Michael Sternfeld loves to span the full range of life, from the expansive — as a producer of epic events… to the refined internal levels — as a body-centered therapist exploring the field of subtle emotions.

He began his performing career as a professional dancer in contemporary companies in Chicago and New York. Eventually he shifted from the performing arts towards the healing arts, training in Trager bodywork and earning a Masters in Vedic Psychology.

He then began to explore the source of movement in the human body, developing his signature approach to the Body-Centered Therapy, called Body Presence.

Drawing upon his movement background, bodywork training, and psycho-spiritual knowledge, Michael developed Body Presence into a grand synthesis, offering an embodied vision for integrating spirit, emotions and the body. Over the next 30 years, he presented workshops and private sessions to thousands of individuals interested in becoming more present and at home with their brilliant Body Intelligence.

Interwoven with his work in body therapies, Michael also developed a concurrent career as a producer, producing, directing and/or performing in over 400 theater, music, dance, audio, video, and performance art events.

Art and transformation inspired from the depths of consciousness has been Michael’s life-long passion. He loves deep silence — nurtured through his 40+ year practice of meditation — counter-balanced with dynamic, full-bodied activity.