Why I Chose the Name mBODYed

When I was first dreaming about this work, I kept coming back to the word embodied. It captured so much of what I wanted to offer: the sense of being fully present in yourself, of living with awareness and ease rather than forcing or fighting your body.

But I wanted something more. Something that reflected not just the outcome, but the process.

That’s how mBODYed was born.

The “m” is for mapping.

Body Mapping is one of the foundations of my teaching. Our bodies move the way we think they are built—not necessarily the way they actually are. The “m” reminds me (and everyone who comes through this work) that learning begins with mapping, re-mapping, and expanding awareness.

The “BODY” stays in the center.

So much of education and performance culture asks us to push through pain, to sacrifice well-being in the name of achievement. I am not asking you to resist that culture in every form—many of us cannot. Most of us do not have the privilege of opting out of collaborations with institutions that are, in many ways, dysfunctional. What I offer instead is a way to navigate differently within it. To see clearly how it shapes you, and then to choose how you move, where you give your energy, and how you reclaim yourself in the process.

The “ed” is for education.

Because this is not just inspiration. It’s education. Learning you can feel. Education that doesn’t end at the intellect but includes nervous system, soma, and lived experience.

The triangles tell their own story.

You’ll see them in the logo—triangles pointing in different directions. They stand for movement, direction, expansion. They’re a visual reminder that everything I teach comes back to motion, to the way we orient and redirect ourselves in life.

And the map—yes, it’s a map.

People often think the logo is a fingerprint. Which would be powerful in its own right—what’s more unique than your fingerprint? But in fact, it’s a topographical map. Because that’s what this work is: learning to read the landscape of your own body. Learning to navigate with curiosity, not judgment.

Layers upon layers.

For me, mBODYed is both content and process. It’s the practices, tools, and principles I teach. And it’s the way I teach them—through awareness, presence, and a deep respect for each person’s lived terrain.

This work is not about escaping culture altogether—that’s a privilege most of us do not have. It is about finding your compass within it. A way to orient yourself differently on the map, to notice where the terrain is rough, and to chart your own path through it. Sometimes that means resisting, sometimes it means resting, sometimes it means choosing a new direction altogether. But always it means navigating toward more dignity, belonging, and freedom in your own body.