Documenting Hanna Somatic Education:
Presenting the Findings of a Qualitative, Multiple Case-Study
Gabriel Posner
Presentation:
“Gabriel recently completed his graduate studies through Saybrook University’s College of Integrative Medicine and Health Science. As part of completing a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Mind-Body Medicine, he concluded a study on Hanna Somatic Education. This study was a descriptive study, that involved observing four HSE practitioners, each working with a client for three clinical sessions. The purpose of the study was to describe how Hanna Somatic Education is currently being practiced in real world settings and how current practice aligns with the books and articles written by Thomas Hanna and the Novato Institute.”
Gabriel Posner CHSE, LMT, PhD:
was elected to the office of President in 2022. He had previously served as Vice President since 2019, and was elected to the office of Director at Large #1 in 2015 to serve until 2017. He also previously served as Vice President of the association from 2012 to 2015 after serving a year as Director-at-Large. With the association, Gabriel has enjoyed serving as the chair for the SomaTimes as well as Education Coordinator for the convention. He was certified in 2009 as a Hanna Somatic Educator, lives and practices in San Francisco and in his free time can be found exploring trail-running in a somatic way.
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HSE Learning Community
Presenters and Attendees Wanted
The Hanna Somatic Education Learning Community is a monthly group that will be hosted by Ryan Moschell and the AHSE Education Committee. This group’s mission is to cultivate our members’ continued learning and deepen our community’s connection. All AHSE members would be most welcome to attend. Together, we’d benefit Hanna Somatics as a discipline, while supporting the common growth of our clients, the general public, and ourselves as Hanna Somatic Educators.
In this online group, AHSE members are invited to volunteer to teach a topic of their choice focused on Hanna Somatic Education. Each presentation would be 30 to 45 minutes in length. You’d have the valuable opportunity to practice your presentation skills and your HSE colleagues could process your chosen topic together. You certainly don’t need to be an expert on the topic. You’d inspire the group to learn from each other through their questions and discussion.
The presenter can get a recording of their own presentation that they can present to their clients, post on social media, upload to YouTube, or use to write an article. If the content is cleared by the AHSE Education Committee, your recording can be archived in the Members section of the AHSE website.
Suggested presentation topics:
o Anatomy
o Kinesiology
o Neuroscience
o Somatic movements / Techniques
o Diagnosis - somatic interpretations and possible solutions
o A case study (With permission to share)- problems and solutions
o Translating and incorporating HSE into other disciplines.
o Other HSE-related topics…
The group meets the fourth Wednesday of each month at 9:30 am PDT/PST, 12:30 pm EDT/EST, 5:30 pm BST/GMT, for 90 minutes. The first meeting of the Hanna Somatic Education Learning Community is _______________-and we already have a great presentation lined up.
We’ll need monthly presenters, so if you’d be interested in being a future presenter, Please submit a paragraph describing your topic to Ryan Moschell and the AHSE Education Committee. Let Ryan know if you have any questions about being a presenter.
