Vicki Topp is a senior practitioner and instructor of Esalen Massage® and somatic bodywork. She teaches workshops and training groups internationally, and is a registered Movement Therapist and practitioner of Body-Mind Centering.

I began my studies in somatic bodywork and cross-cultural healing practices over 50 years ago at Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California. I am a founding member of the team that started the Esalen Massage School and continue to contribute to its evolution. I teach massage as a sensory based embodiment practice and a somatic form of meditation using a variety of movement modalities to create a safe and supportive learning environment. I practice a dynamic and creative form of bodywork that can include contacting the body’s subtle vibrations and fluid embryological origins to exploring our movements and reaches into the world around us. I certified as a Body-Mind-Centering®Practitioner in 1998 and also certified in the Body-Mind-Centering® 500 hr Yoga Program.