Mara Yale

Somatic Practitioner

Mara maintains a private practice in Eastern Massachusetts and online, helping children and adults facing neurological difficulties and pain. Mara co-leads Pediatric Stroke and Brain Injury Education and Outreach at Massachusetts General Hospital, reaching an international audience. In her twenties, she recovered from sports-induced chronic shoulder pain. When her younger child had a stroke at birth, Mara applied principles of neuroplasticity to foster her child’s remarkable recovery. She brings scientific inquiry and collaboration to her work based on prior careers in geophysics and software engineering. Mara is a Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, has trained in Hand-in-Hand Parenting, holds a Ph.D. in geophysics, and played Division I ice hockey. She lives near Boston with her two children.