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Jenny Finn is a bright light, one who is truly filled with The Spirit. She brings to her work an indomitable passion, a potent capacity for seeing the subtle, and a profound field of prayer. Those who have the opportunity to be with her in her healing work will be uplifted.
Her love is palpable.
~ Melissa Michaels, Ed.D.
Watching Jenny give herself over to movement is to participate in a divine process.
A swan becoming more swan. A beautiful woman become more beautiful woman.
A gifted teacher inviting each of us to take a risk...and become more of who we are...and who
we are here on earth to be. Truly one of the most authentic people I know,
Jenny creates passionate and contagious invitations. To re-enter our bodies.
To rediscover all the joy and power and possibility of fully integrated living.
To let our bodies guide us...as safe,
trustworthy vessels of hope and grounding. Jenny is the real deal. Outrageously present and open---Jenny gently,
invites us to enter into the sacred space of the body. Our beautiful, wise, knowing bodies.
With magnetic energy, depth of spirit, and the wisdom of extensive study and life experience,
Jenny creates a truly safe space in which people of all ages can birth themselves
back into the fullness of life...one step, one breath, one swirl, one deep quiet moment at a time.
~ Lynn Young, MA, LPC
Jenny has brought her gift of dance to several of our programs for breast cancer survivors at
Memorial Health System. In every instance, participants have embraced the healing experience
inherent in this connection with the self that Jenny facilitates through her work. For anyone facing
a life-altering challenge such as a cancer diagnosis, the healing process begins with this connection with self.
For breast cancer survivors in particular, this type of physical movement can help with
maintaining a healthy weight which can in turn reduce the risk for cancer recurrence.
Jenny's work, then, is a multidimensional healing experience.
~ Britta Newcomer, RN, BSN, OCN, Oncology Resource Manager, Memorial Cancer Center
Jenny's gift as a leader in the movement community is her ability to connect
one's experience in movement with the very real feelings we experience
in our creative lives. Her enthusiasm and willingness to share herself as a fellow human being --
her struggles, interpretations, feelings, and experiences -- invite her students to
put forth their own authenticity in a safe and loving environment.
When I'm with Jenny, I feel completely free to emote..to move...to deepen
into my own being. Look into her eyes...they'll bless you with a sparkle!
~ Laura Steinbach, Saturday Dancer
Jenny's dedication to doing her own personal work creates a sacred space to
be present to your own healing work. Her movement classes are inviting and deep,
allowing for a more intimate connection to your own soul and the souls of others.
~ Michelle Hair, BS, LMT, Spiritual Director
Every Saturday morning after movement class I am always so
grateful for the opportunity to take an hour out of my schedule to
just let my body and soul connect and move spontaneously to beautiful music.
I am always amazed at the insights I learn about myself
and how powerful each soul in that room is.
We truly create a mosaic of beauty and light for that hour we are together.
~ Sheilah Shapiro, Saturday Dancer
I took my preschool class to Soma for a field trip and they loved it!
The activities were perfect for four-year-olds (and their younger siblings).
My class particularly loved painting their body outlines, playing instruments, and
dancing to the music. Jenny and Andy are wonderful with children;
they know how to talk to them on their level, empathize, and have fun -
while maintaining order at the same time!
You can tell that they truly love what they do.
I would recommend Soma to anyone with young children -
it was a wonderful experience!
~ Julie Brooke, M.Ed., Preschool Teacher at RWCNS
Being a part a the Let It shine class was a joyous experience for my children and myself.
For my children, ages 4 and 7, this class opened ways of communications through words and
physical movements with music, conversation and art. I found Jenny Finn's energetic and playful
nature a priceless tool in affirming the importance and beauty of the expression and ownership of ones self.
Taking time for breath, aknowlegdement of one's personal space and how to interact in a free
and natural way with others while respecting their own space and manners of expression,
her class is a breath of fresh air for children in today's go go go world.
I love her awareness of the power of play!
~ B. Carsten, M.C.O. (Mother of Connor and Olwyn)
Jenny's work is a truly transforming process.
Her classes combine the intuitive art of healing with the
movement needed to truly feel the inner catalyst for healing work.
My life was indeed changed after one class.
The classes Jenny offers are the only way I know
of to synchronize body, mind, and spirit
for harmony, health, and wholeness.
