Open Door

10/31/2025

November Offerings at Open Door - https://mailchi.mp/9b7b9d71c9e9/open-door-newsletter-13908675

10/24/2025

Nov. 2ndL Writing, Embodiment, and Imagery as Gateways to the Subconscious.
Looking forward to teaching again with my friend and colleague, Vicky Fish!!!!

Writing, Embodiment, and Imagery as Gateways to the Subconscious

Sunday, November 2nd
1:00-4:00pm

No experience required

In Person at Open Door

With Vicky Fish and Kate Gamble

Price
$65

A Workshop Exploring the Undercurrents of Self

In this workshop, we’ll explore how creative practices can become doorways into your own inner wisdom. Writing, imagery, poetry, and movement aren’t just forms of expression—they are ways of listening, of letting the deeper self speak.

How do we access the inner landscape of our heart?

How do we access what many call our intuition? What may be blocking our way as we try to live from our “wise self’? We can become curious, not with a desire to change or fix, but to begin to know and learn from these complex channels of Self.

Pause the constant chatter that blocks access to this other knowing

Let go of the compulsion to stay busy

Find freedom from the need to control every detail

Explore creative ways to connect with self and others

Using writing, imagery, and embodied practices, we will slow down and take time to listen to and bring forth our innate wisdom. Participants will leave with tools to access their inner guide in fresh, creative ways—through word, image, and embodied expression.

Register: fishvicky1@gmail.com

10/24/2025

Writing, Embodiment, and Imagery as Gateways to the Subconscious

Sunday, November 2nd
1:00-4:00pm

No experience required

In Person at Open Door

With Vicky Fish and Kate Gamble

Price
$65

A Workshop Exploring the Undercurrents of Self

In this workshop, we’ll explore how creative practices can become doorways into your own inner wisdom. Writing, imagery, poetry, and movement aren’t just forms of expression—they are ways of listening, of letting the deeper self speak.

How do we access the inner landscape of our heart?

How do we access what many call our intuition? What may be blocking our way as we try to live from our “wise self’? We can become curious, not with a desire to change or fix, but to begin to know and learn from these complex channels of Self.

Pause the constant chatter that blocks access to this other knowing

Let go of the compulsion to stay busy

Find freedom from the need to control every detail

Explore creative ways to connect with self and others

Using writing, imagery, and embodied practices, we will slow down and take time to listen to and bring forth our innate wisdom. Participants will leave with tools to access their inner guide in fresh, creative ways—through word, image, and embodied expression.

Register: fishvicky1@gmail.com

10/18/2025

Beyond Coping: Tools for Living Fully with Chronic Pain and Illness
A 10-week immersive series blending science-based mind-body practices with compassionate support and community.

Guided by experienced facilitators Audrey Gilbert, M.Ed., CHP, and Kate Gamble, B.F.A and MSBT, this series integrates hypnosis, somatic movement, breathwork, creative reflection, and peer connection to gently shift pain patterns, calm the nervous system, and reconnect you with your body’s wisdom.

Perfect for those living with chronic pain, fatigue, or long-term illness who are ready for new strategies, meaningful connections, and a safe space to heal.
More info: https://www.audreygilbert.com/beyond-coping-tools-for-living-fully-with-chronic-pain-and-illness

FREE INFO SESSION
December 2nd, 2025, 6:30 EST on Zoom
Curious if this program is right for you?
Join Audrey Gilbert, M.Ed., CHP, and Kate Gamble, BFA, MSPT for a free, no-pressure hour where we’ll:

Explain how mind–body approaches (neuroplasticity, somatic tools, hypnosis, breathwork) can gently shift pain patterns

Walk through the 10-week series structure, weekly practices, and support options

Offer a short calming practice you can use right away

Answer your questions about fit, accessibility, and pricing

10/07/2025

Guest teachers and new team member!

Oct. 2025 - https://mailchi.mp/fed5adf6249f/open-door-newsletter-13908002

10/07/2025

Oct. 2025 - https://mailchi.mp/fed5adf6249f/open-door-newsletter-13908002

10/04/2025

Looking forward to teaching with Mandy Snyder again! Hope you can join us.
This is a great way to understand the positive impact that the IFS model has to offer.

Thrilled to be working with Mandy Snyder again- blending embodied practices with deep IFS/Parts exploration.

