About Odette Slater

As a teacher of somatics with deep roots as a dancer, as well as a movement, yoga, Pilates and meditation teacher, birthkeeper, performing artist, entrepreneur and physiotherapy assistant, Odette has presented at drumming, athletic and dance conferences; organized community arts events; received support for the creation and performance of her own installations; facilitated blessing way ceremonies usually for emergent moms and babies; and has created and presented sacred sound workshops, with her life partner, Ron Radar Stelting, for over twenty five years. She has also taught at many yoga studios, Pilates studios, physiotherapy clinics and professional dance training programs including Simon Fraser University.

After completing a BA (HONS) in Contemporary dance from The Place (London, England) in 1988, Odette continued to pursue a career in modern dance until 1996 when a severe injury sent her in the direction of healing and teaching. Her knowledge and exploration includes the realms of aikido, West African Dance, T’ai Chi, body-mind centering, developmental movement patterns, ideokinesis, Alexander technique, Feldenkrais, cranio sacral work, Vedic philosophy and is a Level Two reiki practitioner. She credits Danny Paradise, Donna Farhi, Dona Holleman, Orit Sen Gupta, Angela Farmer, David Swensen, Lucy Martorella, Pattabhi Jois, Howard Jones, Jeffrey Armstrong, Irene Dowd and Dianne Miller among her most influential teachers.