Ms Fiona Stout

Fiona Stout has been working as a movement therapist for four years and teaching group classes for over fourteen. She recently certified as an NMT under clinical anatomist John Sharkey and is qualified in the Be Activated Sequence under kinesiologist and physiotherapist Douglas Heel. Her PhD focused on fascia (the body’s interconnective soft tissue matrix) and bodies on a spectrum of traumatised to something called “flow-state.” Her initial training was as a performer, first as a classical pianist and then as a classical actor; she has studied a variety of movement and voicework techniques and brings a unique blend of training to her sessions.

Highlights in training as a movement therapist include myofascial release and Traditional Chinese Medicine informed women’s health under Tiffany Cruikshank at YogaMedicine; Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy Mentorship under Arielle Schwartz, Manuela Mischke-Reeds, and Staci Haines; and fascia-informed pilates under Susan Church.