WELCOME

Who stands behind Somatic Movement Lab

My name is Svetlana Malinina. I am a qualified somatic movement practitioner and a physiotherapist in training with a background in dance, physical theater and more than 20 years’ experience in movement education. It's a wonderful journey to explore how human beings express their self through the body and how the body movement change the quality of life. During my work I integrate somatic movement approach, creativity and evidence-based practice.

Mission and vision

Somatic Movement Lab facilitate the process of self-identification of Human Being as livelong body-mind and its environment as a whole system. The Embody-Embrace-Empower is the guiding principle, which allows to transform one’s body intelligence into wellbeing through movement exploration and creative process.

Somatic Movement Lab provide consulting for groups and individuals who are seeking the ways to enhance the quality of their physical and emotional state through the embodiment process. Somatic Movement Lab also provides courses for professionals in arts, body-oriented practices and sports who wants to deepen their practice and enrich their professional skills.

How somatic movement therapy works

By applying holistic body-mind integrated approach Somatic Movement Lab help you to improve your well-being through working with body and movement related issues including psychosomatic problems. It applies coaching, movement education, exercise therapy, breathing techniques, relaxation techniques, massage and hands-on practices.

Who might benefit from somatic movement therapy

You might have a great benefit from it if you want to reconnect with your body, if you are suffering from stress and anxiety, pain and stiffness, breathing issues, fatigue and bad sleep and if you are looking for inner peace. Somatic Movement Lab also provide an advice on your daily training program and on the quality of your performance.