Teri’s process is informed by more than 30 years of mindful body practices. Founder of
Embodied Life, she has helped hundreds of individuals through workshops and private
sessions using Somatic Education/Therapy and Therapeutic Body-work.
Embodied Life, she has helped hundreds of individuals through workshops and private
sessions using Somatic Education/Therapy and Therapeutic Body-work.
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MORE ABOUT TERI...
As a somatic health practitioner:
Therapeutic Massage (CMT), Cranial Sacral Therapy, Visceral Manipulation, MyoFascial
Release and Reiki.
As a somatic dance artist, Teri has been teaching, performing and choreographing
internationally for 30 years:
As a somatic health practitioner:
Therapeutic Massage (CMT), Cranial Sacral Therapy, Visceral Manipulation, MyoFascial
Release and Reiki.
- As a Somatic Educator and Therapist she uses Body-Mind Centering, Experiential
Anatomy, Developmental Movement, Authentic Movement and Continuum Movement in
her practice to help people find their optimal health and movement potential. - Teri is certified as both a Fitness Trainer and a Life Purpose Coach. These practices
help individuals find direction, creating a strategic plan and action steps to follow
through in achieving their personal, health and career goals.
As a somatic dance artist, Teri has been teaching, performing and choreographing
internationally for 30 years:
- She is the founder and Artistic Director of Intention Dance Theatre in Los Angeles, an
ensemble that promotes the development, creativity and vitality of individuals in classes
and performance, as they interrelate with their environment and the planet. The
ensemble’s artistic mission is ‘Somatic Ecology,’ or embodied consciousness while
interrelating with our environment. - Teri founded and directs SOMA Fest L.A. (Somatic Movement Arts Festival), a project
geared toward Somatic Movement Arts in practice, performance and daily life. With one
location in Los Angeles, SOMA Fest will soon expand to the east coast, and international
sites. - Teri’s choreographic approach is an adventurous layering of new dance forms on a
foundation of Modern and Ballet training. Teri is deeply influenced by Somatic
Movement, Contact Improvisation, Laban Movement Analysis, and Internal Martial Arts. - Teri has made impactful contributions to the dance field; she founded and directed
Mobility Junction Dance Company (1993-2001) - New York City’s premiere dance project
that integrated artists of mixed physical abilities. As an advanced practitioner of Contact
Improvisation, Teri authored and produced “On The Shoulders of Giants,” a
choreographic masters thesis depicting the evolution of Contact in performance. Her
teaching/dance work has been presented internationally and she has received various
grants and fellowships in Los Angeles, New York City, Wisconsin, Oregon, and Mexico.
She collaborates with dancers, musicians, and other artists.
| Testimonials for Teri and the Embodied Life System |
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Teri Carter
EMBODIED LIFE
EMBODIED LIFE
OPTIMUM HEALTH, FITNESS & PERFORMANCE
"I have been attending Teri's classes for several years now. She is a fantastic teacher! She has helped me
develop a deep level of communication with my body, enabling me to find substantial relief from chronic
pain and tension and giving me confidence in my body's ability to repair and rejuvenate itself. Besides her
thorough understanding of Continuum, she incorporates a vast knowledge of other somatic practices and
martial arts and makes it all relevant and accessible. She explains difficult concepts clearly and has a
wonderful ability to tune into students to help them with their individual needs." Linda B., Attorney
"Teri's classes are amazing! I leave feeling not only restored, but also grateful for a new way of thinking
and experiencing my body's potential. Moving beyond conventional exercise, I am learning to experience
deep relaxation and healing through effortless, flowing movement. I am convinced Teri's teaching and
movement practice will help me resist the aging process. I could not be handling the stresses in my
everyday life with serious family illness without this new type of somatic work."
Sue Miller, Speech Pathologist & Author of Targeting Pronunciation
develop a deep level of communication with my body, enabling me to find substantial relief from chronic
pain and tension and giving me confidence in my body's ability to repair and rejuvenate itself. Besides her
thorough understanding of Continuum, she incorporates a vast knowledge of other somatic practices and
martial arts and makes it all relevant and accessible. She explains difficult concepts clearly and has a
wonderful ability to tune into students to help them with their individual needs." Linda B., Attorney
"Teri's classes are amazing! I leave feeling not only restored, but also grateful for a new way of thinking
and experiencing my body's potential. Moving beyond conventional exercise, I am learning to experience
deep relaxation and healing through effortless, flowing movement. I am convinced Teri's teaching and
movement practice will help me resist the aging process. I could not be handling the stresses in my
everyday life with serious family illness without this new type of somatic work."
Sue Miller, Speech Pathologist & Author of Targeting Pronunciation