About Martina

I'm interested in what makes people feel good in their bodies.

I'm Martina, the person behind VIVESCO Active Living.

My approach to health and wellbeing has been shaped as much by my own experiences as it has by my formal education.

I've always been interested in movement, but my relationship with my own body hasn't always been straightforward.

I grew up near Frankfurt, Germany, and was involved in gymnastics, dancing, volleyball and karate from a young age. In my early teens, knee and back problems eventually meant I had to give many of those activities up.

I lost confidence in my body and became less active.

Eventually, I started experimenting with exercise and rehabilitation for myself.

Slowly, things changed.

I went from struggling with movement to eventually being able to jog a few kilometres without knee pain — and, perhaps more importantly, get back out dancing with my friends. Ages 14 - 19

That experience stayed with me.

It taught me that the body isn't something we should simply fight against when it doesn't behave the way we want it to.

Sometimes we need to understand it better.

I've never stopped learning.

After moving to Perth in 2008, my interest in the human body continued to grow.

I became particularly interested in connective tissue, fascia and the relationship between movement and the body.

That curiosity has continued to shape the way I work today.

I've returned to karate, achieved my 2nd Dan and competed nationally in Australia. And as I've moved into my own 40s, I've also become increasingly aware of how much our bodies change throughout life.

That has only strengthened my belief that wellbeing shouldn't be about trying to stay the same forever.

It's about learning how to work with the body you have now.

My philosophy

Your body isn't a problem to solve.

  • I don't believe in treating people as a collection of symptoms.
  • I want to understand the person sitting in front of me — their history, their goals, their experiences and what they need from their body.
  • Sometimes that means hands-on therapy.
  • Sometimes it means movement.
  • Sometimes it means exercise.
  • And sometimes the most valuable thing I can give you is a better understanding of what's happening in your own body.
  • My role is to support, educate and empower you — not to make you dependent on me.

My qualifications

Australian Qualifications

Advanced Diploma of Remedial Massage — 2025
Certificate III & IV in Fitness — 2012
Bachelor of Health Science (Complementary Medicine) — 2011
Advanced Diploma of Naturopathy — 2011
Advanced Diploma of Western Herbal Medicine — 2011
Outstanding Herbal Medicine Graduate — 2011

German Qualifications

Relaxation & Wellness Massage Therapist — 2007
Animal Naturopath — 2008

Selected Professional Education

My education has continued well beyond my formal qualifications, including further study in movement, fascia, functional ageing, soft-tissue approaches, exercise and body awareness.

Some of my additional training includes:

  • Anatomy Trains in Motion
  • Movement Coach Institute of Motion Mentorship
  • Functional Ageing & Exercise
  • Effective Movement Training
  • Introduction to the Core
  • Lymphascial Reset
  • ViPR Training
  • Barefoot Training
  • Bioelectric Muscle Therapy
  • Fascia: Optimising Movement Performance
  • Motion, Tissue, Emotion, Injury & Recovery
  • Tai Chill / ChiFlow
  • First Aid ongoingly

I believe education doesn't stop when you receive a certificate.

I'm continually learning, questioning and refining the way I work.