The Alexander Technique, which I encountered by accident in a dance class, showed me how to let go of self-destructive attitudes and replace them with positive movement practices that were more in harmony with the actual design of my unique body, mind, and spirit.

The Technique calmly centered me in my own perceptions. I could stay present in myself without dissociating even under stress. I recovered my ability to dance easily and expansively—to fly!—with just the right amount of tension. I found my real voice as an artist and stopped trying to be like other dancers.

The Technique restored my trust in and love of my own body. I healed multiple injuries while still staying active professionally and was astonished at the growth in my technical skill and range. All this was possible without toxic overthinking and unnecessary muscular effort of the past. The Alexander Technique became the foundation on which I built an joyful and sustainable career as an independent dance artist and embodiment educator.

I worked with choreographers John Jasperse, Ann Carlson, and many others. Surprise surprise, I became one myself! I toured the US and Europe and had a blast. Eventually my dream to train as a teacher of the Alexander Technique came true, and I settled down in NYC. After two decades of teaching, however, I became frustrated with the lack of life-affirming motion in traditional Alexander Technique teaching and practice.

I wanted to help my students and fellow teachers apply the AT principles more freely to all movement. To that end, I trained extensively with a group of AT teachers that use developmental movement as a framework for learning, inspired by Professor Raymond Dart and the Dart Procedures. This led me to a deep inquiry into the central nervous system and the segmental structure of the human body.

Developmental movement study led to a more wholistic view of human development in general, and brought about fruitful collaborations with psychologists, therapists, and others in the helping professionals.

I now mentor holistic practitioners in their creative & business development. I believe that it is our responsibility to communicate the value of somatic awareness and real embodiment in the marketplace - and to create profitable businesses. This is one powerful way to change a profoundly disembodied culture.

I also continue to work on live theater productions as a movement coach. Over the years I've worked with Sarah Cameron Sunde, Marielle Heller, and most recently on the brilliant play What to Send Up When It Goes Down by Aleshea Harris.

I am a certified as a teacher by The American Society for the Alexander Technique and The International Somatic Movement Education And Therapy Association. I completed my training at The American Center for the Alexander Technique in New York City and taught on the volunteer faculty there for 10 years. I am certified in The Art of Breathing and have done extensive postgraduate work in the Dart Procedures with Joan and Alex Murray, Marie Stroud, and Luc Vanier.