09/05/2025

Thrilled to be working with Mandy Snyder again- blending embodied practices with deep IFS/Parts exploration.

08/29/2025

"...what I want in my life is to be willing to be dazzled— to cast aside the weight of facts and maybe even to float a little above this difficult world."
-Mary Oliver

Dear All-

It is with great excitement that I share our Fall programming at Open Door. https://www.opendooruv.com/workshops.

Summer has been a season of rest—time spent outdoors, with loved ones, and space for the mind to wander. That gentle wandering has nurtured fresh ideas, now ready to take form.
This Fall, we look forward to inspiring collaborations, workshops, guest teachers, and a deepening of our mission.
Please take a look at the calendar — https://www.opendooruv.com/schedule—

we hope you’ll find offerings that speak to you.

Together with our guest teachers, we remain devoted to creating a welcoming space for connection, healing, and greater ease in body, mind, and heart.

Kate and the Open Door team.

New Fall Programming!

05/11/2025

The Somatics of Language: How Words Land in the Body

Wednesday, May 14th, 5:30-7pm

Kate Gamble

Drop in $15

Register: opendoorwrj@gmail.com

In this class, we will explore the deep connection between
language and the body. Through poetry, spoken word, and personal mantras,
we’ll attune to how words resonate within us—how they move through our
nervous systems and leave traces of meaning, memory, and emotion. Language,
when fully felt, has the power to heal us from within.

What does it mean to *feel* language? Beyond speaking and listening, we
also experience words physically—through sensation, breath, and emotion.
This somatic approach to language invites us to engage with both our
delightful and difficult stories in a new, embodied way. By doing so, we
can develop tools supporting our natural resilience and restoration capacity.

We’ll begin by cultivating safety through gentle, embodied meditation and
then follow what arises using simple somatic practices and breathwork.
There will be space to share poetry, phrases, and reflections, and witness each
others’ stories, and offer support within a compassionate and respectful
community.

This workshop is open to everyone—no prior experience needed.
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Kate Gamble, Founder
Open Door Integrative Wellness
opendoorworkshop.com

04/27/2025

Would love to see you on the 10th!

Rejuvenate

Saturday, May 10th
9:30am-12:30pm

In Person at Open Door

Kate Gamble & Mandy Snyder

Price
$55
(If price is a barrier, be in touch with Mandy at mandy@mandysnyder.com)

Come join us for a spacious 3-hour morning workshop. We will slow down, explore organic movement, offer each other nonjudgmental witnessing and listening, and engage creatively. Connect with yourself and be part of a gentle and supportive group experience.

Feeling a bit of soul depletion? This might be just the place to be on a Saturday morning in May.

Come join us to...

🦋Practice slowing down to open to depth &beauty.

🦋Gather for intelligent play and embodied presence.

🦋Connect with self and group with curiosity & compassion.

🦋Explore Parts Work (IFS) practices for inner listening.

🦋Practice tools for nervous system regulation.

🦋Be seen and heard.

About the Facilitators:

Kate Gamble owns Open Door Integrative Wellness and is a physical therapist, dancer, and somatic practitioner. Her somatic training includes the Feldenkrais Method, Bartenieff Fundamentals, Body Mind Centering, Alexander Technique, and Axis Syllabus. In 2019, she completed a certificate in Somatics at Moving on Center in Berkeley, CA. She has trained with Bessel van der Kolk and participated in the Embody Lab’s Somatic Trauma Healing Immersion. ( Peter Levine, Gabor Mate, Arielle Schwartz and others).She trained with the Mark Morris Dance Company/Dance for Parkinson's Disease program. She specializes in neurodevelopmental movement patterns, nervous system regulation, and her work is trauma-informed. https://www.opendooruv.com/

Mandy Snyder is a Somatic Healer and an expressive arts facilitator who is passionate about creating spaces for embodied self-discovery. She has training in Somatic Experiencing, study in Internal Family Systems and 25 + years as in movement studies, including Authentic Movement and Body Tales. Her offerings include individual sessions and groups, both online and in-person. With warmth and welcoming, she guides others to make contact with self-compassion, a balm that makes everything just a little easier. A lover of nature and laughter, Mandy has spent many years in Vermont and California, and now makes Western Massachusetts her home. To learn more visit: https://www.mandysnyder.com/