Merrill Performance, LLC

The neighbor’s cat demonstrating that touch can be therapeutic.

A big part of my work is supporting people in re-finding confidence in their bodies, sometimes after months, years, or decades of lacking trust in how amazing they are. This process is physical, psychological, social, and even spiritual for some. Rebuilding a diverse and pleasurable movement vocabulary is a fun part of the process.
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This is a compilation of my
life as a mover in my 40s. I made it as a way to appreciate my body and all it does for me every day. I believe that variety, fun, play, novelty, nature, and wonder are recipes for a life of healthy movement. Many of my clients ask me what I do to stay active. I hope this demonstrates that age, nor past injury, need not hold you back as a mover.
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I’ve lived through many injuries and had many episodes of pain during my almost 50 years of life. Yet one thing I’ve never lost confidence in is my body‘s ability to heal itself. My body, like yours, is capable of self healing and doing incredible things. I’m not special. But I know my mindset is important.
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If you struggle to stay active without pain, seek out clinicians who reduce fear about your body, change it up, get in nature, make it social, go play, and lean on people who inspire you and believe in your incredible physical ability to move.
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Music: “Sweet” by Dave Matthews
Uke and vocals by me.
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