Sotai method and holistic home practices on shoulder, back, and arms for increased strength

Move Beyond Your Limits

Experience Sotai in Evanston, IL.

A hands-on corrective exercise system that restores your body's natural movement.

What Could Moving Better Feel Like?

Through gentle movement and hands-on techniques, we work to help your body to find more efficient patterns of movement and support your ability to move with less restriction.

Move freely
Feel stronger & more capable
Increase range of motion
Improve balance

Sotai resistance used for muscle recruitment in arm, wrist, elbow

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Holistic Movement Correction

Feel Your Best at Any Stage

Unlike other methods that only target your symptoms, Sotai encourages healthy movement patterns so your whole body can move with more freedom.

Athletes & Active People

Improve mobility, efficiency, and strength.

Older Adults

Stay mobile and balanced to maintain independence.

Anyone In Between

Improve problem-areas or simply feel more capable.

Desk-Workers

Counter the effects of a sedentary routine.

Ready to move better? Explore our programs.

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How it Works

Movement Analysis: We look at how your body moves so the session can be tailored to you.
Gentle Hands-On Work: Table work is used alongside movement rather than relying on forceful techniques.
Personalized Exercises: You'll work through movements selected specifically for your body and goals.
One-on-One Attention: Your session is focused entirely on you—not a class, circuit, or standardized routine.

The result is a more individualized approach to improving how you move.

Owner Kenichi showing the benefit of Sotai on feet and ankles

About Us

Re-Educate Your Muscles

Start With a Trial...

You don't have to commit to a program before you know what Sotai feels like.

Start with a Trial Session. We'll assess how you move, introduce you to the method, and give you a personalized session so you can experience the approach for yourself.

If you like how you feel and want to keep going, we'll help you choose the program that fits your goals.

Schedule a Trial

Sotai corrective movement method to increase range of motion for older patient

Sotai Clinic owner Kenichi using stretch methods to improve mobility and range of motion

...Then Pick a Program

The purpose of a program is to address underlying patterns of mobility and muscle recruitment so the problem doesn't return and continue interfering with your life.

Recover & Restore

A structured 8-session program built to find the root of mobility issues and address them.

Maintenance

Ongoing support for reinforcing good movement patterns to feel light and comfortable.

+Stretch

Reduce stubborn restrictive patterns by adding stretch methods to your program.

Performance

Build more confidence and comfort in your everyday movement.

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What Customers Say About Sotai

"I have dealt with these injuries for multiple years and thought I would forever. Kenichi helped me work through them remarkably quickly — and gave me a completely new perspective on how my body functions."

Noah Gordon — Personal Trainer & Competitive Bodybuilder

Evanston, IL.

"I limped into my first appointment with an Achilles issue and walked out feeling much better. In two weeks, my Achilles was good as new."

Sterling Goodrich — Hapkido Instructor, 5th Dan

Evanston, IL.