Best Global Community of Bodyworkers Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 90 - Podcast Update With Andrew 2:05

21d ago2:05

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🎧 Podcast Update: A New Chapter for Touching Into Presence Hi everyone, Andrew here with a quick update from behind the scenes. Over the next few weeks, Touching Into Presence will be transitioning from Podbean to Spotify for Podcasters. This change is all about sustainability—making sure the podcast can keep growing without unnecessary overhead. 👉…

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Episode 89 - Conversations with Dr. Mark Olson 1:06:55

28d ago1:06:55

1:06:55

It was a pleasure to be Conversation today with Dr. Mark Olson. Mark holds an M.A. in Education and a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of Illinois, specializing in Cognitive and Behavioral Neuropsychology and Neuroanatomy. His research focused on memory, attention, eye movements, and aesthetic preferences. Dr. Olson is also a NARM® practit…

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Episode 88 - Conversations with Konrad Obermeier 1:07:56

1M ago1:07:56

1:07:56

It was a pleasure to be Conversation today with Konrad Obermeier. Konrad is a Certified Advanced Rolfer™ and Rolf Movement™ Practitioner based in Munich, Germany, where he also teaches anatomy for the Rolf Institute and offers advanced training in visceral and neurovascular work. Deeply influenced by the developmental movement of the embryo, Konrad…

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Episode 87 - Conversations with Jörg Ahrend-Löns 1:14:13

3M ago1:14:13

1:14:13

Today, I'm very excited to share this talk with Jörg Ahrend-Löns. Jorg is a certified Rolfer with over three decades of experience, having trained under esteemed practitioners such as Peter Melchior and Robert Schleip. He earned his certification in 1991 under Bill Smythe and Pedro Prado and completed his Advanced Training in 2002 with Jan Sultan a…

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Episode 86 - Conversations with Alan Richardson 1:13:19

3M ago1:13:19

1:13:19

Today's conversation is with Alan Richardson Alan is a Certified Advanced Rolfer and Rolf Movement Practitioner with a private practice in London, UK since 1998. He is also qualified as a craniosacral therapist. Richardson is passionate about knowing other cultures and languages, having lived in Japan, Taiwan, Australia, and Brazil. He has just ret…

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Episode 85 - Conversations with Zohrab Ajani - Round 2 58:18

4M ago58:18

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Today's conversation is with Zohrab Ajani Zo is a Certified Rolfer and Certified Ayurvedic Wellness Consultant, combining Rolfing with traditional Ayurveda therapies and protocols. He currently has a practice on the island of Kauai. Find out more about Zo at http://AZtribe.com In today’s talk we engaged in a wide-ranging conversation covering perso…

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Episode 84 - A Brief Update from Andrew 6:25

4M ago6:25

6:25

It’s been a while since the last conversation, so I wanted to share a quick update about what’s been happening behind the scenes and what may be on the way. With significant personal life changes and a full practice now established in Boston, time has become more limited, but this podcast remains close to my heart. I discuss some upcoming changes, …

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Episode 83 - Conversations with Bonnie Gintis DO 1:06:03

9M ago1:06:03

1:06:03

Today's conversation is with Bonnie Gintis, DO Bonnie lives in in northern Vermont. She has taught worldwide, addressing physicians and all people interested in exploring embodiment. She retired from Osteopathic private practice in 2009 and now devotes herself to teaching, writing, and exploring new ways to foster health and wellbeing. She is the a…

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Episode 82 - Conversations with Don St John 1:07:19

10M ago1:07:19

1:07:19

Today's conversation is with Don St John. Dr. Don St John is a psychotherapist, Continuum Fluid Movement teacher, author of the award winning Healing the Wounds of Childhood, and the revised Healing the Wounds of Childhood and Culture. He has been immersed in the psychological, somatic, relational, and spiritual worlds for more than fifty years. Dr…

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Episode 81 - Conversations with Mike Williams 1:01:37

10M ago1:01:37

1:01:37

Today's conversation is with Mike Williams. Since 2008 Mike has been honored to guide clients on their journey to becoming a Soma Sapien, a person living from the integrated wisdom of body, mind and spirit. Together he assists you to transform chronic pain into the doorway to the next emerging version of you. Through Pain Reprocessing Therapy, Hako…

