Background photo: Zion Tree in Winter by Kay Nelson

 

 

Kelly is our Team Administrator. She taught with  with Sondra in New Zealand in 2014 and at Zion in 2017. She is a professor and has published on somatics.

email: kferris.kfl@gmail.com

 

 

Ashley Meeder is our Certification Teacher in Mexico . She is a dancer, photographer, and enjoys performing in nature. She specializes in somatic movement for pain. Email:

 info@eastwestsomaticsmexico.com

 

www.eastwestsomaticsmexico.com

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Christina lives in

Michigan, and is the director of People Dancing. She likes to perform and to teach somatic work. For workshops in the Midwest or private tutorials email: christina.sears.etter@gmail.com

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Lives and works in Moab, Utah Certification Teacher and Wilderness Guide. Email: sarahwesthealingarts@gmail.com

 

Karen has been with

Eastwest since 2001, and has taught several Certification Workshops.

 

 

 

 

 

She lives in

Brighton in the UK. Email: karen@sense-intelligence.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eastwest Graduates:

Clara Reyes, St. Maarten Island.

Akiko Kishida, Tokyo

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Sri lives in Santa Barbara and has taught and assisted in Certification Workshops. For more about Sri email, svanderkroef@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Karin teaches at Bath Spa University in the UK, and has taught several EWS Certification workshops.

Email: k.rugman@bathspa.ac.uk

 

 

 

 

Manda lives in New Zealand and has assisted Sondra in Utah. She has studied several somatic methods and is a Shin Somatics  Certification Teacher.

​Email:  jmandajane@gmail.com 

 

 

 

 

 

Amy Bush Certification Teacher in Elmira NY near Lake Geneva.

Owner of Link Movement Arts Studios. Email: amysusanbush@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some of Ashley Meeder's  students in Mexico

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eastwest Graduate, Roman Morris

 

 

 

 

Catherine is an award winning teacher. She assisted Sondra in Tuscany and has published on somatics, enjoys butoh,  lives in PA, and teaches in the Northeast.   Email, Catherine.shinsoma@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

Wilhemeena directs Soul Centre in Auckland New Zealand and  is a yogini, butohist, healer, teacher, artist and writer.  She teaches Shin Somatics Workshops and 

mentorships. Email:

willa@mswilla.com

 

Michelle is a professor of dance at Hobart & William Smith College in Geneva NY, on beautiful Lake Seneca. Michelle.shinsoma@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Rick Biehl. Eastwest teacher, has a chapter in Sondra's book, Moving Consciously.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eastwest Graduate and Intern, Amber Olpin-Watkins, the Kayenta Labyrinth

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eastwest Graduate,

Norianna Diesel-Potts

 

 

 

 

 

Ruth has been with our work since 2000, and has taught several Certification Workshops. She teaches at Plymouth U. in the UK. Email:

R.Way@plymouth.ac.uk

 

 

 

Akiko teaches Shin Somatics in Japan. She also has many clients who benefit from her work, including her father. Email:

akikokishida22@hotmail.com

 

 

 

Director of Embodied Learning, Indianapolis Movement Arts Collective

Independent butoh artist/workshop leader

www.laniweissbach.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Certification Teacher

St. George, Utah

Professor, UTU

sarapfeiflegallo@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eastwest Graduate,

Robert Bingham

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eastwest Graduate,

Alycia Bright Holland