we never experience that which we are not ready for
when we allow ourselves to feel, imagine, and connect to the complex magic of our lives,
we allow ourselves to become who we are here to be.
navigating the 'fitness' space
The industries, philosophies, and experiences in and across fitness, somatics, and self-care are rapidly evolving. We are learning more than ever about the importance of how we treat our bodies - what we put into them, how we move them, and how we talk to/about them - which can make for an astoundingly complex domain to navigate.
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What does it mean to you to live well?
If you could re-calibrate and re-"in"-force how to move and support your body in the way you have been uniquely designed to operate - would you? Are you ready to build connections, pathways, and patterns that support embodying your whole self in your life?
what is functional training?
video by the incredibly talented Ray Muise
live connected. live well.
living our design. embodying our wholeness.​
Functional Resilience Training is a process of using intentional movement training in order to restore alignment across all of our physiology, starting from posture, so that we can shed the layers that inhibit the expression of our most resilient, adaptable, and functional selves. Through the practice of restoring our structurally neutral posture, reconnecting our body's biomechanic rhythms, and allowing ourselves to learn and integrate fresh neurological patterns, we build upon our inherent resiliency that erodes when faced with stress, injury, and dis-ease over time on and within our systems.
This is an invitation to be guided along your path of personal reclamation of your most empowered, authentic self through and in connection with your physical body. Consider this practice as a compliment to all that you are already doing. This isn't about "fixing" - this is about living.
the pillars
Alignment & Cultivation
Training as a Practice
We commit to intentional movement and practice while developing a resilient, functional physical system within our bodies. What we experience in our external world is simply a mirror of our internal realities, situations, and expressions. Let's support each other to meet our challenges with intention.
Personal Empowerment
Resiliency Development
When we shed the layers related to how we hold traumas and tension in our body, we open ourselves up to a bigger picture of who we have always had the potential to be. Let's prioritize the empowerment that comes from deepening our true connection to ourselves.
Integration & Expansion
Beyond the Physical Self
We are meant to be dynamic, and that dynamism is designed to support a functional, connected body as it experiences the stressors, influences, and joys of our environments. Let's give ourselves the permission to transform, learn, and become our favourite version of who we want to be.
I am writing this testimonial to affirm just how transformative Kelley’s Functional Fitness training has been for me. As a former active participant in sports, weight training and running, I have mostly traded all that in for yoga over the last seven years. While that has been a great lifestyle change for me, especially for my mental health, I do believe that some of my movement-based strength as well as coordination may not be getting the attention it needs. I have been working with Kelley for over two months now and I can see marked improvements in my energy levels, balance, strength, and coordination. With the years whizzing by now, I am concerned about my ability to remain active and healthy so I can enjoy doing all the physical activities I love. I feel like the Functional Fitness training has become engrained in my routine and I am enjoying re-establishing strength and athletic coordination. I can see this being a long-term addition to my health and wellness regimen. I would recommend letting Kelley give you an assessment and put you through the paces for one or two classes so you can see and feel the benefits.
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meet Kelley
To open about myself, it feel important to share that I have a very particular orientation towards diving relentlessly into the mysteries and realms in search of a greater purpose and fully realized potential in this life.
Throughout my pursuits and experiences, my affinity for exposure and analysis of highly complex and interrelated streams of information tends to perpetually move me through the spirals of self-discovery, radical dark nights, and authentic re-invention. This has been present in themes across my life in education, ceremony, business and career, self identity, exercise and diet, routines and patterns, and all kinds of relationships to and with others along the way. Life, for us all, is divinely complex.
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My intention behind offering a container, such as thompkell, to the world is to facilitate access to portals of self-discovery, self-development, self-acceptance, and maybe even self-mastery through a blending and curation of modalities that I am experiencing, refining, and feeling called to share.
The truth is, you know yourself better than anyone else can or ever will - regardless of your relationship to diving deeply into unpacking what that means. Please consider these offerings as invitations to explore practical tools and subtle conversations with yourself, with my support, compassion, and encouragement along the way.