About us
The Martine Veilleux Center was created in the early 1990 by Martine Veilleux, graduate in Somatic Educator from Québec University (UQAM) and founder of EG®.
This center provides ÉG® sessions and trains practitioners in this body method.
The practitioners
Martine Veilleux
EG® trainer and practitioner
She obtained a post-graduate studies degree in somatic education (DESS) at l’Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM). For more than fifteen years she has been teaching Emotional Gymnastics (EG) in her Montréal center (Centre Martine Veilleux) and since the pandemic, she gives sessions online.
She had already practised Madame Bertherat’s Anti-gymnastics technique. This approach enthused her, as it enabled her to free herself from her inner sufferings. It allowed her body to loosen the muscular rigidities she had accumulated due to the trials of the past. So it was with great interest that she followed the training in Anti-gymnastics and that she graduated in 1997. Up until 2004, She participated every two years in training courses in order to deepen her knowledge in this field.
With time, as the pedagogy of her practice changed, she became aware that the term ‘’Anti-gymnastics’’did not suit her teaching. This led to her decision to create her own approach namely, ’’Emotional Gymnastics’’, inspired by the following :
– Anti-gymnastics
– The Sensory Awareness Approach
– Françoise Mézières who discovered the existence of the posterior muscle chain
She remains passionate about the Emotional Gymnastics approach, since it never ceases to demonstrate to her the extent of the possibilities we all have.
Email: martineveilleux13@gmail.com
Phone.: 514-231-4459
Sylvie Brodeur
EG® Practitioner
Sylvie Brodeur has been a preschool teacher for 25 years. She encountered Emotional Gymnastics® when she discovered Martine Veilleux’s book. Trusting her intuition, she enrolled in the guided sessions offered by Martine.
Since 2007, she has been regularly participating in Emotional Gymnastics® sessions. Through the movements, she is continually amazed by the variety and the unexpected discoveries of where tension resides. By connecting to your physical sensations, you support the awakening of your body’s awareness. This body is finally asking to be cared for! It is a return to oneself and a beautiful gift of attention to give yourself. It’s not always the easiest path, but it is the most rewarding one.
Enthusiastic about this body-based approach, she decided to enroll in the professional Emotional Gymnastics® training program offered by Martine Veilleux. In 2018, she received her certification as an Emotional Gymnastics® practitioner.
She will be delighted to guide you through various movements and help you experience a precious moment of connection with yourself.
Email: sylviebrodeur@hotmail.com
Phone: 514-826-6835
Farida Gouraya-Zerar
EG® Practitioner
A mathematics teacher and tutor for 30 years, Mrs. Farida Gouraya Zerar also holds a master’s degree in International and Intercultural Communication from UQAM (Université du Québec à Montréal) and is completing a master’s degree in Religious Studies at UdeM (Université de Montréal).
Having lived in Québec for over 20 years, she has a wide range of interests, including somatic approaches such as the Vittoz method and Somatic Experiencing®. She is also interested in the body’s movement as part of the creative process, through practices such as Kabyle African dance and playback theatre.
She first heard about Emotional Gymnastics® by chance. During a massage session, her massage therapist mentioned that one of the approaches that had helped her develop her own method was Emotional Gymnastics®. The next morning, at six o’clock, she woke up with Emotional Gymnastics® on her mind! The discovery of this approach immediately filled her with enthusiasm. She felt that this was what she had been looking for all along and decided to embark on the training process. We warmly welcome Gouraya to the Emotional Gymnastics® family.
Email: zgouraya@videotron.ca
Phone: 438-875-2244
Non-active practitioners
– Maïté Gomez
– Caroline Turcotte
– Nicole Sévigny
– Ophélie Garcia– Lorraine Lefebvre
– Nathalie Fournier
Professional training in Emotional Gymnastics®
To be eligible for this training, it is necessary to have practiced Emotional Gymnastics® over a period of 4 cycles of 10 sessions on a regular basis and to have a high school diploma.
Before the acceptance of an application, an interview will be granted to the person to determine if they are suitable to become a practitioner in EG®. If so, they will be given a detailed description of the EG® training program.
The training is given by Martine Veilleux, EG® practitioner and somatic educator graduated from UQAM. At the end of the training, a diploma is given to each participant certifying that he is able to practice the method of Emotional Gymnastics®.
An application for recognition of the professional training in Emotional Gymnastics® (EG) has been submitted to Revenu Québec so that it may qualify for tax deductions for tuition fees.
This center provides ÉG® sessions and trains practitioners in this body method.