All Practitioners

Noreen discovered Somatics when she had both upper and lower back pain, achy legs, painful feet, tight shoulders, and numbness in her arms…symptoms that all manifested during a particularly stressful time in her life. She initially sought the help of a chiropractor, starting with several times a week, with some relief, but new pains kept emerging. She began getting deep tissue massages once a week in an effort to relieve her discomfort, but again, found the relief to be very temporary. Read more about Noreen Owens

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

Jon Aronstein is a Certified Clinical Somatic Educator providing functional fitness training and tennis coaching and lessons at Tennis at Maple Ridge in Sunderland, Masschusetts.

Jon studied at Brandeis University and at the University of Massachusetts, where he incorporated studies of Sociology, Philosophy, Psychology, Religous Anthropology, Biological and Natural Sciences, Experiential and Outoor Education, and Holistic Health into a degree program of "Somatic Health, Wellnes, and Learning". Read more about Jon Aronstein

My other activities include engineering and design. Read more about Chris Lowndes

My work developed out of a passion to help empower others to create greater wellness within themselves and their communities. It has been recognized that wellness involves working through multiple dimensions (such as the body, mind, emotions, being, relationships, and the environment), and to be present with the truths that the integration of them holds for each person. Somatic Well-Being involves tapping into one's awareness and learning to become more skillful in working with ourselves. Read more about Kim Kies

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

As my life, body experiences and body needs have shifted throughout the years, my training has delved deeper to include Therapeutic Yoga, movement focused childbirth education, Somatics and Trauma-Informed Resilience Practices.

My personal practice and approach to teaching has changed over the years as well. I’ve slowed down – which allows me to turn off the auto-pilot switch and learn to pause, notice and listen in new ways.  The continual practice helps me notice when I push too hard and helps me remember that there’s strength in softness. Read more about Amy LePage