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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

Elizabeth combines her interest and passion for meditation, energy medicine, bodywork and counseling to help her clients integrate mind and body. She has a practice in Seattle and has worked as a therapist on a number of MABT research studies at the University of Washington for women in recovery from chemical dependency. Trained in MABT and a certified Hakomi Therapist, Elizabeth uses these mindful, somatic-experience approaches to improve sensory and emotional awareness and to assist her clients in creating lasting change.

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

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

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

Kathryn Hansen is a massage therapist, nurse practitioner and Medical Director of the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at Vanderbilt which serves a population with complex chronic pain and trauma. She teaches trauma informed care and is passionate about the potential for integrative health to support healing for those impacted by pain and trauma.

Selene Kumin Vega is a licensed psychotherapist, workshop leader, and Professor at Saybrook University where she is core faculty in the Mind-Body Medicine graduate program in the College of Integrative Medicine and Health Sciences. Her work with movement and experiential modalities evolved over 50 years of facilitating self-exploration, connection, and transformation. She has taught at the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology (Sofia University), Bastyr, and Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health. She has published chapters on psychospiritual approaches to anxiety and movement practices and articles on ritual and creative consciousness. She co-authored The Sevenfold Journey (Crossing Press, 1993), now in six languages.

Chris Rutgers is an award-winning social entrepreneur who has founded and developed several successful regional and national nonprofit organizations and initiatives focused on supporting underserved populations, including The Trauma Foundation, Outdoor Outreach and Transforming Youth Outdoors. Chris has been nationally recognized as an expert on philanthropy and social impact. He actively works as a consultant supporting several government agencies, foundations, corporations and nonprofit organizations.

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