All Practitioners

As a somatic therapist and educator, I bring together a variety of formal education, specific bodywork training, and life experiences in the area of healing arts. I am a licensed massage therapist in both Texas and Oregon, with over 1400 hours in my field, and have been practicing as a full-time professional since 1987.

I have been in practice as a Somatic Educator since 1993. I am a faculty member in Somatic Systems Institute's Professional Training Program, helping to train new generations of Clinical Somatic Educators. Read more about Pam Bladine

Nancy Nesyto-Freske (ne-see-toe fres-ke) is a Certified Yoga Instructor and Certified Yoga Therapist and a member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists. Read more about Nancy Nesyto-Freske

After an accident that left her severely incapacitated, Mary Ann discovered the healing power of Clinical Somatic Education. As a result of being restored to health by this wonderful modality, she has become devoted to bringing this "new" education to as many people as possible. Mary Ann became a Certified Clinical Somatic Educator in August, 2008 after a two-and-a-half-year training period. Read more about Mary Ann Gray Voorhies

Patience has been involved in the field of natural health for over 25 years and is currently practicing in Amherst MA. Her practice includes Somatic Education through Prime Somatics and The Trager® Approach, Kripalu Bodywork and Therapeutic Massage, energy work, and massage for pregnancy and postpartum. Read more about Patience Bousel

Laura Gates is a Certified Clinical Somatic Educator (CSE) practitioner living in New York City. The teaches and works with clients regularly in northern AL and often in Norway as well. As a former professional dancer, she toured internationally with the Lar Lubovitch Dance Co in the 70s and 80s and earned an MFA degree in dance from Bennington College. She brings 30 years experience as a movement educator to her work and has training in deep tissue body work with Tyr Throne, anatomy with Irene Dowd, and Clinical Somatic Education at Somatic Systems Institute, Northampton, MA. Read more about Laura M Gates

I have traveled a very interesting path in life. I have a Masters Degree in physics and I taught physics at the college level. Then I started working on another Masters program and was looking forward to being an Electrical and Computer Engineer. After completing all the course requirements, I started working on my final project; this is where my life and my interests in life started changing.... Read more about Anagha Agte

Karen Hewitt is a certified Somatic Educator trained in the first program ever conducted by Thomas Hanna. She was the first Training Coordinator of the training program after Thomas Hanna. She has an extensive and distinguished background in classroom education, professional training, corporate training, and mathematics education. Karen is a founder and senior member of the Somatics Board of Accreditation, the international organization responsible for licensing and certifying Somatics programs and practitioners. Karen is a founding and Charter member of the Clinical Somatic Education Society, and has been in private practice in San Jose, California since 1990. Read more about Karen Hewitt

Steven Aronstein is the founding Director and President of the Somatic Systems Institute. A certified Clinical Somatic Educator trained in the second program ever conducted, he has been in practice in Western Massachusetts and the Northeast for 14 years. Steven is the first person to develop and operate a Somatics training after Thomas Hanna's original class. He is President of the Clinical Somatic Education Society, the official professional guild of CSE. Read more about Steven Aronstein