Henry is a Somatic Therapist and Educator with more than 25 years of clinical experience and over two decades of teaching Structural Integration and movement practices. His approach is grounded in a deep understanding of the body, informed by thousands of hours of training in diverse manual therapy modalities and an academic foundation that bridges science and somatics.
He holds an MA in Somatic Psychology and a PhD in Civil and Structural Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley—an unusual combination that enriches his insight into the human body’s structure, function, and potential for healing. Henry is also a former nationally ranked Tai Chi athlete, having earned multiple gold medals in both national and international competitions.
For 14 years, Henry collaborated with Rolfer and psychologist Dr. Edward Maupin, traveling internationally to teach and co-author the influential text A Dynamic Relation to Gravity, a widely respected resource in the field of Rolfing®/Structural Integration.
Carol A Agneessens
has been a practitioner in the art of Rolfing/ Structural Integration and movement for 40 yrs. She began her studies at the Rolf Institute in 1981 and has taught both Rolf manipulation and movement trainings since 1994. Carol expanded her inquiry into ‘dimensions of the body’ to include cranial sacral therapy, the formation of the body through embryology, and the effects of trauma on the nervous system. She teaches both nationally and internationally.
Carol is the author of the book, The Fabric of Wholeness and numerous articles.
MIA GLEASON
has worked at the San Diego Center for Children for more than 50 years. As the Director of Music he harnessed the power of rhythm to help Center students adopt new ways of dealing with their anger, emotions and suffering. The powerful inspiration of music used for outcomes that have less to do with music and more to do with health and well-being changing the lives of children at the San Diego Center for Children, restoring trust and hope in children who have suffered trauma, abuse, or have severe behavioral and emotional challenges. Through music, Kata helps these children cope with their pain and destructive behaviors. Sund is Vice President of 100% Humane.
Henry Kagey
Kriota received massage certification from the Chicago School of Massage Therapy, is a licensed massage therapist (LMT) in New York State. She holds additional certificates in Personal Training, sports massage, and bioethics. In her first decade of practice, sports massage and injury rehabilitation were the focus of Willberg’s massage career. She was a member of the AMTA’s National Sports Massage Team, and a LMT for the New York Giants football team. Later she worked at The Integrative Care Center affiliated with the Hospital for Special Surgery, then the Integrative Medicine Service a Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. At The Swedish Institute College of Allied Health Sciences, Willberg served as Chair of the Western Massage department and taught massage, anatomy/palpation, and pathology classes. She has taught anatomy in the dance departments of Marymount Manhattan College, Bard College, and NYU, as well as at the Center for Cartoon Studies. Currently she is Artist In Residence at the NYU Langone Department of Humanistic Medicine and the Center to Advance Palliative Care at Mt. Sinai.
Kriota Wilberg
is a co-founder and CEO of the TRAUMA RESEARCH FOUNDATION
She is also a somatic educator, bodyworker, artist, and musician. She guides transformational experiences incorporating dynamic observational exercises, music, movement, vocalizing, enhanced listening, and touch, to foster safe, transformative inner and interpersonal connection.
Her methods are informed by over 25 years as an artist, musician, bodywork therapist, yoga practitioner, and dancer; and integrate
poly-vagal theory, parts work, and the latest research on trauma and the body.
Sundiata Kata
LICIA SKY
I’m Mela Berger, and I’ve been devoted to healing work for over 50 years. I am not just a survivor—I am a thriver. My life’s path has been shaped by intergenerational and racialized trauma, and my journey has been one of deep recovery, resilience, and transformation.
My healing journey began with the arts. I started dancing at the age of three and later earned a BFA in Modern Dance, performing professionally for many years. Dance and the arts have always been my sanctuary—a sacred space where body, mind, and spirit come into alignment.
At 19, I began training in the Rolf Method of Structural Integration under Dr. Edward Maupin, eventually becoming his protégé. In 2000, with his encouragement, I founded the Caribbean Institute of Healing and Cultural Arts, which later evolved into the International Institute of Healing and Cultural Arts (IIHCA).
While Structural Integration remains a cornerstone of my practice, I have spent decades expanding my work to address the deep wounds of racialized and developmental trauma—focusing on restoring wholeness and balance to the entire person. I’ve studied with leading trauma experts including Dr. Bessel van der Kolk and hold certification in Traumatic Stress from the Trauma Research Foundation. I am currently pursuing certification in neurofeedback to further deepen my integrative and neurobiological approach.
With more than five decades of training, my credentials include:
International Association of Trauma Professionals
International Academy of Neuromuscular Therapy
Yoga Alliance (Registered Teacher)
Drum Circle Facilitators Guild
National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (Board Certified)
I also serve on the Board of the International Association of Structural Integrators and as President of 100% Humane International, a nonprofit committed to compassionate, culturally relevant healing.
My mission is to share the transformative practices that helped me thrive—with as many people of color as I can, in the time I have left.
If you’re seeking healing grounded in lived experience, cultural wisdom, and integrative science, I welcome you.
Meet Mela Berger
Founder & Director, International Institute of Healing and Cultural Arts
