Move Well with Lisa

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Therapeutic Movement ~~~ small group classes, workshops, private lessons and myofascial release therapy. Move well. Play well. Rest well.

Be well… in body, mind, and spirit. Bio of Lisa Loiseau, MPT

Lisa blends all of her educational and lived experiences to offer opportunities as a Therapeutic Movement Coach. She combines practices of physical therapy, yoga, mindfulness, nervous system regulation and self massage for individuals to move, breathe, explore and play in a safe and therapeutic way. Degrees held:
�Exercise Physiologist

- University of Pittsburgh
� Physical Therapist- Chatham College

Certifications held:
� Yoga Instructor- Yoga Life Institute
� Children’s Yoga Teacher- ChildLight Yoga
� Myofascial Release Pracitioner- John Barnes MFR Seminars
�Trauma-informed Conferences

She is presently enrolled as a student of the program called Smart Body/Smart Mind – a nervous system educational program by Irene Lyon. Typical Clients may have the following objectives:
* Recovery from injury or chronic pain;
* Learn better ways to move during the work day or daily routine to decrease pain and improve posture;
* Take better control during times of stress;
* Develop personal strength and/or relaxation routines.

04/24/2026

This is part of a layered, personal Therapeutic Movement experience. Therapeutic Movement is a blend of physical therapy, self myofascial release, nervous system care, and gentle yoga.

I do teach classes, but this clip is not instructional, it’s to encourage myself and others to BE (present) in and MOVE in the space you’re in. Let your home or patio be a movement lab.

We are undergoing a major renovation project to rebuild a retaining wall. The chaos and disruption has been a lot. I’m practicing noticing the impact things have on me.

I was feeling sluggish and very withdrewn and unmotivated for a week. Today — it switched when the work area was empty of the crew and I could go out and be in my yard space comfortably.

This clip is a part of tjhat exploration and learning. For me to move where I am, I need to first notice where I am.

I noticed.
I followed my impulse.
I looked around.
I used my space in a therapeutic and supportive way.
My back moved & felt better.
I felt a burst of energy.
I moved more, felt more, and enjoyed the moment.




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03/31/2026

A seed doesn’t need to be forced to grow. It needs the right conditions.

Your nervous system is no different.
Regulation, connection, and resilience don’t come from pushing harder ,
they come from consistent, supportive inputs over time that signal safety to the system.

Of course, effort matters. We wouldn’t build strength without hard work like our gym.worouts.

But a healthy nervous system isn’t built through force. It’s cultivated.

Yes, a healthy nervous system requires cultivation with the right conditions. I learned about nervous system health through impactful education with . She offers many free resources to get you started and online self paced curriculums to keep you going, growing, and glowing!

I’ve integrated this education into my work as a somatic practitioner and physical therapist. I call my work Therapeutic Movement— my current focus is with children and early development, but I know I will return to working with adults too!

03/25/2026

A summary of my personal Therapeutic Movement practice. Always includes —>>> following my impulse and a differing mix of elements from the disciplines of physical therapy, gentle yoga, self myofascial release, and nervous system care. Today’s seemed to have a focus on my lymphatic and cardiovascular systems, however when you touch one system, you tap into others. EVERYthing is connected.

Check out to learn more about the BIG 6 since I was not teaching it, only sharing a snippet of my practice. This is a daily non negotiable for me and has been VERY beneficial!

The two peeps who popped on my heart while I was jumping are: and —- I think you two may appreciate my first jump on the mini. I do not think it’ll be my last!

I’m taking a pause from teaching adults & have moved to more playing with little people these days, but I will be back and ready to share all things .




03/20/2026

This is an example of part of a Therapeutic Movement for 5-6 year olds. They requested a chill class~~ their words ;). I kept the theme ‘Head to Toe’ and modified it for their needs. Whereas the 3 & 4 year old class needed bigger movements for most of the 30 minutes, this group wanted to settle into their afternoon quiet time..

Is your group looking to add trauma informed age appropriate movement that blends physical therapy, gentle yoga, self care fitness, and nervous system care? I can offer classes for children and/or staff. All ages in or near

03/05/2026

I made this video on March 4th while being with the energy that came from dancing, marching, and moving through my day. I feel grateful for my abilty to move and for my capacity to be with the fullness of my vitality— when I notice it!

For a long time, this vitally lived beneath a layer of freeze, with only occasional moments of it seeping through. I am feeling it more regularty now. 🔥

I atribute this to the many teachers who have cortbuted to my leaming about my body, my energy (or sometimes lack of i), and the connection to my surroundings. I have many, but these are the ones who have infuenced me the most over the past 15 years. I strive to move forward or march forth with the love and leaming I have received.

This is a random order.

🤍 .butera. (Bob Butera) - I studied yoga wih Bob for 500 hours YTT. His training opened the door to deep tistening, to developing a mind-body-spirit practice as a householder, and to noticing the space between.

