***Currently not accepting new clients until Mid-Late April 2025***

P3 Kinesiology

I moved to Courtenay, BC on Vancouver Island in 2020 and was excited at the opportunity I had to build my own studio at home in a shop on our property. I called in P3 Kinesiology, because I wanted it to be about an idea rather than just me as an individual. 3 words have come to be very important in the way I help people with movement and health & wellness.

1) Purpose

I believe that the path to self growth starts with a reflection of your ideal self and life. Our purpose is not one thing, but how we want to look, feel, act and how we want the experience of our life to grow or change.

2) Practice

Purpose can only take shape when you integrate an action or practice into your life which is aligned with the person you want to become and the life you want to lead. We will help you build a strength & conditioning, mobility, Pilates or Yoga regular practice into your daily/weekly life. Sessions, Classes, & Courses with P3K can help you build all 3 P’s, but ideally you also build a set of home practices as well as a gym/studio you can go to to practice + learn from others.

3) Perspective

First we reflect on Purpose and then we assess and plan for a Practice but the ongoing process requires us to build systems and/or frameworks to help remind, schedule, track progress and adapt and adjust our plans. I strive to help people learn, grow and change the way their bodies feel and move, but ideally also they way they think and their level of self awareness.

AIMS Goal Setting: Set a clear target, take a shot + repeat. Life is full of opportunities to practice.

I use a goal setting framework I call AIMS to help clients work through this process and help them to build a process for themselves that they can repeat forever. Ideally 1/month you reflect on your goals for your life and find an action you can take now on the journey towards that ideal.

Make the action SMART (Specfic+Measureable+Attainable+Relevant+Time Bound), by using the headings below to clarify the details of what you will commit to integrating into your life and routine.

A - Actions: Practices + Things you will do (Stretch, Massage & Move)

I - Intentions: Ideal Outcomes, Results, Behaviours (Improved mobility in…, be able to touch toes or do a single leg squat)

M - Motivations: Identity, Character, Experience, Meaning (Lift, play and hold my grandkids, feel confidence in body, etc)

S - Systems: Tools & Strategies (Plan, Organize, Schedule, Track, Remind, Assess + Support)

Ideally you repeat the process at least:

1x/Month do a 30 min session and come up with 1-3 SMART AIMS to work on for a month.

1x/Week schedule it into your weekly life

1x/Day reflect on your AIMS and track how it actually unfolded.

3) Daily Mobility Practice: Use body awareness and active control of your muscles, joints and breathing to adjust your posture + alignment to build more efficient movements and learn to recognize patterns. A good foundation for any movement program starts with healthy & efficient movements, repeated often and balanced with active rest & recovery.

-Foam Rolling + Trigger Point Relaxation

-Stretching + Gentle Movement

-AROM/Physio Exercises

-Body Breaks (get up, stretch, move and breath for 30-60s, especially when sitting often.)

-Breathing + Nervous System Regulation

4) Weekly Strength Practice: Lift heavy things, get short of breath and sweaty and do it at least 3 times a week, but ideally everyday.

-Gym Workouts/Classes

-Pilates/Yoga Classes

-Yard Work + Gardening

-Sports + Games

-Walk, Jog, Run or Ride

-5) Lifestyle Ergonomics and Hygeine: Look how+where you spend your time and attention daily and find ways to integrate your AIMS by imagining your daily schedule as an opportunity to fine turn your environment to make your AIMS more effective and easy to accomplish.

-”What I-Did Log”: Take 1 day to 1 week to track how you actually spend your time in blocks of 15-60 mins. Look at where you can possibly replace an unwanted habit/behaviour with your AIMS or a more nourishing habit/behaviour.

P3 Kinesiology and Ryan Murphy offer the following services to help you on your health & wellness journey.

Strength & Conditioning Privates and Program Design for Self Led Practice

Pilates Privates, Classes and Program Design for Self Led Practice

Kinesiology: Active Rehabilitation Programs (usually via ICBC after being in a car accident in BC)

Education: Courses, Workshops & Facilitated Dialogues