Confidential · By Invitation Only
For Athletic Directors & Performance Coaches
The Liminal Method
at IMG Academy
Proprietary in-person nervous system performance training, fully tailored to your team's sport, age group, and schedule.
3-Hour Hands-On Immersive Experience · Customized Per Team
The Performance Gap
What Most Athletic Development Programs Are Missing
Elite programs invest heavily in biomechanics, strength, conditioning, and sport-specific skill. These investments matter. But the athletes who break through, the ones who perform when it counts, who recover faster, who stay healthy longer, have something most programs don't train: a regulated nervous system.
The nervous system is the control center for everything. It governs how an athlete moves, recovers, focuses, reacts under pressure, and processes stress. When it is dysregulated, as it frequently is in high-load, high-pressure training environments, physical training becomes less effective, injury risk increases, and mental performance suffers.
The Liminal Method addresses this directly. It bridges the physical sciences, biomechanics, developmental kinesiology, breath mechanics, movement neurology, with the often-overlooked layers of somatic intelligence, energetic regulation, and the mind-body connection. These aren't soft concepts. They are measurable, trainable systems with documented performance outcomes at the highest levels of professional sport.
The Case for Starting Now
Why This Work Matters Most for Young Athletes
The athletes who arrive in college and professional programs already fluent in self-regulation have an advantage that is nearly impossible to replicate. Here is why that window matters:
They Learn It Before the Damage Compounds
Elite adults spend years unlearning patterns of dysregulation that could have been prevented. Young athletes who develop self-regulation skills early enter their competitive years with a neurological foundation that is difficult to build later.
Performance Under Pressure Starts in the Nervous System
The biggest difference between athletes who perform under pressure and those who don't is rarely physical ability, it's nervous system regulation. This is trainable, and it is most effectively trained young.
Injury Risk Is Rooted in More Than Mechanics
Chronic stress dysregulates the nervous system, altering movement patterns and tissue response in ways that increase injury susceptibility. Addressing this early reduces long-term risk and shortens recovery windows.
Recovery Is a Skill, Not Just Rest
Student athletes in full-time training environments carry significant cumulative load. Teaching them how to actively downregulate, how to turn off the stress response, accelerates recovery and protects against burnout.
The Mental Edge Is the Most Undercoached Area in Youth Sports
Colleges and pro organizations are increasingly investing in nervous system and mental performance work. Athletes who already have these tools arrive ready, and it shows immediately.
The In-Person Experience
Learn by Doing. Leave Feeling It.
This is not a lecture or a presentation. Every session is fully kinesthetic and experiential: athletes learn by moving, feeling, and doing. Tracy adapts the experience to the sport, the age of the athletes, and the specific performance goals of the program.
High school teams typically run approximately 3 hours. Middle school sessions are calibrated slightly shorter, around 2.5 hours, to match developmental readiness while delivering the same depth of experience.
Athletes leave with tools and methods that cannot be unlearned. Once the body has experienced regulation at this level, it knows the path back. Coaches leave with language and context to reinforce the work throughout the season.
Biomechanics & Movement Foundations
How posture, breathing mechanics, and structural alignment directly impact nervous system output, and what athletes can change right now to move and feel better.
Breathwork for Performance
Science-backed breathing protocols to calm pre-competition anxiety, improve focus, accelerate recovery, and improve vagal tone, the key driver of resilience.
Somatic Tools & Nervous System Reset
Proprietary methods including Gait Shake™ and Developmental Humming that release stored stress from the body and recalibrate the system in real time. Techniques athletes can use on the field, in the dugout, or in the locker room.
The Mind-Body-Energy Connection
An accessible introduction to how internal state, the emotional and energetic layer beneath performance, affects movement quality, decision-making, and competitive resilience. This is the layer most programs never touch.
Developmental Kinesiology
Restoring fundamental movement patterns rooted in neurological development that underpin every sport. These patterns, when optimized, improve efficiency, reduce compensation, and lower injury risk across all athletic disciplines.
Practical On-Demand Regulation
Athletes leave with a personal toolkit of strategies they can use immediately, and independently. The goal is self-sufficiency: athletes who know how to manage their state without needing an external resource every time.
Recording
Capture It for Your Program
Sessions can be recorded by your own staff for internal use, allowing coaches to revisit the content, reinforce key tools with athletes throughout the season, and onboard players who missed the live experience.
Optional Add-On
Video-On-Demand Library Access
Teams can upgrade to ongoing access to Tracy's curated video-on-demand library, giving athletes and coaches the ability to continue the work independently between sessions, during travel, and throughout the competitive season.
Biohacking for Resilience: Doing Hard Things on Purpose
When paired with the Liminal Method framework, sauna and cold plunge become far more than recovery tools. This add-on uses heat exposure, cold immersion, performance breathwork, visualization, and somatic practices to teach athletes how to regulate under deliberate stress. The result is measurable: deeper resilience, inner confidence, and a felt sense of empowerment that transfers directly to competition.
Sauna + Cold Plunge Protocol
Structured heat and cold exposure paired with intentional breathwork to train the nervous system to stay regulated under physiological stress. A true biohack when layered with the Liminal Method.
