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Martha is a Certified Hanna Somatic Educator, having completed a three year training program at Somatic Systems Institute in Northampton, MA. She gives private sessions and holds group Hanna Somatics exercise classes in Maplewood, NJ at Shakti Yoga and Living Arts. She works with client who have struggled with chronic pain, joint stiffness or postural problems, teaching them to reverse chronic pain patterns and better understand how to keep themselves pain free.
Martha graduated in 1987 from the National Holistic Institute in Oakland, California, with certification in Massage Therapy and Holistic Health Education. She has been in practice for 20 years, working with a wide range of clients, including athletes, children, AIDS and cancer patients, and government and corporate clients. She combines an eclectic mix of modalities into her massage therapy sessions, focusing on the specific needs of the individual client. In addition, Martha is a traditional Reiki Master, using Reiki in every session to balance energy where needed and enhance relaxation and healing.
Martha received a B.A in Dance Education from the State University of New York. She specialized in teaching the academic curriculum through Movement and Dance.
As a former professional dancer who, at one point suffered chronic hip and knee pain due to injuries, Martha understands the frustration and struggle many people go through trying to discern between the myriad different modalities that claim to relieve, or “fix” chronic pain. This is how she discovered Somatics, the only modality that taught her, in a short time, to reverse her pain and postural imbalances. Martha’s knowledge of the body, posture, and body mechanics enhance her work as a teacher of Hanna Somatics. She believes that healthy body mechanics and self-awraeness is the key to maintaining flexibility and freedom of movement. She works to facilitate that by teaching you to develop a more accurate sense of your own body and by helping you to recondition your muscle control. This will, in turn, restore a greater sense of balance and relief from muscular pain and stress.
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