Christian Paesano
For as long as I remember, I’ve always held a fascination for analysing and observing body movement. Training in gymnastics to a high level from a young age evolved into human biology being my favourite subject through High School. From there it felt a natural progression continuing these passions on to the study of Osteopathy at university.
Finishing the 4-year full time degree in London at the British College of Osteopathic Medicine (then the British College of Naturopathy and Osteopathy), gave me a fantastic opportunity to blend my observation skills in anatomy and biomechanics with a medical and scientific basis.
Leaving university, I moved to Greece where I set up and worked in my first osteopathic clinic combining Osteopathy with Naturopathy. Seeing for the first time how a body that moves well can be combined with diet and lifestyle changes to create massive positive impact in people’s lives was inspiring. Whilst there I attended 5 years of body orientated psychotherapy training. Supplementing this to the way I interacted with clients gave me an added advantage in being able to not only tailor programs to individuals, but to hone my skills in coaching and goal setting to help people more easily stick to and achieve great outcomes.
Moving back to London after 12 years with new skills I worked at the City Osteopathic Clinic in Bank, London. This was the first time I collaborated closer with personal trainers, yoga teachers and Pilates instructors. Working with clients with specific exercise and fitness goals inspired me to look closer at training methods, exercise prescription and rehabilitation.
After moving to Sydney in 2013 I have continued my own personal training and exercise exploration along with courses in functional movement, mobility enhancement, dry needling and taping techniques. After 15 years of my own personal yoga practice I completed my first 200-hour yoga teacher training course with Body Mind Life. This gave me a fantastic new insight into mobility, progressions in training and the role our inner worlds and mind plays in the way we feel in our environment.
I currently treat clients of all ages with a huge array of different conditions. Each person that comes to the clinic comes with their own story and I continue to find it both a pleasure and a source of great satisfaction to help people on their path back to healthy and confident bodies.