About Kai Aird
“Transform the trauma into triumph.”
-Kai
Hi there! I’m Kai Aird.
What I do in a nutshell: I lead the underdog who has fought to make right the injustices in life that have led to anxiety and chronic pain. I bring health and wholeness to the shattered areas of the nervous system creating an environment for empowerment, agency, education, revelation, and regenerative healing to the mind, body, and emotions.
I’ve been a licensed physical therapist since 1998, but am now fulfilling my passion and purpose to uncover pain in the body from hidden emotional roots in the heart, mind, and body as an integrative physical therapist. I am currently based in Jupiter, Florida and enjoy all things nature, God-inspired, and world travel.
“The world breaks everyone and afterwards many are strong at the broken places. ”
How Kai’s journey with chronic stress and chronic pain began.
Born in the 70s and a classic product of the 90s, I had 2 things raging strong within me. One, a deep love for all things dance, funk, disco, salsa, jazz, R&B, reggae, and hip hop. Two, a deep rooted pattern of thinking and behaving that was hardwired within my nervous system creating disconnection, people pleasing, and perfectionism.
These patterns drove my migraines and digestive issues that began in my early 20s while studying in Miami getting my BS in Physical Therapy at FIU (Florida International University). These patterns allowed me to gravitate towards toxic relationships that silenced my agency and neglected my emotional needs.
My “Kairos moment” came at a breaking point when my normal daily function was seriously affected by my health. Already a manual physical therapist specializing in neuro - functional movement for 20+ years, I decided that prescription medication with horrible side effects for my now frequent migraines & hair loss and developing ulcerative colitis was not the route I was willing to take. I took a 180 degree turn and began to take an honest look at my life. I saw clearly how stress, angst, and subconscious use of dysregulated strategies to protect myself did not have to continue. I had a choice. Initially, I had no idea how to “fix” my issue. With the help of a mentor, I began to discover my true self. With a deep dive into research & neuro science I slowly released myself of heavy burdens I carried as false (limiting) beliefs that had become my identity, and had manipulated it’s way into my heart as my truth, and into my body as neuro emotional tension.
I went back to school and completed training in Functional Medicine under Garric Vosloo and AFMCP (Institute of Functional Medicine), becoming licensed with PWA (Professional Wellness Alliance), and many neuro-science based certificates. God opened my eyes to the connection of my nervous system and my psycho-physiological state. Eventually my digestive issues disappeared, and sleep became my friend again. Combining my skills as a Master NLP Practitioner, a Heartmath Stress and Anxiety Certified Practitioner, and a Heartmath Trauma-Sensitive Certified Practitioner, situations that once gave way to migraines are now dissolved with techniques and tools that have reframed old habitual ways of thinking and perceiving myself and others. My most profound healing has come from inner child & parts work that has healed wounds from my past and liberated me from triggers that previously led me towards freeze and fawn reactions within my nervous system, debilitating my autonomy, leading me to lifestyle and relationship choices that did not honor my highest good.
Throughout the years and ongoing studies, my influences have come from the work of The Holy Bible, John E. Sarno, Gabor Mate’, Bruce Lipton, Stephen Porges, Maxwell Maltz, David D. Clark, Robert Sapolsky, Thomas Hanna, Moshe Feldenkrais, Bessel Van der Kolk, Deb Dana, Louise Hays, Candace B. Pert, Margaret Paul, Joseph Murray, Norman Vincent Peale, James S. Gordon, and many others.