
M a l i k a L u m
Rooted in the discipline of classical ballet and shaped by a lifelong inquiry into the nature of the bodymind system, her professional path bridges the worlds of the performing arts, somatic science and contemplative practice.
She began her training in classical ballet with the Royal Academy of Dance in London and later expanded into contemporary dance and choreography at the Zurich School of Dance Theatre (Z.T.T.S.).
Over time, her work evolved beyond performance and choreography toward a deeper understanding of movement as a pathway to transformation. This led her to study Somatic Movement Education, Ideokinesis, the Franklin Method and Craniosacral Therapy through the Upledger Institute.
Complementing this foundation and following decades of passionate personal yoga practice, she expanded her teaching to address the needs of yoga teachers. She became a yoga teacher trainer as well as a yoga and pranayama coach. Since then she has collaborated with numerous yoga institutions and academies offering retreats, training intensives and experiential anatomy education for yoga schools.
Her education has been shaped by some of the most influential thinkers and practitioners in anatomy, somatics and contemplative traditions. Studies in embryology and morphology with Dr. Jaap van der Waal together with anatomy and movement science with Erik Franklin, Thomas Myers and Erich Walker inform her deep respect for the body’s innate design and developmental intelligence.
Over more than twenty years of study and practice in somatic disciplines with teachers such as Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen (Body Mind Centering) and Emilie Conrad and Robin Becker (Continuum Movement) she has developed a transformative and authentic approach to working with movement, breath and self-expression.
Guided by a profound interest in the human psyche and its relationship with bodymind practices she has also immersed herself in psychological and contemplative traditions. Her studies include Jungian psychology at the C.G. Jung Institute in Switzerland, somatic meditation in the Vajrayana Buddhist tradition with Dr. Reginald Ray, self inquiry meditation inspired by Ramana Maharshi with Dr. Bagwan Awatramani and studies in mysticism and Sufi meditation with Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan.

p r o f e s s i o n a l
b a c k g r o u n d
Classical Ballet
Royal Academy of Dance, London
Contemporary Dance & Choreography
Zurich School of Dance Theater (Z.T.T.S.)
Somatic Movement Education & Therapy
Institute for Ideokinesis and Franklin Method
Craniosacral Therapy
Upledger Institute
Yoga Teachertrainer & Coach
Yoga Alliance
Progressing Ballet Technique (PBT) Certified Trainer
Marie Walton Mahon
Current mentoring program:
Continuum Movement Teaching
Robin Becker
t e a c h e r s
Embryology and Morphology
Dr. Jaap Van der Waal
Anatomy
Erik Franklin, Erich Walker, Dr. Jaap Van der Waal
Ideokinesis
Erik Franklin
Jungian Psychology
Jung Institute Switzerland
Continuum Movement
Emilie Conrad, Robin Becker and Susan Harper
Yoga, Integrative Breathwork
& Restorative Practise
Stephen Thomas, Yogeswari, Richard Freeman,
Max Strom, Devadi Yoga and Michael Hamilton
Body Mind Centering
Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen
Somatic Meditation
in the tradition of Vajrayana Buddhism
Dr. Reginald Ray
Self-Inquiry Meditation
in the tradition of Ramana Maharshi
Dr. Bagwan Awatramani
Sufi Studies
Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan and other sufi teachers

“The primary characteristic of any fluid system is its ability to keep transforming itself.”
— Emilie Conrad

"For every thought that is supported by feeling, there is a muscle change.
Our whole body records our emotional thinking."
— Mabel Ellsworth Todd












