Our Artemis Team
Dedicated To Growth And Wellness
The Founder
Christy Punnett
Christy is the founder of Artemis Movement - A postural movement system that she developed to facilitate change and adaptation, enhance strength and structural stability and bring lasting somatic healing.
Christy was born on the island of Saint Vincent with its archipelago of islands that follow the lower line of the eastern Caribbean toward South America.
She has lived and worked in London England, Gaungzhou China and has loved traveling since her early twenties.
She is a human anatomy geek and immersive naturalist, just as happy in a dissection lab or on the deserted moors of her ancestral isles on the west coast of Scotland.
With an education background in Institutional Management she started studying and practicing wellness modalities in her early twenties whilst raising her three young daughters.
She leads retreats internationally, teaches online classes and in partnership with her teachers has created a studio space on the west coast of Barbados. She teaches and mentors the teachers of Artemis who span the globe from NZ, Mallorca, UK, T& T, Barbados to the US.
She is a Doula supporting the process of women through pregnancy, birth and after care and incorporates the aspect of support into the work of Artemis.
Her home is in Barbados with her young son, close to her family and doing work she loves. When she is not working, she will be cooking with her family, studying ancient history and philosophy and is currently writing secret travel blogs that may one day be published somewhere….
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Gaby Beston Edwards
Artemis Chief of Staff and Apprenticing Teacher
Trinidad & Tobago
Gaby is an artist and skilful postural movement teacher with 20 years of teaching experience and is now apprenticing to become a Master Artemis Teacher. She is also part of the core administrative team supporting the development of Artemis with the founder Christy Punnett. Gaby's attention to detail and commitment to her students' success are evident in all aspects of their lives. She is dedicated to helping each student achieve their unique movement and wellness goals. Her approach to movement is comprehensive and holistic; with a focus on postural rehabilitation, refining body awareness and promoting movement longevity with a healthy lifestyle. Her expertise lies in mapping out a whole bodied core activation while building balanced tone and endurance for students of all ages and abilities.
Kaya Cole
Apprenticing Teacher
Barbados
Kaya is a highly trained osteopath with over 21 years of experience in various modalities related to health and wellness and is apprenticing as a master teacher in Artemis Movement. Kaya has a wealth of knowledge in areas such as massage and myofascial release, craniosacral therapy and applied health and human performance. Kaya's philosophy is rooted in the idea that true and lasting change comes from within, and she is dedicated to empowering her students to access their own personal power to enhance and maintain their well-being. She is a passionate educator and believes that education is key to achieving lasting health outcomes. Kaya is dedicated to movement that helps people to develop body awareness, strength, and mobility through this unique and innovative approach.
Alex Jordan
Apprenticing Teacher
Barbados
Alex Jordan has been an athlete her whole life and a radio and TV broadcaster for 30 years. As a junior swimmer, golfer and subsequent squash player Alex’s interests have always been in sports competition and the pursuit of mastery. Her career has spanned Universal Music, BBC, ESPN, SPORTSMAX TV and more and she is currently a global sportscaster and cricket commentator. Alex became curious about the body and movement having suffered chronic back pain at university. She became a yoga practitioner searching for answers to unleash her truest physical potential. When she met her teacher and mentor Christy Punnett, her life changed. Alex is training to become an Artemis Movement teacher as she feels that the Artemis technology is the most all encompassing healing of the body that she has ever encountered. Alex’s own experience is that Artemis Movement positively and dramatically changes the body and one’s relationship with it. Her passionate belief is that this practice is an injury preventor and therefore a priceless gift for all athletes.
Pamelah Antoine
Apprenticing Teacher
Florida, USA
Pamelah Antoine is an entrepreneur who is passionate about promoting hospitality and wellness, with over 25 years of experience. Her passion for helping others lead healthy and fulfilling lives is evident in her work and she continues to make a positive impact on the lives of those around her. Pamelah is a lifelong learner who is fascinated by the human experience and seeks to understand the connection between the body, mind, and spirit. She believes that faith in God is the foundation for a meaningful existence and that by nurturing our spiritual selves we can unlock the mysteries of life.
Ren Barger
Apprenticing Teacher
Tulsa, USA
Ren Barger is a passionate individual dedicated to creativity, service, and healing technology through Artemis Movement. Ren finds  Artemis Movement to be the most effective toolkit in supporting her awareness and nourishing her well being on the path to wholeness. She feels most alive when working with elders, people with diverse body abilities, and people in recovery. Ren's dedication to healing technology and mobility equity is rooted in her personal experiences and commitment to serving her community. Ren's passion for creativity and service is evident in her work with  Artemis Movement, where she is able to yoke these passions to make a positive impact on the global community.
