Genuine Movement

About

Colleen Genuine is fascinated with the intricacies of the body, from performing simple movements to the intrinsic healing power of the mind-body connection. Her sessions, whether Pilates or massage, are compassionately co-created with her clients to address the needs of each individual. Her clients range from those seeking to relieve pain and maintain physical endurance after trauma, to the professional athlete looking to enhance their training program.

Colleen graduated with a BS in Exercise from Portland State University, is a certified Pilates instructor through PhysicalMind Institute, and an Oregon Board Certified Licensed Massage Therapist. After graduating from PSU in 2005 she began working at Project Walk, a spinal cord recovery center where she became a Certified Spinal Cord Recovery Specialist. Her continued education has included extensive experience with spinal cord injuries, prehab/rehab, neurological conditions, brain injuries as well as training in Pilates for fusions, rods, and scoliosis.

Teaching and working with clients for over 10 years in the movement realm, she found that hands on work was vital to making structural change in the body. Becoming licensed in massage in 2010 she has blended soft tissue and energy work into her movement sessions along with offering bodywork sessions. Dedicated bodywork sessions creates the ability for tissue to change, structure to realign, and the mind a chance to soften into a new way moving, and relating at both the sensory and motor levels. Body work modalities offered include Deep Massage, Swedish, Neuromuscular Techniques, Soft Tissue Cupping, and Energy Work. She is currently studying Visceral Manipulation through the Barral Institute and blends these techniques into both her bodywork and Pilates sessions.