Rockport, Massachusetts -- United States
Gentle Somatic Yoga Certifications:
GSY Practitioner ~ Levels 1 & 2
Other Certifications:
Yoga Alliance, Nosara Yoga Institute and Omega Institute for Holistic Studies, Hatha Yoga. Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Meditation teacher
Roberta (Berta) is a full spectrum Yoga, Awake Awareness Teacher, and a GSY Practitioner. She has been practicing and teaching mindfulness and yoga for 20+ years. Her foundational studies include Hatha, Iyengar, Kundalini, Yin, Restorative, and Yoga-therapy with foundations in Feldenkrais and Somatics. After completing MBSR training she continued to study awake awareness meditation and the quantum physics of system coregulation for healing. James Knight came into her life after a serious accident which required several years of recovery. James helped restore her back to full range of motion through bodywork, healing, and Gentle Somatic Yoga®. Doctors had insisted on spinal surgery, but Roberta trusted, that given the right conditions, time, and practitioners, the body would self-heal and self-correct. It was the start of a miraculous transformation, a deep friendship, with James, and confirmation of this life path. GSY: Somatic Movement Flows® work! She is dedicated to sharing her experiences to elevate and encourage others. To connect students deeply with their bodies and inner wisdom, in both recovery and self-discovery. Gentle Somatic Yoga® is unparalleled in terms of its capacity to nourish, liberate and enhance the vitality of liberate and enhance the vitality of the Soma (Whole Self).
Roberta currently offers customized private sessions, workshops, and group classes in person or online. Special focused groups for people in recovery. Please email for more information: bertagal@gmail.com