I am a physical therapist specializing in the Climber and Mountain Athlete in Bend, Oregon. I have been a Climber and Mountain Athlete for 15+ years. Whether I was riding park laps at hyland in Minnesota, backpacking in the backcountry of PNW, or killing a day on a multipitch with close friend, it is, and will be my favorite way to enjoy the earth and my community. Inspired by the fine details of the world, and the work of art that is the human body, I received my B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology with a minor in Chemistry and Microbiology from North Dakota State University in 2017. This level of study allowed me to see the small details that make up our world and our bodies. It also allowed me space to confront how complex and overlapping these systems are, establishing a necessary foundation to holistically assess and treat people.
Seeking greater access to the spaces we have grown to love to be and create in, my wife Taylor Manoles and I moved out to oregon in 2019, pursuing my Doctorate of Physical Therapy at Oregon State University-Cascades. Along the way, I received incredible mentorship from community leaders in the climbing PT and performance athlete space, allowing me to build confidence in my interventions and planning for the patient and athlete alike. If you are someone who is serious about their health and performance, desiring a healthcare provider who is concerned with your entire wellbeing and will work just as hard alongside of you, I would love the opportunity to chat and work with you.
These days, Taylor, I and our border collie Finn are busy carving out our home here in Bend. Taylor has a successful fine art business creating oil landscapes, and I have recently embarked starting Dissonance.
ABOUT DISSONANCE…
Seeing a need for healthier, evidenced-based, training habits, specialized programming that understands the loading needs of the athlete, and struggling myself making sense of the seasons of life, Dissonance was created. A safe place where you can ask hard questions, seek harder answers, or just be.
I think all of us can remember a moment where we were proud. A moment, where faced with adversity, we overcame and triumphed. A PR in a race, topping your project, or having your first child.
I think we can also remember seasons of life that don’t let up, and more vividly, the moment of feeling utterly crushed and trapped.
Life is full of feelings. It’s a good thing.
In fact, the best stories, songs, and adventures include tragedy, struggle, tension, and victory.
Why wouldn’t your life be the same?
Each season of life comes with a version of a low and high point. Each song, a lull and a rush. Each sunrise and sunset, an invitation.
The ebs and flows of life can be paralyzing and demoralizing. Leaving us feeling defeated and empty. Often time, these seasons can leave us just like that, struggling to find purpose, focusing in on the things we lost, and feeling lost ourselves.
I believe these seasons have so much more to teach us than leaving us with these feelings. Sometimes I think the expectation and timelines we and our community place upon ourselves robs us of this learning. Shouldn’t there be more to gain from such an intense experience? What are you forfeiting in this process by rushing on?
What about these moments of clarity?
Dissonance is an invitation to notice, pause and be present in your current season of life. An invitation to look up when you are walking in darkness and to look out and down when you are standing in light. It isn’t about either of these moments that makes you, you. But rather the summation of these moments in due time, and the beauty and clarity it reveals in us.
Joy in sorrow. Presence in pain. Hope for tomorrow. Strength for today.
For joy is set before you; and the sun will rise again.
