About sue mcgovern
Sue McGovern
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Welcome!I am certified personal trainer, yoga teacher, meditation teacher, breathwork facilitator and health coach with over 23 years’ experience.
I work with clients both one-on-one or in group settings. One of my favorite quotes is by Albert Einstein, "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results." I find for myself and most clients we need to spend more time focusing inwards on our habitual patterns to see how and where we are repeating the same patterns.
By bringing our awareness inward to understanding our own mind and body that the patterns held within the mind body can be understood and change can occur. For many this can be a challenging process (as it was for me), yet the results can bring the changes we are seeking. |
Personal Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor
I became a personal trainer and group fitness instructor over 23 years ago when looking for a career change after the birth of my third child.
I have customized and implemented exercise programs based on individual and group needs, goals and abilities for clients 10-75 years old.
I have trained individuals to run 5k and 10k runs as well as completing the Chicago marathon myself three times.
I have customized and implemented exercise programs based on individual and group needs, goals and abilities for clients 10-75 years old.
I have trained individuals to run 5k and 10k runs as well as completing the Chicago marathon myself three times.
Yoga Teacher
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As I continued to expand my education I became certified as a Yoga teacher and my knowledge of the mind body deepened. I now was able to incorporate all 8 limbs of yoga for personal, emotional and spiritual growth.
My own yoga, pranayama and meditation practice became a staple in my life just as healthy eating and exercise is. Learning at times to slow down and just be was not something I had learned early in life or had experienced as an adult. I truly believe we need to remember we are "human beings" not "human doers." |
I truly believe we need to remember we are "human beings" not "human doers." |
The body is designed to be moved and studies have shown that physical movement of any kind makes us feel better mentally and physically. Just as many studies are proving the benefits of meditation. To find the inner balance is as unique as you are.
I started to understand how our past experiences, continued stress and traumas can effect us both mentally and physically. This knowledge has given me the ability to help clients in all the avenues I work with.
I started to understand how our past experiences, continued stress and traumas can effect us both mentally and physically. This knowledge has given me the ability to help clients in all the avenues I work with.
Yoga to Transform Trauma
When we are feeling continually stressed or one has experienced trauma our breathing patterns change, constriction or tightness will be held in the body, changes in chemical or hormonal balance are just a few examples of how the mind body is affected.
Yet by bringing our awareness inwards to our bodies and what we are feeling and witnessing we can change what is being experienced in the body.
I started to offer Yoga to Transform Trauma, a trauma informed yoga class that is specifically designed to be sensitive towards those individuals that have had trauma or have struggled with it's effects.
Yet by bringing our awareness inwards to our bodies and what we are feeling and witnessing we can change what is being experienced in the body.
I started to offer Yoga to Transform Trauma, a trauma informed yoga class that is specifically designed to be sensitive towards those individuals that have had trauma or have struggled with it's effects.
Breathwork for Healing
I was introduced to the concept of breathwork (different than pranyama) when working through a trauma-healing journey of my own past.
I began to search for a greater understanding of the practice, and chose Bio-Dynamic Breath and Trauma Release.
At my first training, I witnessed and released both deeply held tension and trauma that had been trapped within the tissues of my body. I knew I wanted to be come certified and share this with my clients.
By engaging in a conscious breathing and conscious movement practice, we can begin to unwind deeply held patterns and liberate our life force energy.
The body has the innate wisdom to heal itself when given a safe and supportive environment.
My goal is to support my clients into a deep process, and together, follow the wisdom of the breath and body to welcome profound healing and releasing.
I began to search for a greater understanding of the practice, and chose Bio-Dynamic Breath and Trauma Release.
At my first training, I witnessed and released both deeply held tension and trauma that had been trapped within the tissues of my body. I knew I wanted to be come certified and share this with my clients.
By engaging in a conscious breathing and conscious movement practice, we can begin to unwind deeply held patterns and liberate our life force energy.
The body has the innate wisdom to heal itself when given a safe and supportive environment.
My goal is to support my clients into a deep process, and together, follow the wisdom of the breath and body to welcome profound healing and releasing.