Bio
Ellynne Skove, MA, LCAT,BC- DTR, NCC, RPP, is a New York state licensed Movement therapist, yoga teacher, Orff music educator, nationally certified counselor, and Polarity therapist. In 2010 Ellynne completed additional graduate studies in Pre and Peri Natal Psychology at The Santa Barbara Graduate Institute. She has worked for over 25 years with pregnant women, babies, chidren, and adults. Ellynne studied developmental movement/Dynamic Anatomy with the late Nancy Topf for 15 years, Body/Mind Centering, Brain Gym and Yoga for the Special Child.
In her work with babies and parents, Ellynne has worked on the staffs of Families First, RealBirth, The Brooklyn Arts Exchange, Birthday Presence, and The Battery Park City Conservancy, & Caribou Baby. In 2008 she opened her own space, True North Wellness in Brooklyn, where she sees private clients and runs small groups. Ellynne has presented programs in developmental movement, yoga, and polarity therapy for The American Dance Therapy Association, The American Polarity Therapy Association, The Assoication for Pre & Perinatal Psychology & Health, Biodynamic CranioSacral Therapy Association, Area Yoga, Vira Yoga, Pentacle, The Open Center Polarity Program, and The Lotus Project’s production of Eve Ensler’s, The Vagina Monologues. Additionally, over the past two decades, Ellynne has served as a consultant and faculty member for numerous New York City schools specializing in early intervention and special education. In 2011 she was invited to offer professional trainings in The Czech Republic. Ellynne is a strong proponent of prenatal communication, and conscious parenting. She is available for pregnancy and fertility counseling, as well as prenatal yoga, bodywork, and birth trauma resolution.
Professional Affiliations: New York Perinatal Assoc. (NYSPA), Coalition to Improve Materinity Services (CIMS), Choice in Childbirth (CIC), Assoc. for Pre & Perinatal Pschology & Health (APPPAH), American Polarity Therapy Assoc.(APTA), American Dance Therapy Assoc.(ADTA), Nationally Certified Counselors (NCC), Help, Understand, Guide Your Baby (HUG)
“MOVEMENT NEVER LIES.
IT IS A BAROMETER TELLING THE STATE OF THE
SOUL’S WEATHER TO ALL WHO CAN READ IT.”
Martha Graham