Maya Gayatri Andersson-Schriefer, MSME, is the co-founder of Living Somatics and a certified clinical Hanna Somatic Educator (CHSE), an Equine Hanna Somatic Educator, and a graduate of The Novato Institute for Somatic Research and Training. 

She is a board member of the International Somatic Movement Education and Therapy Association (ISMETA) and a registered master somatic movement educator (MSME). Together with Brian Siddhartha Ingle, she co-hosted the first three virtual Somatic Movement Summits for The Shift Network. 

Maya holds a bachelor’s degree in education with a focus on health promotion, pedagogy, and kinesthetic learning. She is part of the core team at The Ingle Institute for Somatic Education, which offers training programs in the clinical hands-on work and movement lessons of Living Somatics. Maya also co-facilitates women’s self-leadership programs with her sister, Jahanavi Schriefer.

Over the course of her adult life, Maya has studied somatic movement and spiritual modalities, including Hanna Somatics, Equine Somatics, the Feldenkrais Method^®, Watsu^®, Body-Mind Centering^®, biodynamic craniosacral therapy, Qigong, dance, several styles of yoga, and the art of Native American tracking. 

Maya is passionate about offering pathways to greater self-connection, transformation, and elevation in the somatic-lived experience. She consults clients and teaches trainings internationally, in person, and online.