About OUR FOUNDER
Maura Rassman-Gwiazda
Founder of Aerial Somatic Therapy
Maura Rassman-Gwiazda, the visionary founder of Aerial Somatic Therapy (AST), is a luminary in the world of bodywork and the healing arts. With an impressive 25-year career, Maura’s journey in body artistry is marked by an unwavering dedication to healing through the human form.
(As an embodiment artist) Maura’s canvas is the body itself, where she masterfully blends the ethereal with the tangible, creating a mesmerizing symphony of structure and fluidity for both giver and receiver.
She is also the visionary founder of the Aum Dome Temple in Encinitas, CA. Here, she offers practitioner trainings and ceremonial sessions that guide participants through a profound journey of body, mind and soul.
Her work, influenced by her scientific background and decades of movement education and bodywork experience, focuses on reorganizing and healing the nervous system and structural body, leading to states of harmony, empowerment, and vitality.
Maura’s Aerial Somatic Therapy modality is revolutionizing the healing arts and is recognized for its comprehensive approach to somatic therapeutic healing. Clients feel reborn and reconnected to themselves, embodying a sense of freedom and wholeness, while practitioners also feel renewed and restored. The Aerial Somatic Therapy Practitioner Certification program is empowering a new generation of healers.