🤍 (Irene Lyon) - Out of sheer need and a period of unweliess, I discovered my now nervous system mentor. Her lessons helped me understand stress physiology, my stored survival stress, and the impact it was having on my body. I connected deeply to the developmental movement lessons. I feel well — and move well most days now!

🤍 (Jill Miller) -I completed The Roll Model Method training to leam self myofascial release. I initially went into the training so I could teach it to others, but what was revealed to me was how much I needed this self-care fitness practice myself! Breath awareness is key!

🤍 (John Barnes) - I carry many impactful sayings from the late JFB, who trained me in myotascial release. To me, a father of Intuition, often sald: “Without awareness there is no choice." “If you enter a room already knowing what to do then you do not know what you are doing."

🤍 (Ella Mrak) - This human has a way with words that evokes deep feelings in my body. His work was embedded into the nervous system mentorship I mentioned earler. The gentle movement practices felt like a needed solo dance and have helped me find my boundaries.

Thank you, teachers!

02/26/2026

This is what Therapeutic Movement can look like for a preschool or kindergarten class. The theme for this class was ‘Playing with Scarves’. We danced with them , shook them, crumbled them into scarf balls, made a scarf sandwich, and eventually covered up with them for our resting time. I love their creativity, giggles, and openness to try new things.

I can design a fun and enriching Therapeutic Movement experience for your group too. Send me a DM!

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02/23/2026

This is near the end of two of my preschool classes, ages 3 and 4. I offer a themed-based and developmentally appropraite movement and exploration class for 30 minutes a week. After lots of play and movment to our theme, at the end of class, I offer a time to preapre for stillness. Not every child stays still and that is OK. They learn to stay quiet on their mat. My class activities are optional with guidelines including - stay on your mat, follow your own body, and do not touch your friends. They get a variety of opportunities to practice waiting and even taking turns, trying new movements, and using novel tools (and toys) in new ways.

I am gearing up for more time with children in the near future. I am really excited. These little humans are our future. I love offeing this type of class which gives them movement, self holding, noticing what is within their environmnent, and creative expression. We sing, we move, we play, and we rest in a safe (enough) space.

Is your group looking for enrichment through movement? DM me to learn more.

I am a licensed physical therapist, somatic practitioner, yoga instructor, and nervous system educator. I have worked with individuals from birth to seniors.

02/12/2026

These days are some of my favorite days of the week.

Here are a few clips of Therapeutic movement for ages 3–5.

In my preschool yoga (and more) classes, children explore:
• Balance and coordination
• Awareness of body, breath, and surroundings
• Moments of stillness
• Following the natural impulses of their bodies in a guided setting
• Creating shapes and movements in a fun class

As a licensed physical therapist and somatic practitioner, I integrate enriching exercises and offer optional gentle tactile cues to support awareness and regulation.

Each week features a new theme that brings together movement, play, and learning.

Interested in bringing therapeutic movement to your school or group? I work with all ages in . DM me.

02/09/2026

I had a day I will likely never have again.

On a fairly unplanned impulse, I drove two hours and twenty minutes to visit our daughter and son-in-law. What a sweet start - too short though.

My next stop — was to hopefully connect with at least one of the Venerable Monks at their evening rest stop as part of Walk for Peace. I made it thru parking and big crowd control issues this past Sunday evening, in a church parking lot in Alexandria, Virginia.

I thought the crowd would be light since it started at the same time as the Super Bowl. The crowd, cars, and frozen snow were not light!

AND then, in a weird and surreal instant, I was transported into PEACE. Not kidding…. I stayed for about an hour—standing in their presence and in the relatively quiet, attentive presence of the gathered crowd. I then drove back home carrying that peace.

Some notes:

☮️ One of the monks was offering a talk on peace, and the atmosphere felt deeply calm. At first, I couldn’t see them clearly or get very close.

☮️Then something shifted when they began handing out Peace Bracelets. As each person received one, they were asked to step back. The crowd gently moved forward, I felt the squeeze of the slightly tighter, but still peaceful crowd, and noticed a lttle feeling of constriction . Another weird-to-me moment, no usual feeling of fear from being in a tight crowd. The were people trying to create an opening for those of us who got our treasure so we could move to the back.

☮️One of the monks personally handed me a bracelet. Here’s a little snippet thru a video clip that’s not great quality, but it reflects the peace they offered, shared, and invited us to carry forward. It was a high quality moment!

☮️I will do my best to share peace and loving-kindness as much as I can. I am human, and I am learning, but my heart desires peace.

☮️My peace I give to you. Rang on in my heart . I want to pass it on, as it has been passed to me by the models in my life.

