Unfolding body by Rebecca Halls

Rebecca started her professional dance career in Montreal where she earned a BFA in Contemporary Dance at Concordia University. Upon graduation she moved to Berlin, Germany to pursue her choreographic work where she collaborated with numerous established artists and traveled to Copenhagen, Reykavik, London, Prague and Helsinki to perform and teach.

Parallel to her career in dance, Rebecca studied the Gyrotonic Method which helped her to prevent injury and take her dance career to extremes. She became certified in the method and began teaching which led her to eventually relocate to Los Angeles where she acquired further certification in Gyrokinesis and also began her career as a bodyworker. Still performing in music videos and commercials, Rebecca longed to shift fully into alternative health.

She began the long process of studying to become an Osteopath in 2016 at the Canadian School of Osteopathy in Vancouver. At that time, still juggling her dance career with intense studies, she sustained a back injury. Though devastated, she reframed it as an opportunity to learn through first hand experience and healed her back through the Gyrotonic Method and Osteopathic Manual Therapy with the help and support of her mentors.

At this point Rebecca knew she had to choose. So she retired from dancing and pursued Osteopathy fully while continuing to teach the Gyrotonic Method allowing her to practice regularly while looking after her own body as well.

During her time in LA, Rebecca had the honour of working with actress Natalie Portman throughout her pregnancy as well as the post natal period. Rebecca was then invited to Paris to work in a multi-disciplinary studio where she was able to work with Gyrotonic clients while offering Manual Therapy Treatments and Teacher Training Programs.

Rebecca spent three years in Paris deepening her understanding of Osteopathy with a mentor in Biodynamic Osteopathy as well as traveling to the Swiss International College of Osteopathy regularly for courses.

Rebecca had the opportunity to work with the legendary Catherine Deneuve and also continued to work with Natalie Portman while in Paris.

Longing to return to Canada to start a family, Rebecca and her partner Julian decided to make the move in October 2022 at which point they were introduced to the Marochi’s building in Cumberland where they have collaborated to create an incredible centre for wellness and movement.

Rebecca & Julian hope to offer to support to individuals through the Gyrotonic Method and Osteopathic Manual Therapy as well as welcome other practitioners to work out of the space.

Unfolding Body is a space where people who nurture others can practice self-care.

We offer private training supported by the Gyrotonic® Specialized Equipment, as well as small group classes, and manual therapy sessions catered to your individual needs.

At our centre you can take a private lesson with Rebecca on the Gyrotonic Specialized Equipment.

The Leg Extension Unit: facilitates functional full body movement sequences that strengthen upper/lower body coordination, and hand/foot coordination. Contra-lateral movement sequences in various planes increase functional strength and stability at all joints.

The Gyrotonic Pulley Tower: is a specially designed wooden machine with rotational discs and weighted pulleys that allow you to strengthen their muscles. using flowing, circular movements.

The Archway: The vertical, tiered ladder design of the Archway accommodates advanced strength and stability sequences by allowing users to perform exercises in various relationships to gravity- vertical, horizontal, diagonal, and inverted.

We also offer Gyrokinesis Group Classes on a chair and mat.

Some students may also want to dive deeper into the work in one of our teacher training programs.

The 6-day Pre-Training Course (30-hours) will give you all the fundamentals to of the methods and is the first step to becoming a certified Gyrotonic and/or Gyrokinesis Instructor.

All of this can be supported by Manual Therapy sessions offered by Rebecca. Our goal is to empower you to understand your body and your anatomy so that you can participate in your health, recognizing injury before it happens, allowing you to do more of what you love.

Pre & Post Natal Care

Rebecca is passionate about helping women prepare for birth as well as recover their bodies post birth. Rebecca is looking forward to supporting you through the immense physiological changes that happen in this process with the Gyrotonic Method and Manual Therapy.

Seniors

Rebecca enjoys helping seniors to maintain their mobility, and looks forward to helping you stay fit as you enjoy your golden years. She has helped her clients post cardiovascular surgery to regain their mobility and freedom.

Athletes & Dancers

Rebecca has worked with numerous high level athletes. The Gyrotonic Method is especially helpful for those who Golf and play Tennis as the special equipment is based on the basic spinal motions of flexion/extension, spiraling (rotation) and side bending which allows you to maximize your mobility while also remaining supple and fostering a deep internal strength.