Ground Works
Soul Motion Essentials
For folks seeking the inner view
Ground Works: Soul Motion Essentials
November 10-12, 2026
Victoria BC, Canada
Explore the nature of Soul Motion, the central currents and myriad points of view that compose this contemplative dance lineage, with long-time Certified Soul Motion Teachers and Somatic Psychotherapists Katriona Ilsedóttir Curry and Dev Bry.
Come to the green room to deepen your experiential understanding of this gorgeous approach to embodied mystery and movement.
We will gather as a circle of movers to explore the ground works of this lineage through teaching, experiential adventure, and reflective dialogue.
Registration opens August 1, 2026
Our Team
Katriona Ilsedóttir Curry
Katriona is a Certified Soul Motion teacher, Certified Sensorimotor Psychotherapist, also trained in Hakomi, Dance Movement Therapy, and Movement-Based Expressive Arts. A Registered Clinical Counselor in BC, Registered Canadian Couple and Family Therapist, and Registered Canadian Art Therapist, Katriona weaves 27 years of training and clinical practice in psychology into her Soul Motion teaching. A Mama of twins, Katriona delights in a playful, nurturing, and ecosomatic approach to teaching and learning.
Katriona trained in the pilot program of the Soul Motion Teacher Training Program, 2007-2009, and accompanied Soul Motion founder Vincent Martinez Grieco for many years, internationally, as an assistant, apprentice, and as Staff in the original Soul Motion School. Katriona co-created the Soul Motion Embodied Leadership Program with Aletia Anna Alvarez, which is the foundational year of professional training for Soul Motion teachers and leaders to this day.
Dev Bry
Rev Dev is a Certified Soul Motion Teacher, Certified Hakomi Therapist, Ordained Minister, and Mama. Trained in the second cohort of the Soul Motion Teacher Training Program 2010-2012 Dev has travelled deeply with founder Vincent Martinez Grieco, accompanying and collaborating with him in holding workshops. Dev lives in Portland Maine, where she holds a somatic couples’ counseling practice and weekly Soul Motion classes and workshops. Dev is the Founder and mastermind of the magical Honeyroot Women’s Retreat that emerged and flourished in California for many years and is now Honeyroot School.
Katriona and Dev are growing a North American Soul Motion Professional Development Program for new and long time practitioners to learn at the convergence of Soul Motion, Mysticism, and EcoSomatic Psychology.
Katriona is delighted and filled with joy to be collaborating with Dev, a practitioner of great depth, wisdom, and improvisational somatic creativity.