Biography
Lisa Thorngren (MFA, BS) is an Adjunct Faculty in Dance at Scottsdale Community College, teaching technique, professional promotion, and humanities, and specializing in Dance Kinesiology. Lisa is also the owner of Synapse in Motion, and she works out of Kinesphere Center for Movement Education in Phoenix to help people improve their movement and health. Since receiving her MFA in 2008, she has received certifications in Pilates, Neurokinetic Therapy® and as a Restorative Exercise Specialist through Nutritious Movement™. Lisa is taking coursework with Z-Health® Performance to study the applications of neuroscience and pain science to movement and has completed R-, I-, S-, T-Phase and Structure certifications. She has taught numerous courses and workshops in applied neuroscience for dancers at previous NDEO, ACDA and PAMA conferences.