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Cynthia is a Research Professor at the University of Washington, her clinical and research expertise is in the development of body awareness to improve health and well-being. Research studies have focused on the study of MABT for multiple health conditions including Substance Dependency, Pain, PTSD, and HIV (see publications page). Interested in the processes involved in learning mindful body awareness, Cynthia studies qualitative aspects and underlying mechanisms of the MABT approach. She is a co-author of two scales to measure interoceptive awareness: the Scale of Body Connection (SBC) and the Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness (MAIA). Committed to increasing health care access to underserved populations, Cynthia works with local and international programs to provide and improve complementary and integrative health care through her research, teaching, and service.

Ann has been a psychotherapist for over 30 years and is certified as an Eating Disorder Specialist, and trained to teach Self-Compassion, Mindfulness, Yoga and Yoga Therapy. She lives in upper NY state where in upper NY State where she teaches and maintains a private practice.
https://www.anembodiedlife.com

Megan is passionate about the science and practice of embodiment and healing, and translating that to culturally inclusive mental health interventions. She has been a bodywork practitioner for 19 years, through her private practice, Koru Body Therapy in Bellingham, and offers yoga classes at Western Washington University. Megan works as an interventionist on a randomized controlled trial of MABT for people in treatment for opioid use disorder at the University of Washington. She has a Master’s degree in Psychology through the Spirituality Mind Body Institute at Columbia University Teachers College.
https://korubodytherapy.com

Carla Wiechman is a certified counselor and somatic therapist in private practice since 1991. She is trained as a Hakomi Body-Centered Therapist. Her clinical expertise includes recovery from trauma, chemical dependency, and eating disorders as well as acute and chronic pain conditions. Since 2008, Carla has been engaged in trainings, research and teaching MABT in collaboration with Dr. Price. Carla is interested in teaching somatic therapy skills to providers, promoting the integration of somatic therapy into recovery programs, and somatic awareness into the daily lives of the clients she serves.
http://bluedragonhealingarts.com

Brian has a passion for the power of the innate wisdom of the body. He enjoys facilitating the journey to a stronger sense of connection, communication, and balance within–an interest that has informed his approach to massage and bodywork for twenty years. Brian worked as a LMT at the Osher Center for Integrative Health at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee for many years, where he was involved in an implementation science study of MABT for patients with chronic pain. He is now in private practice in Nashville.
https://www.livingbodies.org

A massage therapist since 2012, Lisa joined the MABT research team at the UW in 2021 to work on a study of MABT for opioid use disorder treatment. She is an advanced practitioner of myofascial release and now an enthusiast of MABT as well; she maintains a private practice in Bellingham, WA.
https://www.corenaturemassage.com

Anthony has been working in management and admin in both healthcare and non-profit since 1998. He’s a huge proponent of alternative medicine and is a certified Reiki Master Teacher who has practiced and taught Reiki since 2008. He has a BA in Theater Arts and a BA in Social Science, and enjoys the arts, participating in the local Burning Man community, and practicing many spiritual and metaphysical endeavors in his free time.
https://tonytherainbowhealer.com