The Rosen Institute Board of Directors is composed of a diverse group of international volunteers who generously contribute their time, skills, experience, and passion to support the work of the organization.
The 21-member Board is evenly represented by three leadership groups: the All Teachers Group (ATG), Rosen Method Professional Associations (RMPAs), and Rosen Method Schools and Training Centers. This balanced structure ensures broad representation and thoughtful stewardship of the Rosen Method Worldwide.
The Board is led by an Executive Team that works closely with the Administrative Director to oversee the organization’s day-to-day priorities. The Administrative Director plays a vital coordinating role, ensuring continuity, communication, and follow-through across the many responsibilities of the Board. This position is the only paid role within the organization.
Norway
I have been a practitioner since 2019. I have been the Rosen Institute Board President since 2022. I have been working with people since I was 17 and as an Optometrist for 35 years. Now I want to focus on Rosen and to be a part of this global work.
UK
I am a Rosen Method Bodywork Practitioner and Certified Bodywork Teacher. I previously served on the RI Board for 3 years and returned to sit in the Executive Team as Board Vice-President. Giving Rosen sessions is a constant reminder to me of how to be, and how we can be ourselves and be together. I practice Rosen in Stratford-upon-Avon, Birmingham and Sheffield and am committed to helping Rosen Method be more widely known and available locally and globally.
USA
I joined the Board and the Executive Team in 2022. Teaching Rosen Method movement classes in a touchstone in my life, a practice of embodied mindfulness, and a source of love and joy. Training Rosen Method movement teachers challenges me and allow me to dig ever deeper into exploring the freedom and life in each movement.
Mexico
I am part of the Rosen Institute Board and Board Executive Team. I am excited with the possibility to promote the expansion of our precious work in the World, specially in Latin America. I am a Bodywork practitioner, Certifed Movement Training Teacher and the founder of the Rosen Method School in Mexico.
USA
I previously served on the Board and have now returned as a member representing the ATG, after six years on the Executive Team. As a Senior Movement Training, Holistic Anatomy, and Bodywork Training Teacher, I teach at the Berkeley, Monterey, Open, and Russian Centers. With an active Rosen Bodywork practice and over 20 years of teaching Rosen Movement in my community, I look forward to collaborating with the Executive Team to nurture the life force of Rosen Method.
USA
I joined the Rosen Institute Board and Executive Team in 2017. A Rosen Method Movement Teacher since 1998 and senior trainer since 2006, I’ve also practiced Bodywork since 2000 and taught as a senior teacher since 2014. I serve on the faculty at the Berkeley Center and direct teaching at the new Rosen school in Mexico City, offering sessions and classes in San Francisco. I’m dedicated to nurturing this transformative work.
USA
I am joining the RI Board in 2016 to represent the All Teacher’s Group. As a Senior Teacher, part-owner of the east coast Rosen Method Open Center, and author of Relaxation Awareness Resilience: The Science and Practice of the Rosen Method, I am dedicated to strengthening our global organization so that our Method continues to have a supportive base from which to grow and flourish.
Serbia
I am a Rosen Method Bodywork intern living and working in Belgrade, Serbia. Since my first contact with the Rosen Method, my vision was to introduce Rosen Method to Serbia. Now that our community counts many students and interns, as well as practitioners from the region, my new goal is to build a base and to support further development. I am happy to be a part of the Rosen family. I joined the board in April 2018 as a RMPAs representative.
USA
Jetta van Hemert is a Rosen Bodyworker as well as a Movement Teacher. She works towards becoming a Movement Teacher Instructor. She was a member of the North American RMPA in the past, and am dedicated to serving its community as a Member on the Board. She maintains a small Rosen Bodywork/Physical Therapy practice in her home and also teaches several Movement classes locally.
