Leila Stuart BA, LLB, RMT (ret.), C-IAYT
With a lifelong passion for movement of all types and decades of experience as a clinical massage therapist (retired), yoga teacher and therapist, Leila is a pioneer in the field of embodied movement education. She opened one of the first dedicated Yoga Therapy studios in Canada and taught an innovative 300-hour Yoga Therapy training focused on experiential anatomy, somatic repatterning and embodiment of the deeper teachings of yoga as pathways to whole person healing. Drawing on her deep love and intuitive knowledge of experiential anatomy, Leila specializes in transforming academic information into somatic awareness and life changing experiences.
She is the author of Pathways to a Centered Body with Donna Farhi, and Experiential Anatomy, Therapeutic Applications of Embodied Movement and Awareness. Leila lives near Vancouver, BC and teaches in Canada and internationally.
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Experiential Anatomy: Therapeutic Applications of Embodied Movement and Awareness
by Leila Stuart In German, there are two words for body (Van der Wal[1]). “Korper” describes the anatomical body studied in labs, while “leibe” is reserved for the “lived” body—the one that breathes, moves, thinks, and feels. Experiential anatomy, or embodied anatomy, addresses the lived body that participates in and is shaped by your experienced…
Experiential Anatomy: Therapeutic Applications of Embodied Movement and Awareness
In German, there are two words for body (Van der Wal[1]). “Korper” describes the anatomical body studied and dissected in labs, while “leibe” is reserved for the “lived” body, the one that breathes, moves, thinks, and feels. Experiential anatomy, also known as embodied anatomy, addresses the lived body that participates in and is shaped by…
Monthly Member Webinar – Friday 24th October 2025
Date: Friday 24th October 2025Times: 19:00 – 20:00 Check your timezone here.Presenter(s): Leila StuartTitle: Experiential Anatomy as Therapy Description: Experiential (or embodied) anatomy begins with intellectual, two-dimensional understanding of anatomical structures, their relationships, and forces in the human body, then evolves into a deeply personal and transformative experience. This unique approach to anatomy goes beyond dry, boring description or dissection…
Member Webinar – Friday 24th October 2025
Monthly Member Webinar – Friday 24th October 2025 Practical details Date: Friday 24th October 2025 Time: 19.00 – 20.00 UK time. Check your timezone here Presenter(s): Leila Stuart Title: Experiential Anatomy as Therapy Once you have registered, you will receive an email with the zoom link. You will also get a reminder on the day of…