"SomaStudies is the Online Portal of KineOasis, dedicated to the empowerment and creative freedom of our students through the exploration and intelligent study of movement in a relaxed and non-toxic learning environment. We use Movement as a means to naturally empower ourselves and our students, to intervene with development as needed, and to enhance everyone's quality of life. We focus on fine-tuning individual skills through nurturing each student's journey of learning and personal growth."
SomaStudies @ KineOasis was founded by Catrina Choate-Heretoiu and Bogdan Heretoiu. Catrina Choate-Heretoiu is a somatic practitioner and dance educator who works with recovery and learning through movement.
Throughout Catrina’s life, movement has been the trusted language of communication and upon departing from a professional ballet career, Catrina’s path folded and unfolded in ways that merged dance, somatics, and intellectual inquiries. She has a B.A. degree in English Literature, an MFA Degree in Dance, and is certified in the Feldenkrais Method of Somatic Education.
Catrina understands and upholds that a somatic conversation through movement can reveal unexpected experiences that can promote learning, growth, relief, and ultimately connection.
Bogdan Heretoiu is a Filmmaker and a lifelong Martial Arts Practitioner and Instructor. He approaches Movement as an intrinsic part of Being Human.
Before being Movement Educators we are Parents and Artists. We place overwhelming emphasis on empowering our students to develop and express their own inner power and voice through the boundless qualities of Movement. Our classes are infused with nurturing support, kind challenges, and natural - functional - student-centered training as opposed to rigid cloning and often archaic teaching methodologies. We uphold high ethical, moral, and technical standards - and we do so in the spirit of mentorship and honest open communication.
You can learn more about Catrina & Bo here.
