About Member
Susan Bauer (MFA, MSME/T, RSDE) is a teacher, dancer, author, Fulbright Scholar, and somatic educator and practitioner. Susan offers classes and workshops in Authentic Movement, experiential anatomy, and meditation. She is also the founder of Embodiment in Education(TM) and offers workshops and teacher trainings internationally.
In her thirty-year career, Susan has taught in college and community settings, informed by her extensive background in dance, Authentic Movement, and Body-Mind Centering®. She began her study of Body-Mind Centering® with founder Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen in 1984 and is a Registered Master Somatic Movement Educator / Therapist and Registered Somatic Dance Educator through ISMETA. Other somatic disciplines in her background include study of Ideokinesis with Irene Dowd and Experiential Anatomy with Caryn McHose and Andrea Olsen, along with Laban/Bartenieff Fundamentals and the Feldenkrais Method. Susan served on the Board of Directors of ISMETA (International Somatic Movement Education and Therapy Association) from 2012 to 2015 and has a private practice in the San Francisco Bay area. Her unique approach integrates Authentic Movement, somatic movement education, and meditation as a basis for in-depth, conscious personal transformation. Her Practitioner Overview Statement can be seen on the ISMTEA website.
January 2025
Support The Embodied Teen Project
This year, you can help support the well-being of our youth. Join the Embodiment in Education mission to create a more embodied and compassionate world. Embodiment in Education programs empower educators and students through ground-breaking curricula bridging the fields of somatics, mindfulness, and social-emotional learning to cultivate lifelong well-being. Based on the curriculum in the Embodied [...]
September 2025
(In-person) Authentic Movement: Mindfulness-in-Motion
A 5-week Group Series – Mixed Level Class Give yourself this time to settle within, and listen deeply to your own body wisdom. This group is for those new to Authentic Movement, as well as those with previous experience in the practice. (Read more about Authentic Movement here.) In this series, you’ll learn basics of the [...]
(Online) Authentic Movement Fall Series – Deepen Within
Deepen Within: A 5-week Online Fall Series with Susan Bauer Give yourself this time to settle within, and listen deeply to your own body wisdom. This group is for those new to Authentic Movement, as well as those with previous experience in the practice. (Read more about Authentic Movement here.) In this series, you’ll learn basics [...]
Somatic Movement Wellness Series (Online)
Monday Afternoons, 12:00pm – 1:15pm (Pacific time) 1pm – 2:15pm (Mountain time); 3pm – 4:15pm (Eastern time) September 22, 29, October 6, 13 In these challenging times, how do we find our center and our balance in the midst of it all? Coming home to your body, you can begin where you are. In this 4-class [...]
(In-person) Authentic Movement: Mindfulness-in-Motion
A 5-week Group Series – Mixed Level Class Give yourself this time to settle within, and listen deeply to your own body wisdom. This group is for those new to Authentic Movement, as well as those with previous experience in the practice. (Read more about Authentic Movement here.) In this series, you’ll learn basics of the [...]
Somatic Movement Wellness: Sampler Series (In-person)
In these challenging times, how do we find our center and our balance in the midst of it all? Coming home to your body, you can begin where you are. In this 4-class series, you will engage in basic somatic movement practices to enhance body-mind wellness. Susan’s somatic approach is based in her extensive study of [...]
(Online) Authentic Movement Fall Series – Deepen Within
Deepen Within: A 5-week Online Fall Series with Susan Bauer Give yourself this time to settle within, and listen deeply to your own body wisdom. This group is for those new to Authentic Movement, as well as those with previous experience in the practice. (Read more about Authentic Movement here.) In this series, you’ll learn basics [...]
Somatic Movement Wellness Series (Online)
Monday Afternoons, 12:00pm – 1:15pm (Pacific time) 1pm – 2:15pm (Mountain time); 3pm – 4:15pm (Eastern time) September 22, 29, October 6, 13 In these challenging times, how do we find our center and our balance in the midst of it all? Coming home to your body, you can begin where you are. In this 4-class [...]
(In-person) Authentic Movement: Mindfulness-in-Motion
A 5-week Group Series – Mixed Level Class Give yourself this time to settle within, and listen deeply to your own body wisdom. This group is for those new to Authentic Movement, as well as those with previous experience in the practice. (Read more about Authentic Movement here.) In this series, you’ll learn basics of the [...]
