Severina Gates is a Level 4 Essentrics Instructor and Educator who has taught in the Boston area since 2013. Originally from Boise, Idaho, she discovered Essentrics in 2009 through the PBS show Classical Stretch while recovering from abdominal surgery. Drawn to its therapeutic, rebalancing approach, she went on to use Essentrics through two additional abdominal surgeries and an autoimmune diagnosis, deepening her understanding of the body’s ability to heal through movement.

Severina joined the Essentrics Head Office in 2019 as a Content Coordinator in Marketing, where she writes and edits educational blogs and social media content. With a bachelor’s degree in English literature and Japanese studies and 14 years of ballet experience, she finds a natural connection between her love of language and movement, aiming to sequence exercises like beautifully crafted sentences and using techniques, imagery, and creative cueing to help her students move with confidence and ease.