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April 2024 by Jeremy Borer
Donna is incredibly knowledgeable, attuned, and caring in her approach to somatic movement therapy. She has a deep well to draw from and I found that she always listened and responded to my particular physical-emotional needs as a client. I’m a psychotherapist interested in learning more about the body-mind process, and Donna is truly an expert in her field of study and practice. I’m grateful to have found her.
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April 2024 by Annie McGrew
Donna has helped me more than any physical therapist to feel less pain and more mobility in my body. Additionally, I always feel more peaceful and relaxed after my sessions with her.
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March 2024 by Kat Glick
Great experience with Donna! Each session was individually tailored to meet whatever my body needed at the time. Super knowledgeable, I always learn something new when I go to see Donna. Highly recommend!
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September 2023 by Andrew Ghassan Moussa Mikhael
Working with Donna is unique in all the best ways. Each week Donna created a tailored session for me, how I was feeling physically and emotionally and overall fit with the goals I have for myself (more than helping rehab injuries, but also addressing issues around focus and getting better sleep as well)! I have a busy work and training schedule and often i don't save time for myself, but each session with Donna was worth it despite deadlines. I was calmer, happier and much more pain-free. Better yet i take the lessons in the lessons into my daily life integrating them everywhere. I look forward to doing more work and developing further, feeling more grounded, happier, and present! THANK YOU DONNA
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August 2023 by Serena Star Leonard
This was an entirely new experience for me! Each week Donna created a tailored session that was a perfect combination of building on previous sessions and at the same time focusing on any issues faced that day/week. During a time of burnout I experienced calm and discovered gentle yet powerful tips and practices that I now incorporate into my every day. This is something that every stressed person should experience, as it is like a holiday from the intensity - and grounding and "being" like you have never experienced before. Thank you Donna!!
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June 2023 by Leia Friedwoman
Donna really helped me out with some long standing physical issues that I could not tackle on my own. Her knowledge, attunement, tenderness and skill facilitated a safe container in all of our sessions. I am so grateful for the progress I made. I would highly recommend working with her!
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May 2023 by Laura Hecht
Donna is an intuitive and experienced healer. If you want to make change in your life, she has a vast toolbox of strategies that can help you along the way.
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October 2022 by Alison Kinsey
It is hard to put into words what essentially happens experientially through the body and not so much through the mind. The description of Donna's approach and its impact on people expressed in the testimonials I find really make more sense after you have had the opportunity to experience the process. I started the group classes online to address a chronic pain in my buttucks, and after 4 sessions not only have it resolved, but feel like I am starting a whole new understanding of how to be in relationship to my body and my senses. I wish I could have started this earlier in my life. I have worked with people in this field before and find Donna to be remarkably knowledgeable, imaginative, responsive, and soothing.
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April 2022 by Gail David
I was entirely new to somatic movement when I signed up for Donna's class -- on Zoom no less. I wasn't quite sure how it would work, but friends who'd been students of hers for years advised me it was worth it. Were they ever right! Donna's skill and sensitivity infuses every class, grounding us first in anatomy and then using imagery and example to communicate what are often, at least at first, complicated connections between and among the many moving parts of our bodies. Her uncanny ability to explain, to recommend, to rethink -- all on a small screen and always in the most encouraging, supportive ways -- has produced real results, increasing my mobility and diminishing pain. It's not magic because it's hard work, but small movements can make the biggest difference, and I can wholeheartedly recommend Donna's class.
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March 2022 by James Ritchie-Dunham
Donna brings me great clarity and ease of putting that clarity into practice every time I meet with her. This applies directly to how I experience my body and alleviates pain right away. Her classes are great. I am grateful.
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January 2022 by Sarah Corbyn Woolf
Donna brings a combination of imagery, anatomy, and physical exercises that helped me both conceptualize and tangibly experience what was happening in my system. I was able to put together puzzle pieces that have been a struggle for years, as well as find new puzzle pieces to work with in the next steps of my somatic exploration. I came into this work with a fair amount of experience especially working with breath, but coming at it with different goals and framework. I was so grateful for the opportunity to approach new concepts as well as old with room to integrate what I brought with me, as well as discover newfound availability in my body, breath, and nervous system.
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January 2022 by Reka Peterson
I have had the pleasure of working with Donna as a presenter for River Valley Co-op’s virtual classes. I sent her the following note after her most recent class. Thank you, Donna!Your guidance is compassionate, full of wisdom and heart. I so appreciate the way in which you invite us to connect with ourselves. I absolutely love the language you use in your work and the focus on the principle of curiosity and non-judgemental inquiry. Inviting us to be a tourist in our body and going on a fact finding mission are a playful way to connect without feeling pressure or need to find or feel anything specific. Your guided exploration was so calming and relaxing. People were appreciative and grateful.
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November 2021 by Mary Ramsay
When I was struggling with intense lower back, hip, and leg pain due to a lifelong imbalance in my body, several friends recommended that I see Donna. Her intuitive way of seeing and working with the body was exactly what I needed to begin to unwind the patterns of movement that were the source of my pain. Learning to move in a different way is subtle but possible, even later in life! I feel like my brain and body are re-patterning and I now have tools that I can use at home to support and maintain these changes.
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April 2021 by William Cutler
I have been attending Donna's classes, both in-person and via Zoom, for a couple of years. As a physician specializing in chronic pain management, I have learned that developing the mind/body connection is the most essential tool for relieving pain and enhancing function. Donna is a master at developing, sharing, and teaching techniques to strengthen the mind/body connection. She has helped me to heal and prevent injuries. And the understanding I have gained about my body, by attending her classes, has been invaluable for both my personal health and my professional life as an educator about pain. I would recommend her classes for anyone who either suffers from chronic pain or who simply wants to better understand how their body works.
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April 2021 by Dara Nussbaum-Vazquez
I first took a class with Donna after learning about her through my physical therapist, and have continued to work with her in individual sessions and group classes. I can’t recommend her highly enough. Although I initially started the work to address tailbone injury and other chronic issues, I continue to go to Donna because of how much I have learned from her and get out of each session. Working with her feels like learning a new language towards greater embodiment. I have experienced pain relief and also have been able to integrate what I learn from other providers through Donna’s holistic approach and depth of knowledge on different modalities, as well as her personal experience that informs her work. Donna is skilled at virtual work and picks up on subtleties through the screen that I never would have thought possible.
