Gilly Thomas

Founder of Somatic Affective Talk and Touch

Gilly Thomas has spent the majority of her life learning and Working With Wellness, a bodymind approach to healing.  She has a virtual and in-person private practise for individuals and couples and offers workshops online and in-person.  The workshops are developed from both academic and practical knowledge.Gilly’s education is varied, the 1980’s were spent at the University of Calgary in Nursing, Psychology and Education. Leaving the traditional world of academia, she travelled to New York, and in 2000 was certified in the Rubenfeld Synergy Method®. Since then, she has studied in Canada and the US in: CranioSacral Upledger, Psycho Drama classes Gestalt and OrthoBionomy®.  She has taught a number of workshops in North America ranging from:
Tools for Healing Trauma
Bodymind Golf
Shadow Work
Evolution Ergonomics
Enrich Your Life

In addition to her education and experience in bodymind therapies, Gilly’s experience as the first woman White Water raft guide in Canada gave her the confidence to guide people to enjoy the calm waters and wild waves that are the river of life.

In 2008, she co-founded a not-for-profit that raised money to help build schools and medical clinics in Myanmar in conjunction with the charity, 100schools.org.
Curiosity and creativity have fueled Gilly’s interest in learning and teaching about the enigma that is humanity. Her years of working with people provide a solid foundation from which to design and implement the SomaticAffectiveTalkandTouch.ca program.