Today we’d like to introduce you to Christine Tracy.
Hi Christine, so excited to have you on the platform. So before we get into questions about your work-life, maybe you can bring our readers up to speed on your story and how you got to where you are today?
My path into this work wasn’t a straight line.
I started as a personal trainer at 21 years old while raising my one-year-old daughter , Hazelas a single mom. At the time, movement was a way to create stability, strength, and a future for us both. What began as a career in fitness eventually became a much deeper exploration into the relationship between the body, healing, and human potential.
Over the years, I studied functional movement, nervous system regulation, psychology,somatics, energy medicine, and indigenous wisdom traditions. Along the way, I found myself at a crossroads. I thought I was going to law school and had every intention of pursuing a completely different path. Instead, I followed a growing curiosity about why so many people were doing all the “right” things yet still felt disconnected from themselves.
They were exhausted, stuck in pain, second-guessing their intuition, or living from obligation rather than aliveness. I realized that information alone wasn’t the missing piece. The body was.
That realization led me to create The Formation Method, an approach that integrates somatic coaching, restorative and strength-based movement, nervous system regulation, and intuitive inquiry. The work evolved from over two decades of helping people move better while discovering that true transformation isn’t just physical. It’s relational. It’s about rebuilding trust with ourselves.
Today, my work sits at the intersection of science, embodiment, and soul. Rather than treating the body as something to fix, I help people listen to it, understand it, and partner with its wisdom. Again and again, I’ve witnessed that when people learn to trust their bodies, they don’t just move differently. They live differently.
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
Not at all.
Like many entrepreneurs, I’ve navigated self-doubt, financial uncertainty, One of the biggest challenges has been building work that doesn’t fit neatly into a single profession or category. My approach bridges Western medicine, natural healing, therapeutic inquiry, movement science, and somatic practice. Because there wasn’t an existing blueprint for this kind of integration, I’ve spent years developing a model that honors both evidence-based practices and the body’s innate wisdom. It’s required equal parts courage, curiosity, and trust, and much of the journey has involved creating a new roadmap rather than following an existing one.
But some of my greatest challenges came through my own body.
Years ago, I survived a 30-foot climbing fall that resulted in three fractured vertebrae. I’ve also navigated multiple autoimmune and chronic health challenges that affected my neurological, endocrine, hormonal, and immune systems. Those experiences forced me to confront the limitations of many conventional approaches and sent me on a deeper search for understanding.
Living through injury, chronic symptoms, pain, fatigue, and recovery changed the way I view healing. It taught me that the body is not a machine that breaks and needs fixing. It’s an intelligent system that is constantly adapting, communicating, and seeking balance.
Personally, I’ve also moved through burnout, grief, major life transitions, and the ongoing challenge of balancing motherhood, entrepreneurship, and my own wellbeing. More than anything, those experiences required me to practice what I teach. They taught me how to listen to my body rather than override it.
One of the greatest lessons has been learning to trust slower, more sustainable growth. Healing doesn’t happen through force, and neither does building a meaningful business. Both require patience, relationship, and a willingness to listen to what is asking for attention.
We’ve been impressed with Formation Self Care , but for folks who might not be as familiar, what can you share with them about what you do and what sets you apart from others?
At the heart of my work is helping people rebuild trust with their bodies.
I work primarily with high-functioning, caring women who are often the ones everyone else depends on: therapists, healers, entrepreneurs, leaders, and creatives. Many have spent years trying to think their way through challenges, manage symptoms, or push through pain, yet still feel disconnected from themselves.
Through The Formation Method, I help clients understand the language of their bodies. My work integrates somatic coaching, functional movement, nervous system regulation, strength and restorative movement practices, and intuitive inquiry. Together, these approaches help people move beyond symptom management and into a deeper relationship with themselves.
What sets my work apart is that I don’t separate the physical, emotional, mental, and energetic aspects of being human. A movement pattern can tell a story. Chronic tension can reveal an unmet need. Pain can become a doorway to greater awareness. Rather than focusing solely on fixing problems, I help clients develop the skills to listen, interpret, and respond to the wisdom already present within them.
I’m also passionate about bridging worlds that are often kept separate. My work draws from movement science, somatics, therapeutic principles, natural healing traditions, and nervous system research, creating an approach that is both practical and deeply transformative.
What I’m most proud of is the trust my clients place in me and the transformations they experience. Again and again, I witness people move from self-doubt to self-trust, from disconnection to embodiment, and from surviving to truly feeling alive in their lives.
If there’s one thing I’d want readers to know, it’s this: your body is not your enemy, nor is it a problem to solve. It is constantly communicating with you. When you learn how to listen, everything begins to change.
What are your plans for the future?
I’m excited about continuing to evolve and expand The Formation Method while making this work accessible to more people.
For the past two decades, much of my work has been in one-on-one settings. While that will always remain an important part of my practice, I’m looking forward to growing my group program Vessel (both online and in studio offering), collaborating, traveling nationwide and abroad offering workshops, and membership offerings so more people can experience the power of embodiment, movement, and nervous system education within a supportive community.
On a personal level i’m in deep study of “what it means to be a villager”.I’m interested in creating a small intentional community to grow old with.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.formationselfcare.com
- Instagram: @formationselfcare
- Facebook: @formationselfcare
- Youtube: @formationselfcare
