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Martha Russell first uncovered the principles that she called Creative Motion after a lengthy personal study with a variety of teachers. She shared the knowledge of her discoveries with several students - who were also fellow teachers - inviting them to her home in LaJolla, California for several summer institutes held throughout the 1920's.
Opal Gilpatrick was one of those lucky few who were able to live, work and study with Martha Russell at her seaside home. After Mrs. Russell died in 1951, Margaret Allen, another student of Mrs. Russell began to sponsor a week-long workshop at her mountain-top estate near Berea, Kentucky. Opal was promptly requested to become an integral part of the teaching team in those early days, leading the Creative Motion Body Tuning classes and earning both respect and affection from her many eager students. Through her efforts and the work of countless others, Creative Motion study has been passed from teacher to student through the years, and continues to this day. Access more biographical information about Opal Gilpatrick.
Pictured above: Opal Gilpatrick leads a Creative Motion Body Tuning Class on the terrace at Margaret Allen's estate at the annual Windswept Music Workshop (circa 1967)
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