I write, coach, and offer services that aim at transformation on personal and collective levels. Understanding of body, mind and spirit help us to thrive. Grounded, practical and creative.
Hannah works with Religion, Mysticism, Healing, the Body and Performance. Her medicine rests in a deep call toward peace processes at personal and collective levels. Her own journey in finding peace began with Dance, where she learned to focus, trust her body, and expand her dreams. After years working in contemporary dance and somatics, Hannah became a licensed therapist and Healer. It was during her sessions with clients that her first shamanic work began to spontaneously happen.
Hannah holds a BFA in Dance from SUNY Brockport, an MA in Dance Anthropology from Roehampton University, and a PhD in Practice as Research from The University of East London. She earned her Registered Polarity Practitioner status, a 700 hour graduate level training in anatomy, bodywork, counseling, yoga and nutrition, from Lotus Blossom Wellness and The Tree of Life Centre in North Carolina. She is a certified Relaxation Practitioner and Reiki Healer. She is a fellow the Higher Education Academy and is licensed for healing, teaching, and training practitioners. Professional membership include The UK Polarity Therapy Association, The International Federation of Theatre Researchers and the International Society of Religion, Literature, and Culture.
In Professional Performance Hannah worked first under Shen Wei Dance Arts and later with her own company, Open Air Dance. Over 11 years Open Air Dance produced 7 seasons of work. She is in an ever evolving dialogue with Dance, Butoh, Sufism and especially whirling, trance and healing.
Hannah’s Research focuses on intersections of the heart, Sufism and arts practice. Her doctorate on the Mevlevi was both ethnographic and practice based, working through arts practice to understand her own initiatory journey. Coming to the Sufi path through research, Hannah was forever changed. She saw in Sufism and Indigenous Wisdom an integration of her earlier work with that which is universal and ancient.
Work Terms
I write 2-3 days a week and at night. I prefer project based work with clearly designed outcomes. Payment by advance to secure the contract and at the end when completed. Please contact via email.