Soul of Continuum Emerges…

Following the passing of Continuum founder, Emilie Conrad in 2014, Beth, Marcella and Marilyn met at Mt Madonna Center on the coast of California. We connected to honor our years of experience in Continuum and the gifts each of us received from Emilie. At this auspicious time we felt an urgency to offer an opportunity for others to immerse in the depths of the work as we were shepherded by Emilie over our combined experiences of 50 years..

The vision that emerged from this gathering was the Soul of Continuum Apprenticeship Program that has spanned nearly a decade with over 40 Graduates.

In July, 2024, Marilyn offered Beth & Marcella her blessings to continue evolving and growing the Soul of Continuum programs as her life moved into different directions. And so we continue…

The Original Visionaries

Marcella and Beth are honored to be carrying on this beautiful vision and creating a landing place for Continuum so needed in these times:

It took me many years to recognize that the undulating fluid that I felt in my body is the movemet of love. Looking back, it seems so obvious - that the undulating waves of primordial motion are the movements of love . Not emotional love but an encompassing atmosphere of love. A love that has its own destiny . Perhaps using humans as its messengers, this love is trying to land on Earth.

~Emilie Conrad

Beth Pettengill Riley, M.A., dancer, choreographer, yogi, & somatic educator arrived with a soul call: MOVE! 15 years of professional ballet training and performing later, she discovered modern with dance pioneer, Hanya Holm, while completing a BA in Literature at Colorado College…more

Marcella Bottero, MA, RCST®, is a body and movement educator. She has been in private practice for over 20 years exploring and incorporating different somatic approaches and how they bring forth one’s greatest potential... more

Marilyn Montgomery R.N., C.N.M. is a British Nurse Midwife with over 40 years of experience working and supporting people through the major life transitions of birth and death. In the 1970s, while working at San Francisco General Hospital, she encountered the practices of meditation, mindfulness, and compassion…more