164: Taking Movement Patterns Down To The Studs with Geneva Jimreivat

About this episode

Francesca Cervero and Geneva Jimreivat discuss movement patterns and the complexities of addressing chronic pain in clients.

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…

People in this episode

Host: Francesca Cervero

Guest: Geneva Jimreivat

Topics covered

• movement patterns
• chronic pain
• physical therapy
• yoga
• strength training
• biomechanics

Keywords

• movement patterns
• chronic pain
• yoga
• strength training
• physical therapy
• biomechanics
• manual therapy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CrossFit, Doctor of Physical Therapy

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