Sometimes it takes burnout to realize how disconnected we are from our bodies and to choose to listen and connect—the journey of alignment.
Life can teach us disconnection early.
My journey began at eight years old, when a gymnastics injury and medical negligence led to two surgeries, a massive hematoma, and a blood clot that nearly cost me my life. That experience planted a truth I have trusted ever since:
The body always speaks.
The question is whether we listen.
Listening, however, is a skill I had to learn.
Growing up in a dysfunctional environment…living inside the “unbreakable athlete” mentality… becoming one of the first female movement coaches in professional sports… carrying the physical and emotional residue of injury…and building a business alone in a foreign country – these weren’t just hardships.
They were invitations.
For years, I lived inside a rigid internal cage: driven, disciplined, productive – yet emotionally armored. I helped world-class athletes perform at the highest level while quietly ignoring patterns in my own body that were asking for attention. I was functioning, but disconnected.
True alignment began when I finally stepped into silence – my greatest discomfort.
I learned to observe without judgment.
To listen to my words.
To feel emotional scar tissue instead of pushing through it.
To release the ego that insisted strength meant constant effort.
Then, in my early 40s, I asked for a CT scan of my heart arteries – “just to check.” I had no symptoms, but my body was communicating. The result showed an 80% blockage in my LAD — the widowmaker.
What my childhood injury began, my adult life had continued: internal blockages, rigid patterns, and emotional armor that narrowed my capacity to receive, feel, and live fully.
That moment changed everything.
I didn’t need more strategy. I understood strategy and structure deeply — in sport, business, and life — but I also learned how easily they can suffocate growth when we are disconnected from our nervous system.
I needed a new relationship with my body.
When I stopped fighting and started listening, everything shifted.
Mind-heart coherence restored clarity and joy.
Presence dissolved pressure.
Alignment brought a strength that force never could.
Today, my work exists because I have lived both sides of high performance:
— the relentless achiever who outran her inner world
— and the woman who rebuilt from the inside out, beginning with her heart.
My mission is simple and precise:
to guide high achievers into embodied self-leadership — so they can move
from stiffness to flexibility,
from pressure to presence,
from burnout to alignment.
No one is broken.
At some point, we simply become disconnected.
Our greatest strength doesn’t come from pushing harder —
it comes from reconnecting with who we truly are.
That is the journey of alignment.
And when you are ready, I am here.
Baltimore Ravens Bodies Recover With Barbara Depta
As the Ravens prepare for their final regular-season game, their bodies are tired and sore.
This is especially the time of year that Barbara Depta can pay dividends.
Depta is a flexibility and mobility coach, certified nutrition specialist, and strength coach. What she really specializes in is fascia stretching, which heals tissues and speeds up rehabilitation.
She has been working with the Ravens since training camp and will have the task of rejuvenating the Ravens’ bodies and minds before they face the Cleveland Browns this Sunday with the playoffs on the line.
“The fascia system reacts to all stress physical, mental, and emotional,” Depta said. “It gets tighter if it is not treated, and a player’s overall functionality deteriorates. It is essential for physical and mental recovery.”




