Both Emily and Jennifer bring a wealth of knowledge to their body work. Their combination of skills, experience, and philosophies of movement allow the Body Project to address a wide range of client needs and desires for their personal movement practice.
Jennifer Harmer
Jennifer is a certified Gyrotonic and Gyrokinesis Yoga Instructor as well as a professional modern dancer with New York’s Misnomer Dance Theater. Her teaching practice is based on her longstanding experience as both a dancer and dance teacher, including work in Ballet, Modern, and Choreography, combined with training and teaching experience in a wide range of other body arts, including Chi Gung breathing techniques, anatomy and weight training, restorative bodywork, Thai Yoga, and Vipassana meditation. She graduated from NYU, Tisch School of the Arts Dance Conservatory, in 2001.
In addition to teaching community classes and private workshops in New York City, she has taught integrated movement classes throughout the United States and Europe, and spent a summer in the Artist-in-Residence program on Martha’s Vineyard, in addition to other honors. She has been most influenced by her years of study with the Master trainer, Joseph Zeisky, in the marital art Bagua, and by Master teacher Hilary Cartwright, formerly of the Royal Ballet, in her work with Gyrotonic and Yoga for Dancers.
Jennifer brings together her broad expertise in a range of movement practices to offer her clients a unique take on body work. She is committed to creating awareness of how the body operates three-dimensionally, so her clients can make practical use of their fitness at all times: while walking, biking, running, swimming, and working. She is interested in conveying the simplicity and the art of body mechanics.
Emily Goodman
Emily is a certified Gyrotonic Instructor who received her training from Julio Horvath, the founder of Gyrotonic, in 2000. She is a certified Vinyasa yoga instructor and brings to the Body Project over 30 years of experience in modern dance. She has also studied Pilates, Anusara and Hatha yoga, the Alexander Technique, and Susan Klein’s regimen for dancers.
In addition, Emily is a Registered Nurse (BS, NYU 1995) who has provided hospital-based care to adults with varied acute medical conditions and children with neurosurgical issues at both Beth Israel and NYU Medical Centers. She approaches the treatment of spinal and joint conditions by integrating both traditional medical knowledge and a holistic approach to patient care.
Emily combines Gyrotonic, yoga, Pilates and principles of movement to offer her clients an individually designed training and development program. She works with her clients to develop a set of goals that will improve both physical and emotional well-being, based both on their needs and her observations. Emily has worked with clients through various stages of life including pregnancy, injury and recovery, stress, and grief. She recognizes that growth is a process and brings passion, patience, a strong touch, a gentle manner, and a keen eye to her sessions.