Movement Arts Clinic
“Where Movement is an Art and a Science”
Physical Therapy & Personalized Training
Discover what it is to feel free in your skin, to move with grace, and to work with a therapist and trainer who appreciates your strengths, your experience, and your vision.
At the Movement Arts Clinic, knowledge is fuel, collaboration is power, and you are the engine. Together we will work to learn your strengths and grow your potential for healthier living whether you are seeking greater athletic potential, decreased pain, or increased confidence with movement.
Therapy or Training
Which way to go?
Physical Therapy
One on one sessions designed for healing tissue and restoring movement and function. May be used post-operatively, following injury, or for chronic conditions.
Personalized Training
One on one or small group sessions for improving health and fitness under the guidance and supervision of a highly qualified movement professional.
Performance Training
Be it dance, yoga, surfing, rock climbing, or mountain biking, get the most out of your physical pursuits. Gain insight into how you move and how you can improve.
"Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving" —Conrad Hilton
Meet Ryan
Ryan Lawrence PT, CSCS, CAFS
A Central Coast native, Ryan’s life and careers have taken him across the country and around the globe. Originally a professional ballet dancer with a BFA from the Juilliard School, his passion for movement began when he was 7.
Following a dance career that culminated in the Netherlands, where he lived for 8 years, he studied to become a physiotherapist at the International University of Professional Education in Physiotherapy “Thim van der Laan,” where he graduated in 2011. A wife and 3 children later, he returned to his roots in California where he has held numerous positions in the health and fitness industry, including National Team Trainer and video presenter for group fitness content provider Mossa, and Fitness Director and Post-Rehabilitation specialist. Most Recently he was a staff physical therapist at San Luis Sports Therapy in Morro Bay where he enjoyed working with a diverse population helping children, adults, and seniors restore movement to their lives.
However, already a business owner, Ryan felt a need to expand his services and create his own space where his vision of movement, health, and wellbeing could flourish. Hence was begun the Movement Arts Clinic.
Housed within the Movement Arts Center, Ryan and his wife's place for dance and movement, the clinic now allows the center to fulfill its mission of providing a space for joy and movement for people of all ages and abilities