Ariel Carson

I am a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner and Alexander Technique teacher based in New York City. My personal study in somatic practices began over 20 years ago, and I have been certified to share this work since 2011. I received my 1600-hour AT teaching certification through Alexander Technique New York City (ATNYC) , headed by second generation teachers John Nicholls and Nanette Walsh. My primary teachers of Somatic Experiencing were Nancy Napier, Dave Berger, and Raja Selvam. I am an Associate Director of Riverside Initiative for the Alexander Technique as well as a faculty member there. I also assist Somatic Experiencing trainings, and am approved to provide personal sessions to SE students at the Beginning and Intermediate levels. I have assisted at The Juilliard School, and taught at Boston University where I earned my BFA. I previously worked as a teaching artist for the Leadership Program, teaching leadership skills through the arts to under-served students in New York City public schools. I have worked with U.S. veterans, activists, performers, social workers, and the LGBTQIA+ community, among many others. I am deeply committed to anti-oppression work, and ongoing personal study and growth. I also believe self-care is inextricably connected with communal and environmental care. I have been described as reverently irreverent. My preferred gender pronouns are she/her/hers. The native stewards of the land where I work and reside are the Lenape and Canarsee people. Additional influences on my work include: Rev. angel Kyodo williams, adrienne marie brown, Resmaa Menakem, Prentis Hemphill, Lama Rod Owens, bell hooks, Malidoma Patrice Somé, Euphrasia Nyaki, Susan Lemak, Kathy Kain, Dorothy Pietracatella, Betsy Polatin, Shel Wagner Rasch, Francis Weller, generative somatics, Thomas Hübl, Ram Dass, Family Constellations, Polyvagal Theory, Linklater Voice, Body-Mind Centering, 5Rhythms.