Biography
Ann Brode is a longtime resident of Santa Barbara and recognized master in her field. For over 40 years she has focused on the relationship of body, mind and spirit as it shapes the physical experience.
Receiving her BA in 1968, Ann spent 7 years as a motor-perceptual therapist working with young children. In this early work, she discovered that every person learns differently and every body can change and find better balance, grace, and comfort. In 1975, this interest in grace, comfort, and function led her to study with Movement Therapy and Bodywork pioneer, Judith Aston, where Ann completed an extensive training and certification process in Aston Kinetics. Over the years, as her clinical practice evolved, Ann refined her own way of working with people and their physical structure which includes a deep respect for how the psyche inhabits the body.
As a teacher, therapist and healer, Ann has an impeccable reputation and is much-beloved in her home community of Santa Barbara, California. She was the founder and director of the Healing Center Foundation, a non-profit supporting integrative health and practitioners in Santa Barbara, and creator of the website, www.sbHealthSource.org. She has also recorded and produced a lovely meditation CD which received much acclaim.
Ann is proud to announce the first book in a series of self-help books to serve as both teacher and therapist for readers who seek a more profound experience of living, healing, creating, intimacy, and the mystery of it all. This book is titled: Body Wisdom for Life and is the impetus for this website and its offerings. Future titles include:
- Wisdom for the Work Place
- Body Wisdom and Pregnancy
- Wisdom and Aging
- Wisdom and Intimacy
- Wisdom and the Healing Journey