01/28/2026

I’m celebrating a start of a new year ☀️…it’s my birthday. Well, when I did the video it was, now i am allowing it to be a period of celebration. 🎉🎉🎉

In celebration, I’m honoring me by doing some more INTENTIONAL inner work. I’m a somatic practitioner and physical therapist who offers movement classes, private Myofascial Release Therapy with a trauma informed nervous system lens.

To be a solid practitioner you need to continue to care for your vessel and the internal parts.

Here’s a ramble of mine which is likely influenced from recent experiences.
🍥SPT level 2 Mentorship Q & A with . This was a call to allow for space and questions to be heard as we process the idea of taking a step further in the SPT training.
🍥Great interview with Dr Alex Howard and Irene on The importance of practitioners doing their own deep inner work. The very topic I am referring to.
🍥Connections with — I welcome a redo. LOL! There is a story— with lessons, I am grateful for that….
🍥Following my Ni**le~~~ influence by
🍥Following my impulses - niggles - nudges and I definitely need and want to dance more! ~~💃👯🕺🏼~~
🍥Watching a keynote speech by Dr. Alexandra Katehakis about the same topic of the impact of practitoners knowing themsleves, healing self to healing others….It is so good. She refers to the 4 Stages of Knowing - the last is The Deep Unconscious —> awakens through the BODY - what we experience as unconscious knowing shows up as bodily sensations 1st.
🍥My birthday and feeling I may be birthing or creating something . Emerging. Embers have come up a bit for me and recently in a potent way.
Desire to create a consistent spiritual practice - in solitude and with more stillness.

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I keep hearing a woodpecker tapping the tree often as I type this. I have seen many come to a feeder right at our window. Pausing to notice the imapact of hearing it.

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If you are a health practitioner, how do you care for yourself in this way of thinking — well, feeling? How did your body repsond to this? ⬅️

01/19/2026

Do you ever feel:
A Nudge
An Impulse
A Small voice
A Ni**le or wiggle????

What do you do about these nudges? Ignore them? Respond? Scroll?

Before learning about my own nervous system and how to listen and care for it, I’d follow the wrong impulses or ignore the healthy ones.

Now that I have improved my nervous system regulation, I’m feeling more, I’m noticing more.

On the date that I recorded this clip, I had a strong desire to walk in the snow covered woods and take my phone. This turned into considering making a clip to engage on Instagram. I’ve been off line for a few months as I’m in the midst of a transition into a new location to teach and share Therapeutic Movement in my hometown of .

I’m grateful for all the mentorship on nervous system health from who introduced me to the awareness that I have a unique to me nervous system with unique needs, nudges, impulses , and stress responses. I first had to really learn, at a foundational level, that we all have a human system with branches that have the same job to support us in times of danger, soothe us in times of connection, and heal/restore us in times of resting and digesting.

I’m happy to say with doing the ‘work’ with consistency, that I’m now able to sense these healthy impulses that I recognize can help me move forward and tap into my vitality.

I love discovering the account of who introduced me to a fun way to lean into these niggly, wiggly, and self motivating moments.

Listen and respond to your nudges! Go!

11/06/2025

Give this chat a listen. Check story or story highlight for the link. This episode on Soul of Menopause, Dr. and I chat about pain, fascia, the importance of awareness ~ especially as it relates to menopause.

I have learned more and confirmed the bidirectional nature of the fascial and nervous systems.

Thank you, for the chat and for the incredible opportunity to learn at .

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Bio of Lisa Loiseau, MPT Lisa received a degree in Exercise Science from University of Pittsburgh in 1992 and in Physical Therapy from Chatham College in 1995. She worked in clinical settings with adults and early intervention with children before she turned her focus to raising her own family. She re-entered the work force after 500-hours of adult yoga teacher training at Yoga Life Institute, ChildLight Yoga Children’s teacher training, coursework in Myofascial Release Therapy with John Barnes, and therapeutic training as a Roll Model Method Practitioner . She offers individualized physical therapy and myofacial release bodywork to support clients in the areas of recovery from trauma, injury or chronic pain. The focus on an individual session may include improvement of body mechanics and postural imbalances, an enhancement of body and breath awareness, and reduction of pain and stress reactions. She has created a unique class entitled Therapeutic Movement. In teaching this class, she combines physical therapy, gentle yoga-like positions, self care fitness/massage, and nervous system regulation. The classes offer a theme-based approach in which a wellness topic is weaved through each session incorporating healthy ideals and opportunities to make it an individualized, take-home experience. Lisa is married and the mother of 4 children. She resides in Lancaster, PA eager to share her love of postural awareness and mind-body practices while empowering students to acknowledge challenges, honor their bodies, and allow for adjustments when needed. She offers a safe environment to move and express oneself as she is a trauma-informed therapist. Typical students may have the following objectives: * Recovery from injury or chronic pain; * Learn better ways to move during the work day or daily routine to decrease pain, move with ease and improve posture; * Take better control during times of stress and overwhelm; * Develop personal strength and/or relaxation routines.