Applied Physiologist & Dance Educator
Dr. Martha Eddy, RSMT
Discover the potential of Dynamic Embodiment®, a somatic movement system designed to help you achieve inner balance through mindful movement, emotional attunement, and holistic wellness.
With so much national and global unrest swirling all around us, we need as much centeredness and presence as possible.
This can be difficult to achieve, however, because too often our days become whirlwinds of stress. Our minds may race even during moments of calm — like when you take a walk meant to soothe, but instead it just amplifies the tumult within.
If you practice physical wellness, yet you find yourself grappling with the state of the world today and needing a profound change in how you experience life’s ups and downs, you’re not alone.
The good news is that you can transform stress into a source of strength.
Dr. Martha Eddy, RSMT, founding director of Dynamic Embodiment® Somatic Movement Therapy Training, shares that our bodies are not just physical entities — they’re reservoirs of emotions and sensations, which are capable of either derailing us or propelling us forward with renewed energy and focus.
When you balance your physical sensations with your feelings, you can create a profound transformation within. When you register your sensations to understand what meaning they have, you can realize how they can support you in taking appropriate action. After all, emotion helps set things in motion.
By embracing your emotions through the use of movement and tuning in to what action they’re prompting you to take, you can achieve a state of calm, balance, and readiness for whatever lies ahead.
Dr. Eddy’s protocol empowers you to navigate life’s complexities with grace and resilience by moving with intention, guided by the emotional currents within you — helping you attune to your physical and emotional states and using them to open your perceptions, reduce anxiety, and enhance your creative responsiveness.
The protocol combines touch, movement, and empathetic dialogue, all grounded in social justice and creative expression. It’s designed to empower people of all ages and abilities to manage their stress, enhance their expressiveness, and achieve balance in both body and mind.
Join Dr. Eddy for an illuminating hour, where she’ll guide you through Grounding Toward the Sky, a ritual somatic movement practice to support you in being brave, active, and compassionate — and embodying peace during these challenging times, through cultivating resources in each part of your body to help you stay centered.
In this hour-long transformative event, you’ll:
- Unlock your body’s full potential from head to toe, enhancing awareness and understanding of your movement’s deeper meanings
- Align your gut-heart-brain axis for improved physical wellbeing and more effective, empathetic communication
- Achieve a calm, balanced mind by exploring various brain levels and their emotions, leading to healthier responses and embodied anger management
- Strengthen resilience by connecting deeply with nature, using grounding techniques that harmonize your physical and spiritual existence
- Experience a profound body-mind integration through exploring the neuroendocrine system, gaining insights from every cell and tissue for a more impactful presence in the world
This form of somatic movement offers a way to anchor yourself, translating your reactions to actions, and turning your internal experiences into powerful tools for navigating the external world.
You’ll also connect with your gut-heart-brain axis — a complex, bi-directional communication system that links the emotional and cognitive centers of the brain with peripheral intestinal functions and the cardiovascular system — helping you appreciate the health of your gut biome and discovering how this axis can affect your behavior with people and with yourself as you learn to align these places of knowledge for a healthier body and communication style.
Dr. Eddy, with her rich background as an international speaker, author, and Master Somatic Movement Therapist, is an ideal mentor for anyone seeking to explore the depths of somatic movement. Her unique blend of expertise in movement science and biobehavioral studies, coupled with her innovative approach to dance and movement, makes her a pioneer in integrating physical wellness with emotional and mental wellbeing.
Learning from Martha means not only understanding movement but experiencing it as a powerful tool for healing, communication, and personal expression.
During the event, Dr. Eddy will also share details about her upcoming course, where she’ll dive even deeper into Dynamic Embodiment and how it can help you improve your mindset and realize your full potential.
You’ll discover how your body holds the key to cultivating balance and peace amidst the chaos in the world today.
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What People Are Saying About Dr. Martha Eddy, RSMT...
“In a time when it seems we have little control, having agency over our bodies and our internal world is a kind of power.”
Martha Eddy’s BodyMind Dancing, appropriate for any level or any body, is a delightful, curative way to spend a Monday night. It’s fitting that a key somatic principle, Eddy said, is the idea of slowing down. There are levels, but slowing down to feel isn’t a static act: It’s about shifting to a more internal place. The hope is that you emerge from a somatic class and bring some of that awareness into your everyday life. I know I have. In a time when it seems we have little control, having agency over our bodies and our internal world is a kind of power. By engaging in a somatic experience, you come to realize that these practices are not just about creating flexible bodies, but flexible minds.
