JENNIE MORTON
Originally from the UK, Jennie is a former professional dancer, singer, and actor who is now an Osteopath with a Masters degree in Psychology. Based in Los Angeles, she is a specialist in the field of Performing Arts Medicine & Performance Coaching, and now provides education in the field of Quantum Biology & the nature of consciousness.
After a career as a classical Ballet dancer, musical theatre performer, theatre and TV actor, and lead singer of a Big Band, Jennie spent 10 years working as a clinician at the British Association for Performing Arts Medicine in London (UK) before relocating to New York City, and then to Los Angeles. She is a specialist in treating instrumental musicians, singers, dancers, and actors, focusing on injury prevention, rehabilitation, and return to performance. Jennie is on the Board of Directors for the Dance Resource Center, Los Angeles (DRC), is a former Board Member and Membership Chair of the Performing Arts Medicine Association (PAMA) and Co-Chair of their 2016 and 2018 International Symposia. Jennie also works as a performance coach for actors, singers, dancers, and musicians, focusing on character development, role/ tour preparation, and performance fitness.
Jennie is also a Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional and a Certified Mental Health Integrative Medicine Provider, blending her skills into a psycho-physiological approach to treatment. She incorporates Heart Rate Variability assessment as a Certified HeartMath Practitioner. Her online education platform provides courses in various aspects of health management, and also covers topics including quantum biology, sacred geometry, field consciousness, and sound frequencies, and how these relate to the body, health, and communication in performance. She also runs in-person events and practitioner training courses.
Jennie is dedicated to the provision of education on the subject of healthy practice in the performing arts, and provides lectures and workshops internationally for performers, teachers, students, and medical professionals on the subject of injury prevention and management. She was an Honorary Lecturer for the MSc in Performing Arts Medicine at University College London for which she created the Musculoskeletal and Neuromuscular Injury syllabus. International guest speaking and lecturing engagements include the PAMA Annual Symposia 2013 - 19 (Symposium Co-Chair 2016 and 2018), The International Dance Teachers Conference (London), The Musicians Health Conference (Galway, Ireland), The Australian Society for Performing Arts Health Conference (Sydney), The PAMA Regional Meetings (Toronto, Cleveland, Tampa, Orange CA), The Hypermobility Symposium (University of Hertfordshire, UK), the National Association of Teachers of Singing Conferences (San Diego, West Palm Beach FL), The Voice Foundation (Philadelphia), The Voice and Speech Trainers Association (London), American Occupational Health Conference (Anaheim), and many more. She is also co-founder of the One Voice Center for Integrative Studies in New York, a certificate course for the safe integration of voice and dance techniques in musical theatre.
Published articles include The Virtuoso Foot: foot and ankle injuries in dancers (Clinical Rheumatology Journal), Voice and Dance Technique Integration for Musical Theatre - Triple Threat or Double Trouble? (VASTA Voice and Speech Review Journal), Osteopathy In The Arts (The Osteopath Journal), The Hazards of the Musical Theatre Workplace and The Integration of Voice and Dance Techniques in Musical Theatre (Medical Problems of Performing Artists), Osteopathy For Singers (iSing Magazine), a series of articles on drumming technique and injury risk for Rhythm magazine, Hazards of the Theatre Workplace (Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine), as well as several others on injury management for musicians and dancers.
Jennie is the author of several books, including: The Authentic Performer: Wearing A Mask And The Effect On Health, The Embodied Dancer: A Guide to Optimal Performance, and Dancing Longer, Dancing Stronger.
Her latest audiobook Skye’s The Limit! is a dynamic, immersive, comedy fiction novel that includes an original music score and sound effects. Visit www.skyesthelimitworld.com for more information on where to listen.
