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Biography
Rebecca Gorrell is a dance/movement therapist at her studio Double Spiral and works with all ages and fitness levels to promote healthy movement patterns. good posture and strong, agile, pain free bodies. She served as Canyon Ranch's Director of Movement Therapy and was a favorite instructor from 1996 to 2008. Gorrell was the fitness Director at Canyon Ranch in the Berkshires in Lenox, Massachusetts from 1989 to 1995.
A former
modern dancer, Gorrell has earned a masters degree from the
University of Arizona, researching the role of dance/movement therapy
as a healing modality for cancer patients. She is certified by American
College of Sports Medicine, and is also a certified Pilates and Gyrotonic
teacher.
Gorrell served as a contributing fitness editor for Shape Magazine from
1994 thru 2005 and was a key presenter, nationally and internationally,
for Shape's "Body Positive" and "Shape Your Life" programs; workshops
that explore body image, movement, fitness and healthy lifestyle.
Gorrell
is the host of the Spa Workout video series and has made numerous national
and local television appearances. She has been featured in Shape, Elle,
Self, Vogue, Fitness, Good Housekeeping, Prevention, Weight Watchers
and O magazines. Gorrell contributed the "Balance and Movement"
chapter to The Canyon Ranch Guide to Living Younger Longer, published
by Simon and Schuster. She also contributed a body-shaping chapter to
The Female Body Owner's Manual, published by Rodale Press.
The most fundamental way we experience life is through our body. Through dance and movement, the body becomes an entry point into the complex network that comprises our entire being. We are able to explore our mind, body, emotions and spirit through the movement arts. We find our limitations as well as ecstatic expansion. We can experience community as well as our individuality through movement exploration.
Through education, research and experience, I continue to deepen my understanding of the importance of movement in promoting health and healing. Dance and movement can be a powerful form of self expression and creative artistic expression, as well as promote physical and mental health, rehabilitate injury and trauma, and reconnect sedentary individuals with their physicality. Pilates, Feldenkrais, Alexander Technique, Hanna Somatics, dance forms, improvisation, yoga, chi gong and outdoor activities are mind/body movement forms I utilize to benefit groups and individuals.
Dance and movement is the experience of the human being taking form. Because it is a universal human behavior, it contains all the richness of the human experience. I continue to explore, create and guide movement experiences for myself and others with the goal of increasing the awareness, well being and appreciation of living more fully embodied.
Please click here to view Rebecca's resume.