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Episode 80 - Conversations with Will Johnson 1:18:12

12M ago1:18:12

1:18:12

Today's conversation is with Will Johnson. Will received his B.A., magna cum laude, in Art and Archaeology from Princeton University in 1968. After graduation, he worked for several years as an art critic in New York before moving to the west coast of North America where he began actively exploring gazing, moving, and sitting meditations. He became…

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Episode 79 - Conversations with Duffy Allen 1:05:06

1y ago1:05:06

1:05:06

Today's conversation is with Duffy Allen, MS. Duffy has been practicing Rolfing structural integration and Rolf movement since 1995. She was a faculty member at DIRI for fifteen years. She particularly enjoys teaching from a place of curiosity and affirmation. Prior to embarking in the field of structural integration, she was a scientist. Currently…

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Episode 78 - Conversations with Raja Selvam 1:13:03

1y ago1:13:03

1:13:03

Today's conversation is with Raja Selvam, PhD. Raja is a licensed clinical psychologist, is the developer of Integral Somatic Psychology™ (ISP™), an effective somatic therapy that helps clients achieve optimal mental health by fully embodying their emotions. His book The Practice of Embodying Emotions: A Guide for Improving Cognitive, Emotional, an…

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Episode 77 - Conversations with Ryan Hofer and Paul Wirth Round 2 1:41:34

1y ago1:41:34

1:41:34

In today's conversation I am joined again by Ryan Hofer and Paul Wirth for a second round of a triad of introspection. We discuss and contemplate writings of the Osteopath Jim Jealous, the need for improved listening skills training, we also explored different pedagogical approaches, the role of the autonomic nervous system in manual therapy, and t…

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Episode 76 - Conversations with Pierpaola Volpones 1:06:36

1y ago1:06:36

1:06:36

Today's conversation is with Pierpaola Volpones. Pierpaola graduated as Physical Educator (1976) and in Sociology (1982). She taught physical education in public schools and applied kinesis therapy in private centers for more than ten years. After having attended a Rolf Movement™ Workshop, she started Rolfing® education. She certified first as Rolf…

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Episode 75 - Conversations with Leslie Kaminoff 1:20:00

1y ago1:20:00

1:20:00

Today's conversation is with Leslie Kaminoff Leslie is a yoga educator inspired by the tradition of T.K.V. Desikachar. He is an internationally recognized specialist with five decades’ experience in the fields of yoga and breath anatomy. He leads workshops for many of the leading yoga associations, schools and training programs in the world. Leslie…

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Episode 74 - Conversations with Ryan Hofer and Paul Wirth 1:34:53

1y ago1:34:53

1:34:53

Today's conversation marks a departure from our usual format. Today I am joined by Ryan Hofer and Paul Wirth. In mid 2023, Ryan organized a discussion among a small group of us on the topic of embodiment—a conversation I found particularly enriching, especially as it introduced me to Paul for the first time. The depth and content of that conversati…

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Episode 73 - Conversations with Pedro Prado 1:11:33

1y ago1:11:33

1:11:33

Today's conversation is with Pedro Prado. Pedro Prado, PhD, of Sao Paulo, Brazil, has been instructing Rolfing® SI for over 30 years. He is a member of the Advanced and Movement Faculties of the Dr. Ida Rolf Institute®, as well as a Somatic Experiencing Instructor for the Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute. He is a clinical psychologist and a fo…

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Episode 72 - Conversations with Dr Joel Bennett 39:46

1y ago39:46

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Today's conversation is with Dr Joel Bennett Joel Bennett, Ph.D., is President and Founder of Organizational Wellness & Learning Systems (OWLS), a consulting firm specializing in evidence-based wellness technologies to promote organizational health and employee well-being. Dr. Bennett first delivered stress management programming in 1985, and OWLS …

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Episode 71 - Conversations with Serge Prengel 53:32

1y ago53:32

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Today's conversation is with Serge Prengel Serge Prengel is a therapist who has been exploring creative approaches to mindfulness in therapy and in everyday life. He invites you to join his explorations at ActivePause.com Today's conversation is in a little different of a flow structure than usual. I have been wanting to try this style out for a wh…