France
I have been a Rosen Method Bodywork Practitioner in Brussels since 2017. In 2018, I co-founded and now serve as president of the Professional Association of Rosen Method Practitioners France (APPMRF) and co-founded the Rosen Method Belgium Association, where I serve on the Board. Trained in Gestalt therapy and Psychopathology, I am inspired by Rosen Method’s organic path to well-being and confident in its bright future. Most recently, I have co-founded the Belgian Rosen Method School.
USA
I came from Montréal, Canada, in 1979 to study natural healing and massage in Santa Fe, where I discovered Rosen Method through Starr Blacker. Deeply moved by the work, I moved to California to study with Marion Rosen and became a practitioner in 1990. Since 1980, I’ve maintained a private bodywork practice, also studying osteopathic, craniosacral, and somatic approaches. As a Rosen Method Supervisor and Teacher, this work continues to inspire and enrich my life profoundly.
Austria
As a Rosen Bodywork Intern, I’m honored to represent the young but growing Austrian Rosen School at the Rosen Institute. I studied psychology, drama, and Jewish Studies in Vienna and the U.S., briefly worked in theater, and spent over 25 years as a journalist for art and culture at the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation ORF. I am also a Jin Shin Jyutsu practitioner and trained psychological counselor, actively supporting animal rights, human rights, and ecological initiatives in my personal life.
Sweden
I became a member of the Board in January 2022. I am a Rosen Method Senior Bodywork Teacher. I have a background in biological engineering and used to work as a product developer of wound care products. Since 2006 I have enjoyed being a Rosen Method practitioner in Göteborg, Sweden.
Switzerland
I live in Basel, on the German-French border, and have been a Rosen Method® Bodywork practitioner since 2017 and a Rosen Movement teacher since 2019. A Board member of the Swiss RMPA since 2015, I was deeply involved in the project for official recognition of Rosen Method® in Switzerland, though it was halted due to legal challenges. After attending the 2017 Global Congress in Tallinn, I eagerly look forward to reconnecting with the inspiring global RM community in Sarajevo.
Israel
I am an active Rosen Method practitioner, completing my training in 2021, though first introduced to the Method in 2012. Grateful for the endless layers it reveals, I follow the movement of life as it unfolds in bodies and relationships. Committed to supporting its growth, I aim to spread its unique quality of listening in Israel and globally. I am a Dance Movement Therapist and Alexander Technique teacher, serving on the Board representing the Israeli School run by Roni Mosenson.
Denmark
I joined the board in January 2024 representing the Danish RMPA. A Rosen practitioner since 2015, I have taught introductory workshops since 2018 and completed my intensive teacher training in 2023. Previously, I served as chairman of the Danish RMPA (2017–2021). Rosen has been central in my life since 2004, guiding my work with people, especially those with deep-seated bodily traumas. After seven years as a hospice nurse, I devoted myself fully to Rosen work, helping others truly be alive.
Switzerland & Lithuania
I am a Rosen Method Bodywork Practitioner and movement teacher since 2024. I am Lithuanian and living and working in Switzerland. Since my first contact with the Rosen Method in 2017, my vision was to introduce Rosen Method to Lithuania. I became a member of the Board in January 2025 and represent the Lithuanian school and all those involved in Rosen in Lithuania.
USA
I have practiced bodywork privately for most of my adult life, studying massage, craniosacral therapy, and Body-Mind Centering. My Rosen journey began in 1997, attending my first Intensive with Marion in 2003, and becoming a Rosen Method Bodywork Practitioner in 2016. Joining the Rosen Institute Board in 2025 as an Intensive Teacher representing the All Teachers’ Group, I am inspired by the Global Congress in Sarajevo and eager to serve the international Rosen community.
USA
I turned my focus complete to the Rosen Method after certification in 2000. I became a Certified Bodywork Teacher in 2019, Movement teacher in 2021 and a Senior Bodywork Teacher in 2024. I have built a successful private practice in Santa Barbara and Los Angeles and have been instrumental in spreading Rosen Method in Southern California. I am the owner and Director of Teaching of the Rosen Method: the Berkeley Center. I joined the RI Board in 2025 to represent the Berkeley school.