Carrie has been studying and practicing dance, yoga, and movement awareness techniques for the past 25 years. She received a BFA in modern dance performance from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, and then moved to New York to pursue a professional dance career. In New York City, she began working as a lighting designer and technician for dance and off-Broadway theatre. Working in such physically demanding fields, Carrie observed how people handle different levels of stress, and how they hold that stress in their bodies. She also began to recognize how she was developing pain patterns in her own body, and wondered how to relieve and even reverse these patterns. In 2004, she discovered Clinical Somatic Education and became fascinated with the blend of body awareness, education, and depth of science required for study. She completed the certification program at Somatics Systems Institute in Northampton, MA in 2008. She continues to take anatomy and science classes to strengthen her depth of understanding of how the human body adapts to change. Carrie hopes to help people realize their own potential to be self-correcting, and encourages an excitement in taking responsibility for our own health and lives.