— Gia Kourlas, dance critic for The New York Times
“Martha is a genius, and I learn something profound from her every time I am with her.”
Martha is a genius, and I learn something profound from her every time I am with her. Her Dynamic Embodiment system teaches how to engage all the fluid, tissue, organ, skeletal, and energetic structural systems, and BodyMind Dancing applies it to full-bodied dancing. I leave her class feeling fuller, more present, and confident in my movement expression. These are incredible skills for all people to learn in support of their long-term health and personal expression.
— Tanya Calamoneri, artistic director of Company SoGoNo, project manager for DanceMotion USA, and BAM Professor of Dance Colgate University
“Dr. Eddy is devoted to helping all people connect more deeply to their body and therefore their lives...”
Dr. Martha Eddy brings a wealth of knowledge, experience, and passion to the field of embodied movement and is, hands down, one of today’s leading experts. She has the unique background of studying and working alongside some of the earliest innovators in somatic education, now often referred to as embodied or conscious movement. Dr. Eddy is devoted to helping all people connect more deeply to their body and therefore their lives by making movement accessible and meaningful.
— Suzy Finnefrock, founder of the Everyday Embodiment Summit
“The generous information she imparts will serve you for life.”
Dr. Martha Eddy has tremendous somatic insights. The generous information she imparts will serve you for life.
— Jaclynn Villamil, CMA, Certified Movement Analyst, company ballet instructor Doug Varone and Dancers, the Limón Dance Company, Keigwin + Company, and Kyle Abraham/Abraham.In.Motion.
“I continue to clarify, deepen, and grow while often inspired by your presence, material, beauty, and capacity.”
You are remarkable, clear, creative, and fabulous, I adore watching you! I am grateful and so honored that you invited me into this rich, ongoing exploration/process. I continue to clarify, deepen, and grow while often inspired by your presence, material, beauty, and capacity. You and your work have influenced me deeply, indirectly influencing many that I work with and know.
— Sherry Greenspan, RSMT-E Dynamic Embodiment™ practitioner, certified instructor of BodyMind Dancing, Moving for Life certified instructor, and BMC practitioner choreographer and dancer
About Dr. Martha Eddy, RSMT
Dr. Martha Eddy, an esteemed international speaker and somatic movement therapy expert, holds a Doctorate in Movement Science/Biobehavioral Studies from Columbia University, where she is an honorary professor. She is a Registered Master Somatic Movement Therapist and Educator (MSMT/E) and Registered Somatic Dance Educator (RSDE).
Recognized for her dedication to social justice, Martha is the Geraldine Ferraro Fellow of Social Justice and Movement at Marymount Manhattan College. With a decade on the faculty at the School for Body-Mind Centering® and collaborations with pioneers like Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen and Irmgard Bartenieff, she founded The Somatic Movement Therapy Training, later rebranded as Dynamic Embodiment® SMTT.
Her impactful literary contributions on eco-somatics, movement, the brain, and healthy living include the books Mindful Movement and A Dynamic Embodiment® Approach to the Sun Salutation, which she co-authored with Shakti Andrea Smith.
Over three decades, she’s passionately bridged somatics with social change, training Certified Teachers of BodyMind Dancing and Moving For Life Certified Instructors globally. She co-founded Moving On Center and Moving For Life DanceExercise for Health®, serving older adults and those affected by cancer or chronic illnesses.
Martha’s media presence — she’s been featured in The New York Times, and on National Public Radio and television networks — underscores her commitment to somatic healing. Her dance programs and free Moving For Life wellness initiatives have earned acclaim for transforming pain, tension, grief, and stress into joy, relief, ease, creativity, and beauty.
Beyond her prolific career, Martha has served on numerous boards, including The Yard Choreographic Residency, the National Dance Education Organization, the Congress on Research in Dance, and the International Somatic Movement Education and Therapy Association. She held leadership roles as the president of the Laban/Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies and has been voted a top speaker at numerous online forums.
Martha’s enduring legacy in somatic movement, social justice, and holistic wellbeing extends globally to hospitals, community centers, libraries, arts organizations, corporations, and universities.
