About Karen Swift, MSPT

I have always been a seeker, searching for a way to connect with my Divine nature within. At age nine, a subtle inner voice showed me how to experience the Divine in a physical way through a daily movement practice. I began doing yoga, which helped thaw the frozenness that prevented me from expressing my true self. I threw myself into the practice and became a certified instructor.

My journey then deepened into dance therapy and the somatic sciences, where I was able to develop my emotional body through movement. I then was led to develop my intellect by studying the science of movement. I became a licensed Physical Therapist.
Karen Swift, MPST

Though I was able to help many in this way, I came to see that it only understood the body as isolated parts. Seeking a more unified view, I dove into a Feldenkrais® training. Through this, I learned to move as a seamless fabric and help clients do so as well. Ordinary actions became a coordination of the entire body. Yet something was still missing.

This realization led me toward Qi Gong, a movement system that taught me to move in harmony with the essential life force that holds and moves all things. Moving in this dynamic exchange, I finally had a tangible way to physicalize my Divine nature through movement. The art brings me pure joy, as I weave together my body, feeling, and spirit into flowing motion.

My movement practice has always been a refuge, friend, and teacher. I help my clients find this passion as well. In this way, I can guide you to develop the tools for nourishing yourself through a daily movement practice. Movement then becomes a path for reuniting with your wholeness.