For more than 20 years Natasha has helped thousands of people move with greater freedom. She brings a unique combination of expertise, passion, humor, and deep care to body therapy and movement education.

Natasha has received an extensive education. Before her formal body therapy training began in 2000, she graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor’s Degree in Women’s Studies from the University of Minnesota. She received her first certificate of bodywork in Swedish Massage at McKinnon Institute in Oakland, CA. 

Natasha soon discovered her love for the potent healing art of Chinese massage and acupressure, called Tui Na, which she studied extensively for years from three masterful teachers–Brian O’Dea at the Acupressure Institute in Berkeley, CA, Greg Zheng at the Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences in Oakland, CA, and apprenticed for seven years with Oliver Chu, DAOM of Menhong Clinic.

Natasha’s formal training in body alignment and movement began in 2014. Her primary mentors have been Katy Bowman, Biomechanist, and Esther Gokhale, Posture Guru. In addition, she has taken many human anatomy classes, including a 6-day human dissection workshop with Gil Hedley. As a Physical Therapy Aide at Red Hawk Physical Therapy in San Francisco for one year, she was immersed in a physical therapy approach to healing. She also studied the spine in-depth with Judith Lasater.

Natasha has studied Hatha Yoga for over 20 years, practicing and receiving training in the U.S. and India. For several years, she also practiced Yang Style Tai Chi. 

Natasha engages in many efforts to make positive change in the world. She is dedicated to unlearning racial bias within herself and helping others do the same and has given enormous amounts of time and attention in her life to social justice. 

Physically moving in the wilderness is her greatest joy—backpacking, surfing, hiking, swimming, and biking. She loves teaching healthy body movement in natural environments.

Her life is guided by her connection to the path of Sanatana Dharma and her spiritual teacher, Mata Amritanandamayi, or Amma, the Hugging Saint.