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Episode 70 - Conversations with Andrew And Nikki - Nikki's Closure (for now) 27:13

1+ y ago27:13

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Alright Touching Into Presence listeners, today is a different kind of show. Today will be Andrew and Nikki in a conversation about Nikki’s Closure of the show for now. We talk about how our lives have changed since Nikki first came on as co-host and why the closure seems right for now. We talk about what may be coming down the line for this show a…

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Episode 69 - Conversations with Carl Rabke 59:19

1+ y ago59:19

59:19

Today's Conversation is with Carl Rabke Carl is a Somatic Naturalist, Embodiment teacher, and a tender of soul and living culture. For the last 25 years, he has practiced and taught where the streams of somatics, soul-work, and a deep love of this living Earth meet. He is a Feldenkrais and Structural Integration practitioner, and loves to support p…

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Episode 68 - Conversations with Jeffrey Burch Round 2 1:08:23

1+ y ago1:08:23

1:08:23

Today's Conversation is with Jeffrey Burch. A Certified Advanced Rolfer™, Jeffrey has extensively studied and integrated into his Hands-On Therapies both Cranial Manipulation and Visceral Manipulation. He has developed groundbreaking new joint mobilization methods.Jeffrey Burch received a BA in biology from the University of Oregon in 1975, after w…

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Episode 67 - Conversations with Don Hanlon Johnson 55:09

1+ y ago55:09

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Today's conversation is with Don Hanlon Johnson Don is no stranger to the embodied and somatic work, he’s been involved in this field since long before many of us have been born. Now in his 90’s he has been involved with so many of the pioneers and lineage holders of this field. A blurp written by Don about himself reads, “As I move into my twiligh…

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Episode 66 - Conversations with Michael Shea Round 3 1:20:04

2y ago1:20:04

1:20:04

Today's conversation is with Michael Shea Michael is one of the preeminent educators and authors in the fields of somatic psychology, myofascial release and craniosacral therapy. He leads seminars throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe. Dr. Shea received his master’s degree in Buddhist Psychology at Naropa University, and a doctorate in Somatic Psy…

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Episode 65 - Conversations with Suzanne Picard 1:10:27

2y ago1:10:27

1:10:27

Today's conversation is with Suzanne Picard. Suzanne Picard is a Certified Advanced Rolfer and Rolfing Movement Therapist, in practice since 1992. Over the past 30 years she has deepened her studies with several styles of movement modalities, cranial sacral therapies and osteopathic inspired trainings in the nuero, vascular and visceral systems. Sh…

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Episode 64 - Conversations with Andrea Olsen 52:23

2y ago52:23

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Today's conversation is with Andrea Olsen. Andrea Olsen, performer, author, and educator, is a Professor Emerita of Dance at Middlebury College, and a certified instructor of Holden QiGong and Embodyoga. She is author of a quartet of books on embodiment: Bodystories: A Guide to Experiential Anatomy, Body and Earth: An Experiential Guide, The Place …

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Episode 63 - Conversations with Hiroyoshi Tahata 1:02:22

2y ago1:02:22

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Today's conversation is with Hiroyoshi Tahata. Hiro has worked as a Rolfer since 1998. He joined the Rolf Movement faculty of the Rolf Institute® in 2009. He brings to this work a depth of creativity and understanding that integrates the principles of structure and function through a gentle and non-invasive approach to transformation. His backgroun…

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Episode 62 - Conversations with Finding the Line - An Exploration of Structural Integration 28:06

2+ y ago28:06

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Today we are back in conversation with Ales about the documentary he recently released about Structural Integration, "Finding the Line - An Exploration of Structural Integration." This movie tells the story of an adventure that will take the viewer into Ida Rolf's world of Structural Integration. At the heart of the movie are 8 students and their q…

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Episode 61 - Conversations with Mark Johnson 1:21:47

2+ y ago1:21:47

1:21:47

Today's conversation is with Mark Johnson. Mark is the Philip H. Knight Professor of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Emeritus, in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Oregon. His research has focused on the philosophical implications of the role of human embodiment in meaning, conceptualization, reasoning, values, and knowing, especially fr…

