Core Faculty

Olivia Corson, originator of Body Tales®, is a spirited and inspiring Movement Theater artist and teacher. She is the Artistic Director of Third Stone Productions, the non-profit aspect of Body Tales. Olivia has taught and performed extensively in colleges, studios, retreat centers, and conferences for over 30 years. Her academic background includes an M.A. in Culture and Spirituality, with focus on Expressive Arts, and a B.F.A. in Dance Performance. Olivia powerfully infuses the Body Tales practice with her passion for the Earth, and for the movement and stories that renew and sustain us. Along with national and international guest teaching and performing, she continues to be an artistic force in the Bay Area. Olivia is the co-chair of the Artist's committee for the International Expressive Arts Therapy Association.

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"This work opens up the body and the emotions. It softens the hard places. Olivia creates a space where people are free to express themselves — in solitude and with others. It has made me comfortable with not knowing what's going to happen next — a valuable life skill."
— Tom Hardy, corporate consultant & actor

Lysa Castro is a gifted and intuitive instructor who has been teaching and performing Body Tales since 1997. She holds a B.A. in Culture, Ecology and Sustainable Communities, is a former faculty member of the Authentic Movement Institute, and has completed the two-year Hakomi Comprehensive Training and is a Hakomi Training Assistant. Lysa brings her finely tuned ability to create warmth, safety and sacredness into her Body Tales and Authentic Movement programs in Berkeley and Sebastopol, California.

Olivia and Lysa have worked together since 1997; co-running Body Tales and supporting all aspects of holding and growing this work. They have taught and performed together extensively. They devotedly maintain extraordinarily safe and creative spaces for groups and individuals to experience this profound healing practice. Together, Olivia and Lysa have developed and offer a comprehensive range of Body Tales classes, workshops, retreats, performances, teacher trainings and teacher certification.

"Olivia and Lysa graciously create a space that moves me through the greatest challenge: trusting my Self from the inside out."
— Lisa Kully, MFT

Certified Body Tales Teachers
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