Biography

As the Owner and CEO of Athens Movement Practice, Jessica is the backbone of AMP business operations. She began her journey into movement through academia; and holds degrees in psychology, kinesiology, and a PhD in neuroscience. Her studies emphasized the effects of physical activity on the brain and human behavior.

Jessica has also been a runner for many years, having completed races at every distance from 5K to the Marathon. After experiencing an injury during marathon training, she began exploring natural movement fitness through the study of MovNat.

Training for MovNat allowed her to access the strength and capability she did not know she possessed. More importantly, it allowed her to explore movement just as her growing children were, from the center out and the ground up. She learned how to breathe again, she strengthened her core, she found a passion for BETTER movement.

Jessica recently completed a certification in Pre & Postnatal Coaching through Girls Gone Strong. She not only believes that strength has no gender, she lives it every day.