BODY MAPPING FOR MUSICIANS
Stephanie is a huge advocate for healthy movement when playing or singing music, which is why she became licensed in Body Mapping for Musicians, a form of somatic education that helps promote facility and prevent injury when practicing and performing. She teaches individual and group sessions on this somatic information and derives great joy witnessing the transformation that the information can provide.
"Body mapping" is the term given by William and Barbara Conable to the process of constructively applying an understanding of anatomy to improving how we move. It emphasizes the importance of having an accurate understanding of how the various parts of our body fit together. I like to state it as "if you change what you think, you can change how you move. And if you change how you move, you will change what you feel."
The Association for Body Mapping Educators (ABME) is a not for profit organization of music educators committed to saving, securing, and enhancing musical careers by providing accurate information about the body in movement. Body Mapping Educations use an innovative and specific technique called Body Mapping to enhance musicians’ abilities and to help those in pain or discomfort.
Body Mapping Educators train musicians and music educators to accurately support and enhance movement in practice and performance with the goal of increasing ease while reducing and eliminating injury.
All ABME members are musicians dedicated to helping other musicians understand the struggles, both physical and mental, that musicians face in their careers. It is the hope of all body mapping educators that this method of teaching will encourage wellness and enhanced performance among musicians.
Stephanie teaches Body Mapping for Musicians at Portland State University, and also hosts group classes and individual sessions for specific injuries.
To sign up for a free 30 minute body mapping consultation, send Stephanie a message below!