October 2025
Somatic Movement Wellness: Sampler Series (In-person)
In these challenging times, how do we find our center and our balance in the midst of it all? Coming home to your body, you can begin where you are. In this 4-class series, you will engage in basic somatic movement practices to enhance body-mind wellness. Susan’s somatic approach is based in her extensive study of [...]
(Online) Authentic Movement Fall Series – Deepen Within
Deepen Within: A 5-week Online Fall Series with Susan Bauer Give yourself this time to settle within, and listen deeply to your own body wisdom. This group is for those new to Authentic Movement, as well as those with previous experience in the practice. (Read more about Authentic Movement here.) In this series, you’ll learn basics [...]
Embodiment Essentials: Professional Development Course
NEW FALL 2025 DATES HERE! Take this prerequisite course to prepare for Module I of the Embodiment in Education Teacher Certification Training. The Embodiment Essentials course is a fun and inspiring introduction for educators of all levels to experience basic somatic practices, learn essential pedagogy principles, and build their own inner resources for both personal growth [...]
Somatic Movement Wellness Series (Online)
Monday Afternoons, 12:00pm – 1:15pm (Pacific time) 1pm – 2:15pm (Mountain time); 3pm – 4:15pm (Eastern time) September 22, 29, October 6, 13 In these challenging times, how do we find our center and our balance in the midst of it all? Coming home to your body, you can begin where you are. In this 4-class [...]
(Online) Authentic Movement Fall Series – Deepen Within
Deepen Within: A 5-week Online Fall Series with Susan Bauer Give yourself this time to settle within, and listen deeply to your own body wisdom. This group is for those new to Authentic Movement, as well as those with previous experience in the practice. (Read more about Authentic Movement here.) In this series, you’ll learn basics [...]
(In-person) Authentic Movement: Mindfulness-in-Motion
A 5-week Group Series – Mixed Level Class Give yourself this time to settle within, and listen deeply to your own body wisdom. This group is for those new to Authentic Movement, as well as those with previous experience in the practice. (Read more about Authentic Movement here.) In this series, you’ll learn basics of the [...]
Somatic Movement Wellness: Sampler Series (In-person)
In these challenging times, how do we find our center and our balance in the midst of it all? Coming home to your body, you can begin where you are. In this 4-class series, you will engage in basic somatic movement practices to enhance body-mind wellness. Susan’s somatic approach is based in her extensive study of [...]
(Online) Authentic Movement Fall Series – Deepen Within
Deepen Within: A 5-week Online Fall Series with Susan Bauer Give yourself this time to settle within, and listen deeply to your own body wisdom. This group is for those new to Authentic Movement, as well as those with previous experience in the practice. (Read more about Authentic Movement here.) In this series, you’ll learn basics [...]
Embodiment Essentials: Professional Development Course
NEW FALL 2025 DATES HERE! Take this prerequisite course to prepare for Module I of the Embodiment in Education Teacher Certification Training. The Embodiment Essentials course is a fun and inspiring introduction for educators of all levels to experience basic somatic practices, learn essential pedagogy principles, and build their own inner resources for both personal growth [...]
Somatic Movement Wellness Series (Online)
Monday Afternoons, 12:00pm – 1:15pm (Pacific time) 1pm – 2:15pm (Mountain time); 3pm – 4:15pm (Eastern time) September 22, 29, October 6, 13 In these challenging times, how do we find our center and our balance in the midst of it all? Coming home to your body, you can begin where you are. In this 4-class [...]
(In-person) Authentic Movement: Mindfulness-in-Motion
A 5-week Group Series – Mixed Level Class Give yourself this time to settle within, and listen deeply to your own body wisdom. This group is for those new to Authentic Movement, as well as those with previous experience in the practice. (Read more about Authentic Movement here.) In this series, you’ll learn basics of the [...]
Somatic Movement Wellness: Sampler Series (In-person)
In these challenging times, how do we find our center and our balance in the midst of it all? Coming home to your body, you can begin where you are. In this 4-class series, you will engage in basic somatic movement practices to enhance body-mind wellness. Susan’s somatic approach is based in her extensive study of [...]
Embodiment Essentials: Professional Development Course
NEW FALL 2025 DATES HERE! Take this prerequisite course to prepare for Module I of the Embodiment in Education Teacher Certification Training. The Embodiment Essentials course is a fun and inspiring introduction for educators of all levels to experience basic somatic practices, learn essential pedagogy principles, and build their own inner resources for both personal growth [...]
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