Sonja H. Sutherland is an experienced, Guild-certified practitioner of the Feldenkrais Method®. For over ten years she practices and studies Formative Psychology™ with Stanley Keleman. Sonja holds a Masters in Dance and a black belt in aikido—a martial art which emphasizes a non-confrontational, yet clear and direct approach to conflict resolution. She incorporates her Feldenkrais, aikido and dance training, along with her years of ongoing studies in Formative Psychology™, to assist individuals and groups to resolve their movement concerns and develop more full and satisfying ways of moving through their lives.
Sonja maintains her private practice in the Berkeley area where she offers individualized hands-on sessions for adults and children. Through gentle yet directive touch combined with verbal guidance, Sonja teaches people how to move and live with greater ease and to expand their options for how they sense, feel, act and behave. She also leads somatic workshops and retreats, as well as teaches Awareness Through Movement® classes. In addition, Sonja was the Movement Specialist at private elementary school for 13 years where she taught Creative Learning Through Movement as part of the curriculum.
EMBODIED EDUCATION
- Feldenkrais Professional Training Program: Berkeley 1993-1997
- Aikido : 1995-present, shodan (black belt) 2001
- Formative Psychology™ Studies– Stanley Keleman : 2000-present
- Dance—modern, ballet, contact improvisation: 1982-1996
- Gymnastics: Intensive training from age eight to sixteen
ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
- Feldenkrais Professional Training Program: Berkeley
- Center for Energetic Studies–Stanley Keleman: Berkeley
- MA in Dance—Choreography and Dance Education: UCLA
- BAs in Psychology and German: St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN
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