Lavinia Plonka, body language expert for more than 35 years, helps people improve their movement, behavior, relationships, and careers. Author of several books and audio programs, her unique expertise connects the dots between posture, movement, emotions, spirit and the mind.

Lavinia’s training and professional career include theater, dance, yoga, and the martial arts. She's taught the Feldenkrais Method for 30 years, is a certified assistant trainer, a level CL4 teacher of the Alba Method and an Emotional Body® instructor. She was an artist-in-residence for the Guggenheim Museum in New York, and a movement consultant for theater and television companies around the world, including the National Folk Theater of Ireland and Nickelodeon. She's conducted workshops for Esalen, The National Council on Aging, and is the director of Asheville Movement Center, in North Carolina.