The Ageless Singer

Deborah majored in Dance at Ohio State Univ, then moved to NYC to pursue what became a 27 year career in theater, including roles on Broadway and on television.

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In the late 1980's, she suffered a severe leg injury from a motorcycle accident. After multiple reconstructive surgeries and many hours of rehabilitation, she decided to go back to school, first, to obtain her certification in Massage Therapy from The Swedish Institute of Massage Therapy in NYC,  then to complete a Physical Therapy degree from New York University.   Upon graduating as valedictorian of her class, Deborah was offered a staff position at the Rehab Institute of Chicago, specializing in rehab for performing artists and those patients with chronic pain.  Soon after relocating to Chicago, Deborah completed the 4 year certification in the Feldenkreis Technique. A few years after that , returning to her first passion of dance, she obtained her Blue Belt certification in NIA Dance.

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In 2001, Deborah left RIC in order to pursue a private practice, primarily utilizing Feldenkreis and Massage therapy/ manual techniques to help clients with various forms of chronic pain. She continues as a contract therapist to teach weekly Feldenkreis and Creative Movement classes for the Chronic Pain Program at RIC.

Deborah currently teaches daily NIA  and Feldenkrais classes on Zoom.