About Me
Hi I’m Heather!
Otherwise known as Sid or Girija. I’ll answer to anything. Many of you know me as a dancer/fitness professional who likes to have a great time and be… well… obnoxious.
I started ObnoxiouslyFit because I want to share about my deepest interests: the meaning of life and how we can get as much as we can out of the years that we have.
I have done much soul searching in the 36 years I’ve owned this body. My gift is the deep connection to the human form and the energies that lie within and around it.
I believe my purpose here is to show you that you can live a full, balanced and happy life. I want to inspire you to take stock in your own body and mind. To do so, we must first recognize and honor the trauma we’ve experienced and then have steps and tools to release and heal.
Everyone will need different tools. And my hope is that you take full ownership of who you are and what you’ve been through. That you are empowered to become the boss of your own experience. That you have the deepest understanding of your own self – so you truly know what’s best.
EVERYTHING affects how you heal. Your food, your sleep, your workout choices, therapies we choose, medications we’re on, our inner dialogue… etc. So we’ll be talking a bit about everything! But I will be focusing on what I’ve found works best to connect the body, soul and mind. And that’s movement, breath practices, and mindfulness.
I look forward to working with you.
Want to know more about who I am and why I do what I do? Find my Bio below!
One of the first stories Heather told as a young child was that of a previous life. How she used to be a grandmother who broke her hip and could still feel the pain in her leg from time to time. Her very freaked out parents, who were fascinated by their three year old’s concept of past lives (and inside information on age and broken bones), often retold these conversations when their daughter continued exploring the deeper meaning of life and existence throughout her childhood. It’s been very clear to Heather from a young age, that we are all, at our essence, energy; and that our relationship with the energy within us and surrounding us can deeply affect our day-to-day lives. That we carry pain and suffering, but also knowledge and intuition, with us from past lives into this one. She believes movement, energy work, meditation and breathing techniques are amazing tools for flowing in our truest journey and handling what is arising in this lifetime.
As a sensitive child, she learned early to put up many barriers and a brave face. She wore her labels of “strong” and “emotionless” with pride. Nothing could get to her. She was “happy.” It was only when Heather spent several weeks at an Ashram meditating and studying the monastic yogi lifestyle that she realized these barriers had to come down to live a fully present and fulfilling life. That’s when the universe presented her with a Reiki practitioner. He came up to her one evening and asked if he could have a short session to work with her heart chakra. For one minute he placed one hand at the center of her chest and the other on her shoulder blades. Heather, not knowing what Reiki even was, said “thank you” and went on her way. The next morning, she woke up and spent the next four weeks crying. The gates had been opened, the barriers had been demolished, and she could now release the heaviness she had been holding in the last twenty years of her life. She knew Reiki had helped heal her and she promised to further investigate and share its power.
She went on to study the art of the human body as a dance major at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. There she learned that conveying with our bodies and movement can sometimes be clearer and more honest than communicating with words. Mindful movement can open a portal to better understanding ourselves. When we are able to transmute our deepest unspoken feelings to movement, we’re able to feel seen and “heard” in a safe way. This sparked an interest in all mind-body practices such as Yoga, Pilates and even mindful exercise. She’s spent the last ten years getting the best certifications in all modalities and sharing what she’s learned with hundreds of clients.
Heather has devoted this life to lifting the vibration of individuals through mindful movement, breath techniques, sound healing and energy work. For she knows, holding space for individuals to safely come into a deeper awareness of themselves is the first step to healing.
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Education & Certifications
- Bachelors of Fine Arts in Dance: University of Illinois
- Master Reiki Practitioner: Usui Tradition
- Master Reiki Practitioner: Shamanic Reiki Worldwide
- Intuition University Spiritual Psychic Level One
- National Academy of Sports Medicine Certified Personal Trainer
- Body Arts and Science International Certified Pilates Instructor
- Sivananda Yoga 500hr Certified Yoga Instructor
- Sivananda Yoga Seniors Yoga Specialty Certification
- Barre Intensity
- Buti Yoga
- Hot Buti Yoga

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