I have a problem-solving mindset and use the scientific method to help train my body in a manner that is regenerative for my joint health, improves my posture and enhances my gait cycle mechanics.
My personal health goals are to live to 300 years old, be able to sprint pain free, dunk a basketball and perform at a higher levels of innovation.
Functional Patterns Human Biomechanics Specialist Level 2 Certified.
Formerly licensed Physical Therapist Assistant: 2018-2022.
My conscious health journey began when I was just 12 years old, after I asked my mom to stop feeding me fast food. As a middle school student, I vividly recall the experience of navigating the hallways and staircases, hurrying between classes with my large black trapper binder and notebooks filled with the smell of eraser shavings.
I remember the struggle of climbing a flight of stairs, feeling my legs burn, my chest pounding, and sweat forming on my back. Something felt off, and my intuition signaled that it was time for a change. Fortunately, I took a significant step by joining the 7th-grade wrestling team at Wickliffe Middle School, which prompted me to ask my mom to cut out fast food for the first time and it worked!
At 12 years old, I lost 10 pounds and wrestled in the 150-pound weight class. Although I was still overweight, short, and not in the best shape, I began to nurture a sense of hope within myself that change was achievable. From that moment on, I recognized the importance of prioritizing health and fitness in my life.
Fast forward over 20 years, and I have immersed myself in all things related to health and fitness. I played high school sports, including soccer, football, and baseball. In college, I shifted my focus to bodybuilding, HIIT and weightlifting. I later discovered yoga in my early 20s, fell in love with the practice, and became a yoga teacher for six years. I also earned certifications in Thai Massage and Reiki and obtained a passport to study yoga in India. I attended medical school, became a physical therapist assistant, and worked in various physical therapy settings for five years in my mid to late twenties.
Despite my extensive knowledge and experience, I still faced daily pain, energy limitations, and struggles with my physique and functionality for over 2 decades. I followed all the advice given by my coaches and teachers, yet I felt unfulfilled while still experiencing chronic pain and struggling to maintain
a healthy weight as my weight would yo-yo up and down all the time.
There were days and weeks when my sacrum would give out, leaving me bedridden until the pain subsided. At 21, my kneecap dislocated while playing baseball, necessitating surgery to remove the damaged cartilage. It was perplexing why chronic pain and severe injuries plagued me when I was so dedicated to my health. Thankfully, everything changed when I discovered Functional Patterns in 2016 while enrolled in my PTA program at Kent State Ashtabula.
Created by Naudi Aguilar, Functional Patterns equipped me with the tools to think critically about my body. For the first time, I understood that the human body must be trained in a specific way that respects how we evolved to move: the Big 4—Stand, walk, run, and throw. The integration of critical thinking, contextual circumstances, and understanding the human biological blueprint resonated with me deeply, thanks to Naudi.
Since fully embracing Functional Patterns, I have surpassed physical plateaus, and my chronic lower back and SI joint pain has nearly vanished. I continue to make significant health and athletic strides as I transition into my mid-thirties.
In 2025, I co-founded the Cleveland Biomechanics gym, where we emphasize a functional approach to life, enabling us to overcome fitness plateaus and gradually alleviate pain for both myself and my clients, exclusively using the Functional Patterns methodology.
At Cleveland Biomechanics, our mission is to transform lives and instill hope in individuals seeking sustainable solutions for their health and longevity. No matter your age or situation, if you fully adopt Functional Patterns, your best days are likely still ahead of you, if you stay committed and focused.
Throughout this business endeavor, my goal is to lead and guide transformations in the health of our region by redefining and continuously enhancing what it means to be functional and healthy.
In 2016, I discovered Functional Patterns while I was in the middle of the PTA program at Kent State Ashtabula.
Functional Patterns quickly humbled me and started teaching me how to assess my body and health in an objective manner by using photos and slow-motion videos to analyze my biomechanics.
As I learned more from FP, I realized how antiquated and limited the physical therapy field is when it comes to root cause problem solving for the human body.
I was learning the same educational material in my PTA program that they were teaching students 30 years ago.
In this process, I slowly discovered how my weightlifting and yoga practice kept recreating my injuries over and over again.
I would use FP to alleviate my pain, then go back to yoga and weight training and get injured again.
A consistent cycle on repeat for many months, until I decided I didn't want to be in pain anymore.
In 2017, despite yoga still being my passion, I decided to take a break from yoga for a while and solely focus on doing Functional Patterns to correct my dysfunctions and imbalances.
I haven't had the urge to go back to yoga ever since.ㅤ
I worked in the medical field as a physical therapist assistant from 2018 until 2021.
I worked in outpatient and inpatient settings, working with older adults in wheelchairs who have mental disabilities, all the way to the average person capable of driving to and from visits.
In 2021, I stepped away from the physical therapy field because I had the opportunity to train clients just using Functional Patterns protocols at a local gym in Willoughby, Ohio.
In the same year, I completed my Human Biomechanics Specialist Level 1 course with Functional Patterns taught by Naudi Aguilar.
I'm in the best shape of my life, even as I age into my thirties because of FP.
My pain is slowly less and less every year and I'm getting at the root cause of my movement and pain problems each and every day.
I enjoy training my clients and helping them solve their own issues with pain and movement imbalances.
There's no better purpose, that I can think of, than helping to alleviate the suffering in another person's lifeㅤ
FP has given me the best mindset and tools, so far, to help me complete my mission in helping the people around me become more functional and pain free.
Functional Patterns can be an uncomfortable process to learn, un-learn and start over again when it comes to improving your health, wellness and fitness.
My advice for anyone new to Functional Patterns, is you have to be open minded to the idea that you have been doing things wrong and incorrectly the majority of your life.
Just like I had to start over, in my own life, as an avid Yogi and medical professional.
Everything from my athletic endeavors in school, to my yoga teacher training and even my college career as a PTA, it all fell short on how to actually nurture my body in a regenerative manner.
Credentialism is still based on learning antiquated systems that are good at making profit and not necessarily good at helping people solve their health issues at the root causes.
If you’re trying to determine who can help you with any of your health issues in life, see who can show objective before and after results on themselves with their own body and with the bodies of their clients.
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