Rosen Method International Journal

Editorial Staff

Annabelle Apsion - Acting Editor

Annabelle is an actress, writer and Rosen Method Bodywork Practitioner, Supervisor, and Senior Teacher. Annabelle was one of the co founders of the Rosen Method School in the United Kingdom established in 2004, and served on the first Editorial team when the Journal was first established. She was invited to rejoin the Board in 2018 to be Acting Editor. Annabelle has also served on the Rosen Institute Board many times and been involved in various sub committee’s. You can contact Annabelle at aapsion@rosenmethod.co.uk

Carol Cober, MS, LPC, LMT - Editor Emeritus

Carol Cober MS, LPC, LMT is a Rosen Method Bodywork Practitioner, psychotherapist and manager of a consulting business leading workshops on creative renewal, embodied art making and using creative expression self-care. Carol has served on the Advisory Board for 10 years. She trained at the RM Southwest School in New Mexico and is studying Rosen Method Movement at the Rosen Open Center in New York. Carol has a background of leading national programs on aging and wellness and managing research projects on child abuse, prison rape, aging and disability programs. Now her research interests include creativity as a wellness and recovering embodied joy after grief and trauma. She enjoys time with her husband, three grown children, and 3 grandchildren in Silver Spring, Maryland near Washington DC. She celebrates each day with Rosen movement, art and meditation. Contact her at: ccober4@gmail.com

John Bosman - Editorial Advisory Board

John was certified as a Rosen Method Bodywork practitioner and Rosen Method Movement teacher on December 9th, 2012. At the age of 16 he migrated with his family from Amsterdam (The Netherlands) to Adelaide (South Australia). Upon finishing his secondary education he entered the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, a catholic religious order, completed his studies in Rome with a Doctorate in Moral Theology (thesis title: Authority in the Discourses of Gregory the Great). and then worked in seminaries, parishes, hospitals and universities. In 1987 he met Marion Rosen, who with the Rosen Community, became a mentor to him. Over the years he obtained a diploma in Acupressure, studied Counseling and Somatic Psychotherapy. Now actively retired, he works with family, social justice and other interest groups. He enjoys sports, reading, photography and playing the didgeridoo. He has a Rosen Method Bodywork and Rosen Method Movement practice in Sydney, Australia. His contact address is: johntheobosman@gmail.com

Anette Koegler, MA - Editorial Advisory Board

Anette is a Rosen Method Bodywork Intern and Movement Student with ties to both the Berkeley Center and the German school. She holds an M.A. in Tibetan Studies and Anthropology and is a Restorative/Trauma Informed Yoga Teacher, and a Mindfulness and Resiliency Coach. After her formative years in Germany she spent two years in Tibet doing research, language studies and pilgrimages. For almost 15 years she worked as residential volunteer at Odiyan Retreat Center and the Nyingma Institute in Berkeley where she lead a Text Preservation project which collects and reprints ancient Buddhist scriptures. She also participated in sacred art projects, landscaping, many meditation and yoga classes and taught the Tibetan language. As an avid meditator she is very interested in the exploration of mind/consciousness and the connection between Rosen Method and Spirituality. Anette enjoys gardening, meditating, creative projects and going on pilgrimages. She splits her time between Northern California, Germany and the Himalayas where she has been offering bodywork sessions to Buddhist refugee nuns.

Alan Fogel, PhD, LMT - Editor Emeritus

Alan Fogel, PhD, LMT, founding editor of the Rosen Method International Journal, is a Rosen Method Bodywork practitioner and a Rosen Method Bodywork Senior Teacher. He is the author of Body Sense: The Science and Practice of Embodied Self-Awareness (W.W. Norton & Company, 2013), and writes a blog on body sense for Psychology Today magazine. Alan has also worked as a behavioral scientist in the field of Developmental Psychology for many years and readers can find free downloads of many of his publications. He has a private practice in Rosen Method Bodywork in Salt Lake City, Utah and does consulting-mentoring via Skype on topics related to Rosen Method, embodied self-awareness, research and writing. Alan has taught workshops in Rosen Method Bodywork and in Embodied Self-Awareness both nationally and internationally. Alan retired in 2012 from his university teaching and is currently taking a sabbatical from workshop teaching. This gives him more time to devote to his private practice of bodywork and consulting, and also to music, photography, gardening, hiking, biking, and skiing in the beautiful mountains and red-rock deserts around Salt Lake City, Utah. He and his spouse, Jacqueline Fogel (a Rosen Method Movement Teacher) have two sons and three grandchildren. Contact him at fogel.alan@gmail.com.