Susan Barratt

I first heard about Therese’s book The Body Has its Reasons when I was at university studying dance.  I did not actually read the book until several years later, but I immediately connected with Thérèse and her vision for the body.  I tried the “preliminaries” at the back of the book and found them very intriguing!   I have studied many body and movement forms:  Laban, Bartenieff, Body Mind Centering, Contact Improvisation, Pilates, Yoga, Authentic Movement, and have also passed up many trainings because I felt they were too similar to what I already do or know.  However, Antigym® is truly in a category of its own, and after practicing it for a while I decided I would like to deepen my knowledge, and to be able to share this unique method with other people.  I completed my practioner certification in October 2012 and am currently offering sessions in Halifax, Nova Scotia – and since Covid also online! In October 2016 I completed the teacher trainer course in Paris and so am now able to train others to become Antigym®practitioners!   I can say that I have received enormous benefits in my own life – physical, mental and psychological ones – from practicing Antigym®.   I also feel very privileged to accompany others as they start their own journey towards better awareness, alignment, and integration in their bodies.

J’ai entendu parler du livre Le Corps a ses raisons écrit par Thérèse alors que j’étudiais la danse à l’Université. Quelques années plus tard, j’ai pris le temps de le lire et je me suis immédiatement sentie en accord avec Thérèse et sa vision du corps. J’ai étudié de nombreuses formes de danse et méthodes corporelles : Laban, Bartenieff, Body Mind Centering, Improvisation de Contact, Pilates, Yoga, Mouvement Authentique…, mais l’Antigymnastique® est vraiment unique en son genre, et après l’avoir pratiquée pendant quelques temps, j’ai décidé d’approfondir mes connaissances et de devenir praticienne d’Antigymnastique®. Au fil des années j’ai pu constater que la pratique de l’Antigym® m’a été très bénéfique, tant sur la plan corporel que mental et je suis très heureuse de pouvoir partager et accompagner mes clients dans ce voyage vers une meilleure perception de le corps. En ce moment, je propose des stages à Halifax, Nouvelle Écosse. À l’été 2015, j’ai complété ma formation de praticienne par celle de formatrice et suis désormais habilitée à former d’autres praticiens.