortless and life feels easier.
However, just as a single damaged cog can throw off the workings of a machine, if even one part is out of place or not functioning properly, it disrupts the whole system.
In the body, this misalignment can lead to limited movement, stiffness, and chronic pain, making everyday tasks more difficult and less enjoyable. Over time, these physical restrictions can take a toll on your mental well-being, affecting not only your physical capability but also your overall quality of life.
So, for both life and the body, alignment is essential!
WHAT IS MOVEMENT COACHING?
Whether you're dealing with chronic pain like lower back pain, frozen shoulder, plantar fasciitis, or tennis elbow, or you're an athlete struggling with performance in the gym or while running, the root cause could be your body’s alignment and movement patterns.
Perhaps repetitive postures are causing you discomfort, or you've lost mobility due to injury or surgery and aren't sure how to make a change. Or maybe you're looking to future-proof your body, ensuring you avoid pain and limited movement later in life - because prehab is always better than rehab!
I work with clients giving them tools to reduce pain, reconnect with their body and bring them into more optimal alignment.
After identifying missing or restricted movements in the body, we use simple corrective movements (centred around your posture and walking habits) to restore natural movement patterns and a more centred posture. I will give you back the power to move yourself out of pain and change habits, so that you don't move back into the same pain in future. In addition, movement will feel lighter and more effortless.
I have seen and experienced profound results that small changes and movements in our bodies can make, and I am passionate about helping others achieve the same.
I am a fully qualified Level 3 Personal Trainer and Massage Therapist, and have additional certification in the AiM Flow Motion Model.
MY STORY
How I Got Into Movement Coaching
Hi, I'm Yanushka Bagiolo (or Nush), the YB behind YB aligned. Here's a little background as to why I decided I wanted to become a movement coach.
At age 11 I first went to see a specialist about my back, however he couldn't find any reason for my pain. This was the start of a long journey trying to get to the bottom of why I regularly suffered with lower back pain, often to the point I couldn't leave my bed. Despite seeing specialists, doctors and physiotherapists who carried out numerous tests, scans and physical assessments, no one could find anything "wrong" with me. They found some disc degeneration and possible curvatures in my spine, but I was assured these were normal for my age and that they would not be causing my pain. During this time I was having regular holistic treatments including massage, acupuncture and myofascial release, and while they helped, after a day or two I would find I was back in pain.
Eventually, aged 37, I was told by an Orthopaedic Specialist that as long as I stayed on painkillers for the rest of my life, I wouldn't be in pain! I was not willing to accept this as an answer and decided then and there that I was going to find another solution.
Around 6 months after that appointment, through some research and divine intervention I found Gary Ward, the founder of Anatomy in Motion - a method that determines exactly what movements you are missing or struggling to access, and uses corrective movements to re-educate the body to reorganise itself and take pressure of the system that is causing pain. Straight away, from listening to him on a podcast, I could see how this method was different and knew it was something I had to look into further.
Gary's focus is working with practitioners (from PT's to podiatrists), training them in his method, so that the benefits can be spread around the world. Through him I was lucky enough to find a local practitioner who I did some sessions with and my back pain reduced significantly in a short space of time.
Over the years I had often felt that the "specialists" were missing something and had asked these professionals if there might be something I was doing that was causing my pain, I was always told no. What I learned studying with Gary and his colleagues, was that even if one bone in your toe is out of alignment, your whole body can be affected and you could suffer massive pain as a result. All I kept thinking was "Why Has No One Told Me This Before?!"
I started my training in 2021, initially coaching alongside other practitioners to deliver weekly online classes to students all over the world and host regular in person workshops. Now, as well as being a fully qualified personal trainer, I am proud to be certified in the Anatomy in Motion "Flow Motion Model", the system Gary created to help practitioners work with their clients. I just love working with clients one to one, as well as in group workshops, to help relieve their pain conditions.
I used to think, like so many people do, that living with pain was inevitable, just a part of life and getting older. I am so glad to have discovered it is not! I wish I could go back to my 11 year old self and show her what I know now. Instead I am delighted to pass on my knowledge to others, help them take back ownership of their bodies and help as many people as I can to live a pain free life!
