Helping women attend to the changing needs of their bodies and lives
Integrative, evidence-informed lifestyle coaching, therapeutic fitness training, and physical therapy for midlife and beyond
Welcome to Inner Rhythms Women's Wellness
IRWW Philosophy
Social support and connection is one of the pillars of women's health and wellbeing. Any endeavor intended to result in transformative change needs to be wholistic in ways that honor and address all of who you are and how you want to live. While you do need to "do it yourself", you don't have to go it alone.
Rather than "fix", I serve as a collaborator and supportive guide, listening and offering practical, problem-solving for the challenges every woman faces to update her current self-care habits, and create new ones that better support her changing needs throughout postmenopausal life.
Meet Lesley
Welcome, I'm so happy your're here. If you're like me, during your midlife transition you noticed your body changing in ways you didn't recognize. You wanted to do something to change the situation but didn’t know what. It’s can be quite frustrating. It's not just you, you aren’t imagining things and you don’t have to accept "that's just how it is at my age."
While my health and well-being will always be "works in process," I was able to, fundamentally, turn my gut, liver and cardiovascular markers around from the trajectory I was on. No more uncomfortable gas, bloating, and liver pain! My sleep improved and my hot flashes subsided too! I felt so good I wanted to help other women feel good too. I went through Dr. Wendy Sweet's extensive menopause training and certification program, My Menopause Transformation to become a certified practitioner.
I've been able to sustainably maintain the improvements on my own, tweaking as needed, with help from my chosen team of health care practitioners.
If you know what to do but aren't sure about how to go about it I'm happy to be part of your team to help you take control of your health, wellbeing and how you feel regardless of age or what life brings.
What I Can Offer You
Time, Attention, Collaboration....
Longer appointment times allow me to give you my full attention to hear what is going on with you without feeling rushed. Together we figure out the starting point or what comes next to create a bespoke, practical, and solutions-oriented approach to updating your lifestyle and fitness habits, to meet the changing needs of your body and life.
My focus is on women in midlife and beyond. In particular, I focus on postmenopausal women who desire to age in a healthy and vibrant way.
While I don't have all the answers, I can offer a variety of "how to" strategies you can learn to enhance how you feel and improve the quality of your life at any age.
Client Success Stories
Christina, Age 65
“Lesley is the best-kept secret that should NOT be a secret."
CAROLYN, AGE 63
“I have worked with Lesley for many years - first for PT after my hip replacement, then on improving pelvic floor health, and now on longevity health coaching. The breadth and depth of Lesley's knowledge seems endless and her thirst to expand that knowledge for the benefit of her patients certainly is endless. I look forward to many more years of working with her.”
Martha, Age 75
"Through working with Lesley I have made great improvements in hip flexibility and range of motion. She taught me how to maintain the improvements on my own. I have had one hip replacement and expected a second at some point. In fact, my motivation for working with Lesley was to be better prepared physically for the second replacement. Now I feel very confident that a second one will not be necessary."
Catherine, Age 56
“I am extremely grateful for the guidance Lesley gave me, bringing relaxation and then strength and coordination to my pelvic floor muscles. She offers a wealth of useful information which has been a joy to implement.”
Susan, Age 61
"While working with Lesley, I learned things I can do to free myself up. Equally important I had room to have my "Ah Ha" moments and realize that "I am not broken!!"
Jan, Age 60
“Caring, insightful, excellent listener, and an innate ability to understand my body from the inside out. I had many “aha’s” working with Lesley which she helped me integrate into my daily routine that improved the overall quality of my life”.
LeeAnn, Age 59
“Lesley took time to learn what was going on with me. She helped me understand and get a fresh perspective on the source of my age-related symptoms and their impact on my overall health which helped me set realistic goals. Her coaching approach included ongoing care, self-practice, and helpful resources for tracking, monitoring my progress toward my goals. She was engaging and upbeat during our sessions. Lesley helped me to better embrace my health with tools and information to practice wellness and successful healing. She provided an intelligent, well-rounded approach for better health now and into the future!”