Our Team

TRAINERS

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We are proud of the outstanding quality of our teaching staff. Our talented faculty is carefully and personally trained in the full MBS Academy curriculum. Our stringent accreditation process, as well as our personal coaching and mentoring program, creates teachers and practitioners of the highest quality and proficiency.

GRACE SOUEN DOH

MBS SENIOR TRAINER; SEOUL, KOREA

Grace completed her Feldenkrais Training in 2002 and became an MBS Master Practitioner in 2011. She runs a private practice in Seoul, Korea and is organizing and teaching MBS Korea’s first Professional Foundation Training. Her background is in Exercise Physiology, Neuroscience, Biotechnology and patent law.

MARGIT HRASDIL

MBS SENIOR TRAINER; BOLZANO, ITALY

Margit completed a Feldenkrais Training in Lewes, GB in 1994. Since 2000, she continues to study with MBS Academy and qualified as an MBS Practitioner in 2005. Her background includes 20 years working as a physical education teacher, specializing in track and field. She currently runs a private MBS practice in Northern Italy where she specializes in working with children. She teaches MBS Group Classes in both German and Italian and offers personal Individual Lessons. Margit continues to work in schools with students and teachers. She also conducts seminars for physiotherapists, music teachers, and physical education teachers. Click here to learn more about Margit.

CHRIS VAN DER HOFF

MBS SENIOR TRAINER; BEVERWIJK, NETHERLANDS

Chris graduated from MBS Academy in 2006. Since attending his first Feldenkrais workshop in 1989, he has been integrating the work into his profession: Posture and Movement Therapy (Oefentherapeut Cesar). He helps people with pain, stress, and breathing problems. By helping them become aware of what they are doing they are able to become aware of all the other possibilities which were previously outside of their awareness.

CHIEKO OMIYA

MBS SENIOR TRAINER; SENDAI, JAPAN

Chieko graduated from a Training in Tokyo in 2000. She was first introduced to Group Classes in 1985 and began studying with Mia in 1997 at the Japan Feldenkrais Training. Chieko is a professional traditional Japanese dance teacher. In her MBS practice she specializes in ballet and dance. She is interested in MBS Academy’s way of guiding, leading, and directing students.

JOCHEN JADKOWSKI

MBS TRAINER; BERLIN, GERMANY

Jochen graduated from Mia Segal’s Zurich 3 Foundation Training in 1993. He runs a private practice where he teaches mainly MBS at his center, Praxis Ayuda in Berlin. Jochen worked as a special needs teacher (remedial work with children from 1991-2004 and “Lerina-Therapie” (therapy for children after craniocerebral injury) from 1985-1995. He is also trained in body-centered psychological therapy (Villa, das Centrum fur Psychotherapie).

TOM RANKIN

MBS TRAINER; PALO ALTO, CA, UNITED STATES

Tom Rankin is a MBS Trainer and Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. Tom has spent more than 10 years teaching specialized classes for Stanford University’s Health Improvement Programs.

He combines his MBS training and fitness background to help clients with pain relief, active lifestyles and fitness/wellness goals. An avid guitarist, Tom enjoys working with musicians to enhance the enjoyment and performance of their instrument. He also coaches and leads a study group for Feldenkrais Practitioners from various training backgrounds.

MARTHA MOOREHOUSE

MBS TRAINER; SEATTLE, WA, USA

What’s most important to her as a teacher are the many moments when people discover for themselves how they can make improvements, find and expand their comfort zones, and have new choices in their patterns of moving, thinking, and feeling. They can take this learning out of the session and into their lives… it is theirs to keep.

PATTY UNDERWOOD

MBS TRAINER; FAIRFAX, CA, UNITED STATES

Patty graduated from a Feldenkrais Training in New York in 1998, and became an MBS Master Practitioner in 2011. During her 30 plus years experience as an Occupational Therapist she pioneered the development of the Occupational Therapy training program in Zimbabwe. Patty is a Certified Teaching Assistant for CranioSacral Therapy and Manual Lymphatic Drainage with the International Alliance of Healthcare Educators. She has a private practice in Feldenkrais, CranioSacral Therapy, Manual Lymphatic Drainage and Lymphedema treatment in Novato and San Rafael, California.

JANET W. LEE

MBS TRAINER; SAN JOSE, CA, USA

Janet is a licensed physical therapist with over 30 years of experience treating people with orthopedic injuries and chronic pain. Often the benefits of physical therapy are only temporary, providing symptom relief for weeks to months.