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Sarah Kotzamani
MOVEMENT EDUCATION AND MANUAL THERAPY
SF EAST BAY, BERKELEY, CA

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       ALIGNMENT AND MOBILITY   
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  SARAH KOTZAMANI​​


​Becoming aware of what positions we hold habitually with our bodies,
 learning what can be helpfully changed
​(AND WHY), is our most effective therapeutic tool.  
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  • ​I work with you in Berkeley, California in the East SF Bay Area, and also in Greece.
  • Exercise, manual therapy, and INFORMATION help you understand and adjust the alignment of bones and joints so you can move with more ease, health, and enjoyment.
  • My work combines biomechanist Katy Bowman's alignment and movement paradigm,  Hendrickson Method® orthopedic bodywork, and sometimes Pilates. 
  • I'm a Restorative Exercise Specialist and Move Your DNA teacher certified by Nutritious Movement™, a Hendrickson Method® Advanced Therapist and CMT, and a  certified comprehensively trained Pilates teacher.

RESTORATIVE (ALIGNMENT) EXERCISE
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. . . (aka RE) is the corrective exercise system based on the paradigm of Whole Body Alignment 
developed by biomechanist Katy Bowman, M.S., which is the main thread that ties together what I do and helps it all make sense. The biomechanical science underlying the exercises gives a clear and objective understanding of what our bodies ought to be able to do, what we actually are doing, and how to make changes in our everyday life to begin to restore our natural alignment and natural movement. This is the most eye-opening and immediately helpful information I have to share. (I almost never accost random strangers on the street, though!)

Pilates and Alignment

. . . describes how I practice and teach Pilates apparatus and mat exercises, incorporating the principles of Katy Bowman's Whole Body Alignment paradigm with exercises and equipment of Joseph Pilates' brilliant Method. 

I draw from these bodies of knowledge to help unwind pain and misalignments and teach awareness, exercises and techniques for people to help themselves. 
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HENDRICKSON METHOD
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. . . (aka HM) Orthopedic Massage is a brilliant combination of soft tissue and joint mobilization techniques, neuromuscular reeducation, and Wave Mobilization, developed by amazing teacher and manual therapist Dr. Tom Hendrickson, D.C. You are part of this therapy - your own nervous system engages to facilitate healing and balance out ingrained neuromuscular habits. It is effective, gentle, relieves acute and chronic pain and helps to normalize muscle activation and joint position. It's also fully clothes-on, which makes it easy to move between hands-on manipulations and exercise lessons.



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​What thrills me the most is when I can help you do WHATEVER YOU LOVE
or want to do every day, pain-free and enjoying your body.
Sarah 
Kotzamani

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  "The true essence of spirituality is expressed in whether or not one's deepest relationship to the wider universe is intact.
When intact, one experiences a deeply rooted wholeness and sense of belonging that is not only the basis for
psychospiritual health, but which spontaneously gives rise to two inescapable truths.
One is that Life is on your side. The other is that you are an active participant in the outcome of your situations." 
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Michael Ellner and Tom DiFerdinando​

                             Life is on our side.  
                                                                     How about that?

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 "I was in a lot of pain from driving and playing tennis.  I thought I might have to give up both. However, Sarah helped me identify the source of the problem in my neck, generated through my shoulder and into my arm.  She gave me helpful exercises.  She performed body work that helped me feel the adjustments I should make in my posture, and she helped me stretch muscles that eased the pain.  Thank you, Sarah, for helping me return to tennis and allow me to have hope of a pain free arm."  - Richard D

“... I have been meaning to write a long thank you for such a long time! ... My prolapse symptoms are mostly gone, and I am able to walk comfortably for long times too. ... My plantar fasciitis is pretty much gone too, and I am able to walk around barefoot now .... I've been walking lots (averaging 5 miles a day, and do up to 10 miles on some days without any plantar fasciitis pain) ... I really really really just want to say a huge THANK YOU for your help. I feel so fortunate to have found you.” M.H.

" ... I've been working at the exercises you gave me. The rib thrusting change was a little miracle. My early morning back pain has been almost entirely gone since our session." Cathy D

" ... I went to a kayak rolling class yesterday with great success! By the end of the series of progressive exercises I was rolling my kayak unassisted, and I did 7 unassisted rolls! I know I have you to thank for the increased strength, kinetic awareness and flexibility that enabled me to finally achieve this skill. I of course need to practice a lot from now on but I just wanted to thank you and give credit where it is due!" – Denise B