About Molly Bennett

I came to this work out of necessity. Beginning in infancy, I dealt with unexplained chronic health issues that became debilitating by young adulthood. I got my first answers in my early 20s when I was diagnosed with something called EDS, or Ehlers Danlos Syndrome. EDS is characterized by a number of symptoms including widespread musculoskeletal pain, chronic joint dislocation (“hypermobile” joints), unusually low blood pressure (leading to dizziness and fainting), immune deficiencies, chronic fatigue, and brain fog, among others. I was told by numerous doctors, medical literature, and everywhere I looked on the internet that my condition was genetic and there was little I could do to treat it beyond symptom management. It became clear that if I didn’t address these issues my physical and mental health would continue to deteriorate. I knew that I had to face it head on and find some way to deal with my symptoms.

I became a Certified Pilates Teacher and began teaching movement. I later studied the Alexander Technique extensively through the lens of hypermobility. This improved my pain, but I still found that these practices were managing my symptoms, not healing them. With these practices, I had to be vigilant about my body at all times. My symptoms were more manageable than they were before, but I was exhausted. I couldn’t be present with anything except my body, and my deepest desire was to be present with my life.

I began to question if these management strategies were truly my only option for improving my quality of life. It was when I allowed myself to start asking these questions that I began to notice interesting parallels between periods of emotional distress/mental health difficulties and flare-ups of my physical symptoms. Following this curiosity, I began a deep dive into other holistic body-based practices. After years of experimentation and searching, I was fortunate enough to come across The Fajardo Method of Holistic Biomechanics. Practicing it has transformed my health. I no longer meet the criteria for an EDS diagnosis: my chronic pain and dislocations have subsided (for those familiar with EDS, even my skin composition has changed). I have more energy and I am more emotionally regulated and grounded in my self. In fact, I have been stunned by the degree to which my emotional and physical wellbeing have turned out to be inseparable.

I’ve learned through this process that for most of us with a diagnosis of “genetic destiny,” there is so much more room for healing than Western medicine can offer. The truth I have come to know is how much all human bodies have in common, particularly in our capacity to heal. This practice has given me a life I didn’t know was possible. It is my greatest passion to share it with others who are seeking similar healing.