Neuro Performance Training for Athletes & Dancers
Welcome to LevelUp! I teach coaches, athletes and dancers how to unlock more potential through a brain-based approach to flexibility training, finding relief from pain and stiffness, and developing greater injury resistance. I see clients in Los Gatos, CA and virtually.
Ways To Work With Me
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Individual Coaching
Performance & rehab coaching for athletes and dancers who want to reach new levels of performance.
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Courses
For coaches and athletes: Learn the science and applications to get better outcomes for you or the athletes you coach.
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Clinics & Consulting
For coaches: Learn exactly how to accelerate learning and boost performance in practice and competition.
Athlete Testimonials
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I highly recommend Yuka to anyone looking to elevate their athletic performance. Whether you are an amateur seeking a breakthrough to fast-track your progress or an elite athlete striving for that competitive edge, Yuka’s biomechanical knowledge and experience can make a profound difference. The vestibular drills and proprioception exercises she taught me have been key elements to my training and significantly optimized my performance. My average range of motion has increased, response times have improved, and my air awareness and body orientation understanding have sharpened—all thanks to Yuka’s expertise. My work with her has had a transformative impact on my gymnastics in the last three years.
Colt Walker, USA Gymnastics National & World Team Member, Stanford '25
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Working with Yuka was a key breakthrough in my comeback journey. When I first met with her, I had the figure skating equivalent of the twisties, and lost all type of awareness going on my triple jumps, despite mastering them for over 15 years. Yuka’s approach was methodical, costumed and really curated to my needs and feelings and one day, it clicked. We had been working for a few weeks, and as I was practicing off ice, my nervous system was responsive again, and the known feelings came back. This breakthrough moment taught me so much about muscle memory and the power of the brain on performance, and how high stress, and repetitive traumatic experiences can impact my body’s ability to perform. Today I understand how valuable neuroperformance work is, whether it is to learn and improve new skills, help with the recovery process after an injury, and help guide the body when you are stuck in strong emotional states such as fear or stress. I am forever grateful to Yuka. With her guidance, I was able to overcome the crumpling fear I felt doing something that always felt like second nature, and regain my awareness doing triples.
Maé-Bérénice Méité, 6-time French National Figure Skating Champion, 2014 & 2018 Olympian
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Working with Yuka in the lead up to the Olympics was incredible for supporting my body and improving on areas in balance, flexibility and landings. I found that from working with Yuka I was able to feel more control in my body and realised that I didn't need to 'force' my body to do things, rather I could activate certain parts of the brain for the improvements I needed. I incorporated a lot of the work we did together in my warm up routine and pre apparatus prep to ensure that I was warm and ready, and that I ended up doing one of the drills on the competition floor before I competed. This also helped me with my self belief in competition to know I was physically prepped and ready.
Emma Nedov, 2024 Australian Gymnastics Olympic Team Member
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It’s no secret that attempting to reach the pinnacle of your sport takes everything that you have. Winning gold at the Paris Olympics took just that. I came to Yuka at LevelUp Neuroperformance looking for the last 1% of help to achieve Olympic success. Specifically I was looking for ways to build focus, aggression, and short term immediate flexibility. Yuka gave me a list of exercises to try out, and what really worked for me was the lunging hip tilt iso holds, the arabesque leg circles, and the red glasses. The glasses were my favorite because they were the easiest to use, made me more alert, results were nearly instant, and honestly…they just looked cool. I am super grateful for the help I received from Yuka in my pursuits of excellence.
Thea LaFond, 2024 Olympic Triple Jump Champion
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I looked forward to the work I did with Yuka to help my flexibility. It allowed me to stretch muscles I wouldn’t normally think to stretch and even stretch the muscles I stretched on a normal basis but in new ways. I always felt more mobile after working with Yuka. She also helped me fix slight inconsistencies with my training, giving me different suggestions to adjust body position, or tips on how to hold my balance, and she helped me reduce aches and pains which in turn helped my training. Yuka is so great to work with as she understands that we are more than just gymnasts and will get to know you on a personal level, which makes working with her extremely easy. She is always looking out for our best interests.
Ciena Alipio, 4x USA Gymnastics National Team Member, UCLA ‘26
How can Neuro Performance Training help you achieve your goals?
Book a FREE 15-minute consultation and we can explore:
The challenges you’re seeking to overcome and the goals you’d like to achieve
How a brain-based approach can help with pain and performance
What an individualized program would look like based on your current goals
Any other questions you might have about neuro performance training
Get my FREE e-book: Find Flexibility Faster
Tap into the power of the brain! Unlock new ranges of motion, and do it in less time. In this e-book, you'll get 3 easy-to-follow drills (with demo videos) that can improve flexibility in as little as 20 seconds. Discover change at the speed of the nervous system!