Colleen Jorgensen

Colleen is an Osteopath, Athletic Therapist, a Pain Care Aware Educator & Lead Trainer and a therapeutic Pilates, Yoga and Somatic teacher. She started dancing at the age of 3 and hasn't stopped exploring movement since!

A deep fascination with how the body moves led her to a B.Sc. in Exercise Science with a specialty in Athletic Therapy. Her love of palpation and curiosity about how the body and mind are connected led her to earn a post-graduate degree as an Osteopath, Manual Practitioner.

She’s best known for bringing creativity and science together in her compassionate approach to pain care, movement, and education. Combining manual therapy, neuroscience and the polyvagal theory with embodied movement, mindfulness, and a sense of curiosity and play offers her clients a truly unique experience. 

Colleen founded and ran a multidisciplinary clinic and Pilates studio for 16 years until challenging health issues changed her path quite suddenly.  

Living with chronic pain for over a decade has given Colleen invaluable insight into the day-to-day challenges those in pain face. In 2020 she launched D.A.R.E to Heal: Move from Fear to Empowerment. A 12-week online pain care program that empowers people to become their own best expert. 

As a speaker and teacher Colleen offer many lectures, courses, workshops, and teacher trainings on topics like befriending the nervous system, embodied anatomy, somatic movement, and compassionate, creative pain care.