Rosen Method bodywork and movement was developed by health and wellness pioneer, Marion Rosen, who was also a physical therapist.   

In the 1930s, Marion studied breath and relaxation in Munich, Germany with Lucy Heyer, who practiced with her husband, a Jungian analyst. Marion’s early experiences as Jew in Nazi Germany later informed her work. From her experience of not being seen or valued for who she was, she learned firsthand how important being seen is for all human beings. 

Leaving Germany, Marion studied physical therapy, both in Stockholm, Sweden, and later after coming to the United States, at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. She developed her work over many years in private practice and was encouraged to teach what she was doing to a small group of students. Those first students opened training centers to spread her work, which is now practiced internationally. She was one of the leaders and originators in the field of body-oriented somatic therapies of our time.

Marion died in 2012 at the age of ninety-seven, after a lifetime commitment to curiosity, the human body, and the ways in which a person’s true essence can be reached through touch and their own cultivated inner knowing. 

Our mission is to continue Marion’s work with curiosity, integrity, and kindness, while showing deep gratitude and respect for this work and the many individuals who came before us.