MATRA MOVEMENT

MATRA MOVEMENT is a somatic practice engaging the traditional shapes, steps and mudras from the Indian classical dance Odissi as therapeutic healing tools. We look at the performative as yogic, the ornamental as utilitarian and the breath as bejeweled. Megha Barnabas is a performance artist and movement educator. Megha completed her Hatha Yoga teacher certification with Alison West of Yoga Union and Restorative/Yoga Nidra training with Mona Anand of Ishta Yoga. She continues ongoing studies of the Indian classical dance Odissi with Mala Desai. In addition to yoga and dance, she has explored various healing movement modalities including Continuum Movement Therapy, Anna Halprin’s Creative Embodiment and Thomas Hanna’s Somatic Processing. Her solo performance work and work with the art collective Yemenwed has been performed and exhibited at MoMA, MoMA PS1, Perez Art Museum Miami, Hessel Art Museum, Palais de Tokyo, Pioneer Works, Algus Greenspon Gallery, and PERFORMA.