I’m so delighted you are here!

Meet your coach

Hey! I’m River (they/them), founder and coach of Flow State Movement. I started this work to reclaim movement as healing practice in my own life, and to share that with others. I believe movement is medicine, and we all deserve to access pain-free movement that brings us joy.

I am a fun-loving, trauma-informed coach, deeply dedicated to understanding your unique movement needs, goals, and curiosities. I love working with people from all levels of experience!

ACSM Certified Personal Trainer

  • Please use the green bottle of financial privilege to assess your rate. Flow State is my primary source of income, and it’s important that I respect my well-being by earning enough for my future — AND it is important that YOU respect your well-being and invest your money where it is necessary to meet your own needs and future. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.

  • I am trauma-informed! not an expert, but I'm always learning, very aware, and super receptive to feedback. I have my own history of trauma and have been learning somatic techniques for regulating my own nervous system for over a decade. I am aware of the traumas that emerge to consciousness during fitness that are resting in our muscles, joints, and subconscious. I would love to know how you like to be supported when triggered, and if you have any needs or boundaries I can support during our time together!

  • I am certified by the American College of Sports Medicine as a personal trainer, and I am CPR/First Aid certified, too!

  • I grew up dreaming of playing pro soccer, but Maryland turned into a collegiate lax player instead. I love all sports, but especially the ones where we all play as a team and chase a ball around a field/court. I am learning karate from @playfightmove, and love to dance with @queergaragegym, and play acro-yoga with @whenqueersfly!

  • I chose this name because of the pleasure I find in rigor and effort; the sense of peace and bliss achieved in movement. I believe we all have the capacity to grow our access to flow state and want to teach movement as an option for my community. You can achieve a flow state by doing so many things… through art, dance, sex, music, connection, etc. Movement and fitness are what I love; they are my entry point into the flow state, and I hope to share them with you!