164: Taking Movement Patterns Down To The Studs with Geneva Jimreivat
Today’s conversation is a deeply layered one. I’m joined by my friend, colleague, mentee, and private student Geneva Jimreivat for a nuanced exploration of how I work with private clients who experience persistent, subclinical pain and hard-to-pinpoint movement challenges.
Geneva is truly a multi-hyphenate in the movement world—she’s been practicing yoga since childhood, completed her 200-hour training in 2019, taught in my studio, mentored with me, coached CrossFit and private strength clients, and is currently completing her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree. Her background in yoga, strength training, biomechanics, and manual therapy gives her a uniquely rich perspective on the kind of work we dive into together.
We also get into the big question Geneva brought from her PT clinic experiences: How do you know when someone needs very specific, movement-pattern reconstruction versus when general strength and conditioning is enough?
This conversation is such a real look at the messy, subtle, deeply personal work of helping people move and feel better in their bodies—especially when the answers aren’t straightforward.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
how years of yoga, strength training, CrossFit, and manual therapy shaped Geneva’s movement identity
the chronic discomfort that led her to reach out to me—especially neck, pec, elbow, and wrist pain that didn’t resolve with typical PT approaches
why highly trained movers sometimes perform their way around dysfunctional patterns for years—until the body finally says “no more.”
the emotional experience of being a movement professional who is also navigating pain that won’t go away
why pathoanatomy can be empowering for some students—and anxiety-producing for others—and how to share information responsibly without fear-mongering
what Geneva and I are actually doing in her sessions now: slowing everything down, locating deep core support, identifying compensations, and rebuilding foundational patterns
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