Our Mission 

To provide engaging and potent opportunities for learning.

To respect each individual's current state of being.

To bring about impactful change.

To honor our natural and social worlds.

To embody these practices in such a way that the Earth may be as healthy as we are. 

 Sharon Costianes, GCFP

Sharon holds a BMu from Ithaca College in vocal performance and sociology, a certificate from Feldenkrais Resources in Manhattan, as well as Professional Certification from The Feldenkrais Guild® of North America. Her primary teacher in the Feldenkrais Method® was David Zemach-Bersin who, aside from being one of the foremost trainers in the Method, was one of Dr. Feldenkrais’ original American students.  Sharon also currently studies advanced Herbal Medicine with Kris Miller and Tammi Sweet at their Heartstone Herbal School.

Sharon began learning about the Feldenkrais Method® as a means of improving her singing and performance abilities. The resulting change in her singing was greater than any she had experienced. When the Method® helped her recover from a back injury in only one session, Sharon knew this work was significant on a larger scale: she was learning to take control of her comfort and health. 

Sharon has uniquely combined her talents and love of music and performance with the Feldenkrais Method® in Body Song Center for Movement and Music.  Here, she offers individual Feldenkrais Functional Integration® sessions and Awareness Through Movement classes®, private voice lessons, workshops, and herbal medicine consultations and remedies.  She also serves on the faculty at the Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA) in Ithaca, NY. Sharon has been teaching private voice since 2001, Awareness Through Movement® classes since 2004, and in 2006 began offering Functional Integration® sessions.  Sharon has been studying the natural world since birth, and began making herbal remedies in 2007.  She has taught classes and workshops for organizations such as local homeschooling groups, CSMA, the Finger Lakes School of Massage, Bridges for Youth and Families runaway and homeless youth program, Lifelong Senior Center, Ithaca College, and Cornell University.  Since launching Body Song, Sharon continues to sing and perform in the Ithaca area.