When I started in February 2025 my body had been slowly breaking down from 3 seasons of farm labor and a torn ACL prior to those years of hard labor.  My posture didn’t feel right and I knew some things were wrong, notably my shoulder blade poking out(winged scapula) and some anterior pelvic tilt that led me to developing severe Achilles tendinitis in the fall of 2024.  My calves and hamstrings were pulling all the weight and I had no idea what was even happening.  I was in and out of Orthopedics every other month for a different symptom based treatment and physical therapy.  Nothing really got better except for some small improvements that quickly reversed themselves on a weekly basis.  I was running in circles and realized any amount of time or money would be worth getting out of pain.  I had heard of functional patterns a year ago at the point when I decided to find the nearest practitioner.  In the first session Jared helped me to gain control of my scapula and pull them into place and essentially gave me the tools to reverse my winged scapula and it only got better from there.  13 sessions in over the course of 6 months and I have nearly reversed my winged scapula, anterior pelvic tilt, and Achilles tendinitis.  In the process I have discovered many areas of pain to be addressed and increased my mind body awareness drastically.  I look and feel like a different person and this is just the beginning.  I have finally been able to start skateboarding again, my Achilles tendinitis is almost nonexistent even after 8 hours of labor, walking 3-5 miles a day.  I have more hope every session and Jared has been a phenomenal instructor for this program.  He has the knowledge and skill to address just about any postural issue I have.  I am grateful everyday for functional patterns.  Thanks to Jared for passing along the techniques.