At Kinesphere Center for Movement Education we likewise strive to give our clients the tools to continue to be productive, able citizens. Many of the Montessori principles apply to our own lives and, through a holistic movement practice, can enable us to maintain independence, intrinsic motivation, autonomy and self-esteem.

Our bodies are shaped by every movement we make and, in particular, by those we do repeatedly. Those who sit repeatedly have short hip flexors, those who play the piano have increased mobility and control in their fingers, those who run marathons have leg muscles that have adapted to endurance use.

Do you wake up in pain?  Where you ache in the morning is an indicator of the areas of your body which need more attention.  If you consider the combined effects of gravity and our daily activities--driving, computer time, lots of sitting, it would make sense that our alignment is most poor after a long day. 

I am a mover. That is to say, I am passionate about movement. As a dancer and movement instructor, I am constantly amazed by the body’s ever-growing capacity for development. However, this development, though sought after in the positive form, can also manifest itself in the body as negative habits/patterns that can cause pain and degeneration.

My name is Lisa Perry and I am a “leaner”. I have been a leaner as long as I can remember. Though I have been taught many disciplines and techniques that require me to “stand up straight”, I will lean every chance I get. I have become so strategic in my leaning that I can actually lean without having something to lean against. My leaning seems harmless at the moment but what is the true cost?