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Damaris Jackson 2005 Damaris is a certified Global Somatics™ Practitioner, a Craniosacral Therapist, Shiatsu Massage Practitioner and an energy worker. Damaris has been in practice since 1995. She is currently training in Reconnective Therapy. Damaris holds a BA in Dance and Music. She has a dedicated background in Authentic Movement, Improvisational Dance, Fiber Arts and Waldorf Teaching. “My private sessions draw from the following modalities: Global Somatics™, Craniosacral Therapy, Reconnective Therapy and Shiatsu Massage. A typical session begins with a conversation about which modality will be the primary form. Sessions run 75 minutes and the client wears comfortable clothes.
Britta Hallin 2006 “Like the lifelong process of embodiment, creativity is a continual development of experiencing and understanding the patterns, forms, language, and communication of our authentic self within the world”. Britta is a certified Global Somatics Practitioner, an interdisciplinary visual, public, and performance artist, and an art and somatic facilitator/ educator. Britta has been integrating and teaching studies of art, the body, and consciousness since 1996. Britta received a BA from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 2000 Britta teaches and works with people of all ages and art materials of all kinds at art studios, schools, fitness centers and healing environments. Her work has been featured by the Walker Art Center (Body as Subject: Somatic and Art Studio Class), the Minneapolis College of Art and Design (Somatics and meditation for stress reduction), YWCA of Cathedral Hill (Yoga, tai chi, qi gong, meditation, and somatics), the Apollo Resource Center (art and somatic mindfulness practices for adults with mental illness). Britta has personally practiced the art of understanding and managing Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and Whiplash injuries since 1992 through her own studio (“Creative Living with Chronic Pain and Fatigue.”) In her private practice, Britta works intuitively with creative process, energy medicine, movement education, hands-on bodywork, nature, and nutrition, to collaborate with her clients in sessions which empower and inspire people to experience balance, clarity, curiosity, creativity, vitality, and joy within their daily lives. Her students and clients range from children to the elderly, with conditions including chronic pain and fatigue, arthritis, ms, eating disorders, addiction, abuse, mental illness, obsessive and compulsive disorders, attention deficit, depression, grief and loss, trauma, injuries, surgeries, and stress Lee Langer 2006 "We are continually forming ourselves through experience with the body-mind Lee is a Certified Practitioner of Global Somatics™, an accomplished visual artist and mother. She is also practiced in Reiki (level II), Trager Bodywork (level I) and has direct experience in Learning Methods™. She especially enjoys working with babies, children and those who wish to explore authentic expression and embodied art. Her personal experience with the Learning Wheel, the developmental movement patterns, and re-patterning of the nervous system have given her the zeal to share with others the awesomeness of creation. Amy Patee 2005 Amy is a certified Global Somatics™ Practitioner, a certified Yoga Teacher through Mount Madonna in California, a Registered Somatic Movement Therapist with ISMETA, a Reiki II Practitioner and a Thai Yoga Massage Bodyworker. Her classes and private practice are also strongly influenced by her ongoing studies in Continuum Movement-the pioneering work of Emilie Conrad, dance, art, ceremony and other body-mind disciplines. “Amy considers herself a life scientist devoted to the creative act of becoming a fully-alive human being. She deeply honors and respects the body’s natural intelligence and finds playfulness and curiosity some of the best medicine. In her private practice, classes, and life she cultivates the dynamic engagement of the whole body-self (body, mind, emotions, energy, soul, and spirit). This all inclusive approach, grounded in love and gratitude, nurtures interest and excitement for the unfolding of life.” Jane Shockley 2005 Jane has explored and shared movement since childhood – as an athlete, professional dancer, and teacher. She is a Lecturer in Dance at Carlton College in Northfield and a certified Global Somatics™ Practitioner. “Through movement, touch, guided imagery and verbal discussion, I work one on one with a client to bring about relaxation, improved posture, alignment, greater ease and spontaneity of movement.” Rosy Simas Guthrie Rosy Simas Guthrie is a choreographer, bodywork therapist and movement trainer. She is a Certified Practitioner of Global Somatics™ and has studied indepth Body- Mind Centering® Approach with Suzanne River. Rosy has extensive training in Mahler/Klein Technique under the instruction of Susan Klein and Barbara Mahlerand is currently in the Mahler teacher-training program. She has completed over 600 hours of shiatsu and massage training at Centerpoint Massage and Shiatsu Therapy School. Rosy's education includes in-depth study of Anatomy, Physiology, Kinesiology as well as coursework in medical pathology and Traditional Chinese Medicine. Rosy is an insured and certified bodywork therapist through the Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP). Dawn Strom 2005 Dawn is a certified Global Somatics™ practitioner and a member of the Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals (ABMP). As a bodyworker and movement artist, Dawn integrates the in depth Body-Mind Centering® Approach she studied with Suzanne River. Dawn also has training in Reiki II and GYROTONIC®. Currently, Dawn is pursuing a Masters in Creative Process and the philosophy of mind and movement through the University of Minnesota. “Dawn’s work explores the organization of the energies of the body through the integration of movement and perception. Through