Odelia Shargian

I'm a Somatic Therapist. I offer Body-based therapy for healing from trauma and body shame I also offer mindful movement practices for health at every size including Joyful Movement, body inclusive weekly classes and group workshops for cultivating body acceptance through body awareness and mindful movement. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I believe in the body as our greatest teacher. I believe the body has information that our mind has walled off, that all of our life experiences accumulate to create our physical and emotional ecosystem, and we must address them all if we want to transform the system. We are built to survive, and I celebrate that. But often, what we need to survive does not serve us to thrive. We need our body to tell us what it feels, desires and wants to release. The mind cannot do this work because it doesn’t hold that material. The body holds our past, and it is up to the body to release and transform it. But we need help. When a person is met with radical acceptance through a compassionate, open, non-judgmental presence, they feel safe enough to become vulnerable and meet their authentic self. This is where the healing process can begin. I believe we can heal in an infinite number of ways: through sensual movement, playful invention, and communal connection. I believe in release, compassion, acceptance, honesty, and the body as the brain. I believe in listening, in being at the service of healing others, in the power of community. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++My professional background: I rained across multiple Somatics platforms including Bartenieff Fundamentals, Laban Movement Analysis, Body-Mind Centering™ (BMC), Developmental Movement, Yoga, and more. I have a BA in Psychology from The Open University, and was certified as a Doula by DONA (Doulas of North America) in 2003. I subsequently was certified as a Structural Yoga instructor through the Stone Center in 2004. In 2005, I graduated from the Leven Institute with dual certifications in Shake Your Soul™ and SomaSoul™and was certified as a Somatic Movement Therapist through ISMETA. I later became a teacher in Re-evaluation Counseling (RC), and have been counseling and teaching co-counseling privately and in groups since then. I started her Somatic and Movement Education Company, Movement Bliss, in 2013, offering classes and workshops, both live and virtual to hundreds of women. I embarked on training in Intuitive Eating and became an IE counselor. My work focuses on self-acceptance, inclusion, compassion, and joy, and is HAES™-aligned.

Odelia Shargian

Title: Registered Somatic Movement Therapist & Educator
Company: Embodied Acceptance
Odelia Shargian
odelia@embodiedacceptance.com
https://embodiedacceptance.com/
https://www.facebook.com/embodiedacceptance
https://www.instagram.com/embodiedacceptance/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/odeliashargian/
Phone: 2015607872
Address:
52 Christie St.
Tenafly, New Jersey, 07670
United States

I'm a Somatic Therapist. I offer Body-based therapy for healing from trauma and body shame I also offer mindful movement practices for health at every size including Joyful Movement, body inclusive weekly classes and group workshops for cultivating body acceptance through body awareness and mindful movement. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I believe in the body as our greatest teacher. I believe the body has information that our mind has walled off, that all of our life experiences accumulate to create our physical and emotional ecosystem, and we must address them all if we want to transform the system. We are built to survive, and I celebrate that. But often, what we need to survive does not serve us to thrive. We need our body to tell us what it feels, desires and wants to release. The mind cannot do this work because it doesn’t hold that material. The body holds our past, and it is up to the body to release and transform it. But we need help. When a person is met with radical acceptance through a compassionate, open, non-judgmental presence, they feel safe enough to become vulnerable and meet their authentic self. This is where the healing process can begin. I believe we can heal in an infinite number of ways: through sensual movement, playful invention, and communal connection. I believe in release, compassion, acceptance, honesty, and the body as the brain. I believe in listening, in being at the service of healing others, in the power of community. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++My professional background: I rained across multiple Somatics platforms including Bartenieff Fundamentals, Laban Movement Analysis, Body-Mind Centering™ (BMC), Developmental Movement, Yoga, and more. I have a BA in Psychology from The Open University, and was certified as a Doula by DONA (Doulas of North America) in 2003. I subsequently was certified as a Structural Yoga instructor through the Stone Center in 2004. In 2005, I graduated from the Leven Institute with dual certifications in Shake Your Soul™ and SomaSoul™and was certified as a Somatic Movement Therapist through ISMETA. I later became a teacher in Re-evaluation Counseling (RC), and have been counseling and teaching co-counseling privately and in groups since then. I started her Somatic and Movement Education Company, Movement Bliss, in 2013, offering classes and workshops, both live and virtual to hundreds of women. I embarked on training in Intuitive Eating and became an IE counselor. My work focuses on self-acceptance, inclusion, compassion, and joy, and is HAES™-aligned.
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