cultivating awareness
from within

move through life with ease

  • movement (classes)

    My classes include online & live somatics classes and live gentle classes which combine a blend of yoga, somatics, balance and breath awareness. All classes help to cultivate awareness and brain-body connection while calming the nervous system.

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  • writing circles (awa)

    The AWA method is grounded with supportive commentary that offers a safe container for writers to explore their voice and written craft.

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  • somatic education (1-1)

    Clinical Somatics Education sessions (1-1) are the most effective way to begin to restore muscle function, improve movement and eliminate pain.

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meet sharon smith-carter, clinical somatic educator & yoga teacher, AWA group circle facilitator

Sharon has taught yoga and movement since 1999 in her community of Kawartha Lakes. She opened the first dedicated yoga studio in Lindsay Ontario, path to stillness yoga and focused on mindful practices that could help support positive shifts for health and wellbeing. Her interest has been rooted in the therapeutic aspects of movement as a way to settle the nervous system. Sharon has studied with many well-known yoga educators including Donna Farhi, Judith Lasater, Paul Grilley, Biff Mitoefer, Tracey Soghrati, all whom have created lasting ripples in her yoga teaching.

Since 2014 she has continued Somatic studies with Martha Peterson and Essential Somatics. The field of Thomas Hanna’s work in Clinical Somatic Education have offered Sharon (and her clients) a powerful practice towards rewiring patterns of movement to reduce pain and increase ease. She believes somatics cultivates a more vivid sense of being present to move through daily life. Beyond her studio walls, she is on the team for Essential Somatics Movement Training.

In 2017 Sharon was introduced to Amherst Writers & Artists and became a Group Facilitator in 2019. This supportive method of writing encourages everyone to find their unique voice in a safe container.

With 25 years of movement teaching in the community, Sharon understands the importance of maintaining functional movement as we age. She brings a fusion of experience, fun and understanding of the aging body to her classes. Her hope is that we all keep moving and doing what we enjoy, for as long as we live on this earth.

meet sharon smith-carter, clinical somatic educator & yoga teacher

Sharon has taught yoga and movement since 1999 in her community of Kawartha Lakes. She opened the first dedicated yoga studio in Lindsay, path to stillness, and began to introduce and educate her clients on different modalities that would create positive shifts for their health and wellbeing. Over the past 22 years she has continued with her own education and trainings to confidently share practices that create conscious change. She is certified as a Clinical Somatic Educator and Movement Teacher (ISMETA), a yoga educator/instructor (E-RYT500) and facilitates Amherst Writers & Artist Writing Group circles online and in person. 

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testimonials

  • Your online Somatics classes have enabled me to continue with small movements that help recalibrate my back, alleviate pain and keep my spine and body flexible. Your guidance as been invaluable. Thank you so much.

    - Doris Garrett, Lakefield ON

  • Thanks for today’s class - I was amazed at how much better I walked after the achey feet session. I’ve been waiting for knee replacement surgery and walking without pain has been a challenge. What a difference in my gait and much less pain, thanks to your somatic classes!

    - Carol Ann Gallant, Bethany

  • With a cast from wrist to underarm, feeling lopsided, and increasing shoulder pain, I reached out to Sharon. After doing her ‘Slouched and Slumped’ audio, my tension was f*#king released & relaxed. Damn, she’s good!”

    — Krystyna Roberts, Toronto, ON

  • Sharon helped me after I threw out my back. She was knowledgeable and thorough and helped reduce my pain through a somatics treatment. Sharon also gave me great advice on things I could do on my own at home to prevent the pain from coming back.

    — Lysa Lapointe, Toronto

  • The Somatic educators at The Liberated Body have invested many, many years of training and experience in movement therapy in order to share these amazingly effective movements with anyone who has a body and has ever experienced chronic pain — that probably includes everyone! You don’t have to “just learn to live with it” or accept it as an inevitable part of aging. Get moving and check it out for yourself; your body will thank you for it!

    — Dolores Bowes, Tindle Bay Yoga

 “the muscles are the servants of the brain and have no will of their own.” - thomas hanna