
Writer
Dance Therapist
Holistic Coach
& Yoga Teacher
First Love
What was your earliest love or passion in life? For me, it was the transcendent power of dance, beginning at four years old. You could say that it was a natural pursuit to train in dance as a performing and healing art.
Did you know that when you watch a dance performance there’s a physiological response? Mirror neurons fire up. You experience a deep level of engagement. How about witnessing your own movement, your own authentic expression? This is powerful.
Transitions have always fascinated me. How does one movement lead to another; how do we navigate transitions in our lives? I’ve lived in Panama, France, Thailand, and the U.S., raised two daughters, been a military spouse, shifted career paths several times.
How do you identify yourself? Sometimes I’m a yoga teacher, other times a writer, always a dancer, mother, wife, friend, fundamentally an honest human looking for gateways of expression, connection, and wonder. Cue the muse, our own creative nature.
May we dwell in inspiration…




MSW, University of Georgia
MA Dance/Movement Therapy, NYU
CPC Certified Professional Coach
BC-DMT Certified Dance Movement Therapist
Teacher Certification, SynergyDance & SynergyYoga
Trail-blazing Programs
“Identity and the Mobile Lifestyle” training for Foreign Service Officers and Spouses, Overseas Briefing Center, Virginia
Dance Therapy at Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center, Maryland
Workshops on Identity and Relocation (with Debra Bryson, MSW), Bangkok, Thailand
Yoga in the Workplace, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, DC
Middle Eastern Dance, World Bank, Washington, DC
Mudras and Meditation, Take Five Meditation, Washington, DC

Books

“Thank you, Charise, for all the light you radiate into the world. You make a difference just by being."
~ Susan Collin Marks, Peace Ambassador
