From left to right: Dr. Sigmund Freud, Dr. Wilhelm Reich, Dr. Elsworth Baker, Dr. Michael Rothenberg, and Dr. Daniel Schiff. Reich was Freud's preeminent student until their public falling out. Baker received therapy from Reich. Rothenberg worked alongside Reich in his lab and received therapy from Baker. Daniel received therapy from Rothenberg. The symbol is the functional symbol, symbolizing unification of opposites such as contraction and expansion in the pulsations of the body.

A June 2026 picture of Daniel and I. We were on a hike, hence the sweat marks on my shirt. I could have edited them out. I left them on purpose as I celebrate body and aliveness!

My other main teacher was Melissa Grace, a student of Ron Kurtz, the founder of Hakomi, a neo-Reichian lineage

At the Hakomi graduation, June 2018

​Although not a Reichian teacher, Reb Zalman Schacter-Shalomi was my beloved teacher of chassidus for seven years before his passing in 2014. Although I am no longer religious, I retain his dedication to empathy and healing the planet