Ewa Stoch
Apprenticing Teacher
Mallorca, Spain
Ewa Stoch is a movement teacher and translator with over ten years of teaching experience. Ewa has now expanded her expertise to include various movement modalities such as barefoot training, anatomy trains, and functional movement. Ewa incorporates a creative and holistic approach to her movement classes, focusing on integral connection and the benefits of proper breathing. Her teaching is tailored to meet the individual needs of her students and include a range of tools such as weights and bands to support their practice. She is fluent in Spanish, English, and Polish and teaches in all three languages. As a mother of a young child, she understands the importance of movement for all stages of life and is passionate about helping her students improve their physical and mental well being.
Michelle Bleeker
Apprenticing Teacher
Christchurch, New Zealand
Michelle Bleeker is a registered nurse, mother of three, and nana of two living in New Zealand where she has practiced as a nurse for more than 40 years. Alongside her nursing career, Michelle has been a childbirth educator, practiced various movement styles for a number of decades, trained in massage therapy, the Wim Hof practice, Bright Path Meditation, the Buteyko Breathing Method and studied with Anatomy Trains. She is currently learning New Zealand Sign Language and is now apprenticing in Artemis teacher training. Michelle lives by an ethos of health and wellness, believing prevention is preferable to cure and integrating into everyday life the principles of breathing, moving, sleeping, eating and resting well, in addition to the idea of evolving with continual curiosity. Michelle tends her organic vegetable garden and regularly runs, bikes to work and practices the Artemis movement. She would like to share this practice with others to enable them to also achieve a happier, healthier way of life.
Beth Eames
Apprenticing Teacher
Lake District, UK
Beth is the youngest member of our team. She is a trained Chef having studied in Canada and worked in the United Kingdom She has been deeply influenced by movement and mythology since she was in the womb (her mother is the founder of Artemis Movement) and she currently travels with her mum, supporting her and developing her understanding of Artemis Movement as a healing modality. Beth has several interests; sailing, photography, and travel and she is honing her skill and understanding of Artemis Movement through her mentorship with Gaby Beston Edwards and Kaya Cole who are both preparing her to teach Artemis Movement. Beth is a dedicated student, she has a keen eye for detail, she is unique in her ability to bring a level of dedication and commitment to her practice whilst maintaining levity and connection. She has experienced personal profound somatic healing through her practice and is keen to support students with her particular enthusiasm and wholeheartedness.
Marie Venø Thesbjerg
Apprenticing Teacher
Denmark
Marie is a movement teacher and breath trainer. She has felt the healing powers of Artemis movements in rebuilding herself after two stressful and demanding years where she was taking care of her child with a life threatening condition. She values the deep sacred work of Artemis. Both Artemis and breath training are her areas of immersion into the relation of body and mind. Marie loves teaching these deep practices, igniting awareness of connection, unfolding potential, and befriending and empowering the relationship to all of ourselves. She has worked as a journalist, an educator and lecturer of communication. Marie has loved traveling the world since her youth. A job led her to the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan, where she primarily worked with media, deliberations skills, and democracy development. Marie was very intrigued by the living Buddhist culture, and went on to write books about Bhutan, for instance the first book ever about nuns in Bhutan that sparked her interest in buddhist philosophy. Marie lives with her son in Denmark with the woods and lakelands next door.
Jill Baker
Apprenticing Teacher
Canada
Jill established a career in health and wellness more than 30 years ago as a Shiatsu and Acupuncture Therapist. Always deeply curious and eager to help people feel better in their bodies, she later completed her first teacher training. She found ease blending her knowledge of anatomy, Eastern Medical Theory and hands-on modalities practice with mindful movement instruction. Ultimately she resolved teaching movement offered the greatest potential for long lasting change, a deep sense of well-being, and the space to continuously play. Through the years Jill’s practice has evolved, and discovering the power of Artemis Movement in her own body has felt like coming home. She wholeheartedly believes this is a practice for all ages, all bodies and all abilities and wishes to share so that others too can find their homecoming. Jill is ever grateful to Christy and all the teachers who have stepped into this practice before her, supporting her on the Artemis path. Jill lives in Canada in the beautiful countryside, surrounded by Mother Nature and all her wonders.
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