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The sessions I had with Laura in group settings and privately helped me to understand my body more, understand it’s healing more, and assisted in my recovery from various injuries that I sustained early in my career. I still use her techniques and I believe that they, along with other types of “bodywork”, have helped to prolong my career. I believe the work is good for anyone but
“Hanna Somatic Education is great for anyone who experiences pain that will never go away. I was suffering from a pelvic pain for about 2 years that prevented me from dancing. After a few sessions with Ms. Gates the pain was gone... I love being pain free and I’m thankful for the
“Hanna Somatics with Laura Gates will send your body to heaven. I love the new mobility, balance and relaxation Laura and Hanna Somatics gives my body. Laura is such a passionate and dedicated teacher.”
“Studying Hanna Somatics over the past few years has given me a wonderful tool to create a physical sense of ease. As a dancer, my body has its fair share of kinks, old injuries, and imbalances. After a class with Laura, I always feel much more aligned and relaxed. Her
“I have taken about five Somatic workshops with Laura. They have enabled me to unwind some very deeply set patterns in my body that were compensatory and perpetuating pain and dysfunction. For dancers who need to undo ingrained habits and who are trying to make
“I have found the Hanna Somatics work to be an exceptional tool for finding more mobility, fluidity, and ease in my body. Both through Laura Gates’ group workshops and her private hands-on sessions, I have learned valuable techniques that I have been able to incorporate
