Yulia Meshoyrer earned her first Masters degree in Psychology from Southern Federal University. In 1999, she moved to Moscow, where she expanded her academic and professional scope by completing another Master degree in Marketing and an MBA from the MIRBIS Institute. Between 2009...
Augustina Rueda, LCSW is a Clinical Social Worker with 25+ years of experience in trauma-informed work with individuals and families in community mental health settings. Her work is grounded in compassionate, relational care, supporting individuals and families through life tran...
Vera Hanakova has been involved in the Holotropic Breathwork community for the past 25 years. During that time, she was personally trained by Stan Grof and Tav Sparks. Vera is a Holotropic Breathwork apprentice with Grof Transpersonal Training..Vera has a passion for yoga and ...
Darlene has been devoted to the practice and study of yoga for decades. She weaves together yoga, breath work, meditation, sound healing, Qigong and Tai Chi, poetry, and philosophy to create transformative experiences that nurture physical, emotional, and energetic well-being. Sh...
Deborah Bagg, LMHC, is a Somatic Psychotherapist, doula and yoga teacher with over 20 years of experience. She is a psychoeducator and teacher on Friendship, Somatic Psychology, and Jewish Wisdom circles, known for her warmth, humor, and realness. Deborah moved her brick-and-mort...
Devon has been on her yoga journey since 2011, discovering through the years that yoga is far more than just the physical movement, but a gateway to discovering one's truest self. In 2024 during a transitional period of her life, she felt a calling to help others reconnect at the...
Born to Indian immigrant parents, Ranjini grew up with Yoga woven into daily life rather than treated as a practice reserved for the mat. She holds a Master of Science in Yoga Philosophy and Therapy. Grounding her teachings in tradition as much as lived experience, Ranjini will l...
Sanjay is Armenian, born and raised in Toronto, Canada, and currently lives in the Hudson Valley, New York. He is a Somatic Therapist in private practice since 2016. Trained in Bioenergetics and Core Energetics, both body-based psychotherapy modalities. He also trained at the Rad...
Melissa Kaplan, MPA, AACEP, is a somatic practitioner and spiritual activist. She is a Senior Faculty member at the Institute of Core Energetics and Embodied Relationship Mentor based in New York City and Upstate New York. In her private practice with individuals, couples and gro...
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