In addition to being a trustee of the Foundation for Somatic Touch, Richard serves as a board member of the Navigators Adaptive Sports Club and is on the advisory board of CP (Cerebral Palsy) Soccer. Prior to his work as a caregiver, Richard enjoyed a successful business career as an executive in communications and International business development. He began his body work journey 30 years ago, starting as a receiver of many modalities, progressing to an Licensed Massage Therapist and now is focused on somatic movement work. Richard has an MBA, continued his education at Julliard School of Music, NYU film school and is a student of somatic movement body work modalities.

Richard brings his expertise and lived experience of the efficacy of somatic movement to the mission of the Trager Foundation.  He adds his enthusiasm to the development of a Trager Foundation website that will provide a platform for publication of case reports and eventual research. He is actively engaged in presenting the science and benefits of somatic movement therapy.

A student of yoga and meditation, she found the Trager Approach as a result of her own search for balance following health challenges in her thirties. She became a certified Trager practitioner in 1983 and maintained an active practice through 2020. She was repeatedly invited to demonstrate and present information about Trager to medical students enrolled in complementary care courses, massage schools and health fairs. She feels privileged to have worked with Dr. Milton Trager and looks forward to the day when research duplicates the benefits she has seen in her own life and the lives of her clients.

Barbara's interest in the Trager Foundation comes from her career as an educator and dancer/choreographer. Knowledge of movement and the human body led her to study and become certified as a Trager Practitioner. Like her Foundation colleagues, she desires to educate the public about the health benefits of Trager, and to encourage people around the world to utilize this therapeutic work. She brings her experience and knowledge to the Trager Foundation Board of Directors in an effort to achieve this goal.

Responsible for supervising and mentoring junior staff, preparing client deliverables, and managing engagement realization. Prior experience performing audit and tax services for midsize privately held companies and high net worth individuals.

Her clinical practice is not limited to women, but her mission is to empower women as she accompanies them in discovering their story, increasing their clarity and confidence, and overcoming the effects of adverse childhood experiences (ACE). 

She is co-author of Beatitudes, Christ, and the Practice of Yoga with Father Anthony Randazzo, published by Resurrection Press in 2006. To learn more about Madelana or her work, please go to her websites: https://MadelanaFerrara.com and https://MYB.llcescription text goes here

After retiring from the Army, he decided to change directions and went to massage school. He started training in the Trager® Approach just before starting massage school and is currently working towards certification. In addition, he has also studied Zero Balancing and Biodynamic Visceral Manipulation. 

He currently teaches Anatomy & Physiology and Pathology, Research Literacy, and Case Report Project at the Potomac Massage Training Institute (PMTI). After teaching a workshop on Case Reports for Trager Practitioners at the Annual Trager Conference in 2019, he was invited to join the Trager Foundation Board. He hopes to encourage Trager Practitioners to write case reports that will build a foundation for the development of further research into the efficacy and effectiveness of the Trager Approach.

She is a Certified Trager® Approach Practitioner, Introductory Workshop Leader, and Tutor Trainee in the Trager Approach. At Sigmund Freud PrivatUniversität Berlin, she works in clinical art therapy through teaching, student support, and program organization. Her work brings together embodiment, creativity, therapeutic presence, and education across clinical and community settings.

He teaches bodyworkers to combine words, touch, proprioception and positional release techniques to deepen clients’ somatic awareness and primary authority over their bodies. He also teaches a body-centered counseling technique called Focusing. As a Reiki Master, in 1993 Jack started teaching bodyworkers how to add Reiki to their other modalities. 

He has been a nationally certified instructor for the AMTA and NCBTMB since 1997. Jack started teaching in Japan in 2001. His Japan classes include bodywork, meditation, energy work, body-centered counseling, and healing. He has continued over the years to refine his classes and somatic approaches, along with publications and newsletters. Trillium Institute is his continuing education school for bodyworkers in the USA and Japan and is NCBTMB certified.

Jack joined The Trager Foundation Board in August 2020 to help gather and publish new writings and other media about Trager; including a compilation of case studies and a Trager Source Book. Also, to work with other bodywork practitioners on research and publications that raise the knowledge of the therapeutic benefits of hands-on care, among the other health professions and the general public.

An active instructor, Fernando teaches continuing education workshops across the United States and Puerto Rico, blending bodywork with mindfulness, creativity, and design thinking. In 2023, he was inducted into the U.S. Massage Therapy Hall of Fame, and he is a member of the International Somatic Movement Education and Therapy Association (ISMETA).

Through his teaching and writing, Fernando has advanced the integration of what he calls attuned touch in therapeutic settings. His work highlights the principle that the therapist’s own state of well-being is the method for creating healing resonance with clients. As webmaster of the Foundation for Somatic Touch, he brings both technical expertise and a vision for how digital platforms can support community, research, and recognition for the field.