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About Carrie

A lifelong athlete and spiritual seeker, Carrie has always had a deep fascination with the mind-body-spirit connection. She’s followed these interests down several different educational paths. Carrie has a Bachelor of Arts in Religion from Ashland University and a Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Georgia State University. She has also completed extensive graduate level course work in exercise physiology at Ohio University.

Carrie has trained in a variety of modalities and incorporates a blend of intuition and science into her work. She has trained in muscle energy techniques, craniosacral therapy, reiki, soft tissue and joint mobilization, dry needling, SFMA, running video analysis, VO2/threshold testing, and corrective exercises. She is a USA Triathlon certified coach and has worked with athletes for rehab, injury prevention, and performance.

Carrie has been involved in sports and outdoor adventures most of her life. She played a variety of team sports growing up, including basketball in high school and college. She began running and triathlon after college, competing in short and long distances up to 50 mile runs and Ironman triathlons. Her most recent adventures have been thru hiking the Appalachian Trail and the CA section of the Pacific Crest Trail and traveling in her van with her dog, Taj.

Bird’s Eye Wisdom Name

Sometimes we need a shift in perspective, to see things from a different view. A reminder that our perception shapes our reality, and no matter what is going on around us we always choose the lens through which we view our selves and our world.

Bird encounters have often reminded me of this. Witnessing the power and beauty of eagles and hawks soaring overhead, reflecting back those qualities we each have, too. Nimble and ornery hummingbirds hovering in front of my face and in my van, seeming to say “just lighten up and enjoy life.” Grouse blocking my path and chasing me on the trail, prompting screaming and cursing. The craziest encounter? A goshawk swooping down and stealing my business hat off my head as I hiked.

While the instant reaction to the hat theft was terror, screaming, running, and telling everyone I saw about it as I consoled myself with a pizza (love a thru hiker appetite!), I started reflecting on the meaning later on. I don’t really think anything is a coincidence, so sharing the hawk story with a friend and wondering about the meaning behind this encounter. The hawk DID steal my favorite business hat!

“Maybe it just means you’ll be doing your work from a higher perspective,” she offered, “from a different view.”

Her words struck a chord, and it felt like it was a calling to integrate all of myself into my work–the spiritual side and energetic work along with the science and coaching backgrounds in movement and physiology. These were the early seeds of Bird’s Eye Wisdom.

I am excited to share these new perspectives with you.