 Brenda Mountjoy Sorkin Guild Certified Feldenkrais® Practitioner Certified Trager® Practitioner and Tutor Bones for Life® Teacher and Trainer
Director, Movement Dialogues
Brenda Mountjoy Sorkin has been involved in movement education since 1985. With a background in counselling and dance, she began as a student of Trager Psychophysical Integration, and was certified as a practitioner in this discipline in 1987, and then later as a tutor for The Trager Institute. In 1993, she embarked on a four-year training program of The Feldenkrais Method. She is certified in both the passive (table work) and active (self-directed movements) modalities of both Trager and Feldenkrais. Brenda has taught Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement classes in Charlotte since 1994. She has also been certified by Ruthy Alon as a trainer in the Bones for Life program. She has been teaching Bones for Life classes to the public since 2002, and offers instruction to practitioners wishing to become certified in the program. Brenda works with a diverse group of clients, both adults and children, including artists, musicians, dancers, athletes and those who wish to enhance the quality of their life. Experiencing a penicillin-induced autoimmune disease at an early age she has found the movement approaches to have provided a way to maintain a high quality of life and well-being and has led to her vast experience of working with various health issues including injuries and chronic pain, back and neck pain, whiplash, Parkinson’s disease, scoliosis, and autoimmune issues. She has also participated in medical research using Feldenkrais with people who have multiple sclerosis and often works in conjunction with psychologists and psychotherapists to attend to the somatic experience in the psychotherapeutic process.
Cynthia Kopyar  Guild Certified Feldenkrais® Practitioner Licensed Physical Therapist Bones for Life Teacher
Cynthia Kopyar was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree and a certificate in Allied Medicine in Physical Therapy in 1984. She continued her professional training, earning a certification by the American Massage Therapy Association. She completed her post-graduate studies Italy becoming an Internationally Guild Certified Feldenkrais teacher in 2000. In October, 2007, Cynthia completed the Bones For Life teacher training.
With over 22 years of clinical experience in outpatient practices, including three years in solo private practice, she specializes in cervical and lower back pain resulting from disc herniation, spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, post-surgical, strains/sprains, TMJ, torticollis, rotator cuff tears, shoulder, hip, and knee replacements, bursitis, collateral ligament tear/reconstruction, carpal tunnel syndrome, painful posture and developmental disorders. Her patient population ranges from pediatrics to geriatrics, and includes both dancers and athletes, amateur and professional. Cynthia's extensive training in neuromuscular reeducation, allows her to acutely identify and accurately treat unique movement habits and patterns responsible for causing pain, muscular tension, and dysfunction in each individual. A dancer and performer, Cynthia’s rich background in movement training complements her scientific education and allows her to analyze and retrain biomechanical and kinesthetic dysfunction.
Allyson Sipple  Guild Certified Feldenkrais® Practitioner Licensed Physical Therapist
Allyson is a Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practioner (’08) and a licensed physical therapist. She has worked with both adults and teens with neurological and orthopedic challenges. Allyson’s intention is on helping her clients move with ease and discover possibilities in movement – and in life. She is the mother of 3 children and enjoys swimming, hiking, and being in nature.
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