Meet Terence Ollivierra

Terence has cultivated a deep understanding of the body’s structure and movement. His journey began with exploring various modalities, which led him to Structural Integration and eventually Functional Patterns. Through this path, he found effective tools to address chronic pain and improve movement quality.

Why Functional Patterns? Personal Story:

After 30 years of dedicated yoga asana practice failed to resolve his structural issues, Terence found relief through Rolfing®️, which gave him a felt sense of internal support and alignment. However, after moving to Michigan, he couldn’t find practitioners who upheld the same standards, and the work produced no results. This led him to discover Functional Patterns, which offered a new path of organized, efficient movement that restructured his body from the inside out, unraveling pain and redefining his relationship to movement. Living with a spinal fracture (spondylolisthesis), Terence has found that a consistent Functional Patterns practice is key to his stability, strength, and freedom from pain. Occasionally, he travels to see select Structural Integration practitioners out of state to complement the foundational work FP provides. Through this experience, he realized that yoga asana — by design — inherently twists and shortens the body, creating structural imbalances rather than resolving them.

Passions:

• Helping clients break free from pain and postural compensation.
• Supporting natural, integrated movement that enhances quality of life.
• Exploring biomechanics and fascial integrity to deepen healing and function.

Focus and Future Goals:

• Deepening expertise in Structural Integration and Functional Patterns.
• Empowering clients with tools for natural alignment, balance, and coordinated movement.
• Fostering lasting improvements that support vibrant, pain-free living.

More About Terence Ollivierra:

• multi-instrumentalist, music producer
• Passionate about Nada Yoga (divine vibration) and stages above and beyond asana (poses): breath work, meditation.
• Loves to cook and work outside in the garden