About the Founders

 
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I learned the importance of an unprocessed diet, the power of movement, and responsible choices. I took control of my health and started making these permanent life changes.

I started making smoothies and eating more broccoli and spinach. I hired a personal trainer. Consequently, I started feeling better: overtime, my migraines lessened; I went off my conventional medication; and I lost the excess weight. But, most importantly, I had a clear mind and I learned the power of holistic healing. I then decided to turn my career into a mission.

I stepped away from the massage business my family and I owned and aimed to bring balance to everyBODY. As a natural problem solver and following a decade as a Neuromuscular Therapist, I  started Posture Police. Posture Police is the Therapeutic Fitness conduit between Yoga and Physical Therapy, applying numerous yoga like exercises with a physical therapy philosophy. I continued to expand my knowledge and expertise into holistic nutrition, personal and business coaching, and marketing.

After working with special needs children, many seniors and everyone in between, I acted on my even larger vision, Holisticrats. I see a vision for Holisticrats Yoga and Wellness to be the foundation for a Holisticrat Movement to ignite in Coral Springs.

Matthew Hamburger

I remember when one of favorite bands was coming into town. I was so excited. I needed this concert, because I used music as my emotional coping mechanism.

I was 23 years old and I was 40 lbs overweight addicted to overeating ice cream, Publix subs, and Friday’s Hamburgers. I had a gym membership, however, I only made occasional appearances.

Before heading to concert, I was about to start eating dinner, but I was overcome with wave of blurry vision and cold body sweats. I knew it was a migraine when my left fingers and lips went numb. I thought to myself, “Why isn’t this preventative migraine medication working?” Unfortunately migraines were a common occurrence for me.

This was my “enough is enough” moment. I was no longer going to let migraines take away my favorite thing in the world. From that moment forward, I made the decision to focus on my health and take my health seriously.

Immediately following this incident, I started a juice cleanse and began to obviate my migraines. Conventional medicine had already failed me, but I didn’t know the eye-opening, life changing knowledge I was about to discover.

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Matthew’s Credentials

B.A. Business Management from Florida Atlantic University

Florida Licensed Massage Therapist with 1000 hours of training

A.S. Advanced Therapeutic Massage from Florida College of Natural Health

Neuromuscular Therapy Certification

Sports Massage Certification

NCSF Certified Personal Trainer

DSP Elected President


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Juliana Bottini

HOW I HEALED MY DEPRESSION, OVERCAME THE NEED TO “FIX” MYSELF, AND BECAME A YOGA TEACHER

I wasn’t always this smiley, confident. happy and in love with life person I am today.

I grew up in a really nice town. I had a lot of privilege and everything on the outside looked perfect.

But inside, I was crying out for help and I didn’t know how to ask.

My freshman year of high school was one of the hardest years of my life.

That year, my beloved stepfather died of brain cancer.
That same year, my biological father left NJ moved to FL with his new family and decided to stop paying child support.

So you better believe, as a 14-year-old girl, I didn’t know how to cope with my emotions and I created a lot of unhealthy coping mechanisms.

By the end of that year, I was suffering from depression, suicidal thoughts, and a deep need to “fix” myself. I thought all the bad things in life were my fault and if I just “fixed” myself- was prettier, smarter, sexier, cooler then everything would be okay.

I spent the next years changing everything about myself.

Until an angel walked into my life. My first spiritual teacher. She taught all about meditation, energy, healthy eating, and yoga.

For the next decade, I dove deep into my self-healing journey.

I got the privilege to study yoga philosophy under Edwin Bryant who taught me the ancient power of yoga and led me to fall in love with the Bhagavad Gita.

I got to study in Vrindavan, India. That’s when I met my most pivotal teacher Jessica, a Vedic Psychologist.

Jessica taught me how to accept myself and start to make healthy choices in my life. She saw my power before I did and she was the first person to tell me I had the ability to hold space to help others heal too.

She taught me how to heal myself so I could be a healer.

I am a healer because I’ve been through the darkest places and I brought my own light back.

Today, my depression is gone, I feel confident being my authentic self, and I do what I love.

As my life transformed, I knew I had shared these tools that saved my life with other people. That’s why I became a yoga teacher and opened Holisticrats Yoga and Wellness.

 

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Juliana’s Credentials

B.S. Nutrition with a minor in Yoga Philosophy from Rutgers University

200 hour Registered Yoga Teacher

1,000+ hours of  yoga teaching experience

Certified Teacher for Kids, Senior, Therapeutics, Bhakti and Yin Yoga

Usui Holy Fire Reiki Master Teacher

Doreen Virtue Certified Angel Card Reader

Spirit Junkie Master Class Graduate by Gabby Bernstein

Yoga Philosophy Teacher trained by Edwin Bryant and Satyanarayana Dasa Babji