Authorized Teachers

Anna-Lena ‘Shama’ Gustavsson’s career in the health industry spans over five decades. She trained as a physical therapist at Lund’s University, and teaches yoga and trance dance. She lives at the off-grid retreat center ‘Heartland’ in Northern California, which she co-founded. She has four adult children and her motto is: ‘A day with passion is a day lived’. Shama is a qualified teacher in both the Non-Linear Movement Method® and The Intimacy and Attraction Workshop®. stretchandbreathe.com

Danny was born on the Navajo reservation. A former white water river guide, she believes that life is an endless river of adventure and the best way to understand something is to jump in and get dirty. She has immersed in The Society of Friends (Quakers), the Right Use of Will Movement, Gurdjieff, and has studied with Michaela since 2008. Danny is a holistic solo entrepreneur and a mother of two. www.skinharmonics.com

Bella LaVey is a sex and relationship coach with an extensive background in Daoist sexual alchemy, tantra, shamanism and sacred dance. She is also a certified qigong instructor, licensed massage therapist, and the creator of the feminine qigong form ‘Dance of the Immortaless’. She is authorized by Michaela Boehm and Steve James to facilitate Wild Woman’s Way Circle® and The Intimacy and Attraction Workshop®. bellalavey.com

Robyn (M.Div, RYT, Chaplain) has dedicated her life to the study and development of spiritual practices. Serving as a congregational pastor & hospice chaplain she witnessed the search for spirit often bypassed our humanness. Robyn began her embodiment work with Michaela in 2009, attributing it to be the most transformative soil for compassion & connection. robynaugusta.com

Traci’s career began in food, first transforming ingredients for pleasure and connection, and later, as a way to achieve our ultimate vibrancy. She is a qualified Wild Women’s Circle™ teacher, and believes deeply in women’s group embodiment practices. Traci specializes in diet and lifestyle for auto-immune disorders, and has studied with Michaela since 2017. She has owned a bakery, a food truck and a meal delivery business.

Lorraine has been a holistic practitioner for 20 years. She holds certifications as a Homeopath, Bowen Work fascia release specialist, Reiki Master, and Shamanic practitioner. She lives on a 14-acre organic farm near Moss Landing California and loves to show people how to come back into their bodies and their hearts, so they can live their lives to the fullest. livelovelaughhealing.com elementalhearts.com

Chelsey Lee Fasano researches meditation and neuroscience at Columbia University, works as Head of Research and Development at a sex education company, and offers sexuality counseling as well as instructions in beginning meditation practice.

Meghann McCracken is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter who lives in New Orleans. She is currently pursuing an MFA in Creative Nonfiction at the University of New Orleans. She is also developing a series of personal growth courses combining her training in restorative yoga, Jungian studies, coaching, embodiment, and storytelling as a means of healing and discovery.

Lisa Stegman is a psychotherapist living, working, playing in Boulder, Colorado. She is passionate about adult development and structures that support growth. Her practice is focused on transitions and potential transformation of the midlife journey. Dancing, yoga, hiking the mountains, cooking, travel, gardening and her French Bulldog bring her joy. She loves helping people connect to their own embodied knowing, to others, and to the unnamable. lisastegmanpsychotherapy.com

Angie Byrd built a career partnering with women ready to create extraordinary results in their lives. Angie created Wild Studio because she learned, through her own intense personal experience, that Good Sex Changes Every (Thing). At Wild Studio, Angie teaches women to create Good Sex and real intimacy in their lives through free resources, movement practices, individual coaching, retreats, and live group experiences. www.angiebyrd.com

Following a successful career in co-founding and running a start up in Silicon Valley, Marina left the corporate world to explore her passion for embodiment, intimacy, and personal growth. She is a trained musician and dancer who enjoys creating and facilitating safe spaces for people to explore their bodies and awaken their innate, wild natures. She is certified in The Non-Linear Movement Method® and The Wild Woman’s Circle™.

Ronit Ashkenazi is turned on by all things relationship, intimacy, and sexuality. She pivoted from a 20+ year career as an award-winning acupuncturist and natural medicine healer to work full-time as an embodiment and empowerment coach, writer, and artist. She is a certified teacher in The Non-Linear Movement Method® and The Wild Woman’s Circle™.

Jessica is a Certified Body Confidence Coach, Movement & Dance Instructor, Registered Yoga Instructor-RYT 500 and the founder of Brazenly Beautiful. Jessica loves to help her clients develop their self-esteem, confidence and sense of Self through the pure joy of embodied movement. Jessica is an authorized Non-Linear Movement Method® Facilitator, and is in also progress of becoming a Somatic Movement Therapist.

Jennifer is an experienced Somatic EMDR embodiment therapist. She creates spaces where people learn embodiment skills, process past traumas, and share together what it means to be fully human. Her approach includes working with the “whole” person: mind, heart, body, and spirit. She is a qualified Wild Women’s Circle™ teacher and has experienced the benefits of women’s circle embodiment practices. jenniferchristiancounseling.com

I started my journey healing myself, became a naturopath, then discovered the power of calm in creating health and finding the emotional, energetic and environmental root causes of physical illness. I’m excited to be a part of the Wild Woman’s Circle™ Practitioner family, embodiment adds a powerful element of practice to life.

Molly is passionate about helping women connect to and celebrate the major transformations and cycles of their lives. She is the owner and founder of Lunamar Birth Well LLC, providing classes, retreats, and circles for pregnant and postpartum women to honor their rite of passage into motherhood. lunamarbirthwell.com

After decades performing and coaching at the highest professional levels of Afro Latin, Argentine Tango, and Swing, Belle realized there was more to dance than technique and competition. Discovering a love for conscious dance, Belle now delights in helping others find their innate soulfulness and unique way of movement for healing, expression, and enjoyment.
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