Martial arts education and movement facilitation

5 Lines Fitness - martial arts derived functional movement classes (online classes, adults); instructor and student

Woodbridge Karate - Okinawan Karate dojo, studying the art of Isshin Shorin Ji Ryu Okinawa Te (in-person classes, adults and kids); former after-school program director, current instructor and student

Brooklyn Aikikai - traditional Japanese dojo, studying Aikido (in-person classes, adults and kids); former kids’ class assistant instructor, current student

Feldenkrais Method® Awareness Through Movement® classes

The Feldenkrais Method is a somatic method of learning. Awareness Through Movement (ATM) classes create conditions to deepen an awareness of how you use yourself, and expand your potential for action. Each class is an invitation to slow down. Expect an hour-long verbally-guided process of slow, gentle movement punctuated by pauses for integration.

Join Shekinah-Glory’s weekly Awareness Through Movement class at 5 Lines Feldenkrais - virtual, Mondays at 7 PM Eastern

Red Fern Brooklyn - Sustainable Landscape Design and Holistic Gardening Studio. Gardening in urban landscapes and directing operations.

Functional Integration® - Certifying as a Feldenkrais Method hands-on practitioner (Nov. 2025). Practicing with people who are willing to participate in a mutual learning process.

Girl Scouts of America - Trailblazer Adventure Trips

Co-leading outdoor expeditions in the New York region for Brooklyn-based Girl Scouts (aged 10-12). Overnight backcountry trip (Fall 2023 & 2024, 2 days/1 night). Overnight canoe camping trip (Upcoming: Summer 2025, 3 days/2 nights).

Connecticut State Department of Children & Families (DCF) Wilderness School - Co-led 3-, 5-, and 20-day overnight expeditions with CT youth (aged 13-23). Courses involved canoeing, hiking, rock climbing, backcountry camping, and ropes course initiatives. Programming was free and accessible to all Connecticut youth. (2024)

Facilitated 1-day Feldenkrais Method Awareness Through Movement and nature connection programming for DCF-employed adults (social workers, investigation teams, program supervisors). (2024)

Self-Defense Workshops for Women, Trans & Non-Binary Folks - Commissioned to lead a self-defense workshop for women, trans, and non-binary folks in Northampton, MA (2023). Session covered awareness training, nervous system regulation, self-defense techniques, vital striking points, and proper fighting form.

Co-led a Self-Defense Workshop for NJ’s South Asian Bar Association - Women’s Group (2024). Workshop co-facilitators included a National Karate Hall of Fame inductee, and a decades-long sexual assault hotline agent and emergency responder.

La Familia Project - Directed and facilitated community-based enrichment programs in Brooklyn schools, transitional residence sites (shelters), and community centers (in-person classes, young adults). Led Karate, Boxing, and Wellness programming. (2023-2024)

5 Lines - Developed a teaching pipeline for newly graduated Feldenkrais Method Awareness Through Movement teachers to work with an established NYC practice. Developed teacher policies and class schedules, including launching classes in Spanish. Recruited and organized 16 Awareness Through Movement teachers (2023).

Participated in and led daily virtual classes in 5 Lines Fitness, a martial arts-derived, Feldenkrais Method-informed system of functional movement (2020-2023).

Awareness Through Movement Workshop for outdoor laborers and physical workers - Co-led and coordinated a sold out Feldenkrais Method Awareness Through Movement workshop for physical laborers in the Pioneer Valley (2024). A partnership with grassroots health justice organization People’s Medicine Project.

Emerson College Teach-In On Sustainability - Led workshops on Sustainability for Your Self (UN Sustainability Goal No. 3) as part of a week-long series of sustainability-based workshops at Emerson College. Taught Feldenkrais Method Awareness Through Movement Classes and facilitated discussions on how to regulate overactive fear responses, and dysregulated nervous systems (2023, 2024).

Feldenkrais Institute of San Diego - Oversaw the Feldenkrais Institute of San Diego (2022). Tasks included property management, teacher training administration for two concurrent programs, and institutional accreditation support.

Abundance Conference 2022 - Speaker at global online conference, speaker theme: The Feldenkrais Method and Awareness Through Movement Classes. Other workshops covered Visual Arts and Perception, and Negotiation Skills. Participants joined from the UK, Israel, Russia, and across North America.

“Breath”-Based Class Series: Facilitated an in-person Awareness Through Movement mini-workshop to supplement a Brooklyn book club’s exploration of “Breath” by James Nestor. Created a four-part class series around this material. (2022)

Brooklyn Aikikai Journals - Published in three Brooklyn Aikikai journals. Journal themes: Forgiveness (2022), The Veil (2022), Pandemic Years (2023).

LEAF Global Arts Festival 2022 - Interpreted Bach Cello Suites into Feldenkrais-based martial-arts derived movement patterns, inviting audience participation. An in-person collaboration with cellist Stephanie Winters and singer Paula Henke. Included segments where cellist, singer, and mover improvised with one another.

OCD NYC - Managed business, operations, and patient communications for a clinic specializing in OCD & Related Disorders. Tasks included managing the gut renovation of a 5-office suite in Midtown Manhattan, property rental and management, evaluating and implementing Electronic Medical Record systems, devising compliance procedures for HIPAA and COVID-19, acquiring and maintaining clinical licensure in FL and NY, developing OCD NYC website and marketing materials, and hiring and managing key business teams: finance, legal, IT. (2018-2022)

QPOC Foraging Forays - Collaborated with the New York Mycological Society, organized mushroom walks for NY/NJ-based QPOC folks. (2020-2021).

Soundscapes - Recorded soundscapes through the pandemic; celebrating the rise of nature’s ambient sounds during this period of quietude, and the process of record-keeping through audio clips (2020-2021).