Hi, I’m Yun 

Movement has always been my way of understanding and connecting with the world.

Growing up in Taiwan, I was drawn to dance from an early age, exploring Traditional Chinese Dance, Ballet, Modern and Contemporary Dance, as well as Eastern movement practices such as Tai Chi, Qigong, and Martial Arts. This path led me to study dance at Taipei National University of the Arts (TNUA) and later at Folkwang University of the Arts in Germany, where I received my B.A. in Dance. After graduating, I worked as a professional dancer with international dance companies and theatres. Through years of training and performance, I came to experience movement not only as an artistic language, but also as a powerful way of sensing, communicating, connecting, and expressing what words cannot always convey.

Encountering Embodied Practice 

Over time, I became increasingly interested in what happens beyond performance: how movement can support our relationship with the body, emotions, and everyday life. This led me to pursue an M.A. in Dance Movement Therapy at SRH Heidelberg Hochschule. Since then, I have continued to explore the relationship between movement, awareness, creativity, and embodied well-being through somatic and creative movement practices. Today, my work brings together dance, somatic education, creative movement, and embodied exploration. My approach is informed by Hanna Somatic Education®, Dance Movement Therapy, Tamalpa Life/Art Process®, Moving Cycle, Focusing, and other somatic and creative movement practices. Rather than following one fixed method, I draw from this diverse background to meet each person where they are. I am interested in creating space for curiosity, awareness, creativity, and meaningful movement.

My Experience

As a dance movement therapist and movement educator, I have worked with people across clinical, therapeutic, care, artistic, and community settings. My experience includes working with adolescents in psychosomatic clinics, adults with intellectual disabilities, people in psychiatric and healthcare settings, older adults, performing artists, and people with diverse migration and intercultural experiences. These experiences have taught me that movement is not about performing or getting it right. It can be a way of listening, discovering, and connecting — and it is available to everyone.

My Approach

I believe the body is not something we need to constantly fix, control, or improve. It is something we can learn to listen to. Through gentle movement, attention, sensation, creativity, and exploration, we can develop a deeper relationship with ourselves and discover new possibilities for how we move through the world. I aim to create spaces that feel welcoming, respectful, and open, where there is no pressure to perform, achieve, or get things “right.” Whether you come because you are experiencing tension or discomfort, want to reconnect with your body, are exploring movement creatively, or simply want to feel more present in yourself, we begin from where you are. 

Beyond my work, I am a lifelong learner, nature lover, and someone who finds joy in good food and meaningful conversations.

I invite you to move, sense, and explore with me, and to discover what becomes possible when you begin to listen to your body.

My way to Hanna Somatic education...

The word “somatic” is very popular now, but I wanted to find where it really came from. My search led me to Thomas Hanna. After my first session with a Hanna Somatics practitioner in Taiwan, I felt a huge change in my SI joint pain.

This inspired me to finish my training at the Novato Institute, following the original work of Hanna Somatic Education (HSE).

What I love most about HSE is that it is a way to learn. It gives you the tools to help yourself. In my private sessions, I don’t work “on” you — I work with you. I teach you how to use your brain to let go of tension and manage pain. 

Somawonder is my other website dedicated to dance and healing arts.