Erika Berland

Certified Practitioner of Body-Mind Centering (R)
NYS Licensed Massage Therapist
Registered Movement Therapist

How I work: My technique is part of a broad approach to bodywork and movement training, which utilizes all the systems of the body: skeletal, muscular, organ, endocrine, nervous system and fluids. My work draws primarily on the principles of Body-Mind Centering developed by Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen, Massage Therapy, Integrative Acupressure, and movement training and analysis. (See in depth background info)

Core Sources: 

Body-Mind Centering

 

Massage Therapy

 

Integrative Acupressure

 

Bartenieff Fundamentals and Laban Movement Analysis

The core of my work is a unique blend of hands-on techniques, movement analysis, repatterning and therapeutic exercise. Along with effecting deep physical change my primary goal is to guide clients toward a new Body/Mind relationship. Gentle, non-invasive touch and verbal suggestions encourage a shift in awareness, which in turn helps to facilitate the healing process.