movement and hands-on work, Dawn helps her clients strengthen their perceptual sensitivities. Clients discover an integrated flow of mind and movement that generates flexibility, strength and an overall balanced responsiveness of body and mind.” Deborah Jinza Thayer 2005 Deborah spent her first six years in Japan and then grew up in Brooklyn, New York. She holds a BA from John Hopkins and an MFA in Dance from George Mason University. Her work is strongly influenced by Laban Barientief Funadamentals (Karen Studd at GMW); Butoh (Maureen Fleming in NY); Vocal Dance (Patricia Bardi in Amsterdam); Global Somatics™ and Body-Mind Centering® Approach (Suzanne River in Minneapolis); the International School of Theater Anthropology (Eugenio Barba in Copenhagen); and various movement theater techniques. A choreographer, Deborah entitles her work Movement Architecture – a blend of theater in structured environments. Her work has been presented in Minneapolis, New York City, and Washington D.C. Twice honored as a semi finalist for France’s Rencontres Choreographiques, she received the McKnight Choreographer’s Fellowship in 2004. Deborah is certified in Global Somatics™ and Gyrotonic Expansion System. She maintains a one on one movement training practice in St. Paul, Minnesota. “I believe that freedom and expression of the body is ultimately important because how you live in your body influences how you are in your environment and in all aspects of your life. My goal is to help my client create a body free of limitations so that they enhance their lives though activity, be fee of pain and enjoy their bodies. I help my clients tune in to their bodies and learn how to wisely push and expand their limitations. Drawing upon 25 year of movement research especially the Gyrotonic Expansion System and Global Somatics™, I have come to understand how movement patterns evolve and change and how alignment, energetic connection, and strength are formed in the body. I use hands-on and movement facilitation and repatterning to help people find freedom and alignment within their structures. I work to generate the energetic connection first which allows the body to find new connection and openness. From this place of connection, I help my clients to bring in the underlying inner support to develop muscle tone and strengthen the whole structure. This is a process that generates strength through facilitating connection and alignment with a person’s whole being.” Elena White 2005 Elena White is a Global Somatics™ Practitioner, a Reiki practitioner, and a movement coach/teacher. She has completed in depth training in the Body-Mind Centering® Approach with Suzanne River. Elena has taught dance for over 20 year in a variety of settings’ Community, College of St. Benedict, and the Perpich Center Professional Development Institute for K-12 teachers. She holds an M.A. in English and co-authored the Dance Education initiative Curriculum Guide. Elena has enjoyed skiing, dancing, waking, hiking and climbing for over 60 years and is currently improving her mountain biking abilities. “Elena helps people find ease and well being through guided movement, skillful touch and the study of anatomy through personal experience. She seeks to help clients overcome the aches and pains of injury or aging enabling them to whole-heartedly engage in sports, dance, or other activities they love! Elena has developed “BedEx” – simple exercises for transitioning comfortable from sleeping to rising and from wakefulness to sleep.”
The following interns in the Global Somatics™ Process are candidates for certification. They are highly qualified professionals who offer instructional and integrative sessions in Global Somatics™ at often-reduced rates while in the training program. Mandy Herrick "I continue to be marveled with the human body and the life around me. Through the GSPT, I am enriching my passion for dance, deepening an understanding of myself, and enhancing my relationship with the outside world." Lauren Simpson "It is through Global Somatics, as both a movement learning tool and a healing modality, that I hope to grow into an effective teacher of dance and holistic science. With an emphasis placed on movement repatterning and a crucial link made between the health of our planet and that of ourselves, this program has introduced me to life-changing concepts that I plan to share with my future students." Merrilee Town "I studied Global Somatics during a son's illness and used the techniques to facilitate his healing. I am taking the GSPT program to enhance my practice and to expand my skills in the Healing Arts. I am excited to acquire the certification of a Global Somatics Practitioner and become a Registered Movement Therapist. I am also doing this for personal reasons, to heal myself and facilitate my own transformation." Connie Tommerdahl "I enrolled in the GSPT program to learn more about myself and more about my environment. I believe I have an opportunity to learn how to reach a level of self realization that I have been striving for all of my life. As I participate in the program, I am gaining the skills to become a somatics practitioner, movement educator, and leader in the authentic healing community. I will have the ability to help others who desire to reach their full potential. I also believe that embarking on this journey has positively influenced the choices I will have and will make through the rest of my life." Kelly Waterman "My participation in GSPT allows me to listen to all the inner voices, to learn their tone and vibration, and to begin to understand how they harmonize with each other and the whole of creation--I can't imagine anything better!" Mary Clare Lindsley "Global Somatics is helping me continue my embodiment process and increase my vocabulary in movement, words, and touch. It is refreshing to put experiences behind my intuitive knowledge of the body; a homecoming in many ways." |
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Suzanne River
