A bit about me...
I’m a Certified Essential Somatics Movement Teacher and Contemporary Dance Artist based in Calgary, Alberta — teaching and learning about brain-based movement and rehabilitative methods for natural pain relief and postural correction.
Follow me on this endless journey of discovery, play, and body awareness.
Peek below for a more in-depth look at my story and qualifications.
My journey to find Somatic Movement Education
I have spent my life exploring how the body can feel and function at its best. My deep curiosity about movement has guided me through a variety of artistic and athletic pursuits — always searching for how we can move with more ease, awareness, and freedom.
Over the past 20 years, I’ve trained in multiple styles of dance and spent six years working in the physically demanding and competitive world of tree planting. I’m also a hiker, runner, snowboarder, and outdoor enthusiast, often exploring the world by canoe, bike, or simply on foot. Through all this movement and play, I’ve learned how crucial it is to maintain a healthy, functioning sensory-motor system to stay pain-free and resilient.
To support my training and recovery, I’ve explored many approaches — yoga, Feldenkrais, Alexander Technique, Qi Gong, and other somatic movement practices. Each one offered something valuable, but none gave me the missing link I was searching for — a method that explained why certain patterns of chronic tension, back pain, and joint pain kept returning, even when I felt like I was young, active, and doing everything right.
That changed when I discovered Somatic Movement Education. Of all the modalities I’ve studied, it has been the most accessible, adaptable, and effective for improving movement, correcting postural imbalances, and relieving chronic muscle and joint pain.
Like many of my students, I had my own story of pain: persistent lower back tension, recurring knee pain, and SI joint pain—all before I turned 30. Despite trying chiropractic care, osteopathy, and physiotherapy, the results were always temporary. None provided that sense of brain-body connection or the awareness-based learning I needed to create lasting change.
That’s when I started asking:
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Why does my back pain keep coming back?
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How can I release tension that no stretch seems to reach?
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What role does my brain play in maintaining tightness and imbalance?
These questions led me to Somatic Movement Education and the work of Thomas Hanna — a pioneer in understanding the neuromuscular connection behind movement and tension.
After training with the Somatic Movement Centre and Essential Somatics, I've become deeply passionate about sharing this work. Through pandiculation, proprioceptive awareness, and brain-based learning, I now help my students release deeply held tension, restore natural movement, and build long-term resilience — without painkillers, gadgets, or endless appointments.
In every session, I bring empathy, curiosity, and a commitment to meeting each person where they are. My goal is to help you understand your body’s story, unwind long-held patterns, and rediscover what it feels like to move with ease — so you can get back to doing what you love, pain-free.
Training & Credentials
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Certified Level Two Clinical Somatics Exercise Instructor
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Trained through the Somatic Movement Center under Sarah Warren
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Certified Essential Somatics Movement Teacher
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200-hour certification
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Completed:
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6-Week Essential Somatics Basics: Move with Ease Course
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Educational Background:
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Bachelor of Fine Arts in Contemporary Dance, Concordia University
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Studied human anatomy and the anatomy of movement for dance
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Currently Pursuing:
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Level Three Clinical Somatics Certification
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Ongoing, self-led study integrating science, movement, and mindfulness
My Foundation &
Influences
My background as a contemporary dance artist has given me a rich understanding of the human body — how it learns, adapts, and expresses itself through movement. This lifelong curiosity fuels my practice and deepens my appreciation for the mind-body connection and brain-based movement education.
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Alexander Technique
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Feldenkrais
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EFT Tapping
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Conditioning with Imagery
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Axis Syllabus
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Contact Improvisation
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And a variety of somatic movement practices for dancers
Each of these disciplines contributes to how I guide neuromuscular re-education to help students unwind patterns of chronic tension that cause pain and restrict natural movement.
My Philosophy
I firmly believe that knowledge of one’s own soma is essential for preventing injury and maintaining vitality, ease, and joy at any age.
As I continue to grow the tools and techniques at my fingertips, I’m devoted to creating accessible, nurturing spaces where people can unwind, listen inward, and reconnect with their body’s innate intelligence.
Whether you’re struggling with tight lower back muscles, stiffness in the morning, or chronic tension that limits your mobility, this approach helps you move with awareness, grace, and lasting freedom.
