What is Somatic Movement Therapy(SMT) and how does it work?
Science tells us the world is connected, yet to understand the "whole" we must study the "parts". Somatic Movement Therapy integrates the modalities of touch, talk, and movement. These synergistically work to inform our choices on how we create and experience our world; our "wholeness" as the total sum of all our "parts".

Through examination of our physical sensations, we forge inroads to our emotional feelings, viewing our thoughts and beliefs, which in turn show us how our perceptual reality is synthesized. It is through this synthesis of body, mind, spirit, and emotion that we realize wholly who we are in order to embody optimal health and well-being.

Melinda integrates a somatic approach into her client’s fitness and well being.  By incorporating movement re-education, neuro-muscular re-patterning, the Pilates Method, strength training, reconditioning, massage, bodywork, and nutrition and lifestyle coaching she guides her clients towards their goals.  She educates and enables her clients to reconnect with their bodies by empowering them to make their own smart choices in movement and life.

Influential Modalities to SMT:
• Experiential Anatomy
• Developmental Movement Therapy
• Laban Movement Analysis
• Bartenief Fundamentals
• BodyMind Centering
• The Alexander Technique
• Contact Improvisation
• Autherntic Movement
• Hakomi Body Conseling
• Swedish Massage