ANDREA PAOLA MARTINEZ
Andrea is a personal trainer,
manual therapist and yoga teacher.
Andreas background is in psychology and medicine, and she has taken years of trainings and further education in the areas of biomechanics, breath mechanics, functional strength training, kettle bell training, gymnastic strength training and primal movement patterns with masters in the area of movement and rehabilitation.
She is passionate about movement science and holistic strength training:
one that incorporates the importance of breath, mental awareness and functional movement patterns as opposed to isolation exercises, and which allows clients to reach whatever goals they might have in a way that enhances their overall fitness and well being.
Andrea has been practicing yoga for over 20 years, and teaching for ten years. She finds yoga to be an amazing complement to strength training, and a necessity for living her life in a balanced way.
As a manual therapist, she combines different modalities to help her clients move towards healing and balance in their bodies.
She is an avid climber and when not working or studying , can likely be found climbing outside somewhere in Europe.
Continued learning and training:
Biomechanics of asana and stretching, applied anatomy and breath mechanics, Ne uro-kinetic Therapy, gymnastics strength training, iREST Yoga Nidra for Trauma, Ginastica Naturale, Primal Movement and currently, Massage Therapy.
Teachers Andrea has been practiced or studied with:
Jules Mitchell, Meghan Currie, Ido Portal, Kathryn Bruni-young and Leslie Kaminoff.
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