How Amari Works | Private Guided Movement in San Francisco

The principle

Your body can work differently.

Long hours, hard training, old injuries, and repetition can leave some parts of the body doing too much while other support is not fully participating. The place that hurts is real. It is not always the only place worth working with.

Amari works with the whole body in the moment. Position, leverage, breath, muscular engagement, touch, and small movements are brought together so your body can find a more available way to move.

The input can be subtle. The result does not have to be.

Garrett

The work is hands-on. You are active.

Garrett gives the precise guidance. You are moving and feeling throughout.

Whole-body

The work is not limited to the place that hurts. A shoulder, knee, jaw, or back issue may ask for a different whole-body setup.

Precise

Small differences in position, leverage, breath, and support can change what your body is able to do.

Individual

The work responds to the body you bring in that day. It is not a one-size-fits-all sequence.

An Amari practice member, seated on the floor, reaching upward mid-session

First experience

The Assessment lets you feel the work directly and decide whether the longer practice is right for you.

Between sessions

Living Practice gives you visual cues for the work you have learned, so you can return to it between visits.

Long practice

Over time, the client learns more of what to feel for and how to take over more of their own practice.

The assessment

One body can need more release. Another can need more support.

The Assessment begins by noticing how your body is working today, then matching the guidance to what is actually present.

When the body is working too hard

Some bodies need to let go.

They feel tight, contracted, and unable to settle. The work may create a setup where overworking can release and movement becomes less effortful.

When support has gone quiet

Other bodies need more participation.

They may feel unstable, heavy, or unable to find support. The work may ask long-unused parts of the body to participate again.

The point is not a label. It is finding the physical input your body can use now, rather than giving every person the same exercise or stretch.

What happens

Your $29 Assessment, in four parts.

Private, in person, and 50 minutes.

Assessment

Garrett looks at how you move and what is currently getting in the way—not only the place that hurts.

Hands-on guidance

Using movement, breath, simple props, and physical support when appropriate, Garrett guides a precise setup while you stay active in the work.

What changes

The work can create a substantial, immediate felt change: less pain, more available movement, or a body that no longer has to hold itself in the same way.

What comes next

You decide whether to continue. A longer practice gives you time with a skilled teacher as your body changes, plus visual cues to support your work between sessions.

The movement vocabulary

A growing practice, not a fixed curriculum.

Amari has a living library of movements and setups. What matters is not completing them all; it is learning what is relevant as your body changes.

Suspension squat

A supported squat that gives the hands, feet, legs, and trunk a different way to work together.

Hand balancer

A setup that brings attention and participation back into the hand and forearm.

Power posture

A whole-body setup for people whose head, shoulders, and upper back have been working in the same direction all day.

Vertical drop

A supported sequence that can help the neck, upper back, and arms stop doing more than they need to.

Active bridge

An active, supported bridge that asks the legs, pelvis, and trunk to participate together.

Passive bridge

A supported rest position that gives the pelvis, hips, and low back a different reference.

Spinal wave

A foam-roller setup where small movement and breath can change how the spine and ribcage are participating.

Spring step

A gentle standing sequence that explores participation through the feet, ankles, calves, and legs.

Your practice evolves as your body changes. The point is not to memorize a routine. It is to learn what to look for.

Garrett

What you get

What a session can make possible.

Ring 01

A change you can feel.

You come in with something that is getting in the way. The first question is whether a precise setup changes how it feels or moves.

Ring 02

More available movement.

When the body does not have to organize itself around the same strain, movement can feel more available and less effortful.

Ring 03

A learned physical reference.

Over time, you learn what a more capable version of your own body feels like—and how to return to it with less outside help.

The longer practice

It develops with your body.

Phase 01

First shift

The Assessment is a chance to experience the work directly. You do not need to know the method before you arrive.

Phase 02

Teacher-led practice

As your body changes, Garrett changes the work with you. This is not a fixed sequence to finish or a set of exercises handed over on day one.

Phase 03

More self-direction

With time, you can recognize more of what your body needs and use the work you have learned between sessions. Garrett remains the guide as the practice evolves.

FAQ

The questions everyone asks.

How many sessions does it take?

There is no preset number. The $29 Assessment lets you experience the work and understand what it may ask of your body. Some people come for a focused issue; others build an ongoing practice with Garrett as their body changes.

Can I do this virtually?

Some guidance can happen virtually, but the core Amari experience is in person: Garrett can see how you move and use hands-on support when it is useful. Ask about virtual options when you book.

I'm not flexible. Can I still do this?

Yes. You do not need flexibility or prior movement experience. The work begins with the body and capacity you have that day.

I've had surgery or have a serious diagnosis. Is this safe?

Tell us before you book. Some situations need medical guidance or clearance first, and Amari is not a replacement for medical evaluation or treatment. Garrett can help determine whether an Assessment is an appropriate next step.

How is this different from yoga or Pilates?

Yoga and Pilates can be excellent practices. Amari is one-on-one and hands-on: the session is built around the specific way your body is moving that day, rather than a shared class or prescribed sequence.

What if it doesn't work for me?

The Assessment lets you experience the work firsthand. You and Garrett will notice what changes, what does not, and what may be useful next.

A yoga block and a foam roller. That's it?

The tools are simple because the value is in the setup: where you are positioned, what you are asked to engage, where breath goes, and the real-time guidance around it.

How is this different from physical therapy?

Amari is not physical therapy and does not diagnose or treat medical conditions. It is private, hands-on guided movement for people who want to change how their body moves and feels. It can sit alongside care from licensed clinicians when appropriate.

I've tried everything. Why would this be different?

You do not have to believe in a theory before you come in. The Assessment gives you a concrete way to find out whether this particular kind of guided movement changes something for you.

Do I have to do something at home?

Not to begin. If you continue, Living Practice can help you revisit work you have already learned, but it is a support for the in-person practice—not a required generic program.

What changes in the room.