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Episode 60 - Conversations with David Davis 1:23:34

2+ y ago1:23:34

1:23:34

Today's conversation is with David Davis. David is a Rolf Structural Integration practitioner and instructor recently relocated to Tucson, Arizona where he continues to bring the beauty that is The Work of Dr. Ida P. Rolf to his new home. During his first Structural Integration session he anticipated relief from chronic pain and disability due to s…

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Episode 59 - Conversations with Michael Mathieu 1:13:45

2+ y ago1:13:45

1:13:45

Today's conversation is with Michael Mathieu Michael started struggling with low back issues in the late 80s while working as an electrical engineer at Eastman Kodak Company. Two Rolfer‘s in Rochester, New York were able to help him. He quit his job to go west and do his Rolfing training which was completed in 1993. Visceral manipulation greatly el…

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Episode 58 - Conversations with Michael Shea Round 2 1:05:38

2+ y ago1:05:38

1:05:38

Today's conversation is with Michael Shea Michael is one of the preeminent educators and authors in the fields of somatic psychology, myofascial release and craniosacral therapy. He leads seminars throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe. Dr. Shea received his master’s degree in Buddhist Psychology at Naropa University, and a doctorate in Somatic Psy…

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Episode 57 - Conversations with Postures For Peace 31:34

2+ y ago31:34

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Today's conversation is with our previous guest Liz Stewart. Liz has just started a non profit called "Postures for Peace" and asked us to have a short conversation to help get the word out as support is needed right now. To donate online please visit https://givebutter.com/8MpvpG A proper website is being developed as I type this, details to come.…

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Episode 56 - Conversations with Kevin McCarthy 1:10:51

2+ y ago1:10:51

1:10:51

Today's conversation is with Kevin McCarthy. Kevin is a Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner, Advanced Rolfer™ and Rolf Movement Practitioner™ specializing in the effects of trauma and chronic pain on the body. Fascinated with the interplay in the body between emotional patterns and physiological adaptations that commonly emerge in response to trauma…

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Episode 55 - Conversations with Dr. Kirstie Segarra 58:07

3y ago58:07

58:07

Today's conversation is with Dr. Kirstie Segarra. Kirstie Segarra, PhD BCSI RMTI E-RYT C-IAYT is a Doctor of Integrative Medicine and Structural Integrator in Taos, New Mexico. She has been practicing in the healing arts since 1996. She began her inquiry to study of the integration of the arts and spiritual practice in her Master’s degree in Whole …

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Episode 54 - Conversations with Caryn McHose 1:14:24

3y ago1:14:24

1:14:24

Today's conversation is with Caryn McHose. Caryn McHose has taught perceptual approaches to movement education for over 50 years. Caryn is a Movement Artist, a Certified Advanced Rolfer™ and Rolf Movement® Practitioner, as well as a Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner and Certified Biodynamic Cranial Practitioner. She is the collaborator for Bodysto…

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Episode 53 - Conversations with Ally Gonzalez 1:06:16

3y ago1:06:16

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Today's conversation is with Ally Gonzalez Ally was born and raised in Colombia until the age of nine. As a result of the political climate of Colombia in the early 2000’s, Ally and her family fled their homeland as a result of death threats and sought out political asylum in Canada. In middle school and high school Ally engaged in sports to balanc…

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Episode 52 - Conversations with Dr. Stephen Porges 1:06:53

3y ago1:06:53

1:06:53

Today's conversation is with Dr Stephen Porges. Stephen W. Porges, Ph.D. is a Distinguished University Scientist at Indiana University where he is the founding director of the Traumatic Stress Research Consortium in the Kinsey Institute. He is Professor of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina, and Professor Emeritus at both the University…

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Episode 51 - Conversations with Michael Shea 1:12:56

3y ago1:12:56

1:12:56

Today's conversation is with Michael Shea Michael is one of the preeminent educators and authors in the fields of somatic psychology, myofascial release and craniosacral therapy. He leads seminars throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe. Dr. Shea received his master’s degree in Buddhist Psychology at Naropa University, and a doctorate in Somatic Psy…

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Episode 50 - Conversations with Tom Myers 1:19:37

