“We... know what has always seemed intuitively true— that separating the mind from the body, or nature from nurture— is impossible. Every biological process leaves a psychological imprint, and every psychological event changes the architecture of the brain.“
Janet is a Master Somatic Movement Educator and Therapist, registered and insured through ISMETA (The International Somatic Movement Education and Therapy Association). This means that, as a MSME/T, Janet has fulfilled the requirements as formulated by ISMETA : a minimum of 1000 hours of training in Somatic Movement and 500 hours of teaching/sessions and has achieved high standards of knowledge, experience, and development in her work as demonstrated through publications, research, curricular development, conference presentations and/or embodied praxes.
Janet’s somatic training includes her certification as a practitioner of Body-Mind Centering® (through the School for Body-Mind Centering®) and as a Certified Movement Analyst, (training through LSSI [Laban/Bartenieffand Somatic Studies International™]).
In addition to her somatic disciplines, Janet is a fully certified as a 550+h matwork and complete apparatus through the Pilates Method Alliance, a Vinyasa-style 200 h yoga teacher through Yoga Alliance, and a National Health Practitioners of Canada-registered Traditional Thai Masseuse (advanced classical, and traditional foot). She also obtained a BA (psych) with distinction, The King’s University in 2010, and a BSc (biology) with distinction, University of Alberta, in 1986.
Janet has four main foci in her work:
Janet also facilitates explorations in deepening one’s embodiment of spirituality. Janet has worked with Anglican clergy and parishioners in mindful approaches to liturgy, prayer, ritual, scripture reading, celebrations of birth, marriage, and of death.Janet’s practitioner research presentation delved into the embodiment of spirituality:
Janet is a registered ISMETA mentor who is excited to assist those individuals in the somatic field who desire to deepen their expertise. Janet offers a deepening of experiential anatomy specifically with regards to embryology, developmental movement, and early reflexes, as well as offering guidance in client supervision.