Performance Visualization & Somatic Practice
Guided imagery and body-based practices that anchor the regulation state and build a repeatable mental performance routine athletes can access on demand.
The Transfer
Athletes who have learned to do hard things on purpose carry that confidence into every high-pressure moment of competition. This is nervous system training for the mental game.
This system applies universally, across all sports, all positions, all body types. Whether your athletes are rotational (baseball, softball, golf, tennis, hockey, lacrosse) or linear (soccer, track, basketball, swimming), the nervous system is the common thread. The Liminal Method addresses the underpinnings of everything.
TRACY TANGUAY
Biomechanist · Nervous System Specialist
Known as MobilityChick
About Tracy
Tracy Tanguay is one of the most credentialed and experienced biomechanists and nervous system specialists working in professional and elite sport today. With over 25 years of study and practice spanning the physical sciences, movement neurology, somatic therapy, and energy healing, she brings a depth of integrated expertise that is genuinely rare in the performance world.
Tracy has worked with athletes from 27 of 30 MLB organizations, as well as NHL, PGA, and Olympic athletes. Her client base spans baseball, hockey, golf, triathlon, ultra-endurance, football, soccer, and beyond, because the Liminal Method is not sport-specific. It addresses the neurological and energetic systems that underlie all human performance.
As a member of the National Youth Sports Advisory Committee, Tracy brings an informed, research-backed perspective on the developmental needs of young athletes, and a deep conviction that the most impactful performance interventions happen early.
Certified Biomechanics Specialist
Master Pilates Instructor + Published Author
DNS-A, DNS-B, DNS-Baseball (Developmental Neuroscience)
PRI Coursework (Postural Restoration Institute)
ELDOA: Level 1 + 2
LYT Functional Yoga Instructor (rooted in physical therapy)
FRC® Mobility Specialist, Kinstretch
RYT-500 (Restorative, Nidra, Trauma-Informed, Somatic Yoga)
NLP Practitioner (25 years)
Vipassana Meditation (3 silent retreats)
Trained in EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique / Tapping)
Level II Shamballa Reiki Energy Healer (25 years)
Northwestern University, Neuroscience & Cognitive Science
McKinsey & Company, Research
U.S. Patent Holder (Tech Startup)
Member, National Youth Sports Advisory Committee
Speaking Engagements
Recognized Nationally as a Leading Voice in Athletic Performance
ABCA '23, '24, '25, '26, American Baseball Coaches Association
USA Baseball Coaches Clinic
Baseball Ontario National Coaching Conference
Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association (TXHSBCA)
Virginia Baseball Coaches Association (VBCA)
Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association (MHSBCA)
CatcherCON
Barnstormers Clinic at Boston College
Swiss National Baseball Federation
German National Baseball Association
Runningman Festival
Fairfield Paddlefest
Countless In-Person Team Clinics across MLB, MiLB, and amateur organizations
Sample Speaking Topics
What Tracy Brings to the Room
How to Simultaneously Improve Mobility + Mental Performance to Unlock Potential
Breathwork for Performance: The Nervous System's Role in Movement
Optimal Performance: Mastering Mobility From Warmup to Recovery
Sh!t About Movement Athletes Should Know
Mastering Movement in the Warmup
Structural Alignment's Role in Mechanics + Mindset
Performance Impact (MLB Data)
27 of 30
MLB organizations with active Liminal Method clients
15×
Fewer days on the injured list
100%
Of hitters increased home run rate
2–5+ mph
Average velocity increase in pitchers
Professional Recommendation
What Coaches Are Saying
From a program that went injury-free and won their first D2 National Championship.
I highly recommend Tracy Tanguay (aka MobilityChick) for any program looking to elevate athlete performance, durability, and overall physical and mental readiness. Her work is not only high-quality, but also highly adaptable, making it effective for athletes at every level, from beginners to more advanced competitors.
We implemented her program for 12 weeks during our 2023 season, and the results were undeniable. Our team remained injury-free and went on to win our first Division II National Championship. Her impact was a critical component of that success.
What truly separates Tracy is her ability to take complex principles and translate them into clear, actionable instruction. She doesn't just tell athletes what to do, she teaches them why it matters. That understanding leads to more intentional movement, improved body awareness, and long-term athlete buy-in.
Just as important, she brings an energy and sense of humor that makes every session engaging and something athletes genuinely look forward to. She has a unique ability to push athletes while keeping the environment positive and enjoyable, something that's critical for consistency over time.
Tracy meets individuals where they are and builds programs that develop confidence while delivering measurable progress. She creates habits that extend beyond training and into overall performance and longevity.
Tracy brings a rare combination of expertise, communication skill, and genuine investment in the people she works with. If you are looking to enhance athlete longevity, reduce injury risk, and maximize performance, Tracy is an invaluable resource.
Adam Foster
Baseball Coach, Angelo State University
2023 Division II National Champions · Injury-Free Season
Get In Touch
Ready to Bring This to Your Program?
Tracy works directly with athletic directors and performance coaches to customize each session. Reach out to discuss availability, session scope, and what this would look like for your team.
Confidential · Internal Reference · The Liminal Method · MobilityChick LLC