Julia Wyncoll Wellness - movement and mindfulness

Julia Wyncoll Wellness - movement and mindfulness Teaching movement and mindfulness is my passion. Health requires lots of movement, our busy lives require mindful attention to maintain health.

Hand in hand we can move through midlife with vitality, joy and strength. Julia teaches live classes through and does group coaching through her The Reset to Well Method 12-week transformation program. She is a certified Health Coach. She's mom to three incredible teens and a dog and married to her high-school sweetheart. Julis works with midlife women to maximize joy and vitality

, and to combat the stress of the midlife crunch. Regaining strength in the muscles and bones, and ease in the joints is a priority for now and as we age. Movement can be used as a way to re-connect to your self, and increase your mindfulness in every day living. Watch your stress lower as you start to come back to a strong and healthy body one step at a time.

06/17/2026

Whether I’m working with a professional athlete or a dancer, or a gen pop client, this is one of the biggest gifts I can offer.

Open up the space between your shoulder blades (please!). It delivers:

More space to breathe
More thoracic mobility
More power in the arms available
More rotation (and flexion and side bending)
Less neck pain
Less upper back discomfort
Less tech neck
Beautiful shoulder mechanics

I think the basis for all the reticence to have a normal rounded upper back and allow the shoulders to move forward is mostly a weird aesthetic one. We’ve been taught that being “tall” means having shoulders back. Posture is a meaningless system when it comes to creating good movers. Truth.

Movement is better when we work through a full range of motion, and create access, power, expression, range, comfort. Get good at moving your shoulders out of the way for your spine to move, it reaps such massive rewards for your neck, arms and lower back.

Strong shot? Strong throw? Strong punch? Big reach? Stop pulling your shoulders back posturally.

The slides show some of my fav ways to get at this. All of these could be done off the pilates machines - but they are a glorious aid if you have access.

The one with the arm on the wall should provide a massive stretch if you do it right. Lmk in the comments how to goes- and breathe into it.

06/10/2026

A client came in and told me her (fill in the blanks) practitioner had told her to do Rows to strengthen her winging scapula. If only it were that simple!

A scapula that wings is up and forward, goes with a shoulder, which lays on a ribcage, which sits on a spine, which is supported by a pelvis, which is supported by your femurs, your tibia, and ultimately relates to your ankle position. Any chronic position in the body is a full body compensation. It’s a pattern.

The thing is for some people these patterns don’t bother them. However, if the client is asking enough of their body in sport and life that we want to be as strong as possible, then looking at full body patterns likely has some huge gains.

My posture is quite common. It’s like Michelangelo’s David minus the alabaster. Most people sit in their right hip a little.

A little training that is also preventive and rehab focussed can go along way.

🫁 learn to breathe into your back- especially between your shoulder blades. The winging side will have a harder time at this

🦾 learn to use your serratus to open up your upper back -think elbows forward as you roll the roller up with wall, and shoulder blades wide. The band makes it harder. 5 reps and you’ll be cooked.

🩻 rotation is part of this pattern. You’ll have to learn to bring the winging side Back.

🫸 then you have to see if you can do all this against resistance: , downward dog and elephant, long stretch and plank… so many opportunities to figure this out. Eventually advance to one arm movements and rotation.

And then you can figure out the pelvis and feet ;)

Any one else been told one exercise will fix one thing? We are connected human systems, so it’s just not that easy.

Any movement into areas where you aren’t used to moving is good for the body. Find it, and spend some time there.

06/03/2026

Some studio notes of things I keep working on with clients… restoring access to and connection with hip extension.

If you want to push off- when you walk, run, skate, you need to feel the coordination of the hips to extend and have the freedom to do so. Most of us find the simplest action hard, cause we spend so much time in hip flexion (driving and sitting).

These are some good resources for studio programming. Learn how to teach a body to figure this out, and you’ve helped them a lot.

Have you tried these? Honestly the spine corrector one is a killer is you keep that torso engaged 🥵😅

May (you be happy) Celebrating my Uncle John- all American wrestler, legend of curiosity and love for life- with many de...
06/02/2026

May (you be happy)

Celebrating my Uncle John- all American wrestler, legend of curiosity and love for life- with many dear ones in San Fran including the first gathering of all my siblings in 6 years.

Officially have my own office for psychotherapy and rebooted the website for that side of my work.

Training hard. Hit a little bump in the road with my Achilles. 2 steps forward and one back is the way at my age, but in general still grateful beyond measure for increasing strength and agility.

Had all three kids home for a week. Our house is not big enough! Well spill out into the yard- little project loading- you’ll find me in the hot tub

In honour of John- live and love loud, wrestle with it all, come out on top.

7 years ago I followed a hunch to dive deeper into the complexity of being a human- and I am now 2 years into private pr...
05/27/2026

7 years ago I followed a hunch to dive deeper into the complexity of being a human- and I am now 2 years into private practice being a Registered Psychotherapist. The work is meaningful and I’m grateful for the opportunities to witness bravery and personal growth up close.

I work from a psychodynamic and relational framework. Many of my clients are high performers who also struggle with anxiety, imposter syndrome, even burnout symptoms. Our work helps align the outer life with the inner so at the end of the day, you truly feel good in your skin. My work is informed by social, economic, racial and gender politics and their intersections within personal wellbeing and lived experience.

I believe people can be more than one thing, and I maintain a thriving practice as a movement teacher which allows me to stay grounded and resourced. I can’t work with you as a therapist and a movement teacher, but I’d be delighted if you or someone you know could use my services in one realm or the other.

Follow the link in my bio for more info. And Please DM me if you have questions.

04/17/2026

3 out of 7 private clients came in today near back spasm.

Here’s what usually works (laughter and optimism crucial)

1) moving gently to remove fear: side to side, pelvic rock, pelvic half movement, upside down supported child’s pose. (All stuff they can repeat at home)

2) differentiate the pelvis/lumbar from the ribcage/thoracic. Crucial skill. Not easy.

3) Psoas ELDOA - I don’t alway ask for the feet part if someone is in a tough spot, keep it a bit easier)

4) activate the back. Many people forget this part. Don’t let the client walk out without the back muscles remembering what their job is. Super supported on barrel. Could do so on large ball at home.

Is something in the air? How’s your back?

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