Inese Loćmele

"Body oriented psychotherapist (2009), the only practitioner of the Grinberg Method (somatic coaching) and Stopping Movement in the Baltic states. Pioneering Contact Improvisation in Latvia since 2007. Founder of the dance and somatics center I-DEJAS MAJA in the capital of Latvia (2009, i-deja.lv) where self knowledge, movement practices and creativity meet. She started her way at 5,5 years of age through professional sport (artistic/rhythmic gymnastics), being a champion of the state, being able to do with her body whatever was asked, meanwhile learning to use, not to feel and be the body. Later on she studied psyche (MA in psychology) - the other part of the whole human being, and through movement improvisation classes she met her main interest- somatics, that she also studied in Finland (islo.fi/en/dance-and-somatics). Inese is teaching self awareness through somatics, movement improvisation, contact improvisation since 2004. Loves the topics in the fields of the inner freedom, body-mind inntegration, creativity and charisma. More about her: somatika.lv"