Liesje

(lee-sha) she/her

Close-up of a person's face with a background of green foliage.

We gain aliveness when we embark on a journey toward balance that is our gift to the world.

Liesje Smith lying on their back on the floor with their legs elevated on a wooden bench, smiling at the camera. There is an anatomical skeleton model in the background.

My Background

Understanding and loving movement has been with me for a long time. First, I danced as a child, in the fields and woods and dance studios and performance productions in Vermont. Then exploring far away places like the Netherlands, San Fransico and Boulder, I ventured to find remarkable teachers who brought the whole body experience together with a love for movement, being together and being on this Earth.

In the beginning, I taught performance arts in schools, Embodyoga in studios and body awareness at colleges-helping young people find their way inward and to each other through a greater connection with themselves and their bodies.

During the last 12 years, I created a practice that teaches people about creating a connection of greater curiosity toward their own bodies, enriching their sense of what being a full human being means and how to inhabit their bodies with greater ease, efficiency and effectiveness.

My practice weaves together structural integration (Rolfing +), energy medicine (SourcePoint Therapy) and somatic movement education (neuromuscular retraining) to offer an approach to wellness that places education at the center of one’s health and wellbeing.

My somatic movement classes, workshops, and private sessions are rooted in experiential learning—inviting students and clients into a lived, felt relationship with their bodies. I offer a foundational framework that supports people in learning how to help themselves, moving toward greater softness, ease, and agency in their embodied experience.

My work with individuals and groups is holistic, attentive, and individually attuned. I create spaces where people feel seen and heard, supported in their own unfolding process of healing, and empowered to participate actively in meaningful, lasting transformation.

Liesje with her family
a trio sharing weight and momentum through space

my commited family

Contact Improvisation is always with me

Mountain range where Liesje grew up.

…..my sacred childhood home

large open dance studio/healing space

my former studio in Vermont

Liesje Smith wearing glasses and a black shirt is raising her right arm in a Rolf Movement class. Another woman with gray hair and glasses, wearing a teal shirt, is slightly out of focus in the background.
Liesje and a friend on the floor

inspired and grateful to be teaching weekly at Sangha Yoga & YWCO

teaching developmental movement patterns

Thank you!

I want to offer my sincere gratitude to my community and support circles who walk alongside me as I learn, grow, and build.

To my students and clients: you shape and inform my teaching. Your trust, curiosity, and commitment to your health and well-being are profound to witness.

My deep thanks to my teachers and mentors for their generosity, wisdom, and guidance. And to my friends, family, and the friends who have become family—you have breathed life into me in countless ways. I am so filled with thanks.