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Rie Franklin FME, RYT
Believe it or not Rie actually grew up as a couch potato disguised as a latch key kid. She wasn’t even aware of her body until she learned to be ashamed of it (puberty). It was not until her college years that Rie actually realized she could enjoy being in her body. That epiphany occurred in a dance class and has pointed out each of the paths she has since chosen.
In 1993 Rie graduated from the VCU department of Dance and Choreography. For the last 18 years she has been actively teaching a variety of movement forms in every setting imaginable, including: The University of Richmond, College of Lake County, Christopher Newport University, The Richmond Ballet, Area Public and Private Schools, Yoga Source, Journey Home Yoga, Coreworks Fitness Studio, The Chesterfield County Seniors Center, 2 fields and one parking lot. Students from ages two through adult have enjoyed her informative and fun teaching style.
With in this last decade Rie has made many additions to her repertory of teaching people to feel good being in their body. She resumed her training with Master Teacher, Cass Overton and received approval to teach The 5 Elements form of Tai Chi. Rie found an interest in yoga and in 2010 earned her 300 hour certification from YOGAWORKS. She is currently a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT 500). In September of this year Rie graduated as a level 3 Franklin Method Educator (FME). She is among the first group of graduates in the United States to reach this level. What this really means is that for the three years of her Franklin Method® training, Rie learned how to feel even better in her body. Now it is your turn! For Rie is on the path that leads to helping you to enjoy being in your body.
Mary Beth Seybert RN, FME
Quaint country living and interest in the human body come together in Mary Beth Seybert, who has a background in Nursing, Social Work and Dance Education. As a North Carolina native Mary Beth received her BS in Nursing from The University of North Carolina in Greensboro. Since 1984 she has been working as a nurse in communities from Greensboro, NC to Danville, VA. From 1999 to 2005 she Worked at the Moses Cone Rehabilitation Unit in Greensboro where she was able to combine her nursing and movement talents as she worked to aid in the rehabilitation of patients suffering from brain injury, stroke, spinal cord injury and orthopedic conditions. She brings her comprehensive experience in Geriatric, Behavioral and Rehabilitative Nursing in to her teaching as a Clinical Instructor at Rockingham Community College in Wentworth, NC.
Nursing has not been Mary Beth’s only endeavor. Mary Beth has an extensive back ground as a movement and Dance educator and has owned and operated two dance institutions: DancEden from 1989-1996, and The Next Renaissance Dance Theatre from 2002-2006. Continuing to follow her interests in the human body and functional human movement has lead Mary Beth to the Franklin Method Teachers Training Program in Boulder, Colorado. Mary Beth is excited to present Wellness Workshops to the public after receiving level three certification as a Franklin Movement Educator.
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