Lisa Helm - Kitteringham

Lisa Helm-Kitteringham - E-RYT 500 Advanced Physical and Energetic Anatomy BIO - Lisa loves to teach creative, challenging sequences so students increase their kinesthetic awareness. This is a concept that Shiva Rea describes as ‘bodily intelligence,’ or an awareness of the self through the physical body. Bodily intelligence and awareness allow the student to explore their own body in a safe and sustainable way and to understand their own limits and potential. Lisa’s sequencing focuses on transitions in order to teach core compression and awareness throughout movement so that balance and core engagement become instinctual instead of conscious. Her movement progressions are designed so that students can find the focus to breathe fully and deeply even in potentially demanding situations, a skill that can then be applied to real-life circumstances. The challenge is always balanced with frequent chances to rest, ground the body and come back to the breath. Lisa’s teacher training modules focus on grounding anatomical and practical knowledge in physical experience so that new teachers can teach from a place of embodied experience. Her passion for the subtle nuances of teaching combine with her patience and warmth with her students to create an environment that is conducive to every trainee learning what is most valuable to them at their own pace.