~ Rev. Courtney N. Barry, Meditation Instructor
My daughter and I have been participating in Tuesday afternoon
sessions of Let it Shine with Jenny over the last several weeks, and find Soma's blend of movement,
music, art, and inner awareness/outer connection an original and thoroughly
empowering practice. Jenny uses respect, loving direction, and recognition
of emotional landscape of the group and individuals as her blueprint for creative
interactions among a group of approximately eleven children, ages 3 - 6 years old.
Within the framework of one hour, she manages to guide and encourage this diverse
group of children to express themselves physically, intellectually, and
spiritually as unique persons and larger community based beings . She and her
husband/partner Andy have created a space that is is warm, comforting, and
hospitable. My daughter and I leave every Soma session exhilirated and filled with
the sense of connection between ourselves and this multi-cultural,
multi-aged and abled group of beings. My deepest gratitude to the Finn family.
~ Victoria Gregor, Radio Announcer and Music Director, KRCC Radio, Colorado College
Imagine the freedom of moving to the music of your soul.
That is how I feel every time I dance at Soma at one of Jenny's classes.
It is nurturing, therapeutic, sometimes surprising, and fun. For someone who has
been self-conscious about dancing, this has been truly liberating.
Soma offers us a venue that allows our souls to communicate its messages to us through dance.
~ Jan Erickson, founder of Janska clothing
I have always said that I wished that my life had a soundtrack.
Jenny Finn and SOMA have given it to me. From the first workshop
that I took with Jenny, her song list included music that reminded me of
my life. Bongo Bill was a time with hot sand between my toes and British researchers.
Norah Jones was the road trip out to a new life, and then Nancy Griffith was the road trip home.
There were songs, and beats, and emotions, and movements I knew well,
and were well practiced. Others were new, foreign, unfamiliar and yet still seemed
to fit into the force and direction of my body. Jenny gracefully led me
through these phases, chapters, steps, and movements with her presence and with her words.
Most importantly, for me, she expertly gave me this backdrop upon which to reflect.
How will I move my body? What will my hands do?
What will be my next step? What will be my next song?
~ Rebecca White, Nursing Student
Thank you Jenny for sharing your passion and energy for movement, art and dance.
In reference to the Rhythms of Life class, the "partners"
participating in our transitional housing and self-sufficiency program learned how simple
movements and visualization can lead to change and balance in their lives.
We appreciate your work and generosity.
~ Alison Gerbig, MSW, Partners In Housing Program Manager
I have attended several of Jenny's movement workshops and I'm very grateful
for the gentle guidance, support and wisdom that she has given me at each of these workshops.
I am always amazed at Jenny's ability to help people connect with
their inner self through movement, and I recently discovered that she can ignite
a connection even in cases where it seems unlikely. Earlier this year,
Jenny led a movemtent workshop for high schoolers at Fountain Valley School,
in Colorado Springs, for Unity Day. Thanks to carefully selected rhythms,
inspiring words and an incredible ability to fuse with her audience and create unity
within her audience, Jenny managed to make eight male teenagers move, dance, jump
and laugh their hearts out as if they were 2-year-olds playing in a stream! It was just beautiful!
Even more beautiful was seeing my 8-year-old son dance like a bird
at Jenny's Hand to Hand workshop, in which we participated together.
What a wonderful bonding experience this was! Thank you Jenny for bringing
the magic of movement to our community and for offering us all these opportunities
to experiment with movement and discover our real selves!
~ Stephanie Kimlicko, MA, CN, French Teacher and Certified Nutritionist
The couples night was amazing. It gave me an opportunity to connect with Jen in a new way that felt deeper and more sincere than using words or language. It also reminded me of the connection that we share, our history together, our commitment and our love.
~ Greg Glick, attendee of the Reunion class, PA
What a tremendous gift Jenny Finn's Reunion class was for me and my husband. Through the various activities I was able to connect with my partner in a way that has happened only rarely over the course of our seven year marriage. I find that at times my husband and I can get bogged down in words as we try to communicate and negotiate our lives together. Through movement and embodied practices, however, we were able to merge and rekindle that spark that can feel dimmed over the years. I would, without hesitation, recommend this class for anyone interested in rejoining his or her partner in their relationship.
~ Jenny Glick, attendee of the Reunion Class, MA
I miss your guided teaching, how you share yourself in a way that makes me fall in love with myself. How your work insists on deepening, gives a strong sense of containment, and both challenges while remaining gentle.
~ Megan Terra, Soma student, teacher, mother and dancer
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