Meet Marie
For most of my life, I’ve found greatest expression in art and movement and felt most at home in nature. I began dance classes at the age of three and equally enjoyed creative projects with my hands like drawing or pottery. With a background in dance and art, along with a knack for science, my practice in manual therapy integrates these elements. It allows me to blend creativity with precision—using my hands to influence structure and movement while maintaining a grounded, scientific perspective in anatomy, physiology, and biomechanics.
I was first introduced to Rolfing® by my mother who had received over 20 sessions as a teenager and then again after a serious car accident. Having experienced the work’s profound impact firsthand, she encouraged me to explore Rolfing when I was struggling with severe back pain as a dancer. My first exposure to the work was through 10 sessions that not only resolved my pain but also transformed my postural alignment. My continued experience with over 30 sessions in the years that followed eventually motivated me to study the practice in Munich, Germany.
Rolfing has taught me multitudes, but among the most important was to discover “me” expressed in my body: how I stand, move, and feel. For so long I carried myself as a controlled dancer does, not how I, Marie—the person—does.
Background and Studies
I graduated from the European Rolfing® Association in Munich, Germany, in 2012. I then spent over seven years building a practice in New York City before expanding my work to Wisconsin, Washington, Alaska, and now, Maine.
I am committed to ongoing learning and have pursued advanced training in a variety of manual therapy techniques. I have studied visceral manipulation with The Barral Institute and pain science education with The Neuro Orthopaedic Institute. Additionally, I am trained in nerve mobilization through DermoNeuroModulation (DNM) trainings and attended numerous continuing education courses with Structural Integrators, physical therapists, chiropractors, and osteopaths on topics such as biomechanics, craniosacral techniques, connective tissue adaptability, and postural alignment.
Beyond my practice in manual therapy, my love for research and the outdoors has taken me to some of the most remote regions of the world. Over the past decade, I have conducted biological research in Alaska, Antarctica, Canada, and Greenland, earning a PhD focused on Arctic whales and oceanography. My commitment to bodywork remains constant, no matter where I am—I’ve even provided sessions in Greenland and Antarctica during fieldwork deployments. Today, I work as an oceanographer for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory while maintaining a private practice as a manual therapist. I’ve always been drawn to interdisciplinary work that integrates movement, health, and nature—whether through bodywork, exercise, or field research.
Education
2012 | Rolfing® Certification, European Rolfing Association, Munich, Germany
2016 | BA, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
2023 | PhD, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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