🫶🏼Founder of Empoweredartist Studios and Fit Flow Fusion, Natalie has developed a unique curricula and multifaceted kinetic approach toward empowering her clientele through various healing modalities. Her interdisciplinary background in psychology, fitness, classical dance and theater invites an invigorating perspective toward educating and healing within the fitness, dance and recovery communities.
🫶🏼 Educationally, Natalie pursued studies in Dance, Theater and Psychology in her undergrad and Depth Psychology in graduate school. Her academic background compliments her extensive experience in therapeutic movement practice and healing.
🫶🏼Professionally, Natalie has designed mindful-movement curricula for dance academies and fitness studios, facilitated therapeutic groups within intensive eating disorder and substance abuse treatment programs, and served on two non-profit boards that provide awareness, education and resources for individuals and families who are on their path to healing and recovery from disordered eating.
🫶🏼Overall, Natalie is recognized for her dedication to integrating movement and therapy, providing individuals with tools to connect deeply with their bodies and emotional self.
TESTIMONIAL
She asked how I was doing? Like, “really doing?” I said, “I’ve been really sensitive and emotional.” She said, “you mean, like wide open?” And after a few hours with her, “yes!” I guess that’s exactly what I meant. . Natalie has been a friend of mine since she was hired at my sister’s dance school many years ago. She was new to my world, kind, and the kids loved her, my son loved her and little did I know how much I would grow to love her. But it didn't take long. . I photographed her at the beach like 5 years or so ago in the fog and wind…. and it was that day, she became my “Muse.” I then photographed her wedding, well that's a whole other story of amazingness. Just find those pics and you will see for your self. . Her heart and soul exude from her smile, her, tone, her dance. She literally glows LOVE. . This last year was the hardest year I think I have ever been through. When my sister left her body last December, Natalie and her husband were there. I mean in the hospital room! With only a few of our family, and my sister's best friend. Many of us had said our goodbyes the night before. . But I couldn’t. I still can’t. . But I’ll never forget their presence, in her life, in that room, and in my life from that moment on. (BREATH) So Today… Back to today…. . Was Natalie's Day 1 of her business portrait and film. “A Tuesday afternoon in the life of Natalie.” and so on… 🙂 but today is Day 1 . And I couldn't help it… I sobbed during her improve. I mean shaking inside, curling in a ball with memories of loss, sadness, cruelty and then rebuild! I’ll say it again…. And shout it…. . “REBUILD” . She dances with such intuition, and emotion. I can not wait to share what I witnessed. . Then she held me. And instead of turning away when I started to cry or shutting it down before it gets to be intense. She held me, and I let it out (or in, or both). . I miss my sister beyond words, beyond tears, beyond sadness. I guess you can say…. I miss her to the point of GREATNESS! I must and will channel that love and beauty. And achieve GREATNESS! A true happiness and love for myself and help others do so as well. . Natalie, you are one of those humans that brings out the best IN ME! I only owe it to you to help you share your art, talents, and grace with others through my art. . Blessings my dear friend.
—Danielle