Movement is more than exercise. It’s how we show up in the world..

About Coach Jesse

I am Coach Jesse, creator of the TAOFit Method. I have been coaching for nearly 27 years, with the past 15 focused on helping people navigate chronic pain and injury.

I played varsity basketball for two and a half years at Austin College, a small Division III school in Texas. Basketball taught me discipline, resilience, and how to work through challenge with intention. I also learned the difference between being hurt and being injured, and how consistent practice builds durability.

My own path has been shaped by six knee surgeries, multiple concussions, and persistent pain. Learning to move with awareness has been slow and frustrating, but it has been the most important work of my life.

At 19, during my sophomore year of college, I crashed a motorcycle at high speed. I did not break bones, but the wreck cemented a pattern I was already living: ignoring signals, pushing through pain, and disconnecting from my body. It ended my basketball career and closed a chapter of my identity. It also began the path that brought me into movement education, and eventually back to the game as a coach.

I have been the athlete, the patient, and the person who wondered if strength would ever return. I once believed movement was something to conquer. Now I know it is something to study and respect.

The TAOFit Method was not built from textbooks. It grew out of lived experience, thousands of hours with clients, and mentorship from teachers who shifted how I see the body. Gary Ward of Anatomy in Motion deepened my understanding of gait mechanics. Joseph Schwartz of Dynamic Neuromuscular Assessment reframed how I assess and guide human movement.

My background in exercise science and massage therapy was only the starting point. I have spent years studying human development, evolutionary biology, neuroscience, psychology, and behavior to better understand how people move, adapt, and make sense of their bodies.

I am especially focused on the natural patterns of human movement: crawling, walking, falling, and getting back up. Even embryology shows the architecture that wires us for these patterns.

The TAOFit Method brings these studies together with my own injury history, the experiences of my clients, and the guidance of my teachers. It is an evolving practice shaped by curiosity and direct work with real people.

This is not a performance program. It is a return to fundamentals — awareness, breath, exploration, and practice that reconnects you to your body.

If you are ready to change your relationship with pain, I am here to guide the process. This work is not about pushing harder. It is about building awareness and learning how to move with your body. Let’s begin.

Credentials

  • B.S. in Exercise and Sports Science

  • Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT)

  • Coursework in Strength & Conditioning, Functional Movement, Corrective Exercise, and Rehabilitative Sciences

  • Over 27 years of coaching experience

Fun Facts

  • I coach middle & high school basketball and run a weekly community open gym for kids.

  • I love working with people who feel like traditional fitness left them behind.

  • I believe the floor is one of the most underrated pieces of equipment we have.

Let’s get you moving.