3y ago1:19:37

1:19:37

Today's conversation is with Tom Myers Thomas Myers studied with Drs. Ida Rolf, Moshe Feldenkrais, and Buckminster Fuller, and with a variety of movement and manual therapy pioneers. His work is influenced by cranial, visceral, and intrinsic movement studies he made with European schools of osteopathy. An inveterate traveler, Tom has practiced inte…

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Episode 49 - Conversations with Bob Shrei 1:33:09

3+ y ago1:33:09

1:33:09

Today's conversation is with Bob Schrei. Bob has four decades of experience as a student, apprentice, practitioner and teacher of energy medicine. He is a Certified Advanced Rolfer, Biodynamic Cranial Sacral Therapist, and co-originator of SourcePoint Therapy®. This energetic and hands-on healing system evolved from his thirty-plus years experience…

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Episode 48 - Conversations with Liz Stewart 1:12:16

3+ y ago1:12:16

1:12:16

Today's conversation is with Liz Stewart Liz Stewart, BCSI, draws from 30 years of experience as a highly accomplished Structural Integration (aka Rolfing®) practitioner, trainer and somatic supervisor/consultant. Beyond her hands on work, she provides one to one and group educational support for bodyworkers, bodywork educators, mental health profe…

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Episode 47 - Conversations with Mary Bond 1:06:48

3+ y ago1:06:48

1:06:48

Today's conversation is with Mary Bond Mary Bond studied with Ida Rolf from 1969 to 1972. Emeritus Movement Faculty of the Rolf Institute, she has been involved in the development of movement education for SI from the early days with Judith Aston to the current evolution through the work of Hubert Godard. She is the author of Balancing Your Body, t…

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Episode 46 - Conversations with Todd Hargrove 51:16

3+ y ago51:16

51:16

Today's conversation is with Todd Harrgrove Todd is a an author, blogger, and manual and movement therapist. He completed training programs in the Feldenkrais Method and Rolfing. He used to be an attorney. In today's conversation we spoke about Todd's background as a Rolfer, Feldenkrais Practitioner, blogger and now podcaster. We discuss pain scien…

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Episode 45 - Conversations about John Lodge 52:57

3+ y ago52:57

52:57

Today's talk is a little different than our usual talks as we are in conversation about former Rolfer, Actor, and Artist John Lodge. We speak with his ex-wife Margaret VanderWaerden and EGSI Founder Ales Urbanczik about who he was, how he came to this work and what marvels he has left behind. A new book has come out from the European Guild for Stru…

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Episode 44 - Conversations with Scott Zamurut - Round 2 1:13:29

3+ y ago1:13:29

1:13:29

Today's conversation is with Scott Zamurut Scott RCST® is a student, practitioner, and teacher of somatic and energetic healing arts with over 30 years in the field. Scott’s broad training background includes massage therapy, Polarity Therapy, private mentoring in structural integration, group leadership and dynamics, and ontological coaching. All …

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Episode 43- Conversations with Maria Cristina Jimenez 1:01:07

4y ago1:01:07

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Today's conversation is with Maria Cristina Jimenez OTR. María Cristina, is an occupational therapist and a Certified Advanced Rolfer. She has been a yoga teacher since 2001, a Rolfer® since 2012, and a Certified Advanced Rolfer® since 2016. In 2021 she became a registered and licensed OT, specializing in hand therapy. After surviving a horrific ca…

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Episode 42 - Conversations with Jane Harrington 56:04

4y ago56:04

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Today's conversation is with Jane Harrington Jane is a graduate from the first Rolf Movement training in 1979. She is Rolf Institute emeritus faculty having taught both the movement certificate and Basic Rolf Trainings. She graduated from the school of education at UNM, taught for a few years and moved to her passion - dance. She received a masters…

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Episode 41 - Conversations with Dr Martha Eddy 1:08:21

4y ago1:08:21

1:08:21

Today's conversation is with Dr Martha Eddy Martha is a Registered Somatic Movement Therapist, Teacher of Body-Mind Centering® and Certified Movement Analyst with a doctorate in Movement Science, who has served on the faculties at Empire State College - SUNY, Columbia, Princeton and New York University. She became the First Ferraro Fellow of Social…

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