Embodied Living:
We belong on planet Earth; the journey toward embodiment begins with sensing the support under our feet. The experience of not belonging creates a sense of separation, judgment, loneliness and pain. That suffering is often manifested through the body’s misalignments and dysfunction. I invite you to join me on a journey of listening; your body has the blueprint for coherence and healing. Together we can find the way.
Lisa Werness
Meet Lisa Werness, a highly experienced Guild Certified Feldenkrais® Practitioner and CranioSacral therapist, with over 30 years of dedicated practice. With a diverse clientele, Lisa has honed her expertise in working with individuals from various backgrounds and conditions.
Lisa's approach revolves around the synergistic use of modalities that re-educate the nervous system, targeting habitual holding patterns—a common culprit behind chronic pain. Through her treatments, clients experience a spacious realignment, opening up a wider spectrum of choices in their lives.
Passionate about fostering embodied living, Lisa emphasizes the importance of deepening our relationship with both Self and Others. Her subtle and respectful approach empowers clients to actively engage in their healing journey, fostering presence and self-awareness.
Inspired by her own transformative journey towards embodiment, Lisa brings a wealth of personal experience to her practice, making her a trusted guide and mentor for those seeking holistic healing and self-discovery.
Learn more about these Embodiment Modalities
Embodied Life™
In the Embodied Life™ work, we begin with a very simple idea: in order to be intimate with our selves we have to start from a place of kindness. Through meditation, movement, and somatic explorations we begin to develop a deeper and kinder connection to self.
CranioSacral Therapy
CranioSacral Therapy uses subtle, listening touch to facilitate correction of restrictions in the myo-fascial sheaths surrounding the central nervous system. These releases in turn facilitate the self-correcting capacity of all other body systems.
Feldenkrais Method®
The Feldenkrais Method® explores movement patterns and facilitates a change toward greater functional mobility through awareness.
Visceral Manipulation
Visceral Manipulation gently corrects motility patterns in the organ systems. Muscular pain often originates from dysfunction in the motility of organs.
Lisa’s Training
Bachelor’s Degree in English Literature, UNC-CH,
1987
Master’s Degree in English Literature, UNC-CH,
1991
Nationally Certified Massage Therapist and Bodyworker
1994
Upledger Institute Certified CranioSacral Therapist
1996
Certified Feldenkrais® Practitioner
1999
Student of Eutony, Body-Mind Centering, Continuum
99-2013
Graduate of the Embodied Life™ Mentorship Program
2014
Student of Evolutionary Astrology
2014 - present
Student of Student of Acutonics
2019 - present