MARYSKA BIGOS, a kinesthetic learner for sixty years, has been informed by the body as her vehicle for witnessing within herself, and in others, the expression of mind through body consciousness. Her teaching and private practice are based on the anatomical, physiological, psychological and developmental principles of Body-Mind Centering® and the Feldenkrais® Method. These two approaches communicate with an individual's physiological systems as reflected in the organization and quality of their movement. 

Maryska began studying with Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen at The School for Body-Mind Centering in 1979, after training and performing as a dancer for twenty years. She became a BMC practitioner, SBMC teacher and an AMTA member in the early 1980's. She has taught with Cohen and individually at venues across the U.S. and served on the faculty for many years to integrate BMC with: dance at the American Dance Festival; yoga at Duke University Medical Center; the special needs of students at the Governor Morehead School for the Blind; bodywork and massage modalities at the Carolina School of Massage Therapy. Maryska has maintained a private practice for thirty years and is certified in a variety of bodywork practices that reflect her interest in the intimate connection between movement, body, and mind.
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JANICE GELLER, MA, LPC, LMBT, ADTR and core faculty member. I call my work Integrative Counseling which integrates Body-Mind Centering, Psychotherapy, Movement Therapy and Meditation. I am a Licensed professional Counselor (LPC, License No. 4125), and a Licensed Massage and Bodywork Therapist (LMBT, License No. 1025).  I am also an Academy Registered Dance/Movement Therapist (ADTR), and have completed advanced training with Janet Adler, PhD, ADTR, in Authentic Movement.  I've trained and taught with Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen, OTR, Director of the School for Body-Mind Centering (BMC), since 1979. I am Certified as both a Practitioner and Teacher of this pioneering method of Body-focused self-discovery.
I am a mother of two children and have been in private practice for twenty-five years, working with adults and children.  I approach each person with individualized care and engage her or him in their own learning process.  My years as a professional dancer, teacher and choreographer have added an emphatic understanding of the body and its wisdom.
Presently I work at the Center for Integrative Therapy in Durham, N.C. and lead trainings, workshops and classes.  I teach at Duke University, and have taught at the University of North Carolina, Smith College, University of California at Hayward, Esalen Institute, Omega Institute, and several colleges and universities throughout the United States and Europe.  I co-founded and co-directed, Open Pathways, a Diagnostic and Therapy Clinic for Children and Adults with Learning Disabilities and Preschool for abled and disabled children in Northampton, MM.  I look forward to sharing Body-Mind Centering with you.
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BOB LEHNBERG began studying Body-Mind Centering in 1984. He is a certified practitioner (1990) and teacher (2002) of BMC who has been teaching experiential anatomy and physiology in schools of massage therapy and somatic practices for 21 years. His interest and practice of yoga led him to receive an Integral Yoga^® teacher certification and become a frequent guest teacher for SBMC teaching and assisting Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen in Embodied Anatomy & Yoga and Embodied Developmental Movement & Yoga certification programs in NYC. Bob began studying and practicing qigong in 1992; holds a teacher certification from Supreme Science Qigong Center and teaches locally.

He also brings an improvisational theater background, including 10 years as a professional, to the experiential learning process of BMC. His lightness and fun in the classroom is deepened by his degree in Biology (1980) and his ongoing studies in science that support his understanding and ability to clearly communicate the anatomy and physiology of the body. He served for 15 years in committee and board roles for NCBTMB while maintaining a private practice in movement integration and recently became a Certified Health Coach to broaden his guidance of individuals into wellness and nutrition.

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Kinesthetic Learning Center, Durham, NC  sponsor of BMC in NC